Stick It!: 99 DIY Duct Tape Projects [Hardcover-spiral]

T.L. Bonaddio (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 19, 2009

Duct Tape: Dream designer material or simple adhesive used for binding purposes? Thanks to Stick It!, duct tape will become a valuable commodity in your house now that it can be coaxed into wacked-out wallets, wild wearables, punked-out paper goods, and funky jewelry that will bedazzle any outfit fit for all occasions! This invaluable guide—complete with folders and step-by-step directions—will lead you through 99 different craft projects so you’ll become your own ‘DT’ aficionado. Each project is leveled from: “Dude, my five-year-old sister could do that” to “Don’t even think about operating heavy machinery.” Told in an accessible “teen-speak” language hip tapesters will love, and reminiscent of Stitch ‘N Bitch and The Big Bad-Ass Book of Crafts, this book is appropriate for the new generation of cool and funky hand made craftsters. Read, unroll, and express your rockin’ self through creativity and, of course, duct tape!

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About the Author

T.L. Bonaddio is an artist, writer, and currently an Associate Editor in book publishing. After growing up in the locale home of the TV show The Office (aka Scranton, PA), she moved to Philadelphia, PA, where she graduated from The University of the Arts with a BFA in Printmaking/Book Arts, and currently resides there with her Duct Tape wares. RP kits she has penned include Itty Bitty Love Notes, Whomp It!, Night of the Living Duckies, Magnetic Cubism, and Pumpkins by P.Casso. Having trained all of her life to “make stuff,” this is her first DIY book.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Hardcover-spiral: 264 pages
• Publisher: Running Press Kids; Spi edition (May 19, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762434945
• ISBN-13: 978-0762434947
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 7.6 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #248,217 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #18 in Books > Teens > Sports & Hobbies > Arts & Crafts

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43 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best duct tape book out there, January 26, 2010

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J. Westenhaver (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stick It!: 99 DIY Duct Tape Projects (Hardcover-spiral)

I have a very avid duct-taper at my house: my 12-year-old son. It's been hard to find a book that has either been appropriate or features good projects. Although he enjoyed Ductigami, most of the projects require a lot of tape; kind of a bummer when you are buying it all with your allowance.

I was really happy to find Stick It. It features a ton of projects. Many are variations such as several rings, bags, bracelets, etc. But they are creative ideas and make some really cool things. There are some very feminine things in here (a cute purse or a picture frame for example), but also some great guy things like ties and messenger bags.

This book also has a spiral binding which makes the book lay open well. Definitely a good idea!

My son has really enjoyed Stick It and has given this book and duct tape to his friends for their birthdays. They've been big hits. If you are a fan of duct tape or know someone who is good with their hands then consider this book. It's great!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars poor directions, December 28, 2010

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This review is from: Stick It!: 99 DIY Duct Tape Projects (Hardcover-spiral)

If your looking for a book to simply inspire one to create things out of duct tape, than this book is fine. But if you're hoping for more specific directions on how to construct a wallet for example, the chicken scratch like drawings in this book will not suffice.

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Meh., February 4, 2011

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E. Murphy "hockeychica" (San Jose) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stick It!: 99 DIY Duct Tape Projects (Kindle Edition)

This book has a few interesting looking projects in it, but not a lot. Wallets are cool as are some of the "other" category. I like that the wallet patterns attempt to be "universal" in size and not just fit one specific size of money. The "jewelry" projects are 99% junk. I would make maybe one of the bracelets and earrings. Some items are just a strip of duct tape folded over on itself so it's not sticky, and then twisted around another strip to form a braid. There are multiple projects that are just different themes/designs of the same idea. For example, there are two coffee cup cozies but they just have different designs cut out of duct tape. Frankly I think that's cheating if they're counted as different projects but they aren't fundamentally different in some way. And what's up with the pillows??? Who wants duct tape pillows? Maybe you can make one and give it to someone who sleeps outside a lot or it might be good for someone who wets their bed or is muddy a lot... But there are TWO to choose from! There are about 9 greeting card projects that offer maybe 3 actually different techniques. A few duct tape flowers and ornaments in there; the flowers are cute but the ornaments aren't. And really? You're going to wrap duct tape around a pencil and call that a project? Wow, thanks for the "pencil grip" project.

As other have said, many of the ideas seem half-baked and not very well put together. I would expect much more for the item that actually makes it into the picture. And I would probably laugh (quietly) at anyone over the age of 12 wearing most of these things. The wallets, book covers, and picture frames all seem mostly ok. I can't return mine since I bought it for the Kindle, but I recommend buying it used. It's probably worth about half the current price in my opinion. Oh, also the projects are rated by level of difficulty from one star to four. However, the Kindle version of this book didn't display that graphic for most of the projects. Not a big deal but seemed worth mentioning.