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We tried using our Pro Tapes^® tape to help us with the classic tie-dye tshirt craft. Did it work? You’ll be surprised! Read to find out more…

What is mixed media? Where do I find my inspiration? How did all the layers of tape happen?

I stretched a 36×40 canvas and stared at its blank white surface for over a year. I had the vision of an abstracted antique airplane for my son’s room. There was just one problem however, I didn’t know anything about airplanes. I took out some reference books from my local library and dug up some of my husbands’ old airplane books but that wasn’t enough. Researching, learning and building a story is what’s great about the process of art. While doing my research, I was really drawn to the vintage looking green, navy, and copper colors of the old propeller planes. It wasn’t until a visit to a local antique store that I really started to see my vision come to life. When I found some very old LIFE® magazines along with some other older books, I began to read through the stories and text about pilots, aircrafts, war and Americana.

Read More “How to think outside the box when approaching a mixed media art piece”

Materials used:

• Empty Pro® cores 1” I.D. and 3” I.D.
• Pro® Sheen, Red, Green, Gold
• Pro® 183 Kraft
• Pro® Gaff ¼” White
• Pro® Duct ¼” Green, 1” Red
• UGlu® Dashes, UGlu® Power Patch
• Laminating sheets (Transparent film)
• Yarn
• Faux snow
• Figurines
• Decorative foam shapes
• Rhinestones
• Holiday cheer!

Read More “DIY Christmas Ornaments”

As of lately more and more people are taking the holidays as an opportunity to show off their creative side and show what they can do artistically with their house decorations, table decor and food presentations. I’m here today to tell you that you don’t have to be the “artsy” one to be able to execute an awesome table display for the holidays, nor do you have to break the bank to get it done either. With the following few items and techniques, decorating your table to the nines for this thanksgiving will be easy, fun and oh-so-affordable! Read More “How to Upgrade Your Thanksgiving Table Setting With a Little Love, Fun and Pro Tapes®!”

Halloween is creeping up fast! It’s time to get your treats, the house, or even the office Halloween ready! Do you remember those old vintage paper-măché pumpkins? They were made for collecting treats and holding candles as decoration. Using the vintage pumpkins as my inspiration, I decided to create some fun candy dishes in different Halloween creatures. I was inspired by Pro Tapes® to make my own in a unique, different way. As I was looking at my stash of Pro Gaff®, I thought why not use the tape directly? I really wanted to challenge myself and the tape, so I set out to see if it could be done. I realized tape was definitely the better way to go for this project, opposed to the typical way of creating a papier-măché with the messy water, glue, paper and paint, not to mention, the dreaded drying time. Substituting all of that with Pro Gaff® tape was a win! Read More “Pro Gaff® DIY Halloween Candy Bowls”