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How To Make A Section Of Fused Plastic Bags (loads Of Photos!) Plastic Bag Fusing (Hope this Helps!)
For all you crafters out there I have put together a HOW 2 fuse plastic bags! I hope this help you somewhat!
For me I get an idea and have to have a go!
AT ALL COST!
THIS TIME TO ME IT WAS IRONING COS I HATE IRONING....LOVE THE TUMBLE DRYER! (COS i CAN MESS AN DECREASE AT THE SAME TIME!!!!)

Posted by SuperCool and Really Trendy from Bradford, England, United Kingdom • Published 27th August 2008 • See SuperCool and Really Trendy's 60 projects »

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Step 1
Gather together all the stuff you will need to fuse any kind of plastic together, today we are using crisp packets, chocolate wrappers and ice lolly wrappers to show you how 2 fuse plastic together to make it thicker to recycle....for what ever you want to use it for!
You will need:-
Empty Plastic bags/crisp/choccy wrappers/coffee bags must be plastic!Carrier-bags the list go on and on! (If you think it will work try it)
Iron (so thats what color mine is??)
Ironing board (not pictured!Well I don't have one!I use a towel on the side!)
Grease-proof paper
A good space for working in!
Ideas...bags,cushions, mats wallets you decide and tell me to!
Step 2
The bags have to be plastic,they can be thick or thin (thin ones you need more layers)Cut off the sections you want to you....or use it all! You can cover the bits you don't want to see with the bits you do! More layers at NO extra expense!
Step 3
Give the bags a wash, some of them can be quite stinky!
I think the hot-dog ones are, sorry none here thou!
Step 4
Dry the bags once you have washed them!
Oh! I miss the smell of choccy!
Step 5
These are some carrier bags that work well 2, but I am not using them 2day.
Step 6
Make sure your iron is set for dry? Whatever that means? I know really but I REALLY do hate ironing! I just iron with it! It's only because I use it in craft I have 1!
If any1 had asked me what colour it was up until now I was not to sure?!!!
Do iron in a safe place 2!
Step 7
While the iron is getting hot, cut a some grease-proof paper so you can iron all the layers 2gether!This will be the top layer which you will iron on!
I may not have ironed 2 much in the past but now i am using that word way 2 much!!!
Step 8
2day I have found an extra thick bin-bag so I won't have to do layers of carrier bags but it is done in the m same way.......only loads more plastic bags are needed!
Step 9
Now put the plastic bags with all the stuff you want to see on top of each other! Building up layers,(sandwich)the more layer you have the thicker the plastic will be once fused together!
Then the plastic will be super strong!
Step 10
With the grease-proof paper on top Iron over the plastic bags...BUT keep the iron moving and peaking under 2 see if the bags have fused together! This way none of your bags should end up like the 1 below!
WHATEVER YOU DO DO NOT IRON ONTO THE PLASTIC BAGS THAT ARE NOT COVERED BY GREASE-PROOF PAPER!
OR YOU'LL BE IN TROUBLE!
IT DOESN'T MATTER TO ME COS I AM A GROWN-UP (not!yes i aM)AND IT MY IRON 2!!so THERE!
Step 11
If you keep your iron in one position for 2 long you will end up with this!
MUTANT BURN'T BAG!ONLY FIT FOR THE BIN!and we r trying 2 prevent that!!!
AND SMELLY TOO!
PLEASE DON'T IRON ONTO THE UNCOVERED PLASTIC!STAY ON THE GREASE-PROOF PAPER!
MELTED BIN-BAG/CRISP PACKET OR CHOCCY WRAPPER ON IRON IS GROSE!
AND HARD TO REMOVE!ONCE MELTED THE PLASTIC IS SUPER HARD TO REMOVE!
KEEP MUM HAPPY!OR IF YOU DO VOLUNTEER 2 DO THE IRONING MORE!!!
Step 12
Done at last! But like everything else I have had somethings that work out first time and others that are a total failure....(well, not really I know not to try that again, and work round it to do better next time!)
Everything I do is unique.Weird and wonderful!
It stops me going crazy....and after I have done something I will go out of my way to try 2 find a use for it!
IF NOT 2 DAY 2 MORROW
Love and Peace
Cathy

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Julie M. · Albany, Western Australia, AU 25th June 2013

eeee! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAY! This is exactly what I was wanting to find after watching a tv segment on fusing plastic bags... except they never covered whether you could use chip/lolly/chocolate wrappers for it. So glad to know I can now attempt this and have it be all colourful!

Jet H. · Haarlem, North Holland, NL · 108 projects 23rd April 2009

great, i have some very old plastic bags with i don't trow away because they are too beatiful, now ik can recyle them with no problems.

The Twins · 9 projects 10th September 2008

ohhhhhh
i think i will make a bag or so out of it!

mamachka 30th August 2008

Oh duh! OK Cath A. I just found your RECYCLED EXTRA LONG LIFE BAG!

Loving it, and favorite-ing (is that really a word?) this awesome recycled project!

mamachka 30th August 2008

Help! Am I missing something? Where is the finished product, is it here and I am not seeing it? Is it a shopping tote? Can we see it pleeeeeease!!!

Sandra D. · Texas charter Township, Michigan, US 30th August 2008

Great!!!!! Loved it! I'm going through my recycling bin! Thanks for the tut! Good Job!

gazliazeem · Dubai, Dubai, AE · 7 projects 28th August 2008

i just loved it........... its wonderful....
got to try it asap...

SuperCool and Really Trendy · Bradford, England, GB · 60 projects 27th August 2008

This tut is how 2 fuse more than one layer of plastic/bags/wrappers to make them thicker and more durable....thus lasting longer and not chucking everything in the bin!
You can make the sheet as big as you like, or a small amount (but I love big sheets!)Cut them in2 manageable sizes to make more bags n stuff!
Once made the sheets can be either sewn 2gother of stuck!
Sounds weird....looks weird but really stretches your imagination, recycles and is cheep and cheerful!
IF THAT KINDA THING FLOATS YOUR BOAT!
See my mis-shaped bag 4 life!(I know doing stuff like this you need 2 get a life.....but it make me happy!)