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Upcycle!! Feed Bag Tutorial

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I love upcycling and using what would ordinarily be thrown away toward a good and useful purpose. Plus, chickens and bunnies are cute. So why not tote them with you to the grocery store?    Start with a 40-50 pound sack of feed.  Feed the critters first and shake out all the extra feed.  Some feeds are sweet and sort of sticky, so you may need to wash out the bag.  Using a roller cutter and a mat, cut the bottom, closed edge off straight.   You can also use a box knife to cut it, or draw a line with a pen and use scissors.  A roller cutter will be infinitely easier.  Then, using a ruler, cut off a 2.5" strip across the bottom of the bag, this will be one handle.    Now move your ruler and cut another 2.5" strip for the other handle.   Turn the bag over and thinking about where you want the design to be, cut about 2 inches above that line, so you can hem the top of the bag.  I chose to hem right above the words, "Nature Wise" for my