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How to Make a Duct Tape Wallet

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The money might not stick around, but the wallet will!

A wallet is more than just a money holder—it’s a fashion statement! Follow the directions below to complete this fun craft. Whether it’s a gift for Dad, or your own personal bank account, a homemade, colorful duct tape wallet is durable, creative and flat-out cool.

Supplies

Duck® brand duct tape (colored works best)

Scissors

Ruler

Optional: stickers, permanent or paint markers

Step 1

Make a duct tape sheet that is 7 inches long by four strips wide:

· Cut a strip of duct tape that measures 7 inches and lay it sticky side up on your work surface.

· Roll out and cut another strip of duct tape to the same length.

· Place the second 7-inch strip sticky side up so it slightly overlaps the edge of the first strip.

· Repeat until you have four strips overlapping.

· Turn the sheet so the strips run vertically.

· Cut a strip to lay across the sticky-side-up strips. Start at the top and work your way down. These strips get placed sticky side down. Add another strip below the last one. Remember to overlap the edges.

· Continue laying strips sticky side down until all of the sticky sides of the “bottom” strips are covered.

· Trim off edges.

Step 2

Fold the sheet in half so you have a rectangle.

Step 3

Use a piece of tape about 4 inches long to seal the edge on one of the short sides of the rectangle. Trim off the extra tape.

Step 4

Fold the wallet in half so the short sides line up. Note: Do this before taping the other side so that the wallet will fold without bulges.

Step 5

Keep the wallet in the folded position, trim any excess, and tape the other side.

Options

Personalize the wallet with initials, favorite colors, or a personal trademark (such as a fish if Dad loves fishing or use Camouflage Duck Tape® for the Dad who’s a hunter).

* Adapted with permission from Got Tape? Roll Out the Fun With Duct Tape!, by Ellie Schiedermayer, published by Krause Publications, Iola, WI, www.krausebooks.com , phone: 800-258-0929.

Average Rating:

(Based on 91 Rating(s) )

That's pretty similar to the way I make my wallets. I figured out how to make them myself-- but if I didn't know how, I don't think I'd be able to learn much by reading this article. The instructions are clear enough, but it's hard to picture what you're doing just by reading them. Sample pictures for each step would be nice, or even a video.**duckin' forever**-kaitlin

kaitlin | Date Added: 12/15/2009 10:45:00 AM

it is awsome and i loveeed itttttttttt

Robot_Girl101 | Date Added: 12/15/2009 9:07:00 PM

need new wallet will try at least 4 stars !!!

ducter | Date Added: 12/17/2009 5:12:00 PM

i made this and it works great

70chev | Date Added: 12/18/2009 4:42:00 PM

I made mine and its AWESOME! OH NO!

Mr_Bill | Date Added: 12/26/2009 10:30:00 PM

I made mine and its AWESOME! OH NO!

Mr_Bill | Date Added: 12/26/2009 10:31:00 PM

It works best if you use a sharp knife to cut the tape. If you use sisors, they will get gummy after a while and won't cut well.

Chuck | Date Added: 1/2/2010 5:28:00 PM

I can make duck tape purses.

fluffy | Date Added: 1/2/2010 5:56:00 PM

great advice, it it needs to tell you how to make the card pockets

phfatty | Date Added: 1/2/2010 10:25:00 PM

the wallets rule. i added a screen to it for my picture thing

duckytapey3 | Date Added: 1/3/2010 2:52:00 AM

good but it needs to tell you how to put in card pockets

phfatty | Date Added: 1/3/2010 5:23:00 PM

To make the card pockets: you will need a small rectangle of duck tape "fabric" for each pocket. Just attach the piece to the wallet on the sides and bottom. Viola! A pocket! Layer other pockets onto the first one for card pockets.

kaitlin | Date Added: 1/16/2010 1:47:00 PM

at school i always make wallets for me so i started a company called waldos wallets

sampie27 | Date Added: 1/17/2010 6:40:00 PM

I just paid $20.99 for this I'm carrying. What a waste of money. Know better for the next time.

edd | Date Added: 1/18/2010 5:08:00 PM

I made 3 and it was so much fun but the hard part is macking a card holder and that is not even that hard!I LOVE MY WALLET!!!!!!!!!!!1

Lid | Date Added: 2/6/2010 10:34:00 AM

i havent made this design yet but ive made tons of duck tape stuff like ive made two checkerboards and pieces =)i <3 duck tape !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

stuckonyou42 | Date Added: 2/8/2010 9:39:00 PM

It gets easier to make with more practice. phfatty is right, the instructions should be complete with making the pockets and the billfold for a finished product. These instructions only get you so far as making the internal structure... BUT! Users, you are all smart enough to create your own designs! Innovate your own creations, and make something truly unique.

