Turn your soda can tabs into fabulous bracelets!
Pop Tab Bracelet
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Gather your can tabs, cord and scissors. -
Cut cord to approximately 2-1/2 feet. Then loop through the first tab, situating the tab at center of cord. -
Hold another tab below your first tab, (make sure your rough edges are always facing each other, smooth side to the outside) overlapping so you can see through openings of both tabs. Thread the cord up from the bottom through both tabs, bringing top cord through top hole and bottom cord through bottom hole.
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OK, now get another tab and hold it on top, overlapping as before,and this time, thread the cords through the opposite holes forming an X on top. -
Another tab, held at the back and thread those cords through, top cord-top hole, bottom cord-bottom hole. -
Another tab, held on top, thread cords through forming that X. Top cord-bottom hole, bottom cord-top hole. -
Keep going, repeating step five and step six, alternately, until bracelet can be wrapped around your wrist and ends meet comfortably.
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You need the last tab to be one placed at the back side. -
Then, bring ends together and form the final X. -
Turn bracelet over and thread cords under cord from previous tab. -
Tie the cords in a knot and trim the ends. -
Turn bracelet back over and slide it on your wrist. There should be just enough stretch to easily go over your hand and then be lightly snug on your wrist. -
There's plenty of ways to embellish these bracelets, too. You can paint the tabs, use colored elastic, add beads, anything you can think of.
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July 12, 2008 01:39
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tara m.
12 Jul 01:56
This is super cool looking. You can barely tell they are pop tabs. Almost makes me want to start drinking soda again. (=
tara m.
12 Jul 03:43
http://mieljolie.blogspot.com/2008/07/mom-needs-new-pair-of-shoes.html
I saw this on another sight and though of your project. (=
Boo_its_Brittany
12 Jul 03:51
Super rad!
Creative Origins
12 Jul 04:04
I checked out the blog you mentioned...very cool!
Thanks for sharing. Think I'll stick with my nice simple bracelet. LOL
Courtney.
12 Jul 07:49
very confusing but cool!
Cat Morley
12 Jul 11:05
Very awesome, I've been collecting coloured pop tabs to do this with!
Creative Origins
12 Jul 12:05
Courtney, please tell me what you found confusing. The whole reason I made this tutorial was because I found others to be confusing. Thought this one was much more understandable.
Think if you were actually making one, following these instructions, you would find it easy.
Lizzy B
12 Jul 16:03
This is really awesome! I totally dig it.
Maja
13 Jul 03:43
awesome awesome awesome
i'll start collecting tabs for this! :)
Lilim
13 Jul 19:18
I need to go around stealing peoples pop tabs hehe
b0neshaker
14 Jul 13:17
My friend does this kind of stuff with her Monster energy drink tabs ... She's made herself a matching belt, bracelet and necklace set out of them like this, ahahaha. (:
Fantastic !
Megan x.
28 Jul 16:50
very cool and fits my taste... :D
Twizzlerette
12 Aug 05:33
i just made one of these today. let it be known that it was my first one and it came out awesome. i love it so much.
Creative Origins
12 Aug 10:57
Thanks for all the great comments.
kim !.
03 Sep 17:57
That's awesome !
my niece have made a bag from it
nicole
27 Nov 03:04
Just made it! I have to make one for my brother now :D
Rai M.
12 Jan 01:34
This is pretty darn awesome :/ I've made a couple gold ones :'D
dawn
17 Jan 05:30
I always save pop tabs from Amp and Red Bull and all those colored ones so I'm totally going to make this!! I've been looking for a way to make all these tabs into jewelry!
GrammaBev
18 Jan 19:59
I love it! I have a bunch of can tabs saved & I couldn't remember what I was saving them for. Just about threw them away yesterday. Now I can use them. Yay!
Haruka xz
15 Feb 20:15
thanks a lot!!
i like it!
im gonna do my own bracelet! yeah!
Uniquely-YZ
23 Mar 04:21
haha! I have told all my friends and family to save these things now. Great Post.
Uniquely-YZ
23 Mar 04:21
haha! I have told all my friends and family to save these things now. Great Post.
Nelly ^_^
03 Apr 12:36
i love your directions they make total sense to me unlike other versions i've seen. thankz
littlegoldwoman
17 Apr 23:54
fabulous!
Peyton c.
29 Jun 22:41
Thanks for being smart. Some people just stick a how-to on here and they think that everyone understands it immediately. Thanks so much for being clear with your directions!!! :)
MAGg C.
22 Jul 17:32
LOVE it<3
RogueSister
15 Aug 11:59
wow n_n
Maya M.
20 Sep 19:31
where do you get colorful tabs?
KiRawr ™
25 Sep 21:07
I Just Made This
It Was So Fun
And It Looks So cool!
Thanks ;D
kitee54321
17 Oct 00:53
i made me one!
kitee54321
17 Oct 00:53
i made me one!
Janelle C.
29 Oct 04:15
ah i was confused at first but i kept working through it. and i figured it out.
i love this!
yours was the easiest for me to follow just so you know!
Saxy1
06 Nov 01:22
Would that work with Monster tabs???