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Every season is a time to turn trash to treasure, and especially empty containers, in this case!
We’re specifically going to learn how to repurpose empty frosting containers, including a fun DIY you can do with them. There are those times you’re frosting a baked goodie, and you don’t feel like making it yourself, so you go out and buy a couple of cans and call it a tasty night! Well, what is one to do with the empty frosting container?
Let’s turn trash to treasure with these unique 32 ideas of repurposing empty frosting containers and even get into a super fun Decision Container DIY. Don’t know what that is? We’re excited to show you!
Trash to Treasure: The Beauty of Repurposing
There’s more than one type of beauty that can be found in turning trash into treasure. And one of those beauties is knowing you’re trying to bring an item a different life and purpose rather than it ceasing and sitting in the landfill.
According to Trashcans Unlimited, the US accumulates around 146.1 million tons of waste annually in landfills. That number is pretty unfathomable and freaky!
It seems a little daunting to take on a number like that alone, but if we all do our part, we can see a difference in our neighborhood, then our community, and so on and further out.
Along with finding a new use for items that would typically be thrown away, you can also start or contribute to your own/local composite to help keep food waste (24%) out of landfills as well.
Another way you can do your handy dandy part is to ensure you follow your local recycling rules of what’s taken for recycling and what’s not.
The other beauty of repurposing is the creativity of finding a new purpose for an old item! It’s fun to brainstorm and satisfying to pull it off. So, with that, let’s get to repurposing this trash to treasure!
In my lifetime, I want to see humanity start being conscious of our waste, the things we buy, and how we can reuse and recycle things. I want people to live harmoniously with our planet. I hope everybody wakes up and appreciates life.
Jason Mraz
32 Useful Ways to Reuse Frosting Containers
Below, we’ve listed some ideas of practical ways to reuse frosting containers. The creativity levels you can get with trash to treasure ideas like these are through the roof!
Pro Tip: Walk around your house, walk into each room, and look around; this can be a great way of having lightbulb moments of how to reuse an old item.
- Pet Treats Holder
- Planter with Drain Hole
- Sponge Holder by Sink for Dishes
- Pencil/Pen Cup
- Yarn/Scrap Holder
- Craft Tools Holder (Punch Needle Supplies and other crafts!)
- Wax Melts Storage
- Holiday Use:
- Fragile/Special Holiday Ornament Storage
- Cute Holiday Decorative Ornament (Snowman, anyone?)
- Gift Holding Holiday Ornament
- Candy Container for Easter
- Cookie Gift Container for Any Holiday
- Small Flower/Paper Flower Vase
- Food Container for Leftovers
- Dry Ingredients Storage
- Floss String Holder
- Decision Container: Do you and your family/partner sometimes have trouble making up your minds? Turn this trash to treasure by making a Decision Container! Write down a variety of options you all enjoy/need to be done according to the type of Decision Container you’re making (examples below). And when the time comes, you can pull out your handy Decision Container and BOOM! You’ve got the decision made for you! Want some direction on how to make one? Check out our Decision Container DIY below!
- Movie Night
- Dining Out
- What Book to Read Next
- What Show to Watch
- What to Make for Dinner
- Which Playlist/Podcast to Listen To
- Chores
- Boredom Decider
- Game Night
- Date Night
- Kiddos Bathtime Toy
- Sandbox Toy
- Scrap Paper Holder
- Ground Coffee Container
- Road Trip Snack Holder
Do you have all sorts of trash to treasure repurposing ideas buzzing around now? Get some paper and write those ideas out!
Or, you can keep on brainstorming while checking out our fun Decision Container DIY below!
How to Resure Frosting Container into Decision Container
Even when it comes to turning trash to treasure, we have a few interesting decisions to make, and this is one DIY that can give you a hand with future decisions!
This handy Decision Container can go in various ways, as we covered above briefly in our trash to treasure repurposing list. But let’s review them once more and add a few new ideas as well! We’ll also add some ideas for slips to get that creative ball rolling.
- Friend Outing
- Do you have a close-knit group of friends? Isn’t that sweet! Get together and have everyone write ideas for a group activity you could all do together. Then, perhaps monthly or whatever timeline works best for your group, you can take turns choosing out of the container and prepare yourselves for fun memories yet to come!
- Movie Night
- The household can all add in the same amount of slips of movie suggestions, so everyone has a fair chance of having their movie picked! This can be a really fun weekly tradition to have in your household, or if you happen to be bored!
- Dining Out
- Throw your favorite restaurants around town in the trash to treasure Decision Container so that next time, choosing where you go out to eat isn’t such a headache.
