May 10, 2011

DIY decorating with masking tape

I love to peel and stick things. Especially orange things. Here's an easy way to customize plain ceramics: apply decorative tape in colors that match your home, your party decorations, or your current bouquet of flowers. Dress up inexpensive vases for DIY wedding table centerpieces or showers. And when you get tired of your design, just peel it off.

Stick tape onto a piece of wax paper and slice it into thin strips to make asterisks or bunting strings. Cut the other shapes off tape rolls with a scissors.


Sources for pretty masking tape include Happy Tape, Cutetape, and Ginko Papers.

72 comments:

  1. NancyMay 10, 2011 at 11:54 AM

    OMG...please send me that last pitcher with the bunting!! lol

    SO CUTE!!

    BTW,Do you have the name/brand of a good ORANGE PAINT color? I want to use orange as the accent color in my sewing room..

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  2. BethanyMay 10, 2011 at 11:55 AM

    I must invest in some plain white glassware. What a great idea!

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  3. ClareMay 10, 2011 at 11:56 AM

    Going to have to fight Nancy for that jug - it's absolutely gorgeous!

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  4. Jessica JonesMay 10, 2011 at 12:05 PM

    Thanks! The pitcher was a vintage Etsy find. The other vase was about $2 at Walmart a couple years ago. I think it's supposed to be for salad dressing; it was with the plates and dishes. It would be fun to get a bunch of them and do a row of vases, or put one on each table at a reception.

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  5. UnknownMay 10, 2011 at 12:08 PM

    FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS CUTE.
    THIS is amazing.

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  6. EllenQMay 10, 2011 at 12:10 PM

    So cute! I particularly love the bunting.

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  7. Live a Colorful LifeMay 10, 2011 at 12:14 PM

    This is SUCH a great idea. I had linked to your mother's day cards on my post today (all about your fabric), but I'm off to change it now to THIS link. Fabulous!

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  8. MomichkaMay 10, 2011 at 12:15 PM

    what a cute idea!! i have just the vase i'd like to see cheered up with polka dot tape.
    thanks for sharing!!!

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  9. Jessica JonesMay 10, 2011 at 12:17 PM

    Nancy, there are many excellent oranges, so of course it depends on what you're after. But I can tell you we painted two walls in our spare bedroom Behr 250B-6 Poppy Glow.

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  10. angieMay 10, 2011 at 12:26 PM

    this is so awesome, jess! thanks for sharing it.

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  11. tinajoMay 10, 2011 at 12:26 PM

    Oh help - this is really, really wonderful! :-)

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  12. UnknownMay 10, 2011 at 12:33 PM

    Love the tiny strips and bunting =) Oh, and of course your new fabric line Outside Oslo!

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  13. Noga MalachiMay 10, 2011 at 12:48 PM

    Great idea!!!

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  14. Amy @ FWDMay 10, 2011 at 12:54 PM

    What a creative idea! I love the fact that you can switch up the look of things whenever you want! I've just discovered decorative masking tape, and I can't wait to use it on something!

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  15. Grandma GMay 10, 2011 at 12:59 PM

    Those are very cute! Good thing you got a supply of tape for Christmas. ;)

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  16. feathermarMay 10, 2011 at 1:05 PM

    That bunting one is especially awesome!!!

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  17. Wendys HatMay 10, 2011 at 1:18 PM

    Seriously? This is genius!

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  18. 100%HEPPIEMay 10, 2011 at 1:50 PM

    Great idea ! Love the color...

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  19. MymsieMay 10, 2011 at 1:55 PM

    Awesome idea! Did you use a corner rounder or free-hand cut those curved ends?

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  20. Glenda ZGMay 10, 2011 at 1:59 PM

    SUPER IDEA! I love all your DIY projects! :)

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  21. EmilyMay 10, 2011 at 1:59 PM

    This is too cute! And so easy! That bunting pitcher is adorable!

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  22. that kateMay 10, 2011 at 2:06 PM

    This is very inspiring. It all looks amazing!

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  23. Jessica JonesMay 10, 2011 at 2:16 PM

    Mymsie, freehand.

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  24. nathMay 10, 2011 at 3:23 PM

    a great idea, as usual !!!! awesome !

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  25. AmyMay 10, 2011 at 4:10 PM

    Ok, I'm pretty much drooling over that last one with the bunting! So cute!!

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  26. UnknownMay 10, 2011 at 4:31 PM

    great idea!!

    -Lele*
    lelelerele.blogspot.com/

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  27. BeccaMay 10, 2011 at 4:37 PM

    Wow! This is amazing!

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  28. NIkiMay 10, 2011 at 4:58 PM

    I will do this on every single ceramic thing i own.

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  29. SGMay 10, 2011 at 5:27 PM

    Oh my lordy, you are just so clever!

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  30. UnknownMay 10, 2011 at 5:41 PM

    very cute and creative!

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  31. UnknownMay 10, 2011 at 6:36 PM

    Just saw something very similar selling on Etsy for $40 (it was highlighted on Olioboard): http://www.etsy.com/listing/59655531/modern-stripe-bottle-vase
    I like the cost of yours much better :)

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  32. christine @ leapfroglaneMay 10, 2011 at 6:51 PM

    I'm drooling over these!

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  33. Jessica JonesMay 10, 2011 at 7:22 PM

    Monika, those are awesome! Love them.

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  34. LauraMay 10, 2011 at 9:35 PM

    This is fabulous. I am sharing your idea on facebook with all my friends. I love it!

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  35. rilojaneMay 10, 2011 at 10:31 PM

    Illustrating in one post why I love this blog so much.

