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DIY Ashtray āϧāĻžāϰāύāĻž: āϏ⧃āϜāύāĻļā§€āϞ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ—āĻžāρāϜāĻž Ashtrays
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DIY Ashtray āϧāĻžāϰāύāĻž: āϏ⧃āϜāύāĻļā§€āϞ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ—āĻžāρāϜāĻž Ashtrays

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James Wilson

James Wilson

Cannabis Culture Writer

DIY Ashtray āϧāĻžāϰāύāĻž: āϏ⧃āϜāύāĻļā§€āϞ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ—āĻžāρāϜāĻž Ashtrays

Making your own ashtray is a fun, practical project that lets you create something unique for your smoking setup. If you'd rather buy a ready-made option, explore āĻ•āĻžāĻ¸ā§āϟāĻŽ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŸā§āϰ⧇ with professional designs. From simple repurposed items to crafted pieces, here are creative DIY ashtray ideas for every skill level.

āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰ

āϏāĻšāϜ DIY āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŸā§āϰ⧇āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āϰāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇: āĻĒ⧁āύāϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϏāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āĻĄāĻŋāĻļ, āĻŸā§‡āϰāĻž āϕ⧋āϟāĻž āĻĒā§āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϟ āϏāϏāĻžāϰ, āϏāĻœā§āϜāĻŋāϤ āϧāĻžāϤāĻŦ āϟāĻŋāύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϛ⧋āϟ āĻŦāĻžāϟāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ—āϰāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ: āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ-āĻĄā§āϰāĻžāχ āĻ•ā§āϞ⧇ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŸā§āϰ⧇, āϰāϜāύ āφāĻ°ā§āϟ āĻĒāĻŋāϏ āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻœā§āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ—ā§āϞāĻžāϏāĨ¤ āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻĻāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĒ-āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ⧀, āĻ…-āĻĻāĻžāĻšā§āϝ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤ āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϟāĻŋāĻ•, āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻ—ā§āϞāĻžāϏ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϞāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āĻ•āĻžāĻ—āϜ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϚāϞ⧁āύāĨ¤


āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ: āωāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ⧀āϝāĻŧāϤāĻž

DIY āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŸā§āϰ⧇āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āωāĻĒāĻ•āϰāĻŖ

Excellent:

  • āϏāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ• (āĻ—ā§āϞāĻžāϜāĻĄ āĻŦāĻž āφāύāĻ—ā§āϞāĻžāϜāĻĄ)
  • āϧāĻžāϤ⧁ (āϟāĻŋāύ, āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧁āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ, āχāĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžāϤ)
  • āĻŽā§‹āϟāĻž āĻ—ā§āϞāĻžāϏ
  • āĻ•āĻ‚āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϟ/āϏāĻŋāĻŽā§‡āĻ¨ā§āϟ
  • āĻŸā§‡āϰ⧇āϰāĻž āϕ⧋āϟāĻž
  • Stone

āϝāĻ¤ā§āύ āϏāĻšāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ:

  • āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ-āĻĄā§āϰāĻžāχ āĻ•ā§āϞ⧇ (āϤāĻžāĻĒ-āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ⧀ āĻĢāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏ āϏāĻš āϏ⧀āϞ)
  • āĻ•āĻžāĻ  (āφāϗ⧁āύ-āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ⧀ āϏāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϚāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϏāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ, āĻŦāĻž āĻļ⧁āϧ⧁āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻŸā§āϰ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āϏ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ)

āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āωāĻĒāĻ•āϰāĻŖ

Never use:

  • Plastic (melts, releases toxic fumes according to OSHA āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļāĻŋāĻ•āĻž)
  • āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻ•āĻžāϚ (āĻĢāĻžāϟāϞ, āϭ⧇āϙ⧇ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ)
  • āĻ•āĻžāĻ—āϜ āĻŦāĻž āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄāĻŦā§‹āĻ°ā§āĻĄ (āφāϗ⧁āύ⧇āϰ āĻā§āρāĻ•āĻŋ)
  • āϏāĻŋāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻ•āĻžāĻ  (āĻĒā§‹āĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻ…āĻ•ā§āώāϰ)
  • āĻĒā§āϰāϞāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āϧāĻžāϤ⧁ (āϞ⧇āĻĒāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĒ⧁āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇)


āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻšāϜ: āĻĒ⧁āύāϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž āφāχāĻŸā§‡āĻŽ

āϏāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āϏāϏāĻžāϰ

āĻāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻĢ⧇āĻ•ā§āϟ: Absolute beginners, 5-minute project

āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϝāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ:

  • āϏāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āωāĻĻā§āĻ­āĻŋāĻĻ āϏāϏāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻž āϛ⧋āϟ āĻĒā§āϞ⧇āϟ
  • āϐāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāĻ•: āϏāĻžāϜāϏāĻœā§āϜāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§āϰ⧇ āĻĒ⧇āχāĻ¨ā§āϟ

How:

1. āϏāϏāĻžāϰ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ

2. āϐāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāĻ•: āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϏāχ āϰāϙ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§āϰ⧇ āĻĒ⧇āχāĻ¨ā§āϟ (āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāύ)

3. Done!

āϕ⧇āύ āĻāϟāĻž āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇: āϏāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āϤāĻžāĻĒ-āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ⧀, āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āωāĻ¤ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāϤ, āϏāĻšāĻœā§‡āχ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤

āĻŸā§‡āϰāĻž āϕ⧋āϟāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ āϏāϏāĻžāϰ

āĻāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻĢ⧇āĻ•ā§āϟ: Rustic aesthetic, plant lovers

āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϝāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ:

  • āĻŸā§‡āϰāĻž āϕ⧋āϟāĻž āĻĒā§āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϟ āϏāϏāĻžāϰ (āϝ⧇āϕ⧋āύ āφāĻ•āĻžāϰ)
  • āϐāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāĻ•: āĻāĻ•ā§āϰāĻžāχāϞāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒ⧇āχāĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϟ

How:

1. āϏāϏāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļ⧁āĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āύāĻŋāύ

2 . āχāĻšā§āĻ›āĻž āĻšāϞ⧇ āĻĄāĻŋāϜāĻžāχāύ āĻĒ⧇āχāĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ (āĻāĻ•ā§āϰāĻžāχāϞāĻŋāĻ• āĻ­āĻžāϞ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇)

3. āϜāϞāϰ⧋āϧ⧀ āϏāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϟ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ āϏ⧀āϞ

4. 24-48 āϘāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻž āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϝāĻžāĻ•

āϕ⧇āύ āĻāϟāĻž āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇: āĻŸā§‡āϰāĻž āϕ⧋āϟāĻž āĻ›āĻŋāĻĻā§āϰāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ (āφāĻĻā§āϰāϤāĻž āĻļā§‹āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇), āϤāĻžāĻĒ-āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻšāĻžāϤāĻŋ āĻšā§‡āĻšāĻžāϰāĻžāĨ¤

āĻŽā§‡āϟāĻžāϞ āϟāĻŋāύ (āφāĻ˛ā§āĻŸā§‹āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻĄāϏ, āĻŦā§āϰ⧇āĻĨ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϟāϏ)

āĻāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻĢ⧇āĻ•ā§āϟ: Portable, discreet

āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϝāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ:

  • āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āϧāĻžāϤāĻŦ āϟāĻŋāύ
  • āĻ¸ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻĒ⧇āĻĒāĻžāϰ (āϐāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāĻ•)
  • āωāĻšā§āϚ-āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§āϰ⧇ āĻĒ⧇āχāĻ¨ā§āϟ (āϐāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāĻ•)

How:

1. āĻĒ⧁āĻ™ā§āĻ–āĻžāύ⧁āĻĒ⧁āĻ™ā§āĻ–āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ, āϞ⧇āĻŦ⧇āϞāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϏāϰāĻžāύ

2. āχāĻšā§āĻ›āĻž āĻšāϞ⧇ āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻŋ (āϞ⧇āĻĒ āĻ…āĻĒāϏāĻžāϰāĻŖ)

3. āχāĻšā§āĻ›āĻž āĻšāϞ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āϝāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻžāϜāĻžāχāϝāĻŧāĻž

4. āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧁āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻĢāϝāĻŧ⧇āϞ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϝ⧇āĻŽāύ āφāϛ⧇ āĻŦāĻž āϞāĻžāχāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ

āϕ⧇āύ āĻāϟāĻž āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇: āϧāĻžāϤ⧁ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāϰ⧂āĻĒ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĒ-āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ, āĻŦāĻšāύāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ, āĻ—āĻ¨ā§āϧ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāϪ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĸāĻžāĻ•āύāĻž āϰāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤

āϛ⧋āϟ āϏāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻĨāĻžāϞāĻž

āĻāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻĢ⧇āĻ•ā§āϟ: Elegant look, minimal effort

āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϝāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ:

  • āϛ⧋āϟ āϏāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āĻĄāĻŋāĻļ (āĻĄāĻŋāĻĒ āĻŦāĻžāϟāĻŋāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇)
  • āφāϰ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āϞāĻžāĻ—āĻŦ⧇ āύāĻž!

