Crafts with used espresso coffee capsules
Upcycle of used coffee capsules transforms difficult-to-recycle pots into decorative objects
Image: Creative Recycled.
Making an espresso (in Italian original) coffee at home can be very comfortable, but there is a catch: used coffee capsules are difficult to recycle and tend to accumulate quickly. One solution to prevent the pots from ending up in landfills is to make handicrafts with the capsules. As they are colored and made of aluminum or plastic, which are resistant materials, the capsules can be used in a variety of projects, from elaborate jewelry to simpler organizers.
Be aware of the consumption of coffee capsules:
- Espresso Capsules: Convenient, But Care Needed
- Used espresso coffee capsules: what to do, how to recycle
If you don't have great manual skills, don't worry! You can start by trying the easiest projects like candy pots and plant pots and, as your skills improve, move up to advanced crafting mode with coffee pods .
Check out 15 ideas for you to make crafts with your used coffee capsules - some are step-by-step and others are self-explanatory:
1. Organizer for small objects
2. Mini "garden"
3. Miniature vertical garden
Check out the step by step (in Spanish, but with image and text only) on how to make a small vertical garden.4. Jewelry holder - reusing an old drawer and coffee capsules
5. Decorate with coffee capsule vases
6. Flasher
7. Bells (Christmas or to decorate environments)
See the full tutorial.
8. Hanging garden made with used coffee capsules
If you prefer a written step by step (material in Spanish).
9. Spiders for Halloween
Complete walkthrough available.
10. Paste with triangle-shaped capsules
There are several tutorials on the internet on how to make jewelry with coffee capsules. There are from short videos like the one below, in Spanish and with automatic subtitles in Portuguese, to more detailed options for making earrings or other models of necklaces. The walkthrough is usually very detailed and easy to understand, even if some of the videos are in other languages.
11. There is an owl
12. Simpler pots
A lot of vases made with coffee capsules!
13. Candy jars
14. How about a bouquet of flowers?
15. And even dolls!
Craftsmanship option with coffee capsules is not lacking. Choose your favorite walkthrough and get to work!
