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Orchid Made from Empty Nespresso Coffee Cups

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Orchid Made from Empty Nespresso Coffee Cups - add a button or other item to the middle to finish I made this orchid from empty coffee capsules. The capsules come in beautiful colors so you can make them in many variations. I made the orchid on a fake stem from an artificial flower.

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I submitted a tip earlier, here are the step by step instructions and photos. Click here to see the complete orchid with stem Flowers Made from Nespresso Cups

Total Time: 4 hour

Source: Pinterest

Supplies:

5 capsules for the main color plus 2 for the inside and 1 for the back of the orchid
hot glue gun
wire cutters
pliers
faux flower stem

Orchid Made from Empty Nespresso Coffee Cups - cups

Orchid Made from Empty Nespresso Coffee Cups - glue gun, glue sticks, and pliers

Steps:

Flatten all of the aluminum capsules.

Orchid Made from Empty Nespresso Coffee Cups - flattened capsules

Fold them in half with pliers except the one capsule for the back.

Orchid Made from Empty Nespresso Coffee Cups - hold flat capsule with pliers and fold in half

Orchid Made from Empty Nespresso Coffee Cups - folded capsule

Grasp the capsule in the center with flat forceps and flip open on both sides.

Orchid Made from Empty Nespresso Coffee Cups - hold center with flat pliers/forceps

Orchid Made from Empty Nespresso Coffee Cups - flip sides open

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Double fold a double folded capsule in the middle, hold with pliers and bend open.

Orchid Made from Empty Nespresso Coffee Cups - pliers holding a folded cup

Orchid Made from Empty Nespresso Coffee Cups - folding in half again from side to side

Orchid Made from Empty Nespresso Coffee Cups - closeup of double fold and opened areas

Cut other capsule in half, hold at the tip with pliers and bend open.

Orchid Made from Empty Nespresso Coffee Cups - folded and flattened capsules

Orchid Made from Empty Nespresso Coffee Cups - cut one in half

Orchid Made from Empty Nespresso Coffee Cups - halves

Orchid Made from Empty Nespresso Coffee Cups - hold halves with pliers and bend open

Place the back capsule right side down.

Orchid Made from Empty Nespresso Coffee Cups - back capsule, right side down on workspace

Secure the 3 parts with a hot glue gun.

Orchid Made from Empty Nespresso Coffee Cups - three flattened cups glued to back

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Let cool.

Orchid Made from Empty Nespresso Coffee Cups - allow glue to cool

Put a dot of glue in the middle and affix the last 2 capsules and the middle parts.

Orchid Made from Empty Nespresso Coffee Cups - hot glue the two other capsules and the center two halves

Orchid Made from Empty Nespresso Coffee Cups - final folded cup added to the centere

Finally fix a bead or something similar in the middle with your hot glue gun.

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