This eye popping, colorful, head swiveling purse is made from repurposed candy wrappers!  I have dabbled in origami but have never made anything nearly so useful. At first blush you may think that the Ecoist Everything/Anything bag would be flimsy and unreliable. Yet this functional accessory is actual water resistant and can handle your clammy paws any day of the week.  Click through after the fold to see some variations on the candy wrapper theme. The Ecoist has some beautiful work to show.

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I love these new Flip & Tumble bags! They are super stylish, and add a cool twist (or I guess I should say flip) on the boring old reusable bag. The Flip & Tumble bags have a stretchy pouch sewn on the inside of the bag that lets you quickly ball it up like a pair of socks. I find this particularly useful. My old reusable bags (they are old school canvas totes I’ve been using for years) hang in my coat closet until its time to go to the store but I only have them when my shopping trip is planned. Now I keep two in my bag and two in my glove box so I’ll never get caught empty bagged.

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Cute, sporty, comfortable to wear and eco-friendly, what more could you want?  The Fleurville Re-Run Messenger Bag is made out of their special Re-Run fabric.  Its made of recycled plastic bottles, NOT the late 70s actor Fred "Re-run" Berry.  Berry is known for his role on the show "What’s Happening" while Re-Run fabric is known for keeping ten 600ml plastic bottle out of the landfills, per bag!  The bags are also PVC free and Teflon free.  Thanks Fleurville for making Green look good, and thanks Re-run Berry for making us smile!

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This stylish "men’s carryall" is a lot more masculine than Jerry Seinfeld’s, so you wont find yourself yelling "It’s not a purse" back at hecklers on the street.  Plus, it charges your gadgets!  The Noon Solar Logan Satchel is made from Bavarian, chrome-free, vegetable tanned and dyed, full-grain cowhide leather and hand shibori dyed hemp/cotton fabric with natural pigments.  The lining is made from naturally dyed hemp cotton lining.  The tough weather-proof solar panel soaks up the rays when you are out and about and stores energy in an internal battery for when you really need it.  Great for people on the go.  Noon Solar creates all its bags with the "Cradle to Cradle" philosophy, meaning they are made from materials that will either biodegrade or that can be reclaimed and reused so this wont end up in a landfill someday.  Plus, buy one for your woman and be a Green hero!

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This stylish solar bag is made from chrome-free, naturally tanned and dyed, full grain leather with a naturally dyed hemp cotton blend liner.  It sports a weather proof solar panel that charges an internal battery to hold energy until you need it.  The panels is only on one side so you can have it facing out when you need power or facing in when you want to look good.  What, you phone is getting low on juice?  Easy…just plug into your portable power station and keep talking.  This is a great way to lower your conventional energy consumption so you can be "Green", plus the bag itself is eco friendly.  Noon Solar creates all their bags with materials that are either 100% biodegradable or reclaimable. 

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