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Title: Two Uses for Plastic Bottles
Post by: EJ on August 30, 2007, 08:14:17 PM
1. I use the tapered part of a plastic as a funnel for filling bath bags, easier than trying to spoon the stuff in.

2. Seen in grocer's - leave the top on the bottle and cut the body to make a shovel/scoop.



Title: Re: Two Uses for Plastic Bottles
Post by: Helen on August 30, 2007, 08:28:01 PM
These are great uses and the good thing is, the bottles can be sterilised using the cold water method (as in baby sterilisation).

I also think the bottoms of fizzy drinks bottles are a very interesting shape.  This could be used as a mould for massage soap and lotion bars, both the large bottles and the single serving bottles (the smaller ones).

Thanks Elaine!  ;)


Title: Re: Two Uses for Plastic Bottles
Post by: the.fee.fairy on August 30, 2007, 09:00:42 PM
I cut them in half and put them over plants to form cloches,

And, i use screw top bottles for keeping homemade wine and ginger beer in.


Title: Re: Two Uses for Plastic Bottles
Post by: Helen on August 30, 2007, 09:32:28 PM
I saw that on Gardener's World!


Title: Re: Two Uses for Plastic Bottles
Post by: soapdesserts on September 03, 2007, 02:09:08 AM
I also think the bottoms of fizzy drinks bottles are a very interesting shape.  This could be used as a mould for massage soap and lotion bars, both the large bottles and the single serving bottles (the smaller ones).


I used this idea last summer, the bottom of a famous cola bottle, make the soap and it unmoulds into a pretty daisy shaped soap.


Title: Re: Two Uses for Plastic Bottles
Post by: Helen on September 03, 2007, 09:35:05 AM
And it's great from massage too!  Massage Flower Power!!!  ;D