This post brought to you by FrogTape brand painter’s tape. All opinions are 100% mine.
If you've read 30days for a bit you know that I loooove putting unique gift ideas together. It's one of my most favorite things to do. I've done welcome to the neighborhood gift, all kinds of anniversary gifts and more. Why not a gift for a house guest? I put together a cute scallop painted box with some travel items to make any house guest feel comfortable and attached a fun printable too.
A few months ago I created a Diet Coke Kit with a painted striped box. I used Frog Tape and fell in love. I'd heard about it a ton but hadn't used it before. It changed my life. Ok maybe not my life but it's pretty amazing. Now they have Shape Tape with precut designs- Chevron, Wave and Scallop. The reason I love it so much is that it seals so well but isn't hard to get off. The big guys told me that it's treated PaintBlock® Technology, a super absorbent polymer that reacts with the water in latex paint and instantly gels to form a micro-barrier that seals the edges of the tape, which helps prevent paint bleed. It also has a slit liner on the back of the tape so that it's easier to apply. You can remove one half of the liner, position the tape and remove the other half. Genius! They thought of everything for this tape. To make my gift box, I needed these supplies plus some paint:
The hole punch is for the printable.
I decided on some fun colors and went for it. After I created my project, I realized that I had way too many steps and could've avoided it all had I thought about it a little more.
Here's what I'll do next time around:
Paint a base coat.
Use the color you want for the middle section.
Apply the Shape Tape™ to the middle of the box.
Use a ruler to make sure it's even on all sides.
Paint the upper section with one color and lower section with another.
Remove tape. Voila! Once I painted my box, I filled it up with trial sized bathroom products: shampoo, conditioner, a fresh bar of soap, body wash, toothpaste, deodorant, Q-tips, and facial wipes. I know I'd super appreciate a welcome box like this one at someone's home. You could fill yours with treats, snacks, your guests favorite things, pretty much anything you want. I printed out my little welcome tag. And then attached with a ribbon. Download your Welcome to our home printable (2 per sheet). For personal use only.
I'm excited to make some more fun projects using FrogTape™ Shape Tape®. I love this stuff! I posted a sneak peak on Instagram and everyone asked where they could get it- it's available at Lowe's, Walmart and Menards in the US. Want to see more ideas? Check out this little video:
Catch FrogTape® on Twitter @FrogTape too.
How do you welcome guests to your home?
capturing joy with kristen duke says
Dang! I didn’t know you had this, I could have used this recently…but I will use it again;)
Kelsey says
This is amazing! I was browsing Pinterest for “house guest gifts” and it brought me here. I love what you did with the Shape Tape. RUNNING to the store now to grab some & start on this right away!
Jessica says
Love this!
nest of posies says
i wanna come be a guest at your home! ;) this would be so welcoming!
Courtney D. says
Such a cute and great idea! Where did you find the cute wooden box?
michelle @ michelle lea designs says
I love this idea and I always want to leave something for our guests. Thank you for sharing.
Ashlee says
My tutorials are always filled with “what I would do next time”! I totally get it. And it looks adorable! I just posted my scallop post too! Great minds think alike!
Steph @ The Silly Pearl says
A very sweet printable and I love the colors you used for the scallops!
capturing joy with kristen duke says
this is so cute and i love this gift idea!!
Glory/ Glorious Treats says
Super cute project!!
jen @ Tatertots & Jello says
This is such an awesome idea Mique!! You are so creative!
xoxoxo
Brenda @ a farmgirl's dabbles says
How cool is that?! What a neat product!
Diane {Created by Diane} says
oh what really cool tape that is, what a pretty project you made!
Britni @ Play. Party. Pin. says
These are really cute. We just finished our guest room and are actually going to have guests this week, might have to borrow this idea. Thanks!
malia says
Mique I love everything you do! It has that sweet Mique style! Pinned!
Brooke says
Shape tape! How awesome!! I brought 2 rolls of frog tape with me when I moved to Australia, knowing I wouldn’t find if here. Now how can I go on knowing shape tape exists?! Who knows when I’ll ever get my hands on this! So fun :)
Lisa says
I didn’t even know they made scallop tape! How great that turned out! I may have to steal your idea. :)
Leigh Anne says
Love the new frog tape and love the idea! Just redid our guest room so need to add one of these!
Amy says
Oh, I love this idea! I think it’s fun to have cute things for guests to make them feel special. Thanks for sharing!
Mique says
Thanks Amy! I love gifts for any occasion. ;)
Ashley @ Simply Designing says
This turned out SOOOO cute!!! I definitely need to get my hands on some of the scallop tape! So pretty!
Mique says
Thanks Ashley! You DO – it’s awesome!!
gina says
Ok so your graphic is confusing me – haha
Where did you put the tape? A little ways down then painted the top – then removed the tape and added a new piece lower and then painted a different color??
Mique says
I can see why you’d be confused… The way I did it, was confusing. I first painted it gold, then did strips and painted the other two sections. But that’s why I put *this is what I’m going to do next time around*. :) I should have just painted it all the minty green color, then put the Shape Tape in the middle and painted the top blue and the bottom gold. Of course that didn’t occur to me until after! Doh. Live and learn…Sorry for the confusion.