How to use potato chips tubes for creative recycling? Unfortunately these packages are not made with recyclable materials and must therefore be thrown into unsorted waste. But, fortunately, they are very durable and easily reusable. So why throw them away? You can use them as containers for other foods and objects, or turn them into small creative masterpieces. Here are some ideas you can get inspired by.
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How to use i potato chips tubes for the creative recycling? Unfortunately these packages are not made with recyclable materials and must therefore be thrown into unsorted waste. But, fortunately, they are very durable and easily reusable.
So why throw them away? You can use them as containers for other foods and objects, or turn them into small creative masterpieces. Here are some ideas you can get inspired by.
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Containers for cookies
From tubes for chips to containers for cookies. We cleverly reuse potato chip tubes to preserve the freshness and crunchiness of purchased or homemade cookies. You will get some great ones gift package if you will cover the tubes with colored paper and if you will decorate them with a ribbon.
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Fairytale castle
Here is that a tube of chips has been transformed in a fantastic fairytale castle. It takes a bit of manual skills and the right materials. You can recover some decorations from old toy boxes, cover the tube with recycled paper, carve doors and windows and paint everything according to your tastes.
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Flash
This idea is perfect for fans of photography. From a tube of chips you will be able to get a diffuser for your flash, which will be especially suitable for macro photography. To achieve the effect of diffusing the light, you will have to apply semi-transparent fabric to the mouth of the tube, just like the one that usually protects lenses and macro lenses inside the packages. Here the tutorial.
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Brush holder
You can easily turn a potato chip tube into a container for i makeup brushes or for paint. You can remove the outer coating and cover the tube with colored paper or cloth, after having thoroughly rinsed and dried inside. Your brushes will always be in order.
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Amplifier
There are those who do not give up on combining creative recycling with new ecologies. From a potato chip tube was born a DIY amplifier for the smartphone. The listening volume improves and the sound becomes clearer. Plus, you save money, at least according to the creator of this creative recycling project. THU the tutorial.
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Container for spaghetti
You may not have noticed it before, but the tubes for the largest chips are from perfect fit to contain the spaghetti. At least once you have accidentally spilled spaghetti from an already opened package. Thanks to the potato chip tube and its lid you will solve the problem. Cover it with colored paper to transform it into a real piece of furniture for your kitchen.
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Pencil case
Thanks to a potato chip tube you can create a case at no cost, which will be perfect for your children, both at home and at school. The tube for the chips will be the inside of your case, which you can make by hand starting from the colored fabric. In correspondence with the lid of the tube, we will have the hinge of the case to allow it to be opened.
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Read also: 5 DIY pencil cases for back to school
Vase for flowers
Il creative recycling achieves gardening and home decoration. A potato chips tube can easily turn into one vase for flowers decorative. Coat the outer surface of the tube with suitable materials, such as pebbles, buttons, beads or glitter, to be applied to a colored paper base.
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Soap mold
Don't forget that you can use the tubes for the chips like soap molds homemade with the cold method. It is one of the many ideas for making soap molds at no cost from waste materials and everyday objects. Thanks to the potato chips tubes, you will obtain a cylindrical soap, from which to obtain perfect round slices.
Read also: Soap: 10 DIY molds for self-production
money box
One last idea, perfect as gift idea for the little ones. From a tube of chips you can easily get a piggy bank. In the center of the lid, make a slot of the right size for inserting the coins. Line the outside of the tube with colored paper and you are ready to start saving.
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Read also:
- Soap: 10 do-it-yourself molds for self-production
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