As most potters know, you don’t throw anything away as you might could use it for something!!! in the pottery studio!!!  

Here are a couple of ideas for creating homemade pottery tools from recycled items in your home.

First:  I use used water bottles with a drinking lid for storing and dispensing slip and paper clay made from the clay slop of the clay that I am currently using.  It’s a bit of a no-brainer, but works well for me! and I had forgotten about it until I visited my studio in  Texas a few months back and there it was!  So useful!

Use a drinking bottle to store slip and paper clay. Brilliant!
Use a drinking bottle to store slip and paper clay. Brilliant!

Second:  I make scoops for my glaze chemicals from any type of plastic bottle that has a handle.  The ones that are made from a plastic that is a bit heavier work best.  Milk cartons are pretty flimsy.  The ones from detergent, etc work best.  I’ve shown what they look like in the pics below:

Recycled Plastic Bottles With Handles Make Great Scoops!
Recycled Plastic Bottles With Handles Make Great Scoops!
Homemade Pottery Scoop in Glaze Chemical Bin.
Homemade Pottery Scoop in Glaze Chemical Bin.

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Bet you have figured out something even cooler!

If so, let me know and I’ll put it in my next “pottery tools” blog post!

Cheap as!

Marian