When I was in middle school, making cool things out of duct tape was one of the coolest things ever which made me want to figure it out too. I started making flowers out of duct tape and it's something that's easy and creates something really cool! Learn for yourself so you can make on for yourself or a special someone.
What you need:
Straw (I use the large ones from Dunks)
Scissors
Duct tape of your choice
Step One: Cut The Straw
Like I said I use the straws from Dunks so what I do is cut them in half so I can make two flowers out it. It depends on the straw for where you will cut it but I would say around five- six inches is good!
Step Two: Make The Stem
Now take the straw and the color of duct tape you want the stem to be (typically green). Use the straw to measure out the right amount of tape and wrap it around the straw
Step Three: Inner Petal
All the petals are made the same, but the first one gets something extra. First, rip off a piece of duct tape that's about 2 inches (they don't have to be perfect and the petals can be different sizes). Next, take one corner and fold it into the middle, leaving some sticky part at the bottom. Do this with the other side so the petal looks like a V.
The inner petal gets rolled up and placed about halfway in one end of the straw. If rolled up tightly it should fit in the straw just fine.
Step Four: Making The Flower
Using the steps above to make the petal (minus the rolling up), create multiple petals in whatever color you choose (I usually do a pattern with two colors or have 3 different colors that show one at a time in the flower). Then you place the petal on so its tip is even with the tip of the inner petal. That's it! continue doing that until you feel the flower is done (I usually use over 100 petals on a flower since I make them large)
Step Five: Leaves
This is something I usually leave off of big flowers since they don't really fit, but what flower doesn't have little petals? To do this just get the color duct tape you used for the stem and make a petal (I usually make 2 or and then place them evenly around the flower petals with the sticky part at the bottom touching the straw. Then, you got yourself a duct tape flower that anyone would love!
Final Product!
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