As I mentioned in my previous post, I've been making bags and other items from recycled plastic bags (grocery bags, newspaper bags, etc.) - which is a great way to recycle and keep these things out of the landfills. Several people have seen me making the bags and asked if I'd ever considered making them to sell. So I agreed to donate several for the annual PTA auction*. I made one bag for each grade level at the elementary school (PreK through 5th Grade, and the children in each grade will have the opportunity to sign the inner lining of the bag representing their grade level (to personalize the bags and make them truly representative of the grades).
After I finished knitting the bags for the auction, I started to wonder what else I could do, along the lines of knitting recycled materials, so I've been playing and experimenting with the plastic bags, as well as t-shirts and old blue jeans. So far, I've knitted purses, scarves, necklaces**, water bottle carriers, bracelets and I'm almost finished making a hat. I set up an etsy site, and I've put a few things up for sale there, so we'll see where this all leads. And to think: all of this, because I needed to find a way to stop dropping and breaking my shampoo bottle in the shower at the gym!
*15th Annual CES Live/Silent Auction:
Saturday, April 14, 2012
The Lodge
2832 Nine Mile Circle @ Frederick Rd.
Tickets: $10 (available at the door - adults only, please)
Catering by Abundance Catering (light fare - beverages not included in ticket price)
** Don't forget to enter to win my March Kindness contest for a chance to win one of my necklaces for FREE!! (update to March Kindness rules here)
What a cool idea!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Rachel!
ReplyDeleteI'm really enjoying making these, as well as coming up with new ideas for recycling. Your necklace (which went out in the mail today - hopefully you'll get it soon) is also made out of recycled bags! :)