UPDATE: THE NETHERLANDS, Tilburg

Margriet is an amazing chapter coordinator in Holland. She plans wonderful events and has made some great signage too. I love all the little details she uses. Thanks Margriet! Everything looks great, keep up the wonderful work! HUGS! Teresa

Ha Teresa,

The translation (on the poster above) is : Let us do it, we change the world , one bag at a time

I use this poster by local events, scholarship and open days community center

Last Sunday there was a local event in Tilburg, I was there with the Green Bag Lady in our  design shop (kunstlicht)

and  in 3 other shops en 1 stall we use the same  poster to publicize The Green bag lady in Tilburg. Its going very well, I met there  by chance, two enthusiastic ladys from Texel, that was very nice, they promise me to make pictures from this local event and send it to me. When I have pictures, I send it to you.

National Geographic declared the month of June to the “stop met Plastic” month, they asked people not to buy 6 plastic products : plastic bags , bottles, cups, straws, cotton swabs and cutlery. Every Monday evening the television has a program about this, I like that kind of initiatives.

Greetings 

Margriet Palm

Ha Teresa,

Green Bag Lady by  the open day in our community center "Boomtak "in Tilburg  on whit Monday (may 21)

greetings 

Margriet 

UPDATE: The Netherlands, Tilburg Chapter

Look at these great bags the Tilburg chapter is making from what looks like vinyl signs of some kind. Waterproof and super sturdy! I love it! Keep up the great work Margriet! :)  Teresa

here they are

translation the blue one: Last friends

                 the red one:  loyal woman

                 the green one : The impeccable man

greetings again

Margriet

Chapter Coordinator

Tilburg, The Netherlands

More Germany

My favorite part of the trip to Germany was meeting all the Bagettes. They were all as sweet and wonderful as I imagined they would be, every one of them was absolutely darling. 

From left to right: Audrey (Berlin), Marianne (Tilburg), Dieuwertje (Oost-Nederland), me, Ingeborg (Oost-Nederland), Margriet (Tilburg) and Greta (Tilburg). Greta's husband was there too and did an amazing job taking photos and videos for all of us. What a great guy!

And, my friend Alicia (below, middle) who was one of my Bagettes in Nashville came too! She lives in Holland now and showed up a bit later so was not in the photo above. It was SO great to see her and connect her to some of the Holland Bagettes.

Look at this great tote that Marianne made! She used scraps and did hand embroidery around them. I just love it and may need to make something similar.

 She also gave me these great dutch fabric bags. Adorable!

She puts little tags on the bags she makes so she can identify them if she sees people carrying them, great idea!

She also upcycles lanyards as handles, even keeping the clip intact to use for attaching keys, etc, Love this idea!

I gave one of the bags to Alicia and she is using it already! I also gave Alicia one of the bags I made out of Amy Butler fabric to use for all her shopping.

Ingeborg made me this groovy tie dye bag, what's not to love?

 And some Dutch cheese to put inside it! Yum!

 Margriet gave me this cool sandwich roll. Just throw in washer or wipe clean! From here.

And, Alicia knows about my obsession with tiny bowls and brought me this Dutch beauty. She is now hanging out in my closet holding jewelry in the company of other tiny bowls. :)

All in all, such a great trip meeting so many amazing people. I heart you all! Teresa

UPDATE: THE NETHERLANDS, Tilburg Chapter

    

Good morning,

I have received the 600 labels(etiket), already a week ago,  thank you,
the same evening (a week ago) came a Green bag lady to my house for new labels, just on time,

We have finished 21 september our 1000ste bag, we celebrated  that all together in october or november,with a treat from a pastry shop of my organization. Recently I received a donation for the bags and so I have some money for the treat. We make now all beautiful sturdy bags from upholstery fabrics we get from a upholstery factory.

The students of our fashion academy going to participate The Green bag ladys, in the month october they have a pop up store and there they want to give 10 different workshops (the whole month) about sustainable textile and one of them is the Green bag lady workshop.
They also want to make bags by themselves, I give them tomorrow 100 Green bag lady labels. They are very enthusiastic.

During open days by the local shops, I meet people from other cities or even other countries
who are interested in sustainable product. That's nice.

I send you some photos of bags made by (mental handicapped) people of de Pannenschuur Oisterwijk Nederland, they are very proud to participated this project en to make a real usable product. If you want you can put some  photo’s on Facebook and maybe write that this is the work of Green Bag ladies from Pannenschuur Oisterwijk Nederland.

