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April 7, 2013 at 7:50 am #316975
jrodgers
Lately I’ve been wondering how other people use those light weight plastic shopping bags around the house and garden.
We use them to line trash cans, as part of our pooper scooper kit while walking the dog, for baby diapers, as padding in shipping boxes…
What are your best ideas for reusing these bags?
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April 7, 2013 at 7:39 pm #438662
bethaliz6894
I reuse the plastic shopping bags for lunch bags. and trash bags in my car.
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April 7, 2013 at 8:21 pm #438668
Urallee
I do a lot of craft work and use a bag for each project I am working on.
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April 7, 2013 at 9:09 pm #438673
MrsPaws
Like others, I use them for trash can liners, to line my “garbage bowl” when prepping/cooking dinner, for carrying/transporting items, covering/protecting, packing items, cushioning things, quick trash throw a ways, separating things, and to store with…I’m sure there’s other things I do with them, just can’t remember right off hand.
but, hadn’t thought of covering my shoes with them…love the idea!!! -
April 7, 2013 at 10:40 pm #438679
maggalue
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April 7, 2013 at 10:53 pm #438680
bethaliz6894
I agree, great idea using them to cover shoes.
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April 7, 2013 at 11:04 pm #438683
bethaliz6894
Here is a project I want to do with plastic bags. however, you have to fuse them together so I imagine it is going to stink. I am waiting for a warm say, when I am alone, I can go outside with my iron and do this.
I guess once you get 6-8 fused together them become workable like cloth.
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April 7, 2013 at 11:30 pm #438684
bethaliz6894
Here is another craft project I want to do with plastic bags. plastic bags to reusable tote – Imgur making a plastic bag out of plastic bags but not having to make plarn.
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April 8, 2013 at 12:24 am #438686
jrodgers
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April 8, 2013 at 12:40 am #438687
bethaliz6894
if you go to pinterest, type in plastic bag, you will find a lot tutorials on how to fuse plastic bags together. I recommend you read many different ways to fuse bags. So many people have different helpful hints that if all come together will make a great project.
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April 8, 2013 at 12:43 am #438688
CulArtStudent
I use them to tie my veggie plants to the stakes…
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April 8, 2013 at 1:19 am #438691
Urallee
I have seen totes crocheted from bread wrappers. Cute for summer use. Also Christmas wreaths made from plastic bags.
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April 8, 2013 at 12:30 pm #438712
Melissa Burnell
I put them over my hands like Mittens when cleaning critter houses/cages and then just scoop them closed with the mess inside. It works great when cleaning chewy’s house.
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April 12, 2013 at 1:40 am #438891
jrodgers
Thanks so much for the info on where to find fusing instructions, I was afraid that I might end up with a bunch of melted plastic on my iron and ruin it. I never thought of Pinterest, but I don’t know a whole lot about it. Obviously it is about more than just favorite collections.
How do you find what you want on Pinterest?
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April 12, 2013 at 1:43 am #438892
jrodgers
I’ll bet crocheted plastic bags would make a great base for this type of wreath!
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April 12, 2013 at 1:50 am #438893
jrodgers
That’s a great idea I have a parrotlet in the kitchen that likes to spread seeds all over the bottom of his cage if he doesn’t get enough attention. I never thought of using bags to clean cages. Biju will just have to get used to the sound of the bags as I quickly clean up his mess.
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April 12, 2013 at 1:57 am #438894
jrodgers
@CulArtStudent 285257 wrote:
I use them to tie my veggie plants to the stakes…
i will have use the plastic bags and cd’s as soon as i get back to california – our cherry tree is loaded this year!
do you ever have trouble with sunlight weakening the plastic and then it falls apart. i was wondering if exposure to sunlight helps them degrade more quickly. do you need to re-tie the plants later or do the plastic bags stay strong enough to support the plants for a whole season?
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April 12, 2013 at 3:20 am #438895
CulArtStudent
Three summers ago, I didn’t use plastic bags or anything to stake my tomatoes and they literally spread all over the yard (like an ivy)…it was a nightmare trying to harvest them… I never made that mistake again. 🙂
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April 12, 2013 at 10:30 am #438898
bethaliz6894
@jrodgers 286455 wrote:
How do you find what you want on Pinterest?
if I am looking for a certain topic, I will just type that into the search. otherwise I will choose a topic and scroll through those pins. You can also just go to like a home page and it shows all the new pins from the people you are following.
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April 13, 2013 at 5:53 pm #438954
Vampixen
I Use them to clean My Cat’s Litter Box..and I also use them to Pick up My Dogs poop when walking her..Or packing stuff up like Christmas decoration’s etc….
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