Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle pistachio shells?

By: Cat

Cat — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:13:35 +0000

Use pistachio shells instead of packing peanuts when shipping or packaging something !

By: Emily

Emily — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:03:20 +0000

Of course I’ll keep that in mind. I tried to make boats with them. I used toothpicks for masts and put a piece of wood on the bottom to make the shell float.
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By: Bobby Seibert

Bobby Seibert — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:48:09 +0000

I like to glue them on my nuts so they clink together when I walk around!

By: Fiona

Fiona — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:26:19 +0000

Hi, Funny, I recently (after eating a lot f pistachios…yum) wondered what I could do with them other than put them in my composter. I came up with the idea of using them as drainage for the bottom of plantpots….very handy.

By: Harry

Harry — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:53:48 +0000

What about using them as vagina stuffers?

By: binla

binla — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:50:14 +0000

paste half shells upside down on earthen pots making flowers,then paint the pot along with the studed shells. the painted pot willbe beautiful decorative item for your drawing room shelf.

By: addy

addy — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:27:24 +0000

you could paint them gray and use them for rocks in miniatures and doll houses. or you could glue them to your shoes and use them for tap shoes(just kidding!).

By: Mahesh

Mahesh — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 05:21:07 +0000

Very cool. I love the way the Kolapodi found its way in!!

I am just blown away by some of the ideas people have come up with on this blog. Would be good to try them all but we shell go mad. :-P

By: Clarissa

Clarissa — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:41:59 +0000

i had the same idea but its hard to make holes. i am trying to soak them right now maybe to soften them, but then its dangerous poking through so be careful. maybe put them on a surface with the curve side down ,like a bowl, so it wont roll?

By: Neighbors

Neighbors — Sun, 03 May 2009 00:34:18 +0000

Use as nipple covers when tanning
Works better than pasties.

By: Maria

Maria — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 21:27:21 +0000

They could be used as boats for ants!

By: Lizzy

Lizzy — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:56:42 +0000

fill the bottom of plant pots with them instead of pebbles

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:41:31 +0000

you are all odd , just compost them !

By: jimmy the hand

jimmy the hand — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:49:20 +0000

take your half pistachio shell and fill with moist cotton wool, place a single crest seed on top and wait to grow (wash shell thoroughly – of course!), repeat process as many times as physically able. float in bowl of water (the pistachio shells – not you) perhaps with some candles in order to create an agreeable table feature…we have had rave reviews at our dinner parties!

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:32:57 +0000

I throw the shells all over the metro seats to annoy Sal. So then he bought a BMW. Therefore the shells can be used to get people to buy BMWs.

By: mousepotato66

mousepotato66 — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 01:02:47 +0000

This has been such an entertaining read! Some of the ideas sound great~ if only I could afford the thousands of pistachios required! :D
Especially for your driveway (our tree farm is total MUD right now), and windchimes. (I’ll definitely have a go at that one, it’s howling a gale right now! :)

By: J

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:32:47 +0000

You could use a heated needle.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Amp1WbGDNXUz1D2eky4IZKgjzKIX;_ylv=3?qid=20071107190920AAuEITv

By: J

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:26:03 +0000

I’ve never done this before, but if it possible you could probably make a pistachio wind chime. Maybe something like this: http://www.boundingmain.com/images/events/silentauction08/DSC01224.JPG

By: Oryx

Oryx — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:13:19 +0000

*hopes desperately that people still visit this*

How exactly might you go about “piercing” a hole in a pistachio shell without having it go ah-splodey all over the place?

Thanks. xD

By: me

me — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:18:33 +0000

just put them in the compost. I don’t see how its a waste…. just ugly little shells anyway.

By: Jesse

Jesse — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 06:43:06 +0000

Yes! That is what I use my pistachio shells for, I also use them on the top of pot that need to retain moisture. I put a layer, just like you would with bark. It keeps the moisture in and is a unique and light colored accent to a pot. I worried about the salt, but nothing seemed to happen. I think it washed away over time, and may have been beneficial. However, I did harm one plant because the shells did SUCH a good job keeping moisture in, that a plant that I later found out DIDN’T want moisture, died. oops :) live and learn, right?

By: robbie

robbie — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:34:29 +0000

send them to me i want as many as i can get my hands on http://www.herc@live.co.uk

By: money muffin bagel

money muffin bagel — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 14:35:44 +0000

They are great to paint on. You can paint a little flower on it, with a message carefully written inside of the shell. Its just takes practice and someone to give them to.

Aside from that, they are the new Ivory! shave them down into straight pieces and use them for inlay pieces in your antique style furniture.

Or turn them into bug houses. Drill a little door and plant it on a nice sandy surface.

They also make great fake nails. The only trouble is in the application. I no longer recommend the use of crazy glue. And FYI; hot glue is just painful.

By: Andy

Andy — Thu, 08 May 2008 13:35:00 +0000

Give them to small dogs to lick the salt off them. keeps them quite for a few hours.

By: Farina

Farina — Sun, 04 May 2008 17:37:12 +0000

I tried this, but the pistachio shells were too salty and affected the growth of the plant. I think they need to be thoroughly washed first!

By: Xochi

Xochi — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:50:10 +0000

lol

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By: renee

renee — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 07:00:57 +0000

I dye them with food coloring, pierce them and string them together to make awesome decorations for party’s/holidays

By: Rani

Rani — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 04:43:32 +0000

Hi,

oops…my blog: http://homecraftideas.blogspot.com/2007/12/wall-hanging.html

By: Rani

Rani — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 04:42:47 +0000

Hi,

I have used them create artworks. You can visit my “home craft ideas” Blog.

Rani