DIY vase made from a plastic bottle

The uncontrollable desire to create something with your own hands is sometimes amazing. To satisfy the need to create a unique item for your home, all you need are a few available tools and a used water or soda container.

How to make a vase from a plastic bottle

There are two ways to create things from waste containers. They can become the basis for plaster structures or an independent decorative element. In the second case, the main thing is to carefully consider the decoration and ensure the stability of the vase.

No special equipment is required. Manipulations are carried out with available materials.

Tools for work

To create an original vase you will need:

• stationery knife or sharp scissors;
• iron - for melting the cut edges of the container;
• a candle, lighter or other open flame source to create fancy designs on thin plastic;
• a soldering iron or a burning device to form openwork patterns.

The blowtorch can be easily replaced with a thick needle and a candle. But in this case, you will have to heat it periodically to create a pattern.

Options for making a vase from a plastic bottle

The proposed methods will appeal to lovers of unique things, invented and made with their own hands.It is recommended to involve children in the process - then it will become even more interesting.

With braided edge

All you need here are sharp scissors and a plastic container. It is necessary to separate the neck from the base and cut to the middle bottles straight stripes. We bend them outwards. We bend each of them inward so that it intersects the two adjacent ones, and tuck the tip behind the third one from the outside.

We work in a circle and get a beautiful small vase. If desired, it can be decorated with spray paint or decoupaged. A stylish and attractive decoration for a coffee table or kitchen table.

Designer

This method is for lovers of non-standard compositions and abstraction. We approach the process creatively and arm ourselves not only with scissors, but also with pliers, as well as metallic paint.

Step-by-step guide for making a designer vase:

1. A plastic bottle is softened by immersing it in boiling water or pouring it inside the container.
2. When the material becomes elastic, use pliers to make creases in a random order.
3. After the plastic has cooled, it is painted over with 2-3 layers of paint or treated with a spray can.
4. Apply tint color to the protruding corners of the container.

In the process of creating kinks, it is important to ensure that the neck does not fall to the side, and that the bottom remains flat and stable. This option is suitable for decorative flowers and dried flowers.

From "patches"

To work, we will need a one and a half liter plastic container, a stationery knife, paper tape, shoe polish and brush, acrylic varnish, a cloth napkin, braid and glue. First of all, cut off the bottom of the bottle and remove the neck. We make a hole in the center of the cut bottom with an awl.

The bottom and base of the container are covered with torn pieces of masking tape.You should not cut it; uneven edges and jagged edges are preferable. Each piece overlaps the neighboring ones a little. Coat the bottle with shoe polish and apply a thick layer using a brush.

Next, use a cloth to remove excess shoe polish, leaving a contrasting pattern on the surface. Using heated glue using a gun, glue the base of the bottle to the bottom. Let it dry. Then we attach a thin braid along the edge and cover it with acrylic varnish for stability.

With a relief pattern

It’s easy to create a relief on a cut bottle using available objects. It can be:

• old buttons;
• pasta of various shapes;
• cereals;
• coffee beans;
• shells;
• salt dough and more.

Having pasted the container with materials, cover it with paints or spray it from a spray can and let it dry.

Openwork

The vase is created using a soldering iron. For convenience and clarity, first draw the openwork with a marker. Take a clean, dry plastic container with a tightly closed lid. Warm up your soldering iron and get to work.

Make holes in a random pattern or create an artistic pattern. Fantasy in this case is limitless. Hanging decorative flowerpots are made from such a bottle, painted with bright colors.

By learning how to create original vases, you will not only decorate your home, but also get a stylish thing that will not at all remind you of old plastic containers.