Andrea over at QuietFish is a woman of great ideas, and I totally stole her idea to get some reuseable vegetable produce bags. You know, those clear bags for putting your beans and cherries and whatnot in, that are totally useless for any other application, that end up in the garbage?

Andrea made her own because she is a crafty woman who, apparently, does not waste her energy by getting overly involved in American Idol. But I did not have it in me to drag my 500 pound sewing machine up from the basement, especially when Brooke White so desperately needed my love and support sent through the TV, so I ordered some online instead.

They arrived. And I love them.

Here’s what they look like:

They’re wicked awesome. Lightweight so they don’t add any extra cost to your food; see-through so you can tell what’s what. Totally machine washable and dryable. Since we already bring our own cloth grocery bags to the store, it’s no trouble to remember to bring these little bags, too.

I bought them from an Etsy shop (a site where crafty persons can sell their homemade items) called Re-Market. I notice that she’s all out of inventory at the moment, though. She makes the bags in several sizes. I think I bought two packs of 3 in the Large size, which have been perfect for our family-of-four-and-a-half type shopping.

So, I recommend!