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Crafts are a great way to educate andentertainchildren, but crafts can be just as fun for adults.Several craftprojects make use of recycled items. Old wine bottlescan be turnedinto torches, coffee cans into planters, and scrappaper intocoasters.
Recycled Wine Bottle Torch
The bottom half inch of a 1/2-by-3/8 inch piece of coppercouplingis wrapped with Teflon tape. The tape should be wrappedaround manytimes so it forms a thick barrier that won't fall downthe winebottle. A 3/8-inch diameter wick is slid through thecoupling, so1/4-inch of the wick sticks out the top of thecoupling. Torch oilis poured through a funnel into an empty winebottle. The Teflontaped side of the coupling is put into the winebottle opening.Once the wick has absorbed the torch oil for acouple of minutes,the wick can be lit to provide an outsidetorch.
Coffee Can Planter
An empty coffee can can be turned into a planter. A hammer andnailshould be used to poke 10 holes in various places on the bottomofthe can. A plant can be transferred into the can or it can beusedto grow a new plant by putting soil and seeds inside thecoffeecan. A saucer should be placed under the can to catch theexcesswater when watering the plant. The new planter can beplacedoutside or inside near a window.
Wallpapered Glass Coasters
Old scraps of paper can be used to make coasters for glasses.Anykind of paper can be used for this project, whether itswallpapersamples, magazine cut outs, wrapping paper or craft paper.The baseof each coaster must be made from clear 3 1/2-inch glasssquaresthat are 1/4 inch thick. These can be cut and sanded by aglazieror at home. The scrap paper should be cut in the same sizeas theglass squares. The paper is affixed to the bottom of theglasssquare with the colored side up so it can be seen throughtheglass. Clear drying decoupage glue can be used to secure thepaperto the bottom.
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