Recent Posts Tagged With 'plastic bag crafts'

• Readers Creations

  Posted on Thursday June 25th, 2009 at 21:20 in crocheted bags, plarn, plastic bag crafts, recycling, upcycling, vcr video tape crafts

  I want to share some of my readers creations that have been emailed to me. Several of my crafty readers have sent me photos of their completed plarn (plastic bag yarn), VCR, and cassette tape recycled...

• Flower Power Plarn Tote Bag

  Posted on Thursday June 18th, 2009 at 17:18 in crocheted bags, free-pattern, plarn, plastic bag crafts, recycling, tote-bag

  It’s a Flower Power Plarn Tote Bag! As I have stated before, white plastic bags are about all I can get on a consistent basis so here is my latest idea to bring more color and charm to my recycl...

• Cute Scrubbie and Dishcloth Kitchen Set

  Posted on Saturday May 30th, 2009 at 15:49 in cassette tape crafts, crocheting, dishcloth, great sites & causes, kitchen-set, plastic bag crafts, recycling, scrubbie, yarn projects

  Today I want to share some free patterns from a few friends of mine over at Crochetville. Crochetville is a crochet forum where ideas, patterns, friendships, and finished projects are shared among all...

• Recycled Plarn Net Market Bag

  Posted on Saturday May 16th, 2009 at 13:00 in crocheted bags, crocheting, free-pattern, great sites & causes, plarn, plastic bag crafts, recycling, vcr video tape crafts

  I have been saving grey plastic bags for several years until I had enough to crochet this recycled plastic bag (plarn) net market bag. I’m happy to say that I was finally able to finish the bag ...

• Recycled Plastic Bracelet

  Posted on Saturday May 9th, 2009 at 15:03 in bracelet, crocheting, free-pattern, plastic bag crafts, recycling, upcycling

  I’m excited to share with you all my recycled plastic bracelet that was crocheted from bread bags and plastic packaging material. I just love the colors and look of the bracelet. I added this bl...

• Recycled Plastic & Denim Sit-Upon

  Posted on Friday May 1st, 2009 at 08:31 in denim crafts, free-pattern, plastic bag crafts, recycled, recycling, situpon

  This recycled bag project is a request from Moonshadow. She suggested I craft a waterproof sit-upon (SitUpon) like what the Girl Scouts use to sit on. I crocheted this from recycled plastic bags or pl...

• Upcycle Plastic Bags into a Water Bottle Holder

  Posted on Friday April 24th, 2009 at 14:13 in crochet, free-pattern, plarn, plastic bag crafts, recycling, upcycling

  Upcycle your old plastic bags into a water bottle holder. It’s easy to crochet this handy little water bottle holder from recycled plastic bags and of course it’s an excellent eco-friendly...

• Happy Earth Day

  Posted on Tuesday April 21st, 2009 at 12:30 in crocheting, Eco-friendly, great sites & causes, green, plastic bag crafts, recycled, recycling

  April 22 is Earth Day. Let’s all celebrate this great day by Recycling, Reusing, or Repurposing. These are my favorite three Rs. I try very hard to live by them and while nobody is perfect, mayb...

• Crochet a Spiral Scrubbie

  Posted on Saturday March 28th, 2009 at 15:38 in crochet, crocheting, plastic bag crafts, recycled, recycling, scrubbie, yarn projects

  I recently saw this cute spiral scrubbie and just had to try the pattern. It has such a unique look and I could just picture adding some recycled plastic netting to the design for added scrubbing powe...

• Recycled Plastic Can Cozy

  Posted on Saturday March 21st, 2009 at 16:10 in free-pattern, plarn, plastic bag crafts, recycling

  Here is a quick and easy little crochet project for all those green crafters who love recycling trash into treasures. It’s a handy can cozy that can be used for a soda or beer can. Keep your fav...

• Crochet a Recycled Easter Egg Basket

  Posted on Saturday March 14th, 2009 at 11:47 in basket, crochet, easter, free-pattern, plarn, plastic bag crafts

  It’s time to crochet some recycled Easter egg baskets for the upcoming holiday. I want to share my latest creation which is a mini Easter egg basket. It holds one egg and can be used as unique g...

• Colorful Recycled Motif Granny Tote Bag

  Posted on Sunday March 1st, 2009 at 11:39 in crochet, crocheted bags, free-pattern, granny sqaure motif, plarn, plastic bag crafts

  Spring is just around the corner and this crocheted granny square motif tote brings out the best of recycled crafting with a colorful Spring theme. The motifs are crocheted from recycled plastic bags ...

• Recycled Plastic Baseball Cap

  Posted on Thursday February 19th, 2009 at 13:35 in baseball cap, free-pattern, hat pattern, plarn, plastic bag crafts

  Here is the long awaited recycled baseball cap. It’s crocheted from plastic grocery bags made into plarn. This ball cap fits snuggly on my head and actually looks better on my head than this pic...

• Recycled Bread Bag Tote

  Posted on Sunday February 8th, 2009 at 13:43 in bread-bags, crochet, crocheted bags, free-pattern, plarn, plastic bag crafts

  I’m back to share this colorful crocheted recycled tote bag. It’s been awhile since I completed a bread bag project and I’m excited to share this free pattern with you all. In this p...

