Close

My MacBook Makeover



I'm sure I'm not the only one who has a MacBook that's a little old and starting to lose its edge. Today, I decided to spruce it up a bit, and give my little Mac a sweet makeover that fits my style! Here is the BEFORE:
Before cleaning my mac, I made sure to research into what I should and should NOT do! You can see this info in great detail here and here on the Apple site! It's especially important to follow the guidelines on the site! We wouldn't want to do anything that could harm the hardware of a Mac, so definitely look into it if you consider cleaning your Apple Mac, keyboard, mouse, iPhone, iPad, iPod, etc! (You get the idea!)
Wanna know something kind of gross? Your computer keyboard, theoretically, has more germs than your toilet seat!
Not only are you allowed to disinfect your keyboard, but you are ENCOURAGED to! Please, if you take anything away from my post, please just make sure you clean your keyboard(s) ASAP! So before you do anything: 1) turn off your computer & unplug it from the power 2) grab a clean and soft cloth 3) squeeze excess liquid from the wipe before it comes anywhere near your keyboard! The hardware of the computer lives under the keyboard on MacBooks! Any liquid down there and it's BAD!
So once I got my Mac squeaky clean, I got out my washi tape!
I LOVE these patterns together a LOT!
As soon as I found them at The Washi Shop on Etsy, I bought 'em!
The really cool thing about standard washi tape: 
it's the same width as Mac keys!
Say WHAAAT?! Yes! It was SOO darn easy to do this project! 
I only had to measure the length for the individual keys.
Once I did that, I trimmed them down to size!
The finished product! 
I think it's SUPER cute! Hands down, one of the easiest DIY projects!
I may even buy solid colored wash tape, so that I can do all of the other keys in pink!  But for now, this is exactly what my sad Mac needed! Hooray!
Labels: ,
loading..

34 comments

  1. Cara KueckSeptember 4, 2013 at 1:26 PM

    This is precious! I'm so going to do this! I'm visiting from Wonderful Wednesday! If you like to link up come over to Craft Frenzy Friday at www.craftdictator.com. It goes live Thursday night at 7PM central time!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. The MinisSeptember 4, 2013 at 1:31 PM

      Hi Cara!

      Thank you so much!! I appreciate you stopping by from Wonderful Wednesday! See you on Thursday!

      ~Cathy~

      Delete
  2. ElizabethSeptember 4, 2013 at 4:18 PM

    Such a good idea! It looks very cute!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Charlene McCoySeptember 4, 2013 at 4:47 PM

    Washi tape! Yay! lol Your Mac looks super adorable. :)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. The MinisSeptember 5, 2013 at 11:53 AM

      YAY washi tape! Haha thank you so much, Charlene!

      ~Cathy~

      Delete
  4. Leslie LambertSeptember 5, 2013 at 8:25 PM

    As a loyal Macbook user, I think this is so creative and cute! This would be great to link-up to Create It Thursday for this week…it's live now! Hope you'll join us!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. The MinisSeptember 5, 2013 at 8:28 PM

      Hi Leslie!

      Thanks for stopping by! I will totally stop by Create it Thursday--in fact, I will come on over to link up at your party now! :)

      Thanks for the invite!
      ~Cathy~

      Delete
  5. The Causal CraftleteSeptember 5, 2013 at 9:07 PM

    Love your Mac Makeover! And that washi tape is SO cute. Love it!

    Katie

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. The MinisSeptember 5, 2013 at 9:12 PM

      Washi tape is my new fave thing! Thanks Katie!! :)

      ~Cathy~

      Delete
  6. MariaSeptember 6, 2013 at 3:05 AM

    That looks so cool! I will give it a try but my keyboard is black so it's not going to look as cool. Found you at the Tickled Pink x2 party. Pinning!

    I would love for you to share this at the Krafty Inspiration Thursday Link Party over at Krafty Cards etc. http://kraftycardsetc.blogspot.com/2013/09/krafty-inspiration-thursday-link-party-7.html
    Thanks for the inspiration!
    Maria

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. The MinisSeptember 7, 2013 at 9:47 AM

      Good morning, Maria!

      Thanks so much for stopping by! I would LOVE to stop by the Krafty Inspiration linky party! I appreciate the invite and will stop by in a few minutes!

      Have a great weekend!
      ~Cathy~

      Delete
    2. MariaSeptember 11, 2013 at 6:57 PM

      Thanks for sharing at the Party, you have been chosen as one of the top 5 featured posts at tomorrows party.
      Have a lovely evening!
      Maria

      Delete
    3. The MinisSeptember 12, 2013 at 3:13 PM

      How exciting!!! Thank you so much, Maria!

