Make Flower Bouquet from Plastic Grocery Bags

Flowers crafts - Flowers made from plastic grocery bags.


Bouquet of flowers made from recycled plastic grocery bags.

All you will need for this project is nine plastic grocery bags and a pair of scissors. That's it. Nothing else! Great way to recycle these plastic bags


   

Supplies:

Here's what you will need for this project:


3 - dark gray plastic grocery bags
6 - white plastic grocery bags
Pair of scissors

Instructions:

Step 1 - Lay a plastic bag out flat.

Step 2 - Cut a 1/4 strip off the bottom of the bag - save this strip.

Step 3 - Cut out the logo and any other writing.

Logos and text cut out from plastic grocery bags.

Step 4 - Gather the bag so that the handles are on one end and the "cut off bottom" is on the other end.

Step 5 - Hold in the middle.

Picture of gathered plastic grocery bag.

Step 6 - Fold the "cut off bottom" inward about 1/4 of the way.

Step 7 - Fold again.

Fold the plastic grocery bag.

Step 8 - Separate the handles.

Step 9 - Wrap one handle around the folded section once.

Tie handle around folded plastic grocery bag.

Step 10 - Wrap the other handle around the folded section in the opposite direction.

Step 11 - Tie the handles together.

Tie the other handle around folded plastic grocery bag.

Step 12 - Cut off about 1/2 inch of the folded area.

Take scissors and cut off top of plastic grocery bag.

Step 13 - Gently fluff out the flower

Plastic grocery bag flowers.

Step 14 - When you get three flowers finished tie them together with the strip you cut off the bag in step #2. This will give you a mini-bouquet. 

Bouquet of plastic grocery bag flowers.

Put your three bouquets into a drinking glass.

And now you have a bouquet of flowers made only from plastic grocery bags. And a great way to recycle these plastic bags. 


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