Milk Jug Love

If you've been following along, you'll know how much I love to repurpose

and take recycling one step further than the bin by making creative

things from ordinary plastic, paper and bottles. 

So, that being said, I've been cutting out the circles from milk jugs 

for a few months now, because I think the translucent plastic pieces could 

become something really cool.

Weird, maybe. 

But I've been a "think outside the box" kind of person my whole life. 

(And I like being that way!)

So, my first milk jug project is inspired by the lovely day of

Valentine's day coming up. A thrifty little craft idea that is practically free! 

Here are the materials I used to make this project:

• milk jugs 
• scissors
• Dremel (or hole punch)
• white opaque marker
• twine

After washing out four milk jugs and allowing to dry, I cut out 

the circles on the sides. 

Then, I wrote a letter in each heart to spell out the word 

"LOVE" with tiny dots forming the letters.

To make holes in the top, I used my new power tool, the Dremel 

with the drill attachment. If you don't have one of these, a
hole punch might work, (but I really how quick and clean cut

the Dremel works to make a perfect circle). 

To finish up my "Love Garland", I tied a loop of twine through

each hole, then used a longer piece to string them all together. 

Look how pretty they look hanging in a window! All from a humble milk jug.

(And not being a fan of red or pink, I love how simple the white looks with the twine).

 

Do you like this idea?
This is just the beginning of my milk jug love--I have more ideas up my sleeve that I will be experimenting with soon. I've had so much fun playing with the trash!
I hope you'll come back and see what I come up with next.

Oh, and I'll be showing you more creative, simple, and thrifty Valentine's ideas, too.  Stay tuned, feel free to snoop around some more , and thanks for visiting ReMadeSimple!

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