I made this pendant out of cut pieces of a plastic beverage bottle. Scorched the sides a bit over a candle flame and then had it adorned with a butterfly charm and a short chain. Though this recycling technique is very common and easy, the assembling is what took much of my time.
Please note that utmost care is needed while cutting & burning the plastic if you are trying this technique at home. Protection for eyes & hands are recommended.
In my next post, I shall publish some pictures of plastic flowers which I have created using this same technique.
Beautiful! Great technique 🙂
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Thank you 😀
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Great use of ‘free’ material. Thanks for showing how to keep stuff out of landfill. Heating plastic [ABS, polystyrene] to temperatures over 300° C (572° F) releases combustible gases. Take care and thanks for sharing
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Thank you for the support and inspiration!! 🙂
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Such a clever idea – and beautiful too
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Thank you 🙂
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Thanks for reading Time to take on Guerrilla Knitting. I love that jewellry – really unique.
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Thnks …. glad u liked it 🙂
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Wow, how lovely and original
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Great reuse! A lovely pendant that is also unique. Thanks for sharing – & dropping by my blog. 🙂 Helen
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Thank you Helen for your comments …..love your postcard …. its beautiful!!
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That looks great
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Plan to more of these …. thanks!!
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Great! Just looks like glass…. I m totally into up -cycling & loved your creatIon. And thanks for liking my quilled piece.
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Thank you 🙂
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Have you tried using a heat gun instead of a candle? Do you think it would give off enough heat?
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Haven’t tried it yet so cannot comment …. looks like its would be more safer to use a heat gun but then the process of heating may depend on the thickness of the plastic.
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I love the paper flowers. I plan to take the idea to my Crafty Sisters group next month if you don’t mind. Stitch Witch in Devon.
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Sure, by all means …. Thanks for the interest …. really appreciate. 🙂
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