Duct Tape Flip Flops

Flip flops are fun and easy to wear, and even more so when made out of duct tape!

All you'll need is duct tape, a pair of flip flops, scissors,a pen, and a template of your flip flop.

To make this just trace your flip flops on some cardboard and cut the shapes out.

For this project, it would look a lot prettier if I had used colored duct tape, but I lost my purple duct tape and I'm too lazy to buy more.
This is my first project, and i hope you like it!

Step 1: Lots of duct tape

Cover one template with duct tape. Front and back. Don't skimp on this, unless you want crappy flip flops! It should look like a big rectangle. Then trim the edges so it actually looks like a shoe again. Step on this with the right (correct) foot and mark the spot in between your big toe and the other one next to it with the pen.

Comments

[NOODLE!]

most flip-flops have a 1/2-1" pad on the bottom. these ones are paper thin. what can you use that would actually feel like flip-flops?

[Eric95]

For extra comfort you can use a mousepad for the bottom!

[sharlston]

nice idea or a piece of foam? :)

[and7barton]

Can I make trousers using the same method ?

[sharlston]

if you do post a picture please :)

[hobo8675309]

yes u can. 1 time i made underwer w/ duk tap but the didnt fit

[watermelonhead]

yes, you can also make hats, vests and all sorts of crap. search "duct tape"

[pineapplenewton]

hats are hard you can really only make hats that sit on your heard like a top hat or a large baseball hat.

[Matt21497]

No.

[sharlston]

thats well good :)

[Matt21497]

Thank you. http://ducttapegallery.webs.com

[watermelonhead]

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[Matt21497]

Thank you.

[Matt21497]

and the one behind it is another hat and the one behind that is another hat. The only reason why I only have this one hat is because its for my friend and I wanted to show her the hat.

[pineapplenewton]

that hat is one of the few types of hats i said you can make

[Matt21497]

Oh sorry well I think any hat can be doable

[pineapplenewton]

ive tried to make hats like a winter knit hat but because duct ape doesn't stretch it is impossible. like actually. (for certain types of hats)

[Matt21497]

Oh you could probly do the hat your talking about my weaving the duct tape just It will not be stretchy and will easily fall of.

[pineapplenewton]

so it wouldn't really work

[Matt21497]

Well there could be possible ways to make it by using multiple rubber bands in a certain pattern

[pineapplenewton]

mmmm... yah...

[nuget1995]

Use painters tape! It's kinda stretchy! :) Maybe that will work!

[watermelonhead]

That blue tape?
Maybe a litlle. It is kinda stretchy,

[sharlston]

i like your website matt!!! :)

[Matt21497]

You like duct tape too?

[watermelonhead]

Yes- it's awesome

[Matt21497]

Yeah I have made so much stuff in fact I have a website its small right now but I hope to add more of my future projects to it.

[Matt21497]

Thats it

[watermelonhead]

yea i went there I LIKES TEH FLAMINGO!

[Matt21497]

Thank you.

[queen roo]

i just did this like yesterday! it turned out nice! not really any support though so if you have trouble with your feet, like cover a Dr. scholls pad and use that for the bottom

[saxophones]

This is so cool! I will try this! thanks for the idea

[watermelonhead]

thank you!

[Iman446]

thank you!

[Iman446]

thank you!

[Iman446]

Oct 31, 2008. 5:07 PM watermelonhead says: thank you! Oct 31, 2008. 5:07 PM watermelonhead says: thank you! Oct 31, 2008. 5:07 PM watermelonhead says: thank you!