1. First I decided what theme I wanted. I chose India...duh! I looked on the internet, and chose an image I liked. I actually had one in mind, as I knew I wanted an elephant, and I'd researched that before when I designed my tattoo (top). I found the one I wanted (bottom), printed it, and cut it out.
2. Then, I made a bunch of copies so that I could experiment (and just in case I needed them.)
3. First I cut out the "flower/sun" shape.
4. I lay down some yellow tape. I stuck it onto a binder with a plastic covering (one I didn't care about preserving)
5. I traced around the paper with a dry-erase marker, and removed the paper. Then I cut around the shape with an x-acto knife.
6. I peeled the outside tape away, and voila!
7. I gently pulled the tape from the binder, and positioned it on the back side of my wallet.
8. Next came the circle. I did it in green.
9. When I cut the circle, the whole plastic piece came with it, and I had to gently pry it apart, and place the circle of green tape on top of the sun/flower.
10. Next was the elephant's head. This was the toughest piece, but I just did the same thing as before: cut out the paper, lay down the (blue) tape, traced, cut, pulled (gently!) and placed. I did a little patching on the bottom to make sure it looked okay.
11. The last bits: the ear, the eye, the triangle (of purple) came last. I just cut these pretty much freehand to save time.
12. I stuck all the bits onto the back of the wallet.
(I tried to get this pic turned right-side up. I could do it in i-photo, but it wouldn't upload that way!)
13. Last, I used a Sharpie to add decorative details. I think it turned out nice. :)
After this, I realized that the whole thing was on upside down. The great thing about duct tape on duct tape is: unless the sticky sides are together, it's easy to peel it off and reposition it!
14. On the other side, at the top flap, I sewed a metal Namaste which I bought in the bead/jewelry making section at Michael's. Namaste is a common greeting in India. It indicates that your spirit recognizes and acknowledges the other person's spirit. It comes from the ancient language Sanskrit, and although it's a Hindi word, most Indians recognize and use it in greeting.
My wallet is done! Now to other projects!
Until then, be good!
Love all the pretty colors.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jason. You'd be amazed at the colors duct tape comes in these days!
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