Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Recycled Projects

I wanted to share a little recycling project I did a few weeks back.  One of my favorite types of coffee drinks are the Starbucks Frappachino that come in the little glass bottles. I always save the bottles and the container they come in because I figured there must be something crafty I can do with them. Well lo and behold, two projects came to mind. For the first one, I took the bottles and cleaned them out really well and removed the stickers from the front and back of the bottles. Then I took the caps and spray painted them white. Added a few decorations and viola...
Instant (well sort of instant with a little work) Valentine Teacher gifts.  They were a hit with all my son's teachers.

The second project was to make something from the carrier that the bottles come in. So I took some gesso and covered the entire thing.

Then I covered it in different types of cardstock paper and added embellishments to make....a craft caddy to hold all my markers, pens and important crafting tools.
This one I did in an English/British theme.

And this one in a pink and girly theme. I love how both of them turned out. So before you throw out those bottles and boxes, give them a new purpose. Thanks for stopping by!!

4 comments:

  1. I love your upcycled projects. Now I will never trash our bottles again. I love upcycling where I can...cheapest and most eco friendly way to craft I say:) My gosh Paula, you have a YT acct and Etsy...I have a tube acct that I'm afraid to use. LOL! I love your site!

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  2. Awesome idea!! The bottle idea is so great!

    And my lucky duck daughter gets to go back to England in April !!!

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  3. Thanks Kisha! LOL, yeah I do a little better keeping my YT account current..haha. You should use yours! Just jump right in. I would for sure watch your vids. =)

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  4. Thanks Shana!! Now I'm double jealous that she gets to go back!!! How fun!

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