Plastic bottles have long been included in the everyday life of every person. This is due to their practical use. They do not fight, have low weight, any size, low cost. Such characteristics contributed to the displacement of glass production in favor of plastic.
The counters are clogged with milk, water, carbonated drinks, and other healthy liquids spilled in plastic bottles. Each person, making purchases, brings such products home. However, garbage gradually accumulates, among which the bottles are the most uncomfortable waste. You can’t put them in the bin, several pieces will occupy the entire volume. There is no need to simply store them, and they are scattered everywhere on the street. The problem of plastic has become global. However, there is a good way out, it is possible to use it properly. An unnecessary thing can become a decor item, material for all kinds of crafts.
Features of plastic bottles as material for crafts
They produce containers from various materials, such as polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polypropylene, polystyrene. Substances are characterized by a long decomposition period, which can reach five hundred years. However, these characteristics are taken into account in the practical use of raw materials. They even build houses, sheds, greenhouses from it. Apply for country needs. Create crafts, given the features of the material, which are as follows:
The raw material is malleable, bends well, cuts. Such properties allow you to create different home, street designs;
Combining bottles of excellent sizes, it is possible to obtain products of any shape;
In addition to the tank itself, they also work with covers. From them you can make boxes, decorate furniture, create panels, a picture, lay out garden paths;
To work with the material, improvised tools that are in every house are suitable: knife, pen, felt-tip pen, needle, glue, matches, stapler;
Plastic does not differ in environmental properties, but it is a relatively safe raw material that allows you to make toys out of it.
Gift wrap
Homemade is done simply, the work does not take much time. It will allow you to decorate a present, a souvenir prepared for friends and relatives.Plastic containers are good material for creating packaging. Without much effort, you can beautifully pack a gift, for example, put cupcakes in a bucket of mayonnaise, while removing the label, decorating it with ordinary paints.
If it is necessary to impress, more complex products are made. From a bottle cut off on both sides, it is easy to imitate a candy, while it can be filled with fruits and citruses, various sweets. Combining the two cropped bottoms, make a small box that resembles an apple. It is more difficult to create square, rectangular boxes for large gifts. This is suitable for craft enthusiasts. To make a bright, decorated package, you will need:
Plastic bottles;
Scissors, clerical knife;
A simple pencil, felt-tip pen, measuring instruments;
Elements for decor (ribbons, jewelry).
Lunch box
Visit the dining room daily, a cafe is an expensive pleasure. We have to take food cooked at home. In this case, the question often arises of what to carry it. There are many options, the best of which is the lunchbox. It will allow you to have a complete dinner on hand. Create a container from a plastic bottle is not difficult, while it will have an original look. Consider the following master class:
We take a six-liter empty bottle. It is advisable to choose a container with smooth surfaces. With ribbed - worse cut, apply markup.
Marker markup as follows: - on one of the large planes in area, draw a straight line parallel to the base, which runs before the start of the bottle's bend to the neck; - along the edges of the docking with other planes, on both sides we draw lines down, not bringing ten centimeters to the lower base;
We draw a bottle at this level in a circle to a plane with an upper mark, then make a semicircle up to four centimeters high on each line on each plane.
For marking, we trim the future product with an office knife.
From the three sides where the semicircles were marked, we bend the “ears”, the fourth side, where the straight large plane was located, will serve as a cover. In the upper part of it in the middle we make a hole in which we fix an elastic band (eyelet).
Sew a button on the opposite side of the lid. She will serve as a clasp.
The resulting product can be decorated with a special colorful tape.
Universal basket
The basket, in the household sense, is designed to store, carry things. This is a wickerwork. It looks like ordinary boxes, or has a sprawling top. A very useful thing that can serve as hand luggage, a container for collecting dirty laundry, a home decor item. You can weave such a product from plastic at home without spending significant funds. To do this, you will need paper, a ruler, glue, scissors, waste plastic material.
There are several ways in which baskets are created. The simplest is weaving with corners. To do this, the bottles are cut from two sides and marked on them. According to the marking, strips are cut from the obtained workpiece, which are woven together. If necessary, make the bottom of the basket, attach the handle.
The second method is chess weaving. Often requires an additional form, for example, a cardboard box. In this case, the strips are cut differently, only one, long tape is obtained from the bottle. Next, they turn the cardboard box upside down and weave the bottom of the basket, after which they proceed to its side faces.
