Upcycled Salt and Pepper Shaker Ornaments

Easy DIY Upcycled Salt and Pepper Ornaments

You can create so many different things from upcycled salt and pepper sets.

There are literally endless styles and sizes of salt and peppers out there in thrift store land, and plain metal and glass sets can be very inexpensive.

I recently found a cool vintage aluminum set for $1 and I knew it would be perfect for an easy Christmas ornaments project.

Supplies for Upcycled Salt & Pepper Ornaments

This is one of those projects where you can use up some little bits and pieces of your crafting stash.

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Supplies needed for salt & pepper ornaments

• Small salt & Pepper set
• baker’s twine
• small beads
• bits of ribbon/trim
• glue gun
• glue sticks

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This aluminum salt and pepper set is probably from the mid century. The shakers are super light making them perfect for upcycled ornaments.

Adding hanger to salt & pepper shakers

The first thing I did was thread some blue baker’s twine through a blue bead and knotted the twine (see next pic). Then I threaded the twine through the main hole in the top of one of the shakers through a clear bead and I knotted the twine.

I just used beads that I already had in my stash. The important thing is to make sure the hole in the bead is large enough to get the baker’s twine through, or whatever twine you use. You can also use a needle if that will help.

Adding embellishments to salt & pepper shakers

Here you can see the bead at the top of the shaker. Having a bead on the outside and the inside keeps the twine in place. With my glue gun, I applied some very light pink lace and then a turquoise and hot pink trim over that.

I like this color combo with the soft silver color of the aluminum shaker, but whatever you like will work just fine depending on the shaker you use.

I added same lace and trim around the bottom, but pointing it up instead of down.

For the second shaker I used some pink baker’s twine, a pink bead, and blue lace with the same colorful trim.

Easy upcycled salt & pepper ornaments

I love how they’re slightly different, but they relate to each other at the same time. When I got to this point they felt done to me, so I decided not to use the pink or blue rhinestone pieces that were in the supplies pic. This is totally a personal thing. I like seeing a lot of that vintage aluminum sheen.

This was such a fun and easy project, and the possibilities are limitless depending on the salt and pepper you use, and what colors and bits and pieces you choose to embellish them with.

I hope this project has inspired you to create your own upcycled salt and pepper ornaments. If you enjoyed this project check out my upcycled salt & pepper snow people, and my upcycled salt & pepper angels.

It would be greatly appreciated if you would pin this project to your favorite Pinterest board, and also share it with your friends.

Thanks so much for reading and until next time,

keep on keepin’ on!

XOX