| Make a Dog Bed | |
Materials Needed:
This craft can also be made into a pillow for the kids, sit-upons, etc. 'Just' said she had so many bags that she made a bean bag chair out of bags instead of beans!
Note from Mary Van Arsdel: "I ran across you article about making a dog bed on About.com and using plastic bags to stuff it. You may wish to caution your readers to the choking hazard of using plastic bags for children and pets. Many animals will chew their beds and pull out the stuffing. In fact, the ASPCA says chewing on plastic bags could pose a hazard to animals as pieces of the bag could become lodged in your the pet's throat and obstruct his airway. Because of this they recommend keeping them out of reach and storing them in a secure area out of reach. Ditto for children."
Instructions:
Fill a pillowcase with the plastic bags, and tie it closed using the string (trim the string ends as short as you can). If you can sew, you can sew the neck and sleeves of a t-shirt closed, fill it with plastic bags, and then sew the bottom closed. You may want to sew in a zipper so more bags can be added as needed.
