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I just came back from a trip to Japan (guys, I think I’ll be saying this forever. It’s already been two months since I returned, but it’s like I don’t want to let go.) and I was blown away by their stationery shops. Endless floors of pens, stickers, greetings cards, adorable erasers, notebooks and…washi tape. The washi tape was nothing short of amazing. Some had illustrations on them, some had stripes, tiny polka dots….you name it. I couldn’t help but wonder, why is North American tape so boring?
Luckily, that is no longer true! Enter Scotch. Scotch has been making tape that we all know and rely on for years. But did you know that they have a collection called Expressions that will appeal to the crafter in you?
Scotch Brand Expressions tape can be used to spruce up a wall, add extra flair to your gift wrapping or to decorate flower pots. It’s up to you! Expression tapes are available in washi, shipping and Magic tape. They come in tons of patterns, illustrations, colours and finishes.
Watermelon Summer Hanger
I decided to use Scotch to brighten up a wooden hanger. Why make a hanger? The hanger could be used as a special gift to a bride to hang her wedding dress, or just to spruce up your closet and add a pop of colour. To do this craft, you’ll need 2 rolls of expressions tape in contrasting colours.
For my hanger, I used a green metallic tape, and a purple Magic scotch tape.
Cut strips of tape and wrap them around the wooden hanger, being sure to press down to fix into place. The ends of the hanger will be a but tricky, so wrap extra long pieces of tape for that bit.
I really liked Expressions tapes because they were really forgiving if you needed to move them for a perfect fit. They also cut very easily and were easy to tear off in the tape holder.
Want to make your own hanger or cool Pinterest worthy project? Scotch and I want to give you a prize pack to be as creative as you want to be. One lucky winner will win the below prize pack.
This $60 prize pack has 8 different types of Scotch Expressions tape in it, including washi tape, metallic tape, packing tape and more.
If you don’t win, these tapes are available to buy at Staples, WalMart & Grand and Toy.
Enter below. Good luck!
25 Comments
citygal28
May 30, 2015 at 3:09 PMi would use the tape to decorate envelopes and gift boxes/bags!
409cope
May 30, 2015 at 4:30 PMI would use this to make crafts with my grandson.
DianneG
May 30, 2015 at 7:32 PMMy granddaughters love to do crafts when I visit. They would be covering everything they could with this tape.
JennyMajor
May 31, 2015 at 9:26 AMi would make cute vases
ChristyEldred
May 31, 2015 at 3:33 PMI love the watermelon hangers – me niece would love to do that craft
jennessmills
May 31, 2015 at 10:47 PMCrafts with the kids and I love wrapping gifts!
jemrah
June 1, 2015 at 1:04 PMi would give to my teen daughter – she is very creative and crafty, and she would come up with some ingenious ways of using it in her room, on her school supplies, etc
glogirl3
June 1, 2015 at 1:57 PMI would use the tape to dress up homemade cards.
Rebby
June 1, 2015 at 2:20 PMI would create greeting cards and use this tape for scrapbooking!
Lori Jackson
June 1, 2015 at 5:02 PMIm loving the hanger look and I have a ton of those wooden hangers!
ivypluchinsky
June 1, 2015 at 5:36 PMmake crafts with my niece
AmyHeffernan
June 1, 2015 at 6:03 PMI would make cute gift cards with my ll guy!
MaggieCheung
June 1, 2015 at 10:58 PMI would do some DIY with it…. maybe decorate a mason jar with it and use the jars to store brushes, etc.
SeptembreA
June 1, 2015 at 11:08 PMPick me! Pick me! Pick me! I’m excited at the possibility of making things with all this tape. REALLY need to figure out my makeup organization and this’ll help spruce things up.
Gene D
June 2, 2015 at 12:17 AMI would have a lot of fun with it -and my kids would have a lot of fun with it.
jennierinnn
June 2, 2015 at 12:43 AMI’d use it to decorate my planner, cards and gift wrapping.
mariab76
June 2, 2015 at 1:00 AMI would get creative on wrapping gifts and stuff!
Linda L
June 2, 2015 at 1:22 AMI would use it to make a border around all my notebooks to give it a new and chic look!! 🙂
nicolthepickle
June 2, 2015 at 11:39 AMI would give it to my daughter and she would make all sorts of crafts with it. Paper and tape flowers, birds and wall decorations.
AngelaMarriott
June 2, 2015 at 2:18 PMI would use it to make crafts with my daughters. Picture frames, notebooks.etc.
lisaleesaa
June 2, 2015 at 6:39 PMI would use it for arts and crafts, and definitely for cards and gift wrapping.
SuziMH
June 2, 2015 at 8:23 PMMy nieces love crafting so we’d do some craft projects at their next sleepover!
Mesmerdian
June 3, 2015 at 10:09 AMI’d use this to decorate all my flower pots in my garden! 🙂
Andrew P
June 3, 2015 at 8:22 PMI’d use it it when I need to decorate gift boxes
Yuen Ch
June 3, 2015 at 11:43 PMI would use it on handmade cards