Comments on: Coffee and Recycling http://www.amyalamode.com/blog/2010/02/19/coffee-and-recycling/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:50:51 +0000 hourly 1 By: Sakshi http://www.amyalamode.com/blog/2010/02/19/coffee-and-recycling/#comment-3226 Sakshi Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:35:26 +0000 http://www.amyalamode.com/blog/?p=2469#comment-3226 Amy, totally love the coin purse! But you guys are all amazing! I am from India and in here, we call the burlap cloth sacks as gunny bags and boy are they lying around in plenty.. we ship cotton, sugar, rice, wheat, onions, and almost everything in those... they're so coarse and itchy, they're almost not used at all... I'm totally sorry, but its quite funny that you guys would actually have to go out of the wayto get hold of one and then use it... Amy, I just love-love-love what you have done with the cloth... the linig fabric is just too cute... I still can't get over the fact that something as coarse as that could actually be put to such a cute use as what you have done.. to Indians.. this would either seem as plain mediocrity or an absolute magical transformation! (I'm in for the 2nd one :D) Amy, totally love the coin purse!

But you guys are all amazing! I am from India and in here, we call the burlap cloth sacks as gunny bags and boy are they lying around in plenty.. we ship cotton, sugar, rice, wheat, onions, and almost everything in those… they’re so coarse and itchy, they’re almost not used at all…

I’m totally sorry, but its quite funny that you guys would actually have to go out of the wayto get hold of one and then use it…

Amy, I just love-love-love what you have done with the cloth… the linig fabric is just too cute…

I still can’t get over the fact that something as coarse as that could actually be put to such a cute use as what you have done.. to Indians.. this would either seem as plain mediocrity or an absolute magical transformation! (I’m in for the 2nd one :D )

]]> By: Cheryl http://www.amyalamode.com/blog/2010/02/19/coffee-and-recycling/#comment-3009 Cheryl Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:12:23 +0000 http://www.amyalamode.com/blog/?p=2469#comment-3009 I love the coffee sacks too! I have two large boxes of them I purchased off e-bay. There is more bulk there than you realize until you start working with them! I love how your zipper bag came out! I love the coffee sacks too! I have two large boxes of them I purchased off e-bay. There is more bulk there than you realize until you start working with them! I love how your zipper bag came out!

]]> By: Ana http://www.amyalamode.com/blog/2010/02/19/coffee-and-recycling/#comment-3004 Ana Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:13:34 +0000 http://www.amyalamode.com/blog/?p=2469#comment-3004 Amy, I love those! You know, just a few days ago I was looking at pictures of furniture upholstered in "vintage" sacks, and it made me wish for something like it. Somehow I managed to overlook the fact that the parents of one of my students actually own a coffee shop and a roasting facility. I have to ask them what do they do with their sacks, maybe I'll score a few and cover a couple of things around here. Amy, I love those!

You know, just a few days ago I was looking at pictures of furniture upholstered in “vintage” sacks, and it made me wish for something like it. Somehow I managed to overlook the fact that the parents of one of my students actually own a coffee shop and a roasting facility. I have to ask them what do they do with their sacks, maybe I’ll score a few and cover a couple of things around here.

]]> By: Martha http://www.amyalamode.com/blog/2010/02/19/coffee-and-recycling/#comment-2995 Martha Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:14:25 +0000 http://www.amyalamode.com/blog/?p=2469#comment-2995 You are so clever, Amy, with your cute little coffee pouch and note card with the message that I cannot for the life of me figure out. The burlap fabric is very cool -- I guess it would make a pretty scratchy quilt, so I would probably try to embroider on it. You are so clever, Amy, with your cute little coffee pouch and note card with the message that I cannot for the life of me figure out. The burlap fabric is very cool — I guess it would make a pretty scratchy quilt, so I would probably try to embroider on it.

]]> By: hayley l. http://www.amyalamode.com/blog/2010/02/19/coffee-and-recycling/#comment-2969 hayley l. Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:53:18 +0000 http://www.amyalamode.com/blog/?p=2469#comment-2969 So great! You should make a little coin pouch for the coffee dude and say, "See? See??!" So great! You should make a little coin pouch for the coffee dude and say, “See? See??!”

]]> By: Claudia http://www.amyalamode.com/blog/2010/02/19/coffee-and-recycling/#comment-2952 Claudia Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:35:49 +0000 http://www.amyalamode.com/blog/?p=2469#comment-2952 Amy - is that picture the corner of California and Jones? It looks so familiar. I used to live on that block! And the first couple of times down that hill was almost nauseating, it's so steep. It took some getting used to. Love your blog! Amy – is that picture the corner of California and Jones? It looks so familiar. I used to live on that block! And the first couple of times down that hill was almost nauseating, it’s so steep. It took some getting used to.

Love your blog!

]]> By: Rebekah http://www.amyalamode.com/blog/2010/02/19/coffee-and-recycling/#comment-2951 Rebekah Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:25:31 +0000 http://www.amyalamode.com/blog/?p=2469#comment-2951 what a fun pouch! My sister used to work at a coffee shop with a roaster and she said they just threw all the bags away...I could have put those to good use! what a fun pouch! My sister used to work at a coffee shop with a roaster and she said they just threw all the bags away…I could have put those to good use!

]]> By: Anne http://www.amyalamode.com/blog/2010/02/19/coffee-and-recycling/#comment-2950 Anne Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:00:22 +0000 http://www.amyalamode.com/blog/?p=2469#comment-2950 I was scrolling down through the post and thinking how adorable that coffee bean pouch was and then saw it was coming to me!!!!! I'm so excited! I hope it still has the smell of coffee beans. The inside fabric is perfect. And the SO cute card - Way To Go! I was scrolling down through the post and thinking how adorable that coffee bean pouch was and then saw it was coming to me!!!!! I’m so excited! I hope it still has the smell of coffee beans. The inside fabric is perfect. And the SO cute card – Way To Go!

]]> By: Linnea http://www.amyalamode.com/blog/2010/02/19/coffee-and-recycling/#comment-2949 Linnea Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:36:43 +0000 http://www.amyalamode.com/blog/?p=2469#comment-2949 Hurray for coffee scented fabrics and recycling! I also have a strange love and fascination for those burlap sacks but alas I have no coffee shop owning and bean importing friends. The zippy pouch is adorable...a change purse for coffee funds perhaps? I've also seen some pretty cool framed bags...no glass...in case you get sick of stabilizing and sewing with it. Can't wait to see what else you come up with :) Hurray for coffee scented fabrics and recycling! I also have a strange love and fascination for those burlap sacks but alas I have no coffee shop owning and bean importing friends. The zippy pouch is adorable…a change purse for coffee funds perhaps? I’ve also seen some pretty cool framed bags…no glass…in case you get sick of stabilizing and sewing with it. Can’t wait to see what else you come up with :)

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