Eclectic Red Barn: Recycled Pretzel Containers

My neighbor had these pretzel containers that were heading into her recycle bin. I just knew that I could use them. They sat in the garage for awhile and then I knew what to do with them.

I was organizing the cat and dog food and need containers for Claire, our cat's food and one for Marina's extra food. So many plastic containers are too small, but these are a nice size.

I grabbed one of the containers and cleaned it.

Then I taped off an area that I would use as a label.

I used black chalk paint and gave it two coats.

plastic pretzel container with chalkboard paint

Now I have a label to write either Claire's name or Marina's name.

The container is looking pretty plain at this point. How to make it look better without spending too much? I was heading to A.C. Moore to pick up something for another project and saw these cat and dog papers. For 29 cents they fit my budget.

Now I know you will think I am crazy, and you might be right, but as we were watching a movie, I cut out some of the images from the paper.

I just applied them with Modge Podge. Here's Claire's container.

Here's Marina's.

There are so many ways to decorate them, this was just mine. So if you need storage for your pets food, these pretzel containers are ideal. They would also be good for cereal.

I am showing you with and without food so you can see them.

I love to reuse containers. Here are some others I have done: I used a swiffer container in my bathroom and I decorated some tin cans with burlap for flower vases.