jdalton | Date Added: 2/9/2010 7:08:00 PM

this is sooo awesome

ducktape rox 101 | Date Added: 2/13/2010 2:44:00 PM

jdalton is right your smart enogh to but you may be new so keep practicing i am very fond of this stuff and i can make extreme duck tape wallets that i can't explain on here but if i get to it i will post a solution about it duck tape RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ducktapedude | Date Added: 2/23/2010 3:58:00 PM

cool i did the wallet as my first creation for "duck" tape. it was a little hard but a great challenge :)I <3 DUCK TAPE

koopy169 | Date Added: 2/25/2010 7:58:00 PM

i made one of these before. i make them for my friends. i think they r ez 2 make.

queenofducktape23 | Date Added: 2/28/2010 5:31:00 PM

Very cool and it sells great. :)

drummerboy | Date Added: 2/28/2010 5:39:00 PM

Very cool great seller.

drummerboy | Date Added: 2/28/2010 5:46:00 PM

I like my wallet but if you aren't getting the directions then just look up how to make a duct tape wallet on you tube

styx45 | Date Added: 3/1/2010 9:23:00 PM

this is amazing the instructions are very clear. And it is the perfect size!

pupswithwheels | Date Added: 3/7/2010 1:22:00 PM

i made one of these and it has lasted me for ever

god | Date Added: 3/11/2010 10:10:00 AM

OK THIS HAS NUTHIN 2 DO WITH A WALET BUT I FOUND OUT THAT IF YOU TAKE A PIECE OF DUCK TAPE AND STICK IT TOGETHER THEN RIP IT APART AS FAST AND HARD AS YOU CAN IT WILL MAKE A SMALL BLUE LIGHT. BUT!!! yOU HAVE TO DO THIS IN A PITCH BLACK DARK PLACE!!!!!!!! YOU CANT SEE IT IF YOU ARE IN THE LIGHT!!!!!!!

ducttapegurl | Date Added: 3/12/2010 11:17:00 PM

If you want a cool design on your wallet print out a picture on some thick paper, then open your wallet and turn it so the outside is facing up, then put the picture wherever you want it and use packaging tape to put a clear covering on the wallet which holds the picture in place! Cut off extra and now you have a clear wallet with a cool picture and plus it is water proof!

Jackwarrior34 | Date Added: 3/19/2010 7:08:00 PM

its ok i make better ones

DUCT TAPE KING | Date Added: 3/22/2010 6:25:00 PM

This is an awesome Wallet- I only made it with the side with pockets, the pocket for the id, and the place for money- i think there's an extra flap in this one. but I love it- i'm making another one. and don't use any other brand because they're usually way too thin. and glue on them gets weird.

jenkev3 | Date Added: 3/23/2010 1:41:00 AM

Here is a link- This is one with photos- it's the one that I went by minus the extra flap and the scan blocker thing. And I used hot pink duct tape- http://www.rpi-polymath.com/ducttape/duct_tape_wallet.html

jenkev3 | Date Added: 3/23/2010 1:49:00 AM

I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE STUPID INSTRUCTIONS. I NEED PICTURES

nickbartlett | Date Added: 3/24/2010 12:41:00 PM

veery veery Kooool

porkchop | Date Added: 3/25/2010 7:20:00 PM

yeah. i read a couple books with them in it, and if you take a square piece of tape 3.5 inches long, and fold it over with about 1/8 of it sticking out, you can tape it on and make 2 pockets. and then fold another square over it with another 1/8 inch on top and bottom, you got 3 pockets (or 4 :-D). found in DUCTAGAMI: THE ART OF THE TAPE.

dragyrn1456 | Date Added: 3/26/2010 9:56:00 PM

i thought it was pretty cool, its kinda hard to get it smooth but it was very easy and i enjoyed making it with red duck tape!!! :)

quackerz | Date Added: 3/28/2010 7:07:00 PM

These directions were hardly even basic, I started making these walletts with my cubscouts 2 yrs ago with no instructions, and they came out great, the boys loved the camo tape we used on the outside. Another way to get them real flat when closed is before you fold it while still a square is to make a 1/8" - 1/4" wide cut from the middle of one side. Then pull the notch edges together and tape it shut. I have also made the photo sleeve things out of clear packing tape.

linxrufus | Date Added: 3/30/2010 2:05:00 AM

I tried making this and it was hard at first but i got the hang of it and im able to sell them now and it is a good money maker.

prepcheck | Date Added: 3/31/2010 11:15:00 AM

Awesome I made 1 and it looks Pro Thanks!!!Love IT!!!!

ducktapewalletmaster | Date Added: 3/31/2010 12:30:00 PM

i made it at first and it was okay, but now i make them all the time. i have my own website and i've made over 100$. my website name is www.ducttapewallet.webs.com

undertaker12520@gmail.com | Date Added: 4/7/2010 6:14:00 PM

So I didn't learn through this site but I only use DuckBrand Ducktape and i've made and sold handfulls of wallets. My most recent being a special wallet for me, its 7.5 x 12 inches and is standard grey with about 15 card slits and enough space for paperwork. I'd never change brands, DuckBrand Ducktape for life.

