Handmade: Glitter Tape

06/28/2011 in handmade

Glitter Tape

I didn’t start out to write a DIY post. My glitter tape photoshoot was intended to be a glitter texture photoshoot for a future download. But, as it happens, I got sidetracked and I started playing around with the double-sided sticky tape on my desk. One thing led to another and here you go: do-it-yourself glitter tape — messy but fun.

While I was making these, I was listening to Django Reinhardt’s version of Stardust Memories — one of my favorite songs. You should listen to the lyrics by Hoagy Carmichael one day. The song is beautiful. Anyway, the glitter made me think of what stardust must be like. Hence, the title: Stardust. :)

Glitter Tape
Glitter Tape
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Glitter Tape

Behind the scenes: My all-in-one Ikea Kivic “living room” sofa, reading nook, photo studio, and craft desk! :D

Glitter Tape
Glitter Tape

The Star Dust Series: Part 2 | Part 3 | PS Glitter Textures | Glitter Eye Glass Frames

{ 56 comments }  

1 Peony and Thistle 06/28/2011 at 1:19 am

What a fabulous idea!

2 Cloudy 06/28/2011 at 1:43 am

well, glitter is always a good idea! :D

3 melly 06/28/2011 at 2:26 am

amazing! this is a nice view, zoomed out, seeing how you work. this is a crazy good DIY, shall save the trick for a special birthday and will shamelessly use it for Christmas too!

4 delyse 06/28/2011 at 2:35 am

you are flippen awesome….that is SO cute. and i love how great your pics turn out with such a simple set up

5 Franca 06/28/2011 at 3:10 am

Hi Katrina,

I just love your blog and your DIY!
I write a Dutch interior blog and I’ve put your blog in my spotlight corner…
I’ve used you tape and medallions there are really pretty.
Thanks for the inspiration!

Franca

6 denise 06/28/2011 at 4:35 am

this is absolutely gorgeous! what a lovely idea. xx

7 Anika 06/28/2011 at 5:07 am

What a great idea! Thanks!!

*very sweet workspace you have…and the company looks pretty sweet too ;)

8 Kate 06/28/2011 at 5:43 am

This is amazing! Holding my breath for the glitter textures!!!!!

9 Dorkys 06/28/2011 at 6:03 am

I love this tutorial! Also love how simple it is. I have all these materials in my house and can think of a few spin-offs from this idea. Thanks for the DIY.

Also, great setting for your photo shoots. I really need to create something like that myself. Did you just use white cardboard covered in white paper?

10 Ashlee 06/28/2011 at 6:13 am

This DIY is so simple and the results are SO pretty! I cannot thank you enough for sharing and I’m definitely going to try this soon! Also, your nook + sofa + studio combo is the coolest! Haha. <3

11 ana 06/28/2011 at 6:18 am

oh! i just love this diy. thanks so very much. i’m a bit of a glitter fanatic.

& i think your photo-studio / craft area is perfect.

12 Greta 06/28/2011 at 7:00 am

What wonderful visual narrative in this post! Back in the day, friends would get magazines when we were at boarding school that had stories told in photographs, like cartoons but without the drawings (like this one I found on flickr) and for a split second, I remembered all of that looking at your post :)
The behind the scenes part of this post is the part that moved me to comment. I love following your posts because I think that you really excel at this medium, and it is wonderful to watch your new ideas. So spiffy!

13 Kelly 06/28/2011 at 7:03 am

What a great idea! :) I have so much glitter, I’ll be trying this! :)

14 Liz 06/28/2011 at 9:51 am

So pretty! I love the behind-the-scenes peeks too!

15 Anilu Magloire 06/28/2011 at 10:09 am

Ah, is there anything better than glitter? I think not. Loved this post.

16 mel mccarthy 06/28/2011 at 10:29 am

Fabulous! Love how easy the glitter tape & the behind the scenes is so fun.

17 knitxcore 06/28/2011 at 10:30 am

awesome.

18 Cupkay 06/28/2011 at 10:37 am

what an extremely simple but super creative diy.
I’ll definitely be trying this, thanks so much for sharing!

xoxo

19 Will 06/28/2011 at 10:48 am

I love this idea! Thanks for sharing it with us!

20 Joy 06/28/2011 at 11:58 am

Quite genius.

21 Adeline 06/28/2011 at 2:21 pm

Katrina you’re a magician, Merlin can suck it up.

22 Katie 06/28/2011 at 2:44 pm

What a great idea, so pretty & so simple. I love using glitter, I usually break out the white glue & sprinkle glitter to add glitz but this would be allot less mess.

23 erin rosenow 06/28/2011 at 7:13 pm

that is fantastic!! thanks for sharing!!!

24 heather 06/28/2011 at 7:25 pm

best idea ever!

25 jackie 06/28/2011 at 8:20 pm

What an adorable idea!
Btw, I love your photo studio. I actually tried similar thing with a big bristol board but never really worked for me, but now I look at yours I realize that I needed a wall.. oh well!

