Creative Recyclers: Chic with Trash

Waste Arty-fication By GreenBeing Nancy

From Trash To Chic

Salvage 7 Used Batteries

Salvage 4 Plastic Bags in 2-3 Colours

Prepare Plastic Bags

• Cut both handles off the plastic bags.

• Cut 7 pieces from larger plastic bags to form petals.

• Cut 7 pieces from smaller plastic bags to form stamens (the centre of flower).

Salvage Bottom of Plastic Bags

Choose a lighter colour plastic bag to form a ribbon to hold the following stripe around the batteries. Fold plastic bag in half, horizontally, and half again till you get the desired size prefered before cutting.

Do the same to create one more stripe in a darker colour to form the side of the flower. The length does not matter but the width must be wide enough to cover the height of battery.

Create Petals and Stamens

Turn the handle inside out so that the seams are on the inside.

Open it up to form this triangular shape.

Create these from the larger plastic bags to form 7 petals.

Slip 1 battery into the sleeve of each triangle to form a stamen.

Create 7 Stamens.

Salvage 2 Rubber Bands

Group all 7 wrapped batteries and hold them together with a rubber band.

Place one petal at the side of the batteries and continue doing that till all petals used up.

Wrap Side and Tie Ribbon

Cut Off Excess Plastic From Base.

Side View of Flower

Purpose For This Creation

Decorate dinning table. Paper weight. Attach as weight to the bottom corners of curtains. Reduce waste. When plastic bags are

indiscriminately discarded, they choke waterways and litter beaches, parks and streets.

Leakage from batteries in landfill harm the environment.

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