How to Make a Duct Tape Rose Tulip

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Get your duct tape...It's sold in a bunch of colors so pick one or two of your favorite colors.

   Also get your skewer, wooden works easiest. /images/thumb/4/4c/Make-a-Duct-Tape-Rose-Tulip-Step-1-preview-Version-2.jpg/v4-550px-Make-a-Duct-Tape-Rose-Tulip-Step-1-preview-Version-2.jpg /images/thumb/4/4c/Make-a-Duct-Tape-Rose-Tulip-Step-1-preview-Version-2.jpg/v4-300px-Make-a-Duct-Tape-Rose-Tulip-Step-1-preview-Version-2.jpg
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   Step 2: Break the skewer in half.

   Not completely needed...But most skewers are about 10 or 12 inches (25.4 or
   30.5 cm) and your rose will look funny with that long of a stem. /images/thumb/e/ed/Make-a-Duct-Tape-Rose-Tulip-Step-2-preview-Version-2.jpg/v4-550px-Make-a-Duct-Tape-Rose-Tulip-Step-2-preview-Version-2.jpg /images/thumb/e/ed/Make-a-Duct-Tape-Rose-Tulip-Step-2-preview-Version-2.jpg/v4-300px-Make-a-Duct-Tape-Rose-Tulip-Step-2-preview-Version-2.jpg , If it's two colors, 13 of each color. 27 is about how many it takes for a good-sized rose, you can use more or less depending on the size you want. /images/thumb/2/26/Make-a-Duct-Tape-Rose-Tulip-Step-3-preview-Version-2.jpg/v4-550px-Make-a-Duct-Tape-Rose-Tulip-Step-3-preview-Version-2.jpg /images/thumb/2/26/Make-a-Duct-Tape-Rose-Tulip-Step-3-preview-Version-2.jpg/v4-300px-Make-a-Duct-Tape-Rose-Tulip-Step-3-preview-Version-2.jpg , /images/thumb/2/27/Make-a-Duct-Tape-Rose-Tulip-Step-4-preview-Version-2.jpg/v4-550px-Make-a-Duct-Tape-Rose-Tulip-Step-4-preview-Version-2.jpg /images/thumb/2/27/Make-a-Duct-Tape-Rose-Tulip-Step-4-preview-Version-2.jpg/v4-300px-Make-a-Duct-Tape-Rose-Tulip-Step-4-preview-Version-2.jpg , This is now a petal. /images/thumb/3/37/Make-a-Duct-Tape-Rose-Tulip-Step-5-preview-Version-2.jpg/v4-550px-Make-a-Duct-Tape-Rose-Tulip-Step-5-preview-Version-2.jpg /images/thumb/3/37/Make-a-Duct-Tape-Rose-Tulip-Step-5-preview-Version-2.jpg/v4-300px-Make-a-Duct-Tape-Rose-Tulip-Step-5-preview-Version-2.jpg , /images/thumb/7/7d/Make-a-Duct-Tape-Rose-Tulip-Step-6-preview-Version-2.jpg/v4-550px-Make-a-Duct-Tape-Rose-Tulip-Step-6-preview-Version-2.jpg /images/thumb/7/7d/Make-a-Duct-Tape-Rose-Tulip-Step-6-preview-Version-2.jpg/v4-300px-Make-a-Duct-Tape-Rose-Tulip-Step-6-preview-Version-2.jpg , That makes it a stem, it can stay just plain wood, but make sure it doesn't give splinters. /images/thumb/c/c1/Make-a-Duct-Tape-Rose-Tulip-Step-7-preview-Version-2.jpg/v4-550px-Make-a-Duct-Tape-Rose-Tulip-Step-7-preview-Version-2.jpg /images/thumb/c/c1/Make-a-Duct-Tape-Rose-Tulip-Step-7-preview-Version-2.jpg/v4-300px-Make-a-Duct-Tape-Rose-Tulip-Step-7-preview-Version-2.jpg , /images/thumb/5/5e/Make-a-Duct-Tape-Rose-Tulip-Step-8-preview-Version-2.jpg/v4-550px-Make-a-Duct-Tape-Rose-Tulip-Step-8-preview-Version-2.jpg /images/thumb/5/5e/Make-a-Duct-Tape-Rose-Tulip-Step-8-preview-Version-2.jpg/v4-300px-Make-a-Duct-Tape-Rose-Tulip-Step-8-preview-Version-2.jpg , /images/thumb/a/a1/Make-a-Duct-Tape-Rose-Tulip-Step-9-preview-Version-2.jpg/v4-550px-Make-a-Duct-Tape-Rose-Tulip-Step-9-preview-Version-2.jpg /images/thumb/a/a1/Make-a-Duct-Tape-Rose-Tulip-Step-9-preview-Version-2.jpg/v4-300px-Make-a-Duct-Tape-Rose-Tulip-Step-9-preview-Version-2.jpg , It won't die and never needs to be watered! /images/thumb/e/ea/Make-a-Duct-Tape-Rose-Tulip-Step-10-preview-Version-2.jpg/v4-550px-Make-a-Duct-Tape-Rose-Tulip-Step-10-preview-Version-2.jpg /images/thumb/e/ea/Make-a-Duct-Tape-Rose-Tulip-Step-10-preview-Version-2.jpg/v4-300px-Make-a-Duct-Tape-Rose-Tulip-Step-10-preview-Version-2.jpg
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   Step 3: or cut

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   Step 4: 27 two-three inch strips of the duct tape.

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   Step 5: Take one strip and fold it almost in half so you have a triangle on one side.

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   Step 6: Take that strip and fold the side with the triangle

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   Step 7: fold the sticky side down so you have a non-sticky triangle on one side and then a bit of sticky duct tape on the other side.

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   Step 8: Repeat steps 4

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   Step 9: more times

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    Step 10: or until you run out of duct tape strips.

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    Step 11: Wrap your skewer in green duct tape.

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    Step 12: Start wrapping the petals around the skewer

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    Step 13: making sure it kind of looks like a flower.

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    Step 14: Take a strip of your green duct tape and wrap it around the bottom of the flower into the stem area

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    Step 15: it looks cleaner this way.

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    Step 16: sell or keep your beautiful flower!

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