tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55391491008245400992023-11-16T05:05:32.691-08:00Sara Bella* UpcycledSara Bella* Upcycled is a website devoted to the craft of upcycling plastic bags and banners into fun, fashionable and functional items. From tote bags to aprons, wallets to belts, we use only trash – plastic bags and used banners that would otherwise be tossed into the landfill, to create one of a kind treasures that can be put to use every day.Sara Bella* Upcycledhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01872257033909631220noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539149100824540099.post-60328852786853106152012-08-28T15:06:00.002-07:002012-08-28T15:06:32.983-07:00Sara Bella* Upcycled at the "Art in the Pearl" - Portland, OR<style> <!--
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Sara Bella* Upcycled - Featured Artist at Art In The Pearl</h2>
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It turns out that years of <a href="http://www.sarabella.com/">upcycling</a> and creating beautiful art pieces out of recycled plastic has paid
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pleased to announce that we have been invited to have a booth at the “Art In The Pearl” art show in Portland, Oregon this labor day weekend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We will be located at booth #18 and
will be stocked with our favorite <a href="http://www.sarabella.com/Recycled-Purses.html">recycled purses</a>, <a href="http://sarabella.com/Recycled-Handbags.html">recycled handbags</a>,
<a href="http://sarabella.com/Recycled-Tote-Bags.html">recycled tote bags</a>, <a href="http://sarabella.com/Recycled-Messenger-Bags.html">recycled messenger bags</a>, and many more beautiful <a href="http://sarabella.com/About-Sara-Bella-Upcycled.html">upcycled</a> pieces.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.artinthepearl.com/festival-artists/2823/">Art In The Pearl</a> runs from the 1<sup>st</sup> through the 3<sup>rd</sup> of September and will
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Recycled and Upcycled Lunch and Sandwich Bags </h4>
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It's the perfect time for back to school shopping. See our <a href="http://www.sarabella.com/products.php?cat=16">recycled lunch bags</a> and matching sandwich/snack sacks for your student! You'll
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Sara Bella* Upcycledhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01872257033909631220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539149100824540099.post-35154979350719574032012-06-12T12:18:00.003-07:002012-06-12T12:18:41.120-07:00Recycled Purses, Recycled Handbags and The Art of Upcycling<h2 style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Introducing The Bella* Designer Line of Recycled Purses, Recycled Handbags and Recycled Totes</span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">It's been quite some time since we last blogged. I am glad to be back and have some great updates for you about Sara Bella* Upcycled including our introduction of the Bella* Designer Line. </span></div>
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Every piece in this collection is designed by the owner of <a href="http://www.sarabella.com/">Sara Bella* Upcycled</a>, Sara Wiener. The fabric and materials for each piece is 100% hand-made by Sara. Each recycled piece is carefully crafted out of used plastic bags and all of the colorful pieces have over ten layers of plastic for added durability. The fabric is thick, smooth, washable and extremely tough. These recycled purses and recycled handbags are sure to last a lifetime. Wouldn't you rather have your plastic bags last a lifetime of function and fashion instead of a lifetime in a landfill? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />To Date, Sara Bella* Upcycled Has Saved Over <b>67,500 Plastic Bags</b> From Landfills!!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The Bella* Designer Line's </span><a href="http://sarabella.com/Recycled-Purses.html" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">recycled purses</a><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> and </span><a href="http://sarabella.com/Recycled-Handbags.html" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">recycled handbags</a><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> are made of at least 95% upcycled materials. The metal fittings, snaps, grommets, thread and tubing handles are the only parts of our upcycled pieces that are new. Strong plastic tubing covered with plastic bag fabric that matches the bag color makes up the strong and durable handles for the Bella* Line.
