Yep, it’s my birthday. 32 to be exact.

I spent the evening at a class at the Textile Center called “Make a Handbag: Out of Duct Tape!” And let me tell you, that’s just what we did.

But no boring silver duct tape for us (unless that tickled your fancy). The instructor had tape in red, pink, aqua, blue, tan, burgundy, black, yellow, orange, green, and more.

So you want to learn how to make a handbag? Lucky for you, I took photographic notes. This is what you do:

Did you get all that?

My end result for the two-evening workshop: