UPCYCLING: Wax Paper Box to Washi Dispenser

The New Year organizing continues! Doesn’t it feel good to make progress in the clutter battle? Last week I shared a round up of recycled storage ideas and absolutely fell in love with a recycled cookie box idea by Aunt Peaches. So as soon as I had an empty wax paper box I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it.




I have a LOT of Washi Tape. I was a contributor for a Washi Tape book and amassed quite a collection of pretty tape while creating fun Washi projects for the book. You can read about that journey here. At one point I had all my tape on a tension rod but the rod wasn’t close enough to my craft table so all the Washi ended up in a drawer. Not pretty!

This wax paper box is the perfect size for Washi Tape. I simply covered the box in contact paper and then trimmed the edges.

And of course it comes complete with a roll for your tape. What I found was that different brands of Washi Tape have different size cores so not all them fit on the wax paper roll. Easy fix – slit your roll down the length of it and rewind it to a smaller diameter. Tape it securely and add your Washi Tape.

The serrated strip from the box is also perfect to cut your tape. Fantastic, right?

To keep the box closed, I used some stick on velcro tabs.

Some stick on glitter letters add a little fun. If you plan on making several of these and stack them, some labels on the front might work better.

You can use Washi Tape on so many projects. The patterns are irresistible it hard not be become a Washi hoarder.

Thanks so much for stopping by.