Bags and string bags
Having collected a couple of dozens of plastic bottles, you can easily turn them into an original bag. It can consist of the same squares, rectangles, ovals, or combine different geometric shapes. The size of the blanks depends on the area of the plane obtained from the bottle. Consider a simple workshop on creating a bag:
We take several two-liter bottles of the same color and cut them on both sides;
The resulting cylinders are aligned, folding them in half;
Squares can be cut from blanks, the rectangles of which the maximum size will be 6x6 cm for the first and 10x6 cm for the second;
We put the resulting figures on a regular sheet in a cell, and, having retreated 0.5 centimeters on each side, use a soldering iron to burn holes in a circle with a stroke in one cell;
Using a hook, we bind each side with threads;
We connect the obtained elements with the same threads in a single plane, after which we attach the handles to it using special paper clips;
The bottom of the bag and side parts are prepared in the same way;
Combining all the elements together, get the finished product.
Things are much more complicated with string bags. To create it, the bottle must be dissolved into thin strips, from which fairly strong threads are subsequently made. Special tools and equipment will be required. Next, using a hook, a mesh is knitted. Flexible tubes can be worn on handles for comfortable wearing.
Crafts for the bathroom
The fantasy of man is limitless. Even in the bathroom, plastic bottles can come in handy, not just for storing water. From them you can make interesting crafts. Consider a few original ideas:
An interesting stand for toothbrushes and pastes. To do this, cut the bottle on both sides, glue the upper and lower parts of it. Cut one wide and a pair of narrow necks from another plastic container. Then stick them to the product, paint it. Put the paste in the wide mouth and brushes in the narrow neck.
Mat from the covers. We will need silicone glue, a rubberized base, degreasing agents, multi-colored covers. The process will take a little time. It is necessary to degrease the base and covers, spread the base with glue. Glue the covers, you can lay them randomly or create an ornament, drawing.
Hanging bottle shelf.To do this, you need eight five-liter bottles to get a design in 2 rows of 4 cells. Cut off their upper part. If labels are present on the container, remove them. Next, on the elements located at the edges, we make holes on the top and bottom of the bottles so that they coincide. We glue the plastic containers, we start the ropes in the holes, we stretch them according to the analog of the hanging swing.
You can also do: a basket for storing dirty laundry; a mirror framed by cropped bottoms of bottles painted in different colors imitating emoticons; decorative toys in the form of fish, boats.
Ideas for organizers
From a small plastic bottle you can make a nice organizer for the office. Depending on the type of container, this can be a desktop or wall-mounted version. Do not rush to get rid of empty jars of shampoo. Bright plastic can be the raw material for a fun organizer. First, you need to cut off the neck of the bottles as close to the opening part, outline the places for future curly sections. Cutting the plastic on one side with a fence, you can make a funny monster. The decor will suit the most diverse - fabric, foil, paper. You can use any freely adhesive material. The hanging organizer is attached to the wall on a double-sided tape.
You can create order on your desktop with the help of a capacious and convenient organizer of several cells. We make it out of six large plastic bottles from under any non-toxic liquid. Better if the plastic is tight. We start by dividing all the bottles into two parts. We put the upper halves with the lid aside, we will not need them. We place cylindrical containers in two rows and wrap around the perimeter with any piece of beautiful fabric. The bottom of the organizer can be closed with a rectangular segment or left as is. For the decor of the upper edge, you can use lace, beautiful laces, satin ribbons.
The height of all containers for the organizer with cells must be the same. If the slices come out different, they need to be trimmed.
Paper box
You can use ordinary plastic bottles to store Whatman paper, A3 sheets, wrapping paper. To make an original cylindrical box, you will need two pet containers with lids, scissors, a rectangular piece of cardboard, a glue gun, acrylic paints and multi-colored paper clips for decoration.
On both sides of the cardboard, it is necessary to make holes in the form of covers and to glue the blank with beautiful paper. We cover the lids with a spray gun and stick them to the holes in the cardboard. While the stand dries, you can do the basics of the paper box. We cut off the upper parts from the bottles, paste pieces of adhesive tape in a chaotic manner and decorate with acrylic. After drying the paint and removing the adhesive tape, you get an original space drawing. The rim of the cylinders can be decorated with colorful clips. We fix the finished boxes on the stand with hot glue.
Plastic jewelry from bottles
Recycling plastic is a kind of contribution of each person to the protection of nature. Empty containers of any size can be used as raw materials for original jewelry. There are many simple ideas that can reveal the creative potential of beginner needlewomen. The following jewelry from pet bottles looks beautiful:
Exquisite necklace. This masterpiece is created from pieces of transparent, colored plastic, candles, wire and beads. Cut flowers from bottles must be heated over a fire, wrapped with tongs edge. We string beads and two multi-colored elements on the wire. We wrap a composition of simple details symmetrically and tightly to the base of the necklace.
