Awesome Washi Tape Storage Boxes

One of our fabulous Paper_Traders members, Hermine Koster, 
is sharing how she made storage boxes for her Washi Tape,
out of wooden wine boxes.


You are going to fall in love with these beauties!


To turn wine boxes into storage boxes for washi tapes.

Really fond of washi tapes and can’t resist them, so I had to think about
a way to store them instead of putting them in a desk drawer.
I thought it was fun to alter wooden wine boxes and turn 
them into awesome storage boxes for all my tapes.


Front of the box: the lid is easely to remove when you want to use the tapes.


This is how it looks when the lid is removed.


Just a little close up, to show you I even stamped on the wooden sticks.

Of course, the box would be too small in less then no time, because there are so many awesome tapes, so I made a new one. Now I used a double wooden wine box.


This is how it looks when it is closed.

To open it you have to slide the lid



And here ready to use, and as you can see still there is room for more, hahaha.

It not only looks great in your art room but they are so much fun to alter
And these will look great with ribbon spools as well.

Warmly,
Hermine

Fabric/Stitching Technique Swap

This swap is for Paper_Traders members only but we would love to have you join us.
Click on the purple yahoo button on the right and start on your Paper Traders journey.

Hosted by: Cathy Calamas
1-for-1 (5x7)  fabric, canvas, or matboard
Theme: Anything
Technique required: You must use some type of stitching, machine or hand sewing on your art. You can sew on fabric or paper or both and attach it to your canvas or make it totally out of fabric and turn it into mini-wall hanging.
Sign-up deadline: June 30th
Partners announced: July 2th
Postmarked by: August 1st

Cathy will randomly pick partners and post a list on the group site as well as email participants. You must have your address in the member database to participate.  You will mail your finished art to your partner by the post date of August 1st.

Rules for 1-for-1 swaps:

1. Please mail out your art by the postmark deadline.  It is important that you contact your partner by email if you are going to be late.
2. If you sign up and then cannot participate after partners have been assigned, please let Cathy know as soon as possible so that the partner list can be adjusted. This is important and affects the integrity of the swap so commit to participating wisely.
3. Open to International members.    Please let Cathy know if you prefer not to mail Internationally.
4. Please use correct postage and mail in padded envelope if your art has bulky embellishments.
5. You can use any media to create your art but it must include stitching/sewing (machine or hand) for this swap.

Our Summer Window Swap

We hosted a Summer Window Swap

recently at Paper_Traders and

take a peek out some of our windows.

by Nancy S.

by Cathy C

by Shelly R.

by Beckie H.

by Melissa W.