Recycled Plastic Bag Wreath {Earth Day Project}

I have a lot of reusable shopping bags, however I'm the one who is always forgetting to take them to the store with me to actually use. So with Earth Day quickly approaching, this year I am really going to try and take a pledge to remember the bags and say bye-bye to plastic for good. To kick off my campaign I found a way to recycle and reuse all the plastic bags I currently have in the house. Who would of thought those plastic bags could look so pretty?

I started by cutting the handles and the printed {logo} front off the plastic bags.

I then scrunched each bag into a vertical strip and folded half,

and then in half again, making a loop at the top. I used a tiny bit of hot glue to secure the end to ensure it would not unravel.

Using a screwdriver {stick with me - I made this up as I went along} I poked a hole into a 10 inch Dollar Tree wreath form. By circling the screwdriver a couple of times it made the hole a little bit larger ~ the larger the better.

Filling the hole with a good slab of hot glue I stuck in the rolled end of the bag, then went back with the screwdriver to poke in any pieces that were sticking out.

Using my pinking shears I cut the loop in half...

...then the fun part of fluffing.

I ran out of white plastic bags {I only had a few} so I used clear twist tie bags that I had on hand as filler, applying the same folding technique. The clear bags can be found in the food storage section of any grocery store and usually run around $2.00 for a box of 100.

I just adore how this turned out!

The pinking shears add the perfect little ruffle to the edges.

I only covered the front of the wreath form since it will be hanging against a door. The burlap hanger is simply hot glued to the back.

The clear bags give it a little iridescent shimmer.

So pretty for a dollar {the cost of the wreath form as the other supplies I had on hand}

Plus I can proudly say bye-bye plastic...Happy Earth Day!

Don't forget to stop back tomorrow for the first
Sunday Showcase Party!
I have a special giveaway planned to kick things off! Enjoy!