The Reclaim series is all about turning discarded old things into beautiful new things. It’s about making treasure from trash, reducing our waste and saving a little money along the way. Each episode features an everyday object and a variety of inspiring ways that object can be reclaimed.
This edition features plastic bottles!
- Use plastic bottles to make melted vases, painted vases or glitter vases.
- Create some pretty plastic bottle cuffs.
- If you’re feeling very ambitious, build a plastic bottle greenhouse! Or use the top of one plastic bottle over a seedling, to create a miniature version.
- Make plastic bottle bowling pins.
- Invite native wildlife into your backyard with a plastic bottle bird feeder like this one or this one.
- Make your own lava lamp.
- Use plastic bottles to make a desk organiser.
- Create festive plastic bottle ornaments.
- Decorate your space with plastic bottle flowers like these or these.
- Make a plastic bottle pet food dispenser.
- Cut a plastic bottle in half and use the top as a funnel.
- Recycle plastic bottles for cupcake or cookie packaging.
- Make pretty plastic bottle drinking glasses.
- Use plastic bottles to create cute apple-shaped boxes!
- Turn a plastic bottle into a plastic bag keeper.
Have you got any other clever ideas for recycling plastic bottles? If so, please share!
Katie x
PS You can find previous episodes of the reclaim series here.
Oh wow the bracelets are amazing! Such a good idea – I might have to investigate that one. They remind me of snap bracelets. Do you remember them? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slap_bracelet
Yes, I LOVED slap bracelets! We I was about 7 I had a sparkly one that was pretty much my favourite thing in the whole world! You are right, the plastic bottle cuffs are like lovely, fancy slap bracelets for grownups
ohhh I love these ideas so much!
Such great ideas!!! So many of those ideas up above are so so cool. Makes me feel bad that I usually just recycle my plastic bottles (although I try to buy as little of them as possible) .
Love this series.
you guys truly rock!
Yes, late last night I actually found myself rummaging through our recycling bin looking for bottles! I love the first and last pictures especially. Oh and thank you! We think YOU rock!
I love these beautiful ideas, It is hard to imagine anything beautiful coming from something as ugly as a plastic drinks bottle, but these crafty folks have proved otherwise, thanks for sharing.
I know, aren’t they clever?! Who’d have thought plastic bottles could look so lovely?
that’s really neat! that list picture is so cute.
Oh my goodness, I love those ornaments! I would not have realized they were from plastic bottles! How adorable!
I also love the cuffs! Great ideas
I love the bottle bottom curtains…they look so beautiful!
And and plastic bottle greenhouse! Getting on THAT!
I know! When Reubs and I (one day! hopefully!) own our own place I would love a little bottle greenhouse at the end of the garden! So cute and thrifty!
BRILLIANT!! Thank you! I like to reclaim as much as possible but don’t know how to make things look good – these pics are so inspiring.
Also, we are building a greenhouse. I would LOVE the walls to be made of plastic – wonder if I can convince the parental unit?? I’ve already forwarded your picture.
I love these ideas! I especially liked the flower curtain and the gardening shed. Some nice ideas. Thanks for rounding them up. I am featuring you on my blog’s Friday Friends! feature. Come on over and check it out.
Wow wow and wow!!!!!
super liked all the projects!!!
Omg. These are awesome ideas. Thanks so much for gathering them all and sharing. I’m your newest follower thanks to “By George you’ve got it”.
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I use half bottles to put oilbottles in, to keep my kitchenboard clean.
In summer I use the upper half upsite down in the garten to water the plants.