DIY crafts from glass bottles for the garden, kitchen, cottage. Photo

Features of working with glass bottles

Before starting work, it is recommended to place glass containers in a basin of water for 15 minutes. This is necessary for easy removal of soaked labels, glue residues and dirt. To make crafts, you can use the entire bottle, but very often it is necessary to cut the container into 2 or more parts.

This can be done in several ways, but be sure to take precautions.

After cutting the glass container, it is necessary to sand the cut edges. Be careful when working as fine glass dust flies around and can damage your eyes. It is safest to sand with an emery wheel or file under water. You can also pour water on the sandpaper and quickly move the cut edge along it.

In the master classes below, a glass cutter is used for the work, but you can cut the bottle in any way suitable for everyone.

How to use plastic containers in the countryside

A greenhouse made of plastic bottles, a garbage container, a greenhouse are our past topics. But today we’ll talk about something new – something that will interest you even more, so get ready to be surprised and learn original ideas!

Decorative flowers

As you can see, you can create something very cute and beautiful with your own hands! We proved this to newcomers to the dacha business, and to ourselves, constantly gaining experience, and today we are ready to update our collection of crafts with new items that everyone will like.

So, we create flowers from plastic bottles. To do this, we take 5-6 bottles with a capacity of 1-1.5 liters, cut off the top part and make decorative cuts with scissors.

Having painted the finished plastic flower buds white, attached the green caps and installed them on a piece of reinforcement, we decorate everything with artificial green leaves (perhaps even from plates cut from bottles) and we get a real masterpiece. Fast, simple and practically free, and the dacha has become much more beautiful!

Ladybug

Incredibly, even such an interesting idea came to the minds of the same creative summer residents from whom we are borrowing it. See how easy it is to make a cute insect from just a few bags of plastic containers that were destined to go in the trash.

Initially, to create a ladybug, a base is prepared into which the bottles will be installed. This is a small mound of earth, fenced with ordinary cobblestones from the garden. Next, the vessels are placed in the mound with the neck down, installed tightly and sprinkled on the sides. Thus, you get a dense picture, which upon completion presents us with an amazing piece of work!

Chickens

You can also use plastic bottles to make a wide variety of figurines for garden decoration. Today these are chickens, small and yellow, which we got from just a few containers.

For such an unusual creation you need to use bottles, support, paint, glue and scissors. As you can see, the result, although not at the professional level of design skill, is at a quite successful amateur level.

Palm trees made from plastic bottles

Another interesting and even exotic decoration for your dacha can be palm trees, which can also be made from empty plastic bottles. They will not require much work from you, although they will take quite a lot of time.

Initially, you need to form a palm tree trunk by placing bottles on top of each other. Next, open up several dozen bottles, forming palm branches - green and fluffy leaves. Naturally, all this will require a wire base so that the entire structure holds together and does not collapse.

To ensure that palm trees stand for a long time and do not fall from the wind, we recommend making them not too tall, and also tying them to supports or creating them inside palm trunks.

Decorative decoration of the cottage with parts of bottles

At the end of today's article, we would like to show you another masterpiece that seems very successful to us. To create it, the master used many parts of plastic vessels, which he carefully and carefully cut, glued, and sewed with wire. As a result, a skillful summer resident received a unique decorative decoration for landscape design that he can be proud of.

Crafts from glass bottles for home interior

Crafts made from glass bottles can perfectly complement the style of the interior and create a positive mood in it. You just need to decide where exactly you want to apply them and choose the range of possibilities.

Flower pots

From glass containers you can make not only a beautiful, but also a “smart” flower pot.

For needlework you will need the following materials and tools:

• wine bottle;
• glass cutter;
• marker;
• emery wheel;
• Earth;
• net;
• flowerpot;
• water.

Master Class:

1. Use a glass cutter to cut the glass container in half.
2. Sand the edges of the product with an emery wheel.
3. Pour water into the bottom of the container.
4. The upper part of the product needs to be turned upside down, a mesh should be placed there and filled with earth. A long string of mesh should be lowered down through the neck.
5. Plant the plant in the ground and place this container at the bottom of the bottle. The neck and rope will be in the water, so the flower will always have access to moisture. You just need to periodically add water to the lower vessel.

Candlesticks

A candle holder made from a bottle is very convenient to use, since the glass reliably holds melted wax or paraffin. The easiest way to make a craft is from the bottom half of a bottle.

To work you will need:

• bottle;
• glass cutter;
• paraffin;
• wick;
• marker;
• file;
• pin.

Master Class:

1. Mark a line on the glass with a marker where you want to make the cut.
2. Cut the container using a glass cutter or any other method.
3. Separate the 2 parts of the bottle with your hands and file the edges until they are perfectly smooth. The lower part is exactly what is needed for making a candlestick, and the upper part can be used as a lamp, which will be discussed in the next master class.
4. Melt the paraffin in a water bath, leaving a small dry piece for the next step.
5. Place a piece of wick on the bottom of the candlestick and secure it with dry paraffin. Clamp the upper part of the wick with a clothespin lying on the top of the candlestick.
6. Carefully, without moving the wick, pour melted paraffin into half the bottle. Leave it to dry for 1-2 hours.

If you don’t want to deal with heating and pouring paraffin, you can insert a suitable thick candle into the candlestick.

