Since the late 1970s, plastic cans and bottles have been widely used as packaging materials for beverages, detergents, and other consumer goods. But, despite all the advantages of this material, it poses a threat to the ecosystem. Fortunately, this is a flexible material that can be used in creative endeavors. Ordinary plastic bottles with the help of fantasy turn into decorations for the garden, home and other useful things in everyday life.
Crafts for home
In the hands of true connoisseurs of unique style and handmade products, a PET bottle will become an inexhaustible resource for the manufacture of decor and other functional items. Here are a few creative but simple ideas that will add comfort to your home:
- Case for stationery. To make it, it is necessary to cut across the plastic bottles. For such a pencil case you will need both lower parts. Glue a lightning bolt to these parts with a heat gun, let it dry and you're done.
- Scoops. Making a scoop is easy. The shape of the future scoop is applied on the bottle with a marker. Next is the scissors case.
- Pots for home plants. You can use bottles of various shapes. Paint, colored paper and other available products will help to give a unique look to the pot.
- Airtight lid for plastic bags. The trimmed neck thread perfectly seals the bag, keeping the food in it. To do this, pass the plastic bag through the neck and tighten the lid.
- Food containers. The idea is to use the two lower parts of the bottle, but you need to cut them in different sizes, the long one will be a vase, and the short one will be covered.
Using imagination, you can update the interior of your home, and at the same time save finances.
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People with imagination and skillful hands can turn unnecessary things into real masterpieces. But for giving the beauty of the subject and its practicality are important. There are many simple ideas that even a beginner can handle:
- Vertical garden. If there is not enough space for planting grass or a flower garden, this idea of a garden wall is ideal. You need to cut the bottles on the sides, making a window so that the plants can grow. Then attach them to any surface (such as a fence).
- Sprinkler in the garden. If there is no sprinkler to water the beds, all you have to do is poke holes in a 2 liter plastic bottle, insert the hose into the bottle and wrap with tape to fix the hose.
- Drip irrigation. Drip irrigation delivers moisture directly to the roots of plants without saturation of the soil, which helps plants to take root deeper and grow healthier. For such watering, you need to punch two holes in the lids and hang the bottle next to the plants. Fill them with water and the plants will receive the slow watering that they prefer.
Some summer residents use this affordable “raw material” on a grand scale, constructing from them furniture, greenhouses, an outdoor shower, gazebos and much more. And it’s not so difficult, you just need to think over the architecture of the building first.
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Making crafts with children will be a great opportunity to have fun, and in the future, these toys can participate in games. Here the possibilities are endless.
You can make jewelry. From one bottle you will get several bracelets. It is enough to decorate the cut strips with paints, threads or drawings.
Creating various animals will turn the whole process into a game.
Plastic waste has a detrimental effect on the environment. If a person cannot stop using it, then at least you need to learn how to dispose of it. For example, give him a second life in the form of a beautiful candlestick. Thus, cans and bottles do not wallow in landfills, for centuries, letting pollutants into the soil and water. Or worse, swimming in the seas and oceans.
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