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You can make items using soda tabs, sell them and give a large percentage to the Ronald McDonald House or other children's charities.
By Patricia Bledsoe
If you make homemade jar candles as I do, you can use pop tabs as a weight for your wicks. If you drink pop they are pretty much free!
By Tracey P
Using soda pop tabs for crafting is fun & easy.
These can be used as "buckles" for any craft project. Have Fun!
By KimSecret
Here are the questions asked by community members. Read on to see the answers provided by the ThriftyFun community.
I have about 200 pop can tabs; what can I make with them?
By Marlene
Are you still looking to buy the pop top tabs? Let me know.
I heard of someone who made a hammock with them.
It looks like aluminum recycling for cans runs around 25 cents a pound in most places in the U.S. You would need to check with your local recycler but I would say it is worth no more than $10 that way.
It's possible that you may be able to sell them to a crafter online. There are a bunch of lots for sale and the prices are all over the place. Someone would have to pay for the shipping though, and that would cut into what someone would be willing to pay.
Good luck and let us know what they are worth when you find out.
I have over 4000, maybe over 4500 tabs at the moment, mostly silver, but with some green, black and red ones mixed in.
How do you make a purse out of soda tabs?
By laura from Mesa, AZ
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First thing you need to know is that you will need "a lot" of pop tabs. The finished purse contained 727 pop tabs. Good luck.
What can I do with pop can tabs? I have around 200 pop can tabs that I saved from soda cans and I don't know what to do with them.
By Marlene H.
I saw on TV news last night a young girl made a Prom dress from Pop tabs. It was well made and looked great. But alas, there were no directions on how she made the Pop tab dress.
If you have a person in your house who makes wood wall plaques these tabs can be attached to the back to hang on the wall.
I want to know if anyone has instructions on how to make leis and bolo ties with the pop can tabs?
By Rosemary from Kihei, HI
I collect the tabs to donate to Ronald McDonald House. The aluminum content is very valuable, more than the cans (although I recycle those).
I saw a purse made with the tabs pulled to open soda cans, and some other cans. I've been looking for directions to make the purse, or something else, but have not found any. Help, please!
By Bobbie S.
There are many craft uses for soda can tabs. This is a page about preparing soda can tabs for crafts.
If you need a small buckle, you can quickly and easily make one from pull tag of a drink can. This buckle will fit a strap about 1 inch wide. You can also paint the buckle any color you like.
Make this cute key fob with a recycled pop can tab and some bits of fabric. This is a page about making a little lady pop tab key fob.
This is a page about making a soda tab bracelet. Soda tabs can be recycled into easy to make jewelry. There are lots of different styles.
This page is about making a soda tab belt. Soda can tabs can be collected and used for this functional recycled craft.
This is a page about making a pop tab necklace. A fun unique craft project can be made using a recycled item.
ThriftyFun is one of the longest running frugal living communities on the Internet. These are archives of older discussions.
I would like to make some crafts with pop can tabs. What is a strong adhesive to use? I need something that is going to hold up.
Rettta from Mentor, OH
This is what I made from pop tabs:
http://babasfarmlife.blogspot.com/2009/03/get-crafty-with-soda-can-tabs.html (02/08/2010)
By Deborah
