4. Pill Bottle Pencil Sharpener
Flickr user sapheron says that to make this pencil sharpener:
Cut a space in the lid for a pencil sharpener to be glued in. The bottle was decorated with glue and shaved chalk. I don’t recommend painting with chalk if you expect any sort of duration with a clean desk.
Easy peasy! I think the best way to do this would be to trace the top of the pencil sharpener onto the inside of the pill bottle lid, then use a box cutter to ever-so-carefully cut it out. A strong glue like e6000 would probably do the trick to hold the sharpener in place.
You could really decorate this however you like, so get creative!
Have you guys done any crafting with reclaimed pill bottles? I’d love to hear your ideas!
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i made a coin purse with recycled fabrics and added some bling, then i gave it a good coating of clear glue so it would last a long time.
http://www.oasisoriginals.net/recycled.html#coinpurse
Not exactly crafty, but I liked using the standard 1″ round standard pill bottle for my quarters in my laundromat days. The locking lid meant I could just toss the bottle of quarters into my basket w/o worrying they were going to fall out and go.
I have also seen them used for coin collections, needles and pins, etc. But I have some large 12-16 oz sized tinted pill bottles with “shoulders” on them that I’ve been throwing in the recycling bin when I’m done with them each month, but I’m looking for ideas on how to use them. Anyone?
I’m a geocacher. Gimme a bunch of pill bottles and a roll of camo tape, and I’ll give you a dozen standard film-can-in-the-woods caches.
I made bud vases out out of the small pill perscrip bottles – check it out at http://www.dsmarts.com/art.html
little spray paint and glue is all you need. I used the caps for the base. I blue 3 finished together, but you could do any number.
I made bud vases out out of the small pill perscrip bottles – check it out at http://www.dsmarts.com/art.html
little spray paint and glue is all you need. I used the caps for the base. I blue 3 finished together, but you could do any number.
We use leftover, thoroughly cleaned, pill bottles to hold salad dressing when taking a salad to work or on a picnic. They never leak and the salad stays crispy