26 Heather 06/28/2011 at 8:28 pm

i love your little set-up on the couch! I can relate! :)

27 Tina Liel 06/28/2011 at 11:42 pm

Oh what a lovely tut and I also love the photo shoot set up! Any tips to make the setting with the cardboard perfect? Hugs♥

28 the notebook doodles 06/28/2011 at 11:54 pm

that’s so cool! and i like seeing photos from behind the scenes, it’s so interesting to see how a photo was taken :)

29 Danielle 06/28/2011 at 11:56 pm

These photos are so pretty, oh my goodness.

30 Che 06/29/2011 at 12:59 am

great idea- i love a good sparkle!! but now.. whenever you sit on your couch… do you get glitter on your bum? ;)

31 Rebekah Conklin 06/29/2011 at 1:28 am

Such a fantastic idea! I love seeing your behind the scenes set up. Oh, and that little ballerina is so cute!

32 ISHTAR OLIVERA 06/29/2011 at 2:28 am

you are the BEst KatrinA!! THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU SHARE!!!

33 kat 06/29/2011 at 7:10 am

you are definitely inspired these past few days. where are you getting all these ideas?!?! hahah! awesome glittery diy! ♥

34 Sharon 06/29/2011 at 9:20 am

Fabulous! Can’t resist anything with glitter and sparkles. The photos came out great shot in that little area – it looks like you have a light shining into it. Or did you use natural light? Very cool!

35 Katrina 06/29/2011 at 9:34 am

@Melly: I know,right??? perfect for the holidays and bdays fo’ sho’!

@Franca: THANK YOU. :D

@Kate: me, too — the photos i took look promising!

@Jackie, @Dorkys, @TinaLiel: i use a table-top background support stand. but, you can also just tape white poster paper to the wall all the same.

@Che: yep, glitter EVERYWHERE. ;)

@Kat: i will reveal my muses in Part 2 — promise :)

@Sharon: natural light — the sofa is right next to the window, thank goodness.

36 Jaime 06/29/2011 at 5:29 pm

I’m so going to try this out!

37 rose 06/29/2011 at 10:20 pm

hehe love the behind-the-scenes shot! i have a portable “studio” that looks just like that! necessity is the mother of all invention! hehe

38 Nadia Marie 06/30/2011 at 9:16 am

I love this idea! I also love your blog and hope to learn to make my blog look better :D Thanks for all the great tutorials!

39 margot 07/06/2011 at 10:46 am

absolutely gorgeous!!

40 Juliette 07/11/2011 at 4:16 am

awesome! this is such an easy project and I picked up the loveliest shades of glitter last month, so I’ll totally be trying this soon.

ps-love the behind-the-scenes shots!

41 Maja 07/11/2011 at 4:45 am

they are beautiful… I would never think of something like that

42 chapman 07/11/2011 at 4:49 am

thanks for sharing this diy, those beautiful pics and also for the behind the scenes pictures ! what kinf od light do you use ?

43 chapman 07/11/2011 at 4:51 am

just read the answer ! cant believe it s natural light !
great !

44 Naturally Me Creations 07/11/2011 at 5:44 am

What a cute idea, i love it! :)

45 Lisbet / *LLL & Co.* 07/11/2011 at 7:25 am

I really love the photos from “behind the scenes”… So funny :-)

Greetings and *SMILE* from Denmark,
Lisbet

46 Tamara @ Etcetorize 07/11/2011 at 7:46 am

I love easy peasy crafts like this! Awesome. And I love your behind the scenes shots~

47 Lola 07/11/2011 at 3:56 pm

I found you via http://www.freeprettythingsforyou.com/ and I’m soo glad I did !
What a great concept for double sided sticky tape ! So clever !!
And the \behinds the scenes\ look blew me away ! So simple yet works so well !!!

I’m a fan ! :)

Lola xox
http://loveloladoll.blogspot.com/

48 Leila 07/14/2011 at 6:14 am

Such a great idea! I had a thought, why not try some glitter ribbon, it might be less messy than loose ribbon. It wont look as good as with loose glitter though. http://www.bow-peep.co.za/2011/07/bling-ribbon.html

49 theaxx 07/16/2011 at 7:31 pm

completely ingenius!!!!!
LOVE it!

thea.
xx

(spoonful)

50 Meagan Herfkens 07/18/2011 at 1:12 pm

just found you via Glitter Guide and I love all of your projects etc! Added you to my reader for more fun! Thanks for sharing this toturial – it will be perfect for the holidays!

51 Sophie 07/21/2011 at 7:00 pm

Glitter pooooooower ! Thank you so much for this “blingbling” diy

52 Francesca 08/08/2011 at 3:14 am

great idea, thank you! :)

Francesca xx

53 Alli 08/09/2011 at 10:00 pm

Hey cool I have the same bowl! My grandpa told me he won it at a casino :)

Groovy tutorial too! Can’t wait to try! XO

54 fiona 08/22/2011 at 1:26 am

hey katrina,
Lovely tutorial~ May i know where to get those ‘Recollections extra fine glitter’?
Thank you.

55 Charissa - The Gifted Blog 08/23/2011 at 7:33 pm

I LOVE this! I write a blog about gift wrapping and am always on the lookout for beautiful finishing touches like this. Thank you for sharing!

56 Esther 09/06/2011 at 9:54 am

What a great idea!
And Stardust is one of my favorites too, by the New York Voices. Wonderful music!

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