We’ve all heard that we ought to reduce, reuse, and recycle. My favorite method to be sustainable is to reimagine– getting a little creative about turning garbage into treasure.
The first step is to believe before you toss. Ask yourself, can I recycle this item in another method, rather of bringing it to the recycling room or trash can? Here are some smart methods to give typical items a second life:
Ceramic yogurt jars that come in enticing colors; you can simply wash them, eliminate the label, and turn them into bud vases, Q-tip holders, pencil cups, toothpaste holders, or ring dishes. The glass versions can survive on as votive candle light holders, which are terrific to have at a party (the candlelight reveals through the clear glass).
Glass-stoppered bottle make ideal carafes for water.
Tequila bottles can be so ornate and vibrant that they make excellent vases, decanters, or water carafes once the tequila inside has been delighted in.
Paint a shipping box and use it to hold files or keep papers out of sight. Boxes also make fantastic forts or playspaces if you have kids– or animals– at home.
Paint a cleaned tomato can and you’ll have a vase or pencil holder, depending upon its size.
Cereal boxes, when painted and cut into shapes, get new life as mobiles or welcoming cards.
One of my preferred things to upcycle is a wine bottle. You can simply rinse it out and utilize it as a vase. Or, turn it into a candle light holder utilizing my tips listed below.
How to Turn a Wine Bottle Into a Candleholder
I enjoy the romantic appearance of wax-covered bottles holding drippy candles; it advises me of an old-school Italian restaurant. You can quickly recreate that take a look at home with an empty wine bottle you saved from the recycling space, and a drippy candle (or 2).
You can also have fun and paint the bottle first, write on it with a gold paint pen, or cover it in glitter before adding the candle. It’s a fun way to embellish for supper, and after that you have the “candleholder” as a memento of the night. And do not forget to recycle it! As soon as the candle melts, you can replace it with another one, and pull it out each time you have a special supper.
Compose everybody’s name on a bottle with a gold pen and it will be come a souvenir vase from an enjoyable dinner celebration.
Feeling imaginative? Here’s how to illuminate the night with your trash-turned-into-treasure candlestick. And if you want to include our Italian-inspired banner, you can download it here.
What You’ll Need
An empty bottle
Drippy candle lights
Optional: Spray paint, glitter, craft glue
Guidelines
Action 1: If you’re decorating your bottle, do that initially. You may spray paint it, write on it with a gold paint pen, cover it in spray adhesive, or utilize craft glue thinned with water and painted on with a brush, then dip it in shine. If you’re keeping it easier and letting the drips be the decoration, avoid to step two.
Action 2: Melt the bottom of your candle up until it’s soft enough to wedge into the bottle, then light it so it starts leaking down the sides. When it has dripped to your liking, blow out the candle light so it doesn’t melt all the method; you can relight it at dinner. (Note: If you could not discover drippy candles, you might need to melt a few candles to get great drips, then relight another one to utilize as the real candle light.).
Action 3: Bask in the radiance of the candlelight– and your gorgeous old white wine bottle-turned-candleholder!