Lamps

Artificial light cannot be compared to a candle smoldering under a bottle. A hand-made lamp fills the atmosphere of the room with the effect of comfort, mystery and romanticism.

To make it you need:

• bottle with a long neck;
• candle;
• wooden board;
• marker;
• glass cutter;
• file.

Master Class:

1. Prepare a beautiful bottle. It can be completely transparent or slightly colored. Translucent blue, red, green lamps look beautiful.
2. Mark the cut line with a marker. The tops of bottles are used for lamps, but their sizes may vary. You can use half a bottle or a container for its entire height for the product, cutting off only the bottom itself.
3. Cut the bottle along the marked line using a glass cutter.
4. File the edges.
5. Place a thick candle on a wooden board, light it and cover with a bottle cap.

Compositions of 3-5 lamps of different sizes look original.

Coat hooks

The idea of ​​hooks made from glass containers was first introduced by Lucirmas. After that, stylish eco-hangers began to decorate many hallways and bathrooms.

To make such a product yourself, you will need:

• wine bottles;
• mirror base;
• glass cutter;
• file;
• liquid Nails.

Unusual crafts from glass bottles - coat hooks
Master class:

1. Using a glass cutter, cut the bottles at an angle so that they are mounted on the wall at the desired angle.
2. Hang the base on the wall.
3. Using liquid nails, glue the cut of the glass neck to the mirror. You can decorate traces of glue on the hook, if any, with a cord.

Interior

Interior refers to the interior decoration of a house. The mood, comfort and, accordingly, the quality of rest depend on it. We ourselves influence the design of our home, and some little things can very well emphasize its uniqueness and make it beautiful.

Vase

Vase from a bottle.
There is a flower vase in almost every apartment. You always want it to be original, or better yet, in a single copy.

A vase can very easily be made from a beautiful wine or champagne bottle. Alternatively, paint with acrylic paint, cover with fabric, wrap with thread or twine.

You can paint both the outside and the inside. If we paint from the inside, then we pour in the paint and turn it, ensuring that the entire surface is painted. This option gives a very even paint job. If we do it outside, then we can put the applique, paint over it, and then remove it and we will get a stylish transparent window in a painted vase.

Candlestick

A beautiful candlestick pleases the eye. The bottle can be used whole or cut. You can paint it or make an applique, cover it with fabric, whatever you like, whatever your imagination takes you to.

If you use a whole bottle, it is better to choose one with a wide neck.

You can simply put a candle in it, or you can make a beautiful candle in a transparent bottle with your own hands. Decorative balls or other beautiful little things are poured. Liquid fuel is poured into the burner, a few drops of essential oil are added, the wick is placed and secured with a ring. The candle is ready.

There are also many options for candlesticks made from a cut bottle.

Alternatively, simply place a candle on the bottom in the lower part; it will shine through the glass. If the bottle is colored or has an applique, it will turn out very interesting.

You can make a candle yourself . Take the wick separately and the paraffin separately. Pour paraffin into the resulting container and place the wick in it. If you make this from the top part, you will get a pendant lamp. You just need to plug your throat with a cork. Or place the candle on any beautiful stand and cover it with the top half. A very original option.

Option for a candlestick made from a bottle.

Chandelier

Options for chandeliers made from bottles.
The most common option involves cutting off the bottom. You can cut the lower part straight or diagonally, the question here is how the creator of the chandelier sees it. But the point is that the bottom part must be removed. We run an electric wire through the throat, connect the socket to it and insert the lamp.

You can decorate the chandelier itself depending on your desire. There are many options to do this. Simply tie the bottles together or attach them to a wooden base, put them on a metal frame, or hang each one separately. Also, if you use transparent white bottles, they can be painted or glued, as described in the previous examples.

Dishes

Unusual plates made from bottles.
In this case, it is better to cut the bottle vertically. It will turn out beautifully, but there will be a nuance when using it. Place a cloth napkin under it to prevent the plate from swaying on the table. If the bottom is required to be flat, contact a specialist workshop.

Sweet plates

The original plate will be made from 2 elements. A whole bottle is taken separately and decorated. The bottle must be stable. A hole is drilled in the center in a flat wide plate. The diameter of the hole should be larger than the neck, but smaller than the diameter of the bottle itself. The plate is placed on top. You can put a candle or flowers inside.

Jars for bulk products

Everything is simple here. If you want transparent jars, then take clear glass. They can also be decorated. In any case, the neck is cut off, the cut is polished and a lid is made. Instead of a lid, you can use a beautiful ball or cone.

Mug

To make a mug, you will need to make 2 cuts. The lower part for the container of the mug and the thick part of the neck for the handle are cut off. The edges are processed, and the stylized handle is slightly ground off from one edge. The handle is glued with glue. The mug is ready.

Glasses and mugs from bottles.

Whiskey bottle soap dispenser

This craft will additionally require a soap pump or a nozzle for used dishwashing detergent. Either the bottle is selected according to the diameter of the nozzle, or the nozzle is glued to the neck.

The bottle turns into a soap dispenser.

Shelves

Idea for creating shelves with bottles.
It is better to take ready-made wooden shelves. Holes with a diameter slightly larger than the neck are drilled in the corners. We insert bottles into these holes and get a shelf. If you need to stack them on top of each other, it is important to make them stable.

To prevent the bottles from moving to the side, we make another shelf at the bottom and drill holes in the corners, but not through ones. Their diameter should be equal to the bottom of the bottles. A blind hole along the diameter of the neck is also drilled from the bottom of this part of the shelf, and the necks of the lower shelf are inserted into them.