- What Book to Read Next
- Do you have a dauntingly long To Be Read list or a need Book Club Books? Try creating a trash to treasure Book Decision Container!
- What Show to Watch
- We want to watch a million things, which can be pretty overwhelming. You can help reduce that feeling and get straight to the good stuff by writing down all the shows you’d like to watch someday and grabbing a slip out of the Decision Container after you finish a show.
- Office/Work Decision Container
- Whether you need to draw a slip to see what the theme for this year’s company party will be, or you need to draw a name for who will be in charge of snacks for the upcoming meeting, this is a handy trash to treasure way of helping make those decisions!
- What to Make for Dinner
- No one tells you going into adulthood that the major decision you have to make every day is what’s for dinner, and it can get a bit tiring! Well, you can get a helping hand with the decision of what to make with the trash to treasure Decision Container.
- Which Playlist/Podcast to Listen To
- Do you ever have that strange feeling of wanting to listen to something but have no idea what to listen to? It can be a weird and frustrating mood, but resorting to your Playlist/Podcast Decision Container can help you out in a jiffy!
- Chores
- Make chore time a little easier by writing down the chores that need to be done and letting the kiddos pick out of the container. This can help elevate some potential headaches with who gets what chore, and you can even use a different fun decision container as a reward for the chores getting done!
- Boredom Decider
- Have your kiddos come up to you time and time again complaining about boredom? Now you can point them to the boredom container! Write down a few games or activities the kids could do around the house or outside to help them out of their funk.
- Game Night
- Take inventory of your game closet, write them down on slips of paper, and pick out of the trash to treasure Game Night Container to choose which game will be in the spotlight for the night!
- Writer’s Block
- Are you a creative writer who has trouble with writer’s block from time to time? I’ve been there! Use this trash to treasure container to make a Writer’s Block Container! Look up some writing prompts, write them down on paper, fold them up, and choose one next time you’re in a writer’s funk.
- Date Night
- Do you want to add a surprise element to your date night? Have you and your partner sit down and write down a few ideas you’d both like to do. Then, when it comes to date night, you can choose a slip and be surprised and excited together at what the romantic night will have in store for you.
Look at all those trash to treasure ideas, by golly! And the creativity certainly doesn’t stop there; there are tons of ideas you could dream up for this very simple and eco-friendly repurposing DIY. Two birds, one crafty stone!
Supplies Needed
Luckily for this trash to treasure DIY, most of the supplies you’ll need you most likely already have! This is a very minimal DIY, which is fitting for its eco-friendly bonus.
- Empty (Frosting) Container
- Sponge/Soap
- Decorative Tools of Choice (Sharpies, Printed Paper, Stickers, Tape etc.)
- Scissors
- Paper
- Pen
How about that? It is an easy trash to treasure DIY with a super simple supplies list; it doesn’t get much better than that! Now that we have our supplies in check, let’s really make this trash to treasure with the easy-to-follow steps below!
Step One: Wash Container & Remove Packaging
After you’ve used up all the frosting, make sure to give it a good wash to get all the sugary residue off. You want a squeaky clean trash to treasure transformation!
After the container is washed and dried, you can remove the packaging and check whether the label is recyclable. The label of this frosting container is recyclable in this case, so we will do just that!
Step Two: Cut Paper Into Slips & Write Ideas Down
Next, we can gather the contents that will go inside of the trash to treasure Decision Container!
Get your paper, scissors, and writing utensils, and get to snipping. You can cut or fold and tear your slips, and then, with a partner or solo, you can write down your ideas according to your Decision Container.
In this case, I’m doing a fun movie night, Decision Container, for me and my Husband! I put some slips aside so he could write in some movies, too!
This can be a great DIY for a classroom setting as well!
To get an idea of what movies I wanted to put in our container, I went on our streaming platforms and checked out what movies we had on our lists, or just what movies looked appealing.
Step Three: Decorate the Decision Container
Here’s where your trash to treasure creativity boost will come in– it’s time to decorate! You can go with the theme of your Decision Container or go off the creative rails; the choice is totally up to you!
I decided to let my creativity fly and added little printouts of movies my Husband and I love individually and together.
Step Four: Ta-Da! Ready to Use!
Congratulations! You now have your very own Decision Container that can help take the pressure off your next crossroads of decisions!
Wasn’t this a great way of turning trash to treasure? Whether you choose to display your Decision Container or take it on the go, it can be a great discussion piece or idea to give a friend who isn’t that fond of making decisions.
Either way, we hope you have fun with this DIY and your future use of your Decision Container!
You’ve done it! You’ve turned trash to treasure in such a fun and creative way. You can keep your repurposing journey going by checking out our other unique upcycling ideas right here at Repurposing Junkie!
