Have a large stash of brown paper bags? Check out these uses for them, and you'll wish you had even more:
Paper Bag Boxes
Photo © Flickr user denise_carbonell
Weave grocery bags into sturdy (and stylish) storage boxes:
Wrapping Paper
Photo © Flickr user jessicacasetorres
Stockpile brown paper bags, and use them to wrap all your gifts. Embellished with rubber stamps, paint or ribbons, it's a look that store-bought paper can't compete with.
A Paper Bag Wallet
Photo © Flickr user P^ul
Anyone can take home a new wallet in a paper bag. Not everyone can make one out of a paper bag:
A Mini Scrapbook
Photo © Flickr user She'sSewPretty
Cut down on the cost of scrapbooking, by turning paper sacks into mini scrapbooks:
Envelopes
Photo © Erin Huffstetler
Cut and fold your way to a steady supply of brown paper envelopes – so much nicer than boring white:
Luminaries
Photo © Flickr user burningkarma
Turn a pile of paper lunch bags into festive luminaries for your next party or holiday celebration:
Compost Material
Photo © Flickr user solylunafamilia
Shred paper bags, and add them to your compost pile for a boost of browns:
Book Covers
Photo © Flickr user Evalia_England
Go old school, and cover your kids' textbooks with brown paper bags:
To Ripen Fruit
Photo © Flickr user nate_steiner
Ripen avocados, tomatoes, bananas or peaches by sticking them inside of a brown paper bag.
To Store Mushrooms
Photo © Flickr user jimehle58
Stick mushrooms inside of a paper bag, and store them in the fridge to keep them fresh longer:
