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keep your money and id safe and keep yourself stylish
you can put the purse inside your fave hand bag and clip the button to the outside of the bag, a hat, your clothing or even the side of your shoe

i made these out of the maps (one with big print and one with small print) that come with my phone books however the can be made out of any durable paper (ex. scrapbooking paper, cardstock, glossy paper)

Posted by craftalien from Lithonia, Georgia, United States • Published See craftalien's 17 projects »
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  • How to make a recycled pouch. Money Purse And Id Holder With Matching Buttons - Step 0
    Step 1

    for the money purse
    ---cut a 6-1/2 in by 9-1/2 in piece of paper
    ---fold down the short side at the 3-1/2 in mark and again at the 7-1/2 in mark
    ---by now it should look like an envelope in a way
    ---tape down all edges and any other area you want in order to secure it
    ---add any decorations to make it your own (i put circles on it that i cut out of the other map and made a tab so it can stay closed

  • How to make a recycled pouch. Money Purse And Id Holder With Matching Buttons - Step 1
    Step 2

    for the id holder
    ---cut a 2-1/2 in by 9-1/2 in piece of paper
    ---fold down the short side at the 4 in mark and again at the 8-1/2 in mark
    ---by now it should look like a much skinnier envelope in a way
    ---tape down all edges and any other area you want in order to secure it
    ---add any decorations to make it your own (i put circles on it that i cut out of the other map and made a tab so it can stay closed

  • How to make a recycled pouch. Money Purse And Id Holder With Matching Buttons - Step 2
    Step 3

    for the buttons
    ---i used a $30 badge-a-minit machine that i previously bought and made about 30 buttons

    however you can do it another way
    ---collect buttons (can be pins or sewing buttons) of the same sixe ant trace the flat face
    ---the the paper down onto the button
    ---if using a sewing button hot glue a safety pin to the back of the button

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