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== Steps == | == Steps == | ||
=== Making Your Petals === | === Making Your Petals === | ||
| − | #Pick a pen. This pen is going to act as your stem, so look for a pen that doesn't have a clicker on the top or on the side. You want the stem to be smooth and clean.<ref>http://www.duckbrand.com/duck-tape-club/ducktivities/flowers-and-roses/how-to-make-a-duck-tape-rose</ref> | + | #Pick a pen. This pen is going to act as your stem, so look for a pen that doesn't have a clicker on the top or on the side. You want the stem to be smooth and clean.<ref name="rf1">http://www.duckbrand.com/duck-tape-club/ducktivities/flowers-and-roses/how-to-make-a-duck-tape-rose</ref> |
| − | #Get your duct tape and other supplies. Think about what color you'd like your flower to be when selecting the duct tape. Red, white, and pink are good colors, especially if you want the flower to look like a rose. You will also need a pair of scissors, or a small cutting knife, and a cutting board or a surface where you can cut the duct tape. <ref | + | #Get your duct tape and other supplies. Think about what color you'd like your flower to be when selecting the duct tape. Red, white, and pink are good colors, especially if you want the flower to look like a rose. You will also need a pair of scissors, or a small cutting knife, and a cutting board or a surface where you can cut the duct tape. <ref name="rf1" /> |
#*Have one to two rolls of duct tape in different colors if you’d like to make a multicolored tape flower pen. Get a small roll of green duct tape for the “stem” and the “leaves” of the flower pen. | #*Have one to two rolls of duct tape in different colors if you’d like to make a multicolored tape flower pen. Get a small roll of green duct tape for the “stem” and the “leaves” of the flower pen. | ||
| − | #Cut pieces of duct tape for the petals. If you're making larger flowers, cut 23 squares of two to three inch pieces of the duct tape you're making petals out of. If you are making smaller flowers, cut 11 squares of two to three inch pieces of the duct tape.<ref>https://snapguide.com/guides/make-a-duct-tape-rose/</ref> Lay out the pieces of duct tape, sticky side up, on a clean, flat surface. | + | #Cut pieces of duct tape for the petals. If you're making larger flowers, cut 23 squares of two to three inch pieces of the duct tape you're making petals out of. If you are making smaller flowers, cut 11 squares of two to three inch pieces of the duct tape.<ref name="rf2">https://snapguide.com/guides/make-a-duct-tape-rose/</ref> Lay out the pieces of duct tape, sticky side up, on a clean, flat surface. |
| − | #Fold the petals. With the sticky side up, fold one of the corners of a piece of tape down half way across the square of tape, making that corner into a triangle. Keep a half inch of the sticky side uncovered at the bottom of the tape.<ref | + | #Fold the petals. With the sticky side up, fold one of the corners of a piece of tape down half way across the square of tape, making that corner into a triangle. Keep a half inch of the sticky side uncovered at the bottom of the tape.<ref name="rf2" /> |
#*Then, take the other corner and fold it over to meet the first fold in the middle of the tape square, making the top of the tape into a triangle. The tape should now look like a wide triangle, with a stripe of the sticky side at the bottom. | #*Then, take the other corner and fold it over to meet the first fold in the middle of the tape square, making the top of the tape into a triangle. The tape should now look like a wide triangle, with a stripe of the sticky side at the bottom. | ||
#*Repeat these steps for the rest of the pieces of tape. You should have a collection of triangles with a stripe of the sticky side at the bottom. These are your petals. | #*Repeat these steps for the rest of the pieces of tape. You should have a collection of triangles with a stripe of the sticky side at the bottom. These are your petals. | ||
| − | #Trim the petals. Use the scissors or the cutting knife to trim the top of the triangles so that they are rounded, instead of pointed. The pieces of tape should look like round petals. Your rose petals are now ready to be attached to the stem.<ref | + | #Trim the petals. Use the scissors or the cutting knife to trim the top of the triangles so that they are rounded, instead of pointed. The pieces of tape should look like round petals. Your rose petals are now ready to be attached to the stem.<ref name="rf2" /> |
===Attaching the Petals to the Pen=== | ===Attaching the Petals to the Pen=== | ||
| − | #Create a “stem” with the pen. Roll the pen lengthwise across a long piece of green tape, with the sticky side up. Do this until the pen is covered in several, even layers of green tape. Cut off any extra bit of tape so that the tape doesn't extend past the length of the pen.<ref | + | #Create a “stem” with the pen. Roll the pen lengthwise across a long piece of green tape, with the sticky side up. Do this until the pen is covered in several, even layers of green tape. Cut off any extra bit of tape so that the tape doesn't extend past the length of the pen.<ref name="rf1" /> |
| − | #Make the center of the flower. Tightly roll the triangle piece around the top of pen, with the rounded side of the petal facing the top of the pen. Use the sticky side on the triangle piece to secure it to the pen. This will be the center of the flower and you will build the petals around it.<ref | + | #Make the center of the flower. Tightly roll the triangle piece around the top of pen, with the rounded side of the petal facing the top of the pen. Use the sticky side on the triangle piece to secure it to the pen. This will be the center of the flower and you will build the petals around it.<ref name="rf1" /> |
#Attach the petals to the flower. To do this, you will continue to attach the pieces with the sticky part on the pen and tightly roll the pieces around the pen. Keep the rounded side of the petals facing the top of the pen as you attach and roll them. | #Attach the petals to the flower. To do this, you will continue to attach the pieces with the sticky part on the pen and tightly roll the pieces around the pen. Keep the rounded side of the petals facing the top of the pen as you attach and roll them. | ||
| − | #*Slightly overlap the petals as you attach them and keep the tips of your petals even. Don’t roll the pieces all in one straight line. Instead, position the triangle pieces under each other, overlapping slightly, so they unfold like the petals of a flower.<ref | + | #*Slightly overlap the petals as you attach them and keep the tips of your petals even. Don’t roll the pieces all in one straight line. Instead, position the triangle pieces under each other, overlapping slightly, so they unfold like the petals of a flower.<ref name="rf1" /> |
| − | #*As you roll the triangle pieces onto the stem, crinkle them at the bottom with your fingers. Do this by using your thumb to push the bottoms of the petals to mush them so they are crinkled, once they are attached to the pen.<ref | + | #*As you roll the triangle pieces onto the stem, crinkle them at the bottom with your fingers. Do this by using your thumb to push the bottoms of the petals to mush them so they are crinkled, once they are attached to the pen.<ref name="rf2" /> |
| − | #Add the leaves under the flower, also known as the sepals. Make two sepals, following the same steps you completed for the petals.<ref | + | #Add the leaves under the flower, also known as the sepals. Make two sepals, following the same steps you completed for the petals.<ref name="rf1" /> |
#*Cut two two to three inch squares of green duct tape. | #*Cut two two to three inch squares of green duct tape. | ||
#*As you did with the petals, fold over two of the corners of the pieces to make two triangles, with a strip of white sticky tape showing at the bottom. | #*As you did with the petals, fold over two of the corners of the pieces to make two triangles, with a strip of white sticky tape showing at the bottom. | ||
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*If you stick a piece of tape in the wrong spot over another piece, don't worry! They easily lift off of each other as long as you don't press down too hard. | *If you stick a piece of tape in the wrong spot over another piece, don't worry! They easily lift off of each other as long as you don't press down too hard. | ||
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== Things You'll Need == | == Things You'll Need == | ||
