Duct Tape Card Wallet

Make this easy No-Sew Duct Tape card wallet in no time flat!
It's thin enough to slip in your pocket and made to sport your favorite prints.

Step 1: Gather Your Materials

You'll need:

• Fabric 4 1/2" x 6" (11.5cm x 15cm or so)
• Duct tape (color of your choice)
• Stapler + staples
• Scissors
• Business or ID/Bank card (for measuring purposes)
• Tiny magnets (opt) not for use with credit cards

Step 2: Tape Your Fabric

Prepare the back of your fabric with strips of slightly overlapping strips of duct tape

• Cut strips of tape to extend slightly beyond marked lines
• Overlap rows of tape a small amount
• Cut off edges of tape flush with fabric

Step 3: Tape Back Raw Edges

Finish the two short edges by taping them back on themselves.

• Cut a tape slightly longer than the short edges
• Lay tape underneath fabric (on the right side)
• Fold over edge about 1/2" (1.25cm)
• Repeat on both sides

Step 4: Add Magnets (opt)

Now is the time to add magnets if you choose to do so.
They're SO not necessary, but do offer a satisfying snap to the final product.
do not use if carrying credit cards

• Fold the now-taped edges over the business card to give yourself a good idea of where the new edges will occur, and crease.
• Place a magnet in the center of crease to the outer edge.
• Use a small piece of tape to secure
• Repeat on other side, making sure magnet polarities are properly aligned.

Step 5: Create Pockets

Time to make the pockets!

*Turn the fabric over so you're looking at the fabric side.

• Fold the duct taped side back over your business card to form the pockets (yes, you're doing this inside out right now)
• Staple once on each side to hold folds in place
• Now go back and staple along the edges (leaving enough room for the cards to slide easily in and out, and for there to be a stack of them)

Step 6: Tape Back Edges

Now you'll tape over the stapled edges

• Cut tape slightly larger than the edges you just stapled.
• Lay the tape over the staples on the side with the pockets
• Fold toward the duct taped side along the line of staples
• Tape down firmly
• Repeat on other side

Step 7: Turn Wallet Right Side Out

Turn your wallet right side out!
(that was pretty self-explanatory)

• Use a closed pair of scissors to work the corners out and make sure no tape is sticking to itself.

Look how thin it is!

Step 8: Fill With Your Cards and Those of Others

This is a cool accessory to whip out when it's card sharing time.
Keep a handful of your cards on one side, and keep other people's in the other side!

Or use it as a regular wallet and keep your license and bank cards on one, and cash money on the other!

I'm going to make a ton of these to go with all of my outfits.
This one obviously goes with my deathskullbandana outfits.

Comments

[Verdantic]

Awesome idea! I'd been trying to think of a way to make a prettier duct tape wallet for ages, this is the perfect solution. I made my own wallet, loosely based on this 'ible, using a different pattern but the same concepts. I really liked the idea of stapling the seams on the ends, especially since you can only tape the inside.

I added a velcro dot to my wallet to keep it closed. As long as it stays closed the flap stays down and my change doesn't escape!

[jacieh24]

This is very pretty

[bFusion]

Be wary about using magnets around your credit cards and other ID badge things. As much as I love that snap too, I prefer that my plastic still works :)

[scoochmaroo]

Good point! Since I made this with just carrying my business cards around, I forgot to mention that!

[XkidXhavocX]

its proven that its nearly impossible to erase a card with a magnet... nice ible

[bFusion]

You're right on this. The night after I posted this I was watching mythbusters and they completely hammered this myth. My bad for posting false information, but any commercial magnet you use to hold your wallet together won't wipe your cards. :)

[HMice]

I had a train ticket that we attached to the fridge with magnets and IT WAS WIPED! YIKES!

[scoochmaroo]

Yeah, magnets have definitely wiped my transit cards before!

[bFusion]

Well then I am clearly not qualified to comment on magnet and wiping cards :) Either way, be wary!

[Lance Mt.]

Really? Hmm, cheers -Cheers, Chris

[Sabinbp]

where can you get that instructables card?

[GIHODGE]

I made one of these from a scrap piece of fabric from a tote I made. I used your 4-1/2 X 6 instructions and could not figure out how 2 pockets could fit on it, so I made one packet with a flip over top and secured with velcro dots!

[GIHODGE]

I am confused by step 6 - am I just covering the staples? or am I folding over and taping?

[scoochmaroo]

You can actually do either!

[stuffedbears]

the awesome fabric is an awesome touch :P

[collardgreenes]

This step is very unclear! I can follow every other step of this project, but I am having a really hard time with this one.

[King Julien]

cool

[glahgenius]

what marked lines are you talking about?

[b1gdamnhero]

I'm not quite sure what my problem was, but the fabric dimensions seem to be several inches too short. Any suggestions?

[scoochmaroo]

Try creating your own dimension by wrapping fabric or paper around your business cards to get the right size for your needs.