Credit: Suffocating The World is an infographic by LearnStuff.com.
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100,000 sea turtles die by strangulation from plastic bags each year
November 27, 2012 by · 1 Comment
Friendship bracelets from Plarn (recycled plastic bag yarn)
April 15, 2012 by · 1 Comment
My daughter encouraged me to try some friendship bracelets from plarn (plastic bag yarn). I am very happy with the results.
Using used grey and blue plastic bags, I tried several different knot patterns and added plarn covered plastic drink bottle neck rings.
Plarn is soft, not scratchy at all. Waterproof, you can wear it in the bath, swimming and it won’t get damaged in the rain. Very cool and sustainable.
“How to” recycled friendship bracelet packs are about to go on sale for $5.00 each (make two friendship bangles from one pack). The pack has two knot patterns and enough recycled plastic bag plarn to make a bracelet for yourself and a bracelet for a friend (or Mum). Contact me to find out how to buy them.
And now for some education on Friendship Bracelets:
The origin of Friendship Bracelets [Read more...]
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How to make bunting from recycled plastic bags
March 16, 2012 by · 2 Comments
Free Bunting from kitchen waste: yeah baby!
Plastic bags are fused by ironing a few bags together. The material is then be sewn, or cut to make recycled bunting.
Quick, easy, waterproof and good for the environment, recycled plastic bag bunting has the thumbs up from The Junk Wave.
Here’s what you do to make your own recycled bunting: [Read more...]
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Recycled craft plastic bag (plarn) shopping bags
February 6, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
Plastic bags are evil little floaters…except when I recycle them into plarn (plastic yarn) and crochet them into shopping bags. Here’s a quick tutorial on how to make plarn.
My current plarn bag project is a gusseted shopping bag with a granny square front in several bag colours (front panel pictured). The granny square produces a completely different look and trend to the “bilum” style (pictured at pozible.)
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Evening bag from coffee bean foils 
Cousin sister shoulder bag 
