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Placemat Purse

Making a Placemat Purse

This is a guide about making a placemat purse. If you are looking for a quick and easy way to make a unique purse, start with a placemat or two.

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Finished Duct Tape Lined Shirt Purse

Duct Tape Lined Shirt Purse

These look really nice. It's a good use for old tops.

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Purse decorated with CDs.

CD/DVD Purse

In response to the one who asked about uses for DVDs... make purses! My mom mentioned liking the purses made from license plates, so I got to thinking about what kind of purse I could make her for her birthday of unusual things and I came up with the CD purse!

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Purse decorated with CDs.

Making a CD Purse

Recycle your old CDs by making an eye catching purse. This is a guide about making a CD purse.

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hersey bar duct tape bag

Hershey Bar Wrapper Duct Tape Purse

To make this purse, I used Hershey bar wrappers and duct tape. I did use some dectorative paper inside to make the pockets a little showy. It was fun and all the kids ask me where I got it and it is very durable.

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Crocheted Green Plarn Bag

Making a Plarn Bag

This is a guide about making a plarn bag. Plarn, made from plastic bags, is a marvelous substitute for traditional yarn for crafting.

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Plarn coin purse.

Plarn Coin Purse

Versatile plarn can be used in a wide variety of knit and crochet projects, including making a cute coin purse. This is a guide about making a plarn coin purse.

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Jeans purse. Making a bootie bag from jeans.

Making a Bootie Bag from Jeans

This is a guide about making a bootie bag from jeans. A bootie bag a a purse made from a pair of jeans, using the upper portion, waist down. This bags all have the benefit of the existing pockets and can be personally designed and adorned to make a unique bag to fit your needs and style.

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Jeans purse with ribbons and other decorations.

Making a Jeans Purse

This is a guide about making a jeans purse. Jeans have long been an often used recycled material for a wide variety of crafts. One popular use is to cut and restitch into a durable jeans purse.

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Cigars in a Box

Making a Cigar Box Purse

This is a guide about making a cigar box purse. Cigar boxes can be used for so many different things. One simple way to re-use these boxes is as a purse.

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three balls of the t-shirt strips in green, blue, and maroon

Crocheted T-shirt Clutch Bag

Clutch bag crocheted with strips of t-shirt material.

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A wrist wallet made out of recycled denim jeans.

Craft Project: Denim Wrist Wallet

A handy wrist wallet for walkers or joggers to hold cash, keys, and ID.

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Coin purse made from crocheted plastic bags

Craft Project: Plarn Coin Purse

Square coin purse made from grocery plastic bag. With this craft, I reduced plastic garbage going into the environment.

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photo of an ecofriendly tote

Craft Project: Eco-friendly Tote Bag

This crochet project I made is eco-friendly because I help reduce plastic bag garbage litter in our environment.

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Craft Project: Plastic Recycled Pouch

Craft Project: Plastic Recycled PouchI just couldn't resist those bright bags, they were calling me to do something with them. I had the 3MM plastic and fabric from my quilting stash so I thought this would be fun.


Juice Pouch Totes

Juice Pouch TotesUsing washed juice pouches, sew them all together and make a tote bag. The large ones are great for grocery shopping. Small ones are great for carrying as a purse.


Craft Project: Recycled Sweater Bag

Craft Project: Recycled Sweater BagIf you accidentally shrunk a 100 percent wool sweater in the washer, don't fret. Create a cute handbag from your mistake. Or shrink a wool sweater that you no longer wear and turn it into a purse.


Craft Project: Snack Pack Purse

Craft Project: Snack Pack PurseLittle girls purse made from snack packs.