Going Green | Think Of One Way You Can Help

Ellen from "All in A Day" over at Ellens World, a few days ago, had a great post on what she is doing to save energy and gasoline with the rising prices of both. A lot of us are all looking for ideas and ways to do our part in the Go Green campaign of our everyday lives.

Something that I heard on the news, and was surprised because it's not anything that I would think about, was to unplug all of our little power packs and gadgets when they are not in use. This includes: cell phone charger, toothbrush charger, video camera charger, and I am sure most homes have countless other conveniences plugged into power. Unplug anything that is not being used at the moment. According to the news article there are millions of kilowatt hours being used and wasted in this way.

Another thing in the news lately is the usage and banning of plastic bags. Lets get rid of our plastic bags, they are filling our land fills and leaching chemicals into the soil as they decompose. It is up to us to do our little part, there are so many alternatives. Cloth bags that can be bought or made and will last for a very long time. If you are one of the really serious people about recycling make your grocery shopping bags out of discarded t-shirts (see below). For the times when you go to the mall and want something more fashionable to carry your purchases, there are some talented artists making wonderful bags for sale. I am sure one of them could come up with something to suit your tastes and fulfill your needs. Visit over at The Sewing Mom and have a look at a sample of her bags. So And Sew Crafty has a nice selection of bags over at her Etsy Shop, well worth a lookie lou. This is Ellens Etsy Shop called Ellens Treasures she has some beautiful bags as well. Another choice is Pink Lemonade Boutique Bags. I hope you visit these sellers, enjoy and shop with them!

I am using an old t-shirt with sleeves see the image below to see how I cut the sleeves out and cut around the neckline to make the handle and the opening large enough to insert your items. Then stitch across the bottom where I have the white chalk line to close it up. You could stitch or surge around the handles and the opening to re- enforce the raw edges. You could also make bias tape to bind the raw edges if you want your bag to last for a length of time. I have instructions on how to make your own very affordable bias tape here
If you care to fancy it up add sew on, or iron on decals.

















This bag made out of knit fabric really expands to hold your items.

There is a very good "Going Green" post at A Simple Life
titled: ASL is Going Green.
Until next time
Rock on!
Jean9