DIY Plastic Bag Dispenser – Fall Grocery Bag Holder Made From a Pringles Can!
This DIY plastic bag dispenser is easy to make and a great place to keep used grocery bags until you need them for other purposes.
This simple project uses a recycled Pringles can with some craft paper. It will hold over 20 plastic bags in one compact space.
It looks great, and its compact size makes it easy to store the bags out of sight, under the counter.
This DIY bag dispenser project is made with a fall pumpkin design, and it can be changed for the different seasons.
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My husband recently did a pantry makeover, changing it from an overstuffed closet where I couldn’t find a single thing to a mini walk-in pantry where everything is super organized and easy to find.Before I made this small plastic bag dispenser, I had a very large cloth bag with a drawstring bottom that held my grocery bags. This bag held dozens of grocery bags, but was huge, and didn’t fit in my new walk-in pantry.
What you’ll need to make this DIY plastic bag dispenser
To make a recycled grocery bag dispenser, you’ll need the following supplies and tools:
- An empty Pringles can with a top
- Spray adhesive
- One piece of 12 x 12 inch pumpkin scrapbook paper
- Plastic grocery bags
- Boxcutter or sharp knife
- Scissors
- Pencil
How to make a grocery bag dispenser for fall
You won’t believe how easy this homemade plastic bag dispenser is to make!
Measure the paper length
- Clean out the inside of the Pringles can.
- Use a ruler to measure the length of the Pringles can.
- Turn the scrapbook paper over and draw a line of the same size for cutting.
- Cut the scrapbook paper along this line.
How to measure the width of the paper
- Wrap the paper around the Pringles can so the two ends meet.
- Make a little cut with the scissors at each end.
- Draw another line between the two tiny cuts with a pencil.
- Cut along this line.
I ended up losing about 2 ¾ inches from the sheet of scrapbook paper.
Attach the paper
- Spray the adhesive on the Pringles can.
- Wrap the trimmed scrapbook paper around the can.
- Apply pressure until it is stuck and the ends meet.
How to fold grocery bags for a dispenser
Now comes the fun part. See how many bags you can get into the can! I managed to get almost 25 into mine!
- Place one bag into the Pringles can dispenser with the handles facing upwards.
- Thread the next grocery bag through the handles of the bag below it.
- Be sure each bag has the handles upwards.
- Continue threading the grocery bags until the dispenser is full.
- Place the top of the Pringles can on the dispenser and pull the handles of the top bag through it.
- As you use the bags, it will pull up the bags below through the opening in the top.
If you are a visual learner, this YouTube Video shows how to fold the bags and fill the dispenser.
Cutting the top of the dispenser
- Use the box cutter to cut a small opening in the top of the Pringles can.
- Place the can on the grocery bag dispenser and pull the top bag handles out of the opening.
The final step was to cut a square in the top opening with the box cutter. This will allow the grocery bags to come out the top.
Variations on the fall DIY grocery bag dispenser
This neat DIY grocery bag dispenser project took about 15 minutes to make and is very seasonal-looking! A fun aspect of this fall project is that you can change the look as the seasons progress by replacing the scrapbook paper!
Seasonal scrapbook paper options
I can’t wait to use the snowman winter scrapbook paper at Christmas! Or maybe I will have another Pringles can by then and will end up with two Pringles plastic grocery dispensers!
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Admin note: This DIY shopping bag dispenser first appeared on the blog in October 2016. This post has been updated with new photos, a printable project card, and a slideshow video of other DIY projects.
FAll DIY GROCERY BAG DISPENSER
This easy DIY plastic bag dispenser is covered in a pumpkin scrapbook for a colorful fall look. It's easy to change for the other seasons by switching out the paper covering.
Materials
- Empty Pringles can with a lid
- Spray adhesive
- Plastic grocery store bags
- 12 x 12 inch piece of pumpkin scrapbook paper
Tools
- Boxcutter or a sharp knife
- Scissors
- Pencil
Instructions
- Clean the inside of the Pringles can.
- Place the Pringles can on the back side of the scrapbook paper.
- Measure the length of the Pringles can.
- Draw a line of the same size for cutting.
- Cut the scrapbook paper along this line.
- Wrap the paper around the Pringles can so the two ends meet.
- Make a little cut with the scissors at each end.
- Draw another line between the two tiny cuts with a pencil.
- Cut the scrapbook paper along this line.
- Spray the adhesive on the Pringles can.
- Wrap the trimmed scrapbook paper around the can, pressing it firmly so it sticks.
- Use the box cutter to cut a square hole in the top of the Pringles can lid.
- Place the plastic bags into the Pringles can with the bottom down and the handles facing up.
- Thread each bag through the handles of the one before it.
- Place the lid on the grocery bag holder and pull the top handles through the square hole.
- The pumpkin grocery bag dispenser will hold over 20 plastic bags.
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Threading each bag’s handles through the one below so the stack pulls up out of the lid is what makes this work, and cutting the square in the lid after the paper is already glued on is a smarter order than trying to line both up beforehand. Losing almost three inches off a 12×12 sheet also explains why the pumpkin pattern has to sit centred rather than up close to the rim. Does the cut tin edge need a strip of tape over it, or do the handles slide out without catching on it?
They slid out just fine for me.