Hangers and hooks

The hook itself will be the top part of the bottle with the neck. The cut can be made diagonally and glued to the base, the base itself is attached to the wall.

Tables

The table is made in the same way as a single shelf. Bottle necks are inserted into the holes in the table top. If the tabletop has a different shape than a rectangle, count the sufficient number of legs of such a table and correctly understand where to place them.

For kitchen

Crafts made from glass bottles are used not only as decoration, but also as useful items often used in the kitchen. From these containers you can make unique elements of dishes, vases, shelves, which will add individuality to the kitchen and emphasize a sense of style.

Dishes

At home, you can make a glass and a glass from one bottle. For needlework you will need:

• bottle;
• felt-tip pen;
• glass cutter;
• file;
• glue.

Master Class:

1. Using a felt-tip pen, mark the bottle into 2 even parts.
2. Cut the container along the drawn line with a glass cutter.
3. Carefully sand the cuts of both halves. The polished bottom part of the bottle is already a glass.
4. The neck of the upper part needs to be screwed with a cork and the base from a broken glass or a cut and polished glass circle, for example, the bottom of another bottle, should be glued to it. Turn the product upside down and the glass is ready.

Bottles cut lengthwise are used as original plates. You can also make flat plates from glass containers, but to do this you need to seek the services of a glass blowing workshop. There, at high temperatures, craftsmen will shape glass containers into various shapes.

If you put a small tray or plastic plate on top, first drilling a round hole in them, you will get a wonderful multifunctional product - a vase with a plate for desserts. It can be painted and decorated with beads, stones, or applied with an image using the decoupage technique.

Vases

A glass bottle is a ready-made vase. You just need to decorate it to your liking and place it in a visible place. One of the simple but effective ways to decorate is to paint the bottle and add some elements to it.

For needlework you will need:

• beautifully shaped bottle;
• beige acrylic paint;
• acrylic lacquer;
• dark lace;
• sponge;
• wide brush;
• fine grit sandpaper.

Master Class:

1. Wash and dry the bottle thoroughly before further painting.
2. Paint the container using a sponge. It should be dipped into the paint and applied to the surface of the bottle with pointed slapping movements. This painting method is easy to achieve a perfectly smooth surface.
3. Lightly sand the dry paint with sandpaper and apply another coat. Leave until completely dry.
4. Using a wide brush, coat the bottle with a thin layer of acrylic varnish.
5. Immediately after applying the varnish, attach a piece of dark lace to the bottom of the bottle and gently press it to the surface so that the material sticks. In this way you can attach a narrow strip to the top of the neck. Leave the product to dry.

Shelf

To create a kitchen shelf you will need:

• 4 boards of the same size;
• 8 bottles;
• stud M10-2m and nuts with washers.

Master Class:

1. Mark 4 holes along the edges of 2 boards (2 on each edge).
2. Make holes using wood crowns. The diameter of the hole should exceed the diameter of the bottle neck, but be less than the maximum width of the container.
3. In all boards, drill one hole in the center of each side with a 12-gauge drill bit.
4. Assemble the shelf. You should start from the first row, before inserting the tie into the first board. Place 4 bottles on the board, and on them - a board with cut out holes. Then tighten the stud on both sides with nuts and continue assembling the product in the same way.

Terrarium made from wine bottles

Of course, a glass bottle is not suitable for keeping a chameleon or other large animal. But for small spiders and insects it’s just right.

I filled the container with beautiful plants and rocks. And she made sure to close the terrarium with a wine cork so that the living creatures would not crawl out. I periodically open the container to replenish the lack of oxygen. But it is better to make small holes in the lid.

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For a country home

Crafts made from glass bottles go perfectly with the natural elements of the country landscape. The combination of glass and vegetation is a successful type of penetration of artificial material into the natural environment. The glass beautifully refracts and reflects light between green grass and vibrant flowers.

Table for the garden

In order to make a table for your dacha, you need to prepare:

• 3-4 thick wine bottles;
• shield made of natural wood;
• jigsaw;
• wood drill;
• drill.

Master Class:

1. Using a jigsaw, cut rounded tabletops from wood.
2. Mark 3-4 support points with a pencil and drill holes in them. Sand everything carefully.
3. Insert bottle necks into holes. You may need to taper the hole so that the table top fits tightly on the glass legs.

Flower beds

Before you start making a flower bed from bottles, you should decide on its shape and size. Next for work you will need:

• bottles - from 50 pieces (depending on the size of the flower garden);
• shovel or hoe.

Master Class:

1. Draw a sketch of the flower garden on paper, and then use a hoe to draw its boundaries on the ground.
2. Using a shovel or hoe, dig a trench 15-20 cm deep along the drawn lines.
3. Insert bottles into the trench with their necks down.
4. Fill the remaining voids with soil, compacting it tightly. Containers should be recessed to half their height.

Garden lantern

Perhaps the simplest product made from glass wine bottles is a garden lantern. It will only take an hour and a half to make. But the result is impressive.

You just need to cut the bottle using a special tool, then secure the neck of the bottle to the branch of a tree or bush and place a candle inside the “bowl”. When it gets dark, light it to create a romantic atmosphere. This is a great option for those who want to surprise their significant other by deciding to spend the evening outdoors.

