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Donna in BC
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[ May 16, 2009, 12:58 AM: Message edited by: Donna in BC ]

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Donna Williams
Funky Junk Interiors
Yarrow, BC Canada
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Elaine Beauchemin
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2 brothers in switzerland
started a trend in 1993
even their straps and handles are made from recycled car safety belt
take a look at freitag.ch

about in 2006? similar idea at bilum.fr

[ May 16, 2009, 09:39 AM: Message edited by: Elaine Beauchemin ]

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Élaine Beauchemin
scrip
Lettrage Scripsit inc.
St-Hubert, Quebec, Canada
www.scripsit.net

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Alicia B. Jennings
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Wow!! I absoutly love it. It even makes me want to sell more banners. Now if someone could figure out how to recycle corex. I use it sometimes to cover where I don't want weeds then cover it up with beauty bark.

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Signs by Alicia Jennings (Mudflap Girl)
Tacoma, WA
Since 1987
Have Lipstick, will travel.

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hey, they sure make great "slip n' slides" for the summer

1 banner + sloping grass area(gravel if you're tuff!) and water,,, belly down, GO!!

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LOL John! . . . an' look, there's a use for a banner 'tote' to take your beach towel and stuff along . . .
don't forget for a sturdy-banner recycle - stretch banner between two trees for napping after a long day of slip-n-slide . . .

Meanwhile, a nice wide/tall banner can become a shower curtain . . . if cutting and hemming is needed, save the scrap for a matching bathroom window curtain . . .

And all you campers out there, a coupl'a large banners would make a great tent! Stretch a rope between two trees and center the banner over the rope. Tie off the bottom grommets and crawl in the 'a-frame' [Smile] (A tarp works, why not banners?) Gee, come to think of it, you could advertise your own business . . . nah - ya go camping to get away from customers, right? . . . [Razz] )

But I'm inspired!
Would'nt the totes be cute with grommets all around the top to create a draw-string style tote!
Can't wait to see the matching banner-dresses . . . I mean, they already make dresses out of paper, and bottle caps and stuff . . . why not banners? It would be very shiny and 'mod'. Add big hair and some white go-go boots to complete the outfit. [Razz]

Speaking of corex Alicia, that reminded me of some college guys who made actual furniture out of FED-X coroplast shipping boxes . . .

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Alicia B. Jennings
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See, now they should have some of this stuff at the ISA Shows. Makes me wonder what they do with all the left over printed stuff from the show. They could even have a Fashion Show, complete with runway models.

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Signs by Alicia Jennings (Mudflap Girl)
Tacoma, WA
Since 1987
Have Lipstick, will travel.

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You know I had a similar Idea a few weeks ago, using recycled materials I was going to call it "The ole Bag"

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We just use them to protect the floor from paint and cover the woodpiles :-)

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