Plastic Bag Bracelet

When you need a little color for a celebration or occasion, a quick bracelet will do the

trick. You can create bracelets for yourself or your whole group in a matter of min

utes by recycling colored plastic bags. It's a green way to

get into the spirit of things.

Things you will need :

1. Up to 3 colors of shopping bags that correspond with your team colors
2. Scissors

Once you gathered this all start with your work.

Lay your plastic bags flat. Cut across the bottom of the bag to remove the bottom seam.

Cut 1" thick strips across the width of the bag, as shown. You will need three strips of plastic for each bracelet. Here, we used red from one side of a Target bag, a strip of white from the back of the same bag, and a strip of

blue from another bag.

Once you have your three strips, it’s the time to braid them

Knot and Braid the Strips

Braid the strips until your bracelet is long enough to go around your wrist with 1" to spare for tying the ends together. If you are making a batch of bracelets for a group, 8-9" is a good length for most wrists.

Tie the strips together at one end.

Once you've got a braided length, now we can finsh up.

Tie and Trim the Edges

Tie the ends of your bracelet together, then trim off the extra plastic.

At this point, you can add charms to your bracelet, or get to work on using the rest of your plastic bags to create free bracelets for your friends that will match your own. Let them know how you made them...this project is a great way to add color while recycle plastic bags.