Nearly every household has a roll of duct tape handy. While adults reach for the flexible, sticky stuff for construction projects and home repairs, kids often grab the same roll to make picture frames ...

LOS ANGELES -- An L.A. teen is a finalist in the annual Duck Brand "stuck at prom" duct tape gown-making contest. Karla Torres used 14 rolls of duct tape to make an incredible gown. She said this is ...

I’ve carried duct tape in the field long enough to know it deserves a permanent spot in every gear kit or tackle box. It’s not flashy—but what it lacks in glamour, it makes up for in grit. I’ve used ...

The 18-year-old's pink-and-white French-inspired gown took 120 hours to make and included over 14 rolls of Duck Tape. Tejeda said she only had about a week to create the gown — noting she didn’t start ...

“They were heavy, and sticky,” first-place winner Emily O’Gara of Lincoln, Neb., told the Omaha World-Herald of the duct tape gown that won her $10,000. Her prom date, Ethan Weber, also won $10,000. .

For any project involving small screws or tiny pieces, you can use painter’s tape to ensure that none of them go missing.