Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Woven Basket

Woven Basket

Materials:

Duck Tape (3+ colors required), Scissors, Craft Knife (optional), Ruler

Time to Make:

1-2 Hours

  1. Make a sheet of Duck Tape that is about 8 inches by 8 inches to make the bottom. Duck Tape Woven Basket Step 1
  2. Make 7 half sized piece of Duck Tape, 6 inches long by folding the stick side onto itself. Duck Tape Woven Basket Step 2
  3. Tape them onto one side of the basket.Duck Tape Woven Basket Step 3 
  4. Make the strips for weaving. You can do this the same way you did the green pieces in the second step, or you can place two pieces of tape on top of each other and cut it in half.Duck Tape Woven Basket Step 4 
  5. Weave the yellow pieces in and out like shown. Duck Tape Woven Basket Step 5
  6. 1: Rip a piece of tape in half.
    2: Seal the top off by taping it like shown.
    3: Cut off the excess yellow pieces to make a straight edge.
    4:Tape the side.
    5: Do the same to the other side. Duck Tape Woven Basket Step 6
  7. Do this to all 4 sides. Duck Tape Woven Basket Step 7
  8. 1: Pinch the sides together.
  9. 2: Tape.
  10. 3: Turn the box to the inside.
  11. 4: Tape the inside.Duck Tape Woven Basket Step 8
  12. Do this to all four sides.Duck Tape Woven Basket Step 9
  13. Make the handle by making a strip that is 18 inches long.Duck Tape Woven Basket Step 10
  14. Tape down the handles like shown. I suggest doing this on the inside and outside.Duck Tape Woven Basket Step 11
  15. You're done!Duck Tape Woven Basket Step 12

Monday, April 8, 2013

Duct Tape Holiday Stocking

Duct Tape Holiday Stocking

Materials:
Duck Tape (2 colors), Scissors or Craft Knife, and a marker
Time to Make:
30 minutes - 1 hour

  1. First, create two "sock" like shapes that are 16 inches tall, and 10 inches wide. Make sure that they are opposite each other (so that they fit together with the correct colors on the outside).Duck Tape Holiday Stocking Step 1
  2. Now place them on top of each other like shown.Duck Tape Holiday Stocking Step 2
  3. Draw an outline like shown using a marker.Duck Tape Holiday Stocking Step 3
  4. Cut them out.Duck Tape Holiday Stocking Step 4
  5. Now lets add the heel part. Take a few strips and cover a portion of the heal. Then using small pieces of the sock color (orange in my case), make an arch from on end to the next.Duck Tape Holiday Stocking Step 5
  6. Then use some more strips of the sock color and cover up any remaining green showing outside the arch.Duck Tape Holiday Stocking Step 6
  7. Do this to both pieces, it should look like this.Duck Tape Holiday Stocking Step 7
  8. Cover the top with about an inch to two inches of the same color you used for the heel.Duck Tape Holiday Stocking Step 8
  9. Bend them back like shown.Duck Tape Holiday Stocking Step 9
  10. Place the two sides on to of each other.Duck Tape Holiday Stocking Step 10
  11. Using small pieces of 

    Duck Tape 

    , tape the pieces together.
    Duck Tape Holiday Stocking Step 11
  12. The bottom of the stocking should look like this.Duck Tape Holiday Stocking Step 12
  13. For the top part of the stocking, it is just easier to use one long strip, instead of a bunch of small pieces.Duck Tape Holiday Stocking Step 13
  14. now tape the top together, like shown here.Duck Tape Holiday Stocking Step 14
  15. Create a 6 inch strip.  Duck Tape Holiday Stocking Step 15
  16. Tape it to the corners of the top of the stocking. Duck Tape Holiday Stocking Step 16
  17. And Hang it up.

Sunday, April 7, 2013

Duct Tape Lap Top Bag




Lap Top Bag


Materials:
Duck Tape (1 color), Scissors
Time to Make:
30 minutes - 1 hour
Date Added:
December 18, 2009
  1. Create a sheet that is about 22 inches by 16 inches. I have a 15 inch screen on my laptop, if yours is bigger, make these numbers bigger.Duck Tape Laptop Bag Step 1
  2. Fold the sheet over your laptop like shown to make sure it is big enough.Duck Tape Laptop Bag Step 2
  3. Place your laptop on it, and cut two notches in the sheet that are one inch apart. Do this on both sides.Duck Tape Laptop Bag Step 3
  4. fold the part to the right over. the nitch should fold inward to make this easier.Duck Tape Laptop Bag Step 4
  5. Tape the sides together.Duck Tape Laptop Bag Step 5
  6. Now you should have a nice pouch that your laptop fits in.Duck Tape Laptop Bag Step 6