      I will be sure to stop by the party in a few!
      ~Cathy~

      Delete
  7. Vel CristeSeptember 6, 2013 at 10:34 AM

    So cute! I should do this on my mac!!!!! Thanks for the inspiration and for visiting my blog!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. The MinisSeptember 7, 2013 at 9:58 AM

      You're welcome! I love finding new blogs to visit and get inspired by fellow bloggers!

      PS. You should totally try it--FYI, the tape can easily be taken off with no visible residue. That way, you can always try it and if you don't like it, you can remove the washi tape!

      ~Cathy~

      Delete
  8. AnonymousSeptember 7, 2013 at 4:50 PM

    Oh, so cute and personal! Do I dare??? My mac book keys are black though...I wonder how this will work...

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. The MinisSeptember 7, 2013 at 8:29 PM

      You TOTALLY could! You just would want darker washi tape patterns!

      ~Cathy~

      Delete
  9. Kylie HelmSeptember 7, 2013 at 5:18 PM

    What the what!!!!!!!!! This is seriously AWESOME! So so so personal and darling. Thanks so much for sharing the Washi Shop. My pocketbook will now be in trouble. ;)

    Xo Kylie

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. The MinisSeptember 7, 2013 at 8:30 PM

      LOL thanks Kylie! The Washi Shop is fabulous, and I cannot recommend that store enough. The owner sent it to me without 3-4 business days, and she even included a sample of another pattern I hadn't even paid for!

      ~Cathy~

      Delete
  10. Kayla JanachovskySeptember 8, 2013 at 1:19 PM

    What an adorable idea! Too bad my Air has black keys. It wouldn't look QUITE as cute as this does. I'm hosting a handmade candle giveaway that you should enter! http://homecomingmn.blogspot.com/2013/09/fremont-candles-givewaway-20-for.html

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. The MinisSeptember 8, 2013 at 2:38 PM

      Thanks Kayla!

      I still think that you can do it with black keys--you'd probably want the darker types of washi tape, though! :)

      YAY candle giveaways!! I will totally go check it out!

      ~Cathy~

      Delete
  11. Glorymar FigueroaSeptember 8, 2013 at 6:24 PM

    super Cute!! My VAIO is white and you're tempting me to take the silicone skin off and use my washi! lol

    Thanks for sharing!

    Glory
    anythingonmymindpr.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. The MinisSeptember 8, 2013 at 6:28 PM

      You totally should!! You know, I rocked the silicone cover on my MacBook for like a solid year! I had a really pretty blue that's very close to the shade of our blog avatar. But I knew I needed to clean the keys, and then that was when I decided to do something fun with it! :)

      Thanks for stopping by!
      ~Cathy~

      Delete
  12. Jocie@TheBetterHalfSeptember 11, 2013 at 11:04 AM

    That turned out way super cute!!! My MAC seemed to like seeing it too! :) Thanks so much for linking up with OPC and Shaken Together to support Habitat!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. The MinisSeptember 11, 2013 at 6:15 PM

      Thank you so much! Glad you thought it was cute! :)

      ~Cathy~

      Delete
  13. Kathy A Delightsome LifeSeptember 11, 2013 at 11:46 AM

    I still have my IBOOK! Love the tape - especially the floral tape - Adore my Mac! Great idea! I do appreciate you sharing with Home and Garden Thursday,
    Kathy

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. The MinisSeptember 11, 2013 at 6:17 PM

      Hey Kathy!

      Thanks so much--I'm a sucker for that floral tape and anything in that shade of color!

      ~Cathy~

      Delete
  14. Leslie LambertSeptember 11, 2013 at 5:57 PM

    Congratulations…this post was featured on Create It Thursday #19! Thanks so much for sharing a fabulous idea with us last week!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. The MinisSeptember 11, 2013 at 6:17 PM

      SWEET!

      Thanks so much for featuring our post at Create it Thursday, Leslie! I will be sure to stop by!! :)

      ~Cathy~

      Delete
  15. Linda BouffardSeptember 12, 2013 at 12:23 PM

    This is the cutest thing I've seen in a long time!! Thanks for sharing. Linda

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. The MinisSeptember 12, 2013 at 3:27 PM

      Awww you're too kind, Linda! I appreciate it!!
      ~Cathy~

      Delete
  16. MelanieSeptember 16, 2013 at 6:57 PM

    I love this! Such a fun way to decorate your laptop! I wish my husband would let me do this with ours! Love, Melanie (melaniegetsmarried.blogspot.com)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. The MinisSeptember 16, 2013 at 7:18 PM

      Hey there, lady!

      Thanks so much for your kind words--I know what you mean about hubby putting the foot down haha...I wanted to decorate all of our Mac keyboards in the house after this one, and he wants us to see how it looks after a few months with the tape on there first! (talk about anal retentive right? haha jk!)

      I appreciate you stopping by, Melanie!
      ~Cathy~

      Delete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)