Duct Tape Clutch~Beginner Level

Today I am going to show you how to make a very simple yet fun Duct Tape Clutch.

This project is great for all DT Skill Levels, beginners included.

Here's what you will need:

Duct Tape of your choice and a piece of 9x12 Felt

You can find these Pre-Cut Sheets at your local Craft Store for really cheap.  You can usually get a few for a buck.  Also some sticky back Velcro (not shown in pic)

Cut a strip of DT that is 9 inches long

At one end of the Felt, put down your DT so that it is half on the felt and half off.  Try and make this as straight as possible.

If it's not straight, no worries, I'll show you later how to fix that.

Now flip it over and stick down the DT so that you now have DT on both sides (No Sticky)

I flipped mine back over and now start adding addition strips of DT overlapping each piece by about a 1/4"

Take your time doing this because once it touches the felt it's stuck

Once you get one side of the felt completely covered in DT, flip it over and fold that piece of DT onto the felt

Decide where you want the fold to be on your clutch

I folded mine up 4 inches

I cut a piece of tape that is 4" long and put it on the side there overlapping about half way

Then flipped it over and stuck the tape to the back

 Repeat on the other side

Now that both sides of your clutch are secure you are pretty much done!

So easy huh?

Get some Sticky Back Velcro 

Seriously love this stuff!!!

Add your Velcro and now your clutch can stay closed

Now, if your top piece of DT is crooked, add another piece of DT over the crooked tape before adding the Velcro.

Mine is a little crooked but it's not overly noticeable so I just left it.

Here is what it looks like closed

You can see I chose to cut the corners off of the flap

I did that just for a little added decor, but it's not necessary

The inside

Another view of the inside

Because I just couldn't help myself I Hot Glued a fake Flower on the clutch

Isn't it adorable???!!!!

I just love this clutch!

It super cool and padded from the felt.

It's an easy accessory to make yourself for an evening out, or just for fun.

It's so affordable you could make one in every color to match every outfit!!

I also love the fact that this is an easy craft for beginner Duct Tape Crafters.

Just to recap, the supplies you will need are:

Duct Tape

Felt

Sticky Back Velcro

 

Hope you enjoyed my Glam Duct Tape Clutch!

Face Magnet Fun

As I'm strolling thru the craft store today I came upon the magnet section.

I love magnets, they are fun, and you can do some much with them.

I found a 3 pack of Magnet Sheets and an idea popped in my head...Boing!

Here's what I did:

Bought these magnet sheets, they have paper on one side to color on, and magnet on the back.

I designed some faces on the computer and tried them in the printer.

They work!

OH! I almost forgot....

I snagged this round pizza pan at the Dollar Store!

I made one sheet with different mouth's...

Eyes....

And then noses and mustaches...gotta have the stashes!!

After printing those, I began to cut away.  Super easy to cut through.

Here they are all cut out!!

Now let the games begin!

The youngest with his first creation...that's supposed to be me

I'm flattered..really I am...

The oldest with his creation...not bad not bad.

So we've been having a blast making silly faces.  Ladies with mustaches, crazy looking dudes, you know all the good stuff.

I have a feeling when the kids go to bed, my hubs and I will make some silly faces too, it's addicting!

Now...am I considered a hoarder because I want to keep all of this..

I know I can do stuff with it!!

Don't judge me LOL...I know, it's weird, but you can color on this paper so I thought I'd cut out some shapes and let the little's make some fridge magnets.

OR

I may try drawing some new facial features with my Sharpies.

We need Ears, I totally forgot those, and maybe some gross stuff like...

Scars, Warts, Boogers..

And practical stuff like..

Sunglasses, Eye Glasses, Earrings..that sort of thing.

I'm sure I'll be back at the Craft store buying more magnet paper sheets before I know it.

Plus think of all the other possibilities..

Dress up dolls, Alphabet, Numbers, Animals, Farm....

My next Project...Star Wars!

The ships, and characters.  My son WOULD freak out!

This is perfect for in the car, or when you just need a few minutes of quiet.

I plan on making a pouch on the back to store all the magnets.

Have a great night 

and 

Happy Crafting!!

Baseball Bracelet Tutorial

I received a request from Owl Make it 4 you, to do a tutorial on how to make my Duct Tape Baseball Bracelet.

So Owl Make it 4 You...this one's for you!

Let's get started shall we...

You will need White Duct Tape and Red Embroidery Thread
If you are making this for Softball, use Yellow Duct Tape

I used a 1/8" Hole Punch

If you don't have one this small, you can make this using a Regular Hole Punch and Red Yarn.

Cut 2 strips of Duct Tape to 6 inches

Next fold over each piece in half, so that there is NO sticky present.

Tip: Start in the middle of the Duct Tape and work your way to each side so the fold is perfect.

If you still have some sticky showing around the edges, don't worry about it, we'll trim it later.

Next cut some holes with your Hole Punch.

Make sure your holes are along the folded side of the DT.

You can measure so they are exact or just eye ball it.