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All of the Bella* line recycled purses, recycled handbags and recycled totes have a large inside pocket area that is great for makeup, cellphones and other odds and ends. Nickel k</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">ey rings are also conveniently located on each recycled purse, recycled handbag and recycled totes to make finding your keys a cinch. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The Bella* line is named after Sara's grandmother who spent her life as a master seamstress and was as beautiful as her name suggests. The bright, fun colors in the Bella* line pay homage to Bella's bright spirit and energy. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://sarabella.com/products.php?cat=41">Bella* Recycled Handbags</a> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://sarabella.com/products.php?cat=20">Bella* Recycled Totes</a> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Thanks for reading and stay tuned for more upates soon!</span></span></span></span><br />
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</span></span>Sara Bella* Upcycledhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01872257033909631220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539149100824540099.post-62726686402740309632010-05-28T08:27:00.000-07:002010-05-28T08:30:44.295-07:00Plastic in our seas. It's not good. Do something.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_uMt0clObkka6DB_C1EfQQ-kbiDRb90UbfE7QJaAJxRx0YMZld18wr8DmzoCPPpEdE5rosjUcrC6tiUO5Dd46jUiq15WXG6fMMix0hLEkUmVlbWe3k3GqpWT8yLVMbVheKe8Vo3Z5FfM/s1600/Plastic+in+our+seas.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_uMt0clObkka6DB_C1EfQQ-kbiDRb90UbfE7QJaAJxRx0YMZld18wr8DmzoCPPpEdE5rosjUcrC6tiUO5Dd46jUiq15WXG6fMMix0hLEkUmVlbWe3k3GqpWT8yLVMbVheKe8Vo3Z5FfM/s320/Plastic+in+our+seas.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476343707239993138" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:11px;"><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; font-size:13px;"><span class="UIStory_Message">And Man created the plastic bag and the tin and aluminum can and the cellophane wrapper and the paper plate, and this was good because Man could then take his automobile and buy all his food in one place and He could save that which was good to eat in the refrigerator and throw away that which had no further use. And <span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; ">soon the earth was covered with plastic bags and aluminum cans and paper plates and disposable bottles and there was nowhere to sit down or walk, and Man shook his head and cried: "Look at this Godawful mess." ~ Art Buchwald. BE the change! Join the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=173697869512" title="To tag someone, type @ and then the friend's name" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(59, 89, 152); text-decoration: none; ">Plastic Pollution Coalition</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=239443018919" title="To tag someone, type @ and then the friend's name" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(59, 89, 152); text-decoration: none; ">5 Gyres</a> and<a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=16621880558" title="To tag someone, type @ and then the friend's name" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(59, 89, 152); text-decoration: none; ">Fake Plastic Fish</a> today ♥ GJM</span></span></h3></span>Sara Bella* Upcycledhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01872257033909631220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539149100824540099.post-66796502046649547542010-05-18T21:10:00.000-07:002010-05-18T21:30:19.594-07:00At Sara Bella* Upcycled we use empty dog food, cat food, and swine food bags for our products. Yup- swine food...you know, for those cute little piggies that grow up to be your bacon. Well, the bags make great material for our products. You can even see one in this photo with the green graphic in the middle of the white bag. Here I am hanging the freshly washed (at the laundromat in the xxl machines) animal food bags out to dry. Too bad it started raining one minute after finishing the job! But that's ok- here in Bend, Oregon you can wait a few minutes and the sun will return! <div>Save those bags!</div><div>Love, Sara*</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Hoba7Vedice6O6dqOWRW1dYL_0VJt1hf9p-ihh5l29Ee2XgeOZxJ7qLvD6M4kqxy-jqMfiQ_rH9Jr9wItxzkU7YhgPDjnnEuoTfrWgmJmrTBSCi26u5og3TKkMg4jwbmbvVsFw252vA/s1600/Hanging+Dog+food+bags.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Hoba7Vedice6O6dqOWRW1dYL_0VJt1hf9p-ihh5l29Ee2XgeOZxJ7qLvD6M4kqxy-jqMfiQ_rH9Jr9wItxzkU7YhgPDjnnEuoTfrWgmJmrTBSCi26u5og3TKkMg4jwbmbvVsFw252vA/s320/Hanging+Dog+food+bags.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472832518602639762" /></a><br /></div>Sara Bella* Upcycledhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01872257033909631220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539149100824540099.post-19611589968681224792010-05-10T14:21:00.001-07:002010-05-10T14:21:44.371-07:00WelcomeWelcome to the blog for Sara Bella* Upcycled!Sara Bella* Upcycledhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01872257033909631220noreply@blogger.com0