What Can You Make With Empty Wooden Cheese Containers

..I use them for my painting projects, to hold paint, and you could also use them for starting seeds, as pointed out...and a herb garden. :)

Dobi on Feb 16, 2015

do you have any children in the house? You can take shelf paper and cover them and then put small toys, puzzle pieces etc

Great for storing most anything! Acetone removes the print.

I use them all the time, for putting cookies, or leftovers to take to the family, or neighbors, work great, or craft projects. I haven't tried taking off the print..thanks, Is that fingernail polish remover, acetone?

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• @Carolyn Hoxton yes acetone is nail polish remover

• @Lulu Dubin Also the remover from PVC pipes is acetone. It is REALLY good at removing nail polish. Way quicker but harder on the hands. But you need way less.

• @Marci N why are we talking about nails?

• Nail polish is what she used to take the printing off, the stuff that you use to work with PVC works even better and faster than nail polish remover.

Car candy dish? Like the ones in every car we have? ;)

Great place to hide your jewlery

Can also use to store screws,nails,buttons,extra change,crayons,hair ties,barrettes,balls of string with a hole in the center,cotton balls

you could remove label, then paint or put transfers on, turn them upside down and string clear Christmas lights through them to make "custom" patio lights.

paint an put hole in bottom plant seed to get started

I save those and yogurt containers the same size. I use them for take home food containers when we have big family dinners. They're great for storing leftovers too.

Planted flowers and give them as gifts

I put one under my kitchen sink to collect grease drippings that I need to discard. Then throw it in the trash on trash pick up day and replace it with another empty one.

• I do the same thing. I'm a fanatic about grease not going down my kitchen drain. After putting the drippings in the container, I always wipe out the greasy pan with a paper towel and stuff that into the container with the drippings. I also use coffee creamer containers and coffee cans for the same purpose.

Tina on Feb 17, 2015

instead of trying to remove the print...just cover with contact paper of your choice and use anyway you like! pot a small plant for a gift, office supplies on a desk, those little odds and ends that end up on the dresser, you name it!

decorate and start your plants in them....

Spray paint the color of your choice and screw them (through the bottom) to a board about the width of the bottom, mount the board at an angle on a closet wall and use them to store gloves, ear muffs, etc. You could also do the same thing to corral tennis and golf balls.

I recycle the lids to serve as cat food plates for canned food. The princess won't eat out of anything with high sides. I toss them in the dishwasher and always have clean ones for the whole gang. The bottoms are great to use at the potting table or for sand box toys.

I use the smaller round containers for water for my dogs. Their ears stay on the outside of the container while they're drinking. The lids are used for their dry food…they have short snouts so they prefer the flat surfaces.

• OMG Susan - what a great idea! I have basset hounds.... so the ear problem is ongoing and MESSY! I love the idea of using these for water or food for my hounds - no more dripping or gooey ears! : )

Grady on Feb 18, 2015

My Mom uses a Smart Balance Butter container for Oxi clean or detergent. Try that.

I use the lids of any plastic container and make Christmas wreaths by crocheing aroung the edge single or double is fine then decorate with ribbons or what ever you choose

Pinky on Apr 11, 2016

You could also use these to keep stationaries or art supply, but of course after spray painting them .or plant herbs for kitchen corners

Carey on Sep 02, 2016

I use the lids for paint pallets. They are handy and once they are not clean or don't look nice, i can toss. I use the bottoms to collect compost for my compost pile. Again, when they get nasty I can just rinse and toss. Some I use for dippers in the garden supplies, and have used for dippers for my dog food. When moving, they are real handy for packing small breakables in to give a little more protection. I use them to dip my dishrag in bleach water to disinfect it, then rinse and toss in washer. They can be used to hold paint brushes, pens, pencils etc.. Decorate and use under small pots to provide water.

(1) I use them for leftovers, especially gravies - they take up less "floor space" in the frig than rectangle Tupperwear. (2) My husband uses one every day for his morning breakfast yogurt/fruit mixture and takes it to work. (3) On holidays, I use them to send my guests home with leftovers.

Hi . I see this was posted in 2015. If you still are looking to repurpose these I will buy them from you for a project. Thanks

What Can You Make With Empty Wooden Cheese Containers

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