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For the garden plot

Crafts made from glass bottles very often decorate garden areas. Many people want to decorate their plot beautifully, but at the same time it is also practical, inexpensive and uncomplicated. Glass container is just the right material for this.

Multi-level flower beds

Creating flower beds in several levels requires a lot of time and material, but the end result is worth it. After preparing a large amount of glass containers, you can begin work.

Master Class:

1. Using a hoe, dig a trench 15 cm deep around the flower bed.
2. Insert bottles turned upside down into the trench.
3. Pour sand or earth into the voids and compact. Half the height of each bottle should be above the ground.
4. Pour another layer of soil onto the flower bed and thus protect it with bottles. The diameter of each subsequent level should be smaller than the previous one. You can make an unlimited number of levels, and the lowest level should be quite large.

Path in the garden

Crafts made from bottles can be quite large in size. For example, you can create entire garden paths from glass containers. They do not harm garden flora and are safe for health. Paths made from glass containers of different colors look especially funny. You need to come up with and draw the desired ornament on paper in advance and collect containers of the desired colors.

It is important to note that, for example, the diameter of a champagne bottle is 8.5 cm. Considering the 1-2 centimeter gaps per 1 sq. m of path you will need approximately 100 units of glass containers. A half-liter beer bottle has a diameter of about 7 cm. Therefore, 150 pieces are needed for the same area.

Master Class:

1. Mark the perimeter of the path using pegs and stretched twine. If you plan to have a winding path, you can lay out the rubber hose. Suitable track width is 50-70 cm.
2. Dig a ditch along the marked perimeter. Its depth should be approximately the same as the height of the bottle.
3. Pour some fine gravel onto the bottom of the trench, carefully compacting and leveling it.
4. Fill up to 2/3 of the trench with a layer of sand or soil.
5. Fill glass containers with sand or fine gravel. This will give them more strength.
6. Insert the bottles, neck down, into the soil, tapping them lightly with a rubber mallet. The containers can be placed close to each other or leave centimeter gaps between them. Using a flat board, you need to trim the bottles on top so that they are in the same plane.
7. Water the soil in the gaps. Then fill it with dry sand. Water again and add sand to the top. The upper gaps between the containers can also be filled with decorative pebbles or gravel, or they can even be covered with cement mortar. The bottles should protrude several centimeters above the horizon.

In addition to the fact that creating interesting crafts from bottles brings great benefits to the interior and exterior of your home, it also helps solve a serious environmental issue. Many glass containers end up in recycling rather than landfill. There is a great opportunity to combine caring for your home and the environment.

Vacation home

If a summer resident wants to create a real home, then he will have to make every effort. In addition, you will need a lot of containers. Such a house will attract everyone's attention; people will not be able to pass by the structure.

You can create real works of art from glass bottles. With a little imagination, you will be able to invent something special and decorate your summer cottage in an original way. Isn’t this the main task of every summer resident?

Bird feeders made from plastic bottles

Maybe a bird feeder is not the most creative craft, but it is very useful for our little brothers, and it also deserves attention, especially as spring approaches.

Make two through holes in the bottle and insert a wooden spatula. And, of course, don’t forget to sprinkle some grains!

Idea source: Spoonful

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Crafts from plastic bottles for the garden, vegetable garden and cottage

Now let's see how plastic bottles can help us in growing flowers and other plants.

This idea will save a lot of space, because a previously empty wall is used to place these bottle pots.

Idea source: treehugger

With the help of such transparent covers, your seedlings will not be afraid of either wind or bad weather.

Idea source: Spoonful

Idea source: Blomsterverkstad

Idea source: apartment therapy

Idea source: LetusDIY.org

Perhaps the simplest, but most important craft is a watering can for home or garden plants! It doesn’t matter whether you are preparing to grow seedlings for your garden at home, or you just have aromatic herbs growing in pots - such a watering can can be very useful.

And you can make it with just a bottle, a match and a thick needle!

Master class: A Journey to a Dream

Having fun with water in the form of a whole system of iridescent vessels is ideal for summer pastime with children in the garden and at the dacha.

Idea source: Playing by the book

The next series of crafts is just for fun. She will tell you how to decorate a room for a holiday party or simply decorate your home. You will need very little effort and materials, and the result will definitely please your family and friends.

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15 uses for plastic bottles

A great and fun use for household plastic waste. This is exactly what can be said about crafts made from plastic bottles . In this publication we will look in detail at the options for using PVC bottles .

Nowadays, a huge number of plastic bottles are used in food production, industrial production, chemical and other fields. This invention is very convenient and practical. Wherever we go, whatever we do, we will definitely encounter the use of plastic containers.

When working in the garden or garden, going hiking or going fishing, we use plastic bottles . Nowadays, PVC bottles are thrown away, thereby polluting our beloved planet Earth, because this material does not rot and is stored for a very long time. So let's not throw them away, but rather start making useful things out of them that will last for quite a long time. So let's get started:

Building strong buildings from plastic bottles

Building strong buildings at the dacha is a pressing topic for all gardeners and gardeners. Since a dacha is a seasonal property that people visit during the warm season, there is no need to build houses and sheds that will last forever.

In addition, these days building materials are not cheap, and not everyone wants to spend tidy sums on a summer cottage. Therefore, let's consider a plastic bottle as a building material for the construction of a country house, fence, gazebos, greenhouses and other strong buildings.

