An empty plastic bottle is easy to find a new use. From it you can make many interesting crafts, for example, a piggy bank.
The result is a cute and healthy product. This will not require special skills. It is enough to follow the step-by-step instructions: how to make a piggy bank out of a bottle.
What do you need for crafts
Before starting work, it is necessary to prepare all materials:
- An empty plastic bottle, preferably 1.5 or 2 liters in volume.
- Scissors or clerical knife.
- Glue.
- Paints.
- Scotch.
- Additional caps for plastic bottles - 4 pieces.
- Colored paper.
Some materials may be replaced by others. For example, instead of ordinary paints, you can use paint in a spray can, etc.
How to make a piggy bank from a bottle with your own hands
Bottles may vary in volume and vary slightly in shape, but the way the craft is created remains unchanged:
- It is necessary to cut the bottle into three parts. Medium is no longer needed. And the two extreme ones must be neatly docked to connect using adhesive tape. This blank will serve as a body for a pig - a piggy bank.
- Lids from plastic bottles will become legs and give stability to the product. They need to be fixed at the bottom with glue or double-sided tape.
- In the upper part, using a clerical knife, you need to cut a hole in the form of a rectangle. It should be such that it can be easily thrown into the accumulation.
- Now the resulting workpiece must be completely painted over in pink or any other color and left to dry completely.
- When the paint has dried, you can start decorating. From colored paper, you need to cut out the ears for the mumps and fix them on the head. You can also make eyes and small black circles for a penny out of paper.
The craft is ready. If desired, you can additionally decorate it with sparkles or other decor.
Tips for creating a beautiful piggy bank
A few recommendations on how to make a piggy bank out of a bottle quickly and easily:
- Before cutting the bottle, it is advisable to make marks with a marker so that the lines are smooth and accurate.
- For staining, it is convenient to use paint in a spray can, which will speed up the process.
- The legs and patch can be made in a different color (for example, white or black). To do this, they must be separately painted, and then attached to an already painted base.
- The middle part of the bottle that is cut out can be made thinner. Then the body of the pig will turn out to be oblong. If you cut the middle wider, then the piggy bank will be more rounded.