Good news!
Several Quebec grocery store chains are now charging 5 cents for each plastic bags While others are debating on how the whole idea is useless, unhelpful, and “greed-driven” (I was a bit shocked reading comments on CBC website), PassiFlora is starting a collection of grocery-bag tutorials. A simple Google search revealed tons of instructions on how to make any type of grocery tote. Here are several of our favorites (click on the title to access tutorial):
Very easy tote
Image: Not so fancy Nancy
Reversible tote bag
Image: Gloriana (via Crafster)
Reusable grocery bag
Image: Gloriana
Curved bag with a bag cozy
Image: U-handbag
Plastic bag look-alike
Image: The forth room (via Crafster)
Little shopping bags
Image: Oh, Fransson
Totes made of place mats
Image: Jcarolinecreative
Cute tote made of a pillowcase
Image: Regina (aka Creative Kismet)
Totes made of old sheets
Previously featured on PassiFlora blog
Image: Erika Kern (via CraftStylish)
Finally, for those of you who does not sew:
No-sew grocery tote
Image: Instructables
And the list goes on and on and on … There are so many interesting and cool totes ideas that we decided to keep updating this list over time.
If you have a tutorial that you want to be featured at PassiFlora, please leave a comment or email us at passifloramag@gmail.com
Happy plastic-free weekend!
