Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Tutorial Time: Duck Fabric® Tape Shoe Makeover

This post brought to you by Duck Brand. All opinions are 100% mine.




Today's project is one I'm very excited about because it's also a chance to share a new product I now love: Duck Fabric® Tape.  I was intrigued when I first heard about this new item from Duck Brand Craft Tapes. Fabric that's really a tape? It sounded magical!

Here's the 411 on it: It's a bit different than regular Duck® Tape since it's actually soft cotton fabric.  This means it behaves like fabric in being soft and smooth, but has a built-in grip adhesive on the back so it can function like a traditional tape to adhere to just about anything.  It also comes paper backed so you can plan things out before you peel.  




It sounded totally up my street, so you can imagine my excitement when I was asked to by Duck Brand® to come up with a craft using it.  This tape allows you to add fabric texture to just about anything - home decor, toys, cards, you name it.  You can even write on it!  It's as cool as it sounds.  I had a lot of ideas in mind, but this one really jumped out at me - Duck Fabric® Tape Shoes!  




Turn a boring or ugly pair of shoes into a custom design without messy glues, wrinkled fabric or complicated steps thanks to this special tape.  It's easy - here's how:




Materials:
- Duck Fabric® Crafting Tape.  I used Yellow Speckled Dot & Coral Multi Stripe*
- Scissors
- Disappearing fabric marker
- Canvas shoes


*This fabric tape is available in a number of versatile prints in standard tape width shown, as well as 3/4in wide mini rolls and in 8x10in sheets.

Start by cutting a strip of fabric tape slightly wider than the toe cap of the shoe. Place tape over top of shoe so edges cover canvas of shoe and overlap onto the welt (rubber side).  Press firmly using a fingernail, or non-sharp edge of a blade cutter, so the indentation where the canvas meets the rubber will show through the tape.  Draw along that seam with the disappearing marker to make the cut line. 


Pull lower edge of tape up & away from shoe just enough to be able to cut along line with scissors.  Smooth tape back down after cutting.


Add another strip of tape next to the first and repeat the creasing, marking & cutting along the sides.  Don't worry if it isn't perfectly aligned - the tape can be repositioned easily to get it just right.  To wrap around the upper edge, trim the overlapping portion of the tape to 1/4 inch and clip as shown so tape will easily wrap around the curve.  Press firmly to the inside of the shoe.


To do a strap, cut a strip of tape that is 1/4 inch wider than the strap on either side and place as shown.


Clip into the curved end and then fold tape over to the underside of the strap.


To cover any buckle edges, cut a tape piece to fit around buckle area first:


Then add an additional piece of tape, and cut with a slight edge to wrap around the buckle sides:


To add decorative touches, cut shapes in a contrasting print tape.  This part is what I really love about this tape - since it's paper backed, it's easy to trace on and to cut any shape.


I used my Cuttlebug and a die cut to make detailed butterfly shapes in seconds:


All I needed to do was peel away the paper and stick:


Now some plain shoes have a totally colorful & custom look:


The transformation from drab to fab is incredible - and was easy to do.  It was so fun to work with, I'm planning to do some home decor and paper projects with it too.  I want to tape just about everything with this stuff!
  

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25 comments:

  1. Hi Cheryl - we are co-hosting today on Moonlight & Mason Jars so we wanted to say hello! Thanks for sharing these darling shoes with the little duct tape design - very creative!

    Have a great day-
    Sharon and Denise

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    1. Thanks ladies and I saw you there right away - glad to see you hosting there too!

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  2. Very cute shoes and great tutorial. I want to try this!

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  3. These are so cute, what a versatile product.

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    1. Thanks and you're right it's so useful - I'm covering everything with it these days!

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  4. What a fabulous idea! I will be trying this out for sure on a pair of my daughter's shoes. Stopping by from My Girlish Whims link up.

    Cheers,
    Lisa @ welldressedpeanuts.com

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    1. I'd had those canvas shoes for months & was kind of afraid I'd mess up if painting them. This was so much more fun to make and really goof-proof!

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  5. This is awesome! I have never seen duck fabric tape. I will have to look for some next time I'm at my craft store.

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    1. I just saw the rolls & mini rolls at my local Michael's and was told they're now in Walgreen's & Wal-Mart:)

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  6. Wow! I did not know they even made duck fabric tape.Thanks for sharing this adorable shoe makeover. Looks Like I am going to go hunt for some fabric tape this weekend. How does it hold up to wear and tear from being on shoes?

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    1. It's brand new - I just saw it in-store at Michael's today & they had all 4 prints. We're still in full winter boot weather outside, but my daughter's worn them inside and so far so good. The great thing is the tape doesn't leave a residue so if anything does get roughed up it would be easy to remove it all and start over. Definitely can't do that with paint or glue!

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  7. Those shoes are so cute. I had not heard about this product but will keep an eye out for it now. Great job on the detailed instructions and photos. Kathy

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    1. Thanks so much. I'd seen it on their site, but was super excited to get my hands on some and now I'm seeing it in the stores too!

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  8. This is just perfect for kid's shoes. My boys are always ripping up the fronts of their shoes while playing. We might be able to get some more wear out of them using this stuff!

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    1. I hear you - I'm thinking this could be very handy for repairing a lot of kid's stuff.

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  9. How cute! Great project :)

    I featured your project here:
    http://www.jaqsstudio.com/2014/03/made-by-me-117-linky-party-and-features.html

    Thank you again for sharing and linking up!

    -Q

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    1. Thank you for the feature - I'll look forward to linking up my next project:)

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  10. This is such a fantastic idea! The finished product looks adorable! {pinning!}

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    1. Thanks so much - it's definitely easier to do a great job with this stuff (and a lot more fun than painting).

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  11. Those are adorable! I'm sharing with my daughter. She and her college friends are always decorating their summer shoes.

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  12. Awesome, Cheryl. I never saw this type of duck tape before that is cotton fabric. I love it and see all kinds of uses for it. Cool. Linda

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  13. Duck fabric tape? Whaaaat? The sky's the limit. Can't wait to get started.

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    1. I know Elena - that's what I said too! It's really fun to use and super versatile (and I'm starting to see it more places now too!).

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