Instead of buying containers use…
A shoe box as a craft box:
or a nature collection box:
Baby food jars for homemade deodorant:
Baby food jars for tacs, stables and paper clips and bigger jars as pencil holders:
A mason jar as a toothbrush holder:
Jars to hold coins, popcorn, beans, you name it:
This Ovalitine jar now houses homemade hot chocolate mix:
Here’s a V8 juice box I use for my spice bottles. I made it prettier by adding this piece of material:
The box on the right was a box full of tea bags, but now it has our Christmas decorations in it:
All kinds of boxes are perfect for organizing toys, puzzles and games:
A mushroom container from the store turned into a pencil holder:
I like using this snack box (on the right) for keeping my cupboard a little more organized:
Citrus bags work great for bath toys! It keeps them contained, but still lets them air dry:
I’m using the bottom of my old make-up powder dish as a soap dish:
This Altoids tin is perfect for holding Gracia’s little hair clips:
I know these don’t look like the fanciest containers, but there’s plenty of ways to fancy them up, by removing labels, painting, adding your own labels, and covering them in pretty paper or fabric.
What creative containers are you using around the house?
This post is linked at A Blossoming Life and Frugally Sustainable.
