You know?…Those thingys that you grab onto, to help you open an aluminum soda/soup can? Whatever you happen to call them in your region — pull tabs, pop tabs, soda can pulls — they can be found in abundance.

Because I spent my childhood in the northeast part of the US, I call them “POP” tabs. You may remember that I previously made a necklace from pop tabs.

These little tabs happen to make a really fantastic sound when clinking and clanking against each other! They don’t cost anything. Even if you’re not a soda drinker, chances are, you can get someone to collect them for you. The aluminum weighs almost nothing, so there’s a lot bang for your buck as far as tinkling noises go.

Over a year ago, I made a chainmail aluminum pop tab belt, to wear as part of my regular dance practice gear. Apologies in advance for the chigger-sized photo:

A tiny photo of aluminum chainmail belt.

I made it from four sections of chainmail (and leather) to wear as a stand-alone piece, but I was easily able to disassemble it in order to reuse parts of it for this particular belt assemblage here. The great part is that I can put the original belt back together if I choose to, in the future.

If I get enough requests for it, I’ll post some sketches or a tutorial on how to cut and link the tabs together. As well as how I made the jump rings from electric fence wire. 😉