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Purse made from recycled plastic bags by Rochas Ink, Kemper Gift Shop PHOTO BY: ALLISON LONG/THE KANSAS CITY STAR 042909
Posted on Sat, Nov. 07, 2009 10:15 PM
GETTING STARTED
Local artists find new uses for discarded items
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Tough tote
■ Those plastic bags your newspaper comes in get new life in these large, 18-by-18-inch market totes made by Karen Parrett of Leavenworth.
■ Those plastic bags your newspaper comes in get new life in these large, 18-by-18-inch market totes made by Karen Parrett of Leavenworth.
$40 at Candle Queen Candles, 702 Cherokee St., Leavenworth, 913-651-7798, www.candlequeencandles.com
‘Picture’ window
Traci Sauls of Prairie Village rescues abandoned vintage windows and paints colorful scenes on them. They can be hung on a light-colored wall or against a window.
Traci Sauls of Prairie Village rescues abandoned vintage windows and paints colorful scenes on them. They can be hung on a light-colored wall or against a window.
$295 at Eclectics, 7015 Oak St., 816-361-6643
Bag lady chic
i Kansas City artist Rochelle Brickner Owings makes purses out of recycled plastic bags. The purses are sold under the name Repurpose Me, and no two are alike.
i Kansas City artist Rochelle Brickner Owings makes purses out of recycled plastic bags. The purses are sold under the name Repurpose Me, and no two are alike.
$45 at Kemper Museum Shop, 4420 Warwick, 816-457-6147, www.kemperart.org
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Posted on Sat, Nov. 07, 2009 10:15 PM
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