Recycled Bottle Flowers - Spring Craft

This idea is from easy-child-crafts.com:

The idea is super easy. Here's what you'll need:

Materials

• Empty 2 liter plastic bottles
• White glue
• Scissors
• Markers
• Acrylic paints
• Paint brushes
• Sandpaper
• Stickers
• Skewers

Instructions:

1. Cut the plastic bottle one-third of the way down from the top. Sand the bottle using sandpaper



2. Mark at least 5 "petals" using a waterproof marker. Cut along the lines to form "petals".



3. Coat with a layer of white glue and let dry.



4. Paint and decorate the petals using acrylic paints, waterproof markers and other stickers and glitter.



5. Poke a small hole through the bottle cap. Place a skewer through the hole and screw back onto the bottle.

That's it....You've just made a great recycled craft! Congrats!

Easy Bird Treats to Make

Winter time is the time to take good care of our  outdoor feathered friends. These easy bird treats are fun to make & make birds happy.

Supplies

Slice of sandwich bread for each hanger
Cookie cutter or paring knife
Yarn or other strong piece of string or cord
Peanut butter or vegetable shortening
Wild bird seed

Instructions

Use a cookie cutter to create shapes from slices of sandwich bread. We did stars and circles for our treats.

Let bread sit on the counter until dried out, a couple of hours should do the trick.

Line a plate with bird seed.

Use a toothpick or wooden skewer to poke a hole through the bread for the string. Be sure that you leave enough room above the hole so that it doesn't tear.

Thread string through the hole and gently tie in a knot.

Spread both sides of bread shape with peanut butter. Coat with bird seed by laying it on the bird seed lined plate and turning over to coat thoroughly.

Hang your creation outside.

Editor's note: Try to hang your treats in close proximity to a branch that the birds can perch on while sampling their goodies.

This craft is reprinted courtesy of Amanda Formaro of CraftsByAmanda.com.