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How to Choose the Best Packaging Tape for Your Business

Monday, January 17th, 2011

There are so many different types of packing tape to choose from!

Determining what type of packaging tape to use for your company can be tricky (and sticky). There are several types of packaging tapes to choose from, based upon your special packaging needs. Below are five common types of packaging tape.

Custom Packaging Tape: Spread the word about your brand by printing your logo on this tape.

Vinyl Based Tape: This strong packaging tape is water resistant, ideal for use with cardboard boxes.

Colored Poly Bag Tape: Keep your boxes organized by color-coding them with this special tape.

Filament Tape:This packaging tape is used to secure heavy packaging materials. It is made of glass filaments, contributing to its immense strength.

Gummed Tape: Ideal for shipping in extreme temperatures, this tape is designed to create a tamper evident seal for your package.

No matter what type of tape you choose for your business, PackagingSupplies.com offers reliable, affordable packaging tape to ensure your packages are safe and secure.

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Packaging Tape Crafts for Back to School

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

These duct tape bookmarks are a great "back to school" craft!

It’s time to go back to school! And whether you’re a student who would like a creative way to hold your supplies, or a teacher looking for a fun craft for your students, we have some ideas for you! Here are some fun back to school crafts using America’s favorite packaging tape, duct tape.

Duct Tape Bookmark: This is a great way to make some unique and colorful bookmarks, and is an easy craft to do. All you need is duct tape in the color(s) of your choosing, scissors, a ruler, a single hole punch, and a piece of ribbon or string. Cut two 5-inch long strips of tape, and lay one on your work surface sticky side up. Lay the other strip directly on top, sticky side down, to create a double-sided strip. Trim off sticky edges and if you like, round the corners of one side of the bookmark.

If you want additional decorations, use the hole punch to make a hole at the top, and loop string or ribbon through. Then you can embellish the bookmark with stickers, strips of a different color tape, or whatever else you can think of!

School Supplies Holder: Using a piece of duct tape fabric, you can make a holder for your calculator, pens and pencils, and ID card. Make a piece of duct tape fabric large enough to fit around your calculator with about 1/4 inch extra space. If you want a slot for your ID card, wrap another piece of fabric around the front, just big enough to fit the card in. On the front of the pouch, make 3 loops and one on the side to fit your pens and pencils.

If you want to be able to attach the holder to your belt, add a loop of duct tape fabric to the back that your belt can fit through.

For more ideas check out these “Ductivities.” What are your favorite duct tape crafts?

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Back to School Idea: Creative Ways to Cover Books Using Packaging Tape and Other Materials

Friday, August 27th, 2010

Making book covers out of gift wrap or packing tape can be fun. Photo courtesy of FamilyFun.com.

It’s almost time to go back to school, and that brings to mind a ritual that occurs with every new school year – covering your books. When I was a kid, we always used brown paper shopping bags, but today most people don’t seem to use those when they go to the store, opting for plastic bags or eco-friendly reusable bags. If you don’t have any paper bags handy, there are some creative ways you can cover your books.

Duct Tape
America’s favorite packaging tape strikes again! With it’s myriad of uses, its not surprising there are instructions out there for using duct tape to cover books. And with so many colors and patterns of tape, you can create something that really stands out. Start by making a pattern by tracing the book on a sheet of paper. This is what you’ll use to make a sheet of two-sided duct tape “fabric” which will become the book cover (Note: do not just cover the book in tape!). For full instructions, check out this article from wikiHow.

Wrapping Paper
Don’t throw away your gift wrap when Christmas and birthdays are over – you can reuse it to cover books! Just use the same instructions you would for any book cover, like these from Family Fun. However, you may not want to spend the school year with a Santa calculus book, so you may want to choose something with a decorative pattern, rather than snowmen or birthday cakes.

Kraft Paper
Brown kraft paper might seem about as fun and decorative as a paper bag, but it has its advantages. First off, if you like to doodle, kraft paper provides a good surface to draw on. You can also decorate it with stickers, stamps, and other embellishments. It provides a great blank canvas for however you’d like to decorate!

There are so many possibilities – don’t be the one with boring book covers this year! Other ideas for materials to use – decorative shopping bags, fabric, and even….you guessed it…bubble wrap!

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Packing Tape: A New Medium for Artistic Creations

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

Incredible packing tape art pieces recreate classic movie scenes. Photo courtesy of Solent News & Photo Agency.

It’s amazing how creative people can get with just a few household items and this is no different. According to DailyMail.com, Ukrainian-born artist, Mark Khaisman recently revealed his stunning “Tape Art,” 4-foot tall light boxes covered in brown packing tape that recreate scenes from his favorite classic movies. Khaisman layers the packing tape on clear Plexiglas and places it in front of a light box to give the image shadow and depth. He has recreated scenes from films such as Alfred Hitchcock’s “39 Steps” and “Spellbound,” which he states are some of his all-time favorites.

The 51-year-old artist said the tape layering is just another way of painting for him. He studied art and architecture in Moscow and now lives in Philadelphia, PA, where he makes his tape creations. Part of his tape art involves playing with elements of light, something he’s familiar with like his previous work with stained glass windows.

He said he got the idea for using packing tape in art from his wife, Elena, an art teacher, who taught her students how to make pictures with masking tape. Khaisman uses about three rolls of packing tape to make one piece. He blows up stills from each film to use as a reference as he layers pieces of tape to recreate the scene in great detail. Khaisman said it takes about a week to make each piece. Not too bad, considering his pieces are going for as much as $9,300.

For more information about Mark Khaisman and his packing tape art, read the full article on DailyMail.com.

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