Tuesday, October 19, 2010

A sorta scary ketchup bottle

We use a bunch of ketchup - LOTS.  
My kids like it, I like it, the husband likes it.  
So I buy the big 64 oz bottles.  
After we emptied yet another one, I got to thinking 
'hey, I could use this for something'.  
I turned it upside down (you know..to get a 'feeling' for it - lol)...
DING!  Frankenstein!!!

I don't have a picture of the empty bottle but here it is spray painted green 
(with 2 milk lids waiting to be painted)
*ignore the dead grass..we are getting sod :)


{while I have this picture of my Krylon spray paint..
I have to tell you that my Candy Corn Pine Cones made 
the Top 10 at The CSI Project Painted Halloween!!  
SO EXCITED!}

I used scrap vinyl for the hair, eye, nose & mouth.  I covered the lids with aluminum foil and super glued them to the sides.  I drew on 'scars'. 




Here he is..testing out his surroundings.

not the best place...

Much better!

 He finally found a home in a plant.  
Kinda cute.  A little spooky.  Very cheap!


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12 comments:

KTW said...

TOO CUTE! :) Definitely will have to hang onto some ketchup bottles now. The kids will LOVE making these!

Melissa C said...

Cute! I love your posts....they tend to make me laugh! I didn't notice the dead grass until you told me LOL.
This is a super creative idea ;)

Maria-Isabel @ Agape Love Designs said...

HA! He is adorable... uh.. I mean scary! lol I love that idea, so simple and a good way to recycle/reuse! :) Love it!

Mama.Mommy.Mom. said...

Cute! Great way to recycle!

Kelli W said...

Such a great idea! We go through a bunch of ketchup at our house too! I love the fun aluminum foil knobs:)

A Simple Favor said...

Stop it! Frank rocks! What a unique accent for your house! I love it!

staci @ lizard n ladybug said...

Thanks everyone!! Who knew a ketchup bottle could be so cute/scary/fun :)

FrouFrouBritches said...

Seriously, you amaze me! I see an empty ketchup bottle and think, "I should recycle this. Oh well. Maybe next time." NEVER do I say, I think this would be a cute Frankenstein! You are too smart! Sooooo cute!

Jodee said...

I need to send our big bottles to you! That turned out sooo cute!

Lelan @ Good Gravy! said...

You and your spraypaint kill me. This is such a great/hilarious projet. And I actually kind of liked "Frank" hiding in the bushes a bit!

Robin Ange said...

Brilliant! I host a linky party on my blog www.thetshirtdiaries.com and would be honored if you would link this tutorial up!

Lisa Nelsen-Woods said...

Now I want to dig through the recycling bin and pull out the squarish shaped detergent bottle I put in there and make it into a Frankie!

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