Plastic bottle, it would seem junk packaging, but you can make a lot of different things out of it. This material has a number of positive properties: durable, bends well, durable, affordable. Most people have summer cottages and gardens, and many like to do needlework in their free time. During the summer holidays, you can perfectly decorate the cottage, front garden and garden with your own hands with products made from plastic bottles.
The main task remains during the winter period to collect more scrap materials of different sizes and colors, and there are plenty of ideas for crafts.
Palm from bottles
A few trees can decorate a piece of land near the house, and always delight with greenery that is not afraid of snow, rain, sun and wind.
For work you will need:
- Plastic bottles (preferably brown and green). Their numberdepends on the height of the tree and the number of branches on it.
- Stationery knife.
- Metal or wooden rod.
- Scissors.
- Wire.
Instructions for making a plastic bottle product in the form of a palm tree:
- Put a wooden stick or metal rod into the ground.
- Cut off the bottoms of brown bottles. Make shallow cuts on the edges and bend them outward. They will be used for the tree trunk.
- Put the cut-off parts of the bottles on the rod, necks up. Finish the barrel with the neck of a smaller green bottle.
- Use green material for leaves. Bottles are cut into identical strips up to the neck and put on a wire. Each is closed with a stopper, having previously drilled a hole in it. To save bottles, put on another cork. Several branches are made using the same technology.
- The finished greens are inserted into the top of the trunk. To fix it, a small wooden wedge is driven into it.
The palm tree is ready. In the same way, you can make a few more trees.
Master class: products from plastic bottles for the manufacture of fly agarics
A colorful family of such mushrooms is quite appropriate to place near the gazebo in the grass or on the sand. She will decorate the children's room in a country house. To make them will not be difficult, and the material will require very little. You can involve the baby in the manufacture, he will be pleased.
Required for work:
- two clear plastic bottles in different sizes;
- scissors;
- glue gun;
- stationery knife;
- tassel;
- acrylic paints (white and red);
- candle.
Instructions for the steps to make a product from plastic bottles for giving:
- Cut off the bottoms of the bottles, bend the edges, attaching to a hot iron. From the inside, paint red, and on top, apply white spots in a chaotic manner.
- Cut the middle part of the bottle and paint with white paint.
- Put bottoms on white plastic and circle.
- Cut out circles and glue to the bottom.
- Cut out two trapeziums from painted white plastic to make legs. Trim the top of one of them to make it a little shorter.
- Glue both trapezoids on the sides and attach the legs to the hats.
- Cut out two circles of white plastic, slightly incise the edges and bend a little, heating over a candle. Cut a hole in the middle, and put on the legs of the mushrooms "skirts", securing with glue.
- Glue the legs to the hats, and the finished fly agarics to the plastic stand.
Hive and plastic bees
It looks original and beautiful when yellow-black bees are hung on a tree - products made from plastic bottles.
To make them you will need:
- plastic bottles capacity 0.5L and 5L;
- water-repellent yellow paint;
- black duct tape;
- stationery knife;
- brush;
- glue gun;
- scissors;
- bast brushes 4 pcs;
- twine;
- thickthreads.
Step-by-step instructions for making products from plastic bottles, the photo of which is below:
- Cut a square hole out of a large five-liter bottle, stepping back about 9 cm from the bottom. This will be a blank for the beehive.
- Paint all bottles with caps yellow and let them dry.
- Glue strips of black electrical tape from the neck to the base on small bottles.
- Cut out of plastic two wings together for each bee. Poke two holes in them and thread a loop to form a loop, for which the insects will be hung on a tree.
- Glue the wings to the body of the bees.
- Draw or glue ready-made eyes and nose (buttons can also be used).
- Tie the tassels tightly with twine, straighten and glue on top of the hive. The result was a roof.
Hang the bees in the garden on a tree, and put a beehive next to it. You can walk and admire, especially children will be happy with them.
Pink Flamingo
An exotic pink flamingo bird will look unusual and bright among the greenery. It will take a little time and inspiration for such a plastic bottle craft.
Required for production:
- 6 liter plastic bottle (4 pcs.);
- piece of Styrofoam;
- silicone hose;
- wire is thick and flexible;
- stationery knife;
- glue gun;
- two metal rods or sticks;
- brush;
- scissors;
- water-repellent paints (red, pink two shades, black, white).
Step-by-step instructions for making plastic bottles with your own hands:
- Take a six liter canister, cut off the neck. Carefully seal the hole with plastic using a glue gun, got the torso.
- Cut the rest of the bottles into 10 cm wide plates, rounding the edges on both sides. They should be enough for the plumage of a bird.
- Paint all future feathers pink using two tones of paint and let dry.
- Glue the body of the bird with finished parts, starting from the back (bottom of the bottle) so that the plumage is obtained.
- Cut out the head with a beak from Styrofoam, paint it pink, draw eyes and paint the beak.
- Connect the head to the body. To do this, insert a wire into the silicone hose (neck). Insert one end of the wire into the head, and the other into the body, slightly below the sealed neck. Glue the joints with glue and try to do it carefully.
- For legs, choose metal twigs or wooden sticks. Paws cut out of plastic and wire attached to the legs.
- Paint the neck and legs pink.
- Make two holes in the body for the limbs and insert them, fix with glue.
The garden plastic bottle product is complete, it remains to find a suitable place for the adorable bird.
Pink pot pig
Plastic containers are quite suitable for making decorations for a playground where children play. Not difficultmake figurines in the form of animals, for example, a pink pig.
To make you will need:
- bottle two-liter and five-liter;
- soft thick wire about 20cm;
- water-repellent paint (pink and black);
- brush;
- glue gun;
- stationery knife.
