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*Farmgirl Barter™:  A picture of my Crocheted Grocery bags  |
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Kati
True Blue Farmgirl
76 Posts
Kati
North Pole
AK
USA
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 Posted - Jul 14 2007 : 10:08:07 AM
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I hope this works.....
If that doesn't work (we'll see in a moment, I suppose), here's the link to my blog-post about some of the bags I'd made. The bags pictured aren't necessarily the bags I have available, though.
http://dragonflysmusings.blogspot.com/2007/05/some-creativity-hard-work.html#comments
Hope the picture is clear enough that folks can get an idea of what my bags look like. I can (and should) take more pictures to share, later.
Blessings. |
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Kati
True Blue Farmgirl
76 Posts
Kati
North Pole
AK
USA
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FarmGirl~K
True Blue Farmgirl
512 Posts
Kelly
TX
USA
512 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2007 : 10:29:05 AM
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Kati...I really like the bags. Went to your blog to see them, the link to your pic gives an error. Nice work on them & the colors you chose are great. Thanks for sharing.
"Work as if you were to live a hundred years, pray as if you were to die tomorrow." ~Benjamin Franklin~
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2007 : 11:52:17 AM
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I loved seeing the bags too. I think they are the way we should all strive to go. I am building up my stash of bags and working on a new bigger crocheted cotton one now. I like the rounded design of yours alot. You do nice work!!
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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Kati
True Blue Farmgirl
76 Posts
Kati
North Pole
AK
USA
76 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2007 : 2:51:19 PM
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Thanks Ladies!
Jenny, I'm figuring on trying to be a good example to the folks in my town. It's funny the looks I was getting when I first started using these at the grocery store. Like they couldn't figure out WHY anybody might not want plastic bags. I actually had one of the baggers (a 14 or 15 year old kid) ask me WHAT I wanted him to do with my collection of bags??? Like.... Gee.... Those are for using?!?!? *rolling eyes*
Now the cashiers & baggers accept what I want with a simple "please try to put as much as possible into these, before using plastic". And as often as not, somebody comments on how pretty they are, and asks how sturdy they are. And they're coming to see that I can use only 2 or 3 of MY bags, instead of 6 or 7 of the plastic grocery sacks. LOL They do fit THAT much. Of course, I also tell them I don't need large items (toilet paper, milk jugs, boxes of juice drinks) put in the bags at all since I push the cart right out to my car. But, yeah, I think these are definitely the way to go. I do tell folks who ask that I make them to sell, as well, but I've never had anybody actually ask to buy one when they see me at the grocery store. I need to have some business cards made up. *grin*
Blessings. |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - Jul 14 2007 : 3:48:43 PM
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Kati-
I think they are great! I need to build up a bigger supply of bags so I won't have to use plastic or paper bags. I always feel like it is such a horrible decision either way when they ask you "Paper or Plastic?" Its like...gee...do I want to encourage deforestation or use of petrochemicals...
Your bags look like they are nice and sturdy! Keep up the great work! I bet the make really excellent presents!
Alee
The amazing one handed typist! One hand for typing, one hand to hold Nora! |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Kati
True Blue Farmgirl
76 Posts
Kati
North Pole
AK
USA
76 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2007 : 6:06:19 PM
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I've been asking $20 per bag. It costs just slightly less than $8 in yarn to make, so $20 is not quite 3x the cost of materials. I've seen similar (though not quite as sturdily made, from what I could tell) bags sold locally for $30 and $35, but that struck me as far too much. $20 seems a good amount, and the couple of folks who have bought bags from me (fellow jurors, when I was serving Grand Jury Duty in May) thought $20 wasn't unreasonable.
Blessings. --Kati |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2007 : 7:43:21 PM
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I think that is a great price. Have you tried doing an etsy shop?? Alot of us here have them and things do sell...sometimes faster than others. You could maybe go to etsy and do a search to see if there are many others selling similar bags and what they charge and all. Etsy is VERY cheap to do. Listing fees are only 20cents per item.
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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mom2knk
True Blue Farmgirl
321 Posts
Blanche
So Cal
321 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2007 : 9:08:43 PM
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| Those are so neat Kati!!! |
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queenofdreamsz4u
True Blue Farmgirl
3845 Posts
Stephanie Suzanne
Smoky Mountains Tennessee
USA
3845 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2007 : 12:50:54 AM
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Your bags are great!
I would love to hear about where you live if you feel like describing your life in Alaska! Never been but would like to see it 
Peace, Stephanie
www.dreamkingdomdesigns.com
www.dreamkingdomdesigns.blogspot.com
"hold close your inner child and always listen to the gentle whispers" ~queenofdreamsz
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4316 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
4316 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2007 : 04:16:38 AM
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| Your bags are very pretty, and smart looking. Where did you find the pattern? Is it sugar and cream yarn? Michele |
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Kati
True Blue Farmgirl
76 Posts
Kati
North Pole
AK
USA
76 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2007 : 12:02:23 PM
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Michelle, the pattern is mine, written through trial & error. Started with a bag made of net in a different sort of way, but it didn't feel sturdy enough for my liking, and the draw-string handles are hard on the hands when it's full of groceries. So, I kept making new bags till I had a pattern _I_ liked, that felt sturdier than any I'd seen before, very flexible & lots of give, with a handle that can be used grocery sack style, or shoulder-strap style. And the strap is not made seperately from the bag itself, so it's not going to come undone. I think I made myself 7 of these bags, and my daughter 1 as a swim-bag, before I was totally happy with the pattern. *grin* And yes, they are crocheted in Lily Sugar & Cream yarn. I like their variety of colors best (and the one local store that carry's Lion Brand cotton has a very skimpy range of colors). It takes 3 to 4 balls of Sugar & Cream per bag. (3 balls if it's a solid color bag, 4 if it's verigated/ombre.)
Stephanie, I've got a blog here: http://dragonflysmusings.blogspot.com/ where I post a lot about my daily life. (Well, that's ALL I've got to post about, really. LOL)
Just yesterday I posted an updated pictue of the bags I've got available. I have considered Esty, but I don't really know that I feel like an additional concern in my life right now. Thanks for the suggestion, though.
Blessings.
http://dragonflysmusings.blogspot.com/ |
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4316 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
4316 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2007 : 5:37:50 PM
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| That is really great that you came up with the pattern-trial and error!!! I like the style of your bags!!! Michele |
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janetinva123
True Blue Farmgirl
363 Posts
Janet
newport news
va
USA
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country lawyer
True Blue Farmgirl
1022 Posts
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Posted - Jul 26 2007 : 08:21:11 AM
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| Those bags are awesome! So, are you going to offer them for sell to us Farmgirls? |
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
3659 Posts |
Posted - Jul 26 2007 : 12:02:56 PM
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| I triple the cost of my materials as well. I figure, 1/3 for materials, 1/3 for expenses (booth rent, comission etc.) and 1/3 for my labor. Works pretty well. |
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*Farmgirl Barter™: A picture of my Crocheted Grocery bags |
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A picture of my Crocheted Grocery bags
