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Making swans from plastic bottles. Spectacular swan for the garden. Three variants of the snow-white bird

Shops are full of sculptures and flowerpots for the garden, but you always want to create a masterpiece yourself. Among the sculptures that are simple in execution, the swan stands out - a symbol of calm and peaceful life. Make a bird real even from garbage - plastic bottles.

Swans from plastic bottles

Making your own decor is an exciting experience. In addition, by recycling plastic, we make the planet cleaner. The easiest decoration to make is a swan on a lake. A neck with a bird's head is cut out of plywood and stuck into the ground. Near the workpiece, the body of a swan is formed from cut bottles, painted in White color. Around the figure are placed halves of blue containers, symbolizing the border of the reservoir.

Swan Lake looks better from afar, when only the outlines of birds are guessed

Gallery: plastic bottle swans

To feel like in a fairy tale, put a crown from a disposable cup on a swan A cute swan comes out of a corrugated pipe and milk bottles “Feathers” cut out of milk bottles are screwed to the base with screws If you put cut bottle necks on a rod, we get the neck of a swan

Planter-swan from a plastic bottle

The advantage of the figure of this bird is that a flowerpot from a plastic bottle is easily placed on its back. As a result, the designer receives both a sculpture of a swan and a container for flowers.

What you need to make a figure

Before you start creating a swan, prepare the necessary tools:

  • putty knife;
  • knife or scissors;
  • container for mixing the solution;
  • sandpaper;
  • brush.

It is convenient to apply the solution on the planter with a small spatula

The frame of the sculpture is a large plastic bottle, on which a solution of plastic material is applied. The classic version uses gypsum, but some prefer putty. The first material dries well, so the pots are molded quickly. However, gypsum is less resistant to mechanical damage which may shorten the life of the product.

You can also sculpt a planter from alabaster - a variety of gypsum

To create a swan planter you will need:

  • five-liter rectangular plastic bottle;
  • a piece of plastic film 70x70 cm;
  • a piece of reinforcement with a diameter of 0.6 mm and a length of 80 cm;
  • gypsum or putty - 5–7 kg;
  • iron reinforcing mesh;
  • bandage;
  • primer;
  • oil paints (white, black, red);
  • sand.

Many planter makers prefer Rigips Perlitli putty because of its high plasticity.

The process of making planters-swan

Lay first workplace plastic wrap: it will protect the table and help make the bottom for the pots.

Step-by-step instruction:

1. Cut off the side of the bottle to make a flowerpot.

The side of the bottle is cut with a sharp knife

2. Make a hole in the cork.

You can also pierce a cork with a hot nail.

3. Bend the reinforcement in the form of a deuce.

The reinforcement is bent by hand, stepping on it with a foot in places where a bend is needed

4. Insert the end of the fitting into the bottle through the cork and fix it with tile adhesive or primer.

Some craftsmen advise fixing the fittings inside the bottle with tile adhesive.

5. Knead a thick solution and lay it on the film in the shape of the bottom of the planter.

When the putty dries, it becomes almost white

6. Place the planter on the solution and coat it using a spatula.

7. Attach a reinforcing mesh to the sides of the figure at an angle of 30 o. Fix it with mortar. Substitute stops so that the mesh does not slip.

The mesh attached to the sides of the bird will become the frame of the wings.

8. We pass to the neck of the swan: coat the armature with a layer of mortar.

Try to apply the mortar evenly on the reinforcement

9. Then wrap it with a bandage along the entire length.

Do not wrap more than one layer of bandage

10. Press the bandage into the neck and apply another thin layer of putty. Smooth out lumps with a brush.

11. Then we form the skull and beak of the bird. First, put a little solution on the head area and distribute it with a brush. Where the beak is planned, a wire is inserted.

Look at a photo of a live swan for proportions.

12. Then we wrap the head with a bandage in one layer.

It is better not to replace the bandage with a cloth, the solution must penetrate through the gaps between the threads

13. We press the bandage and apply another thin layer of the solution.

14. When the putty on the wings sets, we continue to improve them. Wet one hand, take some putty and apply to the outer side of the wing, supporting the reinforcing mesh with the other hand from the inside. Thus form both wings.

To prevent the solution from sticking to your hands, wet them

15. Smooth out the putty with a brush.

To prevent the solution from sticking to the brush, dip it in water from time to time

16. Go to the tail: a piece of reinforcing mesh 10x20 cm is slightly bent, attached to the back of the bird and fixed with a solution.

