Jul 28 2008
Juice Box Coin Purse
I’ve always wanted to make something from those juice boxes that my kids drink out of constantly. I’ve seen people with purses and I thought those were the neatest thing! Since I wanted to start out on a small scale (and I only have six right now), I decided to try out making a coin purse. It’s pretty simple, it took like five minutes to sew. Enjoy! And remember, you can be totally creative here!
Juice Box Coin Purse
Supplies: 2 juice boxes (Capri Sun, Kool-Aid, etc.), thread, sewing machine, scissors, velcro (stick on kind)
To begin, you need to clean the juice boxes out. Cut a slit in the bottom of the juice box. I cut the entire bottom out, just making sure you don’t cut the sides. Wash them with soap and water, put them standing up on a paper towel to dry.
Some people say you can put them in the dryer for about 20 minutes, never tried it so have no clue if it works. I sort of opened these up so they’d stand up and mine were dry pretty quick.
Next, take one of the boxes and fold it over about 1/3 of the way. This is going to be the pocket.
I went ahead and sewed across that seam so that it won’t come open on the inside.
I used a zig-zag stitch on my entire coin purse though my zig-zag doesn’t work just right so I had to go over it a couple of times for stability. But once should be fine, just remember to back stitch the beginning and end to keep the stitches down.
Now take your pocket piece and you’re going to lay it on the backside of the other juice box. This picture shows them before you lay it totally on the backside.
Now that they are lined up, you are going to sew down one side, across the bottom and up the other side, remembering to backstitch the beginning and end. I used the zig-zag stitch again, though it messed up a bunch, but it was still sewn together.
Time for the velcro! I chose the sticky back kind, if you’d like to sew them on, you have to do it before joining them together. I took the velcro, stuck it together, then laid it right above the line I sewed on the pocket. I then close the top over it and it stuck to the other side!
Congratulations! You have yourself a recycled juice box coin purse! I chose grape juice boxes because I’m making myself a green and purple purse and it’ll go great inside it!
Show me your coin purses! I’d love to see all the different kinds you can make! I have more juice boxes to use and I plan on making a purse towards the end of the week. I might have to buy some more at the store and make my kids hurry up and drink them! TTFN!