Country house made of plastic bottles. First you need to collect a large number of identical bottles and fill them with sand. They will be used as a building block or brick. The bottles should be laid out on the cement mortar in a checkerboard pattern.

However, we must remember that plastic does not come into contact with the solution and to strengthen our structure, there are a couple of recommendations. The first talks about the use of a metal mesh between the rows, which is immersed in cement mortar.

Using plastic bottles as a building material, you can inexpensively build a house or gazebo in your country house

The second recommendation is to make punctures in the bottles over the entire area on which the cement mortar will be placed. With their help, a cement mortar diluted 1 to 3 (one part of cement to 3 parts of sifted sand) will be able to penetrate deep into the bottle and come into contact with the sand, making the structure much stronger and more durable.

Another tip: during laying, the bottles begin to slide down the wet solution. To avoid this, do not place many rows at once. Make 2-3 rows and let the solution harden. Also, use wire to secure the bottles. They should be wrapped around the neck, thereby making them more stable.

The cylindrical shape of PVC bottles makes it possible to build round houses and gazebos

Do not forget to take into account the fact that plastic bottles can break down under the influence of nature. Too low and high temperatures have a particularly negative effect on plastic. Therefore, before construction, you must understand that after 7-10 years the building may begin to collapse. However, this is not a short period of time for free material.

Roofing made from PVC bottles. Plastic bottles are an excellent material that can be used for roofing work. Let's consider a couple of roof options made from unnecessary plastic bottles.

The first option is plastic tiles. To make shingles from plastic bottles, you first need to compress them. However, if you do this in a cold container, there is a possibility of the material breaking. To avoid this, place plastic bottles in the sun, and after some time, begin to flatten the material.

Installation of plastic tiles is carried out with simple self-tapping screws and laid to the roof frame in several layers. This method of using bottles makes it easy to assemble a cone-shaped roof for a country house, bathhouse, greenhouse or gazebo.

The second option is plastic slate. Using the cylindrical part of an old plastic bottle, you can easily make a copy of a slate roof covering. To make this a reality, you need to cut off the bottom and neck of a plastic bottle, then cut the middle part of the container lengthwise and in half, and then connect the resulting plastic elements with glue, forming wavy sheets.

You can use old unnecessary plastic bottles to cover the roof of country houses. This is not difficult to implement in the form of tiles or in the form of slate sheets

If you already have residential and outbuildings at your dacha made from ordinary building materials, then with the help of your imagination and PVC bottles you can decorate the facade of your buildings with unusual decor using multi-colored caps from plastic bottles . Complex geometric patterns, floral patterns or cartoon characters will perfectly decorate buildings and give a unique look.

Bright plastic caps from PVC bottles will give the facade of buildings in the country a unique style

A decor made of colored bottle caps will perfectly decorate the facade of a country house and make the building bright and rich

Gazebos, greenhouses, pergolas made from plastic bottles

The most rational use of old plastic bottles for a summer cottage is not only for crafts and decorative items designed to decorate, but also for more serious and useful things, for example, gazebos and greenhouses. You should not purchase expensive cellular polycarbonate for the construction of greenhouses, because the PVC material from which bottles are made is practically the same, with the same characteristics and properties.

Why build a greenhouse, shed or gazebo with a more expensive material than laminated plastic when there are tons of free, unnecessary bottles ? By refracting the rays of the sun, plastic containers perform the same tasks as glass with cellular polycarbonate; moreover, this is the most economical way to build greenhouses that can be found.

Options for economical arrangement of dacha buildings made from plastic bottles

If you want something unusual, then make your gazebo in the shape of a hemisphere using plastic bottles and a metal frame

After the metal or wood frame is ready, you need to make holes in the bottom of the bottle and in its lid. A knitting needle or nail heated over a fire will help you with this. Also, holes can be easily made using a drill and a drill bit. Then string the plastic container onto a wire or thick fishing line, the length of which should be slightly greater than the height of the country house.

Pull the resulting modules and secure them to the crossbars of the gazebo frame. This way the walls of your building will be formed. For a better effect and for greater structural strength, you should additionally fix the vertical elements in the transverse direction by tying the bottles with rope within one row. Using different colors of bottles and your own imagination, create some interesting pattern or ornament that will dilute the colorless mass of the walls of your building.

Another option for a country house building that can be made from plastic bottles is a lightweight gazebo. It is called a pergola and serves as a support for climbing plants. There is one thing to consider about a pergola.

In summer and spring, the frame of your pergola will be hidden by climbing plants, but in winter, when they are gone, your gazebo will not look very beautiful and to avoid this, you should use bottles of natural colors.

For example, green or dark brown. Green bottles will remind you of green foliage in the cold season, and brown shades of plastic will replace wood, giving a natural look to your summer cottage.

Fences, gates and barriers made of PVC bottles

You can keep good amounts of money with you if you use plastic containers to build fences or other barriers in your summer cottage. “How is this?” - you ask. It's simple. Use plastic bottles instead of chain-link mesh or corrugated sheets .

They can easily fill the space between your fence posts. By showing imagination and perseverance, your efforts will be rewarded with an excellent multi-colored fence, which on a sunny day will illuminate your area with all the colors of a plastic bottle. If the border of your site already has a fence, then do not rush to throw away the bottles, but decorate them with plain, boring decor.

Fences and railings made from plastic bottles will also decorate your summer cottage in an interesting way.

