What can be made from a 1.5 liter bottle. Crafts from plastic bottles. Ideas for the garden and vegetable garden with photo illustrations and descriptions. Vertical garden with horizontal bottle holder
Hello dear gardeners! The topic of today's material is interesting to everyone and is always relevant. She is probably familiar to many, but still I hope to surprise you.
Today everything is sold in plastic bottles: water, soft drinks, milk ... Of all the garbage that we collect, the most voluminous bottles are: you put one in the trash bin - and that's it: count half a bucket busy. And what is it like in the country! In many suburban villages, there are simply no garbage containers. There is only one way out: either take all this "good" to the city, to the nearest container, or somehow use something that cannot be recycled in summer cottages.
Logical question: how plastic bottles can be used on the farm to be useful, convenient, and beautiful? Let's talk about this.
By the way, information sheet: plastic decomposes in water from 100 to 500 years(according to various sources and depending on the type of plastic).
We have few factories that recycle waste, so people themselves find interesting applications for simple and seemingly completely unnecessary things.
Plastic bottles in garden decor
If you wish, you can create such beauty - the neighbors will be envious! Do you want to decorate your garden at a low cost? See if your dacha has empty plastic bottles.Beautiful neat flower beds
Plastic bottles can be used to protect flower beds. The benefits here are obvious: the flower beds and beds are not washed out by showers, they always look neat and pleasing to the eye. In my opinion, it looks great ... How to make such a flower bed?
Of course, you will need a lot of bottles (preferably the same size). We fill them with sand, close them and begin to build a "palisade". The bottles will have to be dug into the ground a little to give them stability. After the flowerbed is fenced, paint the resulting border in any color. In principle, you can do this in advance - as you wish. But it seems to me that it is more convenient to paint a ready-made fence than each bottle separately. And containers made of dark plastic can be left as they are, it also looks nice. For an example of execution and opinions of summer residents on this method of using bottles, see the materials:
Flowers, palms, butterflies and other "tropics"
The beauty is indescribable. Turn on your imagination, wake up your imagination and create all kinds of flowers in your garden that will never fade or rot)).
To make it clearer how to make something out of bottles (for example, flowers), let's look at an example.
What you may need:
- plastic bottles of different colors;
- scissors, awl, thick threads;
- PVA glue and "Master";
- acrylic paints;
- candle;
- wire;
- beads, beads - for decoration.
The stem is best made of thick wire. Stamens are made of thin wire on which you can string beads. It remains only to collect the whole thing, fastening it with glue, if necessary using an awl and wire. Just look what beauty the result is!
Cute animals for the garden
Bottles are made of everybody. Perhaps the simplest thing is. All you need is to cut and bend the ears, attach a tail and paint beautifully. However, there are crafts and very complicated ones. For example, animals from fairy tales. I will not describe their production step by step, otherwise the article will turn out to be of galactic proportions. I'd rather just show the video from the slides. From the photo, in principle, you can see what and how to do, it's not difficult to figure it out.How do you like these animals? Looks great in my opinion! And if you involve children in the process, they will be delighted!
The tools used are the same as those listed above. Paints are not necessarily acrylic. But they dry faster, this is a plus. And they hardly smell. True, they are also different.
Air curtains for garden
These crafts captivated me precisely with their airiness and singularity. I specially collect bottles and make such a curtain in my yard! I think you can use bottles of different sizes.
Mostly the bottoms will come in handy, but you can also cut the leaves! From a distance it is not very clear what these transparent flowers are hanging on, but the more interesting the idea. We look ...
As you can see, you can fasten the flowers with threads, you can glue them to the base (for example, plastic wrap). I think this option is perfect for a gazebo. And it will be light, and the rain will not penetrate. There are a lot of options for curtains from bottles. But I still liked the first one better, didn't you?
Lamps and chandeliers for the garden
Actually, why not? Buying a lamp in the garden is not profitable, just hanging a light bulb is ugly. A lamp made of plastic bottles is an excellent option for illuminating a garden area.It's not a shame to hang such chandeliers in the house.
The main rule: do not allow plastic parts to come into contact with the light bulb, otherwise they may melt. True, you can use an energy-saving lamp, it heats up less - up to +50 ... + 60 ° C.
Girls! If you don't know how to attach the light bulb itself, leave this matter to your husbands, brothers or fathers ... From you - the creative, from them - the lighting element =)))
Garden path from bottles
I recently wrote about garden paths in an article. But there was nothing about the bottles, only about their caps. It turns out that from the bottoms, a good path is obtained, along which it is pleasant to walk barefoot. note: the bottoms are laid on loose sand, the master must make an effort so that they are filled with sand. This will eliminate their deformation in the future, when you walk on them.Household supplies from plastic bottles
This is where the expanse is ... If you think that garden decor from bottles is not for you, perhaps you will be interested in useful things that can be made from them.Washbasins and boxes
The easiest option is to hang the bottle upside down, and when you need to wash your hands, just unscrew the lid a little. It is better to cut the bottom of the bottle and make it removable so that it is more convenient to pour water. There is nothing difficult here, and a child can handle it. Such a washbasin can be hung on a tree or somewhere else. By the way, use this idea when you go to a picnic - it's very convenient, and your hands are always clean.
It is advisable to make the homemade washbasin lockable so that leaves, insects and other debris do not get into the water. There are also more complex designs. You can, for example, cut a hose with a tap into a large bottle. But this is so that it is quite convenient.
And you can make a box from a bottle for bags, napkins or something like that.
Scoops and scapula
Making a scoop with your own hands is as easy as shelling pears. Take a bottle and mark with a marker the shape of the future scoop. The rest is a matter of scissors. Well, or a knife.
