Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Dedicated to duct tape

I'm pretty much the most non-artsy person you could know.  I can't draw, my penmanship looks like a five year old's writing, folding paper always looks uneven, and I can rarely draw a straight line...using a ruler.  Have I ever told you about the time I tried to make a paper snowflake and it ended up looking like a pair of conjoined lungs? I kid you not.

So for me to actually want to be crafty, well that's super out of the ordinary.  After struggling with being too cheap to buy a halloween costume, I decided to make one.  Yes, I'm in the process of making a dress made out of duct tape.  It's a long process, but I'm surprisingly enjoying it.  So tell me, how acceptable is it to wear duct tape clothing on a casual day? Because duct tape creations can actually look pretty snazzy.  Here, take a gander at some of my inspirations for future designs.  I swear, if I manage to pull something off remotely like these, I will declare myself a duct tape diva.

via The Outnet


Sneak peek? Just a tad. Don't mind my mangled fingers- duct tape has the tendency to tear nail polish (and flesh) when things go wrong.


I'm still in the midst of making my dress, but I'll definitely keep you updated. That is, if I don't duct tape my hands together...again. Yes, that really happened. 

Oh and hey, here's a haiku for your hump day:
Jaundice skies silent 
Stagnant and without a tear 
Breathes without a sound

9 comments:

  1. Looks promising!! ;) can't wait to see the end result!!

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  2. I am super excited to see the entire costume!
    Haha,i can't draw too! :P
    *high -five*
    www.giasaysthat.com

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  3. I once made my friend a fancy dress costume using bin bags and sellotape. It was amazing! It was like a bandage dress with a sweetheart neckline. Took about an hour t cut her out of it at the end of the night though!

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  4. A duct tape dress for Halloween! I say that's pretty creative. I can't wait to see the result. Btw, I love those duct tape fashion.

    XoXo, Bree
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  5. I can't wait to see ehe entire dress!!! that is so creative.
    Kisses
    Pau

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  6. Hahaaa, can't wait to see your dress! And yeah, don't duct tape your hands together! That...would be bad!

    :)
    xo
    http://hautecouture3.blogspot.com

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  7. I can't wait to see your finished dress!!!! Really creative.


    heyitsalyssayu.blogspot.com

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  8. can't wait to see your dress! and go for hot pot on thurs! it's been probably 4 months since I had little sheep lol

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  9. how cool, such a great idea! Well maybe your craftiness is improving! Can't wait to see the final productShasie of Live Life in Style

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