A palm tree made of a plastic bottle, created by yourself, is a simple and at the same time elegant decoration for a playground and a personal plot. To the tasks of increased complexity its construction cannot be attributed in any case. Any novice master can do this. To do this, just follow the instructions below and you will succeed.
Cook in advance
A palm from a plastic bottle is made with your own hands using the following materials, devices and tools:
- Clerical knife.
- Scissors.
- A set of plastic containers of various sizes and colors (bottles with a volume of 1.5 and a maximum of 2 liters are best suited).
- Wire.
- Pipe 1/4 (suitable both metal and metal-plastic).
- Pliers.
- Side cutters.
- Marker.
- Ruler.
- Sledgehammer or hammer.
- Awl.
- Pattern (needed at the stage of cutting green leaves of the tree).
- Electric drill and a set of drill bits for metal.
All this is best prepared in advance, so that a beautiful palm tree made from a plastic bottle, made by your own hands, as soon as possible begins to show off at your personal plot or playground where your kids play.
Preparatory work
At the first stage, we make palm leaves from plastic bottles. For their manufacture, we need a pattern, marker, clerical knife, awl and plastic green containers (in extreme cases, containers of a different color can be used, but then it will be necessary to cover them with green paint). Next, we make markings on the surface of the container using a marker and a pattern (if desired, you can make a template from paper and then use it for these purposes). According to the applied marking, cut out the leaves. For further fastening of the received parts on a tree trunk, we make holes with an awl. At the next stage, we proceed to the trunk. Here we need a similar set, only with the difference that brown containers will be needed (or of a different color, but in the end they will have to be opened with brown paint). All but one bottle have a clipped bottom. A hole of this diameter is made in the lid,
so that the pipe passes. For these purposes, a drill and a set of drill
bits for metal are used. In a single whole bottle with an awl, holes are prepared for attaching leaves.
Gather a palm tree
Now we proceed directly to the creation of the craft itself. First you need to hammer a pipe into the soil using a hammer or sledgehammer. It must be very firmly installed in order to exclude the fall of the tree in the future. Bottles with a cropped bottom are put on it. The last should be put on a whole tank. Then the green part of the tree - leaves, is attached to it with the help of wire, pliers and side cutters. To exclude possible injuries, the ends of the wire are wrapped with tape or electrical tape. Everything, our palm is made of a plastic bottle with our own hands. As can be seen from everything stated above, there is nothing complicated in creating such a craft. Only desire and time are needed. With the rest, problems should not arise.
Conclusion
This article outlines an algorithm by which a palm from plastic bottles can be made. The scheme is quite simple, and every master will cope with it, regardless of the level of his training. As a result of the work, an excellent decoration of the playground for children or a personal plot will be obtained.