Pop Tab Bracelet

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  Step 1

  Gather your can tabs, cord and scissors.

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  Step 2

  Cut cord to approximately 2-1/2 feet. Then loop through the first tab, situating the tab at center of cord.

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  Step 3

  Hold another tab below your first tab, (make sure your rough edges are always facing each other, smooth side to the outside) overlapping so you can see through openings of both tabs. Thread the cord up from the bottom through both tabs, bringing top cord through top hole and bottom cord through bottom hole.

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  Step 4

  OK, now get another tab and hold it on top, overlapping as before,and this time, thread the cords through the opposite holes forming an X on top.

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  Step 5

  Another tab, held at the back and thread those cords through, top cord-top hole, bottom cord-bottom hole.

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  Step 6

  Another tab, held on top, thread cords through forming that X. Top cord-bottom hole, bottom cord-top hole.

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  Step 7

  Keep going, repeating step five and step six, alternately, until bracelet can be wrapped around your wrist and ends meet comfortably.

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  Step 8

  You need the last tab to be one placed at the back side.

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  Step 9

  Then, bring ends together and form the final X.

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  Step 10

  Turn bracelet over and thread cords under cord from previous tab.

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  Step 11

  Tie the cords in a knot and trim the ends.

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  Step 12

  Turn bracelet back over and slide it on your wrist. There should be just enough stretch to easily go over your hand and then be lightly snug on your wrist.

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  Step 13

  There's plenty of ways to embellish these bracelets, too. You can paint the tabs, use colored elastic, add beads, anything you can think of.

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nancy.langellier.56 · Fall River, Massachusetts, US 20th October 2013

Love it!, I have to try this.

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Kairu L. · 7 projects 23rd October 2012

awesome :]

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toy t. 28th May 2012

cool like the ideal thanks

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Capnbuttrflybritches · 2 projects 4th September 2011

Im in the process of making a belt now(:

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momoevergreen · 3 projects 14th August 2011

I am so glad my parents drink a lot of diet coke- i had plenty of tabs in the garage (:

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Vilma T. · Petäjävesi, FI · 2 projects 14th August 2011

I made this bracelet, but after I was finished, I realized it needed to be ELASTIC cord to stretch enough (obviously). Maybe I'll read the intructions more carefully next time :'D

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Dribble-Drabble · 12 projects 14th March 2011

I love this! Took me forever to gather my pop tabs but it was so worth it! A lot of people have noticed it too. Thankyou very much!

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Jay S. 11th March 2011

I've got a large collection of pop can tabs from impulsively popping them off every can of soda near me lol... Super excited to finally have found something awesome to do with them

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DinjaDONUT · Utrecht, Utrecht, NL · 6 projects 30th January 2011

OMG I was looking for this tutorial so long!! thanks

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Rachel J. · Ellensburg, Washington, US · 3 projects 15th August 2010

Colored tabs are on energy drinks and canned pineapple
Thanks for such easy directions!

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