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Woven Plastic Bottle Baskets Are Fun, Practical And Waterproof!
I am reposting this original craft idea that I posted four years ago, as it just seems like the perfect craft right about now, especially if you’ve followed my advice and started to make some plastic bag yarn! Okay, enjoy! I am so excited to share with you this recycled craft that is made entirely of recycled materials, with the exception of hot glue! Let me introduce a fun craft project for all ages: woven plastic bottle baskets using plastic bags. These little baskets are perfect for Purim or any of your spring celebrations, and so much fun to make! I used 1.5 liter soda bottles as that is what…
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How To Make Yarn From Recycled Plastic Bags
Summer is a great time to get the family interested in recycling crafts, and this week I’ve been teaching a few of my kids, as well as my husband (!!!) how to use recycled plastic bags to make yarn, otherwise know as “plarn.” As you can likely imagine I’ve been hoarding colored and even white/clear bags for quite a while now, as one needs quite a few bags to make something like a plastic bag pom pom. Unfortunately where I live some stores charge for bags, but that is about as far as we’ve gotten with plastic bag consciousness, which means using them for crafts is a very good thing…
