{"id":1715,"date":"2015-05-19T11:28:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-19T11:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1715"},"modified":"2019-06-25T05:47:18","modified_gmt":"2019-06-25T05:47:18","slug":"plastic-fantastic-million-one-uses-plastic-cups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/plastic-fantastic-million-one-uses-plastic-cups\/","title":{"rendered":"Plastic Fantastic! A million and one uses for plastic cups"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1732\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1732\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup16-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"You want them? We&#039;ve got them!\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup16-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup16-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup16.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1732\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">You want them? We&#8217;ve got them!<\/p><\/div>There is no end to the amount of fantastic stock we hold at Wholesale Clearance UK, as you well know. To be fair, some of it may seem more desirable than the rest. This week, the item that\u2019s causing most excitement \u2013 for me at least \u2013 is this lot. Because I&#8217;m ridiculously generous, I\u2019m offering you the chance to get your mits on a one off job lot of 28 Water cups 20cl, colour blue (they come in a pack of a 1000) for silly prices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat the hell am I going to do with them, Karl?\u201d I hear you ask.<\/p>\n<p>Well, apart from drinking gin n tonics in the garden, there\u2019s a whole host of things you can do with a plastic cup. <\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1731\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1731\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup15-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"Fun planters for the kitchen\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup15-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup15-500x300.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup15.jpg 606w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1731\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fun planters for the kitchen<\/p><\/div><strong>Planters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Make a little drainage hole in the bottom of your cup. Add some composted soil \u2013 the sort you use for container gardening is fine. Sprinkle on some seeds. Cover slightly with some soil. Water sparingly. Grow stuff! If you wish to put organic fertilizers on them, grab one from <a href=\"https:\/\/bestofmachinery.com\/\">Best of Machinery<\/a> &#8211; they have the widest range of gardening stuff you can buy.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1730\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup14-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"String &#039;em up!\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup14-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup14-447x300.jpg 447w, https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup14.jpg 606w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1730\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">String &#8217;em up!<\/p><\/div><strong>A light string<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll need, a quantity of LED lights. The same amount of plastic cups. You can decorate the cups if you like.<\/p>\n<p>Create a hole in the top of each plastic cup. Just a small hole, remember you will want the lights to slot in snugly. You might need to experiment a bit, otherwise your cups will fall off when you hang the lights. Which would be hilarious the first few dozen times but grow wearing after a while.<\/p>\n<p>Once you have them all fitting well, hang your strong and switch on. Whooop! Great for a temporary garden string lighting effect.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1723\" style=\"width: 136px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1723\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup7-126x300.jpg\" alt=\"Disco Ball\" width=\"126\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup7-126x300.jpg 126w, https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup7-431x1024.jpg 431w, https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup7.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 126px) 100vw, 126px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1723\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Disco Ball<\/p><\/div><strong>Electric sparkling disco ball<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll need 50 plastic cups<br \/>\n50 Led lights<br \/>\nStapler<br \/>\n3 clothes pegs<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Method<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Makes small holes in the bottom of the cups for later and then build a circle of cups by stapling the sides together. You then make another circle using 9 cups above, stapling them to each other and the first circle you made. You can use the pegs to clip the cups together and hold them together while you staple. Another 4 cups at the top will complete one half of the sphere.<\/p>\n<p>Make another half sphere.<\/p>\n<p>Place the LED lights through the holes you made earlier. Do the other sphere and then staple both together firmly. Switch on and stand back in amazement at your awesome plastic cups electric disco ball.<br \/>\nThere\u2019s a tutorial you can try out <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.pinterest.com\/pin\/478859372855577173\/\" title=\"here\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1717\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1717\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Pretty, easy, your kids will think you&#039;re amazing.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1717\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1717\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pretty, easy, your kids will think you&#8217;re amazing.<\/p><\/div><strong>Create a mobile<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>String a cup with thread. Decorate the thread if you like, with beads etc. Hang other beaded threads off as drops. Decorate and hang.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1719\" style=\"width: 243px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1719\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup3-233x300.jpg\" alt=\"For the win!\" width=\"233\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup3-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup3.jpg 467w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1719\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">For the win!<\/p><\/div><strong>Marshmallow shooter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You need a burst balloon. Fix the end with the knot in it very firmly to half of your cup. You should be able to draw the rubber back and twang it. Insert marshmallow into your gun and shoot marshmallows at your boss\/ kids\/ wife\/ dog.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1720\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup4-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Secure storage solutions - right here at Wholesale Clearance UK\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup4-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup4-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup4.