Soda tab armor

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

This looks interesting. Makes me think about what kinda things i can make with this method and material. Soda Tab Top ( pull tab )

A pop can tab corset - I wonder if a similar design could be used to make "chain mail" for armor costumes?

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...

What you do with too much time and a lot of soda tabs.

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…

Soda Can Pop Top Chainmail. This

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…