If the solution is thick, there will be no problems with fixing the tail.

17. We put a support for the tail frame so that it does not move.

To hold the tail frame in place, you can take an ordinary brick

18. Leave the figure to dry. The swan is almost alive.

Gradually, the swan takes on a real shape

19. After a day or two, we carry out the finishing touches. We increase the thickness of the solution where it is not enough: we thicken the base of the neck, round the head, give a natural look to the wings and tail. With wet fingers, a brush or a knife, we make stains on the wings of a swan, imitating feathers.

To avoid cracking, do not move the planter until dry.

20. Completely dry the figure for 2-3 days. We grind the pots with sandpaper and cover with a primer.

It is not difficult to create a unique decoration if you follow the recommendations of experienced craftsmen:

  • mix a thick solution;
  • each layer of the solution applied to the product needs to be dried;
  • at a time, gypsum is laid in a layer of up to 2 cm, and putties - no more than 1 cm;
  • if the pots remain to winter on the street, use frost-resistant mixtures;
  • before applying the solution to dried surfaces, spray them with water from a spray bottle;
  • smooth irregularities with a brush dipped in water;
  • at the end of the work, the sculpture must be covered with a primer, otherwise the paint will roll off in lumps.

Do-it-yourself planter-swan - video

The final design of the pots

After the primer dries, cover the craft oil paint. To achieve maximum naturalness, look at the photograph of the swan and copy the nuances of the bird's color.

The mute swan has a dark stripe from the eye to the beak.

The eyes are drawn with black paint, and the beak is red or orange.

Do not take your eyes off the finished pots

After the paint has dried, the sculpture is varnished for outdoor use. This will protect the swan from bad weather. You can not paint the bird, but simply varnish after priming.

A pot with a flower is placed in the finished flowerpot.

Often made very beautiful craft- do-it-yourself swan for the garden. Now it is very fashionable to decorate your home with crafts. handmade A: It is elegant, popular and beautiful. The garden deserves special attention. A swan and a flower bed, for example, carry the energy of the owner and bring him success, because it is not in vain that such great attention is paid to this.

Figures of swans made of wood, clay or tires can decorate any suburban area.

Particularly demanding people can make a decor element to their liking, adding designer highlights and a personal vision of decoration to it. Yes, and the fruits of their own labor are pleasing to the eye and pride. An unbridled desire to create can turn into a masterpiece of art. Thoughtful inventors have adapted to make sculptures from improvised materials. This is considered a trendy, ecological direction in decorating. Without special material and time costs, you can make a unique decoration for the garden.

The swan is the embodiment of all positive qualities and characteristics, therefore many wish to have his sculpture in their garden. The high cost of finished products and doubts about their quality and service life make you think and put your imagination into action.

Materials for manufacturing

To make a sculpture of a swan for the garden, improvised materials are used. These can be damaged rubber tires, tires, plastic bottles, spoons, bags, wood, stones, Construction Materials and aids.

Swans can be assembled from petals cut from plastic bottles.

Very famous options for crafts from plastic bottles, which are durable and versatile in use. Used tires can be used in a similar way, you just need to cut and paint the material correctly. Such sculptures can be of practical importance, since they can act as a pond, flower garden or flower bed, but they are also an aesthetic decoration that emphasizes the theme of the garden. Plastic bags do not have a long service life, but can compete with other materials.

Wood is a less used material that requires skill and sleight of hand. It is available for use only by qualified professionals. Stones, due to material costs and physical effort, compete with other materials, but are distinguished by durability, exquisite style and elegance. Construction batches can be useful in this matter, because they are affordable and affordable; special attention should be paid to gypsum and cement mortars.

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Rubber tire swan

Old car tires can be given a second life by finding a great use for them in the garden. So, from them you can make one of fairy tale characters. A rubber tire swan is the most affordable and economical way to decorate a garden, because old tires will also come in handy here. Probably, everyone met one of these in crowded houses. So, to make a swan from tires, you should acquire a tool. First you need to prepare the work surface, lay it out so that you can work without polluting either the product or the workspace.

The next step should be the direct selection of the material. You should choose the most worn tire with a longitudinal pattern for ease of working with it and painting finished product. Next, you need to thoroughly clean it from any dirt, dust and other interference in operation, dry it. So, we prepared the material for further processing.

Then you should mark the surface of the tire into parts and cut it with a jigsaw along the contour. For the manufacture of the product, you will also need a metal rod, drill, wire and pliers. These improvised tools can be found in any owner.

