
DIY Ashtray āϧāĻžāϰāύāĻž: āϏā§āĻāύāĻļā§āϞ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ⧠āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻž Ashtrays
James Wilson
Cannabis Culture Writer
DIY Ashtray āϧāĻžāϰāύāĻž: āϏā§āĻāύāĻļā§āϞ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ⧠āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻž 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 āĻāĻžāϏā§āĻāĻŽ āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻā§āϰ⧠with professional designs. From simple repurposed items to crafted pieces, here are creative DIY ashtray ideas for every skill level.
āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ
āϏāĻšāĻ DIY āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻā§āϰā§āĻā§āϞāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§: āĻĒā§āύāϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž āϏāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻĄāĻŋāĻļ, āĻā§āϰāĻž āĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĒā§āϞā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻ āϏāϏāĻžāϰ, āϏāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āϧāĻžāϤāĻŦ āĻāĻŋāύ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻāϰāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ: āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ-āĻĄā§āϰāĻžāĻ āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻā§āϰā§, āϰāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āĻ āĻĒāĻŋāϏ āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϏāĨ¤ āϏāϰā§āĻŦāĻĻāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĒ-āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰā§āϧā§, āĻ -āĻĻāĻžāĻšā§āϝ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžāϰā§āĻĨ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤ āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāϏā§āĻāĻŋāĻ, āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻā§āϞāĻžāϏ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϞāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāϞā§āύāĨ¤
āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ: āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύā§āϝāĻŧāϤāĻž
DIY āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻā§āϰā§āĻā§āϞāĻŋāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āĻāĻĒāĻāϰāĻŖ
Excellent:
- āϏāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ (āĻā§āϞāĻžāĻāĻĄ āĻŦāĻž āĻāύāĻā§āϞāĻžāĻāĻĄ)
- āϧāĻžāϤ⧠(āĻāĻŋāύ, āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāϞā§āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ, āĻāϏā§āĻĒāĻžāϤ)
- āĻŽā§āĻāĻž āĻā§āϞāĻžāϏ
- āĻāĻāĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻ/āϏāĻŋāĻŽā§āύā§āĻ
- āĻā§āϰā§āϰāĻž āĻā§āĻāĻž
- Stone
āϝāϤā§āύ āϏāĻšāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āύ:
- āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ-āĻĄā§āϰāĻžāĻ āĻā§āϞ⧠(āϤāĻžāĻĒ-āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰā§āϧ⧠āĻĢāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏ āϏāĻš āϏā§āϞ)
- āĻāĻžāĻ (āĻāĻā§āύ-āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰā§āϧ⧠āϏāĻŋāϞāĻžāύā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϤā§āϏāĻž āĻāϰā§āύ, āĻŦāĻž āĻļā§āϧā§āĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰ āĻā§āϰ⧠āĻŦā§āϏ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āύ)
āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻĒāĻāϰāĻŖ
Never use:
- Plastic (melts, releases toxic fumes according to OSHA āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻž)
- āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ (āĻĢāĻžāĻāϞ, āĻā§āĻā§ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ)
- āĻāĻžāĻāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻĄāĻŦā§āϰā§āĻĄ (āĻāĻā§āύā§āϰ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ)
- āϏāĻŋāϞ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ (āĻĒā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻ āĻā§āώāϰ)
- āĻĒā§āϰāϞāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āϧāĻžāϤ⧠(āϞā§āĻĒāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§)
āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϏāĻšāĻ: āĻĒā§āύāϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻā§āĻŽ
āϏāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āϏāϏāĻžāϰ
āĻāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻĢā§āĻā§āĻ: Absolute beginners, 5-minute project
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϝāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύ:
- āϏāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻĻ āϏāϏāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āĻ āĻĒā§āϞā§āĻ
- āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ: āϏāĻžāĻāϏāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏā§āĻĒā§āϰ⧠āĻĒā§āĻāύā§āĻ
How:
1. āϏāϏāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āύ
2. āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ: āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻāϏāĻ āϰāĻā§ āϏā§āĻĒā§āϰ⧠āĻĒā§āĻāύā§āĻ (āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāύ)
