http://crafterscommunity.com/crafts/plastic-recycle-crafts-47/ Crafts, Projects and Ideas, holiday craft projects, kids craft ideas. Free arts and Crafts for all ages. en 60 enlighten/misc/rss.jpg http://crafterscommunity.com/crafts/plastic-recycle-crafts-47/ http://crafterscommunity.com/crafts/plastic-recycle-crafts-47/halloween-trick-or-treat-soda-bottle-craft-project-203/ http://crafterscommunity.com/crafts/plastic-recycle-crafts-47/halloween-trick-or-treat-soda-bottle-craft-project-203/ Note: all fabric pieces have Ό-inch seem allowances.
Lining:
From black fabric cut 1 circle 5-inch in diameter and 1 rectangle 14 1/2” x 13”. Fold rectangle in half and sew a 1/4-inch seem along 13-inch edge (see fig. 1). Open tube and sew circle to bottom edge (see fig. 2). Turn right side out and slip the soda bottle into the tube.
Skirt and arms:
From print fabric cut 1 - 4” x 24” rectangle and 1 – 13” x 16” rectangle. Take the 13” x 16” rectangle and fold in half right sides together. Sew Ό-inch seem along 13-inch edge (see fig. 1). Hem bottom edge (you don’t need to hem the top edge) and turn right side out. Slip over black fabric and bottle with raw edge at top. Gather fabric around the neck of the bottle and secure with a rubber band.


Take the 4” x 24” print fabric. Fold in half lengthwise, right sides together. Sew Ό-inch seam along 24-inch edge, leaving both ends open. Turn right side out. Cut both ends with pinking shears or with scissors to make a jagged look. Stuff the arms leaving 10-inches in the center and 1-inch on each end unstuffed (see fig. 3).

Tie the ends 1-inch from the edge on both sides with raffia. Tie the arm in a single knot around the neck of the bottle and let the arms hang down on both sides.

Face:
Cut bottom edge of paper bag to have a jagged look. Cut out some face pieces from black felt and glue to paper bag. Place the paper bag over neck of jar. Secure with small amount of glue at shoulders.

Bag:
Cut a 6” x 3” piece of white fabric. Fold in half widthwise and sew sides. Turn right side out. Cut top of bag with pinking shears or with scissors to look jagged. Place a small amount of stuffing in bag and tie top with raffia. Glue back of bag to arm.

Glue 2 candy corns to front for buttons.]]> Sat, 24 May 2008 16:46:56 Plastic Recycle Crafts Plastic Recycle Crafts cupcake en http://crafterscommunity.com/crafts/plastic-recycle-crafts-47/coffee-creamer-santa-202/ http://crafterscommunity.com/crafts/plastic-recycle-crafts-47/coffee-creamer-santa-202/ Peel label from empty creamer bottle, wash and dry. Paint face area with flash colored acrylic paint. Set aside to dry.
Coat
Cut a large rectangular scrap of the red fabric, approximately 8" high by 15" long. Glue the fabric around the body, with the crease in the back, out of sight. Glue in place. Cut two more strips of white fun fur, approximately 12-14" each. Starting at the top of the red material, in the front of the Santa, glue strips in place as trim for the jacket. Glue all the way around the body. Trim any excess fun fur and red material and glue stragglers in place.
Face
Use Fiberfil, glue on Santa's beard. Begin just under hat brim where ear would be, work your way completely around the face and back up to the other "ear". Draw on eyes with a black marker. Draw a small oval for the nose with a black ballpoint pen. Dab sponge into pink paint and blot off extra onto a paper towel or newspaper. Continue blotting until almost all paint is gone. Gently dab remaining pink onto Santa's cheeks. Add a touch of pink to his nose.
Santa's Bag
Cut an 8" x 4" scrap of red material and lay, wrong side up, on the work surface. Place a small handful of Fiberfil in the center of the rectangle. Fold one 8" edge over the Fiberfil, fold the other 8" edge over the top of that, and glue in place. Gather the long ends up so that the Fiberfil is now the center of the bag. Tie with gold cord. Glue on plastic toys and/or presents to top of bag. Tuck and fold rugh edges of material to make bag look attractive. Glue the bag to the front of Santa's body.
Finishing Touches
Hot glue a couple of sprigs of holiday flowers and greenery toward the bottom of the creamer bottle. Bend and twist as necessary to make it look as if Santa is standing near the foliage.]]> Sat, 24 May 2008 16:45:25 Plastic Recycle Crafts Plastic Recycle Crafts cupcake en http://crafterscommunity.com/crafts/plastic-recycle-crafts-47/waste-not-pilgrim-201/ http://crafterscommunity.com/crafts/plastic-recycle-crafts-47/waste-not-pilgrim-201/ Note: If using craft glue instead of Tacky glue, extra time will be necessary to allow glue to adhere. Be patient, or your project will fall apart. Hot glue is recommended in this case, particularly for adhering the fruit and vegetable platter.


