Capri Sun Shopper – Juice pouch upcycle

06 Mar 2015

Capri Sun Shopper – Juice pouch upcycle

Meet the latest addition to the Capri Sun Upcycle family…

… the large shopper tote!

This beauty uses 27 recycled juice pouches in its construction and I designed it to carry the heavy shopping in the War on Plastic Bags!

I made the straps from red webbing strap of a thicker, more durable variety than the smaller lunchbag totes and stitched two lengths together before attaching to the inside and outside of the bag for extra strength. The “leather effect” finish on the ends of the straps are actually brown electrical tape, squirrelled from the Shabby garage 😉

I’m really pleased with the result. This one is not going in my Etsy shop (at least for now!) as I am doing my first “proper” craft fair at the end of this month. If you’re in the Camberley area, do pop along to Market Mall in High Cross Church on 28th March and say hello!

Back to making now – next up will be a smaller Capri Sun shoulder bag! See you soon x

Posted in Homemade gifts, Upcycled or Repurposed and tagged bags, cheap craft ideas, DIY, diy teacher gift, Easy crafts, gifts, handmade, homemade, rainy day fun, recycled, Repurposed, Upcycled

17 thoughts on “Capri Sun Shopper – Juice pouch upcycle”

Pam @Threading My Way on 7 March 2015 at 12:35 pm said:

Very, very creative and a great way to cut down on plastic bags.

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- vjcollins on 7 March 2015 at 12:48 pm said:
  
  Thank you Pam 🙂 x
  
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sewchet on 7 March 2015 at 5:15 pm said:

I’m all for recycling where possible and this is a great use for something that would otherwise be thrown in the bin.

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- vjcollins on 8 March 2015 at 5:55 pm said:
  
  That’s right, especially as most come from the children’s packed lunches where I work 🙂
  
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Vicky Myers on 8 March 2015 at 7:56 pm said:

Great fun:) The red webbing really complements it. If only I drank Capri Sun!!

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- vjcollins on 8 March 2015 at 8:37 pm said:
  
  Thanks Vicky! I have serious crisp-apron envy, maybe we should do a craft swap 😀
  
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Ali on 8 March 2015 at 8:59 pm said:

What a fantastic idea. I’m sure they would be great for frozen food (keeping them cold) as well as heavy items. Good luck with the craft fair.
Ali xx

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- vjcollins on 8 March 2015 at 9:08 pm said:
  
  Thanks Ali 🙂 They are quite insulating due to the foil x
  
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Caroline on 9 March 2015 at 7:27 am said:

A brilliant use for old drinks pouches and upcycling as well what could be better

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Lucy Blossom on 9 March 2015 at 7:47 am said:

The bag is fabulous, such a great way to recycle the cartons.

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creativejewishmom/sara on 9 March 2015 at 9:36 am said:

Fantastic, thanks so much for sharing on craft schooling Sunday!

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threadsnshreds on 9 March 2015 at 10:25 am said:

Fantastic bag, I love it!
Wow you not far from me, im in Woking, sadly as I work in retail I work every wkend so I never get to visit nor participate in any craft events which makes me sad! X good luck at the event x

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- vjcollins on 9 March 2015 at 4:55 pm said:
  
  Yes just around the corner! Thanks, hoping it will be a regular event for me if it’s a success 🙂
  
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elsiepop on 9 March 2015 at 11:25 am said:

This is awesome! x

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- vjcollins on 9 March 2015 at 4:55 pm said:
  
  Thank you 😀
  
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handmade by amalia on 10 March 2015 at 3:46 pm said:

Love it. A fun and creative bit of recycling.
Amalia
xo

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- vjcollins on 10 March 2015 at 3:59 pm said:
  
  Thanks x
  
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