Category Archives: Up Cycling Projects

Weaving with plastic straws and plastic bags / Tejido con pitillos y bolsas plásticas

Posted on January 27, 2014 by BagsRevolt

                      Happy 2014!  From now on my posts will  be shorter and bi-lingual. I am now living In Venezuela so I will be writing in Spanish also. ¡Feliz 2014! ¡Este … Continue reading →

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Crochet with Plastic Bags

Posted on September 2, 2013 by BagsRevolt

                    Plarn (Plastic Yarn) is a wonderful way of Reusing Plastics Creatively, you will never run out of material to make a wide variety of beautiful projects! Using Plastics Bags to … Continue reading →

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Making Sea Creatures with Plastics

Posted on June 30, 2013 by BagsRevolt

The workshop: Making Sea Creatures with Plastics  that I facilitated at the Port Phillip Ecocentre  this past Saturday  was one of the most fun and productive workshops yet! I was surprised at the great turnout considering it was planned and … Continue reading →

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Making Puppets from PET Bottles in Mexico

Posted on October 23, 2012 by BagsRevolt

        It’s been 5 days since I left Melbourne on a trip back home to Venezuela for 3 months. I am making a 12-day stop in Playa del Carmen, Mexico to visit my mother, brother and his … Continue reading →

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Funky Garden Art From Single Use Plastics

Posted on August 30, 2012 by BagsRevolt

                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 →

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Melbourne’s Community Learning how to Upcycle Plastics

Posted on July 19, 2012 by BagsRevolt

        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 →

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Bags Monsters?

Posted on March 27, 2012 by BagsRevolt

If you don’t know who the bag monster is or what he looks like take a look under the sink or in your kitchen drawers! Be careful, he’s awfully Ugly!   The Bag Monster is an eye catching character created … Continue reading →

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Creatively Reusing “Single Use” Plastics

Posted on September 17, 2011 by BagsRevolt

                    Single use Plastics are all over the Cities of the planet slowing drifting into the Oceans.                             … Continue reading →

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UpCyling Melbourne’s Plastic

Posted on August 22, 2011 by BagsRevolt

                    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 →

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June News and What’s Coming In July

Posted on July 5, 2011 by BagsRevolt

                        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 →

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