Slippers
This is the kind of shoe that wears out pretty quickly. Therefore, durable and beautiful slippers will always come in handy on the farm. No-no, don't think that bottled slippers are just scoops with heels =))). I would like to see it ... Although there are also simple options. For example, this one:A more complex option looks like this:
Of course, it is not necessary to make such bouquets. But in general, the slippers are excellent. In order not to slip, and the leg feels comfortable, you can experiment with "layers". How to make holes? Yes, even with a hole punch! And if there are men in the house, let them solve this problem.
And also very useful large containers for household needs can be made from plastic bottles:
Devices for repelling rodents and insects
There are many different kinds of them. I will only talk about mole repeller and mosquito trap.Let's start with a trap
It is very easy to make it. Cut off the top of the bottle and insert it with the neck down. The design must be darkened with paper or cloth - mosquitoes will more readily fly in there.
Pour into the bottom of the bottle as bait sugar yeast syrup... It is simple to make it: pour hot water, add sugar and yeast there, stir and cool. Such a trap will attract not only mosquitoes, but also bees, wasps, flies.
You can put the structure on the window or hang it up - this is optional. You need to clean it once a week.
By the way, I don't know why the syrup is brown in the photo - maybe from cane sugar?))) Or maybe it's kvass. By the way, yes - insects also fly to kvass. Once they left a jar of kvass on the porch, so so many midges flocked there!
A wind vane that scares away moles and more
These devices were described in detail in the article. There is also a video - you can see how to make such a structure, how it works. Ask, what does he scare with? At the bottom of the bottle, it is advised to pour beads, balls from bearings and other "rattling" elements. They say that the sound that this windmill makes is not tolerated by moles. Who has moles? Try it, then unsubscribe here, okay?
Yes, the axle on which the craft is attached must be stuck in the ground - I think you get the idea.
About the fact that some with the help of bottles, I think you already know. The bottom and throat of the bottle are cut off - a cylinder is obtained, which is then dug into the ground. Such a cover protects the root system of a young plant from attacks by a bear.
Tool boxes
For these purposes, rectangular bottles are more suitable. For example, from under engine oils. However, there are also bottles for water of this shape. Containers are made simply: mark with a marker, cut. Everything =))
These boxes can be great on the farm.
Device for deep watering of plants and their night heating
Some plants don't like shallow watering. Therefore, my mother waters some of the beds using plastic bottles.The bottom of the bottle needs to be cut off, but not completely, to get something like a cap. We tear the earth on the side of the plant, make a small trench and put pebbles there. Drainage is needed so that water does not erode the soil. Then we put the bottles with their necks down and roll them with the earth. Now, to water the plant, all you need is to open the lid and pour in the right amount of water. Here, see how our summer residents use plastic containers.
Some people dig in containers with the neck up, but then you need to make holes in the bottle so that the water goes away.
As for heating plants, you can simply pour water into bottles and overlay the plant with them. In the sun, the water heats up and will give off heat to the earth for some time. I know that glass bottles are also dug into the ground, but today we are talking about plastic.
Garden work knee pads
Many people are generally contraindicated to work bent over, this is especially true for hypertensive patients. But how, then, weed the garden? Yes, I'll tell you about the knee pads. If you work on your knees, your head will no longer be down, therefore, your health will not suffer.All you need to do is find the right bottles, try them on to your knees, and cut the knee pads into the shape you want. Then attach the ties. It's simple.
Flower pots
And what kind of pots made of plastic bottles do not exist! Some just pour earth into bottles, others make real masterpieces. The possibilities are endless. What's good: bottles can always be painted in any color and hung anywhere. For example, how do you like these ideas?
Very cute, and you won't immediately guess what the pots are made of.
Candlestick
I made my first candlestick from a plastic bottle in elementary school, at a labor lesson. It's simple. Cut off the neck and bottom of the bottle (about half of the bottle). Then cut the part with the bottom into strips and bend them. And inside you insert the part with the neck. She will hold the candle. In general, it's as easy as shelling pears.
But this is only one of the options, you can connect two necks.
Broom
Instead of a thousand words, I'll show you one video.Why buy a broom when it can be done in half an hour?
Funnels
The farm periodically needs to pour something from one container to another. Not necessarily something edible - it happens, and diluted fertilizer, and poison for Colorado beetles ... Do not use a funnel from the kitchen for such purposes! And a funnel can be made from a bottle at any time.
Bird Feeders
We fed the birds in these all winter. The bottles used were large, 5 liter. I cut out windows in them, made small "thresholds" and "porches". So that it was comfortable for the birds to sit, and the snow did not sweep inside. Another plus - it is convenient to hang such feeders on trees, they already have handles.
Constructions from plastic bottles
These are not funnels with pots, but something more serious. Enterprising people from anything can build something for themselves. For example, plastic bottles make excellent greenhouses and gazebos.Plastic bottle greenhouses
A ready-made medium-sized greenhouse costs more than 15 thousand rubles. I know for sure, because I was interested in this issue. Add to that the cost of assembly. Not everyone can figure out what's what. But there is an alternative that is not inferior in terms of performance and will cost you ... just 500-700 empty plastic bottles! =))The plastic from which bottles are made is 20 times stronger than dense polyethylene. It keeps the temperature perfectly, does not melt in the sun and can last for decades. At a greenhouse made of plastic bottles there are a number of advantages:
- it is cheap;
- durable;
- easily repaired;
- light in weight, it can be rearranged if necessary;
- looks pretty cute.
I walked around different sites and realized that there are 2 main ways to use plastic bottles in construction:
- The bottom of each bottle is cut off. A thin rail is taken and all the bottles are strung on it. You will get ready-made building planks.
- The bottoms and throats are cut off from the bottles. Then what happened - the middle part - is cut lengthwise. It turns out a rectangular piece of plastic. We iron it with an iron (always through hard paper) to level it. We sew larger sheets from such sheets. Overlapping is desirable. You can use an awl; for fastening parts - cord thread or wire. It is not recommended to sew with thread or fishing line - the seams will quickly rot and disperse.
