grocery bag shoes

I just learned how to crochet, I'm too cheap for yarn--er....a resourceful college student, and I have tons of grocery bags :)

Wow, thanks for the BoingBoinging! There's some discussion about the making and wearing of these things here:

www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=87737.0

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Lisaizme says:

Great creative use of what you have. You might check into freecycle.org for yarn.
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Wingman2003 says:

awesome!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

berlintapes says:

That's very cool. Good work!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

ninjamonky says:

these are so cool, saw the link to them on BoingBoing! you should deffinitly sell these. (i would buy a pair)
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

nicolai_g says:

Nice work! I'd love an update as to how well they hold up.
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Guillaume Delarue says:

Find those because of the BoingBoing effect. Nice work, great idea!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

gwynsen says:

great work and funny idea. boingboing showed me the way...
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

enno says:

my mother used to do that when I was a kid. the other kids would laugh, of course, but I always thought it was a brilliant idea. And I knew it was done for novelty, not lack of yarn :-)
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

mleak says:

Heh, thanks folks

enno--that's great :) Did they hold up outside very well? It got *cold* again all of a sudden, so I haven't been able to try them out on pavement. And yes yes, I didn't *reeeally* make them because I'm too cheap for yarn, I had just started learning on the bags.. I originally began a couple of totes, but when I saw how firm and tough the material was I thought it would be fun to translate into sandals!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

ArtMagic says:

Creativity is certainly at work here. I would buy a size 10 men's. I once saw a woman wearing a vest woven out of can lids in the 70's. Sell them on E-Bay!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Belhoste says:

fabulous idea - love the sandals
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Yakima_gulag says:

these are super clever! how do they feel to walk in?
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

msjacoby says:

When my girlfriend and I were in West Africa, the women did this too. They have a lot of used plastic bags there. With no organized trash collection, people just throw plastic bags on the ground. That's one of the cool things actually, the women go out "harvesting" the baggie crop from trees and bushes - then they make things like this bitchin purse my girlfriend brought back:

Have a look in my photoset
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

dyedinthewool says:

Those sandals are so cool!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Creative Kismet says:

These are wonderful! So creative!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

many layers of kate says:

That is a great idea and I love the color of the bags they look great.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

jill danyelle says:

too cool! thanks for posting for the sustainable style people. I am inspired!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

lali415 says:

oh me god! like mleak! these are tres tres cool!.. i have never in my 15 and 3/4 years ever ever seen with my own brown eyes ne thin soo rad!.. wow.. ur must like be tres tres creative!! ohh gosh! im like blown outta this world.. they shud like soo tottaly have these at louis vuitton! like i can juss soo imagine with my lil creative mind.. like angelina jolie.. strutting her stuff down the red carpet in those mother fudging cute shoes!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

w i c k e d . [deleted] says:

omg, lali, i sooo agree with you... those shoes are.... what are the words im looking for, mucho freaking groovy!!!
i agree with the whole, louis vuitton thing, and they should like have it in all colors, electric blue, hot pink, and make red ones in silk!!!!!!!! loving the shoes mleak!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Los Ojos says:

fantastic!
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

karibombari says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called restyle love, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

a kooky cookie says:

brilliant!
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

trikeratops says:

they look very sturdy, and actually quite appealing. how do they feel, i wonder :P
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

bobbycorenki says:

.........................very nice work.............................
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Noriz says:

That is so cool! That is so creative and you did an awesome crocheting job.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Criativa Papel Arte says:

Oi! Sou administrador de um grupo chamado A arte em reciclar - The art on recycling e nós adoraríamos ter isto adicionado ao grupo!
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

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