Posts Tagged "tote"

A little update on making your own shoulder totes

Posted by on Jun 17, 2012 in Crafternoon, Eco-friendly, Ethical, Featured, Shopping, Vintage | 2 comments

A little while back I started making shoulder totes to replace our rapidly disintegrating green bags. Remember the how-to guide? Well, it seems I’ve gone a little crazy on the idea. I’ve now made eight totes including the two I sent over to our eldest sister, Candice, for her birthday. And I’ve learnt a thing or two that may come in handy if you’re making your own.

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How to: make your own green bag or shoulder tote

Posted by on Apr 28, 2012 in Brisbane, Crafternoon, Eco-friendly, Shopping, Vintage | 0 comments

Nothing like a rainy Brisbane day to inspire a spot of Saturday crafternooning. I was all creatively motivated after stumbling across the delightful Meet Me At Mikes blog.

In a happy coincidence, we needed some new reusable shopping bags because ours were getting pretty shabby. I was keen to avoid buying any more “green” polypropylene bags because it turns out they’re not so green.

It was time to tackle the tote. Here’s where I ended up:

Blue tote

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