Can tab chain mail

Soda pop pull tab chain mail

What you do with too much time and a lot of soda tabs.

Can tab corset back

Get that "Why didn't I think of that?!" feeling.

With the abundance of creative people who attend the Renaissance Faire it is a great place to see some unusual costumes made from unusual and recycled materials. I recently went to a local Renaissance Faire and met up with some fellow recyclers and got to see what new creations in costumes they had come up with. Some of my favorites have been things made from Aluminum Can Tabs, Duck Tape, soda can armour (flattened soda can connected with jump rings) and one person sported plastic shopping…

Ever wonder what can be accomplished using a few pull tabs, a key, staple remover, and wire cutters? Look at what crossed my desk today. If anyone knows the designer, let me know. source: The Meta …

Crocheted Can-tab Chainmaille

Here's one {of many} things that've been happening since I last updated you guys on my battle Tauriel costume... My pop-tab shoulder chainmail pauldrons are 100% finished (with the help of some donations from friends)! :D As you can see, they're a general diamond shape, with some slight shaping at the upper top for the shoulder so they'll lay better. Each piece is made of (to my best approximation) ~175 tabs. Now, you might be wondering why I didn't just make the chain mail out of metal…

Honestly, I think this is brilliant and hilarious. I wish I was this creative. As you can see from the pictures, someone has gone out and created a perfectly good suit of chain mail out of perfec…

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