Tuesday, November 23, 2010

I Might Get to do Wedding Decorations!

A friend at work is getting married, and I might get to make a bunch of flower pens in her wedding colors!  These are the samples I made her, hope she likes them!

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Duck Tape Flower Pens!!!

Someone will definitely try to steal your pen if it's a duck tape flower pen... and you can spray them with your favorite fragrance to get a more "flowery" experience.


The price for these is $1 each, or $5 for 6, $10 for 12, etc.


Sunday, November 14, 2010

More creations

Another checkbook style wallet:

 The inside large pocket has a divider, so its like two pockets
 Red and leopard print folding wallet:

I am selling these and more online at http://www.etsy.com/shop/Ducktapedivaish?ref=pr_profile  For those out of state, I thought I would make it easier to pay.  I can accept paypal and money orders.

I can also make custom pieces, let me know what color combination, and what style you would like.

Monday, November 8, 2010

Selling Online

I set up an account at www.etsy.com to sell my duck tape creations!  This is what I have so far, so check it out!  http://www.etsy.com/shop/Ducktapedivaish?ref=pr_profile

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Super Cool Girlie Wallets

I wanted a cool wallet like the one I made for Renee, so I made one!  Also, I decided that I'll give a little sneak peak at how I make these brilliant creations:


Start by laying strips of duck tape sticky side up, slightly overlapping each other.

Lay your patterned strips sticky side down, slightly overlapping, on top of the sticky side up, so the sticky sides are together.  This is what is called making duck tape "fabric."  Once you get this down, you can make virtually anything.

Trim off the uneven edges.

Fold the "fabric" into the basic shape that you want it.  Cut strips of duck tape to the length of the seal you want to make.

Fold the strips lengthwise, and place it sticky side out, connecting the sides together.  This is very important, because it ensures that you don't have any sticky spots on the inside of your creation.

Make smaller "fabric" pieces for your pockets.

Fold the "fabric" in half.  Use one piece to secure the back of the pocket so that there are no holes behind your pockets.

Use the same technique above to secure the sides of the pockets.

Lay your pockets on top of each other evenly spaced.

To get the plastic window, I cut apart badge/ID holders.  A pack of 12 of these is $3-$4.

Cut tiny strips to go over 3 edges of the plastic.

Fold these sticky side out to secure this pocket to the larger pocket behind it.

Stick all the pockets to the wallet.

Cover all of the showing sticky side out edges, to fully secure the pockets down.  I use a Safeway card to make sure that the pockets will fit cards easily.

I use velcro for the flap.  This is the finished inside of the wallet.

Finished closed wallet.  I may add a strap in the style of the purses I've made, but I haven't decided if I want to do that yet.
 

Update:  Decided to go with the strap.  I like to be as hands-free as possible.


Saturday, November 6, 2010

Pink Ribbon Wallet

I was asked to make a wallet for a breast cancer survivor, and this is what I came up with:




The price for these is $15.  It's higher than the other wallets of this style so that I can take some of the proceeds and donate it to breast cancer research.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Christmas is Early for Renee!

These are some custom pieces I made for my super awesome friend, Renee.  All together this took about 3 rolls.  So price for a purse/bag that big alone, I'm thinking $35-$40.  It took forever and it was a pain in the ass working with the base sheet that big.  Not to mention lining up the stripes.




I think this wallet is super cool, price $15.




Of course, for Renee, this is Christmas!!!  And no, I won't be able to wait until Christmas to give it to her, lol.