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DIY Advent 17: Beautiful Recycling – Barcelets from Plastic Bottles DIY - Outfits, Shoes & Accessories Dana

DIY Advent 17: Beautiful Recycling – Barcelets from Plastic Bottles DIY - Outfits, Shoes & Accessories Dana
Bearing in mind that we should take a day at least 3 liters of fluid to us, a single human requires whole 730 1.5 liter bottles of water per year. The plastic bottles end up in the waste container and get melted under an enormous environmental impact, only to get very poor quality plastic. But with a little imagination you could tinker around 3,650 bracelets (5 pieces per bottle!) from this garbage. Under the slogan “Even with small steps we can progress” I will show you how to turn a plastic bottle to pretty bracelets. I made four different bracelets that you can use as inspiration. Material And Tools – For This DIY Project You Need Plastic bottle (PET bottle)Fabric (and, if desired sequins, buttons, ribbons …)Wide duct tape or adhesive masking tapeScissorsCutter (wallpaper knife)Hot glue gun (at the hardware store or from Amazon, about EUR 7, -) DIY Tutorial: The Step-By-Step Craft Instructions DIY Step 1 Wrap the duct tape around the plastic bottle. DIY Step 2 DIY Step 3 DIY Step 4 Related: