Comments for Towards Green http://www.towardsgreen.com Tips for everyday greener living. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:33:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 Comment on Plastic bottle butterflies by faye http://www.towardsgreen.com/2007/06/30/plastic-bottle-butterflies/#comment-3543 faye Fri, 02 Jul 2010 11:20:07 +0000 http://www.towardsgreen.com/2007/06/30/plastic-bottle-butterflies/#comment-3543 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! :) 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! :)

]]> Comment on Flowers from plastic bottles by christina http://www.towardsgreen.com/2007/06/27/flowers-from-plastic-bottles/#comment-3352 christina Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:34:02 +0000 http://www.towardsgreen.com/2007/06/27/flowers-from-plastic-bottles/#comment-3352 where can I get the instructions for the project? where can I get the instructions for the project?

]]> Comment on Plastic bottle butterflies by Lydia Bourque http://www.towardsgreen.com/2007/06/30/plastic-bottle-butterflies/#comment-3332 Lydia Bourque Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:40:57 +0000 http://www.towardsgreen.com/2007/06/30/plastic-bottle-butterflies/#comment-3332 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 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

]]> Comment on Plastic bottle butterflies by j http://www.towardsgreen.com/2007/06/30/plastic-bottle-butterflies/#comment-2934 j Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:24:41 +0000 http://www.towardsgreen.com/2007/06/30/plastic-bottle-butterflies/#comment-2934 there are no instructions but it looks good and i wiil want to learn how to make it there are no instructions but it looks good and i wiil want to learn how to make it

]]> Comment on Plastic bottle butterflies by S http://www.towardsgreen.com/2007/06/30/plastic-bottle-butterflies/#comment-2740 S Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:24:08 +0000 http://www.towardsgreen.com/2007/06/30/plastic-bottle-butterflies/#comment-2740 THERE ARE NO INSTRUCTIONS!!!! THERE ARE NO INSTRUCTIONS!!!!

]]> Comment on Junk mail art and bottle caps mosaics by pay cash advance http://www.towardsgreen.com/2007/01/29/junk-mail-art-and-bottle-caps-mosaics/#comment-2718 pay cash advance Sun, 18 Oct 2009 01:24:39 +0000 http://www.towardsgreen.com/2007/01/29/junk-mail-art-and-bottle-caps-mosaics/#comment-2718 I love junk that can be transformed to art. It makes you look through different eyes. It is a great way to recycle. I love junk that can be transformed to art. It makes you look through different eyes. It is a great way to recycle.

]]> Comment on Flowers from plastic bottles by Louise http://www.towardsgreen.com/2007/06/27/flowers-from-plastic-bottles/#comment-2697 Louise Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:39:41 +0000 http://www.towardsgreen.com/2007/06/27/flowers-from-plastic-bottles/#comment-2697 Who's the artist I want to use this in a school project Who’s the artist I want to use this in a school project

]]> Comment on Flowers from plastic bottles by Isabel http://www.towardsgreen.com/2007/06/27/flowers-from-plastic-bottles/#comment-2586 Isabel Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:53:11 +0000 http://www.towardsgreen.com/2007/06/27/flowers-from-plastic-bottles/#comment-2586 I love this work.. How you have made this is absoloutley amazing!! :) .. :) :) :) :) I love this work.. How you have made this is absoloutley amazing!! :) .. :) :) :) :)

]]> Comment on Plastic bottle butterflies by margaret hahn http://www.towardsgreen.com/2007/06/30/plastic-bottle-butterflies/#comment-2431 margaret hahn Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:26:27 +0000 http://www.towardsgreen.com/2007/06/30/plastic-bottle-butterflies/#comment-2431 I just loved this butterfly I would love to learn how you made this and any other ideas you have thanks I just loved this butterfly I would love to learn how you made this and any other ideas you have thanks

]]> Comment on Flowers from plastic bottles by sara http://www.towardsgreen.com/2007/06/27/flowers-from-plastic-bottles/#comment-2306 sara Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:25:28 +0000 http://www.towardsgreen.com/2007/06/27/flowers-from-plastic-bottles/#comment-2306 how in the world did you make such a wonderful Piece of art i'm in love how in the world did you make such a wonderful Piece of art i’m in love

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