Why Not Make Your Own Plastic Bags? "Plastic bags are a great convenience for the homemaker these days." Plastics are great right?! You can freeze food in plastic zip bags. Put books in plastic bags on rainy days. Pack a picnic lunch. Put away leftover food. But, let us get to the title of this almanac post which suggests that we can just simply make our own plastic bags. May I introduce to you the Vintage Bagmaker & Sealer! Make a plastic bag any size and seal up plastic bags to store and protect your stuffs. Now I guess we moved away from sealers as the popularity of other plastics came about. What convenience! What innovation! Stop the presses! For 1970 this was a big deal. However, as we matured as a civilization, we became a little more eco-conscious. We started to see how badly trash, especially from plastics, harm our environment. Just refresh your memory on the impacts of this from my Marc...