sometimes you need a bag
and there isn't one handy in your pocket.
so
so
catch a passing piece of paper
fold the top down a bit
turn it over
fold [at right angle to original fold]
then fold in the other side
tuck one flap under the top collar of the other
turn it over again
fold it more or less in half
tuck the folded up bit into the collar
open out the bag
what you put in it is up to you
cos
you're on your own now.
i'm busy with my walnuts.
brilliant... much nicer than plastic..
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I sit here in awe at the sheer genius of this. Oh! Where's my paper? Gotta try this. Thank you!
ReplyDelete.. except I am dyslexic sometimes and my bag would look like
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i go nuts
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nifty!
ReplyDeletewalnut vat oozes away in the mill.
Creativity in a nutshell.
ReplyDeleteVery cleverly done...I believe I saw you with one this past summer, and wondered from whence it came! Now I am smart! Jack
ReplyDeletethink i print this out and pin it to the supermarketwall. If they ask me who is responsable i tell them its a hippy from Australia.......then they problably except.
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I'm with grrl + dog - maybe we could rename it clever paper bag rather than simple - with love from a hippy in NZxx
ReplyDeletelol a natty idea ! Now our hedgerows and parks are awash with plastic bags wrapped round trees and bushes...........so plenty to choose from but.....yes, paper is much better!
ReplyDeleteVery clever! I just tried it out with a bill from the supermarket, and that worked fine. Can be a practical container for the various seeds (for natural dyeing plants, of course) I happen to get under my nails sometimes ...
ReplyDeleteI just love this packet/bag.......I always need a reminder how to make the folds! And walnuts!!! seems like yesterday I was collecting mine! Spring must be arriving soon in this part of the whirled! and autumn there!!! oxox
ReplyDeletemust confess it's not an original invention on my part...have seen them made by street spice vendors in Hyderabad [from pages out of old telephone books] and once also demonstrated by a Persian woman teaching children how to make "Pakistani" bags on a school outing years ago
ReplyDeletebut they're so useful...small ones for saving seeds, large ones for notes and drawings...but really really big ones may need a stitch or two to prevent hernias
How helpful - thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeletegirl, you are just too smart!
ReplyDelete(oh, and crafty...in a good way, of course.)
wish i lived closer...i'm really liking australians...
best of luck with your talk!
Intrepid Dr Jones. xxx
ReplyDeletehow lovely! thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteFantastic and simple. I am thinking of sharing this one with my daughter's scout group. Great for camping. Off now to practice! Thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteThe day you posted this, I came a cross my mini-bag/pocket made during the workshop at Haystack and thought "Hmmm, I wonder if I can remember how to make this?" and then poof, just like that, the remembering was all done for me. With pictures even. :-) hehe Thank you India!
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