ribbon tape [make it]

i've been wanting to make some textile tape ever since i saw annekata's tutorial to make your own fabric tape last spring.  but i never seem to have kraft tape on hand and cannot find a source for it locally when i'm out and about and the inspiration to make that pretty fabric tape strikes.

curses.

then i came across a tutorial to make pretty lace tape [via pinterest] and that DIY used vellum tape.  hmmm...  again, something i didn't have.  i even found another tutorial using a sticker-maker - nope.  don't have a sticker maker, either.

but all that got me to thinking about using double-sided tape.  now double-sided tape is something we usually have around here.  except for yesterday, apparently.  and yesterday was when i was thinking about making those darned pretty fabric and lace tapes again.  and then sweet serendipity showed up to say hello - fashion tape!

"problem solved" indeed!  why i had a roll of "fashion tape" is beyond me, because wardrobe malfunctions aren't something i typically encounter.  but apparently i bought a roll of the stuff way back when and tucked it into a drawer.  and yesterday -  in the midst of this need to make textile-tape of some sort - i came across it.  and you know what?  it's just double-sided tape with a peel-away paper backing.  score!

you can use it just about any way you'd use washi tape or fabric tape to decorate anything and everything.  granted - once this roll of "fashion tape" is all gone, i doubt i'll be seeking it out specifically for this purpose.  however, vellum tape looks like a great alternative and seems readily available.  and one of these days i'll find some kraft tape, and then all bets are off.

now go make some tape!  xoxo