When the sheets (strips) are ready, you can make a frame. It is made from ordinary wooden blocks with a hammer and nails. Any form. You can - a house, you can - a triangle. And then we attach what we made from bottles to the frame. In the first case, the planks must be set as close to each other as possible so that the wind does not walk. Well, you can always glue it with scotch tape. In general, you will figure it out!)) And in the second case, ready-made plates from plastic bottles are simply nailed to a wooden frame.
An important point is the roof. In general, a good frame is able to withstand a rather heavy weight, but knowledgeable people advise covering the roof not with bottles, but with polycarbonate sheets. Or to strengthen something for the winter - suddenly there will be a lot of snow. Here's another interesting post
The trend of rational use of household waste has recently become more and more popular, especially with regard to plastic containers. You can make almost the entire country interior from plastic bottles with your own hands and not only. One of the main advantages of such a material is its long service life, moreover, it is very elastic. Do not forget that plastic bottles are an affordable material that every owner or hostess always has in stock.
Cheap and cheerful - we make flower beds from bottles
Plastic containers are an ideal option for, because they have a big advantage over wood and even metal. Wooden fencing in flower beds or flower beds dries up or decays over time under the influence of moisture and sun. Even metal curbs are prone to corrosion and require periodic maintenance, such as regular painting.
And what about plastic? For a long time, it does not lose its shape and does not collapse. This means that such a flower bed will last for more than one season and even more than one year, moreover, it does not require any maintenance at all. Even if a “breakdown” occurs, the desired “element” can always be found in the pantry and can be easily replaced without resorting to long tedious shopping trips in order to find a suitable fragment.
So, what can you do from plastic bottles with your own hands?
Bottle borders
If it is necessary to enclose a flower garden, plastic containers of different volumes will perfectly cope with this. This will not only limit the space and prevent the growth of perennial plants, but it will also retain moisture and prevent weeds from appearing.
The shape and size of the flower bed depends only on the imagination of the summer resident: it can be either equilateral or in the form of some kind of animal or plant. You can also break the flower bed into segments with bottles.
Even a child can build a bottle curb (with the help of adults, of course):
- First of all, on the site, you should draw with a sharp object or pour sand on the contours of the flower bed.
- Free the bottles from the labels, wash, pour sand into them and screw the lid back on. If this is not available, ordinary earth or water can be used. This is necessary for stability, since empty containers will quickly fall out of the fence.
- Dig a groove along the marked contour so that the bottle can be deepened into it by about 1/3.
- Place the filled bottles in the groove with the neck down, as close to each other as possible, and cover with earth.
For a visual effect, you can use bottles of different colors of plastic (green, white, brown).
Some summer residents do without dropping bottles. For example, bottles without bottoms are simply inserted into each other, forming a circle. The finished structure can be “put on” or taken into the ring by the tree trunk circle. To secure the curb, it must be pressed tightly to the ground with arcs.
Multi-tiered flower bed
If you really want to have a flower garden, and there is too little space, you can do it yourself from plastic bottles. The principle is the same as in the construction of the curb, only after laying the first tier, it is necessary to fill it with nutritious soil, and only then lay out the next floor.
When planting plants for the lower tier, it is better to pick up moisture-loving specimens, since when watering, the water will flow down.
Mini flower beds
Beautiful and useful crafts for a summer residence can be made from 5-liter plastic bottles. They will serve as miniature and cute little beds, for example, in the shape of everyone's favorite pigs.
Group compositions in the form of trains with flowers look no less impressive.
And if you sow lawn grass instead of flowers, a large bottle turns into a cute hedgehog with green thorns. It remains only to attach the eyes and nose.
Those who are not afraid of small rodents will love cute mice from small (liter) bottles. It is good to plant petunias in them.
Flower pots and planters
With a little imagination, plastic bottles can be easily transformed into small decorative pots for flowers or spicy herbs. You can make them even or cut them for a face-shaped marker. Such flowerpots will look great not only in the garden gazebo, but also in the house on the windowsill.
But if you put a cover made of fabric on the cut bottle and attach the ropes, you get elegant pots for a summer veranda.
The easiest way to make hanging pots is to cut fragments of the walls from both sides of the bottle, and fasten a tourniquet under the neck for hanging. In such flowerpots, compact low-growing plants can be planted.
Making a beautiful garden path
Especially popular with summer residents are paths made of plastic containers. The strength of such a path depends on the method of installation and which part of the plastic container serves as a building material:
Plastic bottle tracks become very slippery in winter.
Fun playground - decorating a place for children's games
Caring parents always strive to give their children a place for games in the country, where children can pass the time while adults are busy in the garden. Of course, it should be not only safe, but also colorful so that the little ones will like it. With plastic bottles, it is easy to decorate a playground by making a variety of plants and animals. Ordinary paint will help to give them brightness.
In the shade under a palm tree
What is a playground without a sandbox? And where there is sand, a palm tree must "grow". For the Tropicana, you will need green and brown bottles for the trunk and leaves, respectively.
Before proceeding with the assembly, you need to take care of a solid base. For example, fix a metal pin in a concrete screed, and it should be quite long so that the tree turns out to be tall, and children can walk freely under it.
When the base is fixed, you can start "growing" the palm tree:
- cut off half of the bottle (the top with a neck is not needed) and form a jagged edge;
- make a hole in the center of the bottom, string the blanks onto the base pin, while bending the cloves to the side for a more natural look;
- cut off the bottom of the green bottle and make straight cuts along the entire contour to the point where the wall passes into the neck (if you wish, the branches can be made curly - cut into 4 parts and each have cloves);
- string fragments of the branch onto the base;
- firmly attach the finished branches to the top of the stem (by welding or construction harnesses).
If there are still many green bottles left after assembling the palm tree, you can make a small (or large) Christmas tree from them. Remove the bottom of the bottle and cut it into long narrow strips up to the very neck. Cut the edges of the stripes curly to resemble thorns. String the leaves onto the base.
