Awhile back I posted photos of some vintage treasures from my dad, including an old kite he’d found in his garage. After being assured that no one had ever been able to get the kite to actually fly, I agreed to take it home to upcycle. When I took it back out to “study,” I noticed that it had two long, skinny pockets, which made me think of the plastic bag holders I’ve seen some other creative bloggers make. (Like you, I really DO try to remember my reusable tote bags for shopping, but . . . ) So, I folded it in half vertically and zigzagged along all the seams, which resulted in three more bag-stuffing spaces. With a piece of pretty rick-rack threaded through the kite string loop for hanging, it’s all ready to go! P.S. I love these upcycled can trash bag containers from Neaten Your Nest, too (and check out Erin’s beautiful new business logo while you’re there!). If you’ve posted a tutorial for bag storage, please send me a note in a comment and I’ll add your link here. Thank you! ♥
great idea!
Thank you! It’s definitely colorful! 🙂
Thanks so much for the mention! I love the kite idea! How adorable and useful! And you’re right, as much as we all try to to bring our reusable bags, we inevitably end up with a stock of the plastic ones. Thanks!
~Erin
You’re very welcome, Erin! Keep up the great work! 🙂
How colorful and inventive. I need to make some new bags for myself soon, I’m finding holes in several I use regularly, but then again they are all more than 5 years old.
Thank you! I love that you can make them out of almost anything! 🙂
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I love the bag holders and I think I have a helicopter kite in the basement. I wonder if anyone would miss it.
Go for it! 🙂
What a clever idea!
Thank you! I’m glad it worked! 🙂 At least I didn’t make a pillow out of it! 🙂
clever you. How come no one fly’s kites anymore? It used to be so fun!
I never could get one off the ground! But I sure love watching other people fly them! 🙂
very cute, I have a few kites in the garage, still in the package.
Hopefully yours will fly! 🙂
I bought them 3 years ago for my nephews and niece, and we never went.
Awesome idea! (yip, guilty here too!)
Thank you, Maryanne! I’ve been seeing some crocheting/weaving project made with plastic bag yarn . . . I hope to try that out someday since I seem to have a bunch. 🙂
Lovely idea, I especially like the bright colours 🙂
It IS bright, isn’t it! Would have been beautiful floating through the sky . . . but it’s fun to enjoy it in a new way. 🙂
What a great up cycle. I very carefully remembered to bring my “green” shopping bag with me … I handed it to the sales clerk, who proceeded to put my items in plastic bags and THEN in my green bag. I told her I didn’t need the plastic bags … she took them out and threw them away. Ahh well. LOL
Yikes!!! 🙂 My sister gave me one of those cool little totes that folds and snaps into a tiny size to carry in my purse. It saves me often when I forget to bring the “real” reusable bags with me from the car. 🙂 But I still end up with some plastic . . . and it does come in handy sometime . . .
when i first saw the pic i thought you turned the kite into a skirt but this is a great idea too,
A skirt was my first thought! But it was stitched together front to back so it wouldn’t work . . . too bad! 🙂
WAY hey! I know what they remind me of. Umbrella covers- just think when your umbrella finally gives up the ghost the cover could be used for bags- they would only take one or two but perfect for going in a bag or boot of the car. Come to think of it maybe old umbrellas could be used in the same way?
Perfect!!! Don’t you just love it when amazing ideas pop into your head! 🙂
Absolutely,so thanks for the inspiration.
Wow! That is super-clever!
Thank you! I love it when things fall together so easily! 🙂
That makes me wish I had an old nylon kite kicking about so I could make one, too! 🙂
I’ve seen them made out of almost everything, including an old sock! So I’ll bet you’ll come up with something creative! 🙂