How to: recycle a cup into a plastic bag keeper
My flatmate hails from Tokyo, and is expert in turning stray plastic bags into neat little origami triangles. This is a great way of dealing with any bags you have lying around the house, and it's easy to unfold them into their usable form. If you'd like to give this a try, I found a tutorial here on how to do this, but somehow I haven't had the time or the patience to sit down and get folding.
A far less fiddly alternative is to create a dispenser and have it wall-mounted somewhere prominent. I found this one on My Recycled Bags, where there's a tutorial on how to turn a large cup or yoghurt pot into a useful plastic bag keeper. Or, for the third, final and laziest option of all, you could always buy a ready made one: People Tree sells smart, jute bag dispensers for £6. Whichever option you go for, you'll find it's very liberating to rid your home of plastic bag clutter without resorting to chucking any out.
[Via Craft Gossip]
This looks like a great project to do with kids! Thanks so much!
Posted by: notjustpretty | August 1, 2008 1:38 AM