Plastic bag upcycle

How to make Plarn What is plarn you may ask? It's short for plastic yarn. How cool! It's a unique way to recycle your plastic shopping bags. Yes, that's right ladies, go round up all your plastic bags shoved in your pantry to make your next crochet or knit project. It's super simple to whip

Sewing Tutorial: Fused Plastic Bag Tote

Even if you use reusable shopping bags, there's a good chance you have some plastic grocery bags somewhere in your home. In addition to using the bags for trash, storage and even picking up after the dog, here are 15 brilliant ways to reuse those plastic grocery bags.

Make these fun recycled plastic bag friendship bracelets. This is a great craft for teens. Add a few beads and charms to add your own touch!

Don't throw away your old plastic bags. Turn them into something useful and brilliant instead! Use our ideas to get creative

Learn to make your own reusable shopping bag from upcycled fused plastic grocery bags with these instructions.

Check out all of the awesome stuff that you can make with plarn, including how to make plastic yarn in the first place.

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

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…