Pop Can Tabs

Pop Can Tabs

I have always been a freak about keeping pop can tabs.  I love to make bracelets out of them.  That was what started my obsession with pop can tabs.  Then I thought of and found new ways to use them and I recommend to anyone to try at least one of these.

Bracelets

I don't remember how I learned to make bracelets out of pop can tabs but somehow I ran across it and I loved it.  All you need is ribbon, scissors, tape, and some pop tabs.  Take the ribbon and wrap it around your wrist about 5 times.  Take the ribbon and fold it in half so that there is a loop at the end.  About 3 inches up from where the fold in your ribbon is tape it to the table. Take a pop tab and take both strings and thread it up through the pop tab.  One string for each hole.  After you have the ribbon through the pop tab pull the pop tab all the way to the tape on your ribbon.  Take the second pop tab and overlay it with the first pop tab.  Take the Ribbon through the back of the pop tabs and through the overlapped holes on both top and bottom.  Pull the string tightly.  For your third pop tab over lap it with the second pop tab.  Put your ribbon through the front of the second and third pop tabs this time.  You can do it the horizontal or cross (even though it will be the opposite way on the other side). Either go to the same hole it was at or top to bottom.  Repeat This for several pop tabs until you get to about 3/4 of your ribbon.  Next cut the loop at the end in half.  You can tie it and be done there or you can continure.  To continue  Take one end of your bracelet and bring it to the other.  Put your ribbon from one side through the holes of the first pop tab.  The bottom string goes through the top hole and the top string goes through the bottom hole.  Pull it together but do not pull it too tight.  Take the two string that are coming from under your pop tab and thread them through the next pop tab so that its on the inside of the bracelet.  Pull both set of ribbon and tie the pairs together.  Cut  the remaining ribbon off.  Once you are done with the bracelet you can crazy glue a ribbon onto where we tied the strings.  

You could make a lot of things this way; necklaces,  belts,  head bands.  

Clothes hangar

I hang up majority of my clothes.  I will hang up anything that is possibly able to hang up.  I run out of room a lot so I looked for some ways to make room in your closet.  First thing that popped up was pop tabs.  It only works with wire hangars.  You take a pop tab and put in on the first hangar and then take your second hangar and hang it from the other end of the pop tab! I was amazed when I first heard about it!! 

Curtain

Dori the giant has a great clip for this so I don't have to spend so much time explaining it.  You need pop tabs and ribbon and probably something to attach it at the top to like a board :p You can also do this with a cover for a light!  

http://www.dorithegiant.com/2012/05/diy-pop-tab-curtain.html