Fused plastic

Are you overrun with plastic grocery bags? I sure am. My cabinets are overflowing with them! I use them for trash and recycle them whenever I can find a place that will take them but still — they still seem to multiply.

Sewing Tutorial: Fused Plastic Bag Tote

Are you overrun with plastic grocery bags? I sure am. My cabinets are overflowing with them! I use them for trash and recycle them whenever I can find a place t…

Chua Ken Jin has embarked on a different path, one that would change the way people perceive waste and its potential to be transformed into something useful.

Did you know you can reuse a plastic bag to maker mailers? That means no more having to spend money on mailer envelopes! You can make them for free using

Continued frrm last photo... Detail of the fused plastic bag coat. Produce netting, bread bags, newspaer tranfer prints, and other plastic bags are fused in a careful slow layering process. The continual application of heat causes the fabric surface to become organically skin-like . So proud to have my coat chosen for this contest on June 24, 2010: blog.craftzine.com/archive/2010/06/save_my_oceans_top_fiv... See next photo...

Fused Plastic Bags and Accessories: I started fusing plastic bags in April 2007. Since then I have made a lot of items such as purses, tote bags, shopping bags, cosmetic pouches, and pencil cases. I am drawn to bags with great colors and graphics, and I especially like bags from forei…

For my first So You Think You're Crafty challenge, I decided to try my hand at fused plastic. Since the theme was dollar store crafts, I us...

Writeup (5/20): www.dabbled.org/2009/05/tutorial-fusing-plastic-or-how-to... See the really cool stuff she makes with this! (some here) SoSheSews: www.flickr.com/photos/11260891@N04/ 1. Fusing Plastic Bags: Things you need, 2. Fusing Plastic Bags: The Bags!, 3. Fusing Plastic Bags: Step One, 4. Fusing Plastic Bags: Step Two, 5. Fusing Plastic Bags: Don't forget the Earth!, 6. Fusing Plastic Bags: Step Three, 7. Fusing Plastic Bags: Step Four, 8. Fusing Plastic Bags: Step Five, 9. Fusing…