It's no secret that on Friday the 13th you get a
little superstitious and your mind turns a little morbid... or maybe
it's only me... I'm feeling a tad tired
and cranky at them moment; two weeks of school holidays has been a long time.
I love crafting with my kids, but sometimes too much of a good thing is
no good for any one. Imagine my surprise when I actually sighed when my
daughter asked 'craft time?' after breakfast today. Must be that Friday
the 13th black mood that came over me - but I grumbled - declined - and turned
on the TV. What a monster I am!Speaking of creepy things; I love to experiment with photography, but especially if I can come up with a party-craft. When holding a red drink up to the sun the other day I noticed the way the sediment slowly swirled through the bottle before dissolving. I put the bottle down, stripped it of its label, which was thankfully easy to do, and waited for the sediment to settle.
Once it had, I had my camera at the ready, tipped the bottle, and fired off a few shots. With the help of an online photo editor (I use Picasa) you can zoom in on bubbles, crop, or collage to make a variety of ‘spacey’ almost bloodthirsty Halloweeny effects out of a pretty basic product. You can now print it out, just as you would any other photograph, and use it in a variety of ways, such as:
- Stick the photo onto a card and turn it into an invitation to a space party.
- Cut it up and make it an oey-gooey gift-tag for a pirate party.
- Fold them in half, add a white sticker and write someones name on it and use it as a place-setting for a Halloween party table setting.
Alternatively, do any of the above, but with pink lemonade, and then smother it with sprinkles and use it for a princess party. Same again, but with green drink and a fairy or jungle party – truly, this is an easy peasy way to make any number of party craft accessories!
TOP TIPS:
- slowly tip the bottle from side to side, so the fizz doesn’t go crazy.
- Photographs work better through glass, rather than plastic bottles.
- The cleaner the bottle, the better the pictures.
So go on – don’t drink your next bottle or pop; photograph it and turn it into arty party craft!
(And it would be remiss of me not to use this post to remind you that there are plenty of my designs on tshirts and baby suits over at Red Bubble!)
