Rip a 10 inch (25.4cm) long piece of your basic color (silver in the example pictures) with the sticky side up.
Place another piece (10 inches as well) sticky side down, on top of the first piece, halfway down.
Fold the top portion down and flip the whole thing over.
Place a piece of the other color tape across, just overlapping the non-sticky piece.
Flip and continue the pattern of flipping and adding the original color until the piece is about 8.5 inches (21.6cm) long.
Fold the sticky edge over, as before, to make the piece 7 inches (17.8 cm) long.
Cut down the sides to make it 8.5 inches (21.6cm) wide, make sure both sides are straight.
Lay the sheet so that the color strip is on the back, at the top. Fold the bottom up so that it is .5 inches (1.3cm) from the top.
Fold in half the other way, and set aside. It may be a good idea to place something heavy on top of it, to keep it folded.
The Pockets:
Make two 10 inch (25.4cm) by 3.5 inch (8.9cm) strips in the same was as before, using the accent color.
Cut both in half (5 inches, 12.7cm) and trim the edges.
Fold the small rectangles so that the back is .5 inches (1.3cm) longer (the front should be 1.5 inches (3.8cm) in length).
Repeat this step for all 4 rectangles.
Take two pockets and put them so that the back of one is on top of the front of the other. Make sure it is straight and tape them with a piece that folds over both sides. Repeat on the other pockets.
Trim them again.
Put one on the left side of the wallet. Measure how long the pockets need to be. They should be right along the bottom and 1/4 of an inch (.6cm) from the side.
Measure 1/4 of an inch from the center and mark that on the pockets. Cut along the line.
Repeat for the right side.
Take a piece of the original color, about 10 inches (25.4cm), and attach it to the outside of the wallet so that it covers the same color along the bottom Do not stick this to anything on the inside just yet.
Place the pockets in their correct places.
Take a 5 inch (12.7cm) piece of the pocket' colored tape and, using an X-ACTO knife, cut it to be 1 1/4 inch (3.2cm) wide.
Attach that piece to the center of the wallet over the pockets. Place one end at the bottom of the wallet and wrap the top into the bill fold.
Fold over the bottom piece of tape so that it holds the pockets down. Trim the edges.
Sides:
Take a piece of the pocket color that is 5 inches long and tape it to the left side so that 1.5 inches (3.8cm) are on the outside, and the rest folds over to hold the pocket on the inside.
With the X-ACTO knife,cut off the ends very close to the wallet.
Repeat on the right side.
Take a 10 inch (25.4cm) piece of the pocket color. Attach it to the cutting mat. Trim the ends and cut it to a width of 1 1/4 inch (3.2cm).
Use the X-ACTO knife to score and cut the tape holding the bill fold closed. Cut to the edge of the wallet.
Put one end on the inside of the bill fold, behind the pockets. Place about 1/2 inch (1.3cm) inside there.
Keeping it straight along the edge, tape the piece down to the bottom of the wallet. Tape it around the bottom edge, making sure the ends of the other tape is smooth.
Continue along the outside, straight. Bring it back to the inside and let it tape to the inside of the bill fold about 2 inches (5.1cm). Keep it close to the edge.
Repeat on the other side.
With an X-ACTO knife, score the two pockets that were just covered.
Pull the pockets open and saw the pocket to right near the edge of the pocket. Do not go to the edge of the wallet.
Repeat for all four pockets and the bill fold.
How to make a colored duct tape tote
Make the bottom of the purse by drawing a 5.5 inch by 3 inch (14cm by 7.6cm) rectangle on a piece of paper. Apply duct tape to the back of the paper rectangle. Cut out the rectangle.
Line the outside of the bottom of the purse by applying duct tape to the back (paper side), leaving at least 1/4 inch (.6cm) of the sticky part showing.
Make two long sides by making two 7 inch (17.75cm) long duct tape fabric (laying duct tape out and overlapping the edges to form a piece of duct tape) of 3 pieces of duct tape.
Tape the inside color of duct tape over the outside pieces, sticky side to sticky side, in a perpendicular direction. You will need to leave at least a .25 inch (.6cm) part of the sticky tape showing on one end. Use the bottom to mark with a pen how wide the inside should be.
Know that if you place the two sides next to each other as you apply the inside color of tape, you can cut them apart when you are finished.
Make two narrow sides by making a 5.5 inch (14cm) long by 3 pieces wide fabric of duct tape with the outside color. Use the bottom template to mark with a pen how wide the inside should be. Apply the inside color leaving at least 1/4 inch (.6cm) sticky part showing on the long sides.
Fit the sides together matching up the inside tape and sticking together with the exposed sticky parts.
The three little red dots at the top are gummy bears overseeing the project.Trim the top and bottom of the purse to be straight. Trim the sides of the purse leaving 1/8-1/4 inch (3-6mm) sticking out.
Attach the sides to the bottom of the purse. This can be a bit tricky. Start with one long side, laying it next to the inside bottom. Press onto the exposed sticky part of the bottom. Repeat for each side until it is attached. Trim the corners of the bottom so that the sides will stick out again.
Make handles for the purse by folding a piece of duct tape into thirds. Attach these to the purse with a strip of the inside color of duct tape.
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