Recycling at its best
January 16th, 2007 by JoyI love making something new from something old. We found this dress in Jen’s attic in her husbands costume collection. I loved the green and said it would make a great bag. Donnie (her husband) just mentioned joking that her birthday was coming up. So I decided to make her a bag.
I just love the detail in the top part of the dress. I decided to use the elastic section at the top of the dress and just detach the sleeves. The dress was so long i used the rest of it to line the bag and one of the sleeves for a pocket on the inside. It turned out pretty cool. I loved it. I’ve got some of the dress left over I might just make one for myself. It seems all i want to make from old clothes are bags. What have you made from old clothes?
January 16th, 2007 at 9:33 am
joy, that is fantabulous! i’ve been bitten by the envy bug….i LOVE that bag
btw, this is lauren gauthier, formerly of lynchburg and grace 
(found you guys via kelly portnoy…and am very much enjoying getting my creative juices all stirred up!)
January 16th, 2007 at 10:47 am
Wow, you guys do such a great job on this site!! Only one complaint… how do you make the bag??? I’m just learning some of these cute projects and I need instructions on exactly how to get started! I love the knitting stuff too and if I only had someone to teach me how to do it I think I’d be a knitting nutzo. Anyways, keep up the wonderful crafts. I just love it!!
January 16th, 2007 at 12:04 pm
I pretty much only make Goodwill donations out of old clothes. Cute bag though!
January 16th, 2007 at 2:02 pm
Heather, I’m glad you are enjoying the site! I would love to explain how i made the bag but i have no idea what i did.. Sometimes i just get an idea and just cut it out and hope it works. If i tried a tutorial on this, it would be a mess. If you want to know how we make some of our stuff check out the tutorial category. I still have a ways to go on explaining how i end up with what i made. If you lived in town or close i would love to show you the knitting basics…. It is so much fun!
January 16th, 2007 at 6:22 pm
Wow, that is so cute! I love how the bag came out; what a great idea. I’ve thought of using old sweathers for pillows, but haven’t done it yet…way to recycle.
January 17th, 2007 at 8:50 am
what fun! That bag came out great.. I like it better than the shirt! Hmmm.. now it makes me want to go through my closet to see what I can re-create!
January 17th, 2007 at 3:21 pm
That bag is really cute, great job!
February 1st, 2007 at 5:05 pm
about a week ago i made a pillow from an old t-shirt. it’s soft and comfy.
i’ve also made bags, totes, and skirts from pillowcases and thrifted sheets.
February 13th, 2007 at 10:14 am
What a wonderful example of recycled crafting. I love your bag! I have been working on using recycled plastic bags and creating tote bags and purses. It’s so fun and very rewarding. I love that recycled crafts are virtually free to make.
RecycledCindy
http://www.myrecycledbags.com/
A website dedicated to recycling & crafting
February 18th, 2007 at 2:28 pm
oh good idea, it makes a very stylish purse.