Duck Tape Storage Box

Duck tape has really stepped their game up lately. With so many different patterns, styles, textures and ways to apply what's a girl to do? If you are a crafty girl like myself the choice is quite obvious...buy them all and place them in your crafting stash all while telling yourself that one day you will use them on a project. I know, hoarder alarm ringing. Ha! This is the story of my crafting life and probably a few others. Well one rainy day while I was stuck inside organizing I discovered that I needed some storage boxes to corral some smaller items. Now who's going to go out in the rain to buy storage boxes? Definitely not me. But then it dawned on me, you have empty shoe boxes in the garage and duck tape in the craft closet...why not turn the shoe boxes into storage boxes? Needless to say, instead of organizing as planned I ended up creating the lovely box above. If you would like to know the materials and steps that I used, just continue reading.

MATERIALS

empty shoe box, scissors, and duck tape of your choosing

STEPS

The steps are quite straight forward hence no step-by-step pictures. 

1) Remove the lid from the shoe box and working around the sides of the lid, place a strip of duck tape at one corner and stick into place around all four sides. You want to make sure that the edge of the duck tape lines up with the edge of the box. When the end meets the beginning cut the duck tape from the roll and fold the remaining duck tape at the bottom, under the lid of the box.

2) For the top of the lid, working vertically (top to bottom) place a strip of duck tape at the far left side and smooth into place.  Make sure you have enough duck tape left over at the top and bottom to fold under the lid.  Repeat this process until the entire lid is covered. If you have a patterned duck tape try to align the pattern up as best you can. 

3) For the bottom of the box, this process will be similar to step 1 for the lid. Place a strip of duck tape at one corner and stick into place around all four sides. You want to make sure that the edge of the duck tape lines up with the edge of the box. When the end meets the beginning cut the duck tape from the roll and smooth into place. Repeat this process until the entire box is covered. Again, if you have a patterned duck tape try to align the pattern up as best you can. 

4) Below is a side corner view of my shoebox covered in patterned duck tape.  

Until next time, let inspiration find you!

A. Cornelia