Have you ever thought about what you can do from plastic bottles?

All kinds of drinks are brought into the house weekly (if not daily) - and plastic containers surround us everywhere. Most people throw them away, not even realizing that a lot of useful things can be made from plastic bottles. We present to your attention a selection of the latest ideas. You will be surprised what the craftswomen came up with.

Eggplant for pickles

If you bought or collected a lot of cucumbers, but don’t have time to preserve them, pickle them directly in a plastic jar:

1. Wash the cucumbers and fill the bottle with them (be sure to be clean). Fill it almost to the top.
2. Add dill umbrellas, blackcurrant leaves, horseradish, garlic cloves and hot pepper.
3. Pour in a glass of salt.
4. Pour clean water to cover all the cucumbers.
5. Cover the neck with gauze or a cloth.

Within 5–6 days, the cucumbers will ferment and foam will drain from the eggplant. You need to take this moment into account and put it on some kind of pallet. After this time, the brine will need to be drained. Rinse the cucumbers with clean water 3 times. Add water again, close the lid and store in the cold.

According to this recipe, the cucumbers are very tasty, similar to barrel cucumbers:

Wicker basket

A basket woven from plastic bottles can be used as a decorative item or serve for household needs.

Stages of work:

1. We prepare the material: scissors, a stationery knife, a ruler. We remove labels from the bottles and wash them thoroughly.
2. Cut into 4 mm strips. It is important that they are of uniform width.
3. We apply the strips one by one to the ruler and make longitudinal slits with a stationery knife (5 mm) in increments of 1.5–2 cm.
4. We weave a basket by inserting strips into the slots according to the following pattern:
   

A detailed master class can be viewed here:

How to make a device for quickly cutting plastic bottles into ribbons:

Fly lid or dough pan

The top of a 5-6 liter eggplant can act as a lid. Cover dough (pet bowl, fruit basket) with it to keep flies away.

The tops of bottles can also serve as molds. They will help you make round flatbreads, cookies, cake layers, and pizza bases.

Basket for children's construction set

Designer parts scattered around the house are a real problem for parents. They dig into my legs very painfully. To bring order, make a convenient container for the designer.

Simply cut a window into the top of a large plastic bottle.

The advantage of plastic is transparency. While playing, the child will see the details and get only the necessary ones. There is no need to dump the entire construction set on the floor or table.

Vegetable container

Fruits and vegetables spoil much faster when stored together. To avoid this problem, make convenient containers out of plastic bottles.

Cut off the tops. Separately place carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, apples, bananas in the resulting buckets...

Containers in the refrigerator look much neater than shapeless bags. In addition, they can be washed and put back into use.

Bucket

If you urgently need to move sand or deliver collected vegetables or fruits, do the following:

1. Cut off the top quarter of the eggplant.
2. Punch two holes almost at the very top. They should be located opposite each other.
3. Thread a rope through the holes and tie knots on the outside.

The improvised bucket is ready. You can carry anything in it. For example, fertilizers for plants, eggs.

Fruit Gatherer

A plastic bottle is very convenient for collecting fruits hanging high on a tree.

How to make the device:

1. Cut a hole on the front of the bottle to the size of the fruit.
2. Near the bottom we sharpen the cutout (we make it in the form of a triangle). The cut must be sharp to separate the stem from the branch.
3. We insert a long stick into the neck.
   
4. We collect fruits.

Sock organizer

If your socks are still in a pile, it's time to make an organizer. It will help you organize your drawer. In addition, you will save time searching for the right pair.

1. Take a small bottle (1–1.5 l). It is desirable that it be made of colored plastic.
2. Cut off the bottom. You won't need this part.
3. Turning the bottle in a circle, cut it into a spiral into a 0.5 cm strip.
4. Wind the spiral onto the hanger. Glue the ends.
5. Fold pairs of socks, catching them by the coils.

You can fold your underwear using the same principle.

Garden broom

You have never seen such a durable and effective broom. With its help, you can clear your yard of leaves and other debris in a matter of minutes.

For production you will need:

• 3–5 bottles of 1.5 l;
• scissors;
• rubber band for money;
• broom handle.

Progress:

1. We cut off the very bottom part of all bottles - the bottom.
2. For all bottles, except the first one, we cut off the neck at a distance of 7–10 cm.
3. Now the most labor-intensive part of the work: we cut the broom rods with a thickness of 0.5–1 cm. We cut the strips from the bottom up. We don’t reach the top edge 10 cm.
4. We place the remaining bottles on the blank with the neck.
5. We throw the elastic band over the neck, pass it through the middle of the rods and pull it onto the neck on the other side.
6. Insert the handle.

56 ideas for crafts made from plastic bottles:

Questions and answers

How to quickly wash a dirty eggplant?

If plaque has formed at the bottom of the bottle, pour 1 liter of water and pour 0.5–1 cup of beans (peas, buckwheat) inside. Shake vigorously. After 2-3 minutes, pour out the contents and rinse the eggplant with clean water.

How to properly dispose of plastic bottles?

Many people already know that they need to throw away plastic bottles in a special container. Today they stand in almost every yard. Later, at recycling plants, the collected plastic is used to make tiles, buckets, ballpoint pens, glass wool and many other products. To make containers take up less space, it is recommended to flatten them and then screw them on with a lid.

In skillful hands, plastic bottles turn into baskets and even wicker furniture. An eggplant can replace a bucket, container, broom, dough pan and many other items. Such items are most appropriate at the dacha or during a housewarming party, when useful household items have not yet been purchased.