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Veggie Burger Wallet Tiffany from Replayground.com was kind enough to recreate her fabulous card holder using one of Amy's boxes. Here are the instructions to make one using a left over Amy's Veggie burger carton. To view more of her recycled crafts, check out her website.
description: The cool graphics on cereal boxes are much too valuable to throw away. Turn it into something that you can store your valuables inside. With a little bit of elastic, you'll have a crafty new wallet in no time. It also works great as a business card holder. ingredients: tools: instructions: 2. Cut along the lines and punch holes where indicated either with a small paper punch or a tack. If you’re using a tack, wiggle the tack in the hole so it’s large enough to fit the elastic cord through.
4. Tie a double knot at one end of your cord and slip through hole A with the knot on the inside of the box. Then thread through B, going through the inside of the box and ending on the outside. Next, thread in through C and out through D. Then, thread in through E, and back in through F ending on the inside of the box. 5. Tuck in tabs A and F and fold up the wallet. Then tie a double knot in the end to secure. Make sure the elastic is snug, but not too tight. Slip the elastic over the corners of your wallet and it's ready to be filled with your money, business cards or even coupons to buy more cereal. The instructions are here: http://www.replayground.com/pages/diy/wallet.asp
Wondering what to do with those left over Amy's burrito wrappers? Make a snazzy tote!
Vickie is also a vegetarian and we have posted an interview with her on our myspace page. Read on to find out how to make this great Tote bag!
Burrito Bag - Recycled Wrapper Tote Instructions MATERIALS Finished Size: 9.5”x14”x5” DIRECTIONS Making “Fabric” 2. Cut out: 2, 10.5”x15” ; 2, 6”x10.5”; and 1, 10”x15” pieces of contact paper. 3. Starting with one of the 10.5”x15” pieces, lay contact paper out on a table (with adhesive side up) and carefully pull-off backing. Since the paper tends to curl in on itself, it’s helpful to place paperweights at edges of all four sides of piece. 4. Leaving a little less than a ½” border around the contact paper piece, lay out burrito wrappers next to each other as if you were putting together a puzzle. Use your fingers to smooth down any air bubbles. (Note: If you choose to overlap any wrappers, you’ll need to glue down those areas otherwise, the contact adhesive will be enough to do the job!) 5. Use scissors to snip ½” squares (doesn’t
need to be exact) off of all four corners of contact paper backing.
Fold all four of the border edges over ½”—this
will create a clean, finished edge. 6. Remove backing on 10”x15” piece and fold in half lengthwise, creating a double layer for bottom of bag. Bag Construction 2. With wrong sides facing and ¼” seam allowance, sew the front, sides, back and bottom together. Take it slowly—the contact paper can be a wee bit slippery! 3. Measure 1 ½” in from each end of top edge of front piece and sew webbing into bag by placing raw edge on the wrong side, and top stitching on the right side. Repeat on back piece.
Download the instructions for this bag here. To find out more about Vickie Howell, her television show or her books, log on to her website.
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Vickie Howell, host of Knitty Gritty and
author of many fabulous crafting books has agreed to take on an
Amy’s recycling project. Vickie has provided the pattern to
make a nifty tote out of Amy’s burrito wrappers. Start saving
your burrito wrappers and after you have 12-14 wrappers you are
ready to make this great tote.
Vickie Howell is the mother of two sons, member of the Austin
Craft Mafia, co-host of Lifetime’s web series CRAFTED; columnist
for KIWI and Knit.1 Magazines; host of DIY & HGTV’s Knitty
Gritty; and author of several books including the upcoming: Pop
Goes Crochet and Sustainable Stitching. Her line of environmentally
friendly yarn, the Vickie Howell Collection by SWTC, is available
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