Doing something yourself is always a pleasure. Especially when loved ones are simply delighted with the product that happened. Nowadays, it has become popular to invent a variety of figures from plastic bottles. They look very unusual, interesting and we spend the minimum amount of money on them. Water lilies made of plastic bottles are considered quite popular. They will harmoniously look in the home pond or simply as an element of the decor of the garden, room, veranda.
Materials and getting started
What do we need in order to make our crafts from plastic bottles? Water lilies can be made from such a set of improvised materials (designed for one flower):
- three bottles of volume - one 1.5 l and two 2 l each;
- scissors;
- bottle cap;
- paint (preferably in a spray can).
So, we cut the bottles as follows: the first two-liter is below the middle, the second is above the middle, one and a half liter is just above the middle. In the work we will use the top of the bottle, with a neck. Products should be approximately the same diameter, since in the end we will assemble them with each other. Thus, we had three blanks.
Getting to the main work. Cut the petals, leaving about 5 cm to the neck. The distance between the petals should be small, then cut the neck - this will be the basis of the craft. Next, you need to try on whether the lower part of the workpiece is put on the neck, and then you need to slightly bend each flower petal. A water lily from a plastic bottle will begin to take on the form of a future finished product. With two other blanks, the same should be repeated. Note that the smallest (1.5 liter bottle) does not need to bend the petals. Thus, we have come to the final stage.
Manufacturing Features
Let's start with the neck, we will string a blank with long bent petals on it, and only then the rest. Please note that there should be three, of different lengths: the longest, medium and short. Therefore, "play" with the size and length of the product. Now we need a cover - we twist it and straighten the flower petals. A water lily from a plastic bottle must have a core. To make it, you need to cut the middle part from the remaining bottle and cut into strips of 7 cm, not reaching the end. Preparations for the middle should be pre-painted in yellow and twisted together (finished after complete drying). We insert the core of the water lily into the neck and fix it with super-glue or silicone. The water lily from the plastic bottle should already be painted white by this stage (or leave it completely transparent, then the core should also not be painted). And it is recommended to cut the core so that it is not so long. As an addition, you can make leaves for the flower. One option is to make them from linoleum, but you can also use plastic if you wish. If you decide to make leaves from plastic bottles, you need to attach them at the first stage of assembly of the product. Also, a water lily can be made of paper, plastic spoons and other improvised means. It all depends on your imagination.
Short afterword
A water lily from a plastic bottle is a very original craft, which, as we see, does not take much time and does not require a significant investment of money. The technology is very simple, and making a flower is easy enough. And in the end, you will get a beautiful creation made by yourself and with great love. A water lily can be placed in a pond in the country or simply on the lawn, in principle, anywhere, it depends on your creative plan.