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Many people like to save their plastic grocery bags as trashcan liners, for crafts, and other purposes. Unfortunately, plastic numberless can take upwards a lot of room. You could e'er stuff yours into an extra plastic purse, but why practice that when you lot could make something that looks so much nicer? Plastic pocketbook holders are quick and easy to make. With just a few supplies, you'll have a neat plastic pocketbook holder in your kitchen in no fourth dimension.

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    Clean a plastic, 2-liter soda canteen, then peel off the label. If in that location is whatever balance, you lot can launder information technology off with some rubbing alcohol or white vinegar.

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    Cut off the meridian portion of the canteen so that you lot have a two-inch (five.08-centimeter) broad opening. Yous could also measure out down i inch (2.54 centimeters) from the base of the cervix, make a marker, and so use that mark as your cut guide. Use a box cutter or craft bract to cutting the canteen.

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    Cut the lesser off of the plastic bottle. Some plastic soda bottles accept a molded line. If your bottle is one of those, you can use that line as a cutting guide. Otherwise, cut off 1 to 2 inches (2.54 to 5.08 centimeters) off of the lesser of your bottle.

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    Use a pair of scissors to trim away ragged edges on the top and bottom. If you'd like, you tin can brand the bottom smoother by pressing a hot fe against information technology for 15 to xx seconds. Don't exercise this for the pinnacle pigsty, or the plastic bags may get caught.

    • Use the highest setting on your iron.

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    Paint or decorate the canteen, if desired. Your holder is most complete, only you tin make information technology look nicer (and less like a plastic canteen) by spray painting it or by covering information technology with scrapbooking newspaper.

    • Attach the scrapbooking paper with double-sided record.

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    Punch two holes on both sides of the cut bottom edge, and thread a ribbon through them. This is now the top of your plastic handbag holder. Alternatively, you lot can as well punch just 1 pigsty, thread a curt slice of ribbon through information technology, so tie the ribbon into a loop.

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    Hang the holder past the ribbon, then fill information technology with bags yous intend to reuse. Roll up the numberless, so place them into the bottle one at a time.[ane] Pull the plastic bags out from the smaller hole at the bottom.

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    Use the plastic bag holder. Pull the plastic numberless out, one at a time, from the bottom hole. Refill the bag by stuffing more plastic bags through the tiptop hole.

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    Get a 15 by fifteen-inch (38.ane past 38.1-centimeter) piece of fabric. Ordinary cotton would piece of work for this, only upholstery-weight fabric would exist even better. If you lot use a lot of bags, consider using a 15 by 24-inch (38.1 past lx.96-centimeter) piece of fabric instead.[ii]

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    Turn the fabric so that the wrong side is facing you, and then fold both of the side edges over twice to make the hems. Fold the edges over by ¼ inch (0.64 centimeters) first, and press them with an iron. Fold them over by ½ inch (ane.27-centimeters) and press them flat with an fe over again.

    • If yous are using a longer piece of cloth, fold and press the narrower edges.

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    Pin a piece of folded ribbon to the center of i of the hems. Accept a two-inch (5.08-centimeter) piece of ¼-inch (0.64-centimeter) wide ribbon, and fold information technology in half. Find the center of ane of your hems, and pivot the ribbon in place. Make sure that the bottom/raw edges of the ribbon are aligned with the lesser edge of the hem. This will make a loop on the top of your bag holder and then that y'all can hang it.

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    Edge stitch the hems downwardly. Sew as close to the inner folded edge as you can, then that you can slide the elastic through. When you attain the ribbon, be certain to sew right over it.

    • Stitch ⅛ to ¼-inch (0.32 to 0.64-centimeter) away from the inner edge of the hem to ensure that your elastic volition fit.

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    Thread a piece of elastic through the height and bottom hems, and secure the edges with pins. Cut two pieces of vii-inch (17.78-centimeter) long, ¼-inch (0.64-centimeter) wide elastic. Use a rubber pin to pull the elastic through the top hem. Pin both ends of the elastic to both openings of the hem; the hem will scrunch up on the rubberband. When you are done, repeat this step with the other elastic for the lesser hem.

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    Fold the fabric in one-half, lengthwise, with the correct sides facing each other. Make sure that the raw edges of the fabric square are aligned, and that the hems are on the top and bottom. Secure the edges with more pins.

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    Sew along the raw edge using a ¼-inch (0.64-centimeter) seam allowance. Backstitch across the openings of the hems and the ends of the rubberband a few times for extra security.

    • If your fabric has a tendency to fray, finish the raw edge with a zigzag stitch.
    • Remove the sewing pins as you sew.
    • Trim off any loose threads for a neater finish.

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    Turn your purse within out and use it. Use the piffling ribbon loop to hang information technology on a hook. Fill the purse with plastic bags. Pull the plastic bags out through the bottom.

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    How can I create my own handbag holder?

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    A plastic water or soda bottle that you lot want to repurpose works really well for this. Cut the bottom off the bottle then punch one or two holes into the new bottom of the bottle and adhere a hook or string and so you tin can hang information technology upwardly. Then, roll upwards some plastic bags y'all would like to reuse and put them in the bottle. Accept the cap off and voila—y'all can pull the bags out one at a fourth dimension. Convenient, right?

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  • You tin utilise a smaller bottle for smaller numberless equally well.

  • Sandwich and storage bags volition also fit into the holder.

  • When making the fabric plastic bag holder, yous tin omit the elastic in the elevation hem for a unlike cease.

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Things You'll Need

  • two-liter soda bottle
  • Box cutter or craft blade
  • Pair of scissors
  • Spray pigment (optional)
  • Scrapbooking paper and double-sided tape (optional)
  • Hole puncher
  • Ribbon
  • xv by 15-inch (38.one by 38.1-centimeter) piece of fabric
  • two pieces of 7-inch (17.78-centimeter) long, ¼-inch (0.64-centimeter) wide elastic
  • 2 inches (5.08 centimeters) ¼-inch (0.64-centimeter) wide ribbon
  • Material scissors
  • Sewing pins
  • Safety pin
  • Thread
  • Sewing machine

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