Such a Christmas tree will look great on the playground in winter, especially under the snow, and will also help out on New Year's Eve those who did not have time to buy a live tree in a hurry.
Guests from a fairy tale - funny animals
And of course, there must be toys. Children often take their old favorites out into the street. With the help of plastic bottles, you can easily diversify the "zoo", creating real masterpieces - from the fabulous Frog Princess and the Goldfish to modern cartoon characters.
Take, for example, a handsome cat painted with black and white paint. Or you can use brown beer bottles, and you get a brown cat, also beautiful.
Form a head from two bottoms from the bottle (connect them), while the bends on the bottoms will really look like a real head. On one of them, paint eyes, eyebrows and a mustache with white paint, and a neat tongue with red. Insert the cut out small ears on top. For the body, string the same short-cut bottoms onto the base, the last to close the body. Fuse the edges of the bottoms. Walk along the melted contour of the ears and body fragments with white paint, and make a white speck on the breast on the front bottom.
Glue the head and legs - the upper parts of the bottles with an elongated neck will come in handy for them. Cut them off to the place where the bottle expands, cut the edges with sharp teeth and build legs from 4-5 parts, putting them on the base wire. Screw the plugs onto the upper necks, glue the legs to the body with them. For the tail, take a long wire and string the narrowest parts of the neck onto it, but without plugs. To make the tail fluffy, cut the edges into thin strips.
Beautiful animals are also obtained from large 5-liter containers. With the right combination of bottles of different sizes and with the help of bright colors, a zebra, a horse, a cow, a donkey and even a giraffe can be placed on the site.
Flowers for my daughter
In the sandbox, children not only make Easter cakes. Little girls are very fond of flowers and often collect dandelions on the lawn (or from their mother in the flowerbed) to plant them in their sandy garden. But you can make a whole greenhouse of flowers from bottles, while the girls will gladly take part in the manufacture of the simplest options. Chamomiles, cornflowers and tulips will decorate the sandbox, especially since young flower growers will be able to repeatedly "transplant" them from one garden bed to another without harming the plants and mother's nerves.
For flowers you will need:
- stem wire;
- even parts of bottles for cutting leaves from them;
- necks or bottoms for the very inflorescences;
- dye.
More complex options can be made by adults. Plastic roses or poppies will decorate not only the playground, but also flower beds. 
Plastic design for garden
Plastic bottles have a wide range of applications. So, if small animals and birds look appropriate in flower beds and playgrounds, then larger animals can be placed in the garden, among trees and bushes. They will give the garden a unique look and bring it to life.
Amazing garden sculptures
Representatives of large birds made of plastic look almost alive. With the help of multi-colored paints, you can achieve an amazing realistic effect. To make them, you just need to master the technique of cutting feathers from the sides of the bottles and prepare a frame on which they will be fixed.
They will look very impressive in the garden:
In the garden, you can settle sculptures not only of birds, but also of animals of a large enough size so that they are not lost against the background of tall trees.
Among the greenery, a bright spot will be a white lamb, which is quite easy to make if there are 2 liters and a few 1.5 liters bottles lying around in the pantry:
- Cut off the neck of two 2L bottles and put them on top of each other - this will be an elongated head. Cut out long ears from the third bottle, roll them up a little with a tube and attach them to the head in the appropriate places with wire (or glue them). Eyes can be drawn or two plugs can be glued.
- For the torso, insert a whole bottle into the bottle cut from the top with the neck inside. Make 3 more such blanks and attach them to the first one on the sides and on top, thus giving the lamb the required "waist" volume.
- The neck will serve as a whole two-liter bottle, which should be fixed on the body at an angle of about 120 degrees so that the cork is on top.
- Set the head to the neck (on the cork).
- For the legs, cut off the top of a two-liter bottle and insert a whole smaller bottle (1.5 liters) into it. Make three more such blanks and attach the legs to the body with the wide part up.
- From the cut-off bottoms of two-liter bottles, make a fleece, fastening them together, and put on the body. Tie the edges of the fur coat under the belly.
- Paint the lamb with white paint and draw black eyes.
Bird care
Plastic bottles can be used not only for decorative purposes, but also for the benefit of the garden. After all, little helpers of the summer resident always live in it - a variety of birds that collect pests from trees. In the warm summer, they have something to feast on, but in the winter it becomes more difficult to get food. That's when the feeders hung around the garden will come in handy. And if you involve children in the process, you get a double benefit: for children - an interesting activity and pleasure, and for birds - a cozy house with seeds.
The simplest ones can be made from large 5 liter plastic bottles by simply cutting large arch-shaped holes on both sides.
To prevent the birds from cutting their paws on the sharp edges of the bottle, they must first be melted or pasted over with electrical tape.
For those who rarely visit their summer cottage in winter, a feeder that fills up automatically will come in handy.
You can make it from a bottle and two wooden spoons:
- make two holes in the bottle opposite each other, while the second should be located slightly lower;
- unfold the bottle and repeat the procedure on the back side;
- insert into the holes of the spoon crosswise.
After the bottle is filled with food, it will be poured through the holes into the spoons as they are emptied.
A cozy place to relax from improvised means
Not only birds, but also the owners themselves should have their own secluded corner among the greenery, where on warm summer evenings you can enjoy a cup of tea, breathing in the aromas of nature. Many people prefer to put it in the garden. They are very beautiful, you can't argue with that, but they require certain financial investments. But from plastic it is cheap and cheerful to make not only a recreation area, but also to completely equip it.
Alcove? Easily!
The gazebo is one of the largest-scale plastic bottle crafts. But the plastic gazebo has two big advantages:
- it is easy to assemble;
- will last more than one year without damaging the material.
Perhaps the only drawback of the building is the presence of a large number of bottles, which must be stored somewhere during the collection process.