Multi-colored plastic flowers from bottles will refresh and decorate an old country house or fence

Carport made from plastic bottles

Due to small summer cottages with a large number of buildings, an acute problem for all summer residents is space for vehicles. Many are inclined to build a canopy, and a minority are inclined to build a separate garage. So, plastic bottles can help with this problem and save money.

After all, this building material does not cost money and it is not at all difficult to find it. In addition, if during the operation of a building made from plastic containers, a bottle gets damaged, it can easily be replaced with a new one without spending a ruble. Therefore, feel free to build and experiment.

A car canopy has never been so colorful and performs its function perfectly. This plastic canopy will perfectly decorate your country landscape

Thus, you can easily build a plastic roof from plastic bottles . This plastic roof will perfectly protect your vehicle from rain, hail and direct sunlight during the hot season.

In addition, by filling the bottoms of bottles with liquids of various colors, you can give the canopy the appearance of dense thickets. It is very simple to create such a canvas from plastic bottles.

To do this, you need to collect the required number of identical bottles, then make through holes in them with a hot knitting needle or nail and string them on a strong rope, fishing line or wire, creating rows one after another.

Sequences of bottles are fastened together with perpendicular bonds using an additional pair of holes and the previously selected material for tying the bottles.

That's all, you will have a movable raft, very light and beautiful, which you just need to hang on a frame made of wood or metal. Hang it with rope of different lengths to achieve a wave-like canopy effect.

It is also important to know that a plastic bottle, like glass, allows direct sunlight to pass through well. This is a kind of lens, which would still be better to paint over. As mentioned above, fill the bottom of the bottle to both decorate the canopy and keep the direct rays of the sun.

Useful devices for cottages and gardens made from plastic bottles

Solar collector made from PVC bottles. If you have a dacha, then you have probably encountered the problem of the lack of a central water supply, you didn’t have time to buy a boiler, and after a hot day and hard work at the dacha you always want to swim in warm water rather than take a cold shower.

So, to solve this problem, plastic bottles are also suitable, with which you can make a summer shower with an energy-saving system for your summer cottage.

This system is called a solar collector. The operating principle is based on the so-called “thermosiphon”. In other words, warmer and denser water tends upward, and cooler and less dense water tends downwards.

This system was invented by an engineer from Brazil who received a patent for his invention. He claims that 1 square meter of such a solar panel is enough to bathe 1 adult.

A warm summer shower in the country is no longer a problem. A solar collector made from plastic bottles will help you forget about ice-cold shower water.

Cool water entering the solar collector from the tank becomes heated

Let's look at the list of required consumables, as well as the necessary tools for assembling a solar collector from plastic bottles:

1. 2 liter PVC bottles – 60 pcs.;

2. 1-liter milk bags – 50 pcs.;

3. Plastic pipe, diameter - 100 mm, length - 70 cm;

4. Plastic pipe, diameter - 20 mm, length - 11.7 m;

5. Plastic corner, diameter - 20 mm, quantity - 4 pcs.;

6. Plastic tee, diameter - 20 mm, quantity - 20 pcs.;

7. Plastic plugs, diameter - 20 mm, quantity - 2 pcs.;

8. Special PVC glue;

9. Wide tape;

10. Matte black paint;

11. Paint brush;

12. Emery;

13. Wood jigsaw, rubber hammer.

The first step is to cut off the bottoms of the bottles and insert them one into the other. Plastic pipes, diameter 100 mm. are needed to create a rectangular frame for the solar panel itself. Now PVC pipes with a diameter of 20 mm. cut into pieces.

Ten such sections are 1 meter long and 20 sections are 8.5 cm long. They are then assembled into one rectangular panel using plastic tees with a diameter of 20 mm.

The next step is to coat the meter-long plastic pipes and milk cartons with matte black paint. They will be placed under plastic containers for better heat absorption.

Solar panels made from plastic bottles are placed below the storage tank with water at least 30 - 35 cm. They should be mounted on the south side of the roof or wall of the country house.

In order for the solar panel to absorb heat better, it must be installed at a certain angle. It can be calculated as follows: add 10° to your latitude.

Over time, plastic bottles lose their transparency, thereby deteriorating thermal conductivity, so it is recommended to replace them with new ones every 5 - 6 years.

Brazil gave people another energy-saving idea called “1 liter of light.” The meaning of this development is very simple and is aimed at illuminating the room on a bright sunny day without windows or electric light.

To do this, you just need to hermetically mount a transparent plastic bottle into the roof. However, the bottle must contain clean water. With a regular tap, it fits perfectly. Thus, water, refracting direct sunlight, will illuminate the room very brightly without additional sources.

By inserting a transparent liter plastic water bottle into the roof of your country house, you will always have light on a sunny day, without other light sources

Growing plants and watering them using plastic bottles

Growing plants, vegetables and flowers requires constant care. PVC bottles will help a person in this difficult work too. By cutting off the top part of the bottle and pouring soil into the bottom, you can successfully grow seedlings for subsequent planting in your summer cottage garden.

The main thing is not to miss the moment and make holes in the bottoms of your plastic pots. this must be done to drain the water with which you will water the plants.

Show your imagination and make funny faces out of plastic bottle pots that will always cheer you up while you work

Pots made from plastic bottles can also be changed in appearance using bottle caps of different colors or simply painted with stained glass paints. If your summer cottage is small, then vertical gardening will certainly suit you.