How: Just use it. Clean regularly.

āϕ⧇āύ āĻāϟāĻž āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇: āχāϤāĻŋāĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇āχ āĻŸā§‡āĻŦāĻŋāϞ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĄāĻŋāϜāĻžāχāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇, āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāχ āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻžāχāϞāĻŋāĻļ, āĻĄāĻŋāĻļāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻļāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻāĨ¤


āύ⧈āĻĒ⧁āĻŖā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ: āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁-āĻļ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ• āĻ•āĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋ

āĻŽā§ŒāϞāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋ Ashtray

āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻžāϰ āĻ¸ā§āϤāϰ: Beginner crafts

āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϝāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ:

  • āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁-āĻļ⧁āĻ•āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋ (āĻ¨ā§āϝ⧂āύāϤāĻŽ 1 āĻĒāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ)
  • āϰ⧋āϞāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻĒāĻŋāύ āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻŋāϞāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ
  • āϛ⧁āϰāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋāϰ āϏāϰāĻžā§āϜāĻžāĻŽ
  • āφāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻ›āĻžāρāϚ
  • Sandpaper
  • āϜāϞāϰ⧋āϧ⧀ selaant

How:

1. ~1/4" āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋ āϰ⧋āϞ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ

2. āĻ›āĻžāρāĻšā§‡ (āĻŦāĻžāϟāĻŋ) āĻŦāĻž āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇ āϟāĻŋāĻĒ⧁āύ

3. āωāĻ¤ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ

4. āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§‡āϰ āϜāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟ/āϏāĻŋāĻ—āĻžāϰ⧇āĻŸā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ–āĻžāρāϜ āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ

5. 24-48 āϘāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻž āĻļ⧁āĻ•āĻžāϤ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāύ (āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϧ⧇āĻ• āĻĢā§āϞāĻŋāĻĒ)

6. āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻŽāϏ⧃āĻŖ

7 . āϜāϞāϰ⧋āϧ⧀ āϏāĻŋāϞ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟ (āĻāĻ•āĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ• āϕ⧋āϟ) āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϏ⧀āϞāĻŽā§‹āĻšāϰ

Tips:

  • āĻāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻžāϰ āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āϘāύ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ (āĻ•ā§āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āĻŋāĻ‚ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ āĻ•āϰ⧇)
  • āĻĢāĻžāϟāϞ āϰ⧋āϧ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϧ⧀āϰ⧇ āϧ⧀āϰ⧇ āĻļ⧁āĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āύāĻŋāύ
  • āĻāĻ•āĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϟ āϕ⧋āϟ = āφāϰāĻ“ āĻŸā§‡āĻ•āϏāχ

āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻĄ āĻ•ā§āϞ⧇ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŸā§āϰ⧇

āωāĻĒāϰ⧇āϰ āĻŽāϤ āĻāĻ•āχ, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁:

  • āϭ⧇āϜāĻž āĻ•āĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻŸā§‡āĻ•ā§āϏāϚāĻžāϰ āϟāĻŋāĻĒ⧁āύ (āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻž, āϞ⧇āχāϏ, āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ)
  • āĻ…āύāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒ⧃āĻˇā§āĻ  āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻžāĻ°ā§āύ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇
  • āχāĻšā§āĻ›āĻž āĻšāϞ⧇ āĻļ⧁āĻ•āĻžāύ⧋āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻĒ⧇āχāĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ

āϚāĻŋāĻŽāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŸā§āϰ⧇

āϏāĻŦāĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āϏāĻšāϜ āĻ•āĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋ:

1. āĻ•āĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻŦāϞ āĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽ

2 āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻŽā§āĻŦ āϧāĻžāĻ•ā§āĻ•āĻž

3. āϚāĻŋāĻŽāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦāĻžāϟāĻŋ āφāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋ āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ˜ā§‹āϰāĻžāύ

4. āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ–āĻžāρāϜ āφāωāϟ āϚāĻŋāĻŽāϟāĻŋ

