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Spring into Gardening
Everyone’s invited this Sunday the 13th of October for a day of FUN at the Victoria Gardens. There will be free activities for everyone, including presentations, demonstrations, children’s activities and market stalls. I will be there with BagsRevolt making Sea … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Life in Melbourne, PET Bottles, Plastic Bags, Portraits, Textures and Colors, Trash Art, What’s Up, Working with Children
Tagged Australia, BagsRevolt, City of Stonningtong, Melbourne, Patricia Acuña, Plastics, Reuse, spring into gardening, Straws, Victoria Gardens
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Funky Garden Art From Single Use Plastics
The Port Phillip EcoCentre is embracing Sustainable House Day 2012 on Sunday, 9th of September from 10am-4pm. The event is designed to pick up ideas & explore D.I.Y and technological solutions to … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Inspirations, Life in Melbourne, Plastic Bags, Textures and Colors, Trash Art, Up Cycling Projects, Upcycling Single Use Plastics, What’s Up, Working with Children
Tagged Balloons, Bottle Caps, food packaging recycle, Garden Art, Melbourne, plastic bags, Port Phillips Eco Center, Straws, Sustainable House Day 2012, Transition Port Phillip, upcycling, Workshops
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BagsRevolt Short Documentary
Hi everyone I am full of  Joy that we have finally finished the short documentary on Bagsrevolt. I am grateful to my husband Manuel Mejia for his amazing talent both as an Editor and Director. I think the end result … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Contact, Endagered Wildlife, Inspirations, Life in Melbourne, New designs 2011, PET Bottles, Plastic Bags, Plastic Pollution, Recycling, REfuse, Sustainability, Textures and Colors, Trash Art, What’s Up
Tagged Australia, BagsRevolt, Bottle Caps, consumer power, design innovation, food packaging recycle, fused plastic bags, Melbourne, Patricia Acuña, plastic bags, Plastic Litter, Plastic Pollution, Straws, upcycling
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Melbourne’s Community Learning how to Upcycle Plastics
Two months ago I wrote a post on community projects around the world that are reusing plastic bags and I commented on how I was about to start a community project here in Melbourne. Since then … Continue reading
Mosaic of Earth Textile
It’s been a month since I unpacked my Loom. I have been experimenting and ended up making one very long piece that expresses my views and concerns for this precious world … Continue reading
Posted in Contact, Inspirations, New designs 2011, Sustainability, Textures and Colors, Weaving, What’s Up
Tagged Art, Australia, climate change, consumer power, Eco-Conscious Customers, food packaging recycle, Gardening, Inspirations, Patricia Acuña, plastic bags, Port Phillips Eco Center, weaving
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UpCyling Melbourne’s Plastic
I arrived in Melbourne a month ago. As the days pass by I can say that I like this city more and more. It’s got such style, true character, like … Continue reading
Posted in Contact, Life in Melbourne, New designs 2011, Recycling, Textures and Colors, Up Cycling Projects, Up-Cycling
Tagged Albert Park, Australia, Bottle Caps, design innovation, Melbourne, Patricia Acuña, PET Bottles, Plastic, Plastic Litter, Sandringham Beach, Straws, Turtles, upcycling, Victoria Parks
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June News and What’s Coming In July
Hi everyone.  Happy July!!! This past month of June was a very busy one. I gave my first Workshop Up-Cycling the Creative Approach to Sustainability. I can say … Continue reading
Posted in Life in Perth, New designs 2011, Recycling, Textures and Colors, Up Cycling Projects, Weaving, What’s Up
Tagged Australia, BagsRevolt, Bangles, Colors, consumer power, design innovation, Eco-Conscious Customers, food packaging recycle, fused plastic bags, handbags, Inspirations, Patricia Acuña, Perth WA, PET Bottles, plastic bags, Plastic Food Packaging
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Happy Environment Day! News from BagsRevolt
Happy Environment day!!! For those of you who don’t agree and think everyday should be environment day…yes …that’s very true, but if one day many people concentrate … Continue reading
Posted in About, Inspirations, Life in Perth, New designs 2011, Textures and Colors, Up Cycling Projects, Up-Cycling, Waste Management, Weaving, What’s Up
Tagged BagsRevolt, Carbon Tax, design innovation, Earth Carers, food packaging recycle, google analytics, Inspirations, Patricia Acuña, Perth WA, plastic bags, RECycle, REDUCE, Say Yes Australia, Tamala Park Landfill, UP_Cycle, World Environment Day
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Fresh Out Of The Loom!!!
Fresh out of the Loom! Bags Revolt new designs made with plastic bags and diverse packaging material. Continue reading
Posted in New designs 2011, Textures and Colors, Up-Cycling, Weaving, What’s Up
Tagged BagsRevolt, new designs, packaging material, plastic bags, upcycle, weaving
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Pretty Jewelry With Everyday Packaging
A little Math… big Packaging Numbers Have you ever stopped to think about all the packaging that goes into your bin, every week, just in your household? What kind of … Continue reading