• Fused Plastic Valentine’s Heart

  Posted on Thursday January 29th, 2009 at 20:17 in fused-plastic, kids crafts, plastic bag crafts, recycling, valentine

  Here is a quick fused plastic bag craft idea for Valentine’s Day. This project involves no sewing or crocheting. It’s makes a perfect kid’s craft project that focuses on using recycl...

• My New Look

  Posted on Saturday January 24th, 2009 at 13:32 in plastic bag crafts

  I’ve been working on a new Wordpress template for awhile now and finally have it launched here at My Recycled Bags. I hope you’ll take a moment to look around and see what you think of my ...

• Free Recycled Valentine’s Bag Pattern

  Posted on Thursday January 15th, 2009 at 15:57 in crochet, crocheted bags, free-pattern, plarn, plastic bag crafts, purse, valentine

  With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, here is a cute recycled plastic Valentine’s heart bag that you can crochet. It’s made from recycled plastic grocery bags into a handy bag...

• The Green Shopping Bag

  Posted on Friday January 2nd, 2009 at 15:16 in crochet, crocheted bags, free-pattern, plarn, plastic bag crafts, shopping-bag

  For my first post of the year, I bring you the green shopping bag. This is a true green crafting idea in every sense of the word. It is crocheted from recycled plastic grocery bags into plarn, then of...

• My Pointed Granny Dishcloth

  Posted on Friday December 19th, 2008 at 15:35 in crochet, dishcloth, free-pattern, plarn, plastic bag crafts, washcloth, yarn projects

  I’ve been on a bit of a dishcloth crocheting craze lately. Here is my latest creation. Its a crocheted cotton dishcloth or washcloth. I call it my pointed granny dishcloth. Click to supersize ...

• Recycled Christmas Gift Bag Ideas

  Posted on Friday December 12th, 2008 at 16:08 in christmas, crocheted bags, free-pattern, gift-bag, plarn, plastic bag crafts

  What better way to have a green Christmas than to handcraft your own Christmas gift bags from recycled materials. Maybe you need a small bag for a gift card. Well check out this cute little gift bag c...

• Christmas Kitchen Towel Sets

  Posted on Friday December 5th, 2008 at 17:33 in christmas, crochet, free-pattern, plastic bag crafts, recycling, yarn projects

  Are you like many of us handcrafting Christmas gifts this year? I have been busy crocheting kitchen towel sets for Christmas gifts. Each set includes a greenie which is crocheted from recycled lettuce...

• Crochet a Spike Stitch Plarn Tote Bag

  Posted on Saturday November 29th, 2008 at 15:20 in crochet, crocheted bags, free-pattern, plarn, plastic bag crafts, Plastic bags, recycled, recycling

  Here is my latest recycled plarn tote bag. It is a roomy tote bag that features a nearly 4 inch wide flat bottom. This allows your tote to stand up on its own. I used a new stitch in this crocheted pl...

• Yellow Barbie Plarn Dress

  Posted on Friday November 14th, 2008 at 22:12 in barbie, crochet, doll clothes & more, free-pattern, plastic bag crafts

  Barbie has a pretty new yellow plarn dress. This crochet project is a follow-up to my red Barbie dress I made with regular yarn. I used a similar pattern style but did have to make several changes for...

• Recycled Net Market Bag

  Posted on Saturday November 1st, 2008 at 15:01 in crochet, crocheted bags, free-pattern, plarn, plastic bag crafts, Plastic bags

  I have been working on this market bag with a netting type look. The bottom is crocheted with a Half Double Crochet stitch to give it a nice sturdy base. The bottom is also expandable up to 7 inches ...

• My Signature Recycled Bag

  Posted on Saturday October 18th, 2008 at 12:27 in crochet, crocheted bags, free-pattern, plarn, plastic bag crafts, Plastic bags

  For many of you that have been following me or my blog site, you will recognize this bag immediately. It is my avatar that I use for all my postings and to identify me on many of the crafting and soci...

• Recycled Round Plarn Rug

  Posted on Saturday September 27th, 2008 at 16:21 in plarn, plastic bag crafts, Plastic bags, recycled rugs, recycling, rug

  Click to supersize photo For all you rug lovers out there, I have a new recycled plarn rug pattern to share. It’s crocheted in the round and I used several different shades of creme, tan, and br...

• Recycled Mini Shoulder Bag

  Posted on Thursday September 18th, 2008 at 17:20 in crocheted bags, plastic bag crafts

  I create this mini shoulder bag quite awhile ago and just never wrote up the pattern. Well I recently sold a few of these and decided I should write up the crochet pattern to share it here. It’s...

• Recycled Mega Tote Bag

  Posted on Sunday September 7th, 2008 at 12:21 in crocheted bags, plastic bag crafts

  Recently I was asked for a pattern for a wide tote bag. Surprisingly I have been working on this bag which I am calling my mega tote bag. My mega tote is crocheted from recycled plastic bags made into...

• My Recycled Purseability Purse

  Posted on Monday September 1st, 2008 at 15:23 in crocheted bags, plastic bag crafts

  My blog friend Nan, owner of Nannybird.blogspot.com, created this great purse design and which I finally was able to crochet using her pattern. The purse is crocheted using recycled plastic bags or pl...

• My Star Dishcloth

  Posted on Friday August 22nd, 2008 at 22:12 in plastic bag crafts

  For all you dishcloth lovers out there, here is my free star dishcloth pattern that I created. It is crocheted with 5 points and uses a granny square stitch. The center can be crafted with recycled pl...