In the spirit of my last post, I’ve decided to spread a little more happiness by having a give-away. I’m offering you the opportunity to be the proud owner of one of the items that I made for our craftivism exhibition. The embroidery is for sale in my etsy shop, but I’ve decided to give away the “Ditch the plastic bag” bag:
the bag on display
It is made from a repurposed t-shirt, with the message appliqued in felt. Bags like this are, unsurprisingly, quite stretchy, so are not ideal for lugging pounds of spuds home from the greengrocers, but are great for lighter items, such as yarn, tea and biscuits!
it could be yours
I am happy to send this anywhere in the world. If you would like to be entered into the draw to win it, simply comment below, or in the post on the Snail of Happiness Facebook page, or on Twitter (@thesnailofhappy), and tell me what you’d like to put in the bag if you win it. I will include any comments left before midnight on Tuesday 13 June (BST) in the draw.
Good luck!
The Snail of Happiness 
Melissa Bruner
/ June 7, 2017I love this. I would put my yarn in it, as I’m a bit of a craftivist myself!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ June 7, 2017I have an undecorated one full of yarn – it’s perfect for the job!
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Wild Daffodil
/ June 7, 2017How exciting! I would take it shopping to spread the word.
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The Snail of Happiness
/ June 7, 2017Yay – that’s the way to make the ripples spread out!
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Laurie Graves
/ June 7, 2017I would follow your suggestion and use it for carrying tea and biscuits, or cookies, as we call them here, One of our local stores even carries Yorkshire Gold, which I drink all the time.
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The Snail of Happiness
/ June 7, 2017I think it would be a perfect cookie carrier 🙂
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Laurie Graves
/ June 7, 2017😉
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insearchofitall
/ June 7, 2017Love the bag and the sentiment. I have so many fabric grocery/book/stuff bags now I will never need another…but will probably make another soon. Who needs plastic?
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The Snail of Happiness
/ June 7, 2017I too have loads of them… which is exactly why I decided to give this one away.
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insearchofitall
/ June 8, 2017🙂 Sharing is what it’s all about. You are excellent at it.
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nanacathy2
/ June 7, 2017I use a bag to carry my other fabric shopping bags in when I go shopping. This would become that bag! I.E. a bag to carry a bag!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ June 7, 2017Now that’s a great idea – and a great advert for AND example of not using plastic bags.
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nanacathy2
/ June 7, 2017PS this is a really nice gesture, and I would use it as a template to make other bags.
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The Snail of Happiness
/ June 7, 2017Instructions in case you missed them: https://thesnailofhappiness.com/2017/04/15/scraphappy-april/
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Lita Sollisch
/ June 7, 2017I’m planning on doing some plant shopping in the near future. Don’t you think a daisy would look great in the bag and in my garden? I do.
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The Snail of Happiness
/ June 7, 2017I think a daisy would look fabulous!
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katechiconi
/ June 7, 2017Since I already carry two folding fabric shopping bags and a Snail-made crochet bag, I’m going to pass on this one, but I’m applauding the sentiment!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ June 8, 2017Oh yes, I’d forgotten that you had one of the crochet string bags… snail creations are spread across the world.
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katechiconi
/ June 8, 2017🙂 yes indeed!
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thecontentedcrafter
/ June 7, 2017What a lovely gesture! I have so many cloth bags and a couple of baskets that I really require no more, so will gladly leave a space for someone else to win a wonderful Snail project ❤
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The Snail of Happiness
/ June 8, 2017I too have lots, so I thought it would be good to share!
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Clare B
/ June 8, 2017I would use it proudly to pick up a few (light) items when out shopping to help provoke plastic bag free thinking. I’ve admired this bag since I read your post featuring it. I’d be honoured to carry it on my shoulder to help spread the word around Ceredigion and further afield.
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The Snail of Happiness
/ June 8, 2017Glad you like it… and it’s certainly eye-catching being such bright pink so ideal for spreading the word.
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KerryCan
/ June 8, 2017I have a bunch of small tools that go with my band loom and they currently live in a . . . plastic bag (shameful, I know). I’d love to store them in your bag instead!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ June 8, 2017now, that would be lovely
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Annie
/ June 8, 2017Think you have started something here…. 🙂
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The Snail of Happiness
/ June 8, 2017🙂
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