Top 25 Things You Can Do With a Good Ole Paper Bag, #5

Item #5 - Paper Bag Liners - for those messy places

Today’s tip may not be flattering, but it sure gives you an appreciation for what a good paper bag can do. Do you have any messy holding areas in the house? Like a bird cage? (I think that click was a lightbulb coming on, you may be way ahead of me now.) Not every one has a pet bird, but we all have boots. Whatever your need, a paper bag will keep the bottoms of cages or boot trays a lot cleaner and easier to take care of. Newspaper is OK, but too much moisture and you have a bigger mess than having used nothing. Ever pick up wet newspaper to change the boot tray liner and have it shred in your hand? Yuck! A paper bag, while holding together better, will still absorb that extra moisture and clean up afterwards easier too.

Stay tuned for our countdown! Item #4 of the Paper Bag Countdown coming up tomorrow! Probably some things you know and hopefully some you don't. Some are light hearted, admittedly, but some, are very helpful in a pinch!

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Brought to you by Corky Devendorf and his friends at Duro Bag Mfg Co, Maker of more kinds of bags and sacks than you can shake a stick at! Today's special bag - Paper Grocery Bags and sacks (never knew there were so MANY uses, did ya?) from Duro Bag, helping with some of Life's Little Things...

Review-
#25 - Grease Stain Removal
#24 - Hiccup Cure
#23 - Schoolbook Cover
#22 - Car Heater Help
#21 - Costume
#20 - Shelf Liners
#19 - Wrapping Paper - A - Business
#18 - Wrapping Paper - B - Fun
#17 - Take a Lunch
#16 - For Sale Sign
#15 - Dietetic Popcorn Maker
#14 - Don’t forget to recycle!
#13 - Moving Aid
#12 - Storage Containers
#11 - Fire Starter
#10 - Paper Bag Luminaries
#9 - Paper Bag Puppet
#8 - Ripen a Green Banana
#7 - Emergency mulch from paper bags
#6 - Garbage Bag for the car
#5 - Paper Bag Liners - for those messy places
#4 - Stick with us, less than a week to go to #1 :- )

Top 25 Things You Can Do With a Good Ole Paper Bag, #6

Item #6 - Garbage Bag for the car

Simple enough and self explanatory. Obviously, you need to be careful with liquids, but you can always throw a paper towel in the bottom of the bag too, for light amounts. Works great for those napkins that always get used. And keeps them off the floor. Duro Bag also makes trash bags though and obviously they would even contain the liquid mess without loosing their bottom, but, we’re talking “in a pinch here.”

Stay tuned for our countdown! Item #5 of the Paper Bag Countdown coming up tomorrow! Probably some things you know and hopefully some you don't. Some are light hearted, admittedly, but some, are very helpful in a pinch!

Stop back to the Paper Bags Blog! Bookmark us now, we don't want to loose you!

Brought to you by Corky Devendorf and his friends at Duro Bag Mfg Co, Maker of more kinds of bags and sacks than you can shake a stick at! Today's special bag - garbage and leaf bags and sacks (never knew there were so MANY uses, did ya?) from Duro Bag, helping with some of Life's Little Things...

Review-
#25 - Grease Stain Removal
#24 - Hiccup Cure
#23 - Schoolbook Cover
#22 - Car Heater Help
#21 - Costume
#20 - Shelf Liners
#19 - Wrapping Paper - A - Business
#18 - Wrapping Paper - B - Fun
#17 - Take a Lunch
#16 - For Sale Sign
#15 - Dietetic Popcorn Maker
#14 - Don’t forget to recycle!
#13 - Moving Aid
#12 - Storage Containers
#11 - Fire Starter
#10 - Paper Bag Luminaries
#9 - Paper Bag Puppet
#8 - Ripen a Green Banana
#7 - Emergency mulch from paper bags
#6 - Garbage Bag for the car
#5 - Stick with us, less than a week to go to #1 :- )

Top 25 Things You Can Do With a Good Ole Paper Bag, #7

Item #7 - Emergency Mulch

I had a tree to plant in the yard one weekend and didn’t feel like running into town to buy mulch. So what you say, well, you’re probably right. Being lazy isn’t something to brag about. But I took a few paper gabs and ran them thru the home office paper shredder. They are absorbent and would hold the water. And being below ground who would ever know. Hint: When you are lazy, make it so it doesn’t show... Tree didn’t care. That was 2 or 3 summers ago, so it didn’t hurt it.

Stay tuned for our countdown! Item #6 of the Paper Bag Countdown coming up tomorrow! Probably some things you know and hopefully some you don't. Some are light hearted, admittedly, but some, are very helpful in a pinch!

Stop back to the Paper Bags Blog! Bookmark us now, we don't want to loose you!

Brought to you by Corky Devendorf and his friends at Duro Bag Mfg Co, Maker of more kinds of bags and sacks than you can shake a stick at! Today's special bag - paper grocery bags and sacks (never knew there were so MANY uses, did ya?) from Duro Bag, helping with some of Life's Little Things...

Review-
#25 - Grease Stain Removal
#24 - Hiccup Cure
#23 - Schoolbook Cover
#22 - Car Heater Help
#21 - Costume
#20 - Shelf Liners
#19 - Wrapping Paper - A - Business
#18 - Wrapping Paper - B - Fun
#17 - Take a Lunch
#16 - For Sale Sign
#15 - Dietetic Popcorn Maker
#14 - Don’t forget to recycle!
#13 - Moving Aid
#12 - Storage Containers
#11 - Fire Starter
#10 - Paper Bag Luminaries
#9 - Paper Bag Puppet
#8 - Ripen a Green Banana
#7 - Emergency mulch from paper bags
#6 - We’re getting down there! :- )

Top 25 Things You Can Do With a Good Ole Paper Bag, #8

Item #8 - Did you hear the one about how to ripen a green banana fast?

I suppose I should extend this and make it complicated, but the plain truth is, just put it in... (Come on, say with me, now...) A Brown Paper Bag overnight.

I had forgotten this one, but as luck would have it, we got an ad for Food and Family magazine in the mail this evening. And lo and behold! Just happened to notice this one and to tell the truth, I could use another one or two... :-).

Stay tuned for our countdown! Item #7 of the Paper Bag Countdown coming up tomorrow! Probably some things you know and hopefully some you don't. Some are light hearted, admittedly, but some, are very helpful in a pinch!

Stop back to the Paper Bags Blog! Bookmark us now, we don't want to loose you!

Brought to you by Corky Devendorf and his friends at Duro Bag Mfg Co, Maker of more kinds of bags and sacks than you can shake a stick at! Today's special bag - paper lunch bags and sacks (never knew there were so MANY uses, did ya?) from Duro Bag, helping with some of Life's Little Things...

Review-
#25 - Grease Stain Removal
#24 - Hiccup Cure
#23 - Schoolbook Cover
#22 - Car Heater Help
#21 - Costume
#20 - Shelf Liners
#19 - Wrapping Paper - A - Business
#18 - Wrapping Paper - B - Fun
#17 - Take a Lunch
#16 - For Sale Sign
#15 - Dietetic Popcorn Maker
#14 - Don’t forget to recycle!
#13 - Moving Aid
#12 - Storage Containers
#11 - Fire Starter
#10 - Paper Bag Luminaries
#9 - Paper Bag Puppet
#8 - Ripen a Green Banana
#7 - We’re getting down there! :- )