Recycled Denim Heart Purse

In honor of Valentine’s Day, I have crafted some recycled denim heart purses.
Here are two of my creations.

I want to provide a tutorial on how to make these easy and cute little purses. I have included the following picture tutorial for your use so you too can take those old jeans and turn them [...]

Recycled Purse Parade

This week I thought a Purse Parade might be nice. Maybe you’re looking for a purse pattern to crochet so I thought I’d review a few of the many recycled purse patterns I have available free here at this site. All the purses below are crocheted using recycled plastic bags.
Crochet this unique granny square [...]

Rag Bag Tote

Rag bags are a fun and fugal crafting idea. You use old material to create strips and then you crochet them into a cool rag bag tote such as the one shown here. I used an old queen-sized bed sheet and some other recycled curtain panels to create this handy tote bag.

Here is a close-up [...]

Cosmetic Bag Crocheted from Bread Bags

Here’s my little cosmetic bag I crocheted from old recycled bread bags. I’ve had this on my to-do list for quite a while and finally got it done.

Here is a picture taken with the flap open.
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Here is the bottom of the bag.

This very durable cosmetic bag can hold several things [...]