Do-it-yourself beautiful box of plastic bottles

Now various types of needlework are very popular. The skill to make something beautiful from improvised materials will never go out of fashion, in other words, from the fact that some are thrown into the trash, while others are used to create real masterpieces. For example, a box made of plastic bottles with your own hands is quickly and simply carried out. Having mastered the technology, you can make a variety of products: from everyday containers for storing small items to gift souvenir options.

Possible types of products

Any box made of plastic bottles with your own hands is made using a similar technology. The design is made up of individual elements, such as rectangles, interconnected by crocheting simple columns without a crochet. Accordingly, in the plastic base, holes along the edges are preformed.

According to this technology, it is possible to make boxes of various shapes:

• rectangular;
• square;
• oval;
• cylindrical.

It is also interesting to use the curly bottoms of the bottles.

Interesting ideas

Box design also choose any:

• open;
• with a lid;
• with several departments;
• completely transparent or colored plastic;
• painted with acrylic, stained glass paints, nail polish;
• decorated with paper applications, including using quilling technique;
• decorated with kanzashi elements;
• with colored patterns from scraps of the same plastic bottles.

As you see, there are many options. On the basis of any, everyone is able to develop their own unique souvenir.

Materials and Tools

In order for you to get a beautiful box of plastic bottles with your own hands, you will need to prepare the following:

• transparent or colored blanks;
• means for removing dirt from the bottle (soap, water, sponge);
• marker for marking;
• scissors;
• hole puncher;
• colored paper and paper clips (for some options);
• knitting hook;
• yarn or kapron threads (the latter are stronger);
• paints, nail polish, patterns of patterns and other decor, if you will decorate the product.

There is nothing complicated and unusual. All that is needed is in the home of every needlewoman. And if not, then buying it will not be difficult and costly.

How to make a box of plastic bottles with your own hands step by step

So, the work will be performed in the following sequence:

1. Bottle preparation (wash, dry, remove labels).
2. Production of plastic blanks of the desired shape and size.
3. Straightening parts.
4. Making holes around the perimeter of the elements.
5. Crochet edges.
6. Connection parts.
7. Dressing up the product.

There are not so many actions, but each stage has its own nuances. Detailed recommendations are provided in the next section.

Do-it-yourself box of plastic bottles: master class

First, try creating a souvenir of a simple rectangular shape, for example, with a lid.

Proceed as follows:

1. Prepare those bottles from which you can cut even rectangles, and do it. For a product with a cover, you will need two bottom parts and at least 7 or 8 side walls. This is if you make the object transparent single-layer. There is a variant of a two-layer casket, when to make one part, for example, a cover, a bottom or a side wall, two identical rectangles are connected, and a sheet of colored decorative paper is placed between them. The second method will require twice as many parts.
2. When the elements are cut out, flatten them by drawing a force along the curved side, for example, with a knife. Be sure to fold the two-layer parts with the concave sides inward.
3. Work each workpiece in turn with a hole punch along all sides. First you need to practice on plain paper of the same size.
4. Crochet the single-crocheted perimeter of each workpiece, leaving a thread about 20 cm long after fastening to stitch the elements. It is worth noting that in the corners will have to do two columns in one hole to go to the next side of the rectangle.
5. Sew the elements sequentially into the volumetric design.
6. If you are making a lid, you should start sewing on the box with a large part, and the three side parts - secondarily.
7. So your box of plastic bottles is ready. With your own hands (photo above), you can make absolutely any decor, or leave it as is. If you decide to decorate the product, read on.
8. Prepare patterns with patterns for souvenir surfaces. Draw them on paper or print from the Internet. If your casket is transparent, simply place the blank and circle the drawing with a marker.
9. Lay the contour with a second layer (voluminous decorative), using nail polish (preferably with a thin brush) or a special composition for stained-glass windows from sets for needlework and children's art.
10. Paint the pattern with different shades of nail polish, acrylic or stained glass.
11. After drying, you can decorate the surface with varnish with sparkles, as well as stick on beads, sequins, small decor.

Your masterpiece is ready.

So, you have learned how to make a box of plastic bottles with your own hands. Having mastered the basic principles of work, you can easily make many such souvenirs of various shapes, purposes and appearance.