D-I-Y plastic bag dispenser

When she’s not hiking with her Catahoula leopard dog, Beau, Amanda Tikkanen is probably going all MacGyver on some forgotten nylon remnant. With a passion for trails and dogs and the self-reliance of a pioneer, Amanda generously shares her insights and perspectives at UberPest’s Journal. She’s not a daily blogger by any stretch, but her archives and do-it-yourself instructions could keep a motivated, tree-hugging, dog guardian busy repurposing everyday objects for a long while. A March 2008 entry on converting a plastic, gallon jug into a waste bag dispenser is just the sort of practical wisdom we can all use in these belt-tightening times. (Extra points for using a pet-stain removal jug for poop bags!)