Gigantic Upcycled Beach Bag!

Gigantic Upcycled Beach Bag - SOLD

Yes, I used a gigantic pair of navy blue pants that I picked up at a yard sale to make this bag. The fun circle material is a freecycled donation from a friend.

This is one seriously big bag! It is 21" across, 14" deep and 8" wide. The bag easily holds six full-sized beach towels. Two 8" x 8" side pockets are perfect for sunscreen and sunnies.

No lining in this bag. I wanted easy cleaning and no place for sand or beach bugs to hideout. Instead all the seams are tidied up with a zigzag stitch.

Now that the beach bag is done, it is time for summer! Come on sunny days where are you???

Recycled Jeans Bag Made from Alyssa Milano's Pants

Upcycled jeans bag - Jeans donated by Alyssa Milano

This upcycled jeans bag is made from a pair of actress Alyssa Milano’s pants. Alyssa donated her jeans and a couple of head shots to be auctioned off to raise funds for one of her favorite charities, the National Wildlife Federation.

I've recycled two pairs of Alyssa's pants for the upcoming auction. See the other bag here- http://upcycledbyash.blogspot.com/2010/10/alyssa-milanos-pants.html

The auction will be held on the Upcycled by Ash facebook page from April 17 - April 23. More information will be posted as the project progresses.

About the bag- 
Alyssa's Hudson jeans were a blackish gray. They had an awesome pocket, one of which is on the back of the bag and fully functional. The interior of the bag is lined with a navy blue remnant. The underside of the flap and the interior pocket are made from the same batik fabric as the bubbles that decorate the front of the bag.

The bag is roughly 9 inches across, 7 inches deep and 2 inches wide. The strap is 40 inches long. Sewn in interfacing helps the bag keep its form.

Inside the bag

Back of the bag

Upcycled Jeans Butterfly Bag

Recycled bags are my specialty. It has been a while since I tore apart and recycled jeans. I went over the top with the upcycling of this bag. The lining is an upcycled mens shirt and the recycled butterfly is a piece of an ice skating costume that a friend donated to me.

recycled jeans, recycled mens shirt, recycled figure skating costume

It felt really good to pull my sewing machine out and get back to my upcycled roots. I've got four more pairs of pants on the chopping board right now, exciting! I never know where each project is going to lead me until I get started. I'm pretty sure that there is going to be a dolphin involved with the pair of Alyssa Milano's pants that I just ripped to pieces.

About this Bag-
The jeans were a pair of Rock & Republic donated to me by a friend, the red white and blue striped mens shirt was donated to me by my fellow craftivist Nani of Victorious Vixen and the sequined butterfly was donated by a woman who's daughters use to be competitive figure skaters. Everything came together to make one awesome upcycled bag.

Find this bag and more of my Upcycled by Ash creations for sale in my Etsy store- http://www.etsy.com/shop/upcycledbyash

See some of the bags I have made in the past- http://upcycledbyash.blogspot.com/search/label/Bags

recycled mens shirt as lining

original pocket on the back of the bag