J_hero | Date Added: 4/14/2010 12:00:00 AM

It only teaches you how to make the actual wallet, no pockets. It is not like it is in the picture.

dogag | Date Added: 4/23/2010 11:03:00 AM

i like your colors but do you have plaid?

stephenmills | Date Added: 4/26/2010 6:11:00 PM

Wallets are super super easy to make... and this needs pictures

Samantha-duct-tape-master | Date Added: 5/2/2010 7:56:00 PM

I need a new wallet so I’m going to make one right now!!! thats a good wat to make a wallet! Thanks!

mdlovemd | Date Added: 5/10/2010 11:49:00 AM

ecellent! i made one and wrote to dad on it. Perfect！ i just cant describe how good it is. thank you. five stars.

gorilla_tape_addikt | Date Added: 5/17/2010 11:56:00 PM

This is a great start and youtube would help a beginner. If you make one, and use it, you will eventually find black gunk for the adhesive, which will ruin any cards and stick to the money. the best way to solve this it to line everything in clear packaging tape. This also allows the wallet to last longer. You may have trouble with bubbles, but that is nothing that a fresh exacto knife can't handle.

scorch7314 | Date Added: 5/18/2010 8:05:00 PM

I've had mine scence 3rd grade!They are extreamly durable and even better with card pockets

pace586 | Date Added: 5/28/2010 10:12:00 AM

I love my new duct tape wallet it's soo cool . if you use difrent colors it's awesome.

Madijo | Date Added: 5/28/2010 9:11:00 PM

I made mine last night and it's tye dye and light blue. It' awesome

abbyl | Date Added: 5/31/2010 10:01:00 AM

wow i make tons of duct tape wallets i luv em. now i will start to sell them.

alexmoses | Date Added: 5/31/2010 10:54:00 AM

I can make really awesome duct tape wallets. if you want to put a design on it stick some duct tape on cardboard (wihtout pressing hard) and cut it with a exacto knife.

Miss Duct Tape | Date Added: 6/5/2010 7:57:00 PM

I make my wallets a bit different. I like mine a lot better. It fits girls better.

britt.n.2010 | Date Added: 6/7/2010 4:47:00 PM

wallets are easy purses are better..i have made bout 6-8 purses in the past few months and they are great to use

britt.n.2010 | Date Added: 6/8/2010 10:22:00 PM

i learned how to make duct tape wallets a while back and have sold about 500$ in duct tape products already...this wallet is simple and im not trying to hate on it, i mean it is a good wallet for a beginner but it has a few problems, this wallet would easily fold and have lots of crinkles in it and since there is no tape on the inside of the sides the money would stick...also it has no card holders or an id holder so its no good if you have any...i have made over 100 wallets already, some plain alot with designs rangging from sesame street to disney characters to stenils, letters you name it... i plan to start a website and will post the adress when i get it running

papaduct | Date Added: 6/12/2010 8:19:00 PM

Mine works great but it dose't look as nice as the one in the pic even though i followed all the directions

zakry | Date Added: 6/13/2010 8:17:00 PM

this is awesome i only use "duck" tape to make my stuff i make wallets, majic wallets, belts, hats, rings, hats, and book bags

ducktape1234554321 | Date Added: 6/14/2010 3:27:00 PM

kool

tapeyperson | Date Added: 6/17/2010 12:36:00 AM

love it

skate on tape | Date Added: 6/20/2010 10:12:00 PM

omg i love duct tape i have like 80 rollas no lie thxx for helping me with ideas from my first wallet i really growned nd got more creativer

DuCk.TaPe1212 | Date Added: 6/24/2010 6:09:00 PM

i made like 20 wallets already. o ya and when i was stocking up on "duck" tape i brought lots of colors but i got a silver but i don't thing it was duck brand because when u unrolled to use some it had a thing on the sticky thing to peel off and i found out all it was was tin foil with sticky stuff under it it was really cool tho. btw thanks for all the awesome "duck" tape hahaha

Bobtheducttaper | Date Added: 6/26/2010 11:24:00 AM

I made one according to the directions on the theduckbrand's youtube. Then I made one with my own twist!

meekakitty | Date Added: 6/27/2010 12:51:00 PM

first of all duck brand is awsome!!! but second.... seven inches hasnt worked very well for me.... none of my credit cards will fit in it so i bumped it up to 8 inches which is working muh better!!!!

luckyducky | Date Added: 6/28/2010 6:00:00 PM

I put a cute design on the front. But i failed on the inside and accidentally made the gift card slot too small!!!

ductluvr08 | Date Added: 6/30/2010 5:23:00 PM

why dont you tell howto make pockets

benkemper96@yahoo.com | Date Added: 7/2/2010 2:27:00 PM

Duck Brand duct tape is the only brand i use! I use 7 3/4 inches instead of seven. the person that originally got me into duct tape stuff is ducttapestuff on youtube. he has how to do wallets, bookbags, purses, folders, and other cool stuff like that. but i love this website its really cool

DuctTapeThings33 | Date Added: 7/9/2010 3:03:00 AM

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