I found this idea on the internet when researching upcycling ideas - Upcycling is recycling/reusing items - but to an extreme! When one upcycles, they are taking their reused items and "spruce'n'" them up to be a bit more than a reused item - it is conceptually a different item. For example, what use to be a plastic bag is now a piece of fabric which has been sewn into a wallet. Another example are the socks - which are no longer socks - they are slipcovers!
Below is a website that shows how to fuse plastic - in order to make wallets, bags, bibs, and much more. Below the website link is a photo of the "orphan socks" project that inspired my slipcovers for my art jars! More to come about my specific projects this weekend!
ooh! I like your mod of the project for storing things! Love this idea -- makes me want to buy cute socks just so I can use them for a project like this down the line! Can't wait to see what the final project looks like! How is the plastic fusing going?
ReplyDeleteI am keeping some of the girls favorite snack sacks to fuse for another project! I love the fusing process - :) I am even thinking that if I bought some cork, I could probably make coasters with some of the girls favorite bags of candy or snacks. Or if I wanted to get really artsy - I could buy foamboard and use spray adhesive to attach it to the fused "skittles" bag and then decorate their bathroom with candy or snack bag "artwork" - I haven't figured it out yet, just brainstorming!
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