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Billboard Messenger Bag
Looking for a sturdy way to tote your books around town? This messenger fits the bill! It’s roomy enough to hold your belongings, even when you’re carrying a heavy load. The secret? Recycled billboard material!
Find recycled billboard material at Billboardtarps.com
Billboard Messenger Bag by Stacy Schlyer
September 16, 2011 by Stacy Schlyer
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That’s great!
September 21, 2011 |Wow! This is really a neat idea!
September 22, 2011 |Very nice project! Do you have some sources for the billboard material?
Nice site redo, too!
September 22, 2011 |what is recycled billboard material and where do you get it?
September 22, 2011 |Wow, Stacy! I love this project. Where do you get recycled billboard material?
Thanks. Stella
September 22, 2011 |Great ideas… but how do you get the recycled billboard material?!?
September 23, 2011 |Fabulous idea! How do you find billboard material?????
September 23, 2011 |okay – I’ll bite. whatever is used billboard material? Am I supposed to find a billboard and climb the “ladder” and cut a piece off of it? Kathy
September 23, 2011 |Looks great. I love, love bags. Where do you get billboard materail? (I am think of bill board along the Highways???)
September 23, 2011 |This is a great project! I’m checking in with Stacy Sews this morning to find out where to find the recycled billboard material, stay tuned!
September 23, 2011 |I got mine from the Billboard Tarp Warehouse (billboardtarp.com). You can’t select what your tarp looks like, but you do get a ton of useable ‘material’ to chose from!
September 23, 2011 |The billboard material looks great. I like using ripstop nylon or a waterproof twill-like fabric for more suppleness. Would the billboard material be rigid enough for using as bottom support in a bag place of plastic? If not, do you have any sources for a material to use to shape the bottom of a bag?
September 23, 2011 |Hi Pamela, I’ve used Pellon Peltex or a really stiff craft interfacing to reinforce the bottom of bags before, and it has worked really well! I’ve never worked with the billboard material before so I’m not sure how sturdy it is – mabe someone else can let us know?
September 23, 2011 |Pamela, I didn’t use a support in the bottom of the bag, but the material will hold weight (doesn’t sag) better than the ripstop. If you’re planning on toting around really heavy items, you can create a false bottom (I like to use plastic needlepoint canvas that’s encased in the same material as the lining).
September 26, 2011 |I saw these bags/totes made of billboard material at a recent art fair. Price was $75. And UP!
September 29, 2011 |I wonder, does the Billboard bag has a closer? if not, maybe 1-2 round magnets will safely close it .
Yamayka.
December 2, 2011 |Love it!
I love the fact that I can use some of my collage ideas, and I ADORE the fact that it’s made out of recycled materials.
December 5, 2011 |I need some assistance with some of the steps. It doesn’t really make sense to me. Help!
July 6, 2012 |Hi there carrolldsjb1. Can you let me know which step is confusing to you so I can try to help?
July 6, 2012 |