Marking is carried out on an already cleaned wheel. Initially, it is necessary to draw the outline of the future swan with chalk and cut it out with an electric jigsaw. You can use a sharp knife, grinder and other handy tools. At the same time, it is important to remember about safety and not to neglect elementary rules in order to avoid injury and other troubles. It is best to move from head to tail in parallel lines for the convenience of using auxiliary tools. The edges of the trim must be processed - smooth with a knife or grinder.

Then it is necessary to turn the product inside out and form the body of a swan, the bend of the wings and neck. This will help to make a metal rod or wire fixed at the base of the tail and along the body. Then you need to give the product appearance, painting it in certain colors, highlighting the beak and eyes. Installation of the work is the final stage of production. To do this, you can use another tire or hemp.

We fix the swan and decorate with lush vegetation, colorful flowers. It is known that in nature swans are devoted lovers, therefore it would be appropriate to make a pair of swans. They will perfectly decorate a garden, a pond, a flower bed, an abandoned stump and complement the decor.

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Swan in the garden from plastic spoons

Plastic spoons are a very cheap and durable material. So, you need to stock up on plastic spoons of the same color, preferably white, clean them and prepare for work.

A swan for a summer residence can be made from plastic spoons.

First of all, you need to make a swan frame, on which the spoons will be attached.

It can be made from a plastic bottle or wire and wrapped with bags, paper and tape, shaping.

Then you need to form a silhouette of a swan, pointing its head, beak, spreading its wings, and glue the silhouette with spoons on the inside to the product.

This will create the effect of plumage and decorate the appearance of the craft. The beak must be highlighted in a different color, draw the eyes. You can fix the product on a stump or other part of the garden, providing for windy weather and rains.

Good afternoon everyone! Finally, the cat and I saved up enough bottles to make a second swan. A lot of Ryazhenka was drunk, but we tried ... I really want this MK to be useful to someone. Happy viewing!

So, materials: 1 liter bottles, white - 25 - 30 pieces; half-liter - 1 pc., five-liter - 1 pc. A wire 3 meters long, quite pliable, bends with hands, but not flimsy, keeps its shape. Elastic tights or stockings, preferably stronger. Pieces of synthetic winterizer, isolon, polystyrene, a small piece of thin "obedient" wire, fishing line, ordinary and double-sided tape, a stone - weighty, but to be included in a five-liter bottle, buttons with a "leg" for the eyes, corks from plastic bottles (this material can be replaced, I will explain further). Some other items for the beak. Shown here is a marker cap and a toothbrush handle, but in the course of work, the idea came up to make a beak from a clothespin. More about alternative options let's talk in more detail. You will also need very strong threads, preferably synthetics, which “spring” a little, but do not stretch, the threads are needed thick enough to keep everything firmly. The color of the threads is ideally white, but I have lilac ones, whites of suitable quality were not found, and such ones are more suitable for MK - the stitches are better visible in the photo. The main thing - do not take too dark or bright: they can shine through the plastic. And we will hide all the seams. I do not use glue, we will sew our "goose". Surprised? Try it, it's very easy, anyone can do it. I will "chew" in detail, so that there will be a lot of pictures.

Here, perhaps, everything is clear. I will only clarify that the knife is with a wavy blade (instead of it, it would be better to have a hacksaw for metal, but it didn’t turn up), a needle with a curved tip (if you have one, any large one will do). Scissors - this is very important, since not all scissors can easily cut plastic. For these purposes, I have long served kitchen blades with short blades and NOT filled with plastic. However, others may come up, the main thing is to be comfortable and safe.

We remove the ring from the bottle.

Cut along the marked lines. Pieces 18 -20 bottles, while we leave the rest.

Such are the details.

We make cuts: in the throat part - almost to the thread, into six parts (by eye). We cut the conical part into 8 parts, orienting the first two cuts to the casting seams, this will help to first get two halves, we divide each in half again (I think it’s not difficult even by eye, and pharmaceutical accuracy is not required), then each in half received quarter.

We round off all the corners, pierce paired holes.

Corks are needed for a tight fit of the neck elements. Otherwise, it will look like broken. Instead of corks, you can wrap the wire with isolon or padding polyester, and on top with a strong white thread. If you use corks, then you need to expand the holes in them a little so that the wire folded in half passes. I did it with scissors, I understand, not the most The best way. But I wanted it faster ... You need to prepare 18 - 20 pieces of corks (depending on how long you want the neck)

In order not to be very tired of the previous operations, we can take care of the head. We cut off the cork of a half-liter bottle in any way convenient for you. However, if in the end you choose a beak NOT from a clothespin, then you do not need to cut it off. How to make the first version of the beak (from the cap from the marker), I will show in the near future in a separate MK, otherwise there are so many photos here. It can be found on my blog.

