What to do with these?

Bryan
by Bryan
The plastic is clear and the labels come off nicely. There are grips to hold them with as well. I have 80-100 of these containers. I use them to store things in but I am looking for other ideas on how to embellish them.
  16 answers
  • DesertRose DesertRose on Sep 09, 2017

    You might advertise them for free for teachers to use, or other home makers and even gents could use them for storage of odds and ends in their work shops. You might sell them on Amazon or ebay at 10 for a dollar plus postage. Some people give away storage containers at their yard sales if someone buys anything. It is just some ideas to help you be creative. Crafters might need them for their storage too. It looks like they stack nicely.

    • Bryan Bryan on Sep 11, 2017

      Lenora, I do believe you have the best idea. Although there have been some great ones here. I especially love the one for Halloween lanterns. I will definitely check with the teachers at local school to see if they will be able to put them to use. Teachers form the ideas of our future generations and it is a shame they must use part of their own income to assist in their teachings.

  • Lisasuddarth Lisasuddarth on Sep 09, 2017

    How about some paint and bedazzle some in a pretty pattern? I bedazzled my walker and have vines, flowers, and butterflies wrapped around it, plus some small solar powered butterflies at the top.

  • C. D. Scallan C. D. Scallan on Sep 09, 2017

    Halloween is coming up . Spray paint some of these white. Take a sharpie and draw ghost faces on them . You can use rocks or sand at the bottom of them to make them sturdy and then put battery operated tea lights from the dollar tree in them . Line the driveway and/or front porch for a cute and easy decoration .

  • Allinthefamilysingers Allinthefamilysingers on Sep 09, 2017

    DECAL THEM AND MAKE COOKIE JAR GIFTS AND TEA BAGS

  • Sharon Sharon on Sep 09, 2017

    I would soak the old labels off, and make some nice labels on your printer or buy premade ones.

  • Viki Salmon Viki Salmon on Sep 09, 2017

    I made labels and used for sugar, flour, etc in camper

  • Peg Peg on Sep 09, 2017

    I put yarn balls in mine and used one as a yarn puller. I cut a small hole in the lid to pull the yarn through.

  • Nancy Turner Nancy Turner on Sep 09, 2017

    They make great containers for pasta and they are stackable. You can store anything in them that you want to keep the bugs out of, like flour, sugar, etc. I use them to store change as they are sturdy. I finally got my hubby to use them for holding all his spare nuts and bolts when he is taking something apart so he doesn't keep losing them. They come in handy for so many things, are air tight and water proof.

  • Karen Krysowaty Karen Krysowaty on Sep 09, 2017

    Decoupage them with different patterns from your favorite paper napkins.

  • Emily Emily on Sep 09, 2017

    100 is an awful lot of anything (except money!) so realistically speaking how many can you use? Still if you used all 100 together regardless of what you put in them, you would have a very compelling eye catcher. So here are some more ideas of what to put in them (inspired by working on cleaning my cellar) spools of thread, small toys, broken bits of china, cotton balls, small candles, small light bulbs, Xmas tree light bulbs, nuts with shells, corn holders, something funky and inexpensive from a hardware store or dollar store, old cassette tapes, new toothbrushes, small pin cushions, candy canes, hard candies, cookies, cough drops, small bags of pine needles, pine cones, dried sweet smelling herbs, cookie cutters, etc. As to decorating them. . .what about taking some favorite pictures of your family members, maybe several generations worth, have them all copied in black and white and glue one photo inside each container? What ever you decorate this many jars with make sure you have the same theme. That will make the greatest impact.

  • Cori Widen Cori Widen on Sep 11, 2017

    Could you decoupage them with paper napkins and use them to hold flowers, like a vase?

  • Pat21862849 Pat21862849 on Sep 14, 2017

    I don't recall Jockga asking where to get RID of them...just how to use them. Storing kitchen staples would be my first project. Also office supples...with or without the lids, they could organize pens, pencils, markers. Also a " bits & pieces jar for the work bench. I actually separate my bits & pieces into kitchen, office, bathrooms, bedrooms, crafts, work bench, garage, garden and misc....that way I have a better idea where they came from and which jar to go to if I need the pieces again. They can be labeled with the room and lined up on a shelf near the workbench. These jars might be a little large for that though? The crafts mentioned by others here also sound like great ideas! Could paint or use sticky numbers on them ...one number on each jar.... glue them to a board put colorful glass stones and lights inside to have your address numbers light up.

  • Babette Babette on Sep 14, 2017

    You could make them into fairy houses for outside. Decorate them with pebbles, moss, pinecones and glass beads. Turn it upside down over a cheap solar light and then at night the Windows will light up. Or decorate them and make penny banks. I did that for my kids when they were little and they still have them. You can use that faux stained glass paint on them as eell.

  • Rose P Rose P on Sep 14, 2017

    stack them four at the base then 3 then 2 and one at the top, give a ball to a child to knock them down. Child can also use as blocks .


  • Cheryl Cheryl on Sep 15, 2017

    I am planning on making lightweight snow globes for toddlers. No water, glue a light weight figurine to the lid, and then use small styrofoam beads for snow to shake. Static will make the styrofoam stick to sides. Supergluing the lid on the globe. Fun for all:)

  • 62q10370829 62q10370829 on Sep 17, 2017

    You can make pumpkins, Santa & turkeys & bunny's & flags to put outside. Just put dirt or sand or rocks inside. I use mine for cereal, coffee, pancake mix, instant pototoes, noodles, rice, beans, packsges of gravy, kool aid, tea bags, candy, nuts, make labels for each thing. If into crafting, glue, pens, pencils, scissors & special scissors, wood things, I can name a tons more but you can step back & thank about what things you do & thank could I use that there to look better. Also if you have kids for Lego's. You can cut top off to make opening bigger at corners.