Handmade Halloween Grass

This Instructable is yet another way to reuse the ubiquitous plastic bag. I reuse plastic bags in many ways, and one is to make Easter grass out of them. No one should EVER buy Easter grass. What a waste!! Instead, make your own and then use it again for packing material or melt it between sheets of wax paper to make larger plastic sheets to make into tarps or rain coats or bags again! The possibilities are endless.

You can make any sort of holiday-themed "grass" depending on the color of your bags. The liquor stores in Chicago tend to use black plastic bags; so those are perfect for this project. Step one, then, according to my boyfriend, is to go buy some beer.

NOTE: I do not recommend this project of people with animals that like to eat things off of floors or children that like the same. Please use your common sense.

Step 1: Gather your materials

For this project you will need:

1. Black or other appropriate color plastic bag
2. Scrap paper
3. Scissors*

It takes about 15 minutes to finish this project.

*You want sharp scissors for this. If it's been a while since you cleaned and sharpened your scissors, fold a piece of aluminum foil into eighths and cut through it multiple times with your scissors. Then clean the blades of with some rubbing alcohol. That should prepare them nicely.

Comments

[calicos]

I co-chair a Theme Basket Booth for my church's festival every year and I probably donate half the baskets we receive! :-) Buying the filling for the baskets gets pricey so I've been turning to the shredded paper from the shredder at work and home - but there isn't much color choice. But this! This will work great, and I can make different colors for the different baskets - thanks for the great idea and for saving me $'s!

[bowmaster]

Make "Angel grass" with white bags. Or you could use it as snow on Christmas.