Upcycled Oatmeal Container
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In my latest blog post last week, I did a pantry makeover on my parent’s pantry. Here is where you can find this pantry makeover post. When I decided to makeover my parent’s pantry, I decided to upcycle their oatmeal container. I had done this project in the past with an oatmeal container; I had in my kitchen in my own home. The oatmeal container was boring, and it needed a little sprucing up. This project anyone can do, even if they have zero crafty experience. The project costs $1.25. If you own an oatmeal container and want to spruce it up, then; try this project. My parents like to buy oatmeal for various things. Sometimes, my mom has oatmeal for breakfast, and when I am visiting, I sometimes enjoy having oatmeal. My dad likes to have oatmeal for baking. When I was making over my parent’s pantry and de-cluttering it, I wanted everything in the cabinet to look nice. I got this bright idea to cover the oatmeal container in this dollar tree wallpaper sheet. Then I decided to label the container. I wanted my parents to refill the container when it got low on oatmeal.
Growing up, I loved to upcycle a bunch of different things. I was upcycling stuff long before it was popular and before the internet existed. I used to save aluminum cans. I would wrap wrapping paper around the aluminum can. I would glue scraps of wrapping paper to the can to make pencil holders. I will share a photo of one my brother upcycled years ago in the 1990s. I got him to do the project too.
Below is a picture of the pencil holder my brother made when he was a kid. He drew the picture. This pencil holder and all the pencils inside of the holder is at my parents house.
Here the picture:
Upcycling was something I loved doing growing up. I loved saving scraps of construction paper from old-school projects that would eventually end up in the trash. I always liked using scraps of wrapping paper for different craft projects, especially when it came to upcycling cans to make pencil holders. I always make pencil holders for people in my family as gifts. Upcycling is still something I enjoy doing all the time. Growing up, I continued to do upcycling projects.
How to upcycle your oatmeal container:
These are the wallpaper sheets from The Dollar Tree. They come in different styles and colors. The oatmeal container is not that attractive looking, and it needs an upcycle.
On the backside of the wallpaper is a line. Fold the wallpaper on that line. What is good about this wallpaper is that it is the perfect size for this upcycle project.
Now you are going to cut that strip of wallpaper off.
As you can see in the photo, this sheet of wallpaper will be the perfect size for this project when you turn the sheet of paper horizontally.
Now, it’s time to take the backing off the wallpaper. First, I placed the wallpaper on the front of the oatmeal container. I didn’t empty the oatmeal when I did this project. If you want to make this easier on yourself, empty the oatmeal into a large bowl.
Next, it’s time to trace a circle around the oatmeal lid.
In this photo, I decided to cover the entire oatmeal container lid. Unfortunately, my plan did not go the way I wanted it. I had to make a new circle. Trace a circle around the oatmeal lid, and then cut out that circle. Since the oatmeal container has a lip, I could not cover the entire; container lid with the wallpaper. Only; the center of the oatmeal lid; was covered with wallpaper. I ended up using; a razor blade to carefully cut out the center circle of the wallpaper. I took the backing off the wallpaper and stuck it to the middle of the oatmeal lid. Then, I took my fingernail and pressed the paper down around the center lip of the container so I could make an outline I could use to cut with a razor blade.
Now, this is what the container looks like. Much better than before. Would you agree? Now, we can label this container.
Lastly, it is time to label the oatmeal container. I got these labels from Amazon. They are great and stick perfectly to the container.
Now, you can enjoy refilling the container with oatmeal. I created a similar project; several years ago and used the container to store all my hair scrunchies and bows. I glued a artificial flower on top of the lid. I don’t have a photo of this a since, I am away from home putting this post together.
Supplies Used:
Dollar Tree Wallpaper.
Here is one that is similar:
Gold Woven Geometric Removable Wallpaper, 16x11-in.
Chalkboard Labels
Cost for the project:
$1.25
$5.47
Total:
$6.74 plus tax
- reuse (discarded objects or material) in such a way as to create a product of higher quality or value than the original.“the opportunity to upcycle trash, or turn it into new products, was vast”
I only feel angry when I see waste. When I see people throwing away things we could use. – Mother Teresa
Reduce, Reuse & Recycle!
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