3. Done!
āĻā§āύ āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰā§: āϏāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āϤāĻžāĻĒ-āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰā§āϧā§, āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāϤā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāϤ, āϏāĻšāĻā§āĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
āĻā§āϰāĻž āĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϤā§āϰ āϏāϏāĻžāϰ
āĻāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻĢā§āĻā§āĻ: Rustic aesthetic, plant lovers
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϝāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύ:
- āĻā§āϰāĻž āĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĒā§āϞā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻ āϏāϏāĻžāϰ (āϝā§āĻā§āύ āĻāĻāĻžāϰ)
- āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ: āĻāĻā§āϰāĻžāĻāϞāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āĻāύā§āĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϏāĻŋāϞā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻ
How:
1. āϏāϏāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āύāĻŋāύ
2 . āĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻšāϞ⧠āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāύ āĻĒā§āĻāύā§āĻ āĻāϰā§āύ (āĻāĻā§āϰāĻžāĻāϞāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāϞ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰā§)
3. āĻāϞāϰā§āϧ⧠āϏāĻŋāϞā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āϏā§āϞ
4. 24-48 āĻāύā§āĻāĻž āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāϰāĻž āϝāĻžāĻ
āĻā§āύ āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰā§: āĻā§āϰāĻž āĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§āϰāϝā§āĻā§āϤ (āĻāĻĻā§āϰāϤāĻž āĻļā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰā§), āϤāĻžāĻĒ-āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĻā§āĻšāĻžāϤāĻŋ āĻā§āĻšāĻžāϰāĻžāĨ¤
āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāϞ āĻāĻŋāύ (āĻāϞā§āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻĄāϏ, āĻŦā§āϰā§āĻĨ āĻŽāĻŋāύā§āĻāϏ)
āĻāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻĢā§āĻā§āĻ: Portable, discreet
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϝāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύ:
- āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āϧāĻžāϤāĻŦ āĻāĻŋāύ
- āϏā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻĄāĻĒā§āĻĒāĻžāϰ (āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ)
- āĻāĻā§āĻ-āϤāĻžāĻĒ āϏā§āĻĒā§āϰ⧠āĻĒā§āĻāύā§āĻ (āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ)
How:
1. āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āύ, āϞā§āĻŦā§āϞāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āϏāϰāĻžāύ
2. āĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻšāϞ⧠āĻāĻŋāϤāϰ⧠āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻŋ (āϞā§āĻĒ āĻ āĻĒāϏāĻžāϰāĻŖ)
3. āĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻšāϞ⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āϝāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
4. āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāϞā§āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻĢāϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āϝā§āĻŽāύ āĻāĻā§ āĻŦāĻž āϞāĻžāĻāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻā§āύ āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰā§: āϧāĻžāϤ⧠āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāϰā§āĻĒā§ āϤāĻžāĻĒ-āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ, āĻŦāĻšāύāϝā§āĻā§āϝ, āĻāύā§āϧ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĸāĻžāĻāύāĻž āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
āĻā§āĻ āϏāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻĨāĻžāϞāĻž
āĻāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻĢā§āĻā§āĻ: Elegant look, minimal effort
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϝāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύ:
- āĻā§āĻ āϏāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻĄāĻŋāĻļ (āĻĄāĻŋāĻĒ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻĻāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰā§)
- āĻāϰ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϞāĻžāĻāĻŦā§ āύāĻž!
How: Just use it. Clean regularly.
āĻā§āύ āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰā§: āĻāϤāĻŋāĻŽāϧā§āϝā§āĻ āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϞ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§, āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āϏā§āĻāĻžāĻāϞāĻŋāĻļ, āĻĄāĻŋāĻļāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻļāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻāĨ¤
āύā§āĻĒā§āĻŖā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāϞā§āĻĒ: āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§-āĻļā§āώā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋ
āĻŽā§āϞāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋ Ashtray
āĻĻāĻā§āώāϤāĻžāϰ āϏā§āϤāϰ: Beginner crafts
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϝāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύ:
- āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§-āĻļā§āĻāύ⧠āĻāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋ (āύā§āϝā§āύāϤāĻŽ 1 āĻĒāĻžāĻāύā§āĻĄ)
- āϰā§āϞāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻŋāύ āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻŋāϞāĻŋāύā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ
- āĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāϰ āϏāϰāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŽ
- āĻāĻāĻžāϰ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻ
- Sandpaper
- āĻāϞāϰā§āϧ⧠selaant
How:
1. ~1/4" āĻĒā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋ āϰā§āϞ āĻāϰā§āύ
2. āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ (āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋ) āĻŦāĻž āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻĒā§āύ
3. āĻāϤā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāύā§āϤ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āύ
4. āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻāϝāĻŧā§āύā§āĻ/āϏāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰā§āĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ āϝā§āĻ āĻāϰā§āύ
5. 24-48 āĻāύā§āĻāĻž āĻļā§āĻāĻžāϤ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāύ (āĻ āϰā§āϧā§āĻ āĻĢā§āϞāĻŋāĻĒ)
6. āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻŽāϏā§āĻŖ
7 . āĻāϞāϰā§āϧ⧠āϏāĻŋāϞā§āύā§āĻ (āĻāĻāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻ) āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϏā§āϞāĻŽā§āĻšāϰ
Tips:
- āĻāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ (āĻā§āϰā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰā§āϧ āĻāϰā§)
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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.
Project Inspiration Gallery
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.
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