The brown paper bag is a highly underrated household standby. While its everyday uses range from toting groceries to covering schoolbooks, its creative and decorative potential extends far beyond ...

If you have an excess of paper bags from the grocery store, consider trying one or all of these five genius uses for paper ...

Here are 9 brilliant and useful things you can do with a classic brown paper bag.

Serves 3-4. Ingredients: 1 grocery-size brown paper bag; Parchment paper; 8 strips bacon (thick cut) 1 tablespoon salt-free spice blend; Directions: Heat the oven to 400 degrees F.

– Lunch-size brown paper bags – Rit dye – Rubber gloves – Scissors – Hot glue gun – Wood skewers. 1. Place the paper bags one at a time in a dye bath of about 1 part dye and 2 parts water.

Second, if you do try this brown-bag baking method, make sure the bag never touches the sides or top of your oven as it may cause the bag (or parchment paper) to catch on fire.

At her fall/winter 2012 runway show, Sander sent out models clutching her Vasari purse -- essentially a brown paper bag that looks exactly like a brown paper bag, except it retails for $290.

Brown paper grocery bag, preferably ink-free. Instructions: Make the dough: Preheat oven to 425°F. Stir together flour and salt in a large mixing bowl using a fork.