DIY RULER DECORATING I have yet to see someone who gets exited over rulers(if you do please don't take any offence, this is of course a personal thought of mine) and that happens because they are sort of really dull and rarely have any extra features. That is not to say they are not useful or needed or unimportant bc damn they are in almost all of scientific studies at least. So in order to make them more pleasing or to reyse old but good strong ones you had as a child I have been using this method for the past 2 years: Take your ruler and some deco tape(or washi for the matter or even simply colored tape if you like) and stickers(i sort of regret my choice of stickers in this one but its ok since it matches my other supplies) and simply cut strips of deco tape and stick them on the ruler like I am doing here. Then add stickers if you want. Always remember not to affect the numbers bc thats what you will be using a ruler for. I personally find this method great bc I love this ruler but not that image on top of it and this way I can not only have it like I want it, it also seems new year after year. This is my method bc it is highly compatible with my ruler but when searching for this sort of diy online I adopted also from the following methods which are more compatible with plastic or woden rulers. For plastic clear rulers(or even colored ones for the matter if you like how it turns out of course): It's pretty much similar but you will be using patterned paper instead of tape(if the ruler doesn't have any sticker on top, if it does proceed like I did in the example photos). Cut the paper the identical shape of your ruler(bc the numbers will not be affected this way) and put some clear glue or use roll glue on the patterned side of the paper(NOT on the white side). Then take your ruler and put it on top of the paper. Please note that if you want to be able to see under the number scale you may want to cut the paper shorter so that part is left clear. For wooden rulers: Protect the number scale with masking tape and paint them as you wish. And done. That's what I had in store for today(my eyes are starting to hurt so break time) Love <3