| Okie Dokie... so how do I get started? | | | | might be ruined by water ... you can pull out the trusty |
| Well, I would suggest starting by getting an idea of | | | | clear packing tape and cover them before cutting |
| what sorts of materials you want to work with. The | | | | them up to size. |
| originals from Mexico are created using large rolls of | | | | Ummm...OK... so what do I do with these materials? |
| scrap Candy Wrapper material from factories along | | | | To put it simply... to make a medium sized candy |
| with pages from recycled school text books. That | | | | wrapper purse, you'll be cutting up your material into |
| combo produces some amazing (and expensive) eye | | | | approximately 2" x 4.5" rectangles, folding them up into |
| candy for the designer purse companies, but what | | | | 1/2" x 1" rectangles, and the "weave" them together |
| about the rest of us? | | | | using the classic gum wrapper chain weaving |
| Here's what I suggest: | | | | technique. |
| Recycle beautiful materials that can be commonly | | | | Remember that one? It's been around for ages, but |
| found in your local area. It's the local grassroots | | | | many have forgotten. These little rectangles "links" will |
| approach to recycling ... and it produces beautiful | | | | be woven into chains (roughly 50 - 60 links long) and |
| results. Think about all the papers, plastics, and other | | | | then joined together into a round "ring". |
| materials you handle daily. What would look amazing | | | | The rings will then be stacked on top of each other |
| folded up and woven together? The sky is the limit | | | | and sewn together with either strong, thread or even |
| really. | | | | fishing line using a "zig zag" technique. Once you're |
| Now I know that I like to be spoon-fed examples... so | | | | happy with the height of your purse, you can close the |
| here's a few. Fashion magazines, water/soda bottle | | | | bottom of the purse with thread, sew a zipper on top... |
| labels, food packages and wrappers, ribbon, wrapping | | | | and make one more longer chain and sew it on for a |
| paper, toy money, old school coloring book pages, etc. | | | | handle. |
| You name it... it'll work. | | | | And that's how to make a candy wrapper purse. Now |
| How much material do you need? Put it this way: your | | | | maybe that sounds confusing or a bit vague... but to be |
| average fashion magazine will have enough colorful | | | | honest, it's actually pretty simple to do and a real |
| pages to make probably around 2 or 3 medium sized | | | | no-brainer once you watch how it's done...but |
| purses. | | | | admittedly is a little confusing to explain with just |
| And... if you happen to be afraid that your materials | | | | words. |