Try It Tuesday – Altered/Recycled Container – FREE Digital Paper

Designer Kim McDonald recently posted a really cute Box Tops ”bank” she made from an empty chow mein noodle container. And I thought this would be a great first “Try It Tuesday.”

So this week’s project to try is to recycle an empty container, and alter it into something useful and beautiful. You do not need to use a D2D image to link up your project. Hopefully Kim’s project will inspire you to try something new…it inspired me to try. :)

For my project I used an empty drink mix container and altered it into a fun flower holder. I had many different sized packages of paper and silk flowers that didn’t fit well anywhere. This container holds a lot and keeps them protected, and I was able to toss all of the mismatched packaging.

It’s also easy to snap off the lid, and dump them out to select the perfect flower to use on my project. I created a hand-written label that is just clipped on so that I can easily use this container to store something different if I want to.

Funny story…I was printing out some of the new papers that will be release later this month, and my printer ran out of red/magenta ink. So it transitioned into this wonderful green!

I didn’t want it to go to waste, so I used it for my project. :) Then I changed the original red/pink paper to match what I printed, and I have it as a freebie for you below. Just click on the watermarked paper below and a new window will open for you to grab the paper from my store. Enjoy!

Now onto my project…

To make the label more interesting, I googled “French word for flower” and “des fleurs” is what came up for the plural form. I hope it’s right. lol!

These are the empty containers I was able to throw away after creating my space-saving container, and there’s lots more room in it for more flowers.

If you are someone who really likes to be organized and have everything in order, than you may like my other solution for flower storage. This is a container I purchased to store beads. It’s the perfect size! The individual containers stack and screw together, and there is just a single lid on the top. Here is another view:

Here is Kim’s project, the inspiration for this week’s technique…

I recycled a chow mien noodle can to make this “bank” for my collection of Box Tops for Education…tired of them just laying around my kitchen! Check out my blog for more details, and another photo. Aloha, Kim Mc

• Stamps: School Maisie Belle
• Paper: Paper Reflections
• Coloring Medium: Copics
• Size: about 4.5″ tall

Design Team member, Pat Wagner,  also gave it a try. Isn’t this super cute?!

I altered a Quaker Oatmeal container into a Valentine’s Day treat holder.  I like that the top fits snug and the treats will stay fresh.  More info on my blog.

• Stamps: Love Ya Cupcake
• Paper: Ka Zoo Collection (K & Company), Anna Griffin
• Coloring Medium: Copics

 You Can Do It, Too!

Add this code to the end of your own blog post if you try this technique this week: <a href=http://www.inlinkz.com/script.php?id=115749&nojump=1&key=IL4xfs7N9d1dM>get the InLinkz code</a> It will display everyone else that links up…kind of like a blog hop. :)