I like to make easy, pretty things...and when those pretty things come from used, recycled things, even better! I found a great example of pom-poms/flowers made from plastic grocery bags (no matter how diligent I am at shopping with my canvas totes, they always sneak up on me anyway).
I made a few myself, and found them to be easy, quick, and really cute:
The blog uses them as gift toppers, which I think I will use this year, but I had a different idea:
I made this wreath from braided newspaper, made a bow from a grocery bag, and attached 5 grocery bag flowers (directions below). 100% recycled, no-impact, and a great holiday decoration that won't wilt or dry up! I'm thinking about adding origami cranes made from junk mail...what do you think?
To make this wreath:
1. take several sheets of newspaper and roll them into long, crumpled tubes. I used 6 pages for this wreath, but more sheets will make a larger diameter wreath.
2. With three of the tubes, start braiding them (don't worry about making it too tight). Once you get close to the end of a tube, overlap a new tube with it and keep braiding. Repeat until the braid is as long as you want it.
3. Form into a circle and secure using a leftover grocery bag handle from the flowers.
4. Attach as many bag flowers as you want by threading the handles of the bag through the braid and knotting at the back.
5. The bow is made from a plastic bag using the same technique as the flowers, but stopping before cutting apart the loops.
Enjoy!
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