Do you ever think of ways that you could recycle food containers once you are done with them or do you just throw them in the recycling? I am always thinking about ways that I can reuse items like that. For instance, I sometimes save empty icing containers because they make great storage!
Today I am showing you how I made an icing container into a gratitude jar!
Materials needed:
- An old icing container with a the lid or any container would work
- Paint (I am using DecoArt’s Americana Decor Chalky Finish Chalk Acrylic)
- Paint Brush
- Box Cutter or Scissors
- Paint pen or smaller paint brush and a different color paint
- A mar for cutting the hole in the lid
- Small pieces of paper to write things you are grateful for
How I made it:
1. Take the lid off of the container and paint both pieces. I did 2 coats of paint. Let them dry.
2. Using a paint pen, write Grateful or Gratitude on the outside of the container.
3. With the box cutters or scissors, cut a hole in the center of the lid. Be careful though!
4. Place the top on the container and get to work writing out what you are grateful for. You could do this once a day or once a week or as often as you would like!
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Until next time…….Happy Crafting!