cre8tive reuse

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 2011

 Bi-fold billfold wallet. double walled construction silver inner, pocket white and black. 

inside of  coffee bag billfold wallet-black and white.
outside of Bi-fold wallet pictured to left.

 Free form woven coffee bag sections hanging from ceiling and draped over plastic mannequin torso.

coffee bag art installation

 2009

Bottle tote. 
made with foil-lined coffee bags,
handles, outer pocket


vertical coffee bag tote- bottle

 Beginnings: One cold evening I walked to my favorite small, locally owned coffee shop and roaster.

I saw my barista shaking out the last of the beans in the grinder and tossing the foil-lined bag the flicker of the shiny bag caught my eye. I asked “ what do you do with those bags?” she answered “ we throw them out” , “Can I have those bags?” , sure she said.. and that was the start of my upcycling adventure.


 I start my day drinking coffee and end my days washing out the collected bags.


-Collect bags, wrappers that are destined for the trash.

-Prepping the bags

-Creating the “fabric"

-Visualize my product, cut it out of the fabric, hold the layers with  my hands and push it thru the sewing machine. it's totally eyeballed, no use of a ruler, thus making each unique.

MAdE from the following:

Non- Recycled materials : thread, clear packaging tape, eyelets, zippers, velcro.

Second-hand materials : thread, clear vinyl tablecloth, eyelets, zippers, velcro

Non Recyclable Foil-Lined Coffee Bags!



3 coffee bag handbags, stiff double walled construction...
sandwiched with vinyl on outer.
intricate surface design.

 

3 handbags- coffee bag upcycle

 -Collect bags, wrappers that are destined for the trash.

-Prepping the bags

-Creating the “fabric"

-Visualize my product, cut it out of the fabric, hold the layers with  my hands and push it thru the sewing machine. it's totally eyeballed, no use of a ruler, thus making each unique.

MAdE from the following:

Non- Recycled materials : thread, clear packaging tape, eyelets, zippers, velcro.

Second-hand materials : thread, clear vinyl tablecloth, eyelets, zippers, velcro

Non Recyclable Foil-Lined Coffee Bags!


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