Next use a piece of tape to hold down the two strips in place, and start lacing the Embroidery Thread.

When you lace, you want to go under, and bring the thread up thru from the back as you criss cross.

An easy way to do this is, put the left thread under the right strip...take your right string and go under and out on the left side. Then take left string and bring it up thru the right side. 

If this is too confusing, refer to the picture.

Tie a loose not in the back and cut the thread.

You can see in this pic that I didn't use my last hole, that's because I didn't mean to Hole Punch that spot yet, because I need to use that for my end thread.  No worries, I can fix that in a minute.

Now cut one more 6 inch strip of Duct Tape and gently place your threaded strip on top.

Press down and smooth it out.

Now I just re-punched those holes on the left and punched some on the right.

Next I trimmed around all the edges, and rounded the corners.

You can keep the bracelet wide or trim it closer to the thread. 

Make sure you don't cut it right up next to the thread, leave some room.

Cut two long pieces of Embroidery Thread

Put the thread thru and tie a not in the back.

Here's the back

If you have any questions please feel free to email me.

This is actually very easy, however it always seems the easiest projects are the hardest to put into words when it comes to a tutorial :)

Owl Make it 4 You...I hope this was helpful and thank you for requesting this tutorial.

Have a great day

and

Happy Crafting.

Duct Tape Feather Earrings

Today I've been working on Duct Tape Feather Earrings!!

Here's a tut on how to make them :)

I made a 4 in x 2 in strip of Duct Tape Fabric

Duct Tape Fabric: A piece of DT on top of another piece so no sticky is present.

I printed off a Feather to use as a template, but you can just free hand it if you want.

Trace onto Duct Tape with a pen.

Now cut it out.

Tip: If there is any pen marks still on your DT from when you traced, use a baby wipe to wipe it off.

Next cut little slits into the side of the feather at an angle.

When that is done, every few slits, cut the corner off the right side.

Now holding both ends of the feather, twist gently in opposite directions to give it an organic look and spread out some of the feathers slits along the sides.

I used one of these finding clamps...can't think of what they are called.

I cut some of the end off the stem, laid it in the clamp, and then clamped it in.

Last step, add an earring hook.  Done!

You can also add some chain to it so it hangs longer, with maybe a couple feathers attached.

Or put it on a necklace.

Enjoy!

Happy Crafting!

3D Hand Art

Some mindless easy fun...that's what I am bringing to the blog today!

Isn't this cool??!!

Your hand appears to be floating on the page, I love it :)

3D art that is simple, fast, easy and fun all rolled into one!

All you need is:

Markers

Paper

Pencil

Step One:

Trace your hand or someones hand onto a piece of paper lightly w/ pencil.

Step Two:

Draw Horizontal lines across the page, making sure to skip over your hand print.

Step Three:

Starting with Line #1 make small arcs connecting the lines on either side of the hand print.

Then do the next color...provided you used multiple colors like I did.

You can use all one color marker...or go crazy and make it rainbow..your choice.

Done!

This is so much fun and easy for kids to do as well.

I was thinking of tracing my boys hands onto a canvas and then painting the lines...it would make for a really cool art piece!

Happy Crafting!

Valentines Day Pennant

I've been wanting to make a Pennant for a long time.  I think they're adorable and a fun  & easy decoration for any Holiday or Event.

I had planned on making one for Christmas and waited too long...I just ran out of time.

SOOO..I made one this morning to kick off my Valentines Day Decor :)

Items you will need:

Ugly Regular Duct Tape

Colored/Designed Duct Tape (Assorted Colors)

Ribbon

Ruler

Pen/Marker

Scissors

Please excuse the poor pic quality!  I highlighted my pen marks for you with Hot Pink lines...

I made some Duct Tape Fabric..Decorated/Colored DT on one side & ugly regular DT on the back.

I hate to waste Duct Tape..especially the design style DT because it's spendy.

So on the ugly regular DT side, I marked my triangles..I did mine 3 inches wide.  Then cut them out.

Added some white ribbon to back using tape and Voila..DONE!

Here's a closer look.  I hung my new Valentine's Day DT Pennant over the Fire Place..

I LOVE IT!

I will for sure make one for each holiday now...SO..MUCH..FUN!

AND..Speaking of Valentine's Day..

Remember this bracelet?

Remember this beauty that I'm giving away over at

Bacon Time with the Hungry Hypo

Be sure to head over to Bacon Time and check out this out..

Here is the LINK to check out all the fun Valentine's Day inspired stuff that Bacon Time will be giving away.

You HAVE to go check this out..it is so much fun..and Mindie works so incredibly hard to host these fun events for us..THANK YOU MINDIE!

This contest is for Crafting and Cooking!  All Valentine's Day inspired..so head on over and add your best Valentine's Day Craft or Recipe and enter to win some really nice merchandise from Crafters like myself :)

Let's also give a big thank you to all the people that donated items to this event to make it extra special and fun!

Have a great day 

and

Happy Crafting!