Soda tab chainmail

Although you can purchase chainmail from a dive or sporting good store, why not put all those empty soda cans to good use and create your own with the tabs? The supply you will need most is time as it will take approximately 1,000 or more...

aluminum tab(s) ---> purse - via https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=334664636613729=a.318196928260500.78766.102106566536205=1

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Here's one {of many} things that've been happening since I last updated you guys on my battle Tauriel costume... My pop-tab shoulder chainmail pauldrons are 100% finished (with the help of some donations from friends)! :D As you can see, they're a general diamond shape, with some slight shaping at the upper top for the shoulder so they'll lay better. Each piece is made of (to my best approximation) ~175 tabs. Now, you might be wondering why I didn't just make the chain mail out of metal…

Pop tab chain mail

Found in 'Sky' magazine. The article says her "unique headress, made from aluminium can pull-tabs, was a gift from the Brazilian women who work for Escama Studio." So maybe not meant to be chainmail, but oh the possibilities...and the stomach aches! That's a lot of soda! Photo by Jeff Vespa

Don't just throw out your used aluminum cans, recycle or reuse them! What can you make out of a beer can? A whole lot! Soda cans can be reused for crafts and all sorts of purposes!

With the abundance of creative people who attend the Renaissance Faire it is a great place to see some unusual costumes made from unusual and recycled materials. I recently went to a local Renaissance Faire and met up with some fellow recyclers and got to see what new creations in costumes they had come up with. Some of my favorites have been things made from Aluminum Can Tabs, Duck Tape, soda can armour (flattened soda can connected with jump rings) and one person sported plastic shopping…

Here is a creative and cool tutorial on making belt out of recycled pull tabs (via Pull Tab Belt). It’s a super green and cute project for those for who love metallic accessories. You can use a string, ribbon or old t-shirt stripes instead of leather to make it even greener to keep the recycled […]