Saving the Planet One Bag at a Time

Today everyone is trying to find ways to "be green" or "go green". This is an amazing mindset to have in order to save this planet we call home. Different ways to go green is to change all of the lightbulbs to more energy efficient bulbs, or to unplug your cords to conserve energy...or to even use less of certain things in your every day life. One day i thought of a way for me to go green..

I made purses!! Yes, recycled purses that will help save a tiny piece of this planet! i make these purses out of recycled plastic bags (eg: chip bags, coffee bags, ect) and turn these once normally thrown away items into something new and beautiful to be used over and over!

I actually started to make these because i wanted something to do while i watch tv or a movie..you know to keep my hands busy. I also needed a clutch to take to Vegas that was durable, water resistant, and if anything were to happen to it,i wouldn't be heart broken..so my wheels were spinning and i came up with a template to cut all of the plastic into strips. From the strips i fold them a certain way to connect them and eventually make a zig-zag pattern. I take these strips and sew them together so that there is no seam and everything is sealed shut! I then attach a zipper, which is the only thing i buy for the purses..and lastly, i make a chain out of beads i have lying around! I have actually started selling them at a shop down town in York, called Sweet Melissa's Dream.

I think as long as we all try to do something eco-friendly, that we will save our planet from slowly turning in to a huge landfill! We Can Do IT!!!