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 […]
Lots of public facilities require that any tape used in their buildings be gaffers tape, since it can be removed from floors and walls without damaging finishes or leaving sticky residue. This use, in a Melbourne, Australia hospital, is definitely not approved. Apparently gaffers tape was used to cover up the detector in smoke alarms […]
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 […]
I follow a lot of photography tip blogs, and this posting caught my eye: “Make Your Camera Look Like A Heap of Trash”. The writer traveled with an expensive camera and recommended covering up the logos with gaffers tape and generally “trashing” the equipment with randomly applied duct tape and carton sealing tape to make […]
The Galway Independent reports that European car manufacturers are getting less than accurate mileage ratings on new cars with a trick that uses gaffers tape. By selectively covering gaps between body panels and reducing the size of air intakes, they are able to temporarily improve the cars aerodynamics and thus improve fuel economy. Don’t expect […]
Well, in this case we’re using a less known definition of fix-meaning that something is stuck. You can use duct tape to help open a jar with a stuck lid. Watch this Lifehacker video and then grab some duct tape and give it a try. Tapenews.com is your source for “all the news that’s fit […]
Well, not exactly, but close. Photographer Nick Fancher has a method for using the reflective properties of black and white gaffers tape to change the highlights in the eyes of a photo subject. His technique is for what is called “catch light”, which is what you see reflected in the pupils of someone in a […]
An exhibition at the University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning features duct tape drawings created by Joe Girandola. Girandola is the director of the MFA program in Fine Arts at the school. Click here to see his Taj Mahal “drawing”, made completely of colored duct tape. Tapenews.com is your source for […]