DIY: COLORFUL BEADS FROM PLASTIC BOTTLE TOPS
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2016
- Handmade beads for your jewelry making. We will show you how to make your own colorful beads. This tutorial shows you how to recycle plastic bottle tops or anything made from high-density polyethylene (HDPE) into beautiful beads. These beads are pieces of art, there are unlimited combination of colors and patterns to select when creating these beads, all depends only on your fantasy and skills. After some time we will add video for your inspiration. Every piece is handmade original, just think of possibilities for selling these beads!
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Art has no time or cost restraints. It’s the process in the moment. Much respect...
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You can melt that plastic faster if you use an iron and put the plastic between wax paper or parchment paper. I was a QC in a Plastic Factory.
Thanks for that helpful tip. I will definitely try it. ❤
Finally something acessible with things we have at home. Thanks! 🙏😊
3:03 = Do as I say, not as I do! heheeheh cool technique for upcyling/recycling/reclaiming.
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Thank you for a wonderful tutorial. These beads look amazing!! I'll definitely be giving them a try. Ignore the negative comments
Wow you must have fingers of steel! I love this upcycling idea
once in a while i watch a video that makes me marvel at the ingenuity of people - this is one of those! very cool idea...
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WOW...WOW...WOW...THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH.I NEED PEOPLE LIKE YOU WHO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX, YOU MAKE ME SEE THINGS I HADENT BEFORE
thank you very much
I love this idea for making custom bits for accessories to exactly match clothing
Very ingenious!
Awesome. I make costume jewelry. I love learning new stuff ❤
❤ Awesome Pretty neat!😁💯👏🏾👏🏾 tyfs!
This was pretty cool. We currently have the goal to pick up 1 million pieces of garbage and are trying to figure out if there is something creative we can do with some of the material we find.
I just love this bead making method!
Great idea! You have had a super amazing idea that is relatively quick to make! Bravo!
thank you very much
this is so cool and unique...i can't wait to do this...
This is so great. Thanks for sharing this, I’m definitely going to try this myself. ❤
Best ever video of bead making and very perfect bead I needed but 8 don't have heat gun . What can be the replacement for the heat gun
Iron box and wax paper
Have you tried (very carefully) using a blade on a mandolin? I have....place the cap against the blade and turn. It cuts it into a spiral like a pencil sharpener...you get nice long strips to work with. I find it's less straining on my hands.
No, but it seem to be good idea
Going to try, Thanks :)
Thank you for a fantastically creative video! The critical comments here are jerks! First, if it’s too slow fast forward. If you don’t like the music, turn sound off. What is wrong with these armchair critics!!!
Wow awesome!
wow that is awesome. can't wait to try it.
So awesome, thank you for sharing!! 👏🏻
Thanks for the tutorial.
Great idea !!!
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Awesome unique idea......
Wonderful art
Wow like amazing 😍😍
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Ingenioso, me gusta la diría, la pondré en práctica
Thank you 😊 for sharing
❤️ , your very clever !!! 🥰🤟🏻❤️💋
Wondering about the fumes given off from the process of melting HDP.
Way Cool!🤗
beautiful work, congratulations.
Loved it
Perfection at its best.
Pretty cool, I think I'll try this 😊
That's so cool thx for sharing
Super sir and thank you for saying safety measures
I’d need to examine with you here. Which is not one thing I usually do! I enjoy watching a publish that will make people think. Also, thanks for allowing me to comment!
Thanks, you are welcome.
Thanks so much for the inspiration🍡 I plan to make malas, and this is a very ecologically friendly option.
This is one of your best ones
You are an absolute Genios!!!!! Love loved, love it!
Many thanks for comment.
Genius 😍
Love it
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Great video
genial!
thanks alot I really love it
Brilliant!
thank you very much
Cool!! Thank you^^
thankyou I will try that,😀🌹🐝🌺🐞🌈👍
Nice idea !
thank you very much
Yes, we love those toxic fumes😌✨🧚🏻
Actually not all plastic is toxic when melted! Only some 🥰
Wow! ☺️
This is really cool!!
thank you very much
super vidoe i like this..video.
Is there a place I can buy these in bulk? This a great idea! I am a Girl Scout Brownie leader and my daughter is having a party for her troop. If we could make these into bracelets, it would be a great lesson in the wonderful things you can do with recycling. I just don’t have time to make 24 bracelets before the party and the recycled bracelets I find online are $20 or more. If I can find these recycled beads, we could make the bracelets as an activity.
Silly Saturday Sisters 4 Ever s you would be better off making these beads from plastic bags. It’s quicker, uses less heat, and would be easy for kids
I love this
nice video
Wow!
Almost like making blown glass. Not really, but almost. 8-)
Maybe if you use strips of the translucent bottle instead of the caps?
Awesome can I use straws instead
Hi this is very amazing *v* and i want to try it
Probably. it might take longer though.
You need at least 180 degrees Celsius, so the hair dryer can work, but some plastic will not melt, depend on fillers. So look at your hair dryer technical data... some may work, some don't.
Cool idea, no hot. Thank you for sharing. What can the plastic be cut with?
Thanks, it's hot, lol. Many solution for cutting, scissors, blade, hot wire...
What a great idea,its like plastic lampwork!!!,looks very effective,,but what can you do if you don't have a heat gun,as they can be expensive,,any ideas on that welcome ,subscribed for more I just have to find out if you done any more bigger ones in nice colors 🌹🌸🌻🌺🌼👍🌈
You can get a heat gun for under £15, less second hand, though I understand that that is still expensive a lot of the time.
