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Was? Old Shirt. Is? Plastic Grocery Bag Dispenser.
12 commentsA. The other day I noticed how out of control my grocery bags have gotten without me even noticing. They used to live between the wall and the dryer in the laundry room. Not really a good system.
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B. I came across a husband’s shirt with an unfortunate sweat stain around the neck. Gross. But the rest of the shirt is perfect, so how to reuse it???
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C. Plastic grocery bag holder made from husband’s old shirt.
I love myself.
Supplies
- a woven shirt (long or short sleeved)
- standard sewing supplies
Step 1 With the shirt buttoned, lay it out flat on the table.
Step 2 Cut off the sleeves so you have a rectangle. You can cut off some of the bottom if you want it to be shorter.
Step 3 Cut off the collar, right above a seam so you don’t have to finish the edge.
Step 4 Sew the front of the shirt closed. A zipper foot is handy on this step.
Step 5 With right sides together, sew around the shirt to enclose all the sides leaving the only opening at the neck.
Step 6 Stuff with plastic grocery bags and hang from that little loop on the back of most men’s shirts.
My laundry room is more organized and I have found a practical use for that old shirt. It’s been a good day.
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Way to repurpose stuff, Kelsey!
Does it not freak you out that he kind of looks like a dismembered torso?
this bag dispenser creeps me out a bit – looks like half a body. :)
Not at all what I was expecting – great idea – but I must admit it made me giggle.
Ha, so cute and easy. But I’d have to get used to seeing that when I opened up my pantry door… might scare the pants off me! :0)
Very creative and cute when stored in the laundry room
Love this idea. Frugal upcycling. Thanks so much.
Totally love this. Funny thing is that I was just thinking I needed a better system myself. Mine are all just stuffed in another grocery bag, and tied to a wire shelf. I’ll be getting on this one right quick…
It looks creepier in the picture than it does in real life. I do think that rounding the corners off on the top would make it look more bag like and less creepy. Maybe I should stick a mannequin head on top!
No mannequin heads you will give the kids nightmares for life – LOL
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I like your idea, especially because it is such a large solution. I have tried other ideas advertised as storage solutions, but they fill up so fast I would have to have a bunch of them. This would work for me!!
Thanks,
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