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Brilliant Repurposing Project: How to Make Roses out of Plastic Spoons

January 29, 2015 By Vanessa Beaty 3 Comments

Brilliant Repurposing Project: How to Make Roses out of Plastic SpoonsWhat can you make with some plastic spoons and a candle? This isn’t a riddle; the answer is a beautiful rose. If you have kids then you’re more than likely to have a pack of these plastic spoons somewhere in the house, and if not, they’re cheap enough to buy.

I love this inventive craft because it’s a great way of upcycling plastic (a material that really shouldn’t be thrown away), it’s budget-friendly, and the end product is versatile.

Your roses can be turned into brooches, hair accessories and jewelry, or you can use them as decoration pieces around your home. I plan to spray paint mine and paint the edges of the petals in a lighter shade as highlights, then let them float in a shallow bowl of water as a centerpiece.

Some Tips:

Do this in a properly ventilated area (or outside) since you’re working with fire and melting plastic.

Burning plastic releases toxins that are harmful to you and then environment; you should just be lightly melting the spoons, not burning them! If you see the spoon turning black, scorching and releasing that horrible smell, then you know you’re burning it.

If you’re struggling to melt and not burn it, trim your wick shorter.

You can use a hot glue gun to stick the petals together if you’re more comfortable with that.

Similar Project:  How to Make a Personalized Teacup Candle the Easy Way

Bonus tutorial, How to make plastic spoon tulips:

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  1. June Hamalainen says

    July 5, 2015 at 3:50 pm

    I always look at your craft stuff. lots of fun, for senior projects.

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    • Vanessa Beaty says

      July 5, 2015 at 6:26 pm

      awww thanks for leaving a comment June! Keep browsing and sharing your favorites <3

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  2. Tonya Coursey says

    November 13, 2015 at 9:14 pm

    Vanessa I don’t receive your emails anymore if sill able please sign me up.

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