Forum member Verdilak posted this sweet tut...i cannot wait to try it out. xoxo c
How to make plastic beads from plastic bottles. Instructions/tute in picture form... much better to understand what I mean heh.
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much easir way than that, just put them in a pot of boiling water. then when you pull them out just punch a hole thru.
...A cool tutorial, turn your plastic into beads and make jewelry. Fun for you, fun for your kids too!...
heat gun, huh? So, would a blow dryer work? is that a dumb question?
*ponders*
yes, that was probably a dumb question, but still, i'm curious...
I can already tell that this project is going to get me into trouble!
I dn´t have a heat gun , so there would be nice to find an alternative, or else, where do you buy one of those?
The bedds look cool though, I guess you could make them out of colored plastic too.
I´ll try this out one of these days.
not exactly the safest way but I have used an open flame from a gas stove cook top. dont use for too long because of co2 gases. best if you can open a window while doing it. the heat guns are at hardware stores and cost $35 plus
Heat guns are inexpensive, and can be found in the craft dept. of stores like wal-mart, or JoAnnes Fabrics. I am going to try this, and am also wonering if the surface is scratched both ways with sandpaper, you can color it with colored pencils.... if anyone tries it b4 I do give us an answer LOL
I know when you are embossing stamps and such you can hold your paper over the toaster if you don't have a heat gun. Not sure if it would work in this instance, but I know it gets much hotter than a blow dryer
Very cool, I'm making the newspaper beads Rob and Corinne made a while ago right now :) This is a neat alternative. Once I get a hold of a few bottles I'll try it with my hairdryer to see how that works! (I, too, am sans heat gun). Keep it up!
Heat guns are fairly cheap. You can pick one up at a craft store with a coupon and get it even cheaper. It's probably in the section with the embossing items.
You may be able to use a hairdryer, I haven't tried it yet.
I don't think I have a heat gun...what else can you use?
This is AWESOME. I can't wait to try it. As we speak, I'm trying to locate my heat gun. Thanks for posting this!
Thats soooo cool! I'm so gonna try that when I get a chance!
Love it! Thanx! What a cool idea. Now off to find some plastic bottles ; )
That is friken sweet. I love it. Now i have to go try it.
u r brilliant, love ur idea
:D Wow! i need to try this. I'm wondering if heat guns are sold anywhere? like Walmart? xD
My friend and I made a whole bunch using a lighter. You have to be careful not tu burn the plastic and make it all icky, but it works pretty well.
We're using them as an altrernative to kandy to hand out at raves.
lighters are way cooler and easier to carry around than a heat gun, too.
When I read Toyboxes comment, I lol'd. Outloud. I could see a little khandi girl with a heatgun going "WANT SOME NECKLACES?!?!"
Anyways, Im going to try this with boiling water to see if it works. Thanks for the tutorial!
i really f***ing (can i say bad words on here?) love this idea. recycled all the way!!!
kewl!!!
I went ahead and tried this tutorial without the heat gun, and I just boiled some water and rolled up a strip of plastic, and with my oven mitt on, and the pliers holding it (rolled plastic) together, I dipped it into the boiling water for about 10-20 seconds, it doesn't take long at all for the "melting" part. it takes longer to roll them up. :) Good luck!
wow! this is a great idea! i think i'll either try the hairdryer or the boiling water cos i too lack a heat gun... wish me luck!
Hi all...Just discovered this site through Stumbleupon and I am in recycling heaven. I loved this idea as it was close to something I have been thinking off, recycling those pesky plastic drink bottles (I am a diet drink addict!!). Luckily I was just finishing up a bottle and so it didn't even get rinsed, just chopped up. I tried the boiling water method and found I didn't even need to roll the plastic into a bead, 8 times out of 10 it did it in the water on it's own. I will need to experiment a little more but I have just made about 20 beads and it took me less than 2 minutes...the ideas are flowing.
Had another go today and they tend to work better if I roll them slightly and just drop them in the just boiling water. Even some of the failures have an unusual quality to them so I am only throwing out the real flops, anything with potential is being kept.
awesome! that is something i can do!
I tried it with the blow dryer and it worked. I mean, my bead were not perfectly melted but at least they stayed rolled-up