PROBLEM• People outgrow belts and they get all

battered up

SOLUTION• Create something useable for a long

time from this ‘pieces of trash’.

COMING TO THE SOLUTION• We originally wanted to produce

‘Beltlets’ (braclets made out of belts), but they had already invented those

• Holly was still on the track of acressories, so she suggested a purse (for obvious reasons)

PEOPLE WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS

• This invention will help people who have too many belts. It takes approximately 10 belts to make 1 unit. They go fast.

ADVANTAGES OF THE BELT PURSE

• The strength of the leather• Leather is biodegradable• The fact that it is 99% recyled• Pretty big for a purse• It’s pretty hard to break

THE JOURNEY TO SUCCESSHow we finally finished our prototype (and the rest of it)

1. BRING MATERIALSWe forgot our materials one day.The materials are crucial to successBut luckily, parents saved the day

2. LEARN HOW TO SEW• We approached a

diffficulty when Holly didn’t know how to sew

• In due time, Holly could sew correctly and tie a knot in thread

3. FINISH THE BASE• On the inside of

the purse, we have a lining, or base

• This was so nothing fell out where belts weren’t filling gaps

4. AFFIX BELTS• This was a

challenge because– Leather is so thick– Someone was still a

bit unclear on the concept of sewing

CHALLENGES

Being serious

Fixing flawsLearning to sew

Trying to find materials

Putting on leather belts

THANK YOU FOR WATCHING!