Posted on November 19, 2008 - by Chezlin
Cassette tape coin purse
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So, many of you know that I make cassette tape wallets.. After a few weeks of using mine, I found out that they’re not ideal for storing lose change. It slides out of the sides when you unzip it causing you to scramble around on the floor to collect your change. Or maybe that’s just me. In any case, it inspired me to make a coin purse version of the cassette tape wallet. I wanted a metal purse frame clamshell thing as a closure instead of a zipper, but I didn’t want to pay 5+ bucks for one (yeah, I’m cheap) so that was really the only thing holding me up from making one. However, after cleaning my room the other day I found an old wallet which happened to have a coin purse attached.. perfect! The wallet was already falling apart, so I just ripped the frame out and got crackin’.
These are my materials:
a cassette tape, a metal purse frame (I’m not sure of the size because I just ripped it out of that wallet) and fabric.
And here is what happens when you throw all those things together:
And that’s it! I really like how it turned out.. I want to make more but I don’t know where else to get those purse frame things… I’ll just have to keep searching!
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November 20, 2008
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rae said:
can you like, make a step by step thing so I can figure out how to make one too?
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December 1, 2008
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Chezlin said:
I plan on making one once I get some metal purse frames!
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December 2, 2008
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Kalle said:
http://www.purseparadise.com/purseframes.html
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November 20, 2008
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jude said:
coooolll!!!!!!!!!
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November 20, 2008
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Katzilla said:
Here’s a good site full of coin purse frames (:
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December 1, 2008
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Chezlin said:
Where’s the link? I can’t see it
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November 20, 2008
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ano said:
Try trolling resale shops for old coin purses. Lots of great ideas are just sitting in there, waiting to be discovered!
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December 1, 2008
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Chezlin said:
I know! Resale shops are basically my second home
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November 20, 2008
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Becca said:
Very Cute!
Most craft shops like Micheal’s and Hobby Lobby have the purse frames.
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December 1, 2008
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Chezlin said:
Thanks!
Every time I find them in the store, they’re around 5 bucks… and I’m too cheap to spend that much money on them, haha. I think I’ll just roam around thrift stores and whatnot and buy a bunch of coin purses for a few cents each instead
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January 5, 2009
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pollyb said:
Just go to a dollar store thye have the frames.
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November 20, 2008
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heather said:
That’s so great!! I posted about your cassette tape wallet on dollarstorecrafts.com and I’ll def. have to do a follow up and mention this one! (BTW
Awesome – you are so creative! I love it!
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December 1, 2008
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Chezlin said:
Awesome, thanks!!
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November 20, 2008
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Mandy said:
If you want to know where to get the kits for the metal frame thing, I know where to get them for $ 4.00! email me at missmrocks@yahoo.com
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November 20, 2008
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kara said:
That is awesome, I can’t wait to try it out.
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November 23, 2008
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jillian said:
OMGGGG I HAD THAT TAPE!!!!!!
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November 24, 2008
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Alison said:
I like this idea with this closure, but if you like the zipper one better (since you said the only reason you did it this way was because your coins fell out with the zipper), why don’t you just add gussets to the zipper one like you did on this one?
I may make these as party favours! I have a bunch of old tapes lying around and this seems like a cheap and fun gift!
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December 1, 2008
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Chezlin said:
Actually, coins falling out of my cassette wallet wasn’t the only reason why I wanted to make a cassette coin purse, I had been wanting to do it because I liked the look of them too. Besides, it’s a little too late to add gussets to my zipper wallet, I think I’d do more damage to it by trying to add those in because of how attached the glue is.
You should post some pictures of your coin purses if you make them!!
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November 25, 2008
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Anand said:
A novel and awesome creativity!
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November 25, 2008
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Beverly said:
I have never seen this creation before! Awesome!
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November 26, 2008
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Peggy said:
Very cute creation.
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November 27, 2008
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St1 said:
MAKE IT A STEP BY STEP OF HOW YOU MADE IT OR IT DOSNT COUNT.
-love
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December 1, 2008
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Chezlin said:
Haha, don’t worry, that’s coming eventually!
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November 28, 2008
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Craig Taylor said:
If you ever make theses available for purchase… I’m interested crtaylor80@comcast.net
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November 29, 2008
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Adelaide said:
This is amazing! Does the plastic in the tape rub against the other?
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December 1, 2008
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Chezlin said:
The plastic in the tape?
