May
26
Fused Plastic Bag Place Mats
For some reason I got it into my head that I wanted to make woven placemats out of fused plastic bags. I had never tried fusing plastic bags before, but I convinced myself that it would be a cheap, easy substitute to these placemats.
Turns out the fusing part was incredibly easy thanks to this handy Esty tutorial. I'll admit I was a little shocked at how many plastic bags I had around. My husband and I try to be really good about using our reusable totes, but when you lay them all out like this you realize how often you forget to bring your own bag.
After I had several sheets of fused bags to my liking I used a cutting mat, acyrlic quilters ruler, and exacto knife to cut 1" strips from the fused material.
Turns out the fusing part was incredibly easy thanks to this handy Esty tutorial. I'll admit I was a little shocked at how many plastic bags I had around. My husband and I try to be really good about using our reusable totes, but when you lay them all out like this you realize how often you forget to bring your own bag.
After I had several sheets of fused bags to my liking I used a cutting mat, acyrlic quilters ruler, and exacto knife to cut 1" strips from the fused material.
