Category Archives:grocery bag crafts

15
Apr

Spotted: DIY Easter Basket from an Old Paper Grocery Bag

How to make a Simple DIY Easter Basket from a Paper Grocery Bag

Want an alternative to a store-bought, plastic Easter basket? Here's a simple way to make your own using an old paper grocery bag.

Lia Griffith uses a simple paper weaving technique to make an upcycled DIY Easter basket from a paper bag. Pretty much any brown craft paper will do the trick. If you order anything on Amazon, that brown packing paper that they use would also work well for this project.

Combine this cute, upcycled Easter basket with some home-grown Easter grass, and you're on the way to a low-impact Easter that saves money and natural resources!

It only takes a few simple craft supplies to make your own DIY Easter basket, and I bet you have all of them in your stash right now.

Tools & Supplies:

  • a brown paper bag or other large pieces of brown craft paper
  • pencil
  • ruler
  • scissors
  • hot glue gun
  • clothespins
  • ribbon, for embellishment (optional)

Ready to make your own paper Easter basket? Click here for the tutorial!

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17
Oct

Grocery Bag Crafts: Make ‘Em and Make *with* ‘Em

Grocery Bag Crafts

Want to make your own grocery totes or try your hand a grocery bag crafts? We have project ideas for you!

You know that you should be bringing your own reusable grocery bags to the store, but sometimes you forget, right? We all do! Here are a couple of craft ideas for DIY grocery bags that you can make and a couple of grocery bag crafts to make the best of a bad situation when you forget your reusable bags at home.

How to Make a Grocery Bag

There are lots of ways that you can make your own grocery bags, and we've got a couple of simple ones for you!

DIY Mesh Grocery Bag - Got an old t-shirt? Turn it into a mesh grocery bag that's easy to stash in your purse.

Coffee Sack Grocery Bag - Transform an old coffee sack into a sturdy market tote. If you don't have one in your stash, try asking around at local coffee shops. They're often happy to part with any extras they have.

Grocery Bag Crafts

Did you forget your bag at home? Instead of beating yourself up, get crafty! We've got two options for you: one for paper and one for plastic.

DIY Paper Fruit Basket - This project uses old-school basket weaving skills to turn a paper grocery bag into a cute counter top fruit basket.

Fused Plastic Place Mat - This is the simplest plastic fusing project ever. Grab your iron, and make yourself some place mats!

Do you have a favorite tutorial for making a grocery bag or a favorite grocery bag craft? Tell us yours in the comments!

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03
Jul

Spotted: DIY Fruit Basket Made from Grocery Bags

Paper Fruit Basket

These sweet fruit baskets are made from reclaimed paper grocery bags!

As much as I'd like to say that I always bring reusable bags to the store, sometimes I slip up. Other times, I bring one bag because I think I'm going to just grab a few essentials but end up with a cart full of groceries. Next time you have to take a single-use bag at the store, don't fret. Ask for paper, and head home to get crafty!

Do you remember doing old-school paper weaving when you were a kid? Crafter Lia Griffith uses that same technique to create these cute berry serving baskets. I love the simplicity of this project and that you probably have all of the materials that you need to create it right in your house!

Fruit Basket Tutorial

To make your own DIY fruit basket, you'll need:

  • an old grocery bag
  • ruler
  • pen or pencil
  • scissors
  • clothes pin
  • hot glue gun

Lia has a beautiful photo tutorial showing you how to weave this basket together. Click here to check it out!

Posted:   |   Categories: Craft Recycled, crafty reuse, creative reuse, DIY, DIY fruit basket, grocery bag crafts, paper crafts, reuse, upcycling
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