Its the first Monday of a brand new month which means its time for the Designer Crafts Connection hop! To hop forward or backward to the other 32 designer's fabulous creations using Westcott Brand Cutting Tools, Duct tape and Velcro, use the Designer Craft Connection logo on the right sidebar of my blog here.
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Since October is Brest Cancer Awareness Month, we are making pink projects. I decided to make a simple cuff using the The Duck Brand® Solid and Patterned Duct Tape Rolls in gold and pink and black zebra striped pattern. To begin, I used the Westcott cutting mat to measure two 10" long strips of duct tape. Then I cut the strips with the 8" straight Titanium Non Stick Scissors.
Place the two strips together, sticky backs in to form the cuff. If your wrist is larger or smaller, you may want to adjust the measurements of the strips.
Next, cut the zebra striped tape with the Westcott Titanium Bonded Blade Paper Trimmer at 1/2". You will need two of these strips to line the top and bottom edges of the cuff.
I used the velcro to create the closure for the bracelet.
To create the flower embellishment, cut strips of zebra printed duct tape to 2" with the Titanium Non Stick Scissors.
Fold the strip in half long ways...
Fold the long strip in half again, like this...
Adhere the bottom of the open ends together with a small strip (approximately 1/4" x 1/2" ) cut with 3" Titanium Bonded Non Stick Scissors.
Cut tiny corners off of the edges uisng the 3" scissors.
Repeat making petals, lining them intoma circle, placing tiny strips of duct tape between each petal.
Layer another smaller circle of flowers on top and glue an interesting embellishment in the center to finish.
Next, glue the flower to the center of the cuff.
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Live Life Creatively,
Duct tape is available as silver or a transparent tape, and is made with a mix of fabric and rubber. Uses for duct tape are not only limited to professionals, as homeowners can find hundreds of use for it around the house. Duct tape is known in Scandinavia as "Jesus Tape," a clear allusion to the tape's capacity of performing miracles. The only repair that is not possible to perform with duct tape is the sealing of air conditioning and heating ducts, which ironically was the use that gave the tape its name.
Posted by: gas plumbing | May 12, 2012 at 05:55 AM
i love your pretty bracelet. Great project!
Posted by: Einat Kessler | October 4, 2011 at 01:37 AM
how cute...i could see the teens loving this one too. thank you for sharing
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Posted by: Chris Wooten | October 3, 2011 at 08:07 PM
Great job. I love how you used two pieces of duct tape to create your look!
Posted by: Laura Bray | October 3, 2011 at 03:56 PM
So cool! Love how "80's" it feels! FUN!!!
Posted by: Keri Lee Sereika | October 3, 2011 at 02:48 PM
Very pretty Mel!
Posted by: Lisa Rojas | October 3, 2011 at 01:22 PM