I decided that this year’s Christmas we’ll have Christmas decor from scratch- not a single penny will be spent to create something extra-special for this yuletide season. Thus, with the help of my sister and my three-year-old we’re able to recycle water bottles to snowmen! I give credits to Disney’s Family Fun magazine for the idea!
1. To make a snowman, wash and dry water bottles (any plastic bottles will do).
2. With scissors, cut away the containers’ bottom to accommodate a battery-operated tea light or the Christmas lights.
3. Mix water and white glue to a creamy consistency.
4. Brush it over the bottles.
5. Attach white tissue paper scraps.
6. Brush with another layer of the diluted glue.
7. Let the bottles dry.
8. Cover the lid with black electrical tape or paint it with black paint. In our case we use our old black nail polish.
9. For the eyes and mouth, glue on small black beads, sequins or buttons. We used black beans which is available in our kitchen.
10. For the nose, brush glue over a cone of orange tissue paper or cartolina paper, let it dry and adhere it.
11. Tie on a ribbon scarf (in our case, old shirt cut into strips) and place your snowman over the tea light.
Behold our A-Bottle-Able SnowMen (with our family photo) and cones made from printer paper to form a cool recycled forest in our living room:
What can you say? I love to hear your comments:)
By the way, to make the cones, simply roll paper into cone shapes, tape with double-adhesive tape to secure, and trim the bottoms as needed so that they stand level.
Next DIY Christmas Decor : Snow Flakes (made of cotton swabs!)
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Ang galing! I love it, woohoo for recyclables! Good project, Genefaith! I don’t spend {much} on christmas decor as well since we bring out the old one, and every year I add something handmade to our tree, to celebrate milestones my kids/ family had that year. Kind of a tradition. Like when the kids turn adults, I’m hoping to have 20+ years worth of decor that will remember a special event in a particular year.
That is so cool. What a nice idea:)
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