Old Ashtrays - What do you use them for?

[katz-in-boots]

Eleanor was saying on the Family Chat thread that she re-purposes her ashtrays because they are nice looking and or have sentimental value. I don't have any old ashtrays, I smoked outside and threw away the tatty thing I was using. Wondering though, what others do with their ashtrays, what they use them for now?

 

[keelalagirl55]

knick knack holders, change, a couple glass ones are great for a coaster I do have one OLD HEAVY Amber Glass one that I put smelly goods in it

 

[EleanorR]

Well, I'd tell you, but you already know.

 

[Morandir835]

Ms. Katz use my old ashtray to hold cartos to be cleaned.... Same goes for the one in my car.

 

[been there]

Good thinking Morandir I like that and my wife is still using them , I'm working on her .

 

[EleanorR]

Ms. Katz use my old ashtray to hold cartos to be cleaned.... Same goes for the one in my car.

Really? I thought that's what oversized votive candle holders were for . . .

 

[Morandir835]

Lol Lady Eleanor

Don't have any of those lying around the house...

 

[JimmyA]

I got rid of all of them AND tossed all my lighters.

 

[krashnash]

I like the irony of repurposing the ashtrays for vaping stuff. We have a couple funky vintage 50's - 60's ashtrays that we keep around so there is always a place to set a battery or drop carto condoms into. I have an old heavy glass one that holds cartos until it's time to clean them. They are ever so much prettier without ashes and butts in them!

 

[Chesterwiz]

Ms. Katz use my old ashtray to hold cartos to be cleaned.... Same goes for the one in my car.

I like that idea. I might try that...

 

[Clover~]

mine are still used by my boyfriend and whoever else happens to be at the house.

 

[katz-in-boots]

Hmm, I find my cartos smell too much to have lying around like that. I keep them in an airtight container. Otherwise, that's a really good idea.
Crossing with the other thread on anti-rolling devices, I use my car ashtray to hold my PV when I'm driving, cos it's in a really convenient place for it.


Because I threw my ashtray away, when smoking friends visit, I offer them a round incense holder to use. Maybe that's another thread altogether.... "What do you give visiting smokers to use as an ashtray?" thread.

 

[Lisa66]

I've only had one for years and it's in a cupboard, ready for anyone that needs it.......outside or in the garage, the same places I used it.

 

[cryx]

Pitched 'em when I got my sense of smell back. I also didn't need the little demons tempting me like chocolate cookies. Good riddance!

 

[krashnash]

Hmm, I find my cartos smell too much to have lying around like that. I keep them in an airtight container. Otherwise, that's a really good idea.

Good point - this one isn't air-tight, but it is metal and has an inverted cone-like lid with a hole in the center. The cartos roll down the sides into the little hole, and the smell is contained somewhat. It was too cool and kitschy not to keep it!

 

[keyzygirl]

I have a big glass ashtray that I use for potpourri.It smells much nicer now and looks pretty too!

 

[zerominusone]

paperweights, that way I'll still have 'em around when my friends that smoke come here.

 

[AdAmA]

I use them to hold carts....new ones...old ones...used ones...

 

[Flowerlady-8898]

I have a big crystal one that I use to put my keys in, and my personal favorite that I used all of the time, when I was smoking, (a little ceramic burgandy colored one), I use it to put my batteries in, after I have charged them. ​

 

[KrisBKream]

I've come up with a really fancy looking decorative repurposing for my old ashtrays. I've even named it, because it's so artistic! I call it: Things That Take Up Space in the Back of the Really Hard to Reach Cabinet

It's a modern interpretive piece