So...what if I told you I made the adorable (I think so anyways) cloche below from a Diet Coke bottle? Would you believe me? Well, you should because I did!
I took the bottle and washed it and removed the label. I ran into a speed bump right off the bat, I couldn't get all the label off. There was a small strip of label stuck to the adhesive and it wouldn't budge. Since the labels are plastic, I didn't think soaking it would work. So, I broke out the hair dryer and used it with a butter knife to carefully scrape off the rest of the label. It worked perfectly. Goo Gone got off the rest of the adhesive. If there is ink on the bottle then use nail polish remover to get it off.
I glued a stack of cute buttons to the top of the soda cap, that is my "finial". I picked buttons that would be pretty neutral and could be used with a variety of items for when I want to change the item on display.
I took white ribbon and wrapped the neck of the bottle. I had to use some hot glue to help hold the ribbons in place, since otherwise they tended to slip around. I also was sure to cover the neck completely, including the little ring under the top of the bottle lid/cap.
I just so happened to have a pillar holder that works perfectly as a stand. Plopped my little chicken on top and covered with my non-breakable cloche! Yea....so happy. I think that it's adorable as can be. I love the price tag even more...FREE!Perfectionists beware....this isn't as good as a real honest to goodness cloche. Usually soda bottles get little creases/lines in them as they are being used. Occasionally they'll get a scratch or two. Personally I think it's cute and adds to the "patina" and makes it look a bit worn and loved.
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Wow, I would have never thought of using a plastic bottle. Very creative! How did you cut the bottom off and get it straight?
ReplyDeleteI just used a pair of kitchen shears and eyeballed it. I used a pareing knife to poke a hole first to get my scissors in, and then just cut as straightly as I could.
ReplyDeleteARE YOU SERIOUS?!?!?! THIS IS AWESOME!!!!! There are not enough exclamation marks in the world to tell you how excited I am to try this out! I LOVE a tall cloche, but can't stand the high price tag it comes with. This is PERFECT!!! I am seriousely giddy. gonna stop gushing now before I pass out of excitment :) Could I feature this durring giveaway week? Comment or email to let me know :)
ReplyDelete~ Emily N. from "too Blessed to Stress"
This is a really clever idea....and a good recycling project too. I'm going to give this a try. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteJane
So cute! What a great idea!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute project! I love the buttons on top! As I was reading this, I just kept thinking, "That can't be a PLASTIC bottle?!" Almost too good to be true!
ReplyDeleteLove your kid friendly cloche...awesome idea!
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Linda
Oh I never would of guessed this was a soft drink bottle!! So perfect!!!!!
ReplyDeleteTHAT is freaking genius! Seriously! I have 2 very small children and have been terrified of having too many breakables around but THIS - THIS I could do!!!!!! SQUEAL!!!!! THANK YOU for sharing this!!! And I still can't believe it's really a soda bottle....I think I'll let my 12 yr old drink the rest of the pepsi just so I can get started on this! hehe!
ReplyDeleteWell done - who would have thought to use a plastic bottle!
ReplyDeleteWhat a clever idea.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't tell it unless you told. I think this is great for a little girls room. She could have something pretty just like mommy, w/o the worry of breakage.
thanks for showing it.
Wow! I never would have guessed it was a soda bottle! What a fantastic idea!
ReplyDeleteIt looks wonderful - free and non-breakable are two awesome qualities - so is recycling...
ReplyDeleteThank you for this awesome idea!!! I'm going to share it with my daughter and I bet we'll be making our own soon! Your blog is very charming - love the bees! Come see me sometime at sceneofthegrime.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteyou are too smart! Darling idea. Great to use the buttons and the ribbon. I think that I need to go and get a two liter bottle of diet coke so I can make one! Thanks for the inspiration! Please, stop by sometime and say hello! I am also having a giveaway! Free chocolate!
ReplyDeletei would never have known it is plastic! very creative! thanks for stopping by and leaving a sweet comment!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! I love it and would have never thought to use that. I've worried about glass also and this is a perfect alternative!
ReplyDeleteThat is great! Thank-you for the idea! Going to have to have the hubby finish his 2 liter of diet coke a little faster now :).
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous idea! Very cool-and thrifty too!
ReplyDeleteSecond life,on soda bottle love the idea amazing.so clever!
ReplyDeleteyou, my lady, are a genius. I have been in the process of decorating my sister in laws apartment, and she has 2 little ones. She's always talking about how she loves my apothercary jars and cloches. I couldn't, for the life of me, come up with a way to do a cloche that was unbreakable. You're amazing.
ReplyDeleteI echo what everyone else has said. Freakin. Genius.
ReplyDeleteWow - that is ingenious! I love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking it up to my party!!!
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Jen
What a great idea.
ReplyDeleteGlad you were featured at too blessed to be stressed so I found you.
Blessings
barbara jean
You are so creative, I had always wanted to make one like the one in Beauty and the Beast, the movie, with the rose in the center. This is perfect for that, can't wait to make it. I'll post it in my blog and send you the link so you can see how it turned out.
ReplyDeleteSo cute and creative!!! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm impressed! I would not think "soda bottle" if I was just looking at that. And I like that you were able to make it kid proof. :)
ReplyDeleteI would not know that was a plastic soda bottle unless you told me. Great job!
ReplyDeleteSo I was literally JUST flipping through my reader looking at random posts and thinking "hmmm, how can I get my hands on a cloche?" and right then I saw this project next to mine on Keeping it Simple! I cannot WAIT to head home and give this a shot! Thanks for sharing your inspiration!
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