Plastic Bag Ribbon

Hello Everybody!

There is a challenge going on for another day or so at Cut It Up challenge.  It's challenge #9 Out with the old.  The challenge is to make a project using something from the house that you would not normally use in papercrafting.  Is that a recycle challenge?  Count me in!

**This card made the Top 3 Cut at Cut It Up! Thank you! :)

I am also linking up to the Catch the Bug Challenge: Anything Goes!

Now at Cut it Up you do have to-it's a must-use one thing-everybody has to use a die cut.  Which is a good thing because this means I get to use my Cricut.  So enough chit chat...here's my card:

The Earth is from the Travel cartridge from Cricut.  The ribbon is made from this plastic bag, an item not usually used in papercrafts.  I have been saving it because it's pink.  So I cut two strips and tied them together with a knot.  I wrapped it around the card and the two free ends made the bow.

Here is the inside of the card.  I used letters from a magazine for the sentiment.  Thank you so much for stopping by...until next time my friends...what are you going to use on your card?

Happy Birthday To Lessology!

Hello Everybody!

 I am super excited about this project I made for the challenge at Lessology! They turn 1 this month! Yay! Also, this is the very first challenge blog I participated in. A whole new world! 

Speaking of challenges, I am entering the gift bag into the following:

Lessology #18: It's a Wrap!

Recycle, Re-Purpose & Reuse: Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog: Anything Goes


Anyways let me show you the gift bag I made out of plastic bags.  This first picture is the gift bag with a tag made out of cardboard from a box.  And it's "dressed up" with the tissue paper.

Here's the bag not "dressed up."  It's made out of plastic grocery bags and Modge Podge.  Scroll down, and I'll show you what I did! :)

I used white plastic grocery bags.

I colored them using Tim Holtz Alcohol Inks.  I used brights red, yellow, and blue.  I used the felt applicator to paint the bags (back of the bags actually, the front has the store name).

I cut strips out of the bag.  Initially, I wanted to weave it.  But that isn't as easy as it sounds.  So I had to go plan B.  I blew up a balloon and in a paper mache fashion glued the plastic strips to the balloon.  I probably did 4 or 5 layers.  Then I hemmed the top on my sewing machine.

I took the back of 3 bags and rolled each one.  Then I painted each one red, yellow, or blue and braided them.  I did this for each handle.

Here they are before I braided them.

My son held one end while I braided each handle. :) (hence the playdoh in the background)

And that's my repurposed plastic bag-gift bag :)  Until next time my friends...it's party time! :)