Make a Recycled Soda Bottle iPod Holder

Dollar Store Crafts reader Michelle was inspired by the Recycled Soda Bottle Coin Purse project to make her own. Then she took it one step further to make an entire soda bottle into a nifty holder for her iPod! Of course, you could use the bottle to hold many things. How handy would a holder like this be to toss into your diaper bag (straight into a bottle pocket!) or oversized purse? This would be a fantastic Earth Day craft for your scout troop, classroom, or other group.

Michelle’s tips for making this project:

My only advice is when cutting the bottle, to make sure to leave enough “flat lip” to sew into easily. Also, I found that using a tiny craft punch on the plastic first, made it a whiz to sew together…like those sewing cards we learned on with shoelaces as kids. LOL.

And here’s the photo of Michelle’s super-adorable coin purse!

iPod Holder Project Estimate:

Recycled soda bottle, on hand
Zipper, $1 or on hand
Craft punch, on hand
Needle & thread, on hand

Total cost: FREE to $1

Tags: bottle, can, cheap, coin purse, earth day, interview, ipod holder, plastic, recycled, soda, soda bottle, upcycle, wallet, zipper

Heather

Heather Mann is chief editor of Dollar Store Crafts, and specializes in transforming inexpensive materials into stylish and simple craft projects. She has appeared on the Martha Stewart Show, in Reader’s Digest and the New York Times. DSC has been recognized as named one of Babble.com’s Top 10 Best Overall Craft Blogs (2011 & 2012) and Apartment Therapy’s 10 Crafty Blogs We Love (2010). Her work has been viewed by millions on the cover of FamilyFun magazine and on top websites such as RealSimple, Huffington Post, ABCNews.com, and others.

13 Comments

ej hall

April 8, 2009 at 5:45 pm

Great idea! You can go to yard sales and thrift stores for cheap zippers. You have to do a litle work to rip them out of the clothing. It’s well worth it.
Dindie

April 9, 2009 at 4:00 pm

If I don’t have those craft puncher, could I use nail or thumb tacks instead? I haven’t tried it at home. Thank you…
Michelle

April 24, 2009 at 8:09 pm

Sure you could…just takes a little longer with a thumb tack. :-)
Kulsum

November 14, 2009 at 5:27 am

omG.. its awesome..! i love it..! :D :D Thanks..! x
M.K. Alice

March 15, 2010 at 8:19 am

1 I doubt the iPod touch would fit in that.
2 EWWW!!!
Stacy H

April 19, 2010 at 6:19 pm

Thanks for the idea! This was a great project my daughter did for school! She had to “recycle” something from home that would normally be thrown away. This was a great project that she can actually use after turning in for a grade! Thanks for sharing!
carolym

July 8, 2010 at 5:14 pm

que gran idea, esto sirve para enseñarle a los alumnos a reciclar.
s.widiawati

August 29, 2010 at 11:22 pm

Wonderful!That’s so inspirate me to do something useful for around me.
Great.
Gabi

August 30, 2011 at 10:24 pm

You need to be getting paid a lot of money for this idea… I’m talkng craft fairs, Etsy, you name it! Haha, this is amazing! :D I love it. Very creative and a great way to give back to the environment. <3
Annette

October 3, 2011 at 10:40 am

Love this! I have a huge stash of zippers from my mom. Can’t wait to try this! Thanks for the ideas!
kayla

October 17, 2013 at 3:53 pm

wow this is so cool im using for school project thx im soo getting an a