"FISH LOVING FISH" WALL PLAQUE MADE OUT OF RECYCLED BOTTLES

Again when I looked at the plain clean 2 liter plastic bottle, I saw the image of fish, and went with that.  I call it, "Fish Loving Fish".  haha.  Got any better ideas?  I love my inks especially on colors like guppies, at least the male guppy is colorful.  Not fair, but so I guess I have two male guppies
here or what?  I love color?  Kissing fish is a cute idea right?  I thought so.

I blew each fish up because I liked the paint on it.  I might do an image
transfer with this snapshot.  I think it would look real nice just like this.

Let's see, I used the top portion of a two liter bottle.  Split it in half using some heavy duty tin shears.  I gave it a rough shape.  I continued to shaped it first this time before the Adirondack Alcohol Ink paint job.  Paints are not cheap and I don't want to waste any paint on something I could not use.  I mounted it on a piece of styro foam that was in some throw away packaging.  I covered it with aluminum which I embossed, and painted with alcohol inks.  I used a glue gun to adhere my project together.

Well that's it for now.  I thought I'd share my Kissing Fish since I just made them.  I hope you enjoy my blog, if not for the pics only.  Please come back, or visit my other blogs.  Just go to my home page and don't forget to share.  So till the next time...Many Blessings

This is what they looked like before the mounting.  I did cut some of the
mouth to reduce the size.

Sincerely,

Mary Helen

I just love the colors the inks give.  You don't have to be an artist to play right?

RECYCLING PLASTIC BOTTLES INTO FLOWERS

I don't know if you call it art, as I am no artist and I've never painted anything before but a wall.  However, I sure am having fun making these colorful flowers.  I live in a high-rise building in Hollywood, California, and there are no flowers to be seen except for the gardens on the 11th, and 6 floor.  Personally, I like waking up looking at these flowers so I thought I'd share how easy it is to make them.  Note, the molding part is definitely not a child's activity.  Perhaps they can do the painting and leave the molding for the adult.

What you need:

• Plastic water bottle
• Scissors
• Long nose pliers
• Candle
• Acrylic paint
• Clear Acrylic Sealer Gloss spray can
• glue gun if applying to a stick
• Stick, twig, etc.

See picture below for details.

1.  Cut top off bottle, and make as many petals as you like, making the ends pointy like top right pic.  Note I did notice that the more petals I made I had to be more careful of it melting.  It happens so quickly. Beginners should probably try 4-5 petals before attempting more petals.  They are more delicate and prone to melt quickly.
2.  With long-nose pliers hold each pedal over a candle flame carefully, until they bend the way you want it.  Use the pliers to help shape your pedal while it is warm.  Careful, it happens very fast.
3.  Paint with acrylic paint on the outer part of the bottle.  Wait for each coat of paint  to dry before adding additional paint.
4.  In a well ventilated area, spray the painted surface with a gloss sealer.

Some bottles have a cutting guideline like this one.
See the lines. You can follow it and add more or
less pedals.  You decide.  Cut as far up as you can cut.
You  will get to a point where it is difficult to cut.  That's when you stop:)

This soda bottle's bottom had 5 hard round shapes so  I made 5 petals.  
I went online and found a 5 petal flower

This was the bottom of a two liter soda bottle.  I gave it 5 petals.  The bottom is sturdier than the top.  Pretty right?

The bottom of the bottle turned into a 5 petal flower.

Bottle top  No image to go by...just did my own thing.

This flower has a cookie in the middle.  This cookie won't crumble, as it was
part of my salt clay dough,  haha, the cookie might outlast the flower.

Bottom of a vinegar bottle, turned into a sunflower.

My red and gold flower made out of a small water bottle.
 I used polymer clay for the middle.  Buttons will work fine too.  So will
bottle caps.  Pretty right?

Well that's it for now.  Don't forget to share if you like it.  Click a like link below.  So till I post my bottle cap pics...Many Blessings.
Sincerely,

Mary Helen.