Plastic Bag Bag
You Will Need:
Old plastic bags
Old shoelaces
An iron and ironing board
Grease-proof paper
Strong tape
Stiff cardboard
Shred the plastic bags into small strips and lay these between two sheets of grease-proof paper. Mix coloured strips to create a pattern for your bag.
With the help of a grown up, set the iron to a low heat and move it gently over the top sheet of the grease-proof paper – as it warms the pieces of plasctic bag it will fuse them together.With the help of a grown up, set the iron to a low heat and move it gently over the top sheet of the grease-proof paper – as it warms the pieces of plasctic bag it will fuse them together.
Using the same process, iron the plastic bag pattern you have created to a thicker plasctic bag –such as a bin liner. Repeat this process, adding more layers, until you have created a thick patterned sheet from which to build your bag.
Using the same process, iron the plastic bag pattern you have created to a thicker plasctic bag –such as a bin liner. Repeat this process, adding more layers, until you have created a thick patterned sheet from which to build your bag.
Create templates from stiff cardboard. You’ll need two equal sized squares for the front and back of your bag and three equal sized rectangles (the same length as the squares) to make the sides and bottom of your bag. Lay each of the templates onto your patterned sheet and cut around them to create the sections of your bag.
To finish your design, cut out a skull and crossbones from another old plastic bag, and repeating Step 2, iron it to the front section of your bag.
Stick the sections of the bag together using strong tape, then make holes at the top and thread shoelaces through to create a handle.
You can use the same process to make a pencil case or even an apron.
