Crocheting with plastic

Once again I am continuing with the recycling theme. In response to the website I found about crocheting plastic bags, today I decided to try it. I cut the bag into strips. After trying to join the strips to my work in the usual fashion and being unsuccessful I committed at crocheting no-no. I tied the strips together. Here is a picture of the granny square I produced.



Overall the experience was interesting, but would I try it again I am unsure.

Award Won for Rug

The jean rag rug which I posted about while back made by Sunshine's Creations won award from Whip Up. Whip Up also gave awards to many other recycled crafts which you maybe interested in checking out.

Recycled Rug

Here is a post from Sunshine's Creations which features a rug which she made out of jeans. I think her about the rug is interesting and I hope that you do too. Once again the saga of recycled needle crafts continues. . .

What To Do With All Of Those Old Plastic Bags

In light of what I wrote yesterday about reusing things which otherwise we would toss away I found a blog entitled My Recycled Bags.com that is devoted to crocheting recycled materials. The latest post features a handbag made out of VHS tape.

Waste not Want not

Waste is a constant product of our culture. Almost everything we buy or use has some sort of waste by-product. For example when a person buys coffee it comes in a paper cup which is thrown away or when we buy clothing plastic comes attached to it with a piece of paper dangling off. Often times when something no longer wanted it is tossed in the garbage.

The constant discarding of what is no longer needed or wanted was not the norm throughout history. The pioneers had a saying "waste not, want not," meaning if you wasted things that you would want more things. Unlike today they hardly wasted anything.

A while back I took inspiration from the pioneers. I started collecting my old clothing which I no longer wear. The rag rug in the picture is what I produced out of the old clothing. By making it I not only reused my t-shirts, sheets and other clothing I also have a rug to remind me of days gone by.