This soda tab bracelet is a great way to show off your resourcefulness and attitude toward recycling and reusing found objects. It is a great accessory for Earth Day and festivals like Tabfest that celebrate tab-collecting organizations like the Ronald McDonald House. Once it is finished, this bracelet is truly a durable and colorful accessory.
What You'll Need:
- 20-25 Pop Tabs. Make sure that these have been washed and that there are no sharp edges.
- Two pieces of 18-20" ribbon....
Alright, here it is. Now you, too, can wear a fantastically cool candy wrapper belt.
Candy Wrapper Belt
Materials:
candy or gum wrappers (the bag they're packaged in works well, too)
scissors
straight edge (optional)
tape measure
clear packing tape
double stick tape
x-acto or utility knife (optional)
2 d-rings in width of your choice (D-rings can be purchased at fabric stores. I made belts using 1 1/4” and 1/1/2” rings. These are probably the best for fitting through belt...
This lunch bag is easy to make and durable. It makes great use of Kool-Jammer or Capri Sun pouches.
After the juice has been drank use an x-acto knife to slit the bottom of the juice pouch.
Clean the inside of each pouch with hot soapy water and let dry.
This SWAP is easy to make. Just a silk flower leaf, small pompoms, google eyes and a brooch pin.
The pompoms won't stick on with regular glue so if you are doing this with Sparks you need to let them pick the colors and have the leaders assemble them with the glue guns.
I admit this was a tough one to prep — we cut enough fleece for 50 of these and my co-leader and I had blisters by the end. I would suggest finding some Pathfinder volunteers if you want to do a bunch.
I originally thought we would leave these unstuffed and the kids could put their laundry inside but it would probably be better to recycle some old pillows.
The sewing on of buttons was quite tough for girls and needed supervision. This has to...
