Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Consolidate Your Grocery Bags!

I just made this handy dandy grocery bag holder and I am quite pleased with it. I used to have all my grocery bags stuffed on a bottom kitchen cupboard shelf which was fine but they took up the entire shelf. So, I took one of those plastic Cascade Capsule boxes that you get at Sam’s, Costco or BJs., turned it upside down and cut a hole in it. I taped around the hole so the jagged edge from my not-so-smooth cutting did not rip the bags as I pulled them out. Then I filled the box with my grocery bags using the little door on top where you get your capsules out. Check it out. It holds plenty of bags and takes up minimal space. I also just happen to like anything square in shape. Round containers waste so much space. Ahh, it’s nice to live a simple life where the little things can make you so happy.

This could also be done using a plastic coffee can or a coffee can with a plastic lid or an oatmeal container or, well, just about anything. First consider the shelf space that you want your bag container to fit and then start thinking of your recyclables that would work in that space.

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