…compilation of tutorials
I presented some instructions already where plastic bottles are ‘processed’.
I find this here remarkable anyhow because she shows how to make a wire from a plastic bottle!
Links:
How to Make a Wire from a Plastic Bottle
via: A new twist on recycling a plastic soda bottle into a stem or necklace
via: art for housewives
Here at unikatissima:
Entries containing the word ‘plastic bottle’
I had some tutorials concerning ‘plastic bottles’ before, but I find this one still special: I would never have had the idea to work a plastic bottle this way!
Links:
Plastic Bottle Vase (Recycle a Plastic Bottle into a Vase)
Here at unikatissima:
Entries containing the word ‘plastic bottle’
Wow, an idea again that I really appreciate: take a phone book, roll it up and fix it with a ring of a nature what-so-ever and done is the card holder!
The silver coloured ring looks quite good, but I imagine that it would look as good when you wrap your card holder with wire, plastic, beautiful yarns or fabrics or when you slip a poymer clay ring over, the only thing to make sure is that you fix everything well.
And in place of the Yellow Pages you can use as well coloured ads or paper – neatly stacked – or books where you removed the cover.
Links:
Card Holder (Reusing Yellow pages) – they’re linking to another website but I didn’t find the Card Holder on the other web page
Here at unikatissima:
Entries with the tag ‘ring’
Entries with the tag ‘wire’
Entries with the tag ‘plastic’
Entries with the tag ‘books’
I presented bags/purses/totes made from plastic bags already (see links below), but I like a base cap from crocheted plastic bags very much, too.
Just the thing for summer :)
Links:
Recycled Plastic Baseball Cap
Here at unikatissima: bags/purses/totes made from plastic bags
I presented the Galathite (milk stone) already, now i found something similar: cheese buttons.
This way you can skip the preparation of the milk.
In the instruction they compare several sorts of cheeses and try whether the buttons can really be used.
Perhaps I will buy some extra-Edam next time in the supermarket ;-)
Links:
Cheese Buttons (Buttons: an experiment with cheese)
Here at unikatissima: Galathite (milk stone)
I find this a really cute idea: Eraser necklaces.
Since then I’m always looking for cheap erasers: to use the funny ones for necklaces and from the not so funny ones I simply cut stamps ;-))
Links:
Eraser Necklaces (Radiergummiketten) (German)
via: siebensachen
Here at unikatissima:
Eraser Stamps
I presented already the tote which is crocheted from plastic bags which were cut in stripes and the makeup bag made from fused plastic bags, this is yet another bag that uses nevertheless both techniques.
I find it great but won’t make it because here all plastic bags look the same and frankly, I find that it would look boring, then.
Links:
Woven Plastic Bag (Tone twister bag)
Here at unikatissima:
Plastic Bag Tote
Fabric from Plastic Bags
After I presented Jewelry for the Garden some time ago and yesterday the Tomato Tube Leaves I want to present today three more garden decorations from joghurt cup lids and acrylic yarn.
Instruction for the 1. decoration, the 2. decoration, the 3. decoration
As you can see the ornament can be used for a greeting card as well ;-)
I used a transparent joghurt cup lid (from a 500g joghurt cup) and variegated acrylic yarn.
Additionally you will need a darning needle.
Cut a broad rim from the lid and prick 16 holes.
Then weave a spiderweb through the pre-pricked holes.
You can click the thumbnail of the template to download the enlarged template. The template is about 10 cm (appr. 4 inches), if your lid size is different you will possibly have to adapt the print size.
Weave the spiderweb: always over and under the threads, as long as you like.
Subsequently I complemented the yarn with another with a matching colour and wrapped both around the broad plastic rim.
The crochet hook made the work sometimes easier but isn’t necessary.
I glued the ornament onto a card but you can attach it to a wooden stick, e.g. a kebab skewer, too, and put into a flower box or a flower bed.
I made this ornament with a lid from the same joghurt and with acrylic yarn, also.
Cut your joghurt cup lid following this template (click the thumbnail of the template to download the enlarged template. The template is about 10 cm (appr. 4 inches), if your lid size is different you will possibly have to adapt the print size.)
You must also cut the black lines in the petals, but they must not reach the edge.
Begin ‘in’ a petal and weave both wings of the petal in eights until they are completely covered in yarn (from the center to the left and back to the center, from the center to the right and back to the center, repeat).
Then prick a hole in the center of the flower and weave a net (in a contrasting colour) (see photo).
Weave the yarn around the threads, always over and under the thread.
If you use the ornament as a pin or for a greeting card it is enough to weave only one side of the flower, otherwise you must work on both sides.
Of course this ornament has been made with a lid from the same joghurt and with acrylic yarn ;-)
This time a darning needle is absolutely necessary.
Cut and prick your joghurt cup lid following this template (click the thumbnail of the template to download the enlarged template. The template is about 10 cm (appr. 4 inches), if your lid size is different you will possibly have to adapt the print size.)
Simply embroider the pattern: always in and out and if you like, back again.
Links:
Here at unikatissima:
Jewelry for the Garden
Tomato Tube Leaves
Here on this page:
Instruction for the 1. decoration
Instruction for the 2. decoration
Instruction for the 3. decoration
I wrote several entries about crafting with plastic bottles (see links below), this one is more of an inspiration: I’d like to present the PET-project and the wonderful PET jewelry.
Fantastic, aren’t they?
Links:
PET-Project
Flower with sash
Here at unikatissima:
Knitted/Crocheted Bangles
Plastic Bottle Beads
Plastic Bottle Box
Knitting Loom from Plastic Bottle
DIY Shrinky Dinks
Box from woven PET stripes
Recently I wanted to make some knitted napkin rings as a gift and looked for a way to 1. keep their shape and 2. make them washable.
And I really found a solution which is also great for making bangles ;-)): use a core of recycled plastic bottle and a knitted or crocheted all over cover.
That’s what you do:
Cut rings in the desired width from a plastic bottle.
I cut here two rings because the circumference of the bottle was too small for a bangle for me.
Where the rings are to be joined you need an overlap of about 2 cm.
I pricked 3 holes with a pointy needle and threaded the yarn I used later for knitting through them to fix both sides. The big advantage is that you don’t see anything of this later.
Then knit the ‘cover’. I worked with quite thick acrylic yarn and began with a stocking stitch part for the inside whereas outside I used a moss stitch pattern.
Depending on the used yarn the inside diameter can get a good deal narrower, in this case make the plastic rings a little bit larger.
When the cover is finished sew the sides together.
That’s how the finished bangle looks.
Originally I wanted to have the seam at the inside of the bangle but I ‘produced’ always a thick bulged seam. Therefore I knitted the ‘folding line’ between both patterns with purls and sew at the rim (which is much easier, too ;-)).
The bulged seam looks similar to the purled row and now I like it.
The plastic ring core has more advantages (besides the fact that it is cost-saving): the bangle keeps its shape but is flexible so that it doesn’t interfere with writing (usually I don’t wear bangles for just this reason).
What is more I can wash it: That’s how my bangle looks after I machine-washed it at 30°C together with dark(!) cloths.
No problem there ;-)
But this depends strongly from the used yarn.
I used thick acrylic yarn here and find that it looks like a winter bangle, but it can surely be crocheted as well with fine cotton thread or knitted in stocking stitch with variegated sock yarns or simply be wrapped with fun yarns, possibly even be wrapped with a sewn fabric cover…
If you try something like this I would appreciate if you’d link it in the comments!
Have much fun.
plastic bottle bracelet