Suspension. From a green or blue beer bottle, you need to cut three different squares, from 1 cm to 3 cm, and give them the shape of a flower. We attach each part to the button and melt the edges.We connect the details and fix with a beautiful bead. At the next stage, we cut out a drop-pendant, pierce holes around the perimeter and braid with beads. We put the blue forget-me-not on the base and connect it with a narrow ribbon.
A bracelet. The size depends on the diameter of the bottle. We cut the workpiece into rings and melt the sharp edges on the iron. For decoration, you can use any fabric, beads, textile animal figures.
Apple box
Due to the shape of the bottom, the plastic bottle is great for making decorative crafts - apple boxes. It can be used to store useful little things or as a decoration of a garden plot.
To create such a decor, you need two bottoms from bottles of the same color and two plastic rings - 5 cm and 1 cm wide. From green containers, cut out leaflets and scratch the veins with an awl. With a heated awl we pierce one of the bottoms, insert a narrow strip and a part with leaves. We fix the artificial stalk with glue. Then we connect the two halves and fix it with tape on both sides. We glue the edges of the decorative box with a satin ribbon. So that the parts are not lost, you can fix them with a lace or thread.
Butterflies for decor
The lack of bright colors in the interior can be successfully restored with the help of decorative needlework. A suitable and affordable material for creative activities is a plastic bottle. Graceful butterflies made by hand from plastic will complement any street composition.
First of all, you need to get rid of the top and bottom of the bottle. We will work only with the cylinder. We straighten the plastic with an iron through paper and cut out the butterfly according to a previously circled template. The blank is ready for painting. We mark with markers and paint on glass with paint. With the help of wire and beads, you can make paws and antennae.
Flowers and Bouquets
You can create floral arrangements and bouquets from any plastic container.Jars from actimel, eggs from kinder surprises, pet packaging from juices and ordinary bottles from drinks are suitable.
From several prepared halves with a neck you get a beautiful bouquet of daisies. Make it very simple. Plastic blanks must be cut into thin strips and twisted each element with scissors to half. To give the flower a volume, you can separate the twisting parts of all the parts and glue them in the center.
An excellent flower glade will come out of plastic containers from chocolate eggs. From the multi-colored halves we cut off the central strip, we customize the products to one size. In each half, make a hole, form a toothed rim. The stem of a bright tulip will be a cocktail tube, and pieces of plastic packaging from juice will be leaves. Ready-made flowers can be placed on a stand that emits a clearing or in a decorative vase, a bottle of wine. You can also make a beautiful needle bar.
Decorative flower pots
Old five-liter bottles can be used as flowerpots for flower pots or for storing household utensils. In order for a new piece of cottage interior to have an attractive appearance, it must be ennobled. You can simply decorate it with foil, shiny powder or colored paper, or you can use the interesting technique of weaving food bags.
On the bottom of the water container, we make vertical stripes with a thickness of not more than 2 centimeters. Skip the prepared yarn from polyethylene between the strips of the bottle in a checkerboard pattern. If irregularities appear during the work with unusual material, they can be removed by melting with a lighter. An interesting flower pot can be left on the windowsill or hung on the wall, passing the tape between the weaving.
Decorative flowerpots
There are many options for making flowerpots from plastic bottles. Pendant products are made from closed 2-liter containers by simply cutting a hole and hanging horizontally.It is convenient to plant flowers or seedlings in them.
Making a street floor vase will require a little more effort. From the whole five-liter bottle we separate the bottom, about 5 cm, set it on the ground. We turn the rest of the structure with the neck down and fasten the closed lid to the stand or plate. In the lower part, several small holes must be made to prevent stagnation of moisture in the soil. You can decorate a budget pot with any paint.
We use bottles for games
From empty plastic bottles you can not only create jewelry, crafts, flower arrangements, but also functional equipment for sports games. Plastic containers are light and safe, can be used in outdoor activities and quiet. You can play the following games with her:
Bowling. For the game you will need a ball, a tape for the fence and several liter bottles. Skittles are placed two meters from the border and try to shoot down. Bottles can be left transparent or painted on the inside with acrylic paints;
Catch the ball. You can make a toy from the cropped part of a bottle with a twisted neck. From the foam rubber or cardboard we make the petals and glue them to the cut. With a lid, we clamp one end of the thread and fasten the other to a light ball. The essence of the game is to push the ball with a push and catch it with a plastic flower trap;
Throwing rings. An interesting group game for children. The main design element is plastic bottles filled with water. They serve as rods for throwing rings.
Kids toys
Creating animal figures from bottles is a fascinating activity for children and adults. From the cylinders and the trimmed lower parts you will get charming penguins in hats. Details need only be folded and colored. From the bottom of the bottle you can make a turtle. A plastic blank must be applied to the cardboard figure, fastened with a beautiful thread.The intersection of the laces on the shell can be hidden by a flower or butterfly.
