I made a potato chip shoulder bag today.  I was in the mood to make something.  It’s been a while, I started messing around with some plastic and before you know it I made this really cool bag.  It could be a small book bag or an overnight bag or a shoulder bag or a [...]

I am at it again.  I’ve sketched out a design for a costume made out of trash bags.  This one won’t be a cute little dress.  I can’t wait to get started.  If you were me, and you were going to make a costume out of trash bags what would you make?

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.