We’ve all tried to find something to do with these items – and I got sick of searching. Here is my tutorial list for all sorts of empty containers!
Plastic Bottle Tutorials:
- Acorn Bird Feeder: Design Sponge
- Self-Watering Plant Container out of a 2-Liter Bottle: Instructables
- Christmas Star Ornament: EspiritCabane
- The Giving Tree: Growing Up Creative
Salad Dressing, BBQ Sauce, or Drink Bottle Tutorials:
Detergent and Bleach Bottle Tutorials:
- How to Make a Piggy Bank: Family Crafts
- How to Make Exercise Weights: About
- Detergent Bottle Vase: Happy Mundane
- Detergent Bottle Jack-o-Lanterns: About
- Bejeweled Black Cat Made from a Laundry Detergent Bottle: Crafting a Green World
- Detergent Bottle Snowman: About
Milk Carton Tutorials:
- Faux Bois Bookend: TenthMuseStudios
- Mold for a Candle: CraftBits
- Milk Carton Bird Feeder: Kaboose
- Birdhouse or Birdfeeder from a Milk Carton: ZiggityZoom
- Recycled Milk Carton Truck: Origami Mommy
- Milk Carton Puppet: Instructables
- DIY Milk Carton Organizer: Maya Made
- Scratch Art Desk Organizers: The Knack
- Milk Carton Wallet: Family Fun
Milk Jug Tutorials:
- Harriet the Heifer Milk Jug Craft: Family Fun
- Milk Jug Piggy Bank: Free Kids Crafts
- Recycled Milk Jug Pinatas: Cathie Filian
- Various Gardening Tools: Better Homes and Gardens
- Milk Jug Plastic Bag Holder: Craft of the Day
- Reusable Lunch or Sandwich Containers: Family Fun
- Milk Jug Containers: Vanilla Joy – I can see myself actually using them for this – simple, yet so useful!
- Milk Jug Easter Baskets: Kaboose
- Milk Jug-o-Lantern: KinderArt
- Monster Jug Heads: Family Fun
- Eerie Luminarias: Better Homes and Gardens
- Halloween Skeleton Decoration: Prairie Webs
Milk Bottle Tutorials:
Glass Wine Bottle Tutorials:
- Recycled Wine Bottle Torch: Design for Life
- Chocolate Covered Witch Warts for Halloween: Can’t Stop Making Things Blog
- Wine Bottle Vases: Design Sponge
Misc. Glass Tutorials:
Glass Jar Tutorials:
- Hanging Jar Lanterns: P. Allen Smith
- How to Select the Right Size Lampshade for a Canning Jar Lamp: The Artful Crafter
- Glass Marble Flower Vase: addicted2decorating
- Recipes in a Jar: Craftbits – this page has multiple recipes, scroll down to the bottom!
- Cookies in a Jar: Bakerella
- Glitter Globe: TheLongThread
- Making Canned Halloween Monstrosities: I Make Projects
- Halloween Jars: TheLongThread
- Jack-o-Lantern Jars: Me and My Insanity
- Jar-O-Lanterns: Martha Stewart
- Recycled Jar Jack-O-Lanterns: Instructables
- Halloween Snow Globes: I Love to Create Blog
- Wedding Crafts – Baby Food Jar Lanterns: Mad in Crafts
- Thankful Jar: Poppies at Play
- Snowman Candy Jar: FamilyCrafts.About
Inspiration, Ideas, and Photos:
Milk Carton Fun: DebbieDee
Milk Jug Chandelier: PZRServices
If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. Thanks!
Photo Credit: ohdearbarb on flickr