I stumbled across a wonderfully intriguing image on Flickr.com and it turned out to be an eco friendly coat made from reused plastic shopping bags. The green fashionista responsible for the wonderful creation is UrbanWoodsWalker and her creations are truly inspiring.
This post will show you how to turn your used plastic bags into “plastic fabric” and make your own eco clothing. (Warning: The plastic fabric requires the use of an iron. Please be very careful whenever using a hot iron and ensure your work area is well ventilated)

1/ Collect a bunch of brightly colored plastic bags (The super thin ones work best such as the type newspapers are delivered in), most shoppers have eliminated plastic bags from their homes by using reusable totes but you can probably still find some plastic to use;

Step 1: Gather up Your Used Plastic Bags

2/ You will need the following, an iron, an ironing board, a pair of scissors, some paper (wax paper or parchment paper works best).
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On a recent vacation to see my family in Manchester, England, I was dragged to a local arts and crafts outlet by my very arty mom and sister! (My sister, Rachel, produces beautiful ceramic artwork which you can see in my previous post, Green Ceramic Artwork.)

The Manchester Craft and Design Center is in the heart of Manchester City Center. I was still slightly jet lagged and in all honesty ready to collapse in front of a television, but I persevered with our artistic adventure and was very happy with what I found…

Inside the old Manchester building were a huge collection of small stores owned and operated by local artists. I think we spent about 2 hours looking at all the amazing hand crafted “one of a kind” creations and artwork. My favorite store was easily the little organic, hand printed clothing store owned by Nell Smith.

Nell Smith hand prints all of her clothing and uses the softest organic cotton you have ever felt! My favorite creation was a bright white organic bib with a cool little giraffe and a simple statement;

“HELLO!”

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With the green revolution in full swing there are now many companies selling organic cotton clothing which is both comfortable and great for the environment.

Here are a few of our favorite t-shirt designs available from Cafepress.com;

I Like Vegetables - Organic Women's Fitted T-Shirt
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Organic Women's Fitted T-Shirt
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Organic Women's Fitted T-Shirt
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All of the above t-shirts are available in both Men’s and Women’s sizes, fitted and un-fitted, so what are you waiting for? Declare your love of all things green with a t-shirt that fits your green spirit!