Duct tape rose pen tutorial

I not only make bows and hair accessories but I love having side hobbies. One of them is duct tape projects. My favorite is duct tape roses. They are fun and super cute.

Here is my tutorial on duct tape rose pens


1) To begin you will need a roll of duct tape in your choice of color or pattern, scissors, a pen, and a ruler 

2) Cut a 3" length of duct tape. You want a minimum of 10 cut pieces for a full rose. You can use more petals depending on the fullness of your rose but I find that 10 gives me a nice full open rose. 5 petals give me more of a barely open rose bud.

3) To create your petal, with adhesive side up bring one corner up leaving 1/4"-1/2" strip of adhesive showing

4) Bring the the other bottom corner up so the edges meet giving a triangle shape. If the edges do not exactly meet don't worry. Just be sure you have a strip of the adhesive side showing. Do this will all remaining petals.

5) You can leave the pointed tip of cut the top to give a curved shape. This is all about preference. I prefer the curved edge but the pointed edge is a neat effect.

6) Take 1 completed duct tape petal and wrap around the pen cap (can place on then pen end or even a pencil if you prefer) about half way down the cap keeping the bottom edge aligned.

7) This is how the first petal should look once completely wrapped. Make sure you rub the bottom edge of your petal to be sure it is well adhered and do so after each petal is placed to get the best adhesion as possible

8) Using the back center of the first petal start your second, begin to pleat your petal as you wrap. I place a pleat about every 1/4" or so.

9) Pleating will cause the petals to flare out a bit. You want this for a more natural looking rose. You can wrap your petals without pleating but this will not give you a natural looking flower shape. Again this is all about preference here.

10) After 3 petals your rose should look like this

11) This is how my pleats look 

12) And after 4 petals your rose truly begins to take shape and look like a rose

13) After all 10 petals your rose is completed

Make a few of these to keep in a small vase or jar. Makes for a nice decoration as well as being useful to keep those pens handy whenever needed. You can even make this without a pen and place on a barrette to wear in your hair.


*This are my personal pictures and my own step by step tutorial. DO NOT use instructions or pictures without express written permission.