A girl only needs so many bathroom trashcan liners and bags for her gym shoes, right? So what else are we supposed to do with those paper and plastic grocery bags? I've scoured the interwebz and found all sorts of ways we can upcycle them into something useful and fun, and here are my favorites. (To see the instructions, just give the images a tap.)
1. Grocery Bag Fruit Basket
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2. Grocery Bag Easter Basket
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3. Plastic Bag into Yarn = PLARN!
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4. Plarn Tote Bag
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5. Paper Bag Pendant Lamp
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6. Plastic Bags into Bowls!
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7. Laundry Basket
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8. Notebook
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9. Nest
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10. Painted Rose Bouquet
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11. Fall Wreath
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12. Plastic Bag Flowers
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13. Astronaut Helmet
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All that's missing is the potatoes.
14. Pom Pom Gift Toppers
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15. How to Fuse Plastic Bags into "fabric"
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16. Plastic Bag Coasters
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17. Plarn Scrubbie
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18. Plarn Baskets
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19. Plarn Fine Art
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Why not?
20. Plarn Purse
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I think my gramma has something like this...
21. Plan Shower Sandals
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Oh goodness, these are ugly, but who cares? They're for wearing in the dorm or camping shower.