Lockdown Mag Jul 20

simple makes
nautical vase
Give your empty bottles a coastal look
with an easy to make fisherman’s net.
You will need
✽ Bottles, clean and dry
✽ Twine, 7 lengths, each 7 x height of bottle
What to do
1 Fold six of the lengths in half to form loops and
lie them out horizontally next to each other. Lay the
seventh over the top, just shy of the looped ends.
2 Thread the cut ends of each of the six lengths
through the loop and pull tight to form a knot
around the seventh length.
3 Holding the two ends of the single string, wrap it
around the bottle. Secure with a double knot.
4 Working around the bottle, place each string
next to its partner on the left and knot them
approximately 3cm down.
5 Repeat the process, working to the left until you
reach the bottom of the bottle. Gather together the
strings underneath the bottle and tie in a knot in the
centre. Trim any excess twine. Add seed heads of
your choice, we’ve used ornamental carrot.
Free
So
stylish
Ornamental carrot
Little
and
lovely
£1
CANDLE
Centrepiece
So simple to do, you’ll easily be able
to make a few in a matter of minutes.
You will need
✽ Three empty glass bottles
✽ Colourful tissue paper, £1
hobbycraft.co.uk
✽ Pritt Stick
✽ Scissors and craft knife
✽ Coloured card
✽ Taper candles
What to do
1 Rinse and dry out the bottles.
2 Cut the tissue into strips mixing
up colours and thickness.
3 Apply a generous layer of Pritt
Stick and carefully stick the strips of
tissue paper around the bottle. You
can smooth out any creases with
your fingers.
4 When you are happy with your
bottles, set aside to dry.
5 Cut out three discs of card, large
enough to sit over the top of the
bottles while leaving a small lip.
6 Position the candles in the middle
of the cardboard discs and mark out
with a pencil.
7 Using a craft knife, make small slits
in the discs and then place on top of
the bottles.
8 Add your candles.
✽ This feature first appeared in the September 2018 issue of Modern Gardens.
18 MODERN GARDENS lockdown living