plastic bag necklaces!

I wanted to make some lightweight necklaces for summer and I remembered intending on expanding upon the braided plastic bag idea a while ago. This is a small collection I came up with for Old Hollywood.

friendship bracelets

started working on some plastic bag braids last night, to be made into friendship-type bracelets. thinking of mixing the strands in with some chain and metal work.

i heart Time Out New York

Laura Neilson, a writer for Time Out New York, asked me to come up with a diy project for their earth day issue. Inspired by sculptures and tote bags I've seen online, I made these rings out of shopping bags. The how-to can be seen on TONY's online edition. The print version comes out tomorrow.

more fun with plastic bags

here's another idea for turning plastic bag trash into treasure- fusing them together with an iron to create a heavy, durable material. watch the video here or jump on over to threadbanger.

the plastic bag bag

I had done a post some time back containing a link to the dh lovelife video about georges, the formerly homeless frenchman who creates stunning sculptures and couture gowns out of plastic shopping bags.

here's a more down to earth approach presented by jane hanstein cunniffe on her site plastic bag bag. it includes instructions on crocheting your own plastic bag bag.

inspiration

from dh lovelife.