Stocking Stuffers: Tote Bags
by Bonnie Alter, London on 12.21.07
Tote bags are great stocking stuffers: they are convenient, useful, environmental, cheap and roll up tightly to fit into that (hand-knit?) stocking and purse. There are so many witty and catchy ones around that you could just keep on going with them. This one (pictured left) is part of a series in which designers created an image on the theme of sustainability and reusability. Other bags have pictures of ribbons, the quote "plastic is not fantastic", "I am nasty" and a picture of a handbag.
The bag on the right is also made of fairtrade cotton, and is a reproduction of a design by Lucienne Day. She is a well known textile designer who has been working in the business since the 1950's. This bag is especially roomy, with long straps to swing over the shoulder. Also part of a series called Bags of Goodwill, other designers included Tom Dixon, Robin Day (her husband) and Naoto Fukasawa. All are in limited editions, so could even become a collector's item some day.
Can't resist one last bag with an image of a tree being hugged, how could we not love it! Go for the tote. :: Blanka and :: twentytwentyone
If you want to give a great tote bag try the ones from http://www.rejavanate.com . They are made from recycled burlap coffee bags keeping tons of burlap out of our landfills. They are hand made by members of the ARC, an organization that helps people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Using Rejavanate bags for your shopping also reduces waste from paper and plastic bags. Rejavanate bags are a Win, Win, Win !!!
wow! www.zztee.com these are going on my never ending list of projects. i especially love the dish towel tote. there are so many cute dish towels out there, and now i know exactly what to do with them (other than get them dirty).
Canvas bags do not cost alot. I bought two and my daughter decorated them. My last count for me , having green bags i was up to 25. Sometimes i do end up using them all. Now Shoprite in Egg Harbor,N.J. gives 5 cents a bag. I try to use all of them so i get the most money.
I noticed at Walmart they now have the canvas bags on the holders along with the plastic. It is about time! They use to be in a corner where no one can see them.