Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Re-purposing Salt Tubs Week 2


 When I started looking online for inspiration for using up salt tubs I didn't find all that many ideas. If I found anything at all it was generally the idea to make a pen/pencil holder. But one idea that I did run across - just a little sentence with no pictures- was the idea to make a butterfly from the pouring spout of the salt tub. That didn't sound overly useful but it sounded a little fun, and pretty easy so I decided to give it a try.




First I pulled out a couple of the spouts and made them fairly flat.
Then I cut one a little bit to try to improve the shape and then I hot glued them together. Next step was to take a piece of copper wire and twist it into the antennae shape. I glued that on and then added buttons down the middle.


 Then I decided to add some more colorful buttons and some small beads for the open spots.
I decided it would make a cute magnet and so I added some magnets to the back.

 It was a very quick little project and rather fun too.

Do you have any ideas for using salt tubs?
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6 comments:

  1. BeaJuly 9, 2014 at 8:48 AM

    Hey Abbi, I've seen this idea before. It seems like it could be useful.

    http://citygirlfarming.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/salt-lid.jpg?w=640&h=754

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  2. LeaJuly 10, 2014 at 8:53 AM

    Brilliant!

    I love it! I have a salt tub that's almost done and I may just have to make one of these from the spout....

    Thanks for sharing,
    Lea

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  3. AbbiJuly 13, 2014 at 10:35 PM

    MollyBea, I do think that looks neat and could be nice to do for some things.

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  4. AbbiJuly 13, 2014 at 10:35 PM

    Lea, I hope you have fun with it!

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  5. Eclectic Red BarnJuly 19, 2014 at 9:01 AM

    What a clever idea. So cute.
    Bev

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  6. JESJuly 19, 2014 at 9:18 AM

    That was a fun little project. I also read that you can cut the top of the salt tub to the dimensions of a canning jar lid and use the pour spout for items stored in a canning jar. Hope this makes sense! And thanks for sharing on the Art of Home-Making Mondays Abbi :)

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Abbi