Plastic bag projects

Grab the iron and a bundle of soft plastic bags then make a tote with sustainable style. Words and photos:Julie Legg Fabric or string bags are popular but multi-use, hardwearing reusable plastic bags are an inexpensive alternative. Take a few hours on a rainy weekend to make a fused plastic tote bag; it’s fun and keeps those soft plastics out of the landfill. Most soft plastics can be used - from frozen vegetable bags to rice bags and chip packets. The secret to fusing plastic together lies…

Sewing Tutorial: Fused Plastic Bag Tote

A great way to us plastic bags for recycling is to learn how to make plarn! Here are plenty of plarn projects where you crochet with yarn made from plastic bag

Are you overrun with plastic grocery bags? I sure am. My cabinets are overflowing with them! I use them for trash and recycle them whenever I can find a place t…

Try this simple plastic grocery bag craft idea and make plastic flowers for your spring tablescape, budget friendly decor idea!

Make plastic yarn ("plarn") out of grocery bags & crochet them into mats for the homeless. (Project idea for next fall!).

Tutorial for continuous-strand plastic bag or tee shirt yarn at my blog (August 9th-click on title to get the full tutorial). www.eloomanator.eloomanation.com

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Make a Basket Out of Plastic Bags: No knitting or crochet required, just some sewing and braiding. It's not the quickest project - it'll probably take you a couple days to make one, but the results are well worth it, I think! And I already made all the assembly mistakes so you don't…

Don't wait for Earth Day to show your love and appreciation for our planet. Check out our collection of recycled plastic bag crochet patterns today and celebrate Earth Day every day. Also known as plarn, or plastic bag yarn, this material can be used to make a variety of surprisingly pretty projects! Preserving the world we live in is an important message that adults and kids can both benefit from. These free crochet patterns are an easy way you can minimize your carbon footprint. Save the…