Monday, April 22, 2013

May Arts Ribbonistas Earth Day Hop

 Welcome to the May Arts Ribbonista's Earth Day Blog Hop!  We hope that you will find lots of inspiring ideas to help you celebrate today.



I wanted my Earth Day project to be something that showcased recycling - and also something that was created using some of our natural fibers.  I chose to make a decorative bottle (hence the re-purposed), wrapped with green jute.

I made yo-yo flowers from fabric to add to my bow. and finished everything off with a tag.

May Arts Ribbons Used
SP16 Cord/Burlap


Faux Burlap  445-15-32



Partners in Craft Supplies Used
 Basic Grey - Fabric
Core'Dinations: Cardstock and tag
Dreamweaver Stencils: Brass stencil, Embossing Paste, Metallic F/X

Other Supplies Used
 Cheery Lynn Designs: dies
Fabri-tac Glue
Clearsnap Ink

You know our ribbon hops always have awesome prizes - and today is no exception.  Leave as many comments as you would like along the hop for your chance to win this prize package -



Now for the rest of the Hop:
Lalo Ik

31 comments:

Buffy Burnside said...

So cute, I love the Yo-yo flowers!

C said...

Oh wow, how cool is this!

Shona Erlenborn said...

Very clever! Love the tag and yo-yo flower embellishments!

Kas said...

I love the yo-yos. What a great project. I could see these for so many different holidays!

Kas said...

I love the yo-yos. What a great project. I could see these for so many different holidays!

Krissy said...

Great project! Love the yo-yos!

featheredheaven said...

Your project is so sweet and inspiring! I love the yo-yo flowers and am now going to have to learn how to make them!
Thanks for the inspiration and Happy Earth Day!
Sue O

tndj said...

neat project and never saw yoyo flowers. Those are neat. TFS

Chris Dring said...

Great project!

Chris said...

I love that jute! Great project!

Anonymous said...

Love the use of burlap twine around the bottle, burlap is great in so many forms!

by belle said...

Love how you used the jute!! Very nice!

Mare said...

Awesome bottle! Thanks for sharing.

serena said...

great recycle! cute flowers

Sue D said...

Very cute--I like the tag and the yo yo flowers.

Miriam Prantner said...

Loving that burlap cording, what a great piece!

Verna Angerhofer said...

What a cool bottle and so nicely decorated too. Your recycling project is fantastic!

Jean Bullock said...

How clever! Thanks for the inspiration.

Judy said...

So simple and yet I can never think of anything like that. Sometimes I believe we think everything has to be so over the top to be good. Thanks for sharing.

Ravengirl said...

And just how, Gini, did you get that jute to stay wrapped so perfectly! Lovely!

Anonymous said...

Great idea. You could change the color of the twine for different occasions - red/white/blue for the 4th, pastels for Easter, etc. I'm assuming that the heavy twine comes in those colors. Thanks.

sharon g said...

I like your little flowers. I'll try it...

Natasha G.P. said...

The flowers are really cute. I like the button centers, too.

Amy Martin said...

What a great idea. This would be great for me and my son to do with that bottle he wanted to do something with. Thanks for the idea.

Robin B. said...

Pretty bottle and I love the tag. Thanks for sharing!

Karenladd said...

Wonderful upcycled project! Love the look of the green jute and your tag!

Anonymous said...

Very creative projects. Would love to scraplift using the products I might win!

Darlene Gabriel said...

Gorgeous wrapped bottle. I love that burlap bow and the yo-yo flowers. I need to try this bottle wrapping......thank you for the inspiration.

bjmartin said...

Cool idea! Love the jute and the flowers add just the right touch!

TracyM #6773 said...

LOVE your bottle!!!
What a fabulous way to recycle and decorate - thank you for the inspiration :)

Lucy E. said...

very pretty bottle!