Our group is still groing, now I have even a canadian woman who wants to  participate our group. I have to speak english more and more, the American woman study dutch language but unfortunately the other woman does not.

And this month there was an article of Green Bag lady in our staff newspaper(about 5000 members) and there are  many reactions on this article. Maybe I can send you this article. And now the newspaper of the clients have also asked for an article of the Green bag lady.

Greetings The Greeners of Tilburg 

Margriet

Coordinator

THE NETHERLANDS, Tilburg

UPDATE: THE NETHERLANDS, Tilburg Chapter

Oh oh oh!!!! Look at this! The accomplishment, the cake, LOVE LOVE LOVE! Thanks Greta, all of you in Tilburg are amazing and we applaud this milestone! Many hugs--Teresa

Today we celebrated the 5000th bag made by the Tilburg chapter.
Bagette Greta

UPDATE: The Netherlands Tilburg Chapter

Look at all these great photos! With a sewing machine and everything, I love it. Keep up the great work Tilburg, you are amazing! :) Teresa

Ha Teresa,

Last Sunday we were with the Green Bag Lady Project on a market,

We called it “Dwalerij “ in Tilburg.

Here some pictures, you can used them for Facebook, if you like.

Greetings

Margriet

UPDATE: THE NETHERLANDS, Tilburg Chapter

The Tilburg chapter has made 3000 bags! What a cause for celebration! And, what is even better is this chapter enlists the help of several handicapped people to make the bags. There is truly nothing better than this. Thank you so much Margiet and your whole team. Keep up the great work, you are all incredible! XOXO--Teresa

Ha Teresa,

Here also some pictures of a part of our team and the 3000ste bag

The little bag with the dogs is nr 3000.(blue /yellow and spotted dogs)

The good news is that you can use this photo (last photo) of Dora, very proud with her bag.

The bag in her hand, she has made by herself.

All the clients are so proud of making and cutting bags

and also they enjoyed so much the combination with other volunteers.

Today we go to Bosvreugd,

a nice place in the wood, on the spring market,

I also make pictures today.

Happy Easter

groet Margriet and the Green Team.

UPDATE: THE NETHERLANDS, Tilburg

I love this flier that the Tilburg ladies made about their Green Bag Lady chapter. Yes, it's in Dutch, but you get the idea of how fabulous it is! Keep up the great work Margriet! Teresa

Ha Teresa and David,

Enclosed  the leaflet in Dutch language

with kindly regards 

Margriet Palm

LOVE! 1000!!!

I love this so much I can barley stand it. The Netherlands Tilburg Chapter has made 1000 bags. 1000!!!! Wow. So incredible. To celebrate, they made this super yummy looking cake. Aaaandd, handicapped people help make the bags and made this cake! What?!? Since we have 4 chapters in the Netherlands, I really think I need to go there and do a tour. What do you think? Maybe they would save me a piece of that cake… Keep up the great job! XOXO--Teresa

More on this chapter HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.

Ha Teresa en David,

I included a picture of our Green bag cake, other pictures come later because I must have permission.

Translation : “ participated us, lets change the world together, one bag , one time

1000ste bag (chocolate)

cake is made  also by mental handicapped people 

Margriet

Coordinator 

THE NETHERLANDS

Tilburg Chapter

UPDATE: TWO Netherlands Chapters!

This is wonderful! I so love that TWO chapters in the Netherlands came together to make 250 bags for a special event! I will be posting more on that later. I just love that Ingeborg drove to Margriet's house to help with the bag making. And, look at these great photos that Margriet's daughter took of some of the bags. Fabulous! :) My heart is sufficiently warmed for the week! Teresa

Margriet (coordinator Tilburg Chapter) and Ingeborg (coordinator from Most Chapter)

Ha Teresa and David,

A short  message today because I have to go soon to my other job (I make also textiles products for a design shop)

The 8 march day, the day of 250 Green Bag ladys was a successful day for the Green bag lady project,

many people were interested and now I contact with them, maybe cooperate.

When I have photo’s from that day, I will send to you.

Now I send a few photos made by my daughter.

Last friday I have worked with Ingeborg from Oost Nederland Chapter, she came spontaneous to my house, it was very very nice to  meet and work together.

Kindly regards 

Margriet Palm

THE NETHERLANDS

Tilburg Chapter

UPDATE: THE NETHERLANDS, Tilburg CHAPTER!

So excited to share these photos from Netherlands chapter in Tilburg! What a wonderful event they had on March 8. Look at all those fabulous bags getting into the hands of people! YAY! I truly love love love this! Thanks Margriet and everyone who helped make and distribute the bags! :) Teresa