Pill Bottle Earbud Case

I’m one of those people who have a ridiculous amount of medications to take in order to stay healthy, sane, and out of the hospital. Yes, I did just release that information in a public forum. I was one of those people who went through at least two bottles a week, tearing off the label in tiny pieces, then throwing this little plastic container away. It became a little nuts, always tossing plastic bottle after plastic bottle away. Becoming more and more aware of what my carbon footprint was, and just how much trash was being accumulated by my own necessities, I decided there had to be a way to upcycle them. Meanwhile, I’d been going through pair after pair of earbuds and and through many different earbud cases that were all coming apart after three or four uses. It became so ridiculous, always breaking both of these objects, that I needed a way to stop spending money on new ones and stop throwing all this stuff away. That’s where my idea for using medicine bottles for headphone storage came in. Not only are these little bottles near indestructible, but they are always accumulating. I figured this was a safe way to store them and travel with them, and so far, I’ve been right. It’s excellent being able to upcycle these plastic medicine bottles and keep my earbuds nice and safe. 

Supplies:

Empty medicine bottle

Warm, soapy water

A small tub to hold the water

A scrub brush

Rubbing alcohol

Acrylic paint

Mod Podge

Paint brushes

Sharpies (if needed/wanted)

Instructions:

Remove the cap from the medicine bottle. Soak the bottle in soapy water until soaked. Use a scrub brush under running water to help remove the label. Once the label is gone, use the scrub brush and rubbing alcohol to remove the label from the medicine bottle’s cap. Apply rubbing alcohol to bottle using cotton ball.

Add mod podge to the number of cups needed per different color of paint. Mix in the paint colors you’re using into each cup. Apply the first coat of paint to the bottle as a base coat. Once dried, decorate using paint any which way you like. You don’t need mod podge in the second coat once the paint sticks to the bottle in the first coat, but you might want it just in case. Seal with a coating of mod podge for extra paint security.