My days in Colorado were filled with great adventure. One of the days, we rented a jeep, drove over Ophir (oh-fur) pass, spied on some Pika in their natural habitat (look 'em up, the cutest boulder creatures ever), further explored one of my favie Colorado towns - Telluride, where we took the gondola ride with a professional downhill mountain biker (don't worry, he is also an Auditor), and continued on through Red Mountain Pass back to Silverton and Mineral Creek for some awesome picture taking of waterfalls and other scenery right out of God's picture-book.
We were lucky enough to be in Telluride during their farmers' market, which was just awesome. It was filled with lots of little joys and even included some bag people. That's right, Telluride had bag people. Bag Monsters, actually. Quite the scene they made, which is obviously the point. Their all-plastic bag outfits looked disgustingly sweaty, but aside from scary thoughts of a possible heat stroke, I couldn't help but smile.
Apparently the original Bag Monster travels the country, spreading awareness of the overuse of plastic bags and promoting reusable bags by providing other people with the opportunity to "feel the weight of their impact on the environment" by having them wear plastic bag suits.
Article on the Bag Monster in Telluride -
http://www.bagmonster.com/2010/08/telluride-elks-park-dont-feed-bag.html
(Bag Monster on the Green Carpet at the EMAs)For having been raised in an extremely conservative home, the practice of using reusable bags at the grocery store is one that I was introduced to at a very young age. My mamacita did exactly this for many years, using cloth bags for our groceries. I thought it was just absurd as a child. Now that I am older, I not only see the "green" nature of this practice but also that it a.) reduces clutter in your house b.) reduces the guilt you feel when you throw away all of those bags c.) they can be SUPER cute.
Project Alert!
I figure to cover my bases I would need about 25 canvas bags, just to make sure I have enough for those extreme grocery shopping days :). ECOBAGS offers a wide variety of canvas bags, starting around $5.00/piece. Of course, you can always get them on Amazon too, which is definitely cheaper than anything else out there. With a little bit of permanent paint and/or ink and some inspiration, your canvas bags can not only make a enviromental statement but can become an accessory, turning you and your grocery cart into grocery shopping chic. I am thinking of simple, sketchy, vintage designs of some of my favorite foods, since that is what the bags will be holding. Here is a sample of my brainchild:
If you have more resources than time, you can always order them with colorful designs already in place. Cafe Press and 4 Imprint have some very easy-to-use design wizards which can guide you in the right direction.
I cannot wait to have a bag day and embark on my new craft adventure!
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