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1720\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Secure storage solutions &#8211; right here at Wholesale Clearance UK<\/p><\/div><strong>Simple storage solution<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now this is clever. No really! Stick the cups to a stiff base, such as a sheet of cardboard, fairly close together. You can then store bits n bobs in the cups without fear of them falling over. Store the whole thing in a cardboard box, or plastic container, and even add layers if you have the space.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1721\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1721\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup5-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Who&#039;s the Daddy?\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup5-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup5-299x300.jpg 299w, https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup5.jpg 736w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1721\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Who&#8217;s the Daddy?<\/p><\/div><strong>Create a trophy for Father\u2019s Day (or something similar)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All you need is glue, card, pipe cleaners, paint brushes, paint, and craft decorations\/supplies (glitter, foam letters, etc.) Glue two cups bottom to bottom. Add some cardboard handles and decorate. Yay! Let\u2019s hear it for fathers!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1722\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1722\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup6-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Little monsters\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1722\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1722\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Little monsters<\/p><\/div><strong>Make some monsters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Paint your cup if you only have clear ones, or cover them in coloured paper, felt, magazine cuttings etc. Draw a face on some cardboard and stick that on. Cut out some arms and stick those on. Add some wool or a big tufty feather headdress.<\/p>\n<p>Take your second cup and cut the top inch off. Turn it upside down and then sit your monster on top. Hey presto your monster has legs!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1724\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1724\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup8-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Little Christmas Decoration\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup8-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup8-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup8.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1724\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Little Christmas Decoration<\/p><\/div><strong>Little Christmas decoration<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With a needle and thread, pull the thread through the top of the cup. You can bead this later if you wish, to make it look pretty.<\/p>\n<p>Create a stiff bottom for the cup and decorate this in a festive scene \u2013 in this photo we have a little reindeer model. The Christmas trees are made from the top of bottle brushes. Add some snow and a bit of glitter and it\u2019s a perfect homemade decoration. Glue the cup carefully to the bottom and display.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1725\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1725\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup9-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Eeeek! Tentacle alert!\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1725\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1725\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eeeek! Tentacle alert!<\/p><\/div><strong>Jelly fish<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Another great hanging idea for your kids\u2019 bedroom \u2013 as long as they\u2019re not freaked out by jelly fish as I am. Ugh. Tentacles!<\/p>\n<p>You can make the tentacles using wool, or plastic, or pipe cleaners or bits of material. Whatever you have to hand really. Glue securely to the bottom of the cup. Decorate the cup with a friendly face (or sinister if that\u2019s more your style). Turn it upside down and let it do its monster-of-the-deep impression.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1726\" style=\"width: 223px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup10-213x300.jpg\" alt=\"Stack attack!\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup10-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup10.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1726\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stack attack!<\/p><\/div><strong>Stack attack<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a great game to challenge your work colleagues to on a Friday afternoon or a slow day. Objective: Stack 28 plastic cups in a pyramid shape, and then unstack them all again. You have 60 seconds. Points awarded for neatness. <strong>Go<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1727\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1727\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup11-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Grow flowers you don&#039;t need to water\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1727\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1727\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grow flowers you don&#8217;t need to water<\/p><\/div><strong>Plastic flower decorations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dead easy this. Snip your cup from the edge to the outer centre ring. Make petals. Decorate your petals and then stick or staple the petal onto a stick or small tree branch. Alternatively give it to you dog. My dog can turn a yoghurt pot into this shape with no effort at all.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Over to you<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Here\u2019s 100 plastic cups. What are you going to do with them? Comment below or come and chat to us on Facebook.<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/em> <div id=\"attachment_1716\" style=\"width: 304px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1716\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup-294x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Decorate with glitter\" width=\"294\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup-294x1024.jpg 294w, https:\/\/www.wholesaleclearance.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cup-86x300.jpg 86w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1716\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Decorate with glitter<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is no end to the amount of fantastic stock we hold at Wholesale Clearance UK, as you well know. To be fair, some of it may seem more desirable than the rest. This week, the item that\u2019s causing most excitement \u2013 for me at least \u2013 is this lot. Because I&#8217;m ridiculously generous, I\u2019m [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40,968],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-for-fun","category-wholesale-on-offer"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Plastic Fantastic! A million and one uses for plastic cups - Wholesale Clearance UK Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What do you do when you have dozens of plastic cups left after a party? Have another party! 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