How the gazebo will look like depends only on the owner's desire, and, accordingly, on the availability of "building material":
Practical curtains for the gazebo
There is a lot of fresh air in summer gazebos, but, unfortunately, also dust. Ordinary tulle requires frequent washings, while a plastic curtain does not collect so much dust, and you can “wash” it without even removing it - just douse it with water from a hose (of course, if such a curtain is not hanging in the house). 
For dreamy and romantic hostesses, delicate curtains from the bottoms of plastic bottles strung on a base are suitable. 
For energetic people who like bright colors, cork curtains assembled according to the same principle are more suitable.
garden furniture
A table, an ottoman, an armchair and even a sofa in a gazebo can also be made from plastic bottles. The old one from the house is also quite suitable for outdoor recreation, but it, like the curtains, will eventually become a bunch of dust. In addition, it is quite difficult to take a wooden sofa outside, because such furniture is rather bulky and heavy. But rearranging the plastic chair is not difficult.
It is not difficult to assemble furniture - the bottles just need to be tightly set up and connected together with adhesive tape, giving the desired shape. For ottomans, knit or sew a cape - from the outside no one will guess what they are actually made of.
Leatherette covers are more suitable for a sofa.
Unbreakable garden chandeliers
If you are planning an evening tea party, you must definitely spend it in the gazebo. To refine the light bulb, you can cut the bottle into two parts and make a simple shade from the upper half and paint it or paste over it with colored thread.
It is better to use economical light bulbs in plastic chandeliers - they do not heat up so much and will not melt the material.
In more sophisticated versions, chandeliers are assembled from fragments of leaves or flowers cut from colorful bottles. 
Garden accessories for gardening
To make the summer cottage look beautiful and tidy, you need to look after it all the time - weed weeds, collect fallen leaves and small debris. This will require tools. Of course, making a hoe or a rake out of plastic will not work, but simpler specimens are quite possible.
Craftsmen have long known how to use plastic bottles for their own benefit and with savings for the family budget. After all, if the scoop suddenly broke, you no longer need to run to the store for a new one. From household waste, which is in every home, a lot of useful things are obtained at no extra cost:
Garden worries
Useful things can be made from plastic bottles not only for the garden, but also for the vegetable garden. These can be both small crafts in the form, and larger-scale structures such as greenhouses.
Greenhouses for seedlings
Most summer residents grow seedlings of garden crops on their own. Some do it in apartment conditions, however, better quality seedlings are obtained from greenhouses - there is enough heat and light there.
You don't need to talk about the cost, but as for the strength, plastic bottles will certainly stand longer than film shelters or glass structures.
To increase the service life of a greenhouse made of plastic bottles, it is advisable to put it on the foundation, and use a metal profile for the frame.
The simplest version of the greenhouse involves the construction of walls from whole bottles, which are put on each other.
You will have to tinker with the greenhouse made of plates a little longer, but it will turn out to be warmer. In this case, even parts must be cut out of the bottles and fastened (sewn) together in the form of a canvas. Mount the greenhouse from the finished canvases.
Watering "systems"
For gardeners, watering is no less an urgent issue than the presence of a greenhouse. Instead of ready-made watering systems in the garden, you can use. They must either be hung over the bush, having previously made holes in the lower part, or dug into the ground.
In addition, the bottle makes a good sprinkler - you just need to make small holes in it and connect it to the watering hose.
Getting rid of pests
A scarer from a plastic bottle will help drive out the worst enemy of the summer resident from the site. He not only plows the beds, digging his tunnels, but also damages the root system of plants in the course of action, depriving gardeners of the future harvest.
If you cut the side walls in the bottle, fold them back and put the container on a steel bar, the bottle will turn and make noise when the wind blows. The sound through the rod will go into the ground and deprive the mole of the desire to manage in this noisy place.
The list of what you can do from a plastic bottle with your own hands is quite long. These are just a few of the crafts that make life easier for summer residents. Agree - it's better to get the most out of bottles than to pollute the environment. Protect nature and work with pleasure!
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7. Lift up the fabric and thread the string into it.
Master class from plastic bottles. Mobile phone holder.
You can also make a nice and very useful mobile phone holder from a plastic bottle. You need it when you urgently need to charge your phone, you have found an outlet, but there is nowhere to put the phone.
Prepare a 0.5 liter plastic bottle and poke a hole with a knife to further cut off the unwanted part of the bottle.
Use scissors or a utility knife to cut a circle for the fork.
It remains only to insert the cord from the charger into the "neck" and plug it into an outlet.
Master class from a plastic bottle. Chandelier.
You will need:
50 plastic bottles (volume 0.5 l)
Flower wire
Plain wire
Bulb
Spray paint
Glue (better glue gun)
Scissors
Stationery knife
1. Prepare plastic bottles and peel off labels.
2. Cut each bottle into a flower shape (see picture). To do this, use a utility knife.
3. Spread the flower petals.
4. When you've done steps 1-3 with all 50 bottles, it's time to paint them. Use spray paint, or you can take a little more time to paint each flower with acrylics. You can choose any color. You can also vary the colors by making some flowers one color and others another.
5. Make a circle out of regular wire. Wind the jute and use a glue gun to glue it to the wire. You will have a chandelier base to which the flowers will be attached.
6. Using flower wire, attach each flower to the circle you made from the wire.
There are two ways to attach a flower wire to a flower: wind it around the neck, or glue it.
This is what the first layer looks like.
7. Repeat all steps to make several layers. In this example, 3 layers were made.
8. Use jute to attach the chandelier to the ceiling (see picture).
What can be made from plastic bottles. Sprinkler.
Just make holes in the plastic bottle cap with an awl or nail.
Products from plastic bottles. Funnel.
Plastic products from bottles. Money box.
