How to Repurpose Takeout Containers to Create Decorative Trinket Bowls

Use decoupage to turn plastic takeaway containers into pretty trinket bowls!

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Materials Needed – Decorative Trinket Bowls

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Mod Podge Inside of the Container

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Start Layering your Paper

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Decorating the Outside of your Bowl

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When you have covered your bowl with as many scraps as you’d like, paint on another thin layer of Mod Podge.

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The last step for the first version of my trinket bowl upcycle is to add some faux gold leaf.

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How to Repurpose Takeout Containers to Create Decorative Trinket Bowls

Use decoupage to turn plastic takeaway containers into pretty trinket bowls!

Materials Needed – Decorative Trinket Bowls

– Bowl – Mod podge – Spray adhesive – Decorative paper – Faux gold leaf

Mod Podge Inside of the Container

Mod Podge Inside of the Container

Spread your mod podge around the inside of your container first. As you can probably tell from the photo, I used my fingers for this.

Start Layering your Paper

Start Layering your Paper

To start decorating your bowl, tear off strips of your chosen paper and place them on the inside. They can overlap here and there, and there can be gaps too.

Decorating the Outside of your Bowl

Decorating the Outside of your Bowl

Repeat the process with your Mod Podge and scrap paper on the outside of your bowl.

When you have covered your bowl with as many scraps as you’d like, paint on another thin layer of Mod Podge.

More Mod Podge!

More Mod Podge!

The last step for the first version of my trinket bowl upcycle is to add some faux gold leaf.

Gold Leaf

Gold Leaf

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