Water bottles are probably one of the easiest and most versatile products to upcycle or repurpose.
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There are thousands of crafts and interesting ways you can use plastic or glass bottles, so try giving your bottle a useful makeover.
With just a few simple cuts, you can avoid the dreaded odor and toxic fumes of drain cleaner and make your own drain cleaner.
We all need to help save the bee population, but wasps are a little different. You definitely want to get rid of the stinging homewreckers before it turns into something like this monster nest.
A simple craft for children or if you have already finished the coloring books for adults. You can also use the bottom of soda bottles to create a cherry blossom painting.
4. Glass pasta containers (or something else).
The water that comes in glass jars is often more expensive, so make sure you get your money’s worth and turn them into super handy and stylish storage containers.
An easy way to organize your art supplies, travel makeup brushes, or even snacks. For everything ‘no-sew’, you can register with us.
If you have the perfect color in a regular can, but need to convert it to a spray can, this is much easier (and cheaper!) than taking it to a hardware store and putting it in a spray can.
There’s certainly no age limit for summer fun, and if you’re too embarrassed to go to a toy store and buy one for yourself, this is an easy craft. Anyone can enjoy this idea, even a moose looking to cool off.
Dogs must be supervised when using this, in case they break through the sock to the plastic; Swallowing plastic is potentially dangerous. But the curious pups who like to hunt for fun or treats will love delving into these DIY toys.
This planter is self-watering because the string threaded through the cap absorbs the water in the bottom half of the bottle. This is especially great for grasses and other fairly green plants.
A super fun idea! All you need for this DIY project are some shells or rocks, water, a freshwater arthropod, and pond foam. You know, things you have lying around the house. But seriously, most of these things can be purchased at your local pet store.
Give back to the environment and help your garden thrive. This one only has a few steps, but will feed many happy hummingbirds with sugar water.
UPDATE: September 18, 2023, 1:32 PM AEST This article was originally published in April 2016 and has since been updated in September 2023.
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