Now that you can get duct tape in just about any color imaginable, why not make your Valentine some roses that are darn near indestructible? As a commenter at Metafilter said,

Because nothing says “Let’s stick together,” like a “realis-stick” rose made of duct tape.

See how it’s done at Instructables. Link -via Metafilter

First off, it’s awesome to have a Princess Leia costume. You know, with the buns and all. But how cool is it to have a Princess Leia costume made of duct tape? Yeah, that’s what this is!

Lindsay Boo Barrasse made this out of tons of duct tape. She gives us some details about how it was done:

the dress lining is a white button down shirt and a pillow case for
the skirt – all put together as one piece

I used 4 1/2 rolls of 15 yard white duct tape, one roll of black for the hair and one roll of silver.

the belt buckle piece was a vintage bucket painted with silver nail polish and a small piece of cut cardboard

my blaster is an authentic star wars blaster hasbro 2004

The dress would be a modern size 2-4

Definitely a conversation-starter!

Visit Lindsay at YouTube or at her website. -Thanks, Lindsay!

The duct tape prom dress scholarship contest was going on when I was in high school, but even so, none of our dresses were nearly this outrageous. This particular couple’s costume was inspired by the late, great Andy Warhol. There are plenty more insane prom outfits at the link, so be sure to check them all out.

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Instructables user seamster made a duck model out of tape, cardboard, newspaper, marbles, and dowels. He writes:

I used colored packing tape to cover the head. Black tape was used first and then covered with green. I tried a couple of other things but liked the way this looked the best, based on what I had to work with.

I used yellow electrical tape to cover the beak.

Black marbles were glued into small holes cut into the head above the cheeks.

Link via Make

The user-generated website There, I Fixed It often showcases how people use duct tape to fix anything. An engineer at NASA submitted photos of how duct tape is put to work on the International Space Station! See more pictures and the explanation at the site. Link

Did a bear tear your airplane to bits in a remote part of Alaska? No problem – we can fix that with a little duct tape. Army Paratrooper forum user Iz_NorthPole explains:

During a private "fly-in" fishing excursion in the Alaskan wilderness, the chartered pilot and fishermen left a cooler and bait in the plane. And a bear smelled it. This is what he did to the plane.

The pilot used his radio and had another pilot bring him 2 new tires, 3 cases of duct tape, and a supply of sheet plastic. He patched the plane together, and FLEW IT HOME!

Link – via CNET

Every year for the past decade, Duck Tape brand duct tape has held a contest for the creative use of their tape in prom dresses and tuxedos. Winners earn scholarship money. Gallery at the link.

Link via DudeCraft

Oh, and congratulations to Paul Overton, the dude behind DudeCraft, on his first blogiversary!

The fishy aroma attracted a passing grizzly bear who, clearly frustrated at not being able to see the lovely “noms” it could smell, took the plane apart in an effort to find it. Aircraft fabric is no match for bear claws. The bear also chomped both tyres for good measure, then departed the scene.

Alaskans are a hardy bunch, however – as tough as the aircraft they fly. The pilot radioed for two new tyres, three cases of duct tape and a couple of rolls of cellophane to be flown in so he could repair his craft and get home.

Duct tape: is there anything it can’t do? The story includes a picture of the plane after repair. Link -via Fark

If you like the roses above, or just forgot about Valentine’s Day until all the roses were sold out, there’s an easy to follow instruction guide for them over on Instructables right now.

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