This bag/purse looks really nice made out of old ties: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=45985.0
I see so many awesome upcycled stuff made from ties. I m going to have to start thowing them in my $1 a bag rummage sale bags!
I have now decided that anything can be turned into a purse/bag...but I am not sure how well this would hold up, afterall I know for a fact that Dorito's bags are not hard to rip open because I have ripped open LOTS of them!! http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=231193.0