How to Make a Plastic Bag Holder
Clean a plastic, 2-liter soda bottle, then peel off the label., Cut off the top portion of the bottle so that you have a 2-inch (5.08-centimeter) wide opening., Cut the bottom off of the plastic bottle., Use a pair of scissors to trim away ragged...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Clean a plastic
If there is any residue, you can wash it off with some rubbing alcohol or white vinegar. -
Step 2: 2-liter soda bottle
You could also measure down 1 inch (2.54 centimeters) from the base of the neck, make a mark, then use that mark as your cutting guide.
Use a box cutter or craft blade to cut the bottle., Some plastic soda bottles have 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 bottom of your bottle. , If you'd like, you can make the bottom smoother by pressing a hot iron against it for 15 to 20 seconds.
Don't do this for the top hole, or the plastic bags may get caught.Use the highest setting on your iron. , Your holder is almost complete, but you can make it look nicer (and less like a plastic bottle) by spray painting it or by covering it with scrapbooking paper.
Attach the scrapbooking paper with double-sided tape. , This is now the top of your plastic bag holder.
Alternatively, you can also punch just one hole, thread a short piece of ribbon through it, then tie the ribbon into a loop. , Pull the plastic bags out from the smaller hole at the bottom. , Pull the plastic bags out, one at a time, from the bottom hole.
Refill the bag by stuffing more plastic bags through the top hole. -
Step 3: then peel off the label.
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Step 4: Cut off the top portion of the bottle so that you have a 2-inch (5.08-centimeter) wide opening.
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Step 5: Cut the bottom off of the plastic bottle.
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Step 6: Use a pair of scissors to trim away ragged edges on the top and bottom.
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Step 7: Paint or decorate the bottle
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Step 8: if desired.
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Step 9: Punch two holes on both sides of the cut bottom edge
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Step 10: and thread a ribbon through them.
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Step 11: Hang the holder by the ribbon
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Step 12: then fill it with plastic bags.
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Step 13: Use the plastic bag older.
Detailed Guide
If there is any residue, you can wash it off with some rubbing alcohol or white vinegar.
You could also measure down 1 inch (2.54 centimeters) from the base of the neck, make a mark, then use that mark as your cutting guide.
Use a box cutter or craft blade to cut the bottle., Some plastic soda bottles have 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 bottom of your bottle. , If you'd like, you can make the bottom smoother by pressing a hot iron against it for 15 to 20 seconds.
Don't do this for the top hole, or the plastic bags may get caught.Use the highest setting on your iron. , Your holder is almost complete, but you can make it look nicer (and less like a plastic bottle) by spray painting it or by covering it with scrapbooking paper.
Attach the scrapbooking paper with double-sided tape. , This is now the top of your plastic bag holder.
Alternatively, you can also punch just one hole, thread a short piece of ribbon through it, then tie the ribbon into a loop. , Pull the plastic bags out from the smaller hole at the bottom. , Pull the plastic bags out, one at a time, from the bottom hole.
Refill the bag by stuffing more plastic bags through the top hole.
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