Sticky Fingers Shows Us How to Get Crafty With Duct Tape

Use it as a hair accessory or an embellishment on a jacket!

Materials

• Ruler
• Duct tape
• Scissors

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Cut two strips of duct tape, one 6 inches long and one 7 inches long.

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Lay the longer piece of tape sticky side up on the work surface. Place the shorter piece of tape on top of it, sticky side down, leaving 1 inch of sticky tape showing on the short end of the longer piece.

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Fold the short, sealed edge of the tape up to meet the opposite edge of the double thickness. Fold the sticky 1-inch flap of the tape down onto it to secure the tape in a loop.

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Cut a strip of duct tape 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch long for the center of the bow. This can be of a contrasting color or pattern, if you like.

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Find the center of the loop, and pinch the top and bottom edges together to form the bow shape. It might help to flatten the loop, fold it in half lengthwise, then fold each of the sides in half again.

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Secure the middle of the bow with the strip of tape from step four.

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Why spend money on a wallet when kids can customize their own?

Materials

• 9-inch-by-9-inch piece of duct tape (multiple pieces taped over each other)
• Dry-erase marker
• Scissors
• Ruler
• Duct tape
• ID or credit card for measuring

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Measure 3 1/2 inches up from the bottom of the duct tape, and mark it with a dry-erase marker. Fold the bottom of the fabric up along this mark.

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Fold the top of the fabric down so that its crease rests on the top of the bottom flap. The duct tape fabric should now resemble an envelope.

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Cut a 4-inch piece of duct tape and cut or rip it in half lengthwise, creating two 4-inch strips of duct tape.

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Seal the short edges of the envelope by laying the 4-inch strips over the open ends. The top flap of the envelope now forms a pocket on the front.

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Flip the envelope over, and fold the strips of tape onto themselves lengthwise to seal the ends.

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Open the envelope back up by cutting all the way along the long top side. This will be the part of the wallet where you keep money. Be sure that the top openings and the existing pocket both have their openings facing the same direction. Trim any overhanging corners of tape.

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Create individual wallet pockets by tearing off a strip of duct tape that is 1/4 inch wide and a little longer than the width of the wallet.

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Fold the wallet in half, and mark the center with a marker or by creasing it with your finger. Take the strip of duct tape from step seven and lay it down the center of the wallet, dividing the front pocket into two separate pockets. Tuck any overhanging tape inside the larger money pocket.

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Snip the sealed tape edges where the pocket is formed to allow enough room for the cards.

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