This pretty springtime decoration will brighten up any May day -- or evening. All you'll need are a few simple craft materials, a string of indoor holiday lights, and a collection of clean and dry 20-ounce plastic soda bottles (one for each flower; we used Coca-Cola bottles).
| Prep Time: Weekend Project | |
| What you need: | |
| Plastic soda bottles
Holiday lights Craft foam Scissors Tape Paint Floral wire Hole punch | |
| Seasons: Spring | |
| Materials: hole punch, soda bottle | |
| Instructions: | |
| 1. |  To make each blossom, first cut the top 3 ½ inches
from one of the bottles. Discard the cap, then trim the cut end
into rounded petal shapes (mark the cut lines first, if you
like). |
| 2. |  Paint the outside of the flower (we used Paint for Plastic
from Plaid, available at Michaels), then let the paint
dry. |
| 3. |  For the flower's sepals, make snips in one long side of a
2- by 4-inch rectangle of green craft foam to create ¼- to
½-inch-wide tabs, as shown. |
| 4. |  Trim the ends of the tabs to points, then secure the foam
around the bottle neck with green plastic tape (we used Scotch
brand), stretching the tape as you wrap it to help it adhere
well. |
| 5. |  To hang each flower, tightly twist two 5-inch lengths of
green floral wire around the mouth of the bottle, as
shown. |
| 6. |  Place each flower over a bulb on the light string, then
twist the free ends of the wires around the light strand to hold
the flower in place. |
| 7. |  Finally, cut out a number of 3-inch craft foam leaves and
punch a hole in each one, then attach them to the light string
with floral wire. (Be sure to follow the manufacturer's safety
guidelines regarding the use of the light string.)
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