11Aug | 2010
Duct Tape Joyful Flower – Tutorial
Posted under Tutorials . Upcycle | 53 Comments
Remember when I showed you the Duct tape organizer I made for the pens in my desk? Well, today I will be sharing the tutorial to make those flowers. The cool thing about them is that you can clean them very easily unlike fabric flowers I used to decorate, this ones can be dusted without any problems and also washed in case something spills. I shared in my last post that I was going to work on some easy projects for those just starting and this is one of them! Hope you all enjoy!
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THE PROCESS:
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1- Gather your materials:
- Duct Tape |
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2- Unroll a piece of duct tape, and place it facing each other. You will need pieces with color on both sides. if you want you can make them with different colors. one for the back and one for the front. |
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3- On your piece of duct tape, cut 5 of each of both sizes for one flowers. if you want you can mark them first with a non-permanent marker then wipe off. |
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4- You will end up with 10 pedals, then cut a round piece for the center of the flower. |
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5- Fold the pedals at the end of the straight line (Like shown in template) |
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6- Fold the back. |
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7- it should look like this from the front of the petal, repeat with all the others and you are ready to glue. |
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8- Place a drop in the front fold |
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9- And then another drop in the back to glue the fold in. |
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10 – You have all your pieces ready to assemble the flower. |
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11- First glue the button to the center of your circle. |
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12- Then start gluing the big petals first. |
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13- Glue them all the way around the edge of the circle |
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14- The start with the smaller petals, glue them in between the big ones and making sure your close to the center, touching the button. |
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15- and the flower is done! now we need a piece to attach it. |
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16- Grab a paper clip and place a piece of tape in between. |
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17- Tape that to the back of your flower and it’s ready! |
There are so many ways to used them!! I will make some more in different colors to match the craft/office room 
Happy crafting!
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Joy Kelley is a Chilean Designer. Wife. Crafter. IMac dependent. Pattern lover. Color obsessed. The girl behind the HowJoyful Design Studio. Mrs Poodle at Weddingbee.
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So pretty – would have never guessed it was made from duct tape!
It’s pretty cool, none of my friends that have see them live guessed that it was duct tape
Wow, that is gorgeous! I love the teal. Thanks so much for the great pictures and instructions. I’ll be linking to this.
Thank you so much Rachel!
Unbelievably cute! What a great idea! They have a modern look to them, just awesome! Thanks for the tutorial, gonna try that for sure.
Super Cute! Thanks for the Tutorial!!
This is such a cute flower! I’m most definitely going to try this. Thank you for sharing!
Very very nice tutorial.excellent…..thanx 4 sharing
WOW! im so impressed right now! that is made out of duct tape!!!!! come on over and link up to MMM so I can feature you next week
These are so cute. I can’t wait to try to make them!
Now I know what I’ll be using my leopard print and tie dye duct tape rolls for…
Thanks!
this is so pretty! I just made this for my blog, and I love how it looks!
thanks for a wonderful tutorial!
Kristen
Oh, these are awesome! I’m going to be on the lookout for colored duct-tape from now on.
Thanks for the tutorial! 
WOW…it’s so pretty..:),thanks for nice photo and the instruction..I’ll try to make it..and of course I will looking for colored duct-tape in Indonesia soon ..:).
I love this! you are so creative! I am your newest follower
Wow. That just blew me away. How creative! I think I will try this one day :]
So Beautiful!
Thanks for sharing!
Ducttape at my school is so popular. I’m not to fond of it, but it is a cute idea.
This is such a cute and well planned idea. Thank you for sharing!
good work and nice.
These are so cute! I love the idea of making these for a cheap & easy display – my friend used to do duct tape roses, but I like this style of flower better.
My youngest daughter who is 12 has declared that she wants to be YOU when she grows up. Thank you for having such an informative site with awesome instructions.
Oh! that is so incredibly sweet!! you totally made my day and tell her that she got me all emotional with that comment =] Thank you so much XOXO
This is so fabulous! I was just looking at the color Duct Tape at the store yesterday wondering what I could make from it. Looks like I’ll be heading back to the store tomorrow.
Me again.
I made one of these flowers and even made a whole desk organizer from the duct tape and foam board. Great idea!
http://entertainingmadness.typepad.com/entertaining-madness/2011/07/crafts-and-inspiration.html
These are so wonderful and creative, can’t wait to try it! Thanks for the tutorial.
has anyone seen kandee johnsons flower wall ??? this would be cool to use instead of fabric flowers
Thanks for the tutorial, and for including the template. I glued the template onto cardboard to make it more durable, and created a pink flower right away! “Gracias!” from a Venezolana! (I took a picture of my flower and copied the image location from my facebook album into the URL field.)
Your flower is beautiful Melissa! Thank you for sharing and that’s a great idea for the template to last you longer =]
xo
Hola la flor es preciosa, pero me gustaría saber qué tipo de cinta adhesiva usas, pues en España no he visto este tipo de color en las cintas de pegamento. Si puedes contestarme lo agradeceré.
Hola Marisela, la verdad es que no tengo idea como se llamara esta cinta en España, este es el link hacia Amazon, yo se que ellos tambien hacen envios al extranjero, quizas podrias considerar comprarla en linea. Ojala eso te ayude, Saludos!
I am searching for duct tape crafts for kids, but I found this for me! I love it and the desk organizer. You are so creative. Thank you
I am so excited to begin these flowers. I am planning on making them for cancer patients who can’t receive real flowers. Thank you for your creativity!
That is such an awesome cause! I am so happy you will make them =] XO
este sera el proximo ..es lindisima
Hi
This is so awesome, who would have thought that duct tape could look so pretty.:):)
wow, very excited about this, we have a LOT of duct tape at my job!
Very “crafty”!! I posted a link to this on my blog
Thank you!
Jennifer @ The Craft Barn
great job! many thanks for sharing
How fun is this! Thanks for the fabulous idea and instruction!
Love it! I came over from skip to my lou- I’m so glad I did! Wonderful site, great tut. Thank you!
This is so pretty! I love the color you chose. There are so many possibilities for this flower. I can’t wait to make one! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for this great idea! I just made a duct tape bag and this is a really cute decoration to go on there!
Thanks !!! I’m your newest follower. I Love it.
I love this! Its so creative and beautiful! I gave this to my mother for her birthday. She loved it!!!
I started playing around with this design (even though it turned out very well the first time) and i found that if you put some floral wire in the middle of the petal, it looks just as good and you don’t have to worry about all of those pesky glue strings. Plus you get a stem and a straight line in the middle! Thanks for the idea!
So glad you figure that out! You are very welcome and I’d love to see how yours turn out!
Looks really cute and easy too..will give it a try
What glue did you use? I haven’t found ANYTHING that sticks to duct tape except hot glue and its messy.
I have tried adhesives of all kinds, and none really stick to the waxy duct tape surface.
Sorry Cathy! I used a hot glue gun.
Hi Joy, I am doing these for a friends farewell party. Hope mine turn out as pretty as yours because me & hot glue don’t get along to well! Lol Thank you so much for this tutorial!! Any chance you could put the middle circle on the template too?! I just want to make sure I get the size right!
this so cool. I’m going to steal your idea and im going to make it so nobody can see it. Ha!
thats not nice