Happytape! DIY Inspiration

Projects to make with Japanese washi paper masking tape.

If you are a regular reader of craft and design blogs, you have surely heard how Japanese washi paper masking tape has arrived stateside.

Sold stateside as Happytape!, the artful tape has been featured everywhere from Apartment Therapy to Martha Stewart Living -- and everyone is smitten.

(I discovered just how popular it had become when I needed some for a recent photo shoot -- the MoMA Design Store politely informed me they were completely sold out.)

You might think to yourself, "Pretty masking tape, woop-de-doo," and you'd be right to wonder why people couldn't just get by with the standard neutral hue or painter's tape blue.

People aren't excited about Happytape! just because it's pretty, but because you can make beautiful things with it.

Here's a quick round-up of some of our favorite Happy Tape projects on the web:
Jenny of Little Green Notebook knocked our socks off when she created a faux-wallpaper effect in her foyer with Happytape! – and just a month after giving birth! Hello, super woman!

Heart Handmade featured a cute project to dress up glass jars with these pretty tapes.

Project Wedding shows how washi paper tape can be used to make beautiful garlands and place markers.

A post on Mer Mag shows how to turn striped tape into the cutest card ever.

The mother-daughter team behind the blog, A Spoonful of Sugar, show off a binder made with Happytape! embellishments and section tabs.

Cute, cuter, cutest! If you want more tape inspiration, check out the Happytape! blog for additional ideas!