From two plastic bottles you can make the body of a crocodile, a hedgehog, a large bee, a cat or a swan. Taking into account the characteristics of the toy, we cut the container into parts, we connect it with tape. For a bee and a crocodile, only parts of the neck and foot plugs will be needed. We make the wings of the insect out of paper or plastic straightened with an iron. Foil is suitable for hedgehog needles. The frame of crafts can be decorated using the papier-mâché technique or left transparent.
Dollhouse Furniture
Updating the dollhouse is easy and absolutely free. For the manufacture of a miniature dining room you will need several bottles of 0.5 liters, cups, a bit of textile and fastening material. We make doll chairs from the bottoms of the bottles by cutting out a curly back. We fill the container with cotton, turn over and decorate with a fabric cover. The table can be made of a smoothed square piece of plastic. We bend the edges, fix with adhesive tape on the inside. The legs will be matches stuck in plasticine lumps.
A toy shower cabin for dolls can be made of a plastic cylinder. We cut a part of the bottle, visually divide it into four parts, bend one with a fork and design it well. It will be a door for little men. The stand can be made of cardboard or a straightened piece of plastic. We fasten the parts with a glue gun.
Candlesticks for comfort
Decorative candle holders can be made both from glass containers and from plastic. The second option is equally functional and safe. You can create a beautiful decor for comfort from the bottom or top of the bottle. We cut off the part with the neck, install it on the stand, decorate with non-combustible materials. It can be natural stones, beads, wire. An ordinary elongated candle is suitable for this product.
From the bottom of the bottle you can make a candle stand in the form of a tablet.We fill the container with flour, colored sand or fill it with water, put a light in the center. To make an original decorative candlestick for a straight candle, you will need to connect two plastic necks and fix it. Cut the petals on the slices and circle their outline with a black marker.
Christmas tree decorations
Simple decorations made of plastic can decorate the Christmas tree at home, the walls of the porch or use them as a street decor. Plastic material is in good contact with all types of paints, sharp objects, easily cut with a knife and glued. By the New Year, you should definitely try to make the following toys:
Snowflake. It will take two identical bottoms of the bottle. We connect them with tape and decorate with various patterns using paints or toothpaste. The seam can be hidden under a satin ribbon. You can hang it on a Christmas tree or make a spinner;
Cone. We will use a brown beer bottle. Cut flowers of different sizes and string on a fishing line. If desired, the edges can be scorched with a lighter;
Icicle. We will work with a rectangular piece of the bottle. Wrap it tightly on a pencil, hold for several minutes. Plastic is beautifully curled with a spiral. For decor, you can use sparkles, satin ribbon.
Lampshades for lamps and fixtures
There are many workshops on the manufacture of plafonds for lamps of varying complexity. Some of them imply the presence of skills in working with such material. Inexperienced masters should start with simple crafts. A lampshade is made from the top of a five-liter bottle. A brightly painted group of plafonds hung at different levels will make the interior fun and fabulous.
A bottle shade can be not only domed, but also assembled from several parts, for example, from the bottoms or chopped autumn fringe. A true masterpiece is a huge sun chandelier from whole bottles arranged like rays.
Furniture
To make functional furniture, you will need more than a dozen empty bottles. Before starting work, it is necessary to consider the design, prepare the frame and fastening material. You can make a bed, chairs, a small curbstone with your own hands. Since each piece of furniture has its own characteristics, it should be designed taking into account the frequency of use. It is very easy to make a ottoman by following these steps step by step:
We select the central bottle and make an incision in its widest part;
We place the neck of another container in the hole;
We continue to collect the structure until we reach the optimal height;
We fix the workpiece with tape;
We create several similar details;
We connect a round construction with tape;
We wrap the product with foam rubber and any fabric.
Do not tightly sew fabric to the ottoman. Over time, it will wear out, and washing the entire structure is unlikely to succeed.
Pictures of the covers
Many talented craftsmen create amazing products from improvised materials. Paintings from the covers can be seen not only in modern interiors, but also on the streets of large cities with an appeal to protect nature. To begin the creation of such beauty is necessary with the selection of the foundation. Plywood or thick cardboard is suitable. Transfer the drawing to a kind of canvas. We prepare multi-colored covers and glue.
You can fill the picture with different size caps. It’s better to move from the center of the main figure. Lastly, lay out the background, correct the material with a spoon. If there are no covers of the desired color, suitable sizes can simply be painted.