It’s easy to make, you just need to hang plastic pots from bottles on a rope, wire or thick fishing line under a free wall. Thus, a dull and dull plane will become more beautiful and brighter, and you will also save a lot of space.

Not only plastic food bottles are suitable for plants, but also plastic containers for household chemicals, moreover, with a comfortable handle

Make lots of holes in a plastic bottle and water your garden plants with ease

The process of watering plants will also not be complete without the participation of plastic bottles . By first puncturing holes in the bottom and side of a PVC bottle and connecting the container to a hose with water, you will have excellent drip irrigation.

And if you add a wheel mechanism to this device, it will be easy for you to move the unit around the garden. Of course, the irrigation range will depend on the water pressure in the water supply.

Furniture made from plastic bottles for the garden

The problem of furniture in the countryside always causes a lot of trouble. After a long hard day, you always want to lie down on the sofa or at least sit on something and drink a mug of hot tea. It’s not worth spending money on good furniture, because there are a lot of unnecessary plastic bottles.

In addition, due to humidity, good wooden furniture will swell over time and become unusable, but plastic is not afraid of water. By making plastic furniture from bottles , you will always have a place to relax in your country house. It's not at all difficult to do. The photo below shows clear examples of plastic country furniture.

Garden furniture made from plastic bottles is very practical, comfortable and does not weigh much, which allows you to move it without much difficulty

Use your imagination, caps from plastic bottles of various colors and you will have bright furniture in your dacha

It’s very easy to assemble a super light ottoman from plastic bottles. This option is suitable not only for the garden, but also for home use.

A comfortable country chair made of plastic bottles and a metal frame will definitely come in handy

Garden lamps made from plastic bottles

Lighting in the country is another item that requires quite a bit of money and investment. All summer residents often try to ignore this problem. They probably just don’t know yet that plastic bottles exist. After all, with their help, the lighting issue can be quickly resolved. To do this, you will need a colored canister of suitable size for household chemicals.

Original lanterns made from multi-colored plastic bottles will perfectly decorate your summer cottage

It is necessary to cut off the top part of the container with the stopper, and install a socket with a lamp into the remaining part, secure it in the right place and the original lamp is ready. To create the most interesting and complex shade shape, you need to heat the plastic shade and deform it to your liking.

Another option for lamps for a summer cottage made from plastic bottles, which will perfectly decorate and illuminate it

Also, use paint of different colors to give the lamp a bright and pleasant appearance. Country lamps made in this way compete well with their factory counterparts.

Plastic bottles and landscape decor

In the process of creating decorative ornaments and landscape decor from a plastic bottle, all parts of this unique invention are used. Corks, of course, are especially popular, but the bottom, the entire container, the neck, the middle part, and the figures cut out of it are necessary for this process.

From all parts of a plastic bottle you can create a unique, colorful and expressive landscape decor for your dacha, garden and vegetable garden. Decorate everything that looks gray and dull, namely fences, paths, empty areas of the house or attic.

Another very original decoration for your garden can be plastic installations made from bottles . We are talking about volumetric and flat figures of plants, animals, birds and so on.

Fantasy and caps from plastic bottles can decorate your garden in an original way.

And if you take the trouble to illuminate the resulting figures, then your summer cottage will look like a wax museum at night. To complement all this beauty with real birdsong, place drinking bowls and feeders for feathered fauna, made from the same plastic bottles. Borders and flower beds can also be created from PVC bottles, which will delimit, for example, cucumbers, tomatoes and peppers.

Flower beds made from plastic bottles

Everyone will probably agree that the main decoration of the garden and summer cottage are flowers, growing scattered or formed into neat flower beds. Low, neat borders, which add completeness to the composition, add special beauty to the appearance of the flower bed.

Traditionally, bricks or stones are used for these purposes. However, if you do not have enough of this building material, then use plastic bottles.

Flower beds made from plastic bottles - an original solution for areas with poor soil fertility

Just bury them upside down in the ground around the perimeter of your flower bed and you will have a simple border. If there are areas of land on your site where vegetables or flowers grow poorly, then without hesitation, place flowerbeds made of plastic bottles with plastic flowers from the same bottles in these places.

Beautiful flowerbed - ladybug, will look great on your summer cottage

Original solutions for summer cottages made from plastic bottles

This way you will kill two birds with one stone. Firstly, you don’t have to rely on these plots every time and grow something there, and secondly, you will decorate your summer cottage in an original and beautiful way.

Garden paths made from plastic bottles

Paths in the garden are also a difficult problem for all summer residents. After all, to create them you need to strengthen the soil, fill it with crushed stone and lay decorative material. All this results in considerable financial costs, and walking through mud is not entirely pleasant. Therefore, we hasten to offer you, dear gardeners, a cheaper option using PVC plastic bottle caps.

Paths made from plastic bottle caps will save a lot of money for every summer resident and gardener

Dilute the cement solution with sand in a ratio of 1 to 3 and lay it out in the form of a path. Then insert bottle caps into it and let it dry. If you show your imagination, you can make some images from the lids. For example, you can draw arrows pointing to a particular vegetable, and it is in this place that there will be a bed with this plant.

Decorative installations from PVC bottles

Nowadays, the direction of decorating a country or garden landscape is very popular. Namely, the construction of voluminous and tall installations from a variety of materials that were at hand.

