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Halloween Candy Fused Plastic Bags

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Halloween Candy bags have the coolest graphics. I upcycle them into permanent useful objects by fusing several layers of plastic bags, and then sewing the fused plastic into accessories and bags.
These are some zippered pencil cases or makeup pouches I made from cool Halloween Candy bags. The Witch bag won third-place prize in the DIY Halloween Contest (in the green category).
http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY_Halloween_Contest_Winners

10 comments

Oct 25, 2011. 7:28 AMHapidzah says:

hi..your bags are gorgeous!! i was just wondering, does the procedure for fusing these wrappers the same as fusing plastics? what if the wrappers are foil lined? will it fused easily? and will the graphic ruined from the fusing process?

Oct 25, 2011. 1:53 PM

eclipsed (author) says:

Foil lined bags do not want to fuse, and the plastic shrinks while the metal does not so they end up all curly and weird.
If I want to make something form a foil lined bag, I use a technique where I sandwich it between fabric and clear vinyl, and sew the item that way.
Heat is never used in the process- it's just sewing.

You can see an example here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eclipse_etc/3461699016/

Nov 6, 2010. 6:53 PM

Puzzledd says:

These are gorgeous!

Apr 27, 2010. 1:07 AMLizbethTheZombie says:

i love this!! super awesome! im gonna try this for sure!

Aug 17, 2009. 2:13 PMhesmydarkness says:

Can u make these the same way as you make the other cosmetic bags.. I love them all. there way different. and i love to be different

Feb 2, 2009. 8:15 AMmsmakadoo says:

these are fabulous! your tutorial very good too. My family already thinks I am wacky with what I save and recycle. Can't wait to further confound them when I start on these projects.

Jan 28, 2009. 11:40 AMjbeluzo says:

These are GRAND! I am wondering if there are unhealthy fumes when fusing the plastic...do you need to ventilate while working on this?

Jan 28, 2009. 1:09 PM

eclipsed (author) says:

There are very few fumes because you don't actually burn or melt the plastic, but I still recommend having ventilation when fusing. I have a full tutorial up now on how to fuse plastic bags. (which includes ventilation)

Jan 29, 2009. 3:30 AMjbeluzo says:

Thanks! Can't wait to try this!

Jan 26, 2009. 3:40 AM

eclipsed (author) says:

I have added a tutorial on fusing plastic