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esskay
Digital storyteller, Photographic narrator, Hogwarts alum. In real life, I write things. I speak fluent sarcasm. I'm unintentionally funny. My favorite thing is food. Guac is life. I'm a fountain of the most random information. I'm pretty, only because it's weird to call oneself beautiful. I'm weird in all the good ways. I live in the greatest city on Earth. I was Sasha before Beyonce was schizophrenic. My life is stranger than fiction. But please, don't take my word for it. My pen is mightier than my sword. Instagram
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Thursday, March 21, 2013 || 8:41 PM
So lucky me, I got to start my spring break a day early. I'm pretty sure it's only because my history professor has senioritis. Like maybe he's about to retire so he just doesn't really care. But who am I to judge? We've all been there, right? Totally besides the point though. Since I had today free, I decided to finally get started on this diy project that I've been wanting to do for the longest.As those of you who know me already know, JP got me a MacBook Pro this past Christmas and I've been loving it. But even before I got my Mac, I've been excited about all the cute ways I could decorate it and accessorize it and make it my own. You know, typical girly shit. So one day as I was blogwalking, I came across this idea and I've been dying to put my own spin on it ever since. And here it is!
Washi Tape Keyboard
What you'll need:
washi tape
scissors
clear keyboard cover
time
For those of you who don't know, washi tape is this really cute japanese tape that comes in all different colors and patterns and the consistency is like that of paint tape. I ordered my washi tape from Le Box Boutique because it was ridiculously easy. You can order by the foot or convo them on Etsy for custom orders. Plus, it comes in this freaking adorable eco-friendly packaging. I'm in love with the wooden spools.
So I got ten rolls but only ended up using seven because two of them didn't really go with the color scheme and the other was more opaque than the rest.
There was really no exact measurement, I kinda just rolled it across the keys and then cut. The uneven ends were really working on my nerves (I'm slightly OCD that way, don't judge me) but when the clear keyboard cover goes over it, you really don't even notice.
  
Getting there...
 
Finished! And here's what it looks like with the clear cover on it...
I'm kinda loving this. And honestly, even though I feel like it would look better on the white keyboard because the tape is translucent, I find the backlit keyboard makes it sexy. BOO YOW!
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