DIY vase from a plastic bottle

For the manufacture of flower vases, a variety of materials are used - ceramics, porcelain, glass. But in order to get such an item with an original decor it is not at all necessary to be a supermaster. Do-it-yourself vase from a plastic bottle is for everyone. How, using waste material, to create a truly beautiful thing that will make the interior truly unique and original, we will tell in this article.

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Option 1

This craft will be a wonderful gift. This is not surprising - do-it-yourself things have always been appreciated.

So, get ready for work:

• Plastic jar of your favorite shape.
• Glue, which is used for ceiling coatings.
• A skein of paper twine.
• Scissors.
• A few beads for decoration.

The procedure is as follows:

• Lubricate the top of the bottle with glue.
• Gently glue the twine to the top of the neck. Then, turning the vessel, wrap it around the neck (while, of course, it sticks).
• Continue, gradually lubricating the surface of the plastic with glue, wrap it with twine.

Important! Be sure to make sure that the coils fit snugly against each other so that twine does not peep into the gaps.

• To decorate the top cut of the product, cut a small piece of twine and unfold it. Glue the expanded twine to the top of the neck of the bottle.
• After the glue dries, make a decor. Roll the pieces of rope into circles and glue them to the finished vase in random order. To decorate the lower, thickened part of the pot, you can make circles with a larger diameter.

Important! It will turn out very beautifully if you put out “flowers” ​​from circles.

• Now it remains only to glue the beads in the middle of the "flowers".

The flower pot "hand made" is ready!

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Option 2

This is an even simpler version of a vase from a plastic bottle with your own hands. In addition to the plastic vessel, you will need:

• Marker.
• Stationery knife.

The algorithm for making a pot is as follows:

• Take a bottle of plastic (it should be clean and dry), mark the height of the product on it.

Important! Since the top of the vase will be wicker, make a mark 70-80 mm above the desired height.

• Cut the top of the vessel with a clerical knife.
• Carefully cut along the top of the product to a depth of 80 mm.
• Fold the strips outward so that the fold is even. To do this, bend the bottle with a fold to a flat surface.
• Weave the top of the craft. Taking one strip, bend it to the left and wrap it under two adjacent ones.
• Fold to the left the next strip. Having skipped 2 adjacent stripes, get it under the third.
• Continue until all the strips are braided.

The flowerpot is ready! If everything is done carefully, it will turn out beautiful and original.

Important! You can paint it with acrylic dye or a tint spray from a spray can.

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Option 3

Prepare the following items for work:

• 2.0 L plastic container
• Beans, beans or peas.
• Clerical knife.
• Marker.
• Ruler.
• Paint in the spray can.
• Hot glue gun.

Here is a do-it-yourself vase from a plastic bottle workshop:

1. Measure the desired height of the craft, cut the top exactly according to the mark.
2. Using a marker, draw vertical equidistant strips from the top to the bottom of the product.
3. Using a hot glue gun, stick the grains along the marked lines.
4. Paint the vase with spray paint and leave to dry.

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Option 4

In this case, a vase will be made from a plastic bottle with your own hands using papier-mâché technology.

So you will need:

• Plastic bottle - washed and dried.
• Sheets of colored paper.
• Scissors.
• Stationery knife.
• Glue stick.
• Marker.

Now proceed according to this algorithm:

1. Mark with a marker the desired vase height. Cut off the neck of the vessel.
2. Paste colored paper into small pieces, paste over the inner surface. Continue sticking the paper until the plastic is completely closed.
3. Wipe off excess glue with a napkin, trying to smooth the surface with your finger.
4. Likewise, stick contrasting paper on the outside of the vase.
5. After the paper is pasted, carefully trim the excess along the cut line.

Important! You can open the surface with varnish so that the item lasts longer for you and is suitable for freshly cut flowers.

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Option 5

You can immediately make 2 flower vases with your own hands from improvised materials.

So you will need:

• Washed and dry plastic bottles.
• Scissors.
• Glue or tape.
• Clerical knife.

The procedure will be as follows:

1. Cut off the neck of the vessels.
2. Using a stationery knife, cut the plastic into petals, bend them outward, and then fix with glue or tape.
3. In the bottom, make holes to drain the water.
4. Paint the flowerpots with acrylic paints.

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If you try, you can make a vase that will look like a real work of art. It will take not so much time, but enjoying the creative process is over the edge! DIY vases from improvised materials will decorate your apartment or country house.