White plastic bags are used by many retail and grocery stores these days. They are not the prettiest bags to use for crafting. People give me lots of white plastic bags to recycled. So I’ve been trying to be more creative and come up with clever ideas to turn these dull bags into cute and [...]
Filed under: Crocheted Bags, Plastic Bag Crafts on July 12th, 2008 | 14 Comments »
Happy 4th of July! I love handmade dishcloths and even better are ones that have center scrubbers. Just in time for the big Summer holiday, here is my latest “Sunshine” dishcloth I crocheted with a center scrubbie made from recycled plastic bags.
Here is another variation using scraps I had leftover and is one round [...]
Filed under: Plastic Bag Crafts on July 3rd, 2008 | 10 Comments »
I have had several requests for recycled crafts projects that kids can do. With that in mind, here is a quick upcycle project that children and adults can both enjoy. First you need a large plastic container. The container I used was a 64 oz. soda pop cup that I found and decided that I [...]
Filed under: Plastic Bag Crafts on June 24th, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I’m excited to share a little project that I have been experimenting with. You know those little green netting sleeves you get your lettuce in? Well, I’ve been trying to think of a good craft recycling project that I could do using the netting. Here is my result.
It is an eco-friendly greenie that you can [...]
Filed under: Plastic Bag Crafts, Tips and Instructions on June 12th, 2008 | 20 Comments »
I completed round two of my chemo treatments yesterday. That means I’m halfway done –Yea! I’m feeling pretty good today. Just a bit weak and my head feels kinda puffy like I have a headache or something. But not too bad overall. I have only had to take two anti-nausea meds and that was just [...]
Filed under: My Pink Journey, Plastic Bag Crafts on June 10th, 2008 | 8 Comments »
This hobo handbag was crocheted using recycled plastic bags. It is a pattern that I adapted from Dao over at ShortyLamCrochet Blogspot. I emailed Dao several times to work out some details because to create her bag using plastic bag yarn or plarn, the pattern required some modifications. We agreed that I would post her [...]
Filed under: Crocheted Bags, Plastic Bag Crafts on May 16th, 2008 | 18 Comments »
