Tutorial Thursdays - Spring

Well, I am hoping that spring is finally here to stay.

After the bad start to one of my favourite seasons, I thought I would show you how to bring the spring indoors - recycled style!

Today I am going to show you how to create these cute daffodils out of PET bottles.

For this craft you will need:

Some PET bottles - all different sizes

Some colourful Pipe-Cleaners

Gonis Decor* (This is the paint I use to colour the bottles)

Deopointers* (I use these pointer pens to add a little decoration to the outside of the blossoms)

Miraclay Plus* (A nice lightweight clay that is air drying and amazingly pliable)

*These Products are from Gonis. I use these products as they are of amazing quality and versatility. If you cannot get these products in your vicinity you will have to substitute them - hence the descriptions in brackets.

For more information on these products contact me.

First - using an Artknife* cut the bottom edges off the bottles, between 3-5cm depending on the size of blossom you would like.

Using a marker, mark out how the petals should look and cut away the excess plastic.

Using the Gonis decor*, decorate the inside of your blossoms in the colours you prefer:

Smudge the colours together with your fingers for a more marbled effect.

Or use single colours to create - the Stembase and then the petals.

 Allow to dry.

Using the Miralight form small balls that will fit nicely on top of your Pipe-Cleaners.

Allow to dry and then paint the colour you would like them to be.
Whilst they are drying, make holes through the middles of the flowers:

And thread your stems through them, bobble of clay on the inside of the flowers.

Now turn your flowers over, and apply some more Miralight* to the bottoms to keep the stem in tight and to finish off the flowers.

Paint green once dry.

Decorate the edges and insides of your flowers with Dekopointers*

And then place them in a vase once dry!

There you have some tulips for all year round!

Now it is your turn, let's start with the link that you most visited :)

This is such a sweet idea for the Easter table. Thanks Crystelle @ Crystelle Boutique for sharing.

And my chosen links for this week are.....

This amazingly sweet gift from Joanne @ Creative Mess

I adore gooey tarts and ginger is my all time favourite! Thanks for sharing this Linda @ With A Blast

Well-done ladies and thank you for sharing your wonderful Crafts with us all.

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