New Hot and Trendy Purse is Made from Seatbelts

By Lady Dee, published Sep 07, 2007
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It is amazing what they can make a purse out of. A few years ago, it was purses made from old license plates, before that it was purses made from old tires. Now the newest purses out there is the seatbelt purse. To get this, unique bag you have to go to http://www.seatbeltbags.com to order one.

According to the website, husband and wife Dana and Melanie Harvey, are the ones who originated this concept of using seatbelts to make a purse. The site has this to say on how the idea came about:

"In March 1997, while installing seatbelts into our 1950 Buick, we had the idea of making Melanie a matching handbag. Everyone loved hers so much that we decided to make more. We started making them in our one car garage in California but quickly outgrew it. We've since expanded to a 12,000 square foot design studio in Santa Ana, California where every SEATBELTBAG is lovingly Built in the USA to exact specifications."

You might be thinking, that the bags must only come in black or grey, but no, they come in a wide variety of colors, from pink to lime green. At first when you see the bags they look like a quilted purse, but they are not quilted material. They have an elegant sheen, and to be honest you can not tell they are made from seatbelts. The price for these creations start at one hundred dollars and up. The Harvey's have also have, makeup bags, and travel cases as well.
The medium tote bag is the most popular item on the site, but is it worth the $104 dollar price? This what the site says for this item:

"One of our most popular bags, the Medium Tote Zip is what every girl wants. Not too big and not too small...it's just right! This all-around great addition to your collection features a zip closure, two 24" handles that slip over your shoulder leaving a drop length of 12". Fully lined with our signature material, this bag includes a small interior pouch pocket and cell phone pocket. The keychain hook on the inside makes this bag easy to always find your keys."

New Hot and Trendy Purse is Made from Seatbelts

The Medium seatbelt Tote in pink

Credit: www.seatbeltbags.com

Copyright: www.seatbeltbags.com

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How fun! Great article!

Posted on 09/17/2007 at 10:09:00 PM

 
How very kewl :-)

Posted on 09/16/2007 at 8:09:00 AM

 
This is a fantastic idea! Great article. Thanks for increasing awareness of this unique way to recycle. :-)

Posted on 09/16/2007 at 3:09:00 AM

 
I think these are cute and a great idea, but they look kind of like Easter baskets to me. If I got one, it'd likely be for easter or for the kids. Great article, though. :-)

Posted on 09/15/2007 at 4:09:00 PM

 
There are so many designer bags being toted around NYC, I fear for the Harveys that these may not catch on here. I think they're cute but they look a little bit like picnic baskets. Good article!

Posted on 09/15/2007 at 4:09:00 PM

 
That is really cute!

Posted on 09/14/2007 at 7:09:00 PM

 
The pink one is actually kind of pretty!

Posted on 09/13/2007 at 7:09:00 PM

 
I want one !!!

Posted on 09/12/2007 at 4:09:00 PM

 
Excellent article.

Posted on 09/12/2007 at 2:09:00 PM

 
Wow - interesting.

Posted on 09/12/2007 at 8:09:00 AM

 
this is great!

Posted on 09/12/2007 at 6:09:00 AM

 
Love it!

Posted on 09/11/2007 at 9:09:00 AM

 
Very creative people out there.

Posted on 09/11/2007 at 6:09:00 AM

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