Reusable baggies are a great way to save on using disposable ones. This pattern is cute and looks quite easy.Reusable Snack Bag Tutorial at Holy Craft
"At the start of the school year, I was convicted to stop using plastic baggies for the kids lunch boxes. I would ask the kids to bring home the baggies that weren't slimy but that was hit or miss. My hubby will reuse the same ziploc bag for WEEKS...yep, weeks, because he has the EXACT same thing for lunch everyday. It's like groundhog day. Anyway, I had bought some sandwich wraps that seemed easy enough to try to replicate but were really holding up quite well. I figured if the sandwich wrap was holding up so well, then the baggies probably would too. So I set to work..." Read more
This is fantastic! And thanks for the idea of iron-on vinyl (the vinyl issue is what has kept me from trying this before--my machine doesn't like vinyl).
ReplyDeleteI would suggest using camping pack cloth as a lining for the bag ... it's food-grade quality and I think most iron-on vinyl isn't. I got mine at :
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