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  36. AngelaMay 11, 2011 at 12:27 AM

    Such an awesome idea! Love it! :)

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  37. ChanduMay 11, 2011 at 12:49 AM

    Such an awesome idea...
    sooper cool!

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  38. FWDstoreMay 11, 2011 at 1:45 AM

    So cool. Bet it would look great in any color! Have you tried others?

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  39. JessicaMay 11, 2011 at 4:26 AM

    What a good idea. And so cheap to do! The bunting is particularly nice.

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  40. *Evelyn*May 11, 2011 at 4:30 AM

    Super cool idea !!

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  41. AnonymousMay 11, 2011 at 6:09 AM

    I have a slight obsession with MT Tape so I was so thrilled to see it used in such a creative way!

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  42. kariMay 11, 2011 at 7:12 AM

    I absolutely love the things you do with decorative masking tape!

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  43. Creatively OrdinaryMay 11, 2011 at 10:04 AM

    What a great idea! Thanks for sharing your favorite places to find tape, I am on my way to check them out.

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  44. KristinaMay 11, 2011 at 11:09 AM

    Love it! So clever!

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  45. kateMay 11, 2011 at 11:38 AM

    Shut UP! This is brilliant. Where does one find orange masking tape??

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  46. kateMay 11, 2011 at 11:43 AM

    Oops, got so excited I didn't see your cute tape sources. ;)

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  47. GarinMay 11, 2011 at 1:23 PM

    Love it! This is the first truly unique usage of the Japanese masking tape that I've seen in a long time. Simple and beautiful!

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  48. AinaMay 11, 2011 at 2:01 PM

    Woderful, wonderful¡¡¡¡

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  49. just jaymaMay 11, 2011 at 2:48 PM

    Is that really amsking tape?? When I think masking tape, I think the whitish yellowish stuff you get from the store....is this the japanese masking tape?? it is fabulous! Does it have a shiney finish, or more matte and textured like traditional masking tape?

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  50. Jessica JonesMay 11, 2011 at 3:36 PM

    Yep, it's the Japanese stuff. It has a matte finish and is thinner/more flexible than the regular manilla-colored traditional masking tape.

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  51. Eleanor RaeMay 11, 2011 at 5:03 PM

    the bunting jug is amazing!

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  52. hello.May 11, 2011 at 9:37 PM

    how fun is this!! :) the design possiblities could be endless...

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  53. NormaMay 11, 2011 at 10:34 PM

    so cute!!!!

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  54. OlympeMay 12, 2011 at 2:43 AM

    So beautifull. Thanks for the ideas.

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  55. AnonymousMay 12, 2011 at 3:36 AM

    That looks amazing. I'd probably fail and be uttlery frustrated in trying to make mine look just as pretty but it's such a great idea!

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  56. SewTaraMay 12, 2011 at 8:08 AM

    Wow those are so great!!
    Well done on the bunting, must have taken forever.

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  57. Jessica JonesMay 12, 2011 at 8:34 AM

    Nope, just a couple minutes. Quick snips with the scissors off the ends of the tape rolls, cutting on an angle to make triangles.

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  58. AnonymousMay 12, 2011 at 10:41 AM

    Oh my goodness... I'm seriously always so impressed with you! Who would have thought to use decorative tape to decorate?! You're seriously so incredibly creative... keep it up!!

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  59. sam hendersonMay 14, 2011 at 1:00 PM

    Genius! I'm doing it!
    So glad to have stumbled upon your site. I have a lot of reading to do.

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  60. AnonymousMay 14, 2011 at 7:32 PM

    The cutest tape decorating I've ever seen.

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  61. mrs. harmonyMay 15, 2011 at 8:43 PM

    The last pitcher is my favorite!! Sooo cute! Thank you for the idea!

    harmonynest.blogspot.com

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  62. All Washi TapeMay 16, 2011 at 6:00 PM

    Woderful!


    http://allwashitape.blogspot.com/

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  63. Virgínia VilelaMay 17, 2011 at 9:26 AM

    Incrível!

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  64. Majenta DesignsMay 17, 2011 at 2:38 PM

    wow this is such a fun idea! thanks for sharing! :)

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  65. UnknownMay 21, 2011 at 4:41 PM

    That is adorable!

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  66. AnonymousJune 5, 2011 at 10:27 AM

    Jessica,

    I just want to tell you that ONE of the things that I MOST appreciate you is that, with ALL of the clever and cute crafty-dos that you create, every photo you snap shows your home/office/surroundings as being uncluttered. Of course, this may just be "staging" on your part (my husband used to say, "Do you want me to move that TREE in the background?" because I watch everything in the frame)... but it doesn't appear that way. I so appreciate someone who can craft and create and still purge and keep things tidy :D
    You're a great inspiration :D
    -|<@ren

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  67. Jessica JonesJune 6, 2011 at 10:27 AM

    Aw, thanks! I don't like clutter very much. It makes me feel disorganized and uncomfortable. Dirt, I have absolutely no problem with, and I have a remarkable ability not to notice dust bunnies. And fortunately, dust doesn't show up very much in photos. :)

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  68. ClaireJune 18, 2011 at 5:36 AM

    LOVE THIS! the bunting is so cool. Thanks for the tute

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  69. AnonymousFebruary 7, 2012 at 8:26 PM

    I love the 1950's looking star burst pattern! My mind is spinning with ideas. THANKS!

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  70. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2012 at 1:35 PM

    hey i need to decorate a cup made of plastic. Any ideas?

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  71. AnonymousSeptember 13, 2012 at 2:49 PM

    Love this! Very clever!

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  72. AnonymousAugust 23, 2013 at 9:27 AM

    My sister and daughters are paintng bottles but I can't wait to share your idea with them. Love the retro star also. Gamma C

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