![]() Rosalinda and Victor Salinas of Houston make duct tape wallets and purses, many featuring iconic TV and consumer characters, such as Elmo and Hello Kitty. It takes a beginner at least an hour to craft one, says Michele. They've sold hundreds of rings, as well as online tutorials that explain how to fashion various styles, from hearts to roses. Utah sisters Michele Howarth, 23, of Orem, and Melissa Howarth, 18, of Provo, craft jewelry out of duct tape for their Etsy store, Quiet Mischief. This year's winning couple will receive $5,000 each. The formalwear contest for high schoolers closes June 13. Her goal in a few years? To make a duct-tape dress for "Stuck at Prom," a Duck Brand contest in its 12th year. "It truly is one medium that's almost as limitless as your imagination," says Scott Sommers, director of marketing for ShurTech Brands, maker of Duck Brand duct tape.Įlizabeth Blue-Norton, 13, of Westminster, Colo., has made an iPad holder, hats, wallets, and clothes for her stuffed animals. Parents praise it because there's no mess to clean up. Kids use it to make pony-tail holders and other bright accessories pair it with cardboard to make swords, shields and other toys. ![]() Furniture and home accessories are bedecked in the cloth-backed tape. Troll the Internet with duct tape in mind and see its ingenious uses: jewelry, flowers, clothing. "For me, as a guy, I'm working with duct tape, and that's pretty manly," jokes Snider. The comics are sealed with transparent packaging tape. Snider, 24, crafts wallets and messenger bags out of comic book pages and duct tape to sell at his Etsy online shop, Halftone Handicrafts. "Some were trying different patterns, others were figuring out how to incorporate their interests into the design. "The boys loved the activity," says Jake Snider, a youth pastor in Decatur, Ind., who allowed teens to personalize inexpensive Bibles with various materials, including duct tape. ![]() Want to get a group of teenage boys engrossed in a crafting project? Insert duct tape. Duct tape - not so good for sealing ducts but great for patching or mending lots of other things - has become a superstar in the crafting world, available in all kinds of vibrant colors and patterns, such as zebra, camouflage and tie-dye.
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