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easy to do yourself
All my friends liked Eva's cow wallet. It was made of milk tetra pack. It's really fun to do yourself, so I decided to make my own tutorial.

Posted by Anni J. from Tartu, Tartu County, Estonia • Published See Anni J.'s 10 projects »
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  • How to make a carton purse. DIY Tetra Pak Wallet - Step 1
    Step 1

    Open the edges on the sides and bottom of package, flatten the package by pressing sides together.

  • How to make a carton purse. DIY Tetra Pak Wallet - Step 2
    Step 2

    Cut off the bottom and the top of the package

  • How to make a carton purse. DIY Tetra Pak Wallet - Step 3
    Step 3

    Look for the line where the package was glued together. The side with the line will be inside of the wallet. Fold the bottom part up, leave about 1/3 free at the top. This 1/3 needs to be cut off. Leave the lap on the front!

  • How to make a carton purse. DIY Tetra Pak Wallet - Step 4
    Step 4

    Use the colourful adhesive tape to cover all sides and edges. You can use different colours

  • How to make a carton purse. DIY Tetra Pak Wallet - Step 5
    Step 5

    Fold the sides to the inside. Fold the package into the shape of the wallet

  • How to make a carton purse. DIY Tetra Pak Wallet - Step 6
    Step 6

    Use small stapler to connect the middle part together. Stick self-adhesive hook and loop fastener onto the wallet

  • How to make a carton purse. DIY Tetra Pak Wallet - Step 7
    Step 7

    That's it, your wallet is ready!

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K A.
K A.
I have a question....how big does the carton have to be? I want to do it out of a yoohoo carton which is a tid bit bigger than a juice box
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Abbie R
Abbie R · 9 projects
i got taught this in primary school. hehe xxx sadly i could remember how to do it before you posted this... so thank you! Happy
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Dian
Dian · 9 projects
Its really nice idea to recycle , i made 2 i´ll upload soon my version =)
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Marzipan S.
Marzipan S. · London, GB
Awesome!
I'm gonna try that when I get an empty carton =)
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Marzipan S.
Marzipan S. · London, GB
Awesome!
I'm gonna try that when I get an empty carton =)
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Samantha
Samantha · New York, New York, US · 1 project
awesomee!! im gonna try that once i find a carton
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Carmy B
Carmy B · Bristol, England, GB · 2 projects
Love this!
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Happy Mouse
Happy Mouse · London, GB · 4 projects
tahab ka seda omale armsa eesti lehmaga saada!
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Beatr!ce
Beatr!ce · 6 projects
this was so fun .
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DarkAshHurts
DarkAshHurts · 119 projects
I'm gonna try this. Happy
...the cow in the first pic is ssoooo cute! lol
Hooray 4 cows!
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