Upcycled Water Jug Bank

Stay hydrated and get creative at the same time! Collage craft ideas take on a whole new look with this Upcycled Water Jug Bank from Savannah Starr. Add this bank you your desktop or mantel and start saving for a fantastic voyage or must-have product.

Materials:

Empty water jug
Collage medium
Brush – 1/2″ shader
Tissue paper – colors of your choice
Magazine clippings – words of your choice
Ephmera of your choice – vintage travel prints, postcards
Charms of your choice

Instructions:

Wipe down the outside of the water jug to clean the surface.
Select the items that you want to collage onto the water jug such as magazine clippings, postcard clip art, scrapbook papers and tissue papers. Tear the tissue into pieces. Cut or tear out magazine words.
Brush collage medium onto small section of jug.
Lay torn tissue into collage medium.
Brush over top of tissue with collage medium.
Repeat to add more tissue and magazine clippings.
I also glued vintage travel prints over the tissue paper.
I really like the look of the torn postcard!
Just to remind myself to save, save, save, I added a dollar sign charm to the throat of my collaged water jug.
I also left some areas of the water jug un-collaged so that I could peek in and see the coins and dollars that I have been dropping into my super cool new travel savings bank!

For a comprehensive video tutorial of this project, check out How to Make a Collaged Water Jug Bank.

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Hannah

Aug 24, 2017

I have a jar bank at home. It's nice to have a bigger jar for savings but it will take me hours or days to count all the money.

len10pin

Apr 25, 2017

I saw the upcycled water jug bank, and loved it! I don't have a water jug, but I think a milk jug or any other large container would work. I'm going to try a milk jug.

Ask93 7929298

Mar 29, 2016

We bring back our water jugs to the refilling station where they are washed and reused, so I can not see myself doing this exactly. However, there are so many other large plastic containers that we just put into the recycling bin, but not anymore. As I will be having those larges ones to collage and decoupage, maybe I will use them as huge vases for wild flowers outside! Any other ideas would be appreciated.

bobluvsgin

Jun 24, 2012

This is a great project for my craft class this winter. Thank you so much

jillshope 123

Jun 24, 2012

I think this is a fabulous idea!! This would make a great Christmas gift!!!