Tutorial: Tube Box
I have been experimenting of how to make a sturdy tube box to store the Kanzashi Christmas Tree. The box must be strong enough to be able to withstand all the rough handling during shipping and reach the winners’ hands in good condition.
I used cardboard, folded 2 layers, no, not strong enough!
I used a thick cardboard, no, I couldn’t fold it in round!
I shopped around but all I saw were rectangle boxes and they are rather huge for the small tree I made, which means I have to include more bubble pack in the package, no no I don’t want that either!
I want it to be light weight yet strong….. I was grumbling to my technical staff about it during a casual talk while they were having their tea break. The chief showed me a UPVC pipe and said: “Use this!”. Yes, it is the perfect material that I want, why I never thought of it!!! More brains is always better than 1 
as long as we are not the cooks and won’t spoil the soup lol!!! …..
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Tote Bag Made From Recycled Material
April 17, 2009 | Highlight, Recycle Craft, Sewing, Tote
See what I have made over the past few days…. a tote bag using all recycled material. This is what I called it TRULY Recycle bag!!!
Basically this tote is made from:
- Fused Grocery Platic Bag which I have shown you on my previous few posts. See the red patch with “Esprit” on it, I like this the most
) - My old soft jeans
- My old but seldom used curtain, blue fabric with diamond-shaped print on it
- Rice sack, the brown color fabric. You can use potato sack or peanut sack to replace it.
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Recycle Your Grocery Plastic Bag
Do you have the habit of keeping your grocery plastic bags? I do, and have plenty of them in my carbinet. I know that I will find good use for them one day instead of throwing them away into the dustbin and loading the landfill.
I emptied them out on the weekends as there were too many to keep. Looking at them and noticing that some plastic bags are so beautifully designed, it seems like such a wastes, so I made this!!! Fused plastic sheet for various crafts, you can even sew on them. At this point of time the outlook of the plastic sheet doesn’t seems appealing to you but it will be a great art when you put them together with other material. I am going to use them to make a recycled tote bag!!!
Let me bring you to the tutorial on how to make these fused plastic sheets. I will keep the recycled tote bag for another post in few days time, so please come back and check for the updates.
Material
- 2 sheets of blank white paper,
- A pair of scissors,
- a thick towel,
- iron,
- plenty of thin grocery plastic bags, and
- a well ventilated room
Method
Cut the grocery plastic bags …..
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