apartment therapy changing the world, one room at a time

Highlight of my day.

this is great!!!

Beautiful colors!

Omg I want all of them!

Yummy!

omg I love them!!!!!

so pretty!

they are all sold out?

awwwwwww

such a simple concept yet so great

Saw this and immediately bought some. Too bad a lot are sold out. Hope they makes more!

the etsy shop has more available:
http://happytape.etsy.com

Seems to be the current craze. Here are some other sellers:

lovepetitzakkajapan

FromJapanWithLove

washimatta

Kelly's List of Tape Vendors

Apparently Kinokuniya bookstore in NYC (41st St & 6th Ave) sells them too.

such a simple idea, but these are going to sell like hot cakes. i'm certain 3m will be making their own version soon.

Fabulous! As a person unable to create an attractive bow with standard ribbon, I love the idea of using these to decorate gifts. I usually use old paper bags as wrapping paper, and these would spiff it up nicely.

hmmm, this tape looks just like what is often used in chemistry/biochemistry laboratories for color-coded labelling and such. unfortunately, lab supply shops don't typically sell to "normal" people... (I think)

ooooooooo fun!!! i want!!

A friend of mine made a really nice plaid wall in the living room of his rental with this.

There are also a variety of colored masking tape available at ssww.com

I'm not sure if they are the same stuff, but you can get a pack of 33 rolls of eleven different colors for only $11.00

I saw them in the recent issue of Readymade, maybe others have seen them too

why didnt i think of it first.

these mt japanese masking tapes are just fab.

although fairly similar to tape used in labs the texture is much different.

these tapes are made of washi and are not as sticky as usual masking tape.

thank you pinrat kindly for mentioning my etsy shop washimatta. appreciated :)

please visit my website www.washimatta.wordpress.com

thank you

karen sato

ginko papers has been carrying the japanese masking tape for a while in their online shop, in very cute patterns and colors:

http://www.ginkopapers.com/store/more_finds/

they even have some ADORABLE shinzi katoh packing tape there too.

I just purchased some of this from ginko in yellow. I used a few rolls to cover the mini-lampshades on my chandelier b/c of the burn marks that were on them when I moved in. I'm pleased with the results! Very lovely stuff!

Hmm, I did some researching. I can read a little bit of Japanese, so I went to the mt website. These tapes are totally over-priced in the US! A set of 3 cost about $5 in Japan, but people are selling them for about $20 I love them, but I refuse to pay that much for these tapes.