Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Fill A Bottle With Fruit & Vegetables In Oil For Decoration

Shop the produce aisle for this craft.


Green, yellow, red, blue and orange fruits and vegetables---a rainbow of nature's products make up the contents of this beautiful decorative oil bottle. A clear glass decorative bottle filled with an assortment of vegetables and fruits in mineral oil is a unique and fashionable gift or decorative accent for your own kitchen. Use fresh peppers, fresh fruits and frozen carrots to make up this beautiful and colorful produce accent bottle.


Instructions


1. Rinse any dirt from the fresh jalapenos, banana peppers, strawberries and blueberries. Air dry on a dish towel or paper towels.








2. Place a handful of frozen carrot slices onto a dish towel. Allow the carrot slices to thaw. Throw away any carrot slices with ugly spots.


3. Arrange the jalapenos and banana peppers inside a clean wide-mouthed glass bottle. Drop a few strawberries, blueberries and carrot slices into the bottle. Add as many of each fruit or vegetable as desired.


4. Add mineral oil. Fill the bottle to approximately ½ inch from the rim of the bottle. Put the cork in the bottle.


5. Seal the edges of the cork with hot candle wax. Alternatively, drop a line of hot glue around the cork.

Tags: carrot slices, banana peppers, decorative bottle, dish towel, jalapenos banana