Recycled Plastic Shampoo Bottles
Created from recycled plastic bottles that are washed up on the beach. Hand cut and colorfully composed so that no two necklaces are ever alike.
Bracelet £16.00 Necklace £26.00 at Spacefruit Jewellery
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October 22nd, 2008 14:41
Wow, those are absolutely gorgeous. Have you heard about the concept of making your own shampoo and soap? I was just introduced to the idea yesterday and it has me quite intrigued. If you could pass on any “recipes,” it would be greatly appreciated!
October 27th, 2008 15:08
Sounds to me like these aren’t made of recycled bottles, but of found bottles (repurpose or reuse.) Even Better!
December 1st, 2008 17:22
That’s right, they’re re-used not recycled! & pretty tough to cut up as well… but I just really love putting the different colours together. It also means the beach gets a bit of a clean but there’s so much more plastic left than I can pick up.
December 16th, 2008 09:13
@Becky : So nice of you the clean up your beaches. I do that as well, cleaned the entire shoreline of a small local lake last summer. Excercise, good for the environment, and good for my soul. Can’t beat that combo
. I didn’t really find that many reusable pieces though, mostly plastic bags, plus lots of soda cans and bottles (which we get money for in Norway where I live). I started beachcleaning my favorite places when I was 14, went out in my fathers boat, and came back with plastic bags full of trash. Hey, somebody got to do it.
But we are a family of four, so there is plenty of plastic passing through, and I have always been bothered by all the plastic. We recycle all plastic bags etc, but most of the thicker plastic has to be landfilled, so great to get some inspiration for something to use it for, thanks!
I also tried something else you might be interesting in. I cut up a shampoo bottle in different sized pieces, then lay the down flat on baking paper, folded paper over, and then used a hot clothing iron to fuse the plastic together. I only made a tiny little collage as a “proof of concept” but the pieces seemed to fuse together surprisingly well, it came out pretty sturdy.
I haven’t played any more with this technique, but worth checking out more I think.
December 16th, 2008 10:48
ooh that sounds interesting, but didn’t it give off noxious fumes?! Worth a try, I wonder who could lend me an iron…
ps there’s a blog that goes on on my website http://www.myspacefruit.com