Grocery Bag Dispenser

I used to hang my many grocery store plastic bags wadded up in a single plastic bag and it hung in my coat closet. Those bags do have their uses so I keep the ones I get. They can be used again when I go to the store, and they make great bags for disposing of our dogs' poops in our yard and when we take them for a walk. The bag of bags was an eye sore in the closet, so I came up with this idea of another way to store the bags. Here is a quick and easy solution that you just might like for storing your grocery store bags!

The only items you need for this project are an empty tissue box and a piece of tape. Very easy-peasy! Also pictured here are some of my of plastic bags.

Start by folding the sides of a plastic bag so it will fit in the tissue box.

Fold the bag up and over, roughly measuring so the bag will fit into the tissue box. I like the handles of the bag to be on the top.

Fold as many bags as you would like to fit into the tissue box and make a stack of them.

Pull the flaps of one end of the box open.

Put the stack of bags into the open end of the box.

Cut off a piece of tape and press it onto the open end of the box to seal it.

And there you have my unusual use for a tissue box! Very quickly, you can make a plastic bag dispenser out of it! Plus it is always good to recycle and reuse something that you would have thrown away. I still store my bags in that closet, but now they are neatly stored in a box! You could also keep one of these in your car just in case you need a plastic bag when you are away from home. This was such an easy project that anyone can do. I hope you enjoyed it!!!