1. Prepare a plastic bottle. Wash it with hot soapy water and leave to dry.
2. Cut out details such as ears, eyes, patch and nostrils from colored cardboard.
3. Attach all parts with glue or double tape.
4. Wrap the bottle with patterned paper.
5. For the legs, you can use empty spools that need to be glued to the bottle.
6. Make a cut at the top for the coins.
We make a dispenser for plastic bags from a plastic bottle
You only need one 3 liter plastic bottle to hold your plastic bags.
Just cut off the bottom of the bottle so you can tuck the bags in, and the neck so you can gently pull out one bag at a time.
You can use sandpaper to make the edges of the bottle smoother and smoother.
We make bracelets from plastic bottles
You will need:
Plastic bottle
Sticky tape (the width of the bracelet depends on the width of the tape)
Double-sided tape
Felt (or other material)
Scissors
Stationery knife
Decorations
1. First, wrap duct tape around the bottle. Make several "rings" as shown in the picture. Everything needs to be done neatly and evenly, since it is the tape that will determine how smoothly you can cut the bracelet out of the bottle.
2. Using a utility knife, carefully cut each ring.
3. Peel off the adhesive tape gently.
4. Glue double-sided tape to the resulting plastic bracelet.
Do not rush to throw away the used plastic container, because you can still find useful use for it.
1. Decoration in a nautical style
To create a unique nautical-style jewelry, you will need a small plastic or glass bottle, which should be filled with plain water and the attributes of the seabed: sand, shells, large pearl-like beads, coins, shiny beads and shards of glass. When all the ingredients are folded, add a drop of blue food coloring, a few drops of vegetable oil and some glitter into the bottle. It remains only to screw the cork well and the stunning decoration is ready.
2. Stand for books and magazines
Simple manipulations will allow you to turn an unnecessary canister of milk or juice into a convenient stand for books, newspapers and magazines.
3. Tap nozzle
A convenient tap attachment can be cut out of the shampoo bottle, which will allow the child to wash his hands or wash himself without assistance, without flooding the entire floor.
4. Napkin holder
The detergent bottle can be used to create a bright and practical napkin holder, the design of which is limited only by your imagination.
5. Organizer for stationery
Instead of just throwing away your regular shampoo and shower gel bottles, make them bright and cheerful coasters in the form of funny monsters. To get started, simply cut off the bottlenecks and mark the future cuts. You can cut a variety of decorative items from colored paper or fabric, such as eyes, teeth and ears, and attach them to bottles using superglue. The finished products are best attached to the wall using double-sided tape.
6. Containers for cosmetic accessories
Containers for brushes, ear sticks and decorative cosmetics.
Cut plastic bottles are perfect for making adorable storage containers for makeup brushes, makeup, ear sticks and more.
7. Poof
From a large number of plastic containers, you can make a charming pouf, the creation process of which is quite simple and straightforward. First you need to make a circle from plastic bottles of the same height and secure it with tape. The resulting structure must be well wrapped with a sheet of expanded polyethylene, securing all joints with tape. The base of the ottoman is ready, all that remains is to sew a suitable cover for it.
8. Bracelets
Plastic bottles are an excellent base for creating original bracelets. Use fabric, thread, leather, and any other material to decorate an unsightly plastic base.
9. Stand for sweets
The bottoms of plastic bottles of different sizes, painted in the desired shade, can be used to create an effective multi-level stand for convenient and beautiful storage of sweets.
10. Scoop and scapula
Plastic milk and juice canisters can be used to create a practical scoop and a handy little shovel.
11. Protective cap
12. Lamp
A wonderful lamp made of plastic containers.
A small plastic canister can be a wonderful base for creating an original lamp.
13. Organizer for jewelry
Awesome multi-level organizer that can be made from multiple bottoms of plastic bottles strung on a metal knitting needle.
14. Flowerpot
Armed with scissors, paints and your own imagination, you can turn nondescript plastic bottles into original pots.
15. Attribute of masquerade
Two plastic bottles, painted in silver, decorated with fabric and glued to a small piece of cardboard with straps, will allow you to present your child with his own jetpack.
16. Containers for spare parts
Roomy containers made from unnecessary plastic canisters, which are perfect for storing small parts, nails, screws and other trifles, will help to clean and maintain order in the garage.
17. Toy
Armed with scissors, felt-tip pens and paints, you can turn unnecessary plastic containers into funny toys, the process of creating which, like the result itself, will undoubtedly attract the attention of children.
The amount of garbage that each person “produces” grows from year to year. The problem is becoming global, as flying plastic bags and plastic bottles scattered everywhere have made everyone's eyes callous. I am grieving, it turns out, you can help, and even for the benefit of yourself. In any case, this applies to plastic bottles. You will be surprised how diverse and, importantly, useful crafts from plastic bottles can be made in literally a matter of minutes. Well, or the clock ... Depends on the scale.
The buildings
PET (polyethylene terephthalate) is a thermoplastic from which bottles are made. It will be useful to know its physical properties:
- density - 1.38-1.4 g / cm³,
- softening temperature (t melting) - 245 ° C,
- melting point (t pl.) - 260 ° C,
- glass transition temperature (t st.) - 70 ° C,
- decomposition temperature - 350 ° С.
Plastic bottles are very convenient to use, but harmful to the environment, since the polyethylene from which they are made decomposes for more than 200 years. The same property makes it possible to use practically waste raw materials as a building material. Craftsmen are already building houses from plastic bottles, as well as sheds, summer cottages, hotbeds, greenhouses, fences. Various technologies have been worked out - the approach is quite serious.
How to build a house from plastic bottles
The main idea is to pour bulk material into bottles, screw them with caps and use them as bricks. The bottles are filled with sand and soil. Sand is preferable, as there is too much plant debris in the soil that can rot. It must be sifted, dried, filled into bottles, well sealed, filled up to the very top. It turns out a kind of bricks.
