Thursday, August 09, 2012

Plastic Bag again


Recycle project again. You can recycle your plastic bag. I know many of you have been known that we can make a plastic yarn with used plastic bag. Easy to make. Try it and you'll love it. 

Note : You can subtitute any of your bag pattern with plastic yarn.
This handy bag is about 25 cm width. It needs about 60 plastic bags. 

The important thinngs :
1. Use flexible plastic bag ( easy to tight )
2. Do not too tighten when you joining 2 strips of it
3. Use big hook (8,00 mm)
4. Loose stiches



A. Cut plastic bag with 2,50 - 3,00 cm width. 

B. Joining 2 strips like you make a basic knot


C. Tighten 

D. Plastic yarn ready to use

Wednesday, August 01, 2012

Recycle again : Strawberry Short Cakes

You only need a simple magic to to this. Just say " Gampang" ( Easy) and you'll see how creative you're. 


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Material :
used talc compact powder ( diameter 8,50 cm, height 3,50 cm. I used Marcks )
Yarn over in pink, white and chocolate colour
Crochet hook 2,30 mm
6 strawberry buttons
Used plastic cover for inside
Tapestry needle
Clear glue


You can work with your imagination. Cover top and bottom with yarn. Work around with dc stich until 8,5 cm. 


Then you work bldc around to make a body. Work around till 1,5 cm height for top and 2 cm for bottom. 


I used plastic stiker to cover the inside bottom. Cut circle and place it. Looks great.  Isn't it.


You can add buttons or anything you have in your stash to make this cakes looks yummy. I have strawberry buttons so I make a strawberry short cakes. How about you?? Chocolate, Vanilla or rainbow cakes ?? Wait for you version of yummy cakes ;D.