Crafty: Plastic Bag Bra

Don't know where you would wear this...

How to Make a Plastic Bag Bra

CRAFTY: Sweet bag

Frankly, I don't know what a Samina bag is, but this is a super cute handbag, made by a women's cooperative in India of old plastic bags!

29 December 2006

Recycled plastic country bag

VivaWoman! blog, Singapore

This Samina bag is fun, fresh, and is good for the planet because it’s made of recycled plastic bags, which are a huge environmental hazard. Handmade by cooperatives in India, the project collects plastic bags that litter the streets and neighborhoods of New Delhi...

CRAFTY: Elegant Jewelry from Trash

Check out Australian Mark Vaarwerk’s innovative jewelry made from sterling silver and plastic shopping bags:

December 27th, 2006

Putting his Spin on Plastic

Polymer Clay Notes

CRAFTY: How to use Furoshiki

From the Ministry of the Environment Government of Japan:

How to use Furoshiki

http://www.env.go.jp/en/focus/attach/060403-5.html

Furoshiki is a Japanese traditional wrapping cloth which is used repeatedly in a stylish way. (The utilization of this "Mottainai Furoshiki" will contribute to reducing household waste from plastic bags)...

CRAFTY: snowflakes from plastic bags

Crochet a snowflake from plastic bags:

Use Strips Of Plastic Bags To Crochet Snowflakes!
http://www.10000greatideas.com/ideadet.php?iid=638
10,000 Great Ideas

Cut plastic bags into long strips and then crochet into lovely snowflakes. These will be waterproof so can be used to decorate outdoors or inside - providing you with decorations for free whilst using up old plastic bags.

CRAFTY: placemat into reusable bag

Make a quick and pretty reusable tote bag out of a placemat:

Nov. 20, 2006
http://musings-of-a-domestic-goddess.blogspot.com/2006/11/youll-never-look-at-it-same-way-again_20.html

from Musings of a Domestic Goddess blog, Utah

CRAFTY reusable bags

Some crafty projects for making reusable bags out of recycled materials:

Recycled sweater totes
By Leigh Radford, with instructions adapted from her book, AlterKNITS

Give old sweaters a second chance by turning them into one-of-a-kind handbags
http://www.canadianliving.com/Canadianliving/client/en/Crafts/DetailNews.asp?idNews=233920&idSm=306

FRANKENBAGS
By Kristi Porter
More bags from sweaters. Bags are really fun to make, because you can hardly go wrong. They are a great place to experiment, they don't have to fit, it's okay to have lots of them and they make great gifts.
http://knitty.com/ISSUEfall06/FEATfall06FK.html