Well talk about surreal!
Last night, well early this morning actually, I found myself in a parallel universe. It was a strange world frequented by a small number of virtual strangers who simply passed each other by. To my knowledge these individuals neither spoke nor even acknowledged each other's presence, that is apart from two.
These two were drawn together by a strange twist of fate and they began to exchange views on the wonderful world of modern innovations. They partook of refreshing beverages and discussed plastic carrier bags. Yes that's right - plastic carrier bags!
Somewhere in time and space between waking and sleeping the so called intelligent species of the Rubychoo and La_spice exchanged ideas and tips about the invention of the "Plastic Bag Holder" The full transcript of that intellectual discussion can be seen (in the comments section) here. Thank you MissyMouse for providing the common ground for this meeting of great minds!
The outcome of this virtual summit (reached after coffee and ginger biscuits) was that the preferred and probably cheapest method of storing plastic carrier bags (other than simply ramming them inside each other or in a drawer) was the upright tissue box one described below. To reduce the cost we agreed that the sticky back plastic was going over the top.
Posh folk might disagree but they probably don't used plastic bags anyway.
So here, as promised, is how to make your plastic carrier bag holder brought to you courtesy of BCUK.
An empty Kleenex box becomes a decorative Plastic Bag Holder with this easy recycling craft.
What you'll need:
• Empty upright Kleenex box
• Con-Tact paper, any colour or pattern
• Scissors
• Several plastic bags that you want to storeHow to make it:
1. Trim the plastic off the top of the Kleenex box.
2. Cover the Kleenex box with Con-Tact paper.
3. Put your plastic bags inside for storage.Tips:
Reusing your plastic grocery bags is a great way to recycle. Make additional boxes, fill with sacks, and place around your house near your trash cans.
2008-04-28 @ 08:29