Duct Tape Rose

This instructable will teach you how to make Duct Tape roses, They are pretty good for valentines day and other events like fund raisers.

*EDIT*
The original idea came from the duct tape club www.ducktapeclub.com. But their Instructions are very vague and there is only four non informative pictures, after making these roses for a year or so i have my own style that I am sharing

Step 1 Get your stuff together

What you will need for this project is:

Some time: Not a lot but at least 10 minutes
Some tape: I use Duck Tape brand Duct Tape
Some floral wire: found almost in any floral department

Comments

[mysweetsgrandma]

Finally!-Someone actually giving helpful instruction to open up the petals-THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

[dumbchick1718]

This is my twist on the roses. The pink one is a rose that i made for my boyfriends mother for mothers day. The rest of the are pens. The really colorful one is my most favorite!

[farmerboyk]

First one: We have the exact same checkered tape :P Yours are awesome!

[Archive555]

Wow, those are great!
I especially love the multi-colored first one, it looks brilliant.
Nice work!

[dsaps11297]

I decided to make a dozen roses for the girl I am attempting to woo for Valentine's Day. I used your Instructable for the heads of the flowers, but changed the stems up - I used thicker wire and did a straight wrap instead of spiral. But they turned out FANTASTIC and I couldn't have done it without this Instructable!!!

[Mr. Thirty6]

Perhaps one thing you can do to make the end of the wire safer is bending it around and crimping the end (pliers needed for thicker wire).

[Joncalebbrown]

or you could just put duct tape around a straw and sticking the middle of the flower in the straw. thats what i do. :P

[sk8erdude]

Thanks for the instructable! My Girlfriend loved them! 5 stars!

[kbise]

check mine out :)

http://www.etsy.com/shop/BeyondTape?ref=top_trail

[elawson4]

mine look way different

[kaylaangelkisses]

I know a difrent,but easyer.look for SIMPLE DUCT TAPE ROSE.not in capitials

[monkeyloverx3]

you have to roll it guys

[mhasnain1]

what is the board thing underneath

[Herrozerro]

Its a fabric cutting board.

[Ragnar_Svardfri]

I did everything like you said too but it doesn't look as good as that.
Any possibility of a video?

[Herrozerro]

Never Fear!  I have read this and i will be working on a video! 

[Ragnar_Svardfri]

Awesome!
Because my roses look good but they don't look nearly as good as those.

[FoReVa_LiFeSuRvIvOr]

IU think it also helps if you kind of bend the petals down at the end

[armorlord]

These roses are great. I bought some colored duct tape and managed to make a whole stack, and they look really nice inside a vase.

I also found this great website while searching up other instructions:

http://tapedcoats.zxq.net/

They have a bunch of interesting ideas, people should check them out.

[KiraKiller]

I made mine for my boyfriend on Valentines day. We agreed to make each other something handmade since money was short. It wasnt perfect, but it came from the heart. Couldn't have done it without this instructable!!!

[taywill95]

Here's mine :)

[amaujean]

I really like your approach to the stem. It gives it a unique touch and makes it interesting.

[123AAA]

this is awesome!thanks man.

[SimmonsShark2000]

I just started and i do not know what to do after step 5 can i have some help????

[doglover11]

Nice flower making! really good :)

[kerneykid1]

here it is.

[doglover11]

Nice job looks good

[bwool1]

This looks really cool with tie-dye duct tape...

[bwool1]

LOVE the 'ible!

[kerneykid1]

i made a duct tape rose on the end of a ink tube, the cut theouter shell of the pen to fit, then taped it.

[HortonHugen09]

you can also use a pencil for your stem and then wrap it in duct tape (preferably green)

[CamillaLuvzMusic]

Makes it hard to sharpen-use a pen. mechanical pencils cant be pumped if you tape over the top, so pens work well. If you can find a green pencil thats awesome, but remember you'll be taping over the eraser no matter what.

[silvereagle564]

I'm building a duck tape prom tuxedo and this will definitely prove invaluable to me and my finishing touches. Kudos.

[Darthscout]

Sweet how long has it taken you so far? Or have you finished it yet?

[adrienvesely]

http://stuff.com

[superhubbardman]

thats really cool man--- u should post an instructable on it

[Coliflower]

yeah i know- or at least post a picture! sounds awesome!

[hilfest]

Be very very careful with this instructable, guys. Giving your girl something like this will set a high standard for future Valentines day gifts. Yes, these are great and made of duct tape, but she's going to expect you to top it at some point in the future! This instructable will make your girl VERY VERY happy. She'll think you're the coolest guy ever. She will also expect kickass things like this in the future. *USE THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK*

[Darthscout]

hahahahhahahahaaaa at your own risk indead. REMEMBER IF YOU GIVE ON TO YOUR GIRLFRIEND OR SOMEONE YOU LIKE BE PREPARED TO STEP IT UP NEXT TIME!

[sebastien.zhang]

 totally agree with that^