WHAT YOU NEED FOR THE BERRY BOTTLE:
* at least 1 nice bottle with
a swing top * spray paint in matt white
* glue dots in different sizes
* touch-up pen * scraps of
fabric
* double-sided adhesive film
* round tags
* white ribbon
* writing pens
* scissors HOW IT WORKS
:
Attach the glue dots to the bottle in such a way that they form a currant panicle. In a well-ventilated area, spray the bottom half of the bottle with spray paint. Allow to dry thoroughly, then peel off the adhesive dots. Draw the stems with the paint pen. Glue leftover fabric onto the adhesive film. Draw circles, cut them out and glue them to the bottle. Glue fabric to the back of the tag, write on it and fasten it to the clip fastener with ribbons.
Flower Bottle
Do you also like the big bottle? Instructions for handicrafts and a recipe for a delicious elderberry lemonade can be found here.
Currant-lavender syrup for mixing
FOR 1.5 LITERS
1.5 kg red currants
1 vanilla bean
850 g sugar
3 teaspoons lavender blossoms
* Wash the currants and strip the panicles. Cover with water and cook in a saucepan for about 5 minutes. Leave for another 10 minutes. Drain the berries in a kitchen towel in a bowl overnight.
* Halve the vanilla bean. Cook the juice with the pod and sugar in a saucepan for about 35 minutes until thick. Add lavender. Cook for a few minutes. Pour the hot syrup into the bottles. Close immediately.
WHAT YOU NEED FOR THE BLOSSOM BOTTLE:
✽ beautiful bottles with
swing tops ✽ different papers and scraps
of cardboard ✽ cardboard tags (e.g. from DaWanda)
✽ parcel or paper
string ✽ white pens for labeling
✽ scissors (possibly pinking scissors)
✽ Pencil
✽ Glue stick or decorative paint HOW IT WORKS
:
Cut flowers out of different papers – preferably in different sizes. Glue a small cardboard flower onto a piece of firm paper and cut out in a circle with pinking shears. Tie around the neck of the bottle together with the labeled cardboard tag. Glue the other flowers decoratively to the bottle. If the blossoms should last longer, work with decorative lacquer (serviette technique) and fix the blossoms with it again at the end.
Elderflower lemonade (for 2 liters)
3 limes
400 ml green tea
100 ml elderflower syrup
3 sprigs of mint 1 liter of mineral water
✽ Squeeze the limes. Mix with tea, syrup and mint. Leave for about 1 hour. take out the mint.
✽ Pour mineral water over the tea mixture. Fill into bottles immediately and seal tightly so that the carbon dioxide does not escape. Drink well chilled.