Crafts for gardening
Plastic packaging can serve not only as a decorative material for arranging the interior of a summer residence, but also as an indispensable, affordable assistant in the garden. From a tightly packed container, you can make an original, and most importantly, functional greenhouse. In this design, you can easily grow seedlings.To save space, the sprouts can be placed in bottles suspended vertically from the wall. Plants planted in the ground will continuously receive moisture if a homemade construction for drip irrigation from practical plastic is placed next to it.
Creating vertical beds from bottles
Great idea for small garden plots. You can grow plants in suspended plastic structures directly on the fence or hangers. Any two-liter container is suitable for creating beds. The easiest way is to cut the bottle in half with a loose cap. Soil is laid in the upper part and a plant is placed, for example, a special kind of strawberry. The neck is laid in the lower element, which serves as a moisture storage. The assembled module is wound with wire to the frame.
To make a vertical bed, you need to cut a large hole on one side of the bottle, and make holes for drainage on the other. A rope is threaded through the bottom and neck and the soil is covered. The design is mounted to a vertical surface only in a finished form. Improvised beds can be equipped with all the walls in the greenhouse, observing zoning by grades.
Garden decor
You can decorate the infield with stylish and inexpensive crafts from plastic bottles. On the playground, near the curb, you can place a giraffe made of several cylinders. All parts are tightly connected and fixed with glue. A six-liter container is used for the body, a few liter for the legs. Sand is poured into the bottles at the base of the feet. The tail is made of wire and a heated strip of plastic. By the same principle, ostrich, burro and other exotic animals are collected. You can complement the picture with a palm tree from bottles, various wheels.
To decorate flowerbeds and terraces, you can craft several piglets-cache-pots. On one side of the six-liter bottle we cut out a large rectangle - this will be the body of the pig.For the ears we use curved parts of liter containers. We paint the cache-pot in pink color, draw a patch and eyes. We lay out the soil before planting the plants.
Bird feeders
It is possible to benefit nature by making a bird feeder in various ways and from the most amazing materials. An ordinary plastic bottle with a slotted window is the easiest way to feed the birds. From two adjacent small bottles you can make a bunker craft. If you hang the container vertically, you can increase the area for grain and feed several birds at the same time.
The most convenient and practical feeder can be made from a large plastic container. From all sides it is necessary to make windows, cover the sections with electrical tape or singe a cigarette lighter. You can make lightweight construction easier by putting a piece of plywood on the bottom.
Conclusion
Plastic bottles are one of the most affordable materials. Every house periodically gathers a lot of empty containers, which can be used with benefit. Original colors and various sizes make it possible to make bright crafts, jewelry, multifunctional items. Due to the strength and durability of plastic, all products retain their attractive appearance for a long time.
Plastic bottles have long been included in the everyday life of every person. This is due to their practical use. They do not fight, have low weight, any size, low cost. Such characteristics contributed to the displacement of glass production in favor of plastic.
The counters are clogged with milk, water, carbonated drinks, and other healthy liquids spilled in plastic bottles. Each person, making purchases, brings such products home. However, garbage gradually accumulates, among which the bottles are the most uncomfortable waste. You can’t put them in the bin, several pieces will occupy the entire volume. There is no need to simply store them, and they are scattered everywhere on the street. The problem of plastic has become global. However, there is a good way out, it is possible to use it properly. An unnecessary thing can become a decor item, material for all kinds of crafts.
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Features of plastic bottles as material for crafts
They produce containers from various materials, such as polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polypropylene, polystyrene. Substances are characterized by a long decomposition period, which can reach five hundred years. However, these characteristics are taken into account in the practical use of raw materials. They even build houses, sheds, greenhouses from it. Apply for country needs. Create crafts, given the features of the material, which are as follows:
Gift wrap
Homemade is done simply, the work does not take much time. It will allow you to decorate a present, a souvenir prepared for friends and relatives.Plastic containers are good material for creating packaging. Without much effort, you can beautifully pack a gift, for example, put cupcakes in a bucket of mayonnaise, while removing the label, decorating it with ordinary paints.
If it is necessary to impress, more complex products are made. From a bottle cut off on both sides, it is easy to imitate a candy, while it can be filled with fruits and citruses, various sweets. Combining the two cropped bottoms, make a small box that resembles an apple. It is more difficult to create square, rectangular boxes for large gifts. This is suitable for craft enthusiasts. To make a bright, decorated package, you will need:
Lunch box
Visit the dining room daily, a cafe is an expensive pleasure. We have to take food cooked at home. In this case, the question often arises of what to carry it. There are many options, the best of which is the lunchbox. It will allow you to have a complete dinner on hand. Create a container from a plastic bottle is not difficult, while it will have an original look. Consider the following master class:
- on one of the large planes in area, draw a straight line parallel to the base, which runs before the start of the bottle's bend to the neck;
- along the edges of the docking with other planes, on both sides we draw lines down, not bringing ten centimeters to the lower base;
Universal basket
The basket, in the household sense, is designed to store, carry things. This is a wickerwork. It looks like ordinary boxes, or has a sprawling top. A very useful thing that can serve as hand luggage, a container for collecting dirty laundry, a home decor item. You can weave such a product from plastic at home without spending significant funds. To do this, you will need paper, a ruler, glue, scissors, waste plastic material.
