Contemporary Kitchen Craft Series : Bag Dispenser

This attractive bag dispenser is from our Contemporary Kitchen Craft set. It's useful, easy to make and a great upcycle project made from a soda bottle.This kitchen bag dispenser is another item from our matching Contemporary Kitchen Craft Set. It’s perfect for for holding those plastic bags you get from the grocery store. Stuff ’em in and then pull ’em out at the bottom when you need one. They’re fun and easy to make and a great upcycle project for 2 liter bottles. This is actually another style of our Geometric & Confetti Plastic Bag Holder & Dispenser we did a while back. You can check that one out too. To view this entire set visit our Contemporary Kitchen Craft Series page.

Kitchen Craft Bag Dispenser Supplies

 

 

Label Download

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Instructions

Gather your supplies.  Be sure to remove the label and sticky residue from the 2 liter bottle so that you have a clean working surface.
This attractive bag dispenser is from our Contemporary Kitchen Craft set. It's useful, easy to make and a great upcycle project made from a soda bottle.Using the dry erase marker, draw a line around the top of the bottle, 1 inch below the base of the mouth.
This attractive bag dispenser is from our Contemporary Kitchen Craft set. It's useful, easy to make and a great upcycle project made from a soda bottle.Cut along this line with an X-acto knife.
This attractive bag dispenser is from our Contemporary Kitchen Craft set. It's useful, easy to make and a great upcycle project made from a soda bottle.Remove the top, leaving a 3″ hole.  Wipe away any remaining dry erase marks.
This attractive bag dispenser is from our Contemporary Kitchen Craft set. It's useful, easy to make and a great upcycle project made from a soda bottle.Using masking tape, wrap around the bottom of the soda bottle about 3 inches from the base.
This attractive bag dispenser is from our Contemporary Kitchen Craft set. It's useful, easy to make and a great upcycle project made from a soda bottle.Cut along the bottom of the masking tape, removing the bottom of the bottle.
This attractive bag dispenser is from our Contemporary Kitchen Craft set. It's useful, easy to make and a great upcycle project made from a soda bottle.Clean up any rough edges with scissors.  Remove masking tape when done.
This attractive bag dispenser is from our Contemporary Kitchen Craft set. It's useful, easy to make and a great upcycle project made from a soda bottle.Be sure to keep the bottom of the bottle!  You will need both pieces to complete the project.
This attractive bag dispenser is from our Contemporary Kitchen Craft set. It's useful, easy to make and a great upcycle project made from a soda bottle.Using the link above, download and print the free label.  Cut out the label and set aside.
This attractive bag dispenser is from our Contemporary Kitchen Craft set. It's useful, easy to make and a great upcycle project made from a soda bottle.Using wire cutters, clip the points off of two silver push pins.  Set aside the flat tops for later.
This attractive bag dispenser is from our Contemporary Kitchen Craft set. It's useful, easy to make and a great upcycle project made from a soda bottle.Tape around the center of the bottle using masking tape.
This attractive bag dispenser is from our Contemporary Kitchen Craft set. It's useful, easy to make and a great upcycle project made from a soda bottle.Cover the bottom half of the bottle with a paper towel.
This attractive bag dispenser is from our Contemporary Kitchen Craft set. It's useful, easy to make and a great upcycle project made from a soda bottle.Spray paint the top of the bottle and the detached base of the bottle the color of your choice.  Let dry thoroughly to prevent the fingerprint marks that silver paint is notorious for.
This attractive bag dispenser is from our Contemporary Kitchen Craft set. It's useful, easy to make and a great upcycle project made from a soda bottle.Once fully dry, remove the paper towel and masking tape.
Apply two lines of hot glue to the back of your label at either end.  Place over the front of the bottle, centered vertically over the spray painted line.
This attractive bag dispenser is from our Contemporary Kitchen Craft set. It's useful, easy to make and a great upcycle project made from a soda bottle.Apply a small amount of hot glue to the backs of the push pin tops.
This attractive bag dispenser is from our Contemporary Kitchen Craft set. It's useful, easy to make and a great upcycle project made from a soda bottle.Apply the push pins to either end of the label, creating a faux stud.
This attractive bag dispenser is from our Contemporary Kitchen Craft set. It's useful, easy to make and a great upcycle project made from a soda bottle.Cut two lines into the back of the large end of the bottle.  From the edge, cut into the bottle about 1 inch.  Do this a second time, 1 inch down from the first cut.  These cuts will allow for the lid to slip onto the bottle more easily.
Take the painted silver base of the bottle and place it over the larger opening of the bottle, creating your lid.
This attractive bag dispenser is from our Contemporary Kitchen Craft set. It's useful, easy to make and a great upcycle project made from a soda bottle.Now, simply remove the lid to fill with plastic grocery bags and replace the lid to keep out dust.  Bags pull easily from the smaller opening at the base of the bottle.  Hang in your pantry, on your fridge or anywhere needed for a simple and stylish bag dispenser that is also good for the planet!
This attractive bag dispenser is from our Contemporary Kitchen Craft set. It's useful, easy to make and a great upcycle project made from a soda bottle.

We hang ours using Command Strips

7 Comments

  1. Linda Porter

    I am a very visual person, could you show how the dispenser is attached with the command hook?
    Thank you!! Love the idea, I have all mine in a tote bag hung on a command hook, yours definitely looks much better. I just can’t visualize how it attaches to the command hook. Did you cut a hole in the bottle to hang on the command hook?

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    1. Nancy Author

      I’m so glad you mentioned that Ella. I left that part out accidentally. We hang ours using Command Strips as they hold it in place wonderfully and come off easily if needed. You could also punch a small hole and hang it with using a nail. But the Command Strips are much nicer. I added that info into the post.

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