soda tab clutch purse

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• (2) 12x10 inch pieces of material, any color
• 9-inch zipper
• 100 pop can tabs
• Crochet yarn, corresponding color
• Tapestry needle
• Sewing machine
• Scissors

Instructions

1. 1
   Pin the two pieces of material together with right sides facing. Sew quarter-inch seams on three sides.
   
2. 2
   Pin the zipper onto the open seam and sew into place with a quarter-inch seam.
   
3. 3
   Turn the purse right side out and lay it flat on a hard surface. Beginning at the bottom corner, place two pop tabs next to each other with the finger hole facing down.
   
4. 4
   
   Pop Tab Placement
   Lay two more pop tabs over the back end of the first two, creating an overlap effect and covering up the piece of metal that has torn from the can.
   
5. 5
   
   Pop Tab Connection
   Attach all four together and on the purse with yarn, making an X over the junction of the four tabs with the tapestry needle and yarn. Tie off inside the purse lining.
   
6. 6
   Repeat Step 5 until the purse is completely covered with pop tabs. Connect the edges together in the same way.
   

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