There are several ways in which baskets are created. The simplest is weaving with corners. To do this, the bottles are cut from two sides and marked on them. According to the marking, strips are cut from the obtained workpiece, which are woven together. If necessary, make the bottom of the basket, attach the handle.
The second method is chess weaving. Often requires an additional form, for example, a cardboard box. In this case, the strips are cut differently, only one, long tape is obtained from the bottle. Next, they turn the cardboard box upside down and weave the bottom of the basket, after which they proceed to its side faces.
Bags and string bags
Having collected a couple of dozens of plastic bottles, you can easily turn them into an original bag. It can consist of the same squares, rectangles, ovals, or combine different geometric shapes. The size of the blanks depends on the area of the plane obtained from the bottle. Consider a simple workshop on creating a bag:
Things are much more complicated with string bags. To create it, the bottle must be dissolved into thin strips, from which fairly strong threads are subsequently made. Special tools and equipment will be required. Next, using a hook, a mesh is knitted. Flexible tubes can be worn on handles for comfortable wearing.
Crafts for the bathroom
The fantasy of man is limitless. Even in the bathroom, plastic bottles can come in handy, not just for storing water. From them you can make interesting crafts. Consider a few original ideas:
You can also do: a basket for storing dirty laundry; a mirror framed by cropped bottoms of bottles painted in different colors imitating emoticons; decorative toys in the form of fish, boats.
Ideas for organizers
From a small plastic bottle you can make a nice organizer for the office. Depending on the type of container, this can be a desktop or wall-mounted version. Do not rush to get rid of empty jars of shampoo. Bright plastic can be the raw material for a fun organizer. First, you need to cut off the neck of the bottles as close to the opening part, outline the places for future curly sections. Cutting the plastic on one side with a fence, you can make a funny monster. The decor will suit the most diverse - fabric, foil, paper. You can use any freely adhesive material. The hanging organizer is attached to the wall on a double-sided tape.
You can create order on your desktop with the help of a capacious and convenient organizer of several cells. We make it out of six large plastic bottles from under any non-toxic liquid. Better if the plastic is tight. We start by dividing all the bottles into two parts. We put the upper halves with the lid aside, we will not need them. We place cylindrical containers in two rows and wrap around the perimeter with any piece of beautiful fabric. The bottom of the organizer can be closed with a rectangular segment or left as is. For the decor of the upper edge, you can use lace, beautiful laces, satin ribbons.
Paper box
You can use ordinary plastic bottles to store Whatman paper, A3 sheets, wrapping paper. To make an original cylindrical box, you will need two pet containers with lids, scissors, a rectangular piece of cardboard, a glue gun, acrylic paints and multi-colored paper clips for decoration.
On both sides of the cardboard, it is necessary to make holes in the form of covers and to glue the blank with beautiful paper. We cover the lids with a spray gun and stick them to the holes in the cardboard. While the stand dries, you can do the basics of the paper box. We cut off the upper parts from the bottles, paste pieces of adhesive tape in a chaotic manner and decorate with acrylic. After drying the paint and removing the adhesive tape, you get an original space drawing. The rim of the cylinders can be decorated with colorful clips. We fix the finished boxes on the stand with hot glue.
Plastic jewelry from bottles
Recycling plastic is a kind of contribution of each person to the protection of nature. Empty containers of any size can be used as raw materials for original jewelry. There are many simple ideas that can reveal the creative potential of beginner needlewomen. The following jewelry from pet bottles looks beautiful:
Apple box
Due to the shape of the bottom, the plastic bottle is great for making decorative crafts - apple boxes. It can be used to store useful little things or as a decoration of a garden plot.
To create such a decor, you need two bottoms from bottles of the same color and two plastic rings - 5 cm and 1 cm wide. From green containers, cut out leaflets and scratch the veins with an awl. With a heated awl we pierce one of the bottoms, insert a narrow strip and a part with leaves. We fix the artificial stalk with glue. Then we connect the two halves and fix it with tape on both sides. We glue the edges of the decorative box with a satin ribbon. So that the parts are not lost, you can fix them with a lace or thread.
