{Washi Tape Week} Day 4: Accessories

We are sharing the final project in our Washi Tape series today... hope you've enjoyed it! Tomorrow we'll finish up with a round-up of some of our favorite washi ideas {one of them might be yours!}

Today I'm going to show you how to take plain accessories and add some pizazz with your washi tape. Here's what I started with:

2 wooden bangle bracelets {Target} and a skinny leather belt {TJ Maxx.} First, I decided I wanted to add some color to my wardrobe by transforming this plain brown leather belt....

{1} Skinny leather belt - clearance find! {2} I applied my turquoise washi tape (from Target) to the surface of the belt, smoothing it out as I went. {3} Next, I marked spots for the holes, and carefully lifting it up, I punched holes in the washi tape. {4} I re-applied the tape and smoothed it out. {5} My finished turquoise belt!! This is where things started to go wrong....

I realized that the leather was too thick and my belt was too stiff. When I tried it on and had to bend the belt to buckle it, the washi tape ripped!! {6}

So, I'm sharing with you a project FAIL today :) But, didn't it look pretty?

I think if you tried this with a different type of belt... one of those thin, plastic belts it would probably work. But, alas, I don't have one of those in my closet! It was a nice idea :) The other project I tried was SUPER easy and worked great! My washi tape bracelets:

My favorite one is the blue bracelet with a flat edge... it was really easy to apply the washi tape and it went on smoothly. The round green bracelet was a little trickier, but in the end I am happy with the look. Since I used a wrapping technique to apply the tape, it bunches and has some creases along the way. But when you are all done, it looks kind of like paper mache... I think it's funky!

The best part is, you can just unravel your tape when you are sick of it, and change it out for a new color!

Have you washi-ed anything this week? {Go here if you've missed any of our other washi tape ideas!}

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