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October 21, 2020

7 Useful washi tapes for bullet journaling

So many washi tapes so little space to store them all! If you only have room for the essentials, these are the most useful washi tape for bullet journaling that I’ve come across.

1. Days of the week washi

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My favorite days of the week washi

  • We are Memory Keepers
  • ‘Hand-written’
  • Ink By Jeng

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One of my favorite brands for functional washi tape is Ink By Jeng (she has functional stencils too).

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Ink by Jeng has habit tracking washi tape too

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2. Months washi

I like the idea of using stamps for mini dates at a glance calendars, but I don’t like the effort required to use them. So instead I use monthly washi tape. You do get all 31 days printed which you may not need for some months in which case I just ignore the extra days or use whiteout (you’ll need liquid whiteout, I find whiteout tape doesn’t work). You could also write the days of the week above the dates too.

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I found the above washi first which was cheap.. but the numbers are a little crooked. I later got the Ink by Jeng monthly calendars which print the numbers straight.

If you want to write the days of the week above the numbers, try this washi tape

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If you want to do a list style monthly planning page, use the Ink By Jeng (are you seeing a pattern here? I’m just a tad obsessed with her stuff…)

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3. Thin washi tape

If you want washi in one color only, without patterns, there are plenty of sizes to choose from nowadays:

  • 3mm
  • 5mm
  • 7mm
  • 10mm

Solid colors can be mixed together to create a rainbow:

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Read more: Northbooks weekly spread

Ones with small patterns are great for dividing up sections in a planner when paired with black pen (and without being too distracting like wider pattern washi can be). The Happy Planner have plenty of thin washi patterns and colors. There’s even a rainbow pack…

Related post: Trying out my custom Agendio Planner (Would I Change Anything?)

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4. Glitter washi tape

Pretty much the only washi tape I use to cover up things when I want to change what day of the weeks things start. Thick enough that it covers up text without seeing anything underneath the washi.

Related post: 7 functional ways to use an expired planner

Some of my favorites: 

  • PA Glitter washi (10mm)
  • Alton wide washi (6mm)
  • 5mm glitter

If you’re not sure what color to get, silver glitter washi goes well with everything.

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Related post: Using a monthly calendar for weekly planning

6. Checklist washi

Perhaps the most functional of all on this list! No need to draw your own checkboxes, there’s a washi tape for that (of course!)

Here are a few brands I like:

  • Checklists with shapes – hearts, stars, christmas, circle, checkbox
  • Grey checklist
  • Ink by Jeng has a washi tape that perfectly fits a 5mm dot grid – my sister (Carefully Crafted) stocks Ink By Jeng – we’re waiting for the checklist washi to come in stock 🙂 In the meantime I’ve been using this stencil which also fits a 5mm grid

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6. Pattern Washi

10mm or 1cm is my preferred width for creating tabs. I like to make my tabs big but you could use the width of the roll (so the tabs would all be a uniform 10mm).

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If there are pages you frequently refer to, you could set up a key for quick reference.

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7. Black and white washi

When you want to do some decorating without worrying about colors clashing in the planner. My favorite is the black Happy Planner skinny washi.

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Comments

  1. Elaine says

    October 23, 2020 at 05:22

    I love this, and will be shopping asap! I am also looking for a journal or paper where the dots aren’t quite so faint, since I have a bit of a vision problem. Any suggestions?

    • Rachael says

      October 25, 2020 at 11:20

      Hi Elaine,

      Try Vivid Scribbles. The paper is thicker than most at 140 GSM so there’s almost hardly any bleed through. The dots are bigger than most notebooks and are dark grey so easy to see.

      My review is here: https://allaboutplanners.com.au/vivid-scribbles-dot-journal-notebook-review-140-gsm-bleedproof-paper/

  2. Rita says

    October 24, 2020 at 21:16

    Loved this article. Very useful. Thank you.

  3. Bonnie says

    October 28, 2020 at 19:51

    Nice article. There is an Australian seller that has some day washi as well – Let’s Washi Tape. Although it is listed as a meal planner washi, but could be useful too =)

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