Recycled Christmas Lantern
By @acelawrites
@acelawrites (19272)
Philippines
December 2, 2016 2:57pm CST
A small canteen in our place has recycled Christmas lantern made out of used soda containers/plastic bottles.
One soda brand uses a very colorful, reflectorized bottle which is so beautiful to recycle, and local folks here fashioned a beautiful Christmas lantern out of it. They also have it on video how to make it. So one time, I'll make mine too because I already have two plastic bottles here.
I do not drink soda, so I just asked a friend to give me the bottles. It is the one in the photo above; though it is blurred; taken from a market canteen.
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11 responses
@valmnz (17095)
• New Zealand
2 Dec 16
@acelawrites oh wow, that looks such a great idea!
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
2 Dec 16
Here is its Val;but sorry, it looks a little blurred.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
5 Dec 16
It is beautiful too! Looks like a sunflower.
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@AkoPinay (11496)
• Philippines
5 Dec 16
@acelawrites yeah they make different colors 
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@trivia79 (7827)
• El Segundo, California
9 Dec 16
@acelawrites have you or your family done a recycled parol also before? 
@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
3 Dec 16
I haven't watched it; yes, so many people here are so creative making lanterns (parols) out of indigenous materials or recycled materials; other such Christmas lantern was made of peanuts(with shells); corn, or corn husk, coconut husk, banana stalks, etc.
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@Happy2BeMe (99353)
• Canada
3 Dec 16
Very cool. They look pretty and I love the color of the bottle.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
3 Dec 16
It is reflectorized, so some tricycle drivers use it as decoration in their trikes; others make flowers out of it and place it on fences and it emits light when lighted by vehicles at night.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
3 Dec 16
People can be so creative in recycling things instead of throwing it in the garbage can, then later in landfills.
@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
3 Dec 16
Thank you for appreciating it. I like it too and will try to make one before Christmas.
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@Tina30219 (82978)
• Onaway, Michigan
2 Dec 16
Sounds cool can't wait to see picture
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
2 Dec 16
I could not retrieve it from my phone gallery; I'll try. Thanks.Now I had uploaded it.
@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
3 Dec 16
Yes, I like it too,but there are other shapes that some people here make out of colorful softdrink plastic container.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
2 Dec 16
Thanks, I am working on it.Now I had uploaded it!
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