Cooking instructions:
- Cut out the side of a five-liter bottle, leaving the front (muzzle) and back of the bottle unchanged.
- Cut out ears from a two-liter bottle and insert them into the slots on the head, glue them with glue for strength.
- Paint pink and let dry.
- Draw eyes and nostrils.
- Make a tail out of wire and insert it into the body.
Pig pot is ready. It is made using plastic bottles (product photo above).
Bathroom rug and curtain for the country house
Wine corks are a valuable material for making not only decor, but also useful things for home and garden. The value of this material lies in the fact that it is resistant to moisture, does not mold and does not rot. Cork products are durable and do not require additional processing. You can use them whole or cut them into halves to make a rug. It is made both solid and with holes. Connect the plugs with a fishing line. Cork curtains in a country house will also look effective. They are assembled very simply like ordinary beads on a fishing line. These are just two examplescork products. From plastic bottles, you can use caps and also make rugs, curtains and a lot of other things.
Vases from plastic bottles
For such crafts, any size and shape of the source material is suitable. And for the manufacture of the final product, in addition to the bottle, you need scissors, a clerical knife, glue or adhesive tape and acrylic paints.
Procedure:
- Cut off the neck. Apply the bottom border of the petals.
- Cut vertical strips of the same width up to the marked line and fold them outward.
- Glue the petals to the bottle using glue or tape.
- Paint the finished product with any paint. For decor, glue beads, beads, buttons.
And here is another version of the product for flowers:
- Cut the neck off.
- Heat the end of the screwdriver and make holes in the top of the bottle in a random order and in different sizes.
- Paint the finished craft.
As you can see, vases and other products from plastic bottles are made quickly and almost for nothing. It remains to put flowers in the made container. In summer, it will be a bouquet of living plants, and in winter they can be made from the same plastic bottles. This is done like this:
- Cut off the bottom of the bottle.
- Cut it to the middle, along the existing lines into petals. To give shape, melt them on fire, paint them in any color.
- Make a core out of cork, beads or beads.
- Cut a strip of green plastic forstem and twist it, heating it over a fire.
- For the leaves, outline the plastic, cut, heat and shape them. Glue to the stem.
Crafts in the form of flowers are also used to decorate a summer cottage and near-house territory. They do not require material costs, they are simply assembled, so beginners can make them.
Products made from plastic lids
Many people love needlework: some sew, others knit, and still others work wonders, making a variety of products from plastic bottle caps to decorate the garden and summer cottages. It is difficult to collect a large amount of material from the desired color, so it is purchased at wholesale bases or ordered via the Internet. Various patterns are laid out from the covers, like from a mosaic, decorating country fences, walls of houses, and even making furniture. To decorate the borders of paths and flower beds, they are pressed into the cement mass. And to protect the bushes, the covers are strung on a wire, having made a hole in the center of each. The colored hoop is attached to wooden supports, and the branches do not fall to the ground. It turns out original and beautiful.
Bright curtains for summer cottages are another alternative to using plastic covers. For their manufacture, two holes are made on each cover opposite each other. A fishing line is inserted into them and its end is fixed with two knots, which are melted with a match. After a full set of a row, make a mark and begin to dial a new one from the other end. The last cork is fixed again, like the first. On a carnation, a fishing line must be hung in the middle,which has been noted. The rest of the rows are done by analogy.
Penguin family
This product made of plastic bottles for the garden is a real find. Having worked on the beds, you can sit on a bench and admire the family of penguins. And to make them is quite simple, for this you will need:
- plastic bottles, 6L, 5L, 2L and 1L;
- water-repellent paints: black, white, red;
- brush;
- scissors;
- glue gun;
- stationery knife.
Step by step instructions:
- Paint a little less than half of a six-liter bottle white - the belly of a penguin, the rest - with black paint. Do not cut off the neck of the bottle.
- For the head, cut off the top of a two-liter container a little obliquely, paint it black and glue it to the body.
- Cut out a cone for the nose, paint it red, insert it into the neck on the head. Draw eyes or glue.
- Draw the outline of the wings, cut them out and paint them black. After drying, glue to the body.
- Paint two liter bottles with red paint, flatten and glue the necks back to the bottom of a large bottle, you get penguin paws.
The figurine is complete so that he is not bored, the same technology can be used to make two more guest figurines from the coastal waters of Antarctica in the southern hemisphere.
Plastic broom
Bottles from various drinks often accumulate in the apartment and in the summer cottage. And of themdo a lot of useful and necessary things. To clean the territory of the personal plot, a broom is often required, which is not cheap in the store. And this product from plastic bottles is quite possible to do it yourself.
Required for production:
- stalk (wood, plastic or metal);
- 2-liter bottles (7 pieces, any color);
- soft wire;
- scissors or knife;
- awl;
- pliers.
Detailed step by step instructions:
- Cut off the bottoms of five bottles.
- Cut the lower part into strips no more than 2 cm wide. Their length should not reach the shoulders to give it rigidity.
- Cut off the necks of four bottles with a knife.
- Insert all blanks into each other, put on top with a neck.
- Cut off the top of the remaining two bottles and put them on the workpiece to give the broom strength and durability.
- Poke the workpiece with an awl in two places and secure with wire using pliers.
- Fix the cutting.
The broom can be used to clean the area.
In conclusion
Cool and fun plastic bottle crafts for gardening and gardening are considered great decorations. They are also used for growing seedlings and flowers. In addition, they can be used to make a flower bed, the flowers on which do not require watering.
They are great for decorating and decorating a summer cottage, gazebos and terraces. Crafts are easy to perform, practical andare unique. In addition, children can also take part in their manufacture. A little time, maximum imagination and desire is all that is needed for creativity.
