E is for Earth day. Earth Day 2011 happens April 22nd. This year the theme of Earth day will be A Billion Acts of Green, which is an inititive to get one billion companies, individuals, organizations etc to commit to Read More …
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How to Fuse Plastic Trash Bags to Create a Custom Fabric
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 Read More …
Homemade Hot Cheetos Purse
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 Read More …
Trash Bag Dress Project Comes to An End
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 Read More …
Trash Bag Dress Project Update #3
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.
Trash Bag Dress Project Update #2
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.
Trash Bag Dress Project Update #1
It’s been pretty difficult pinning down my daughter for fittings so my progress has been slow to say the least I had a major meltdown – literally – one night while fusing my dress pieces together. I failed to realize Read More …
Switching to a Greener, Organic, All Natural Lifestyle
After having surgery for severe allergies, my husband’s doctor encouraged us to switch to a greener, organic, all natural lifestyle. It ain’t easy being green. That’s what Kermit the Frog used to say all the time and I used to agree with him but now after making the switch I’ve learned it ain’t so hard after all. Here’s a few things I did to make the switch more convenient.