Turn garbage and recycled goods into
fun and adorable crafts. This whimsical pilgrim woman was fashioned from
a plastic condiment bottle, a little felt, tempera paint, and lots of
imagination.
You will need:
Empty condiment bottle with lid
white felt
film canister lid
12" strand of raffia
small fruit and vegetable buttons
tempera paint in black, flesh, pink, and gold
black marker
hot glue gun
scissors
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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