Crafts and Plastics

Crafts

• Using finger crochet, turn bags into a clothesline.
  


• Turn bags into a jumprope.
  


• Find some old fabric and make a basic pillow—stuffed with plastic bags—to use as a pet bed.
  


• Or, if the fabric is thick enough, use old fabric as throw pillows.
  


• Feeling super crafty? Reheat them and form into furniture
  


• Drape one over a wire frame for a one-of-a-kind lamp.
  


• Melt them down and rework them into necklaces.


• Twist them into a necklace
  


• Turn them into a bracelet.


• Make them into yarn.


• Then use that yarn to crochet throw rugs
  


• Or use yarn to create tote bags.


• Or knit the yarn into waterproof cushion covers ,
  
• a reusable tote bag , or
  
• a handbag.
  
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• Fuse bags into fabric to make a dress ,
  
• purse ,
  
• tote ,
  
• cosmetics pouch,
  
• raincoat,
  
• headband
• wallet.


• Use solid color bags as wrapping paper.
  


• Melt them down into modern, geometric
  
• necklaces and pins.