To build a house from plastic bottles, you will need a solution to fill the gaps between the "bricks". There are options here too. It can be an ordinary mortar, which is used when laying brick walls, you can make an earthen mortar. To keep the "bricks" in the wall until the mortar grasps, they are tied with twines from the side of the lids. Later, these "mesh" will come in handy when you plaster the walls. They turn out to be uneven, so alignment is indispensable.
We make a greenhouse, shed, greenhouse
You can build a greenhouse or greenhouse from plastic bottles. In this case, only transparent plastic is used, since it is necessary that the light passes in sufficient quantity. For the construction of a barn, on the contrary, it makes sense to choose a darker plastic - it will be less visible what is inside.
The first technology - one to one
The second requirement for bottles as a building material is an even shape. Such, you know, without grooves. Otherwise, to fold the walls so that they retain heat, it will not work - it will "siphon" into the curly cutouts. Remove labels from bottles and dry. It is also necessary to prepare pins or rods - bottles are strung on them. Their diameter is small so that the neck passes freely. Now you can start building a greenhouse / shed from plastic bottles.
For the construction of a greenhouse or shed, pillars are dug in at the corners. Frames are assembled from the timber according to the size of the walls. These frames will be the base for the bottle walls. We collect them (frames) on the ground and, in a ready-made form, we attach to the dug-in pillars. When making frames, don't forget the doorway and windows.
We build a frame, cut off the bottom of the bottles, string them onto a pin. From such "columns" we assemble walls, a roof
The construction process begins with cutting the bottom. We string the cut bottles on pins, directing the necks to one side. We insert the bottles with effort so that they become very tight. Having assembled a row of the required height, we attach it to the frame. You can fasten it with clamps, strips cut out of metal, nails ... in any way available to you. We press the second row to the first so that there is a slight deformation. In this position, we fix it. So, row by row, we collect all the walls, then the roof.
Using the same technology, you can make a gazebo. But there is no need for tightness, so you can collect curly and colored containers. It will turn out even more interesting (example - in the photo).
The second technology - we sew plastic
Bottles will also need smooth, transparent or yellow bottles. The central part is cut out of them, receiving a square-shaped piece of plastic. The pieces are sewn together in long strips. In the strip, the pieces are positioned so that they twist to one side. Then the strips are sewn into linens. To make the canvas even, the stripes are positioned so that they curl in different directions. As a result, they align each other. Finished canvases are nailed to the frame. This completes the construction of a greenhouse for their plastic bottles.
Such a plan "casing" for greenhouses tolerates winters well, it does not need to be removed. Due to the stitching (many small holes), there is no absolute tightness, which makes it possible to regulate the humidity. You will not be able to heat such a greenhouse, but it will push back the autumn, and accelerate the arrival of spring.
It is possible to sew plastic for a greenhouse by hand, but it is not easy. It will be easier for those who have non-capricious sewing machines. Old Podolsk machines cope with this task. Others may have problems.
Fence and enclosure
You can make a fence out of plastic bottles in various ways. If you need a solid monolithic fence, bottles can be used like bricks. The technology is the same as when building a house. To avoid plastering (after all, there is a great risk that it will collapse) - select the color of the plastic to obtain the required rusink. But in this case, you will have to look for "building material" of the same diameter or lay out patterns from different sizes. In general, the process is creative, no matter how you look.
You can also make a filling for a fence out of plastic bottles. Make a frame, say, of wood, and come up with a beautiful filling from figured containers and their parts.
Furniture made from scrap materials: recycling plastic bottles
Not only a house and a fence can be made from plastic bottles, they are also used as a basis for upholstered furniture. The idea is to use plastic containers for the frame, not wood. With tightly twisted lids, they have a high bearing capacity, and assembled in blocks, they are quite capable of withstanding loads of up to 100 kg or more.
A bed made of plastic bottles ... you need a good mattress, and the base is not too difficult to make
Although furniture is made differently, the general algorithm of actions is the same:
- Pick up the "building material" of the same height, tighten the covers well.
- Collect blocks of the desired size, fastening them with tape.
- Having assembled the base of the required shape, sew the cover. For softness adding furniture foam.
The trick is to make the bottles fit very tightly to each other and not move. The slightest backlash can lead to structural destruction. Therefore, assemble the blocks slowly, carefully securing them. You can stack bottles in layers, fixing each layer in several places. For the inner layers, it is better to use double-sided tape - the fixation will be more reliable.
Ottomans / benches
The easiest way is to make an ottoman or a bench from plastic bottles. We proceed in the order described above. It is necessary to find bottles of the same height. It is better if they are of the same shape - it is easier to assemble. From plastic containers with tightly screwed lids, we assemble the base in the form of a cylinder. It is desirable that the radius of the base be greater than the height of the bottles, so that the bench will not turn over.
Next, you need to cut out two circles from fiberboard, which will be slightly larger than the resulting radius of the base - this is the "bottom" and the base of the seat. We fix them with scotch tape. We take furniture foam rubber and, according to the dimensions obtained, cut out the necessary parts. We sew the cover from upholstery fabric, the colors that match the interior.
Such a bench can be not only round. It is quite possible to make a square one. And so that this furniture is not too light, it can be made heavier by pouring water. But water is not a very reliable business. Better to add sand. Both harder and more reliable.
Sofas, chairs, armchairs
If you need furniture higher than one bottle, proceed as when creating walls for a house. Find "material" of the same shape and height. The first bottle is left intact, the cork is tightened tightly (you can pour sand so that it does not turn over). The bottom of the other is cut off, pushed one on top of the other. The bottle goes some distance and does not move further, no matter how hard you make it. If the obtained height is enough - great, if not - we put on the next one. In this way, collect the rows of the desired height, then fasten them into blocks.
There is another way. It is more reliable in the sense that the bottles are held not by compressed air, but by a mechanical stop. And the walls in them are double, which is also important. The downside is more work, more raw materials are needed. The whole process is illustrated step by step.