True, this matter must be taken seriously and patiently. After all, you will have to lay out entire containers, secure them, make additional parts of a suitable shape, and so on.

Such plastic sculptures can decorate your summer cottage

And on this issue there is an interesting proposal that is perfect for a summer cottage, and it represents a New Year tree. Although December 31 is still far away, as they say, prepare your sleigh in the summer. Therefore, don’t put it off until later, but take care of the appearance of your garden today.

A Christmas tree is the main attribute of the New Year holidays, but what to do if coniferous plants do not grow at your dacha, and besides, you do not welcome the cutting of living trees. Christmas trees made from plastic bottles are perfect for you .

It is not difficult to make, but due to its large size, this installation will take more time. The rigid rod is the basis of the composition. It is to this that the tiers of circles will be attached, which will form the tent shape of the tree.

A DIY plastic Christmas tree made from bottles will fit perfectly into your summer cottage and will certainly appeal to children

So, having collected a large number of plastic bottles, start preparing the parts for fastening. Use everything, whole plastic bottles, bottle bottoms, as well as cut-up parts from the middle part of the container.

Don’t forget that plastic bottles can be heated and changed in shape, painted in different colors and shades, and individual parts of a certain shape can be cut out. Therefore, feel free to improvise, fantasize and be smart.

By the way, what would a Christmas tree be without colored garlands? Caps from plastic bottles are ideal for this and your coniferous plastic beauty will delight you throughout the New Year holidays.

And it is not at all necessary to remove it after winter, because on hot summer days you can get good shelter from the scorching sun in the empty space located under the plastic branches of the tree. Of course, most likely, your children will get ahead of you and set up a play hut in this interesting place under the tree.

Bird feeders and nests made from plastic bottles

Original bird feeders and drinkers made from plastic bottles will bring many benefits to you and your summer cottage

Birdhouses, feeders and bird nests are also excellent decorative elements in your summer cottage. By placing colored feeders made from plastic bottles on trees, you will not only give a beautiful look to your garden, but will also attract birds, which in turn will also bring quite a lot of benefits. They will sing sweet songs to you and your loved ones and cleanse your garden of harmful insects.

Large plastic bottles make excellent birdhouses

Plastic bottles for country decor and interior

The interior of a country house can also be decorated using plastic bottles that have served their main function. Colored bright panels for furniture and walls, drapes, curtains and partitions - all this can be made with your own hands from PVC containers .

By showing skill and imagination, you will get an original interior that will surprise your guests and delight you. In addition, the costs will be minimal, and this is not unimportant. Below are examples of individual interior elements of a country house made from plastic bottles:

Original curtains made from the bottoms of plastic bottles will perfectly complement the country house interior. They can also be painted with any color of paint, thereby making them match the color of the furniture.

Don't forget about the lids. You can create such beauty from them

Furniture made from plastic bottles is very convenient and practical

Boats and watercraft made from plastic bottles

Most likely, not far from your summer cottage there is a lake or a river flowing and of course, you probably like to go to a pond and fish or just relax on the shore with your family. Now imagine how this vacation would be transformed if you had a swimming device.

An example of a four-seater boat made from plastic bottles

After all, you can use it, for example, to go fishing, go on a boat trip with a girl, or swim to an island in the middle of a reservoir and retire there. So, we suggest you make a boat out of plastic bottles that can easily accommodate one or two people on board.

If you approach this issue more seriously, then you can design a vessel for 3-5 people. The simplest option is a plastic raft, which will allow you to sail away from the shore and fish in peace.

A two-seater boat made from plastic bottles will take you and your girlfriend for a ride and give you an unforgettable boating experience.

To make a kayak-shaped boat, you first need to separate the bottom of the bottles, then insert one into the other, thereby forming long pipes from PVC bottles. The joints should be taped. Make sure that the bottles and hands are dry, as the tape does not stick well to wet areas and in the future may come off completely and let water inside the bottle.

Examples of flotation devices made from plastic bottles

Now, build the sides and bottom of the boat in the same way. It is necessary to correctly calculate the thickness of the bottom of the boat. You will need test launches to help you understand how well the vessel floats. Thus, with the help of ingenuity and perseverance, you will turn a pile of garbage into a very useful and practical thing, spending only on tape and oars.

You can decorate your pond with these simple daisies.

If you are planning to build a large boat for the whole family, then in this case you will need to additionally seal the vessel’s hull with bags and connect vertically standing bottles in two rows. But, you can safely attach a motor to such a ship, thereby making your vacation more comfortable and easier. So, don't waste a minute and start building your own plastic ship.

Playgrounds made from plastic bottles in the country

From plastic bottles you can make an excellent playground in your summer cottage. It will be a means of spending leisure time with children and at the same time a decorative element. Colorful and bright slides, swings, funny houses or mini golf courts will make you and your child happy. Below we will look at examples of game elements made from plastic bottles:

These funny skittles can be made from PVC bottles

A house with a swing made of plastic bottles will make your holiday with your child more enjoyable

Funny sandbox piglets your child will definitely like

Mini golf course made from PVC bottles

Toys for children from PVC containers

This is not all that can be made from a plastic bottle , so show your imagination and skill, decorate your summer cottage and before throwing away the plastic bottle, think about whether it might be useful to you for something!

PS For a snack, we present to your attention another craft made from a plastic bottle, which will definitely delight your baby at the dacha. Video attached: