jean purses..

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I used to make purses out of old pants that my brothers had worn to bits in the legs, I would save the top part, cut off the legs, and sew up the cut off parts to make a sturdy purse.

recently I've taken it back up, to make gifts for some of my friends, but I'm having trouble finding things like funky patches, metal buttons, small (about 3 inches long) zippers and decorative snaps. I will post pictures of what I've done, and I have read the faq, but I was wondering if anyone knew of a good place to order things like these in bulk? (re:I'm a broke college student)

Any ideas?