Coin Purse Place

To make a coin purse from old socks is an easy and funny thing to do. The materials that are needed for this project are a ladies sock, straight ruler, scissors, ¼ inch lace trim, dressmaker pins, needle, thread, 3/8 inch snap and 2 small flowers or decorations. For the old sock you can use a mismatch sock for this project. The other materials can be found at your local craft store. The materials like the snaps and decorations will be sold in sets and singles. The prices will vary for the materials to,  so make sure you have enough money for the materials.

Here are the steps to make a sock coin purse. It is important to follow all the steps to make the final result of the project just right. The first step is to get all the materials together and then lay the sock on a flat surface and smooth it out with the foot part facing upward. Remember that this will be the front of the coin purse. Place the straight ruler on the toe, and measure 6 inches from the toe. You may want to make a small mark where it measures 6 inches, then cut across through the thickness of the sock. Then use ruler and go down 2 inches from the top of the sock. Cut along the sides 2 inches down on either side of the sock. This will give you a small sack with two 2 inch flaps on both front and back. On the front part of the sock cut the first 2 inch flap off leaving only the one in the back. Then cut 2 pieces of lace trim for the front and the remaining flap. Pin 1st piece of lace to the front of the sock and the 2nd piece of lace to the flap.

Next, use the blind stitch to attach the 1st piece of lace to the front of the sock use the same stitch to attach the lace to the flap. Then open the flap and make 2 marks where each piece of the snap will go on the coin purse. Then sew each snap over the marks of where the snaps will be placed. Next will be sewing one decoration or flower over the snap stitching. The last flower or decoration will be placed in the center of the flap and sewn there. Now your coin purse is complete.  So next time you have a sock and a few hours of time you will know what to do.

Knitting a coin purse is not always an easy job. But the product you make will be more than just beautiful. Your friends will certainly notice this gorgeous detail in your coin purse. A coin purse is designed especially to carry coins. It is mainly used by women and it usually goes inside the bag. Wallets basically carry bank notes and are provided with a lockable space for storing cash money while purses are not designed for bank notes. A manufactured coin purse is made by using different materials but knitted one always look more beautiful.

The things you would need are yarn (of your choice of color only), 8 knitting needles, thread, buttons and a sewing needle. Here are the steps for you to start knitting your coin purse. First of all cast on the 13 stitches and then knit the very first row of 5 inches. Keep knitting 5 rows continuously. Make sure you keep the stitches very close to each other. Now make the buttonhole. The next i.e. the sixth row will become the buttonhole to make the closure of your coin purse. Knit six stitches here. Now slowly move your yarn over and this time knit two stitches altogether. Finish this row by keep knitting to the end. You are almost done here. You just need to knit two more rows here. Now fold the coin purse from middle. Keep in mind that the front side and the back side are of same shape and size. The flap should not be included while you fold the front and back sides. The size of both the sides should be 2.5 inches each. Now take the sewing needle and thread. Start sewing the sides of your closed purse. This is the finishing task so maintain a neat and clean finish of stitches. Take the buttons and locate them on proper positions. Sew them as well and you are done with your own knitted coin purse.

One precaution that you should take while knitting a coin purse is to take your time. Do not make any sort of hurry else the finishing would not be there. It is really important that both the sides are sewed very tightly. Do not leave any gaps else your change may fall out. Knitted coin purses reminiscent of the spirit of some old times and that is exactly what give them a special attraction. They never loose their popularity because all people love it.

We all know that wastage of paper is really bad for our environment. Our ecosystem gets imbalanced if we keep on wasting paper. Every year around 2 million pounds of paper waste is put into landfills. It releases harmful toxins and chemicals into the environment. Being a responsible citizen of the environment, it is our moral duty not to waste paper. We should try passing this message to our kids as well. Keeping in mind the same thing, here we are providing you with some vital tips on how you can make a coin purse from the waste juice containers (Non-Plastic of course) and be a responsible citizen. This also helps your kids to understand both, how to save money and how to be dutiful for our environment.

You would need a small non plastic juice container, a scissors, a stapler and Velcro (self adhesive) to make this coin purse. The steps are as follows. Start with cutting the bottom part of your juice box. Make sure the juice container is rinsed properly and thoroughly. After that, let if dry at least for one hour. It removes the smell out of the container. Now, cut long the three sides of rectangular top of your juice box. Leave the 4th long edge attached to the box itself. Take the front side of the box directing towards you and simply fold the two of the short sides inwards to the juice box. The shape of top and the bottom of the juice box must look like a bowtie and the backside and the front should be able to touch each other. Now fold the bottom of the juice box in upward direction about 0.25 inches. After this, staple this fold closed. It reseals the bottom of your juice box. Again fold the juice box in a horizontal direction. This time the bottom should touch the top.

At last, place the strip of Velcro along the below side of the lid which is at the top of the box. Take a similar strip and paste it on the top side of the folded portion of the juice box. The last step is to attach these two prices and that is it. Your coin purse is completed. You can easily make the eco-friendly coin purse by following the above mentioned steps. But one thing that you should keep in mind is that the size of juice container must not be really big. It should be small enough for you to carry in your hands.