One of the most fun projects I came across when I was researching 'upcycling' was turning your empty milk jugs into ghosts! The Bee thought this was the greatest idea ever and was very enthusiastic about getting them done. He's such a creative clever boy. And his numerous projects keep us quite entertained. Tonight he put up Halloween 'posters' on every surface he could reach. Did I mention he's very enthusiastic?The Bug did a great job on his jug too and these goofy faces make us smile every time they light up!
(The Bug's jugs are on the left an
d The Bee's is on the far right - I did the much more boring ones in the middle)You can google 'milk jug ghosts' if you want more instructions, but really, you draw on a face and make a hole in the back (or top) for lights to go in. Easy peasy.
*I did a presentation on 'upcycling' for our church 'frugal fair' in September. Upcycling is basically re-purposing something you may have thrown out or discarded.
I was going to do a post on it, but it's just one of those things I never got around to. There are some great sites on upcycling, etc. if you want to take a look, it can be a lot of fun. I may get back to it with a few more projects I found...
3 comments:
Milk jug jack-o's are a great idea. A couple of years ago I saw a great 'recycle' idea for milk jugs - someone had piled, and I think wired, milk jugs in the shape of an igloo. It looked so amazing and I could just imagine kids having a ball in it!
we made three and i filled them with colored lights discovering i didn't have any white lights and they look great in front of the fireplace.
We turned milk jugs into "baseball gloves" for playing catch. You just open a big hole opposite to the handle and use the jug to catch balls.
I was looking at some painted jar luminaries over at the crafty crow that look great, but I won't have time to make them. Next year. But these jugs, they are so easy! I might have time for these!
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