Butterflies for decor
The lack of bright colors in the interior can be successfully restored with the help of decorative needlework. A suitable and affordable material for creative activities is a plastic bottle. Graceful butterflies made by hand from plastic will complement any street composition.
First of all, you need to get rid of the top and bottom of the bottle. We will work only with the cylinder. We straighten the plastic with an iron through paper and cut out the butterfly according to a previously circled template. The blank is ready for painting. We mark with markers and paint on glass with paint. With the help of wire and beads, you can make paws and antennae.
Flowers and Bouquets
You can create floral arrangements and bouquets from any plastic container.Jars from actimel, eggs from kinder surprises, pet packaging from juices and ordinary bottles from drinks are suitable.
From several prepared halves with a neck you get a beautiful bouquet of daisies. Make it very simple. Plastic blanks must be cut into thin strips and twisted each element with scissors to half. To give the flower a volume, you can separate the twisting parts of all the parts and glue them in the center.
An excellent flower glade will come out of plastic containers from chocolate eggs. From the multi-colored halves we cut off the central strip, we customize the products to one size. In each half, make a hole, form a toothed rim. The stem of a bright tulip will be a cocktail tube, and pieces of plastic packaging from juice will be leaves. Ready-made flowers can be placed on a stand that emits a clearing or in a decorative vase, a bottle of wine. You can also make a beautiful needle bar.
Decorative flower pots
Old five-liter bottles can be used as flowerpots for flower pots or for storing household utensils. In order for a new piece of cottage interior to have an attractive appearance, it must be ennobled. You can simply decorate it with foil, shiny powder or colored paper, or you can use the interesting technique of weaving food bags.
On the bottom of the water container, we make vertical stripes with a thickness of not more than 2 centimeters. Skip the prepared yarn from polyethylene between the strips of the bottle in a checkerboard pattern. If irregularities appear during the work with unusual material, they can be removed by melting with a lighter. An interesting flower pot can be left on the windowsill or hung on the wall, passing the tape between the weaving.
Decorative flowerpots
There are many options for making flowerpots from plastic bottles. Pendant products are made from closed 2-liter containers by simply cutting a hole and hanging horizontally.It is convenient to plant flowers or seedlings in them.
Making a street floor vase will require a little more effort. From the whole five-liter bottle we separate the bottom, about 5 cm, set it on the ground. We turn the rest of the structure with the neck down and fasten the closed lid to the stand or plate. In the lower part, several small holes must be made to prevent stagnation of moisture in the soil. You can decorate a budget pot with any paint.
We use bottles for games
From empty plastic bottles you can not only create jewelry, crafts, flower arrangements, but also functional equipment for sports games. Plastic containers are light and safe, can be used in outdoor activities and quiet. You can play the following games with her:
Kids toys
Creating animal figures from bottles is a fascinating activity for children and adults. From the cylinders and the trimmed lower parts you will get charming penguins in hats. Details need only be folded and colored. From the bottom of the bottle you can make a turtle. A plastic blank must be applied to the cardboard figure, fastened with a beautiful thread.The intersection of the laces on the shell can be hidden by a flower or butterfly.
From two plastic bottles you can make the body of a crocodile, a hedgehog, a large bee, a cat or a swan. Taking into account the characteristics of the toy, we cut the container into parts, we connect it with tape. For a bee and a crocodile, only parts of the neck and foot plugs will be needed. We make the wings of the insect out of paper or plastic straightened with an iron. Foil is suitable for hedgehog needles. The frame of crafts can be decorated using the papier-mâché technique or left transparent.
Dollhouse Furniture
Updating the dollhouse is easy and absolutely free. For the manufacture of a miniature dining room you will need several bottles of 0.5 liters, cups, a bit of textile and fastening material. We make doll chairs from the bottoms of the bottles by cutting out a curly back. We fill the container with cotton, turn over and decorate with a fabric cover. The table can be made of a smoothed square piece of plastic. We bend the edges, fix with adhesive tape on the inside. The legs will be matches stuck in plasticine lumps.
A toy shower cabin for dolls can be made of a plastic cylinder. We cut a part of the bottle, visually divide it into four parts, bend one with a fork and design it well. It will be a door for little men. The stand can be made of cardboard or a straightened piece of plastic. We fasten the parts with a glue gun.
Candlesticks for comfort
Decorative candle holders can be made both from glass containers and from plastic. The second option is equally functional and safe. You can create a beautiful decor for comfort from the bottom or top of the bottle. We cut off the part with the neck, install it on the stand, decorate with non-combustible materials. It can be natural stones, beads, wire. An ordinary elongated candle is suitable for this product.
