Reuse recycle

This week I found a new challenge.  It's current theme is to recycle:
http://justsomelinesblog.blogspot.co.nz/2012/11/reduce-reuse-recycle.html

I seem to be a hoarder type person - keep things as they might come in handy!  Only trouble is I don't keep them in one place and then can't find them!  I had a hunt around and came up with these things:

Then set to work to see what I could use.  As you can see, I used two of the items from the photograph but then found something else when I was creating.

Just in case it isn't obvious - the two items that I used are the drinking chocolate container and the ice-cream stick.  The additional item is the glittery lime green rectangle.  This is the scrap piece from a buckle die-cut.  When I die-cut the buckles for another card I ended up with these rectangles from the centres.  I just couldn't throw them away as I figured I would find a use for them at some stage!

The image that I have used is the freebie from the challenge and is by Just Some Lines.  It is called Tea Party.

Now here is a look from the front of the container:

I'm still not sure whether I am going to use the container with or without the lid.  Without the lid, I could store taller items like paintbrushes but I do have a lot of crafty bits that could do with being stored in a lidded container and I've used Distress Inks in a purple and pink range that would allow me to use this lid with the container.