- We take the bottle, cut it approximately in the middle of the height (the upper part with the neck is smaller).
- The upper part with the neck (the lid is screwed on) is inserted all the way into the lower one.
- We take a whole one of the same size and shape, insert it upside down into the prepared structure.
- We cut the third one by about half and put the lower part on the top (with a lid).
From such modules, we assemble blocks of the desired configuration, fastening them with tape. Do not feel sorry for the adhesive tape. You can first fasten two bottles, then collect blocks of large sizes from the double ones.
As you can imagine, this technology leaves a lot of bottle tops (half of the third bottle). They can be used to make other crafts from plastic bottles: flowers, more practical things for the household.
Methods for making flowers
The most common plastic bottle crafts are garden figurines and flowers. Read about garden figurines There are other interesting ideas, but many interesting animals and insects have been collected. And we will tell you about flowers from plastic bottles below - these are probably those crafts from plastic bottles that give the most pleasure. The process is simple, there are a lot of possibilities, the result is amazing.
You've probably noticed that the bottom of a PET bottle looks like a flower. All you need to do is find a bottle of a beautiful color, cut off the bottom of it. Now you have already got a pretty flower. In the middle, you can add petals cut from the central part, a core from a strip of plastic cut into noodles, or glue beads inside, but about everything in a little more detail.
Using the power of fire
For work, you will need a marker, a lighter or a candle (it is more convenient with a candle). If available, use a pair of pliers, tweezers or pliers to hold the workpieces while processing. You will also need acrylic paints, you may need glue and beads. The entire manufacturing process boils down to several steps:
There are a lot of options here. Just start doing. Immediately, it may not work out perfectly, but you will understand what and how you can fix it. Look at a few more pictures with step-by-step photos of the process of making flowers from plastic bottles.
The most simple
For novice craftsmen, you can try making flowers from simple shapes of plastic bottles to decorate the garden. In this case, you can also use milk containers. To avoid staining the plastic, look for colored ones. And it is not so important whether they will be transparent or not. They can be combined to produce flowers of different shapes.
To create such colors, use the part near the neck. It is cut to form petals. Next - warm it up a little, giving the desired bend to the petals, a little paint, a core made of a melted piece with a thread (a bottle of a smaller diameter, a pharmacy will do too). So it turned out a buttercup.
Another option is to cut from the neck into strips of equal width - 1-1.5 cm, bend them (warming up a little at the base). Make the middle whisk from the side of the milk bottle or paint the clear plastic with acrylic paint.
The middle is any bright one. Here is a piece of cork, but you can cut it into thin noodles, roll it up and then heat it. You will get a shaggy core.
It's all about the form ... Despite the imperfection, they decorate the site
The topic is actually inexhaustible. Flowers from plastic bottles are made very different. From simple and uncomplicated to very realistic. It's not so much about skill as about different tastes and desires.
Useful home ideas
PET containers turned out to be such a good material that a lot of useful things are made of them. In this section, we have collected useful crafts from plastic bottles that can be used on the farm.
For the kitchen and not only
If you cut off the bottom of a bottle with a capacity of 2-3 liters, you get a bowl or bowl, and so that its edges are even, they can be melted on a heated iron. But so that the sole does not have to be cleaned later, use a special silicone pad. If not, you can do it through a sheet of parchment for baking.
Food container. Plastic is food grade ...
Cut off the threaded part from the same bottle. 1-2 cm of plastic should remain around the thread (the edges are melted using the already known technology). Now it will not be difficult to hermetically close any package: we pass it through the cut neck, wrap it out, twist the lid.
The bottoms of the bottles attached to the bar make an excellent newspaper shelf (photo on the right). You can also store umbrellas.
Containers of various shapes can be weaved from plastic cut into strips. Bottles need an even shape, with thick walls. They are cut into strips of a certain thickness. It is necessary to cut in a spiral - as a result, rather long stripes are obtained. If their length is not enough, they are perfectly sewn.
Lampshades
You can even make a lampshade, but on one condition: you will use such crafts from plastic bottles in lamps with - only they almost do not heat up. Plastic is incompatible with other lamps. Let's describe three ways to make a lampshade from a plastic bottle.
First. You need a large bottle. We draw it into strips of the same width. At the beginning and at the end of each strip, we make holes with a heated soldering iron or a nail heated on fire. We insert scissors into this hole, cut. Straight stripes are obtained.
When the strips are cut, we also make a hole in the bottom, pass thick fishing line through the neck, take it out through the hole in the bottom, and attach the decor on the back side. You can - a button, you can - a pebble of a suitable color. Now, by pulling the line, we get an interesting shape of the lampshade. You can put a low power light bulb in it.
Another lampshade is made using a similar technology. But then a part of the bottle with a neck was cut into strips, the strips were wrapped and fixed on the neck. To give the desired shape, the fold can be slightly warmed up over a candle or lighter flame. We attach the resulting "flowers" to the base. So we get an unusual design.
They also make lampshades from the bottoms. It is necessary to find a sufficient number of identical bottles, cut off the bottom of them, glue them together using universal glue (choose transparent). The main thing is that it glue the plastic and freeze quickly.
Flower vases
Making a vase from a plastic bottle - what could be easier ... Just cut off the neck and you're done. But there is a technique that allows you to get patterned walls. You will need the thinnest soldering iron. Its power should not be too high. Then everything is simple: with the help of a heated sting, you burn out the patterns.
Magically! To make the drawing appear brighter, we take acrylic paint and paint the resulting beauty. The paint can be in a regular can, but it is faster and more convenient to work with a spray can.
These are the options ...
Photo ideas
Crafts from plastic bottles are such an extensive topic that it is impossible to tell about everything. What is nice, knowing a few tricks, you can easily find out how and what to do by looking only at the photos. So here we have collected a few ideas that seemed interesting to us.
You can even make a boat….
And this is just a decoration….
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