How to Decorate a Plastic Container
- 1). Clean and rinse each of your plastic containers thoroughly. Remove all labels and adhesive. Oil, dirt and labels will prevent your paint from sticking smoothly to the plastic. Let the plastic dry completely before painting.
- 2). Place all of your containers side by side on a plastic tarp. Spray paint them with spray primer, making sure to coat the containers thoroughly. You may need more than one coat. Allow containers to dry for 2 hours between coats and for 24 hours after being totally painted.
- 3). Choose a design for each of your containers. If you're a skilled painter, you may choose to freehand vines, trees, birds, flowers or even people onto your containers. If not, use sponge stamps to decorate your containers with repeating patterns of polka dots, squares, stripes or animal silhouettes.
- 4). Follow the shape and line of each container to make your designs look like they belong. Create your designs so they bend around curves or match up with corners. Allow the paint to dry overnight.
- 5). Wrap ribbon around your container. Fill up empty lid edges or give your container a finished look by wrapping ribbon around the top and bottom. Attach the ribbon with hot glue and let it dry for at least 10 minutes.
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