More Shopping Bags
by Bonnie Alter, London on 01. 5.07
. We love carrier bags and regularly resolve to carry them around all the time so that we won’t have to resort to using nasty plastic bags at the supermarket. Here is yet another variation on the theme; this one made of vintage fabrics for a country-chic look. Good for the organic farmers' market or the health food store… These bags are handmade in Hastings, East Sussex using strong cotton ticking. They are reversible: lined with recycled home furnishing fabrics such as checkered table cloths, curtains, pillow case ticking or vintage fabric. So two bags for the price of one. They come in different sizes too: for your laptop, food shopping, records or clothes pins. They have various messages on them. There is the standard--Carry a Bag—to help spread the word. But there is also Dig Your Veg; Lick Your Chops and Food Lover. Take your pick of slogan and fabric and design your own. And try and keep that resolution to have one on hand. :: Carry-a-Bag via :: Daily Candy
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It takes a little bit to get in the habit of using cloth shopping bags, but once you use them, you don't want to go back to plastic! My pantry is so much less crowded, now that it's not used for plastic bag storage. Keep the cloth bags in your car or on a hook by the back door-it helps to remember to use them. I found a great source for cute cloth shopping bags at a good price, and shipping is included. They are all hand made from recycled vintage materials such as old tablecloths, kitchen linens, jeans, pillow ticking, etc. The web site is shoppingbagswithstyle.com.