Everybody knows that the NFL is a money making machine. Items branded with NFL team logos sell for a premium and fans snap up items that help identify them with a certain team. A recent line of duct tape wallets is on the market and the hand made items are available in lots of NFL […]
In something of a futile attempt to enforce his schools dress code, Mt. View High School (Montrose, PA) dean George Barbolish used duct tape to tempoarily cover rips in students jeans. In further action to make the dress code even more restrictive, school officials now propose to no longer allow t shirts or turtlenecks, unless […]
In an incident that clearly has nothing to do with making prom dresses from duct tape, a Seattle woman was arrested after a bizarre incident in a local bar. The bartender called police after a woman began removing her clothes and covering herself with pink duct tape. After a chase ensued, at least one officer […]
Last weekends’ Duct Tape Festival in Avon, OH, was “all things duct tape” to a crowd of over 40,000. Parades, a fun run, craft shows and a fashion show were all part of the activities in the tenth anniversary celebration of this iconic product. Click here to see some great pictures and to read more […]
Kathy Antoniotti, who writes a crafts colum for the Akron, Ohio Beacon Journal recommends that anyone planning to attend the annual duct tape festival in Avon, OH this summer should consider making themselves a pair of duct tape flip flops to wear to the festivities. See a picture here. Get your own crafting supplies here. […]
This week’s death of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has brought punk music back into the public consciousness. Bands like The Clash and singers like Elvis Costello made their first hits as responses to the “Iron Lady’s” tough fiscal policies and their music defined an entire British generation. This look back in time coincides […]
Patti Beth Anderson of Grand Lake, Delaware is now the self-proclaimed “Queen of Duct Tape”. Her title grab is based on her having a duct tape crown which she wears proudly and her claim that she never travels without duct tape. Patti Beth is happy to share her duct tape tips with anyone who is […]
Noted hair sylist Alexander Wang is styling hair with duct tape. His work, intended for an Australian fashion show, uses duct tape as a wearable hair accessory. Using bands of duct tape, Wang creates a multi-layer pony tail. Click here to see his work. No word yet on the bald look his models will be […]
While proclaiming “duct tape fixes everything”, North Carolina representative Tim Moore surmised that women could get around the bill that proposes making the baring of a woman’s breast a crime by covering up with a patch of duct tape. The bill would make exposing one’s “private parts” a felony. If the law ever passes, this […]
Last Saturday’s 5K run in Owasso, OK was a fund raiser for Owasso’s “Odyssey of the Mind”. School kids who participated in the event wore duct tape clothing that they made themselves. Funds raised will be used towards sending a team to the Odyssey of the Mind world competition in Lansing, Michigan. Click here to […]