Showing posts with label plastic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label plastic. Show all posts

Monday, November 18, 2013

Christmas Decorations From Used Plastic Bottles

 I am always looking for recycling ideas from Used items. This is a great one and it is easy. It came from the Cresce bene sight which is Italian. Google has translated it. Anyway, it looks very easy. With a little gliiter and glue, you will become an artist!


Christmas tree decorations





 Chores Christmas for Kids: Christmas tree Needlework children's Christmas: Christmas Tree

Decorate your Christmas tree in 4 easy steps!
Materials
Instructions

A chore fast and nice, to create together with your children to decorate your tree Christmas !

How-to:

1. Retrieve plastic bottles of different colors.

2. Cut the bottom of the bottles and throw everything else.

3. Decorate each piece according to your imagination.

4. Pierce at the top of each piece and insert the colored ribbon.










Wednesday, June 27, 2012

ReMake disposable plastic bags into fused placemats!

What a great idea! I have all those plastic bags from the grocery store that could be put to good use! I can't wait to make these placemats!

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Here is the video:






D-I-Y > Plastic bag placemat

description: Dress up your dining room by turning disposable plastic bags into reusable
placemats. Here you'll learn how to heat-fuse plastic bags together. Then simply cut
out a rectangle and you have a new table setting.

If you’re like me and turn down plastic bags at the checkout counter, ask your friends
and family to start collecting. Once you get the hang of heat-fusing, you can apply
this technique to a wide range of projects. Create coasters, reusable tote bags, pencil
cases and more. Your only limit will be your collection of plastic bags!

materials:
- 3 plastic bags
- a ruler
- a pen
- a pair of scissors
- 2 sheets of kraft paper
- an iron

instructions:
1. Measure and cut ¼ inch off the bottom of each plastic bag.

2. Turn the bags inside out and stack them on top of each other. Place the stack of bags
on one large piece of wax or parchment paper and cover the stack with another large piece
of wax or parchment paper. Place this entire stack on the ironing board.

3. Set your iron to medium heat (the rayon or polyester setting). Do a test: iron one corner
of your stack of bags to make sure they don’t burn. If they do, turn the iron down. Once
you have the correct setting, slowly run the iron over the top of your paper, always keeping
 the iron moving. Run the iron over the bags several times, but never touch the hot iron
directly to the plastic. This technique fuses the plastic bags together so they become a
solid piece of plastic. Turn off your iron and set it aside.

4. Take the fused plastic bags out from the layers of wax or parchment paper. Using a ruler,
mark and cut out a rectangle on the fused plastic that is 17 inches x 11 inches. Wipe off any
 marker you can still see. Round the corners with your scissors. Make as many placemats as
you’d like. Then, serve on these ReMade placemats at your next meal.


Here is the link: RePlayGround