Since I've been addicted to this pop I've had many plastic 6-pack holders around the house. While I was cutting one to bits (ya know, so it wouldn't get caught around some poor bird's beak in a land fill - ah, garbage guilt) before throwing it into the trash, I suddenly remembered this cool way to use these plastic 6-pack thingies. I think I saw it in a Kindergarten classroom when I was teaching. What you do is put the 6-pack holders together to make a "rack" to dry art work or to display it. This is how I constructed mine:Materials:
Scotch Tape
Stapler
MANY plastic 6-pack holders ( I used 18)
Clothes pins or paper clips
How To:
Place 2 6-pack holders next to each other. Place a small piece of tape in 2 places (top and bottom) to hold the plastic together. Staple through the tape*. Keep repeating until you have reached your desired size.
Hang artwork to dry or to display with clothes pins or paper clips.
*There are other ways to conjoin the 6-pack holders. You could use twist ties, string or yarn. I attempted to use twist ties, but found that the plastic was sooo slippery I couldn't hold it together and get the twist tie secure. The tape first solved the slippery problem. I swear the one I saw was tied with yarn . . . so it must be possible.
Close-up of staple intersection
Look, it folds up so neatly. Just stick it in a drawer when it's not in use.
My WIP blocks from a class I took.
On a sorta related note - I got this book from the library and am having such a fun time looking through it. Each page contains a different item that was created using leftovers, trash, or other salvaged materials. All items have the artist's website on the page too. I love the idea of making something out of something else. Sooooo flippin' clever these people are!
My favorite? J-card luggage tags. Yep, luggage tags made from the j-cards of old cassette tapes.
Scotch Tape
Stapler
MANY plastic 6-pack holders ( I used 18)
Clothes pins or paper clips
How To:
Place 2 6-pack holders next to each other. Place a small piece of tape in 2 places (top and bottom) to hold the plastic together. Staple through the tape*. Keep repeating until you have reached your desired size.
Hang artwork to dry or to display with clothes pins or paper clips.
*There are other ways to conjoin the 6-pack holders. You could use twist ties, string or yarn. I attempted to use twist ties, but found that the plastic was sooo slippery I couldn't hold it together and get the twist tie secure. The tape first solved the slippery problem. I swear the one I saw was tied with yarn . . . so it must be possible.
Close-up of staple intersection
Look, it folds up so neatly. Just stick it in a drawer when it's not in use.
My WIP blocks from a class I took.On a sorta related note - I got this book from the library and am having such a fun time looking through it. Each page contains a different item that was created using leftovers, trash, or other salvaged materials. All items have the artist's website on the page too. I love the idea of making something out of something else. Sooooo flippin' clever these people are!
My favorite? J-card luggage tags. Yep, luggage tags made from the j-cards of old cassette tapes.
