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DIY Cozy Kitty Nap Box with Duck Brand Fabric Crafting Tape

By Chrysa | 50 Comments

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Duck Brand for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

DIY Cozy Kitty Nap Box

UPDATE: It is now almost 10 months later and Peanut still LOVES this box! It’s looking a bit ragged now, but he uses it every day!

What have YOU made with crafting tape?  There are so many types of tape available now that the possibilities are endless.  I love that Duck Brand Craft Tapes are easy to use and very durable, letting you make crafts and DIY projects that you can really use!  Here a few of the varieties of tape available from Duck Brand®:

Duck Fabric Crafting Tapes: 

Allow crafters to add texture to any project without having to use a separate glue or adhesive. They are a perfect enhancement to Duck Tape® projects, and also work great for card making, home accents and more.

Duck Glitter Crafting Tapes: 

Cool Glitter effect — glitter does not flake off!  Durable film technology. Self-adhesive; no paper backing. Fun, bright colors – Pink , Aqua, Silver, and Red.

Duck Prism Crafting Tapes: 

Duck Prism® crafting tapes feature a unique holographic/prismatic effect to add shine and dimension to projects. They are ideal for scrapbooking, decorating and making shapes/letters.

Duck Washi Crafting Tape: 

Easy to tear and repositionable, these decorative paper tapes are ideal for scrapbooking, paper crafts, embellishing projects and more. The variety of designs and colors gives fun flair to any craft project. Plus, they’re surface writable making them useful for notes and labeling!

Peanut Box

I recently got a few rolls of Duck Brand® Fabric Crafting Tapes and got to work to make a fun project.  The inspiration was my cat Peanut who LOVES to crawl into any cardboard box and will stay there for hours.  The problem is that I don’t like to have ugly cardboard boxes sitting around the house.  SO, I decided to turn one of those boxes into a Cozy Kitty Nap Box.

Duck Fabric 1

Supplies:

Cardboard Box

2 (or more) contrasting colors of Duck Brand® Fabric Crafting Tape

Scissors

Duck Fabric 2

1 – Cut top flaps off of box and recycle.

Duck Fabric 3

2.  Starting at the bottom of the box. Cut a piece of Duck Brand® Fabric Crafting Tape long enough to fit around the box.  Remove backing and apply to box pressing firmly.

duck fabric 4

3 – Repeat with a second strip of Duck Brand® Fabric Crafting Tape placed just above the first. Repeat until you get to the top of box.

duck fabric 6

4 – Once the top layer of ribbon reaches over the edge of the box, fold down edge into top of box.  For the corners, just press down one side first and then fold over remaining edge.

duck fabric 7

Peanut absolutely loves his new box and it looks so much cuter than that plain old box!  He has been sitting it in so much!

Duck Fabric Cat Box 2

And if you don’t have a cat, but have a dog….. this box also makes a great toy box!   You can follow @TheDuckBrand on Twitter for lots more ideas and creative inspiration!

duck fabric toy box

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About Chrysa

Chrysa is the founder and owner of ThriftyJinxy.com, a site dedicated to living a fabulous life on a frugal budget. Her approach is that by spending less on the boring everyday stuff, you can have more money to splurge on the things you REALLY want, whether it’s travel, fashion, electronics – you name it! Chrysa is married, has an 11-year-old nephew she dotes on, as well as three lovable cats and a big sweetie of a German Shepherd.

Comments

  4. brett says

    LOL our kittens love boxes too. actually, come to think of it…so do my kids! we haven’t tried the fabric duck tape but now we need to

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  8. Krissy says

    That is soo cute – I was thinking of creating a cute little ‘toy’ box for our dog, and I think using duck brand crafting tape is a great idea!

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  16. Karen says

    Such a great idea to make something personal for the cat. I’ll have to show this to my husband. He always gives our cat the old boxes to play with.

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  22. Pauline Cabrera says

    I don’t have a cat, but that nap box is really a great idea. I am just wondering how the cat will think that it is his cat nap box. Do they simply learn that it’s for them or do you have to teach them about it?

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  27. Tiffany Cruz says

    Adorable box, and cat. I love how cats will sit in any box, even if it’s way too small for him. My son and I spend a lot of time on YouTube watching funny cat videos and I’m always so amazed at the small spaces cats tend to get themselves into.

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  29. Rachee Fagg says

    So adorable! A stray cat had a litter of kittens in my garage and she made do with an old cat bed. I would have loved to make something like this if I was going to be gifted five kittens!

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  43. Pauline Cabrera says

    I love the Duck Brand fabric tape. It works well with garments. Your post is perfect for all cat lovers out there! This is sure fun and lovely DIY project. I would let my niece know about this post as she likes cat and crafts. 🙂

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  44. nicole dz says

    I love how you reused the box. So eco friendly. I also love how easy it is to make. I like it better as a cat or dog toy box! Great craft!

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