Does anyone know of anything to make out of prescription bottles ?

Diane K Boggs
by Diane K Boggs
I have a gazillion bottles and I am not very creative. I would like to do something with them that is not complicated.
  17 answers
  • Hillela G. Hillela G. on Feb 16, 2017

    I personally use them to store little things in my purse- like change or hair clips.

  • Marge Marge on Feb 16, 2017

    I use them for screws and tiny things in the garage. In my sewing room, I use them for buttons, sequins. In my office, I put paper clips and thumb tacks in them. They are also recycle items or some organizations could use them too. I like the thread idea and the purse container ideas too! In the garage, you could drill a hole in the top and screw them onto wood to store items in and get them organized too!

  • Jewel Wakeman Jewel Wakeman on Feb 16, 2017

    Donate them to Matthew 25. They clean, sterlize, and remove the labels and give them to doctors and medical workers in 2nd world countries who are short on money to buy supplies. They also collect other small containers for the same purpose. You would, of course, remove your name or other personal identification before donating.

  • Jewel Wakeman Jewel Wakeman on Feb 17, 2017

    I have been trying to post a reply, but keep having trouble.

  • Paul M Paul M on Feb 17, 2017

    It is not a link, just copy and paste the url into your browser destination and it will take you there.


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    • Jewel Wakeman Jewel Wakeman on Feb 18, 2017

      Libby, you are welcome. I tried to post more information, but I don't know where it went!




  • Eroque022810 Eroque022810 on Feb 17, 2017

    Can you glue them together in the shape of a old frame or mirror that you want to update then place around as you glue it ,oh with bottom side up? Then paint the bottoms in mettalic color's?

  • Carol S. Carol S. on Feb 18, 2017

    I keep a couple for spare change in my car.


  • Julie Benson Fett Julie Benson Fett on Feb 18, 2017

    They make a great sewing kit for your purse or a college-bound student. Use them to collect office, craft or sewing supplies - if the cover is white, you can just write on the top and put in a drawer. Just be sure to NOT use them for anything a child might mistake for candy!

  • Beverly Kohn Beverly Kohn on Feb 19, 2017

    With E6000 glue bottles to wood board. Place them upside down vertical and horizontal even use caps for different heights. Can leave spaces between bottles. Spray with plastic coating paint. Do 2-3 coats of black . Oops make sure board fits in a frame with no glass.now you have a Louis Nevelson piec of art. Can do in white also, can use different sizes and shapes of wood also. Look up Nevelson's work its fabulous

  • Lee Lee on Feb 19, 2017

    It started as a way of savings for me years ago, I never spend my change. I discovered that the main sized prescription bottles would hold exactly 10 dollars worth of quarters. I've been doing it for 20 years and have hundreds of them full. It'll make my kids nuts when they find those after I die. hehehe

  • Donna Donna on Feb 20, 2017

    I am saving mine for my favorite missionary; her helpers remove the labels and create lots of bottles of vitamins or whatever to be sent to Africa.

  • Becki Becki on Feb 20, 2017

    Pinterest has alot of ideas for use of pill bottles...from crafts to survival and sewing kits....but I love the post on here about helping missionary outreach since I grew up a missionary/ministers kid

  • Eve Eve on Feb 20, 2017

    That's a wonderful idea to give them to workers in third world countries. If you only have a few, you could keep small amounts of fav spices in your purse. I do love to spice things up. I like no salt seasoning, lemon pepper for my baked potato and this three pepper blend right now. A Cajun blend is nice to have along too. Livens up boring meals when forced to eat out.

  • Donna Donna on Feb 22, 2017

    If you want to donate them, then just donate them. Or, maybe there is a clinic that caters to the homeless; perhaps they can use them. If you wanted to donate them to a missionary, you would probably have to call some churches and see if they one who could use them.

  • Diane K Boggs Diane K Boggs on Feb 22, 2017

    Thank you