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PLASTIC SHOPPING BAGS 
                                              
                                              
                                                                            
 
    Materials: 
      Real life size plastic shopping bag 
       Glue 
     Tools: 
       Craft knife and/or scissors 
       Straight edge 
       Hair clips 
 
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 For each bag cut a strip  2” x 3 ½” from  
 the non printed area of the shopping bag. 
 
 
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 Glue the 2 short edges, overlapping slightly,  
together forming a tube. You don not need as  
much glue as is shown in the pic. Open the  
tube and gently squeeze the seam together 
 with your fingers to distribute the glue  
evenly and to remove the excess. Stand tube 
 upright until completely dry. 
 
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 Press tube flat with the seam in the middle.  
Make a small fold on each long side, like a 
 `M'.  Us hair clips to hold these in place.  
 
 
 Glue the 2 open edges closed. Make sure 
 you get glue in the insides of the folds, but 
only on the edges. Let this dry completely. 
 
 
Fold in half the long way. Cut about ½” down 
 and ¼” across the center fold. Cut about 3/8” 
 down and 1/8” across through all layers of 
 the side fold. You will usually have a little  
flap where the outside folds were. Just trim  
that off. You may also want to trim some off  
the bottom and the handle tops if your glue 
 line is too deep. 
 
Kathie 
 
 
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