I cleared out the tape just like I did in my cassette tape wallet.
http://www.chezlin.com/2008/04/cassette-tape-tutorial/
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November 29, 2008
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Richard said:
I just stumbled upon this, and thought it was a cool idea (with a different tape of course) until I noticed how it’s hinged at the bottom… you can’t really have it bulging with coins unless the sides of the “purse frame” aren’t fixed to the cassette. Am I wrong?
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December 1, 2008
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Chezlin said:
This coin purse holds enough change for me. I guess if you like to have a lot of change then it might not work..
I don’t understand what you mean about the sides of the frame not being fixed to the cassette.. the way I put it together, only the top of the frame is connected to the cassette. I just didn’t have the tape stretched out all the way in the pictures, it looks as though the frame is attached all the way around.
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November 29, 2008
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Pat said:
Unbelievably clever! You really ARE crackin’!
Quite amazing. Thanks!
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January 8, 2009
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Chezlin said:
Haha, why thank you!
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November 30, 2008
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Ginger Groves said:
Very cool…I love looking at not what something is but what it could be….
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January 8, 2009
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Chezlin said:
Me too!
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November 30, 2008
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Tashina said:
This is so cute!
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January 8, 2009
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Chezlin said:
Thanks!!
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December 1, 2008
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sarahelizabeth said:
Wow! Amazing! Love!
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January 8, 2009
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Chezlin said:
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December 8, 2008
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Heidi said:
I love this Ideah!!!! I need to make some for my neices! Thanks for the gift Idea!
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January 8, 2009
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Chezlin said:
I’m glad you like it!! If you make some you should definitely show me! I’d love to see them. Thanks!
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December 17, 2008
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Katee80Jet said:
I love this idea too, im totally going to make some. Im pretty sure you should be able to find those purse metal parts at a hobby store or something like that. Look around! Great idea i love it. Inspiring!
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January 8, 2009
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Chezlin said:
Thanks!!
Every time I go to the fabric store they are always sold out of the size I need, haha. I’ll probably end up just buying some online or somethin’.
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January 3, 2009
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Sage said:
http://www.tallpoppycraft.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=32
try this for clasps. Also,try clasps, not closures for search.
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January 8, 2009
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Chezlin said:
Thanks for the link!
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January 5, 2009
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Stevers said:
Any chance of a step-by-step? I want to make a few of these but am not sure how to do the gussets on the sides…
Thanks!
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January 8, 2009
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Chezlin said:
Sure! I’ll make one once I have enough money to buy some more clasps for it!
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January 23, 2009
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Crafting with Cat Hair said:
This is super cute! Can’t wait for the tutorial.
I am having an ’80s craft-a-long on my blog and this is the perfect project for it. I’ll be making one of your cassette tape wallets soon and will post a link to your site along with my project.
Thanks!
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January 23, 2009
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Stephanie said:
So cute! I love that you used a Barbie tape. I know I have some children tapes from when I was younger like that laying around. I think a little girl now would like this cute little change purse; bright pink, Barbie, and made of a piece of technology she wouldn’t otherwise get to experience.
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January 28, 2009
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TaraDK said:
Wonderful! I love this idea! I am deffinitely going to try this
Thank you for sharing with us! Oh, for frames, have you thought of Dollar or Pound shops? The local dollar stores here carry inexpensive coin purses for $1 or less – you can simply rip the frames out, lol 
Cheers!
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February 5, 2009
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sam said:
bahaha, oh god, that cassette, I remember having it. Good times. Adorable stuff!!
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February 15, 2009
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Jen said:
omg please please make a step by step thing, i really want to know how to make this!
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February 15, 2009
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Mosquito said:
İt’s wonderful idea and it’s original.Congratulations..
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March 10, 2009
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Abi said:
I have also found coin purses with those types of clasps at the dollar store…
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September 7, 2009
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NaLa said:
What an imaginitive, practical and green use of material–I love it!
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September 11, 2009
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nolanski said:
you would just take it apart in half not very hard then glue some felt on it attach some of those things on top annd your good to go : D
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September 16, 2009
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Lincolnshire Web Design said:
That looks good, but I only have white and black cassette tapes. Im not sure how long it would last either?
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November 20, 2009
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Kelly McCoy said:
This is such a cute and creative idea. My daughter and I are going to try to make some this weekend.
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December 21, 2009
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purseframe said:
hi,Chezlin.
This is purse frame Wholesaler:
http://www.92062.com/bag-frame.html
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January 6, 2010
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deborah said:
This is such a cute idea! Can you explain how you attached the fabric so that there aren’t any openings on the side? I don’t quite understand that part.
Thanks!