DIY: Washi Tape Ornaments

Hey, did everyone have a great Thanksgiving? Here, I made you this pie:

Try not to lick the screen.

I hope your Thanksgiving was lots of fun, however you chose to spend it. Eating, napping, bare knuckle boxing for a big screen tv. Whatever. As for me and mine, we had a movie marathon, enjoyed video games and knitting, and decked the halls so hard they are probably still shaking. We put up the tree and I continued my quest to replace all of my original store bought ornaments with cool homemade ones. So, on Sunday I bought a few porcelain balls from the craft store and used my trusty washi tape to make some new ones.

I don't really have a tutorial for this project. The basic steps are have ball, apply tape, but here are a few tips.

• Choose the right tape for your design. The neon ones were okay, but I really liked the graphic quality of the stripes. Polka dots might be cool.
• Some washi tape is transparent, so plan your design accordingly. Where my stripes crossed I got a cool grid effect.
• Depending on the size of your ball, the tape may be too wide to lay nicely. I cut my strips in half lengthwise and that worked well.
• Washi tape is easily removed and repositioned, so don't be afraid to try out different patterns. You can always scrap it if you don't like it.

I made one with stripes, a cool graphic snowflake (there is a black snowflake on the reverse side) and some inverted zig zags. Honestly I kind of love them, and I'm keeping my eyes peeled for interesting tape designs to make more. I'd love to see any you create!

P.S. While you're at it, check out last year's felt roll up ornaments.