We cut until the transition of the cylindrical part into a cone. The first cut is along the casting seam, then along the previous ones. The pitch is approximately 5 mm.

Here is a clothespin that looked like a beak. The idea was thrown by my husband, who endures all the hardships of everyday life when I plunge into another creative madness ...

We slightly straighten the shape of the future beak ... Just a little bit!

Now lies better.

We pierce a pair of holes at the top and bottom of the future beak. If you prefer glue to threads, then you can not make holes, this is not important here, but I have doubts: will the glue hold firmly on a very smooth surface of the bottle. However, the choice is yours...

On a clothespin, we outline and pierce holes on the head.

We outline the position of the eye. We glue a small piece of 2-sided adhesive tape to the leg of the button, and by the "poke" method we select the correct, in our opinion, position. We mark this position with a marker and cut a hole in the shape of the button leg. The leg should go completely inside the head, and the button itself should remain at the top. We do everything symmetrically for the second eye. We thread a thin wire into one button.

We drag the wire through the head, put on the second button, hide the ends of the wire inside the head and draw the eyes tightly to the head. You will need round-nose pliers or something similar, a little dexterity and patience. Then we twist the ends of the wire so that the eyes do not "dangle". I foresee the question: isn't it easier to stick? Here, in contrast to the beak, the situation is slightly different. A counter question: how will we fasten the head so that it does not slip off the neck if someone pulls on it? That's right, behind the eyes, more precisely, for the wire with which they are connected. If I've made a fool of myself. criticize me, do not be shy.

Here is such a funny face so far.

Well, we got to the neck. We bend the wire in half, we wind it into the head in front, so that the thin wire gets between the ends of the thick wire. In fact, we put the head "on the hook", that is, on the neck. While everything is loose, but removing the head from the neck is not so easy. Unless, to break the buttons ...

Sew on the beak. Of course, this operation can be left at the very end of the work, all others do not depend on it. But I couldn't wait to see what the new beak looked like. We sew each pair of holes 2-3 times. The clothespin ring was removed, the beak was fastened with 2-sided tape. We make the first and last stitch so that the ends of the threads are inside the head.

We tie the ends of the threads with 2-3 knots, pulling the beak well to the head. We cut the threads not very short, we hide them inside the beak. Now the beak is practically not torn off, even if you try very hard. Yes, it can be easier with glue, but I like it to be as strong and reliable as possible. Yes, and I have allergies, smoothly turning into asthma, and all durable types of glue, in my opinion, smell very strongly. Here I am sewing...

We fill the voids in the beak with foam. Trace around with a marker and cut out the desired piece.

Insert tightly.

More voids at the top and bottom of the beak. Let's fill them with isolon. You can make nostrils, but did not want to mess around

Inserting...

To decorate the beak, you need to paste over it with 2-sided tape. I just tried to wrap it - it turned out rough. We'll have to cut out the parts from the tape. Punch paper around the side of the beak ...

We outline the contours, make an allowance for the middle part of the beak, bend the paper, cut out ...

Repeat with the top. Next, you need to cut out the details from the adhesive tape. And he sticks to the scissors ... We use a simple trick: (such a mini MK is inside a large one). We keep the protective yellow film every time we use tape, put it somewhere. And now we take a piece of this film, put it on the sticky side of the adhesive tape, on top - a detail, circle it, cut it out. Scissors practically do not stick, even if we cut out the smallest details, their contours are quite clear. Then - as usual: remove the film and glue the part.

The details are ready.

Glue in place while leaving the protective film.

We remove the film when we decorate the beak. Of course, I hurried, I did it right away. But then I had to twist the poor swan in different ways, sewing on feathers, I thought that all my decor would crumble. But no, everything was kept, it seems that the coating is quite resistant. By the way, the first swan stands on the city bridge, in the rain and wind, and his crown is made according to the same principle. The third month has gone, while it shines like new ... But, more to the point.

If what will be shown next does not inspire confidence in you, then here is an alternative: wrap the beak with suitable yarn, you can also varnish or PVA for reliability, but I will risk trying the following:

We pour sequins on paper and thoroughly roll the beak in them from all sides. We press with our fingers, fill in the gaps, if any. Shake off the excess on paper. It is convenient to pour the remaining sequins back if the sheet of paper has been previously folded. We check the strength of the coating with our fingers. Should not spill. (And it won't if the tape is normal).

