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It's great to reuse milk/juice cartons - I have tons of them under my couch just waiting to be converted into a cute coin purse. I always get stopped when I pay for things because people think it's so cute!
This is my first how to, so if anything is confusing please let me know!! I would love your feedback.
Oh, and for some reason step one is a phantom...I can't figure out how to get it to go away. So take Step 1 as "Mentally prepare yourself for the awesomeness to come."
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Start with a half-gallon sized milk or juice carton. Pull open the top of the carton, clean out the inside and make sure the inside is dry. Be sure to keep the cap!
Use scissors or an x-acto knife to cut off the bottom of the container. Pay close attention to the "front" of the carton (the front is the side that has the cap on it) - you want to make sure that this edge looks really neat.
Use a ruler to measure and mark one of the sides of the container about 3" from the bottom and 5" from the bottom. The space in between these markings is going to be the body of the purse.
Use scissors or an x-acto knife to cut away the sides and back of the carton below the 3" mark and above the 5" mark. Make sure you don't cut away the front of the carton!! We need that part.
Push the back of the carton towards the front of the carton to fold the sides in half.
Make two more folds on each side to create the accordion effect.
Fold the bottom of the front of the carton up. It should be a little bit taller than the accordion folds.
Fold that tall part in, and tuck it under the accordion folds.
Now for the top of the carton - cut off the ugly white part that has the expiration date, etc. You should only have the colorful part left.
Use the x-acto knife to gently detach the white thingy that the cap screws into. This topmost part is the "lining", providing reinforcement for the top flap.
Fold the lining over on the already-existing crease, and trace the circle onto the other layer of of the top flap. Cut this out with an x-acto knife.
Now that the whole top flap has the cap hole in it, fold this over the body of the purse and trace the circle once again onto the front of the purse.
Pull out the bottom flap and lay it flat on the cutting mat. Cut out the cap hole with the x-acto blade out of only the bottom flap.
Once you have your hole, put the white thingy through the hole.
Tuck this bottom flap back into the accordion folds so the white thingy sticks out of the front of the body of the purse.
Fold the top flap over the white thingy and put on the cap. You're done! Fill it with change, and be prepared to take the whole thing apart every time someone asks you how you made such a cute purse!
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Shivi
22 Jul 08:35
If you plan to make more can you pleeeeeeaaaaassssseee make a tutorial, those look super cute!
KaRa!
22 Jul 08:55
how to?
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Sergent peppers
22 Jul 11:13
i find this link. I love this craft!!!
http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/tetani/upcycleart/htmls/coinpurse.html
Save the planet, make Milk Carton Coin Purse!
Miss Fit
22 Jul 14:29
how to???? Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease!
Cat Morley
22 Jul 14:43
Wow that is super cute, I'd love a how-to.
Ashli T.
22 Jul 15:48
yeahh....this is really cute! i would love to know how to make it!:)
Caty C.
22 Jul 16:24
Awww, that really is cute!. I mde something similar, but our milk cartoon dont have that plastic thingie.
Fondasaurusrex
22 Jul 18:19
crazy cool!!
RayGun UnDone
22 Jul 18:41
Great idea! I have a ton of those cartons too, I'll have to try this!
Cassady m.
23 Jul 00:55
could you pretttty please comment back or put a how to on here..i could really use this!
connect the dots
23 Jul 02:36
I have a busy week at work, but I promise to get a how-to up soon!
Ginger Ginger.
23 Jul 06:06
THATS COOOL PLEASE FOR A HOW TO
DJSparkles
23 Jul 08:00
I KNEW there was a reason it takes me so long to take out the recycling! Would love a tutorial when you get a chance- I have a carton all ready for me!
Courtney.
23 Jul 17:54
HOW-TOOO HOW-TOOO HOW-TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Heidel R.
24 Jul 17:55
PLEASE make a tutorial! These looks soooo cool!
Goth Ninja
24 Jul 21:33
sooooooooooo cute!♥
Goth Ninja
26 Jul 21:26
Must make one!!!!! *walks off to find a milk carton*♥
Lilim
27 Jul 04:14
Thank you so much for this very well made how-to
Creative Origins
28 Jul 05:19
Got to make this! Great tute! Thanks.
