I promised my daughters that I wouldn’t post anything food related on the blog this week for my hit or miss Wednesday, so I checked my notes on my phone to see what ideas I had jotted down and the first one I saw was the DIY Duck Tape Beach Bag.
FYI: ย Duct Tape was originally called duck tape when it was first invented during Word War II when the U.S. military needed a waterproof tape to keep the moisture out of ammunition cases. ย After the war, someone discovered that duck tape was a great way to join the duct work in heating and air conditioning, thus the name duct tape. ย These days, duck tape is the largest brand of duct/duck tape.
I realize that this is not a new concept, but it’s new to me. ย And I have to tell you that once I made the first one, I was hooked. ย (My family used the word obsessed, but I think it’s a tad too strong).
All you need is duck tape (duh!), a white trash bag, scissors, a sharpie and a yard stick or tape measure. ย Oh, and this tutorial. ย It really is easy and you can get very elaborate, but I like quick and easy and it’s just a beach bag. ย I wouldn’t carry it to a black tie event or anything.
My daughter happened to be at Dollar General and she picked up the duck tape that I used for the first two bags. ย They didn’t have a very good selection, but the duck tape was cheap.
Then, while I was in Hobby Lobby I found duck tape that I knew my grandsons would love, so I grabbed it. ย But it was twice the price as Dollar General. ย I did use a coupon for one roll.
OK – making ย a beach bag for a boy can be pretty tricky, but I call them messenger bags (yes, I bought each grandson a messenger bag as soon as he could walk) so it wouldn’t sound all girly to them. ย And for the youngest three, I used gallon sized Ziplock bags and they were even easier to make.
And because I had tape left over (no, I’m not obsessed) I went crazy and made them waterproof wallets out of Ziplock snack bags! ย I didn’t even need a tutorial for the messenger bags or wallets because I was on a roll!
The boys went crazy over their messenger/beach bags and wallets. ย I even let the older ones cut the tape as I went along.
They begged to take them to church on Sunday instead of their regular messenger bags to hold their Bibles, wallets, etc. ย Of course I said yes! ย Right before church, Logan (next to oldest) ran into my office giving me orders from some of the kids at church! ย They all wanted one!
Then, my youngest daughter hinted that she wanted a small one for her sunscreen, phone and wallet, so back to work I went! ย I made her a small cross-body bag with a quart sized insert for her phone and wallet.
Gosh, what else can I make with duck tape? ย A Maxi? ย Sandals? ย A car? ย The sky’s the limit! ย And I need to make a run for more duck tape!