Now let's take a closer look at the neck. We put a strip of synthetic winterizer in the head, filling it almost to the cuts, then from the free end of the wire we begin to string plugs (or wrap the wire with something, see point 9)

Having put on several plugs, we put on top of them the details of the neck, which were cut out at the very beginning. First, after the corks, it is better to put on just a cut-off neck of a 1-liter bottle, and the second and subsequent - our prepared 6-petal parts. So it will be more convenient for subsequent manipulations.

The photo shows what approximate position these first two details will take. They are needed now to give the head shape. We put a bill elastic band on our heads, prepare a fishing line, about half a meter or a little more, so that it is convenient to tie.

We move the details of the neck a little inside the head, and gently move the elastic to the "hair" so that it covers the concave part of our 6-petal element. In this place it will be necessary to tightly, wrapping several times, tie a fishing line.

This is how it should turn out: the fishing line should be tightened where the thread passes into a cone on the neck of the former bottle. The fishing line is rather slippery, it can easily be untied, so we will make 2 - 3 knots. It is desirable to place the node on top, so to speak, closer to the "back of the head", and not under the "chin". And we don’t cut off the ends of the fishing line yet, then we will sew a crown for them. Add more elements of the neck. Something is already emerging...

We put on as many elements as we consider necessary, I have twenty of them + a neck - the first element (inside each there is a cork!). Now, looking at the finished swan, I would remove a couple of elements, but it’s already impossible to disassemble, so, let’s forgive in advance, especially since for a smooth transition from the neck to the body, three more elements must be added ...

This is how we cut three bottles.

Incisions as in the elements of the neck.

Finished items. Only in the largest it is necessary to slightly shorten the five petals. Unfortunately, the outlined lines are very poorly visible in the photo: I could not choose optimal conditions shooting, and the background changed, and the backlight, the quality is still unimportant. Plastic "glares", either too light or vice versa. In general, it is appropriate, perhaps, to recall the bad dancer (sorry). So, we are adjusting the petals, maybe the next photo will clarify.

This is how it should turn out.

Now the neck is ready. Long, however. But the swan - then we have a fabulous, fantasy, so to speak. So slightly exaggerated elements are acceptable ...

So we got to the "body". We make two holes in a five-liter bottle, the photo shows exactly where. If you make one hole and pass a wire through it (both ends), then the neck will twist and fall. And everything will be stable and strong for us. This is another reason why we bend the wire in half. The first one is fixing the head without glue (forgive me for reminding).

Important work moment. This is our neck from the end. You can clearly see how the wire is bent. It's in order to " cervical vertebrae under their own weight, they did not move down to the hull, but relied on this "fork" made of wire. The distance between the wire "fork teeth" corresponds to the distance between the holes in the housing.

We pass the wire into these holes, then into the same holes in the five-liter cork. Here's another one important point: it is necessary to pierce holes on a screwed cork. And besides, in the "design position", that is, clearly imagining how the wire will pass, where is the top and where is the bottom. Well, it will not be possible to insert exactly the ends of the wire into the holes of the cork big problem. After all, we have already cut a "window" in the back of our goose (poor, long-suffering). In the photo, however, it is almost invisible, except that you can guess from the blurry contours of the neck. The size of the "window" should allow our hand to pass freely in order to direct the ends of the wire clearly into the holes of the cork, and our counterweight should also crawl into it. The bottle is light, and the neck is heavy and high, if you do not load the "tummy", then our goose will "nod".

Regarding the counterweight, I want to say that it is probably better to take a couple of dozen small stones than one large one, like mine. The weight distribution will be more even. And given that the neck can also be lighter than that of my goose, if we use isolon instead of corks, our swan can, in principle, SWIM! This is not a joke, look, all the holes are high enough. There is nowhere for water to get in, there is also nothing to get wet - so it is quite realistic that it will float, especially if you lay your neck on your back (real swans do this). I don’t know about you, but in the summer I’m going to check it out at the dacha. Although it is possible at home in the bathroom ... But it is necessary to ensure and calculate future buoyancy right now, until we have sealed our "window" on the back with tape and pulled pantyhose over the goose. (Oh, horror! Unfortunate bird). Before we do this, let's place a counterweight inside. We bend the ends of the wire in the form of a tail and also isolate them with simple tape.

