Aren't they the cutest?!!!! Mini bikini top and hula skirt water bottles.
I've seen the little hula skirts sold for cans or water bottles BUT they're over
$7 for 4!!! Since I'm making these for a themed bingo at our local retirement
residence, I'm trying to do everything as inexpensive as possible. We are
planning for 20+ people!!!!
I'm using leftover rolls of crape paper streamers from the last office birthday celebration. I was down to the very ends of the rolls and not enough to
decorate again.
PLEASE NOTE that I don't think they hold up with
condensation. Luckily the residents like everything room temp. Whew! I would
suggest trying plastic table covers. Fairly inexpensive and comes in lots of
colors. The dollar store carries them!
Bikini top - I cut each top 10 1/2" but I used smaller water bottles. Measure and take in account that you twist the paper so cut extra.
I pinched the center to create the
bikini top.
I spaced out a little over a 1/2" and pinched the crepe paper on each side.
I wrapped a small piece of yellow crepe paper for the center of the bikini top.
Starting at the pinched area I twisted the crepe paper to the end.
Hula skirt - I cut the hula skirt 9" and made cuts about half way up along the
crepe paper.
The tricky part was to make the crepe paper flare out a little to
look like a skirt. While supporting the strands I gently ran
my finger nail down a couple at a time.
IF you do it too hard you'll tear the
strands off. :( Trial and error but this step makes the hula skirts look even
cuter.
I used a tiny bit of hot glue starting in the center and attached the back of straps.
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