Well, here I am again....bet you are fed up of me some arn't you?
I was gonna change my name 2 Dangerous When Bored....but I don't have to be bored 2 be that! Ask my poor suffering son Aaron!(not really!).
I have been at the plastic again!With HELP! Some1 from the Indestructible web-site said I should post my plastic bottle beads 4 there comp but it was outta date or something anyway seen this web-site about making pet bottles into bowls and stuff so had ago myself!
It was quite hard cos the plastic kept rolling up! But I carried on trying!Failed in some areas, but mostly did okay!
Coloured the plastic with Sharpies b4 shrinking and made holes with a paper punch.Made my own fastening 2 from a paper clip!
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The internet can be a bad thing? A good thing or in my case REALLY REALLY DANGEROUS!
Who for? Well my son Aaron having to wait for his tea, the cat waiting to be fed and the dog waiting for a walk!
AND MY RECYCLING BIN....ALONG WITH PLASTIC BOTTLES!
Anyway here I go turning PETS 2 TREASURE!(not the furry kind) -
Here are all the things you will need to get started, I forgot to say get some scissors in the list to cut the bottles with! But I know you all have common sense out there anyway even if I don't!
1 Recyclable Bottle
Scissors (did 4 get them here)
Pliers
Sharpies in all colours
Coin or button (to draw round)
Hole Punch
Heat Gun
(Long finger nails and worn in hands help 2 cost they get HOT) -
Wash out the bottle...if you don't it smell sickly sweet when you're heating it up!
Then cut up to manageable pieces with the scissors. -
Draw around a coin/button or a disc of your choosing, don't go to small or you'll end up with a blob!
You could also do oblong if you like but they curl up very quickly!
STICK TO CIRCLES! -
Colour in the circles to whatever colour you want!Leave them plain, or mix the colour 2gether.
Leave them to dry or the colour will transfer to your fingers.
Me I found something else to do...mop the kitchen floor after dog came in with mucky feet! -
Once cut out I punched holes in them with my hole punch! To give them a different way of looking and so that I could link them 2gether!Because once they shrink there's no way your gonna make a hole in them without using heat again! (Hot needle maybe?)
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Here are loads ready for shrinking! I am going have a cuppa because this is a very stressful part (not really)but I need a cuppa......
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Get a good working area, I used my old craft mat,I have loads! At one time everyone in the family bought them for me! They don't half get used in our house!
Anyway while you are heat up the discs hold them down so they don't curl up! REALLY PRESS HARD at this point!
So unlike shrinky dink stuff these little babies don't want 2 flatten out at the end unless you fourse them 2! -
Stick with it if they curl, heat them again and try flattenin them! They have a mind of their own these little discs!
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Here are some of mine that just wouldn't go flat!I don't know y? but even I have failures and learn from it!
I deal with it in a positive way to by trying to work out if I did anything wrong?
They an't even a waste of time to me?just a blimp! -
And here is the finished item! Yesterday I had only made a bracelet and put it on the site!
2Day I have done and HOW2 and made a necklace for you to look at!
AS I SAID B4 I can deal with FAILURE because look what I made outta something that was destine 4 the bin!
It also stopped me munching on sweeties and cakes....so I don't have 2 diet!
HOW COOL IS THAT!
I MULTI-TASKED cos I did all the stuff around the house 2!
NEED I SAY MORE!
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Creativemind
17 Jan 03:21
First of all, no one is fed up with you...at least I don't think so. Besides, that is what this site is about, but any who (<--not a type-o) those are super cool.
SuperCool and Really Trendy
17 Jan 12:04
I am tryin 2 do an how2 at this moment! Quite hard really...there's only me in the house 4 messing!Aaron my son has autism,so I cannot ask him 2 take piccies of me while I am doin stuff. But I will make so kinda contraption 2 do it!
Mind you, worst of all I have 2 break off 2 do boring stuff! Like mop the kitchen floor (y rain 2day?)Washing along with cleaning up and making meals!Still lucky there Aaron isn't 2 picky!Unlike that darn cat!!!:D
Shae
20 Jan 06:56
Freaking sw33t! I love them! Good Job! And Thanks for posting a how to! I would have never understood how to make them without illustrations! lol And now... to my recycling bin!
SuperCool and Really Trendy
20 Jan 12:48
My whole family think I have lost the plot! Any when I quote them all the stuff I do is cheeper than therapy they still think I am nuts!
I have got passed caring! I love all the stuff I do!
Cath
Drea G.
07 Feb 02:25
cute!
SuperCool and Really Trendy
07 Feb 15:41
Glad you like them! It makes u happy hope ur gonna have ago!
Haylee S.
06 Mar 03:00
omg this is such a cute idea!
I LOVE IT!
.Emily Estatic.
11 Apr 17:50
XD I cant wait to do this.
can you use a hair dryer is i dont own a "heat gun"
i think their the same thing...
SuperCool and Really Trendy
11 Apr 19:26
Sorry no a hairdryer doesn't work....beside blowing you're stuff away it doesn't get hot enough!
The kids bought me mine for my birthday a few years ago, I use it for all kinda stuff! Embossing my paper beads, plastic bottle beads and shrinky plastic,when I buy it! embossing my cards (stamping) So it is well worth investing in one,Studio Cards (if your in the UK do them at half price)
Jet H.
24 Apr 07:18
great, and cute!!!!
ney x.
24 May 14:58
i love this one!
wendy h.
19 Jun 04:55
AWESOMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
shortandsweet15
05 Aug 19:18
would these work in an oven? i dont have heat tool :(