Bottle blossoms are flowers made from discarded plastic bottles. Many are collected during local litter clean ups. Each bottle is washed and sanitized. Bottles are then carefully cut into the desired shape and, if needed, heat sculpted. After shaping, each flower is painted and dried. Next, flowers are given a stem, again made from various single use items; some are made from old pen casings, coat hangers or specially heat sculpted soda bottle rope. Other parts of bottles make the leaves.
Once individual flowers are completed, they are assembled into arrangements. Bottle bouquets last longer than traditional flowers and save single use items from the landfill. Each flower takes between 45 minutes and 1&1/2 hours to craft! These are a great gift for the eco-minded folks in your life.
Currently available exclusively at Artists Hub of the Ace Basin.