Plastic Bottle Fun? Sign Me Up!

Man, it’s been a week! Let’s have a little Friday Nonserious Crafting Time. I dug this book out of my stash in honor of all the plastic bottles K. and I have been hoarding this week for our deck irrigation. This is a Hazel Pearson book, copyright 1965.

I love this book for its sheer exuberance with the concept of bottle recycling. Some of the designs are really funny in a totally endearing way.

. . . Like this bucket for your curlers, made from an empty bleach bottle. How much do I love the fact that there’s an actual curler attached to the front? (I wonder if anyone still wears curlers.)

This birdhouse just makes me smile.

. . . Whereas this just stopped me in my tracks. I would so love a glimpse into the thought process behind this idea. How does one look at a plastic bottle and arrive at a head hunter mask?

I’ve never been marriage-minded, but if I were, I would seriously consider this as my cake-topper. Look closely and you’ll see that the bride and groom are hemmed in by a tiny golden fence.

A variation on that theme is this amazing castle extravaganza diorama. That’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarves inside there. A great home investment for them, as property values on a plastic bottle castle will only go up and up.

Here’s wishing you a splendid weekend! Here in P-Town, we’re heading into what we consider a “scorcher.” And after so many months of dreary cold weather, it’s gonna feel pretty sweet to complain about the heat!