In da Taiwan!

Many people like to go to places like Hawaii for vacation, right? Well I go to Taiwan.

          The airplane.

          My ticket to happiness!

While landing, I thought to myself, "I'm finally home!" Right when I got off the plane, a familiar warm, moist air greeted me.

I knew jetlag would be a derp, so sleeping was the priority. On the second day, it kicked in alright.

DIY Duct Tape Wallet II 寬膠帶皮夾 二

Part 2 (The Accessories)

So... I hope you have been successful in making the wallet. Now I will show you how to make accessories for your wallet. You can place these anywhere in the wallet. 

Step 1:

        First, let's make the gift card holders. Measure your gift cards' lengths. Accordingly, cut six pieces of any color to the length you measured PLUS 1.5 cm or  0.6 in. One piece's length = 

card length + 1.5 cm. Stick two together, so you get 3 strips. Trim the sides for straight edges if desired. 

        Use any left over duct tape of the same color and cut thin strips to connect the 3 strips. 

Do NOT stick this entire piece onto the wallet yet.

Step 2:

        Now we're going to make a coin holder. Make a strip of duct tape the same way we did the wallet, but only use three strips. Cut three strips of the wallet's color to the length of just a little less than half the wallet. 

        Once you get to the step pictured in the bottom right, fold the sticky side in half over the non sticky side. Trim the sides for straight edges. Use tiny strips of the same color to stick 3 sides of this coin holder onto the wallet, and leave the top part open. I suggest adding a cover to it, because my coins fall out sometimes. After sticking the coin holder on, stick the card holder on top.

Step 3:
        For the opposite side of the wallet, we are going to put a business or gift card holder and an ID holder.
        Make another piece similar to the coin holder piece and repeat the steps to stick it on, but leave the left side open.
        Find a piece of plastic, like from products that have a plastic cover. Cut it to the size of your ID card. Stick this onto the wallet with the color of your choice. I used black, the second color I chose.

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial! Comment YOUR questions if you have any and if you're stuck! 

DIY Folder 文件夾

Have you found papers in random places? Well, don't worry! Because you can organize your papers and documents with this DIY folder/ expanding file. 

*Warning: while making this, I took little pictures for the steps, and I am not very clear with the steps in this particular tutorial, so good luck!

You need:

-thick and thinner cardboard scraps

   •from anything: shoe boxes, snacks...

-glue, duct tape, or any other strong adhesive

-optional: an idea for a decoration :)

Step 1:

        Fold a thicker sheet of cardboard into a "U-shape" (now referred to as the "shell").

Step 2:

        Add same length/ width sheets to the shell. Connect with glue, duct tape, or any other strong    

       adhesive. Trim the sides to the desired size.

Step 3:

        For the two sides, you can either leave it like an expanding file's sides or a plain side like mine.   

       But still use cardboard or paper.

  

        Expanding file sides: Preferably, use cardstock or hard paper. Fold to    the pattern in the picture below. Glue both sides to the main shell.

Step 4:
        Last, you decorate the whole thing however you like! ~~
You could even connect the cover to the shell with buttons and strings!


Comment your questions below!! :)

DIY Duct Tape Wallet I 寬膠帶皮夾

Part 1 (The Actual Wallet)

This craft is the ultimate duct tape project.

You need:
-ummm... duct tape!
(of the colors you wish your wallet to be)








Step 1:
        Cut 8 strips of duct tape of the desired color (which will be the wallet's color) and to the desired length. Mine was blue, and about 22 cm, or 8.5 in. long.






Step 2:
        Take one strip and stick it onto another, but leave a little space. Then stick on another strip and try to align it with the space mentioned above. Repeat until all 8 strips are used.

        You should place the strips on top of each other AND leave a little white space between 2 strips, so it will be 2 strips–space–2 strips. The end result is at the bottom picture on the right.

        Fold the resulting sticky parts over. Trim off any non-straight edges, if desired, with a scissor or craft knife. Crease the wallet in half on the white space. After creasing, you should get one longer part in the back, and one shorter part in the front.

Step 3 (optional– for a border):

        Cut a strip of another color to the length of the strips, like 22 cm (I used black). Also, cut this strip in half. Use one half to cut off a tiny, tiny piece. Reference the circled part of the picture to stick it on.


        Stick the other half onto the part on the back, but do NOT fold it over yet.

Step 4 (not optional–
unless you don't want the two parts to stick):
        Cut two strips of the wallet's color to the length pictured (the first part's width).

        Stick it onto the sides as depicted below. Fold over, to stick the two parts. Repeat for the other side.

        Now you can fold over the black strip.
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                                           Part 1 Done!! →→→

Comment if you have any questions! :)

Finished the Acrylic!!!

I finally finished the painting of the Taiwan High Speed Rail. This took a long long time!