MacGyver Challenge: Plastic Silverware
Posted by ReadyMade
Project by Hanna Charlotte Muller; Photos by Marty Baldwin
“While I was at a barbecue recently, I saw a great amount of plastic waste. In many cases, these things were very sturdy and too nicely designed to just throw away! That was when I looked at them more closely and realized I could give them a second life. No matter what people say, these are proof that you can have a romantic candlelit dinner by recycling used plastic silverware! (And the modeling material is so lightweight, you can even use these as floating candles.)”—Hanna Charlotte Müller
Maker: Hanna Charlotte Müller
Age: 31
Where: Hamburg, Germany
Day Job(s): Mother, stylist, and interior editor
Favorite Tool: "I love and collect all kinds of tools to cut, glue, print, bind, mold, craft. Recently, I even bought a sticker machine!"
Site: charlottecharlotte.de
Skill Level
Very Easy
Active Time
Less than an hour
Cost
$
- Plastic spoons
- Plastic forks
- Modeling material (like crayola model magic)
- Tea lights Glue
Materials
- Scissors or X-Acto knife
Tools
Cut the plastic silverware heads off about ¼ inch into the stem. This will be what connects each piece to the modeling material.
Form a ball slightly larger than a tea light by rolling the modeling material in your hands. Press a tea light into one side.
Arrange the heads of the spoons in a flower pattern by pressing each stem into the ball. Place the forks at the bottom to form “leaves” under the spoon “petals.”
With the leftover modeling material, make about 30 small, round pellets to decorate the edge of the votive. Allow to dry.
Glue the pellets around the edge of the votive. Light the candle and let the magic happen.
