Cardboard Coffee Cup Collage Art Bouquet-Painted

by EcoHeidi

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Intro: Cardboard Coffee Cup Collage Art Bouquet-Painted

Recycling Creatively by transforming Cardboard Coffee Cups into Art.   Entire Collage is made from items normally thrown away in a Starbucks Coffee Store.  Roses are made from cardboard cups......leaves are made from cardboard hot sleeves.....blossoms are made from  plastic lids.....miscellaneous background dimension made from plastic lids, cardboard hot sleeves, napkins, stir sticks and  cardboard oatmeal containers. Entire Art Collage was then painted with acrylic paints.  by EcoHeidi

STEP 1:

Materials needed:  Gathered from Starbucks...Cardboard coffee cups, cardboard hot sleeve, plastic lids, napkins, wood stir sticks, Cardboard oatmeal containers, Collage glue, brush, paper punch flower shape, acrylic paints, white glue.
To prepare the roses, smash the cardboard coffee cups and glue to hold. Wrap a rubber band around until glue is dry

STEP 2:

Apply a coat of the collage glue to the background of the canvas. Place napkins and tear cardboard hot sleeves. Place items into the glue.
For heavy to hold items, use a white glue. Make  roses from the cardboard coffee cups....blossoms are punched with flower punch.....leaves and  background dimension are cut and torn  from cardboard hot sleeves...stems and background dimension are wood stir sticks.

STEP 3:

When all pieces are glued and the glue is dry, brush on the acrylic paints. Let paint dry. See photo in intro for paint colors.

32 Comments

poofrabbit 11 years ago

This is wonderful and you gave me a brilliant idea for an xmas gift for a coffee loving friend!

omicronomicron 13 years ago

have a friend who is mad on starbucks so this pic is perfect from our leftovers! Loved it! Thanks

peace, love, art 13 years ago

Wow, I had no idea you were so accomplished until someone referenced one of your books. Your youtube video in the California Starbucks is such a wonderful campaign. Congrats!

romanreb 13 years ago

Collage is my very favorite art expression and this is just beautiful.  I usually don't care for "flower pictures", but this is just so wonderful.  makes me think I could spend long happy hours just sitting in front of it, LOL!  Thank you so much for sharing this with everyone.  Thanks so much for this gift to all of us.  Please don't ever stop!

tenstriker 14 years ago

Thanks for the last minute invite Heidi! Hope to see yours win!

instructme4life 14 years ago

I've been a fan of Heidi's work for many years. I don't know this website, but when I got the tweet I had to come vote for this.

helen47 14 years ago

Heidi, this is just beautiful!  You are a great inspiration to everyone with your art/craft...Thank you

bharold 14 years ago

You are so amazing how do you do it? It is like your book of "Treasures From Trash". Everyone should vote for you.

WTG 14 years ago

Of COURSE I voted for you! This is wonderful! Thank you!

intheboones 14 years ago

Heidi you have my vote. You are amazing.

CLARY DOULOSHANDMADECRAFTS 14 years ago

HEIDI you are the queen of green art  thanks for inspire us to do what we love while we care for the earth beautiful place we live keep it up!!!( and YES i voted for you)

biview 14 years ago

Go, Heidi!  This is great!
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