Bottle flowers
By Fleur
@Fleura (33384)
United Kingdom
January 13, 2026 2:39am CST
I meant to show you these before; as part of our scenery construction I was making these flower shapes (meant to represent sea anemones, from a distance!)
They are just made from the top part of 2L pop (soda) bottles, cut into petal shapes and then painted with acrylic paint. I got the idea from the décor I had seen at a local venue, where a spiral staircase is decorated all over with these flowers.
Cheap, but effective, I think.
Now though I have quite a lot of the bottle top parts saved up – more than we need – so I feel like I ought to use them to decorate something else!
All rights reserved. © Text and image copyright Fleur 2026.
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@Marilynda1225 (87907)
• United States
22h
What a great idea!! Your flowers came out really well
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@Marilynda1225 (87907)
• United States
4h
@Fleura even though you saw the idea somewhere else, you gave it a try and made it your own.
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@luisadannointed (10141)
• Philippines
13 Jan
Cool, you are very creative, I remember a friend who have a school project like that. You are all diligent and creative to make it beautiful.
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@luisadannointed (10141)
• Philippines
13 Jan
@Fleura Yes, from grade school to high school we have lots of different projects to do. I am so stressed about it because I am not really creative, but I am glad I am over it and long graduated, lol!
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@Fleura (33384)
• United Kingdom
13 Jan
@luisadannointed Oh dear I'm sorry it caused you stress, I'm sure it's meant to be enjoyable 
@DaddyEvil (165727)
• United States
13 Jan
Those do look pretty and are a good idea. 
Hmm... I wonder if those would make good wind-spinners? You know, heat part of the petal and then give them a twist and wait for them to cool a little bit so part of it sticks out so the wind can catch it. You'd need to put a washer inside the bottle and one on the outside of the cap opening with a stick or some wooden dowel rod to support them... I can see it in my mind but am not sure how to explain what I'm seeing.
Hmm... I wonder if those would make good wind-spinners? You know, heat part of the petal and then give them a twist and wait for them to cool a little bit so part of it sticks out so the wind can catch it. You'd need to put a washer inside the bottle and one on the outside of the cap opening with a stick or some wooden dowel rod to support them... I can see it in my mind but am not sure how to explain what I'm seeing.1 person likes this
@DaddyEvil (165727)
• United States
13 Jan
@Fleura Oh, good! I wasn't sure how to explain that. I'm glad you understood me.
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@GardenGerty (167213)
• United States
20h
Can you drill holes in the lids and put tiny lights through them? They are pretty cool.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (17119)
• China
13 Jan
Fabulous and unique works of art ! I think they can be used as pendant lamp decorations in your living room.
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@RasmaSandra (92856)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22h
Very creative, lovely flowers and I love the colors,
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@JESSY3236 (21374)
• United States
13 Jan
pretty flowers and cool idea. I might have to tell my great-aunt about this. She likes to make stuff for a church luncheon.
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@LindaOHio (210743)
• United States
13 Jan
That's a great idea; and they turned out very well. DE's idea about the spinners sounds good too.
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