Artisanat Juffie. Ik weet niet of dit patroon echt zo heet, maar deze 8-zijdige Afrikaanse bloem granny is gebruikt voor een haakproject voor Somalie.
Ik vond er een afbeelding en patroon van en die vond ik zo leuk, die wilde ik wel eens een keer proberen te maken. Ziet er ingewikkeld uit, maar is het niet. Helemaal niet met de stap-voor-stap foto's die je hieronder vindt. De vierkantjes zijn redelijk groot, ca. 14 x 14 cm. Gehaakt met de Phildar impact 3,5 en haaknaald 5. Toer 1: begin met een “magic loop“. Toer 2: 3 lossen + 1 stokje, 1 losse; in elke vaste van de eerste toer 2 stokjes en 1 losse. Toer 3: een nieuwe kleur tussen twee stokjes-paren vastmaken; 3 lossen + 1 stokje + 2 lossen + 2 stokjes + 1 losse op de zelfde plek. Toer 4: ter overbrugging naar de tussenruimte tussen de volgende 2 stokjes-paren 1 losse + 1 halve vaste in de tussenruimte.3 lossen + 6 stokjes in de tussenruimte, 1 losse. Toer 5: begin met een nieuwe kleur in het midden van een bloemblaadje, 1 losse. 7 Innovative plans to reduce plastic waste. 7 Innovative plans to reduce plastic waste Plastic plays an important role in our life.
Plastic is present everywhere in our life from hair clips to containers in kitchen, plastic bottles, polybags, chair, bucket, mug, toothbrush, toothpaste tubes, etc. This plastic is made from harmful chemicals. Mythical lighting fixtures made from recycled plastic bottles. Mythical lighting fixtures made from recycled plastic bottles Recycling is all the rage these days and turning old plastics into art is almost the fashion fad of the decade.
Of course the most obvious choice for recyclers has been the dastardly plastic mineral water bottle which is pretty much useless after you’ve polished off all the H2O inside and we have seen the old plastic bottles being put to some very creative uses in the past with absolute stunners like the recycled PET bottle suit from Bagir, the lovely plastic bottle lamps et al. Joining the green brigade are artists Su Sim & Lisa Foo, who took their own share of plastic bottles and interpreted them into the most stunning yet functional bits of art lights.
By turning the plastic from the bottles into gorgeous organic shapes, the designers have effectively been able to do away with the unattractive ordinariness that a plastic mineral bottle posses with mythical shapes bringing their creations to life. Source: Haute Nature. 'Hybrid' bottle made from recycled wine bottles. ‘Hybrid’ bottle made from recycled wine bottles We have discussed several times earlier spotting products made of recycled bottles.
Here again is a product made from recycled bottles, but the end-product this time is a bottle again. Empty wine bottles are collected and cut according to convenience. The edges of the pieces ar then polished. The designer then frosted the glass in-and-out, reassembling them into bottles – calling them hybrid. Junk-to-art: Plastic bottles upcycled into gorgeous lamps. A Frugal Town in Lithuania Erects a Christmas Tree Made from 40,000 Recycled Plastic Bottles. Okay municipalities of the world, pay attention.
For a third consecutive year the city of Kaunas, Lithuania approached artist Jolanta Šmidtienė to assist with their annual holiday decorating. Recognizing the city’s somewhat dire financial state the artist challenged herself to build something that wouldn’t rely on any administrative funds set aside for the event. The result: an enormous 13-meter tall Christmas tree made from nearly 40,000 recycled green bottles and zip ties. At night the tree is lit from the inside resulting in a glowing, translucent, emerald green spruce that’s making headlines across the country. I would love it if Chicago had the ambition to do something like this.