February 10, 2010-from grocery bags to wallet

Today my friend Jacqueline came for a crafting marathon, we decided to make reusable grocery bags. Inspiration So basically the instructions is to layer several grocery bags in between parchment paper and iron until they are fused together to make a fabric. So we went assembly line style (well as best as possible with only two people) and made a bunch of "fabric". Jacqueline chose to make produce bags and a lunch bag for her hubby. We made one piece of "fabric" with a green department store bag and it was such a beautiful colour I had to make it into something more.

So this is what we started with


And this is what the "fabric" looks like


This is the finished wallet, the entire thing is made of grocery bags, except for the key chain, the zipper and the embellishment on the front (that is done with felt)


The inside


The outside wide open


Oh and the key chain link thingy is from a dog leash that Jacqueline's dog chewed apart.