From the bottom of the bottle you can make a candle stand in the form of a tablet.We fill the container with flour, colored sand or fill it with water, put a light in the center. To make an original decorative candlestick for a straight candle, you will need to connect two plastic necks and fix it. Cut the petals on the slices and circle their outline with a black marker.
Christmas tree decorations
Simple decorations made of plastic can decorate the Christmas tree at home, the walls of the porch or use them as a street decor. Plastic material is in good contact with all types of paints, sharp objects, easily cut with a knife and glued. By the New Year, you should definitely try to make the following toys:
Lampshades for lamps and fixtures
There are many workshops on the manufacture of plafonds for lamps of varying complexity. Some of them imply the presence of skills in working with such material. Inexperienced masters should start with simple crafts. A lampshade is made from the top of a five-liter bottle. A brightly painted group of plafonds hung at different levels will make the interior fun and fabulous.
A bottle shade can be not only domed, but also assembled from several parts, for example, from the bottoms or chopped autumn fringe. A true masterpiece is a huge sun chandelier from whole bottles arranged like rays.
Furniture
To make functional furniture, you will need more than a dozen empty bottles. Before starting work, it is necessary to consider the design, prepare the frame and fastening material. You can make a bed, chairs, a small curbstone with your own hands. Since each piece of furniture has its own characteristics, it should be designed taking into account the frequency of use. It is very easy to make a ottoman by following these steps step by step:
Pictures of the covers
Many talented craftsmen create amazing products from improvised materials. Paintings from the covers can be seen not only in modern interiors, but also on the streets of large cities with an appeal to protect nature. To begin the creation of such beauty is necessary with the selection of the foundation. Plywood or thick cardboard is suitable. Transfer the drawing to a kind of canvas. We prepare multi-colored covers and glue.
You can fill the picture with different size caps. It’s better to move from the center of the main figure. Lastly, lay out the background, correct the material with a spoon. If there are no covers of the desired color, suitable sizes can simply be painted.
Crafts for gardening
Plastic packaging can serve not only as a decorative material for arranging the interior of a summer residence, but also as an indispensable, affordable assistant in the garden. From a tightly packed container, you can make an original, and most importantly, functional greenhouse. In this design, you can easily grow seedlings.To save space, the sprouts can be placed in bottles suspended vertically from the wall. Plants planted in the ground will continuously receive moisture if a homemade construction for drip irrigation from practical plastic is placed next to it.
Creating vertical beds from bottles
Great idea for small garden plots. You can grow plants in suspended plastic structures directly on the fence or hangers. Any two-liter container is suitable for creating beds. The easiest way is to cut the bottle in half with a loose cap. Soil is laid in the upper part and a plant is placed, for example, a special kind of strawberry. The neck is laid in the lower element, which serves as a moisture storage. The assembled module is wound with wire to the frame.
To make a vertical bed, you need to cut a large hole on one side of the bottle, and make holes for drainage on the other. A rope is threaded through the bottom and neck and the soil is covered. The design is mounted to a vertical surface only in a finished form. Improvised beds can be equipped with all the walls in the greenhouse, observing zoning by grades.
Garden decor
You can decorate the infield with stylish and inexpensive crafts from plastic bottles. On the playground, near the curb, you can place a giraffe made of several cylinders. All parts are tightly connected and fixed with glue. A six-liter container is used for the body, a few liter for the legs. Sand is poured into the bottles at the base of the feet. The tail is made of wire and a heated strip of plastic. By the same principle, ostrich, burro and other exotic animals are collected. You can complement the picture with a palm tree from bottles, various wheels.
To decorate flowerbeds and terraces, you can craft several piglets-cache-pots. On one side of the six-liter bottle we cut out a large rectangle - this will be the body of the pig.For the ears we use curved parts of liter containers. We paint the cache-pot in pink color, draw a patch and eyes. We lay out the soil before planting the plants.
Bird feeders
It is possible to benefit nature by making a bird feeder in various ways and from the most amazing materials. An ordinary plastic bottle with a slotted window is the easiest way to feed the birds. From two adjacent small bottles you can make a bunker craft. If you hang the container vertically, you can increase the area for grain and feed several birds at the same time.
The most convenient and practical feeder can be made from a large plastic container. From all sides it is necessary to make windows, cover the sections with electrical tape or singe a cigarette lighter. You can make lightweight construction easier by putting a piece of plywood on the bottom.
Conclusion
Plastic bottles are one of the most affordable materials. Every house periodically gathers a lot of empty containers, which can be used with benefit. Original colors and various sizes make it possible to make bright crafts, jewelry, multifunctional items. Due to the strength and durability of plastic, all products retain their attractive appearance for a long time.