Megan x.
28 Jul 16:28
sweet, but i really dont need the use of a coin purse, lol...
Ceska C.
29 Jul 23:39
hhmm interesting i like it. now i know what to do with all the cartons in the fridge instead of throwing them away
Kiki
30 Jul 01:17
Cute! I need to buy a carton with one of those plastic thingies now :P
Ezme
30 Jul 07:35
That is so amazing. i Love it!
northernstar
30 Jul 12:11
Great idea :D I love it and thanks for the tutorial :)
Pumpkinniki
30 Jul 19:49
Unbelievable! I just emptied my Silk this morning.....what perfect timing! :)
phaedre l.
31 Jul 14:04
i told my guy about this yesterday cause he loooooves fruit juice from those colorful cartons. he went and bought one and drank alot of juice last nite.
i made one this a.m in about 30 mins.
i will post pix as soon as my camera charges. WAY CUTE
Tori ..
01 Aug 01:39
Yay I made one! :D
ʎǝuʇɹnoɔ
02 Aug 12:39
adorable! sadly, we don't have carton's with caps! D:
Ashli T.
03 Aug 00:24
AMAZING! super cool i lovee it!
DIS.AR.RAY
06 Aug 16:48
howEVER did you come up with this idea?!
teema
08 Aug 18:31
omg this is super easy
DIS.AR.RAY
10 Aug 01:43
I just made it and it is SO EASY! I think some of my measurments are off because the flap with most of "silk" on it is kinda short. Hopefully next time I make it it will be much better. :D
CYDNEY W.
11 Aug 16:28
I've made this!! they're super fun, and u can add rounded edges to the flap and stuff, my TOP FAVORITE!!
Heather L.
11 Aug 22:07
I love these "recycled" crafts. I let my daughter do this with me for earthday project and everyone loved it. I also did one for her and podged it so it is pictures all over the carton and it was really cute as well.
Carli
19 Aug 18:11
Woo! Just made my first one :)
I love how there's no need for glueing or anything like that.. just a craft that holds itself together, in more ways than one!
PB
29 Sep 00:17
DIS.AR.RAY, you know you look exactly like Adele?
~Alice~
30 Nov 02:48
lol I made mine earlyer today veary easy and veary cool!!!I made mine out of a "Coffee Mate" box and at the top it says "Coffee Lovers' Size"lol I love it!!!<3
jamie L.
12 Jan 07:18
ahh I have a 1/2 gallon Of vanilla silk in my fridge I must go chug now :]
Moe
30 Jan 17:34
I agree...adding something in a carton to my grocery lisst as we speak! that is so, so, so nifty!!! you rock!
DeeDeeJ
05 Feb 14:52
So Cute!
DulceKnits
14 Feb 23:53
I drink Silk unsweetened too. I saw this Craft in a Family Fun magazine. Your tutorial is very good. Congratulations. I have already saved one container. I think these would make great gifts.
DiAnne A.
27 Feb 22:01
VEry clever.
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Jet H.
05 Apr 12:07
Hi, i love you project, greetings jet
leila deli
25 Jun 18:58
I've just finished my own version.
Luv my life
29 Jun 00:18
Wow! nice work! *click* FAVES!!
Mel
31 Jul 04:37
Wonderful! Thanks for the tute!
aliki a.
02 Aug 23:53
i made it how di it you do it p
Keisha
07 Aug 00:27
I have finishd mine now :) was abit fiddly as i used scissors..and is a tad wonky but i don't care...it's cute! The way i made it was such that it says 3 for £2.50 on the back...it's pink and lovely :D
caitlin and
09 Aug 10:12
THIS IS SO AWESOME, GREAT JOB!
diana j.
05 Oct 04:13
I work with mentally disabled. we will be making these coin purses for xmas. What a great idea. Thank you so much.
TigerLily
08 Oct 02:45
I made a jillion of those this past summer, out of Silk and orange juice containers! My daughter loved hers, she used to play for hours just putting pennies in through the hole, and taking them back out. Hers was made from the Silk very vanilla for kids, because it's purple!
Hunter :)
30 Oct 00:11
The Fresh & Easy OJ carton is perfect. The oranges are perfect. ill post a version soon.