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Giant Plastic Bag Rug
This rug was hand crocheted by Etsy crafter ScreamingCheeToes. It is 5 x 7 feet in size and is made out of plarn. Plarn is a special kind of plastic yarn that is made from repurposed plastic shopping bags. You know, the kind you’re not supposed to be using anymore.
This rug uses an incredible 10,000 bags. It takes what is essentially useless material and upcycles it into something that any homeowner would be proud to display either inside or outside.
This crafter says that not only is the rug machine washable and eco-friendly, it’s foot friendly too! I expected that walking on a rug such as this would feel “crunchy” on the feet. Not so, says the crafter. It’s actually quite soft!
I think this rug would look fantastic in any outdoor living space. Like my deck!! She also makes a range of smaller rugs from plarn as well that are definitely worth checking out.
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Tagged eco-friendly, etsy, recycled area rug, recycled bags, recycled products
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Reiter8 The Need for Reducing, Reusing and Recycling!
Clean lines, bold colors and eye catching graphics are what dominate this line by reiter8. This company makes a range of bags, purses, wallets, pillows, totes and even Christmas stockings out of used sails. The company name was chosen because it means to say or do again which is exactly what they are doing with these sailboat sails — reiterating their value.
These are a great eco-chic find for every green design fan looking for something different. Many of their items feature the original sail seams as part of the design — check out the green stitching on the blue star pillow for example. Better yet, if you have an old sail taking up valuable storage space, donate it to reiter8 for them to reuse. They’ll even send you a bag made out of the sail that you send. Pretty cool keepsake if you ask me!
They’ve got their own Etsy store and blog running which would definitely be worthwhile checking out. They’ve even got durable luggage tags made out of the small bits of sail left over. Great practical use for small pieces of the material instead of just wasting it!!
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Tagged bags, eco-chic, eco-friendly, eco-friendly products, etsy, purse, recycled bags, recycled sail
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My Green Christmas List: Seat Belt Purse and Wallet
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I’m going to only ask for environmentally friendly things this year for Christmas. That should make shopping a learning experience for my family. My mom bragged to me the other day that she was going “green” because she recycles her empty cigarette packages….doh!
Onto something funner…check out these gorgeous purses made by Etsy crafter interrobang. Based out of Australia, interrobang literally means question mark, exclamation point (?!). I just thought that was an interesting/weird little tidbit! She lists recycled seatbelts as one of her favorite materials to work with and recommends that you order with plenty of time left for shipping if you’re in the U.S./Canada.
Both the purse and matching wallet are, obviously, made from recycled seatbelts. Tons of cars are sent to the wreckers every year with the metal being recycled. The seat belts were previously just garbage but have been ingeniously repurposed into these amazing purses and wallets. The nature of the seatbelt itself is meant to be extremely strong and durable. This leads to extremely strong and durable products made out of the junked belts!
I absolutely love the look of the belts sewn together and then having melted seams to make it even stronger. The shiny stripes make a beautiful and completely unexpected striped appearance to the bag. I’m certain that many people wouldn’t even recognize the material as being a seatbelt but I’d love to fill them in on the huge range of benefits of upcycling!
There are a few different styles of purses and wallets available as well as laptop sleeves and messenger bags. She even has an interesting bag made from upcycled billboards! Definitely worth checking out this seller as you try to get your Christmas shopping done!!
Posted in Etsy Finds, Recycling, Upcycled
Tagged eco-friendly, etsy, recycled bags, recycled purse, seat belt bags
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