Two years ago, I saw recycled bottles wrapped in yarn on the Pinterest site. I'm so amazed at the creativity of people. I decided to get rid of a lot of yarn from my stash at home and have a yarn fest. In California where I am from originally, we can take bottles to a recycling center and get a nominal payment for it. Here in Seattle, I have yet to run into such a center. Bottles are usually collected by a truck that comes every week. Well, you guessed right. I raided that blue bin and took 20 beer bottles. I put the bottles in a solution of vinegar and water to get rid of the smell and to make the labels to come off easier.
The first attempt at these bottles was very simplistic. I thought the older kids did a very good job at this. Some of the children went outside to bring out some twigs. Then I had a bright idea for myself.
I showed a my friend, Carla, the pictures from this craft and told her why don't we wrapped some bottles and sell them for the holiday season. She agreed and I brought all the surplus materials from my house to hers. I wrapped my simple bottle, just as the older kids had done. When I saw my friend the next day, I realized I had wrapped my last bottle. What her bottle was was a work of art. I told her I had not seen anything like her bottles on Pinterest. Therefore, I was inspired to have the kinder/first graders do a rendition that mimic my friends bottles. Take a look for yourselves and see which you like better.
Just so you can see the comparisons, these are Carla's creations. The bottles got transferred onto a different level. These became texturized and dimensional.
Supplies:
1. spray adhesive
2. yarn
Directions:
1. spray part of the bottle, starting from the mouth of the bottle
2. wrap yarn around bottle, spraying adhesive when needed
Caution:
For your friends and acquaintances that are of the Muslim faith, use bottles that you not been used with alcoholic beverages. You will indeed offend them (I learned this the hard way).
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