5. āĻŽāϏ⧃āĻŖ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ•

6. Seal


Advanced Projects

Resin Art Ashtray

Skill level: Intermediate

What you need:

  • Epoxy resin (deep pour type)
  • Silicone ashtray mold
  • Pigments, glitter, or dried flowers
  • Mixing cups and sticks
  • Respirator mask
  • Heat gun or torch for bubbles

How:

1. Mix resin according to instructions

2. Add colorants

3. Pour into mold (layer if adding objects)

4. Remove bubbles with heat gun

5. Cure per instructions (usually 24-72 hours)

6. Demold and enjoy

Note: Resin is heat-resistant once cured, but avoid direct flame contact.

Concrete Ashtray

Skill level: Intermediate

What you need:

  • Quick-set concrete mix
  • Mold (silicone or plastic)
  • Water
  • Mixing container
  • Optional: concrete sealant

How:

1. Mix concrete to thick consistency

2. Pour into mold

3. Tap to remove air bubbles

4. Insert smaller container to create bowl indent

5. Cure 24+ hours

6. Remove from mold

7. Sand edges if needed

8. Optional: seal for waterproofing

Why it works: Concrete is completely heat-proof, heavy (won't tip), modern industrial look.


Decoration Ideas

Painting Ceramic/Clay

Materials:

  • Acrylic paints
  • Small brushes
  • Clear sealant

Ideas:

  • Cannabis leaf designs
  • Galaxy/nebula swirls
  • Geometric patterns
  • Solid colors with metallic accents
  • Name/initials

Decoupage

Apply decorative paper/napkins:

1. Cut design

2. Apply with Mod Podge

3. Seal with multiple clear coats

4. Keep paper away from center where ash lands

Alcohol Ink (on ceramic, metal, resin)

Creates beautiful marbled effects:

1. Drop alcohol ink

2. Tilt and swirl

3. Seal when dry


For Dispensaries & Brands

Want professional custom ashtrays instead of DIY? MunchMakers offers custom ceramic ashtrays with full-color printing. Perfect for:

  • Dispensary branding
  • Event giveaways
  • Promotional items
  • Gift shop merchandise

Pair with custom rolling trays and custom grinders for complete branded smoking kits.


Functional Features to Include

Joint/Cigarette Notches

Essential feature: Cut or shape notches in rim to rest items.

How many: 2-4 notches around edge.

Size: ~3mm wide, ~5mm deep.

Depth

Ideal depth: 1-2 inches.

  • Too shallow = ash blows away
  • Too deep = hard to tap into

Stable Base

Prevent tipping:

  • Wide, flat bottom
  • Heavy material (ceramic, concrete)
  • Non-slip feet (felt pads or rubber bumpers)

Easy Cleaning

Design for maintenance:

  • Smooth interior (no texture to trap ash)
  • Rounded corners (easier to wipe)
  • Non-porous material or good sealant


Maintenance Tips

Cleaning DIY Ashtrays

Regular cleaning:

1. Empty ash when ~1/2 full

2. Wipe with damp cloth

3. Dry completely

Deep cleaning:

  • Soak in warm soapy water
  • Scrub with non-abrasive sponge
  • For stubborn residue: baking soda paste

Protecting Finishes

Preserve your work:

  • Don't soak painted pieces long
  • Re-seal annually if heavy use
  • Store indoors to protect finish


Common DIY Mistakes

Mistake 1: Using Unsafe Materials

Problem: Plastic melts, paper burns, coatings release fumes.

Solution: Stick to ceramic, metal, glass, concrete, terra cotta.

Mistake 2: Skipping Sealant

Problem: Air-dry clay absorbs moisture and stains.

Solution: Apply 2-3 coats of waterproof sealant.

Mistake 3: Making Too Thin

Problem: Thin clay cracks when drying.

Solution: Minimum 1/4" thickness, dry slowly.

Mistake 4: No Notches

Problem: Nowhere to rest joints safely.

Solution: Always include at least 2 notches in rim.


Simple Elegance

  • White ceramic saucer + gold rim paint
  • Black terra cotta + minimalist line design

Bohemian Vibe

  • Clay with pressed leaf textures
  • Turquoise glaze look

Industrial Modern

  • Concrete with copper inclusions
  • Metal tin with hammered finish

Colorful Fun

  • Rainbow resin swirls
  • Tie-dye painted ceramic


This guide is for educational purposes. Cannabis laws vary by jurisdiction.

Frequently Asked Questions

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