With more and more fashion designers looking to use recyclable materials in the making of their clothes it only makes sense to fuse plastic together to create new and unique textiles. Yard lengths of material can be made from fusing plastic trash together so that they take on a vinyl-like texture durable enough to withstand being [...]

Guess what I did today?  I made a purse out of Cheetos bags.  For my first Cheeto bag purse I chose to go with a simple square shape to get a feel for what it’s like to work with Cheetos bags.  I have to say the plastic of the Cheetos bags are not anywhere near [...]

I am pleased to say that I have finished my trash bag dress project.  There are some mistakes and not everything came out perfect but for my first time working with a material like this I think I did damned good.  Here’s some shot’s of my daughter wearing the dress.

So, tell me what you think.

Here’s another update on my Trash Bag Dress Project. I spent hours and hours hand making all the flowers I’m putting around the waistband of the dress. It took a little experimenting with the plastic to achieve the look I wanted for the flowers but they are so adorable I love them.

The Trash Bag Dress is coming along really well, especially considering I’m not using a pattern. I have some alterations left to do to the bodice, some final touches and of course I still have the dress’s accessories to make. Here’s some photos of how the dress is looking as of right now.