Happy Monday everyone!
This week, I'm up for a challenge!
It's a response to an e-mail from Susie:
Hi there! You inspire me so much and I love the fact that we're helping our environment at the same time. A few ideas I would appreciate your creativity on: (1) Old jeans/denim and (2) plastic grocery-type bags. That latter one - plastic - is so detrimental to our environment, I'm really ashamed I still have them once in a while but when I do, I'd like to know what I could re-purpose them for.
So this week, let's see how we can turn
plastic bags from...
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blah...
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...to TADA! The plastic bag is now a lei!
It's easy to make: Cut the bag (at least two bags) into strips
and string on a threaded needle in the middle of the strip.
Bunch up the strips and sew the ends together
once you have the desired length.
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Give it to your little hula girl.
Or wear at a luau party.
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Or turn it into an instant Halloween
costume with a floral dress and a
flower in your hair.
Have a great week!
Another great idea Claire!
ReplyDeleteGood morning Susan! Thanks for visiting today! :)
ReplyDeleteYou made me smile this morning..I don't wear necklaces but thought I could surprise some friends by wearing this to the next 'get together':)
ReplyDeleteI love your ideas Claire!!
Awww, Betty! Your comments are always so encouraging :) Thanks dear!
ReplyDeleteawesome!!!! I plan not to miss any of your ideas this week as I also have bags often :(
ReplyDeletexoxo
Have you heard about making yarn out of plastic bags? If you lay a plastic shopping bag out flat cut off the handles and the bottom (it helps save time if you fold it over a few times length-wise keeping the handles on one end and the bottom at the other) cut the remiaining bag into loops and loop them together to get a double-ply strand. I've croched re-usable grocery totes out of them for myself and my friends. It's fun to play with different colored bags.
ReplyDeleteHello Nuit! Thank you for always, always stopping by and leaving a comment :) Hugs!
ReplyDeleteHi there Anonymous! Thanks so much for your note! Yes, I know many crafters are making yarn out of plastic bags and using this as a medium! Thanks so much for the mini-instructional. I'll be writing about it this week. Stay tuned :)
You are so creative. I love this idea!
ReplyDeleteThanks, thanks Delia! Happy lei-making! :)
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