Craft Projects for Recycling Bottles, Jars and Containers

There are so many glass, plastic and cardboard containers brought into our homes that it's hard to see them as the treasures they are - but check out the projects below for wonderfully creative ways to rediscover their charm and usefulness.

Baby Doll Cradle Made from a Round Salt Box

Rock your little baby doll in a miniature doll cradle from a recycled cardboard ...

Recycled Pill Bottle Snowmen

Grab one (or two) of those pill bottles that you've been saving and make one of ...

Pill Bottle Angels

I have two different versions of pill bottle angels. Directions for both appear ...

Santa in a Snow Storm Jar

Set a small Santa figurine into a recycled glass jar then surround him with ...

Recycled Bird Seed Scoop

Keeping your bird feeders filled with seed is simple with the help of this ...

Lace Ribbon Angel

One of the most popular Angel crafts for AFC on Pinterest - and for good reason, I ...

Captured Fairy Jar with Printable Fairies

Print an enchanted pair of fairies then create a miniature, magical home for them ...

Coca-Cola Crate Picture Frame

How to turn a wooden coca-cola box into a country-style picture frame for your ...

Recycled Container Pumpkins

[clear] Recycle common containers to make spray painted pumpkins for Fall or ...

Recycled Dish Succulent Garden

The small root systems and minimal watering needs of succulent plants makes them ...

Coffee Creamer Valentine Bouquet

I thought, considering it is Valentine's Day today, that I had made my last ...

Jewelled Candles

Faux Jewelled Tin Can Candle Holders By Jane Lake and Twila Lenoir Try your ...

Pop Bottle Candle Holders

Free Candle Crafts:Recycled Pop Bottle Candle HoldersBy Twila LenoirI love to ...

Plastic Bottle Butterflies

Once in a while, you come across a recycling craft idea that works so well that ...

Bottle Fish

Recycled Bottle Fish Mobile By Jane Lake Colorful tropical fish or goldfish ...

M&M Lip Balm Necklace

Here's a really sweet craft project - because you get to eat chocolate M&M's ...

Tin Can Storage

How to Make Pretty Tin Can Storage Containers by Twila Lenoir Practical and ...

Braided Hanger

How to Make a Braided Clothes Hanger using Recycled Plastic Bags by Jane ...

Soda Bottle Dome

Make a domed floral display from a recycled pop bottle. You don't need to buy ...

Coffee Tin

Use grouting and plaster to completely revamp the outside form of a tin coffee ...

Recycled Plastic Bottle Greenhouse

Make a mini greenhouse for seeds or cuttings from a two litre plastic pop bottle, ...

Faux Leather Pencil Holder

~ Recycling Idea for a Round Cardboard Container by Twila Lenoir This is a ...

Wheatsheaf Jars

Gift in a Jar ideas are always enhanced by the presentation of the jar itself. ...