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plastic origami bags
i have tons of plastic bags at home from before switching to my handy dandy tote so i decided to fold them into this origami shape to store them in a box, i have yet to find another shape that can work as good as this, sorry i think the steps are complicated feel free to ask me any questions, i hope the pictures help :D

Posted by PIN-UP ^alex^ • Published 24th February 2010 • See PIN-UP ^alex^'s 20 projects »

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Step 1
first you flatten out your plastic bag......
Step 2
you then fold it in half...the long way....
Step 3
you fold it in half the long way one more time.....
Step 4
you fold the tip on either corner down...to make a sideways triangle
Step 5
you now turn it around...so it should look like this..
Step 6
you now bring down the long rectangle area to make it look like this....( did that make sence??)
Step 7
you do that step again...so it should look like this now
Step 8
and one more time.....
Step 9
one last time....
Step 10
ok this is kinda hard.....the last flap you folded...you put it under the first triangle flap
Step 11
and finally you just tuck in the excess plastic anywhere in the back.

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Comments

S S. · 24 projects 27th March 2011

Good idea! :o)

Callie S. · U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado, US · 16 projects 13th November 2010

This is a really cute idea.

brandYlee · Kansas City, Missouri, US · 9 projects 25th September 2010

aw, i use to pass notes folded like this in school, shouldnt be too hard swapping paper for plastic but i dont want to get ahead of myself! great idea!

iLoveJacobEdwards 24th July 2010

i dont get step 6,7,8,9,10.

please help!!!

Anita B. · Louisville, Kentucky, US · 3 projects 7th March 2010

I'm going to experiment with this and see if I can stitch together the squares to make a rug!

Savalou · Paris, Île-de-France, FR · 11 projects 2nd March 2010

what a great idea! i'm definitely doing this from now on

PIN-UP ^alex^ · 20 projects 1st March 2010

im sooo happy that you were able to do it jet, and that it inspired you to make them out of all sorts of other materials. i too started out with paper but it hadn't crossed my mind to use fabric, that sounds beautiful! you should post your creations up.

Jet H. · Haarlem, North Holland, NL · 108 projects 28th February 2010

i have tried this out, it wasn't so difficult because of your create tute. , only i did it with some paper, because all my bags are packed;-D
so thanks a lot i love it, i thought after my tried out one, you can make them of fabric too and then make a awesome project too . I have got a lot of idea's ,so thanks again, and much XO's

Jet H. · Haarlem, North Holland, NL · 108 projects 27th February 2010

i like how they looks , i think i understand it, but i must try it out. i love them they like too of coasters, i thought that what it must be, but mayby i could too;-D hey much XO's;-D