Plastic to Fantastic!

Hello Friends! I hope you had a lovely Easter.

Do you have any of these in your house? These are some of my plastic food containers that once kept salad greens, nuts, dried fruit and pie. I can't seem to avoid them whether I buy food at the grocery or at the farmer's market.   

Add to that, I also have an overflow of deli container lids. While these are useful for stashing leftovers, I don't have any more room in my cupboard for them. What a blah. But I've got a TADA! idea.

I'm turning these plastic containers into stencils!

Rescue the flat part of the container with a 

pair of scissors.

Take off any ridges. We want it flat. This will be

helpful when adding the design. 

Use craft punches {this will work well if the plastic

isn't too thick}. 

Draw freehand, trace a pattern from a book, or

use cookie cutters.

Sharp precision scissors are a useful tool especially 

if the design contains a lot of detail.

Please stop by every day this week to see

the stencils I made and how I use them.

Have a great Monday!