Posted by Merryn | Posted in Animal Crafts, Craft Foam, Craft from Recycled Materials, Crafts by Materials, Elephant, Pipe Cleaner, Vitagen bottle | Posted on 25-06-2010 | 3,028 views
Tags: Craft from Recycled Materials, Elephant, Vitagen bottle craft
If you’ve been following this blog, you’ll know that I like to recycle stuffs for crafts. Today, I’m very happy for the craft that I’m sharing with you is totally, 100%, originally MINE 
I sat for hours looking at the Vitagen bottles piling up in the recycling box in my kitchen. Yes, I have boxes in the kitchen labelled “plastic“, “glass“, “paper” and “others“. We ALLÂ need to do our part for the environment, don’t we? After hours and hours of looking at the bottle, I finally came out with THIS. I’m so happy (oh yes, I’ve said that already ).
Alright, enough of talking and let’s get to back to business. A friend of mine calls this elephant ELEGEN, so ELEGEN it shall be Ladies and gentlemen, presenting….
Elegen, the Vitagen Elephant 
Draw a circle, cut and paste to cover the ‘mouth’ of the bottle.
Use small strips of paper and paste until you’ve covered the entire bottle.
Cut 2 long strips of paper. I used two different colors.
Fold on top of each other and then paste as the trunk.
Cut 2 ears out of colored craft foam and paste.
Cut four strips out of colored craft foam and glue the ends to form a loop.
Paste onto the elephant as the legs.
Glue a pipe cleaner as the tail.
I stick an oval craft foam at the end for maximum cuteness effect
Elegen - MY Vitagen Elephant
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Lovely elephant! But I’ll spare from this craft… I personally think it’s too tough for my girl, kiahahha! Looking forward for your next ingenious idea!^-^
happy weekend!
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Merryn Reply:
June 30th, 2010 at 12:35 pm
Thank you Alice
Yes, it is indeed a little tough for the little ones.. Will try to come out with simpler ideas in the future
Cheers
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that’s a tiny elephant but cute!
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Merryn Reply:
June 30th, 2010 at 12:35 pm
Thank you Ayie. Tiny elephant with big ears
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Nice and creative.. Perhaps you can add more colors for your Elegen, grey ears, brown tail etc… Pls make 2 more, so u have got a happy family
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Merryn Reply:
June 30th, 2010 at 12:36 pm
Oh yes Mummy Moon,
I’ll definitely try to make another two to get a complete happy family
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