Sunday, February 20, 2011

Tokyo Plastic Bags

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It's been a while since I've posted about rubbish in Tokyo. I just adore these patterned Tokyo plastic bags. Polka dot, checkered and musical note graphic...even the plastic bags in Tokyo are cute!

Those who know Hello Sandwich well know that I have a deep interest in recycling and re-using (mama-sando might call this 'hoarding', but each to their own!) There are so many uses for these cute bags. You could make crochet plastic bag vessels like those made by Knitty Gritty Loopy for the We Craft This City exhibition at Sydney's Object Gallery.


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Or you could make a plastic bag bow from the Hello Sandwich Gift Wrapping Zine.

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No matter what you use them for, they are definitely too cute to go straight into the bin.

Love Love
Sandwich
xoxo
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24 comments:

  1. KylieFebruary 20, 2011 at 4:47 PM

    love this cute little way to recycle plastic bags! Finally I can clear them all out of the cupboard and put them to good use!!

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  2. Lydia February 20, 2011 at 6:16 PM

    After obsessively hoarding every bag I got in Tokyo I totally understand this post.
    I especially love Swimmers plastic bags!

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  3. FashimiFebruary 20, 2011 at 6:51 PM

    What a fantastic way to reuse plastic bags! I will be doing this from now on!

    I, too, can't bear to throw away my Japanese bags. So many of them are just too cute!

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  4. tinajoFebruary 20, 2011 at 7:20 PM

    I love this post, made me smile. :-)

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  5. JasonFebruary 20, 2011 at 7:36 PM

    Well, you may have a love for plastic bags, but when I was living in Japan I would collect paper bags. My favourites were the ones from omiyage stores. I collected them for collage, but now I don't think I want to use them at all as they are too nice!

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  6. alessandra February 20, 2011 at 8:00 PM

    so cute your bow with plastic bag... i do big bow with recycled paper (like sheets of journal or magazine)... soon i post about it (a little tutorial)!
    i'll try to do one like yours with italian plastic bag! :)

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  7. bitofeyeFebruary 20, 2011 at 8:28 PM

    this is so cute love the wrapping package.

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  8. Sandie BizysFebruary 20, 2011 at 8:42 PM

    Hmmmmmmmmm
    Plastic bags I agree can have an amazingly cute factor - but trying to sell 2000 of them at a sandwich garage sale can be a challenge :-)
    I love you my sandwich and keep on creating xxxxxxxx

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  9. HeatherFebruary 21, 2011 at 2:29 AM

    Wow. Those plastic bags are 1 million times cuter than the ones in America. I love your plastic bow craftiness! A very good way to recycle!

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  10. PatFebruary 21, 2011 at 3:05 AM

    I love you Bonny!! just want to said that. ;)
    you're so creative!!

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  11. Hello SandwichFebruary 21, 2011 at 5:20 AM

    Hello Kylie! Thank you! Yes - get those bags out of the cupboard and make some pom pom flowers!

    Hello Drink more tea - ha ha yes I can imagine! I won't even go into my paper bag collection! Luckily though I have found a good way to put those to use too - also in the Hello Sandwich Gift Wrapping Zine.

    Fashimi Hello Pretty One! he he yes you should do this too. We can have a mex+Gin tonic+ pom pom making night at your obaachans house!

    Hello tinajo - thank you for your sweet comment

    Hello Jason, oh don't worry I have a lot of paper bags too! he he.

    Hello Alessandra, Oh I can't wait to see your tutorial with cute journals! Also I want to see your cute italian bag pom pom! I hope you'll email me when you make it!

    Hello Bitofeye! Thank you so much for your lovely comment!

    MAMA-SANDO! Hello mama! ha ha I thought you'd like that one ;) I love you more xoxo

    Hello Heather Lucille, Thank you for your kind words about Sandwich!

    Hello Pat! Why thank you very much! That is indeed sweet of you to say!

    Love Love
    Hello Sandwich
    xoxo

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  12. LouveFebruary 21, 2011 at 6:57 AM

    What a nice idea ! those bags are really cute ! ^_^

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  13. Natalie (NJ in L.A.)February 21, 2011 at 7:11 AM

    This is so radical!

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  14. Kitiya PalaskasFebruary 21, 2011 at 4:03 PM

    Love the gingham one! x

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  15. Japan AustraliaFebruary 21, 2011 at 6:11 PM

    Very cute plastic bags!! I would never be able to throw them away. Would have to keep recycling them, which isn`t a bad thing!!

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  16. YoliFebruary 22, 2011 at 4:25 AM

    That is a lovely idea and I commend you for recycling and re-using. People like you are the ones who will leave the planet a better place for the future generations. It is also a great example of ingenuity and art.

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  17. sunkentreasureFebruary 22, 2011 at 5:31 AM

    just ordered your lovely magazine,
    I can't wait to start wrapping!
    xoxo

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  18. beatriceFebruary 22, 2011 at 8:54 AM

    it would be great that all plastic bags were that kind everywhere! in porto they use ones with very strong colours which is also quite nice!

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  19. le ballon jauneFebruary 22, 2011 at 3:15 PM

    ♥ it!

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  20. Make it EasyFebruary 22, 2011 at 8:23 PM

    ahhh! i love the crocheted plastic bags! i want to try that!

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  21. from a sow's earFebruary 22, 2011 at 8:33 PM

    very cute EB! so creative!

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  22. Lily XFebruary 23, 2011 at 3:40 AM

    ahhh Ebony! I posted about the polka dots plastic bag a few days back on my blog too! its nice to see so many other nice plastic bags here. =)

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  23. TaraFebruary 23, 2011 at 11:01 AM

    my husband and i just recycled all the old plastic bags we had stored in the house... except for the super cute ones of course. i just received the gift wrapping zine and I ♥ it big time!

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  24. eviandesignFebruary 28, 2011 at 2:31 AM

    fab.

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