If you drink soda and don't feel like shelling out extra cash for those cheesy plastic goblets that can cost an arm and a leg this time of year, you're in luck. After finishing off 20 ounces of your favorite beverage from a plastic bottle, you can create your very own cheesy plastic goblet, save yourself some cash and, most importantly, get a few more uses out of it before you toss it in the landfill.
Step 1: Your tools: A 20oz plastic soda bottle (check the end of the project for other ideas). A pen/Sharpie/marker of some sort. A sharp knife or dremel (a dremel is THE tool of choice for this). If YOU use the sharp knife of your own volition, be forewarned - IMPROPER USE DURING THIS PROJECT WILL GET YOU CUT! I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR IMPROPER USE OF SAID KNIFE! Aaaah...I feel much better, now.
Step2: Unscrew the cap and use it to trace a circle in the center of the bottom of your bottle.
Step3: Using your knife or dremel (again people...BE CAREFUL WITH THE POINTY/CUTTY THINGY! EVERYONE SHOULD OWN, LOVE OR CONSIDER OWNING OR GIVING A GOOD HOME TO A DREMEL) cut out your circle on the bottom of the bottle leaving a hole that we'll place the neck of the bottle through later on.
Step4: File out the freshly cut hole (THE HOLE YOU CUT WITH A DREMEL OR CAREFULLY CUT WITH A KNIFE).
Step5: Using your Sharpie, trace a line around the bottle where the curved bottom and the straight sides of the bottle meet (hopefully that'll make sense to you).
Step6: CAREFULLY cut along this line. When you're done, the 'neck' portion will become the base of our goblet.
Step7: You should now have three pieces. The cap. The bottom of the soda bottle that will become our base. The rest of the bottle that will be the actual goblet we'll be drinking out of to celebrate the cheesiness of this little project.
Step8: Insert the neck of the bottle through the hole that you cut in the bottom earlier.
Step9: Once the neck is through the hole (you may have to trim some more, it's a fairly tight fit), screw the cap on to hold the goblet to the base.
Step10: Using a match or sandpaper, you can either melt the edges smooth or sand them down a little so nobody cuts their lips on the goblet (it is slightly sharp along the edge). Make sure you didn't cut yourself earlier and cause any kind of damage to your phalanges, then sit back and admire your crafty little goblet. Now you can paint the outside or add gems or whatever your little black heart desires to give it a more spooky look. I'll be posting some labels later on that you can just print and tape to the bottle.
Once you've complete this project, experiment with it! Photo A shows what the goblet looks like with a drink in it. Photo B is this same project using a 2 liter bottle of soda. You could put punch in it or candy. Photo C is the 2 liter bottle again, but this time I turned the base upside down. You could put decorations in there, candy, or other small items. Another option with the upside-down base is to line it with foil and place dry ice in it for an eerie fog effect (my personal favorite touch). Another idea with the 2 liter is to use it as a candy dish. To do this simply cut the long sides off the bottle and use the neck and the base together. Ever since I first tried this I haven't been able to look at plastic bottles quite the same way. Enjoy, be careful and take care.
Tags: Project Decor Goblet Dish Dinnerware Recycle