You can give it a go with a hairdryer, or possibly melting them in hot water. I'm not sure how safe or effective those would be, however. Use the thinnest possible plastic if using a hairdryer.
Thanks... beautiful...
thank you very much
Very cool
Thanks
thanks been looking how to melt plastic safely for ideas like this, to much plastic around.
Did anyone else think "mmmm baaaaconnnn!" while watching the making of this bead? I mean seriously, the colors reminded me of bacon lol
This was a really good tutorial though. I liked the idea. :)
Really pretty.
awesome
Thanks
can you iron the strips then fold the into the ball with heat gun same way
What number or type of plastic bottle lid or just plastic that can melt and harden like these plastic bottle lids by Element?
just wondering how much the electric cost to make one bead?! this might be fine if you are making something for yourself and want a particular colour or shade, but if you were crafting to sell, its going to get very expensive. heat guns use up a lot of electric
I do not think that the electricity cost is the biggest part you have to invest. It's important to be skilled and invest time ... I can not say anything in general but I can sell 1 piece for $ 0.60 and in bulk as low as $ 0.40 (but quantity is limited) all with profit. It depends on how you look at it 3 x 5 = 15 but also 5 x 3 = 15. But I'm sure you will never be a millionaire if only doing these beads. It's a mix of hobby and art. Thanks for comment.
Libby Rees I think if you want to make a specific custom bead or size, this is absolutely amazing. No one in a first world country would think of making these in bulk! But a super oversized bead, or an unusual shape, or exact color combo, why not?
A panini press would also work!
Do you thinking wearing silicone gloves (possibly backwards if they working side has bumps or ridges) would allow for rolling the bead into shape using your fingers on the palm of your hand or just fingers?
With fingers you have better control what you do, I never try it with gloves, but not bad idea for someone with heat sensitive fingers. But how will your idea works... I'm not sure.
Element. I'm thinking of silicone oven gloves. the kind that are advertised to be able to be used to take stuff ofd a blazing hot grill. they may be too bulky though but it seems like by name a thinner version would exist. just something that would allowing one to.roll the freshly melted plastic on.rhe palm of the hand or between fingers without blistering and burning. #shrugs
Silicone rubber can withstand temperatures from -55 °C to +300 °C so it is possible to use gloves from this material.
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What is that metal rod thing called/where could I get one this seems super doable except for that part
And how long did it really take to make one bead?? I'm sure there is a faster way of doing this?? 🤔
You can also use that cutter that makes wire from plastic bottles.....
Ok out is a lovely bead. How much time did it take to make? About 8 minutes. How much electric $ did it cost. All in all that is an expensive bead. Now before anyone starts yelling, yes it's a nice way to recycle, yes it's nice if you have the time, yes it's nice to have an original product. As I said the beads are lovely. Just costly and time consuming to make.
geraldine becher you can use a candle instead of the heat gun, that way you are not using electricity. Still very time consuming, but if it is a labour of love you don’t mind 😊
What if a candle is used and you use spare time before bed? Or if your on your day off? What then?
If you don't want to spend time creating things, why watch these tutorials at all?
PRETTY but hard i think u did good though!
You have the patience of Job.
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That was cool. Could you just use clear plastic caps on like most cheap water bottles and just paint them with nail polish? And could you actually cut the bottle it's self into the very thin strips and paint then do this same technique. Or is the bottle it's self to thin. Thank you for any help.
Thanks. Yes you can paint beads (but nail polish is prone to damage). Bottle is made from PET is other type of plastic.
Beat the heat
I don't have a heat gun what I should do
I really want to make those beads but that's a long time for each. There must be a way to make them in bulk
Thanks,
these beads take about 3-15 min each, it depends on your skills and quality you want to achieve. Possibilities are open, any better idea?
See my comment.
hot water soak in mini slow cooker? hook ends around straight wire? roll mutiple beads at once? now, i wanna experiment thanks!
Element Oh I'm gonna have a go at these, great way to recycle. thanks for sharing..😊
.......That is way too much work. XD
You could also try using a hot glue gun to help melt the plastic instead of using the type of hair dryer looking thing.
I love DIY .... But lol I would prefer to buy this from market in bulk ....
can we use ir on
I think no, it's a bad idea
can you melt them with a hair drier?
Depends on HD-PE type, but mostly no.
R u joking??? What temp is ur hairdryer??? Over 200C?
ya man
What is this Machine called?
i mean GREAT
is a heat gun bassicaly a hair dryer?
No, hair dryer has a low temperature from 55 up to 100 °C it depends on model. Heat gun produces temperature from 300 up to 500 °C. Best results are obtained when HDPE is molded at temperatures ranging from 200 up to 240 °C.
Is this carcinoergenic
I love up cycling items that would otherwise go into land fills, I need a heat gun on a stand so both my hands are free!
Valerie Foster you could use a candle, just be careful not to burn the plastic
Depends on where you live. Here they recycled most bottle caps along with plastic bottles labeled with recycle classifications of 1, 2, 3, ,4, and 6. Each is a different kind of plastic.
That's a lot of electricity to make one bead. Can it be done in the microwave?
You use plastic container in microwave, mostly is made from PP and nothing will happen. Some HD-PE may be reinforced with strengthening chemicals to prevent the plastic from melting in the microwave.