How To Make Bottles of Hope

Bottles of Hope is a program where polymer clay artists cover bottles and give them to cancer patients & cancer survivors. Find more info at http://www.bottlesofhope.org or on my related blog post at http://blog.craftygoat.com/2008/04/how_to_make_bottles_of_hope.html

Australia also has a Bottles of Hope program. More info on that here: http://www.Bottlesofhope.com.au

Since YouTube limits length and content of comments, I prefer you post any questions to my blog.

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[GMrClayG]

Can you make a tutorial on how to make the technique you used on the brown clay? I mean how to get the effect! :)

Excellent video!

Thank You!

[craftygoat]

Sorry. A friend of mine in the polymer clay community was heavily criticized for making a video teaching that very technique. Someone else created the technique & some people don't feel it's right to teach someone else's technique. I don't want to get involved in that controversy. Try Googling polymer clay watercolor technique or torn paper effect -- you may find some results that'll help you.

[YllowRingEyes]

That's wonderful work!

What kind of Polymer clay you use?

[craftygoat]

I use a variety of clay brands. My main one right now is Premo, but Kato and Fimo are also good brands.

[wonderwoman27229]

This is a beautiful idea. I am going to try to make a few, but I didn't see anything on the website about where to obtain bottles...

[craftygoat]

Sorry, I thought that was on the Bottles of Hope page, but it's on the Delphi Forums page instead. My blog post (see URL under "About This Video") has a link to that site & to a "Bottlemania" site that sells unused bottles 10/$2 ($6 shipping). Also, optometrists, allergists & vets are good sources -- it's helpful if you explain what you're doing so they understand why you're asking. It might help to take a brochure printed from the Bottles of Hope site.

[KraftyKatsy]

Im a Leukemia patient right now & I think this is a fabulous way of passing on hope! I'm going to make some ty.

[ImAPolyHolic]

this is a great program! these bottles are very nice :)

[GMrClayG]

Ok, I totally understand. I found one but it was deleted.

But I'll keep searching. :)

[seventytimeseventy]

The simplicity of your videos are great.

[YllowRingEyes]

Oh, okay! Thanks =)

[TakashiMoriChan]

This is very cute, I'll definitely try it out! Thank you :-)