Prep
Peel all labels from empty condiment bottle, wash and dry. You may need to soak the bottle in warm water to help lift the sticker "goo". Paint condiment bottle black up to neck. Paint the neck of the bottle with flesh colored paint for the face. You may need two coats of flesh to cover completely.
Collar
Using white felt, cut a rectangle large enough to overlap "shoulders" on both sides of the bottle when folded in half. Using the cap from the condiment bottle, trace a circle in the center of the felt rectangle; cut out. Cut a triangle out of the front to form collar (see diagram). When black and flesh paint have dried completely, carefully slip collar over and down the neck of the bottle, resting it snugly on the bottle's shoulders. Glue the front and back of the collar in place to keep it stationary. Tie 12" piece of raffia into a drooping bowtie and glue to the front-center of the collar.

Face
Replace bottle's cap. If cap is not white, pain it with white tempera paint after putting back on the bottle. Let dry. Cut a 1/2" wide strip of white felt. Starting at one shoulder, glue in place as bonnet strap by running over the top of the cap and back down the other side. Trim to fit and glue in place. With black marker, dot on eyes and draw on a nose and the mouth. Dip paint brush into pink paint, dab several times onto newspaper or paper towel to remove most of the excess paint. Blot onto cheeks. Add a small touch of pink to her nose as well. Frame face with hair by using gold paint.
Harvest Platter
Fill center of the underside of a film canister lid with hot glue. Place various vegetable and fruit buttons into the "platter". The craft pictured used apples, carrots, corn and tomatoes. Using hot glue, adhere platter to front of bottle. Paint on round hands near platter with flesh colored paint.
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Cut a square out of the material, place over cap and tie ribbon.

Shake bottle to see different scenery!
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Put a blob of glue in the bottom of the paint container. Stuff a pom pom inside the container and press down for a moment to seal. To the lid, glue another pom pom of the same color. Next close the lid until the two pom poms meet, raise the lid enough to apply some glue where the two meet, then hold back together to adhere. Glue on google eyes. To the back of the container, glue a 1" magnet strip. If need be, trim the excess plastic from the connector between the lid and the container itself.
Chick & Bunny
* small piece of each pink and orange construction paper
* small piece of white paper for teeth
* fabric or felt for bunny ears

Follow instructions for Oscar above, using pink pom poms for bunny and yellow for the chick.

For the bunny, cut a small triangle from the pink construction paper and glue in between and below the eyes. Below that glue a small rectangle of white paper for teeth (draw a line down the center to give the appearance of two rabbit teeth). Using pink felt or a patterned fabric, cut and roll up 2 strips for ears and glue in place.

For the chick, cut a small diamond shape from the orange construction paper, fold in half to form beak, glue in place.
Flower Pot
* 3 silk daisies
* pink twisted paper
* 3 small green pom poms

Put a blob of glue in the bottom of the paint container. Stuff a large brown pom pom inside the container and press down for a moment to seal. Glue a large green pom pom on top of the brown pom pom. To the lid, glue 3 small green pom poms. Glue three silk flowers over the small pom poms.

Untwist a 12" long piece of twisted paper. Trim to 3/4" wide. Tie around the paint container and manipulate into a bow. Glue magnet strips to the back of the container and the back of the lid.]]> Sat, 24 May 2008 16:38:22 Plastic Recycle Crafts Plastic Recycle Crafts cupcake en http://crafterscommunity.com/crafts/plastic-recycle-crafts-47/sun-catcher-198/ http://crafterscommunity.com/crafts/plastic-recycle-crafts-47/sun-catcher-198/ 1. Punch a hole near the rim of a clear plastic lid.

2. Glue designs cut from construction paper to the center of the lid.

3. Tie a string through the hole and hang the sun catcher in a window
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In the last 2 1/2 years Ann started a home based business that has become full time in just one year. You can check out Ann's website: Biometics and enter her contest to win samples of her biometics products every month.]]> Sat, 24 May 2008 16:36:37 Plastic Recycle Crafts Plastic Recycle Crafts cupcake en