Since in the last post I talked about creating flowers out of the bottoms of plastic bottles, this time I thought I’d talk about another craft idea which uses up the middle of the bottle.
This site shows us how to create these sparkly butterflies.
They are easy to make and the results can be very beautiful. It’s a fun activity for the kids too.
March 29th, 2008 at 4:23 am
IT LOOKS RELLY COOL
April 17th, 2008 at 8:45 am
you should see THIS recycled art@
January 27th, 2009 at 2:51 pm
How are the plastic bottle butterflies done? I teach art and I have to do a ten week theme on recycled art.
June 5th, 2009 at 12:26 am
I just loved this butterfly I would love to learn how you made this and any other ideas you have thanks
October 23rd, 2009 at 5:24 pm
THERE ARE NO INSTRUCTIONS!!!!
January 22nd, 2010 at 2:24 pm
there are no instructions but it looks good and i wiil want to learn how to make it
April 28th, 2010 at 7:40 am
Please, Please, Please try to find the instructions for the plastic butterflies, or perhaps the craft book it was published in!!!!!!
These are absolutely beautiful.
Will be waiting patiently for your response.
Lydia Bourque
ltbourque@cox.net
337-984-3594
July 2nd, 2010 at 5:20 am
all you have to do, is draw a butterfly onto the mid part of a plastic bottle, preferably with marker pen so it doesnt smudge or smear.. then, cut the butterfly out… you then have to bend the two wings ‘upwards’ towards the middle (basically, bend them the other way from what the bottle naturally curves) so that they stick out a little. turn them over and paint the underneath of them, that way, the top of them will look shiney and not matt.. then use glitterglue on the top of them… i make these all the time… have done it for a few years and sold them at craft fairs to raise money for a brownies/guides group i volunteer at, its great for kids and they love that people like them. you can stick magnets on the back so they will attach to fridges, or stick lollypops sticks on the back so they will stick onto a planter outside. theyre plastic, so they wont get destroyed!