We put on a stocking ... If you have prepared thin tights or stockings, you can put on two at once. For strength. Yes. This is my favorite word. I do not want those who will get my swan to call me and say that something has fallen off. I came across such a thick stocking, besides, such a dense and large size. I dressed the former goose in a strong nylon net, earlier vegetables in stores were packed in such. Now I don’t see such ones, but in general - they came up very well, only I had to “pull” a little. By the way, our stocking should sit tight, if anything, we need to take it in. And then all the feathers will hang.

We pull on the neck, after placing something to slightly round the sunken "chest". I have an isolon there, it does not get wet and is light. This photo shows the thread I'm using better.

We fix the other end of the stocking on the tail: we bend it and tie it up.

I apologize for the quality of the photo. These are tail feathers. The main thing, it seems clear that they are bent in half and have 4 holes. Do not cut them a lot, it is better to add in place. Any part of the bottle can be used. I have a cone. The size is also up to you. We will sew all the feathers according to the principle: from behind - forward.

We cover all the ends of our tail. I do not stop at cutting each row of feathers. And we will sew them mainly in rows, with rare exceptions. This will significantly speed up our work. Feathers can be given any shape, it was important for me that they were not sharp and prickly. And so the hands are always in cuts and abrasions ... It is clearly seen that the stitches are very sweeping, but more often it does not make sense to make them.

Each next row overlaps part of the previous one. How much - you decide, the main thing is to hide the stitches. And it is best to perform them like this: we introduce a needle (I have it with a curved tip, very convenient), parallel to the edge of a row of feathers. Before us are a couple of holes. We insert the needle from the inside into the second, farthest from the tip of the needle, hole, we come out, now we insert the needle into the first hole (as if stepping back) and immediately along the inside (under the edge of the feathers) we make a large stitch, capturing once - another fabric of tights. And we are already at the next pair of holes (we start again from the farthest from the needle). I'm not a connoisseur of stitch names, but perhaps it's a "needle forward" stitch, or, conversely, a "needle back" stitch? If not, correct me (if you have the patience to finish reading my "chewing gum"). But God knows, I’m not trying for myself ... The tail is a flat part, so you can successfully sew feathers on both sides at once, piercing stretched fabric through
.

The feathers here are quite large and therefore things move quickly. The tail is almost ready, moreover, from two sides at once. Not scary? Well, I promised: anyone can do it! Below in the photo is the final detail of the tail. One of these will be required. Its lower part will go around the cork and hide the peeking out remnants of nylon.

Closer...

This is how we sew.

Now the tail is ready. At least in the back. Move on.

We cut out such feathers from the conical part of the bottle: one row - to girth the base of the tail and a few more single feathers to cover individual peeking pieces of fabric (if any)

Now everything is fine up front.

With such feathers we will sheathe the narrowest place of the body of our goose. They will need about 20 pieces. Yours may be a little different.

That's it, "scales", with a little overhangs to cover all the seams that were still visible. Here it is more convenient for the feathers to lie with the concave side up. From below, you can sew a small solid piece, as in the previous photo. It won't be very visible if something goes wrong...

Preparing feathers for the body. From the side of the bottle we throw out the part on which there is glue residue. Fortunately, on such bottles it is applied with a not very wide strip. In principle, I don’t know how this glue is removed, and I don’t consider it necessary. But if this strip is not removed, dirt will stick to it, and our swan will be dirty in places.

From one side of the bottle, two rows of feathers are obtained.

This is how we will place them. And we begin to sew, of course from the tail, where we finished a row of single feathers.

Like this, line by line. Just like fish scales. Somewhere uneven. In some places, even the seams peek out ... It's okay, because the wings will still be sewn on. And all the little things will hide. And on the way - chest plumage. At the first swan, I didn’t sheathe the stomach at all, because I knew that they would tightly put it on the “belly”, having welded a wire to the metal base, which was also passed across the body. (Anti-vandal reception). And here are the feathers all around. It is clear that the extreme feathers in the row overlap where two sections of the same row join. Therefore, some holes in the rows will have to be made in place. However, to explain longer, it will become clear in the course of work. (I still believe that someone will want to repeat my madness).

Immediately cover the transition from the cylindrical part to the bottom of the bottle. Of course, sewing on so many feathers, cutting a bunch of bottles, you can decide for yourself how best to make such transitions. But the principle is the same: the steeper the "relief", the more single feathers.

Even shorter. And finally, the entire body is lined with feathers. It was not very convenient to sew in the neck area, hanging neck feathers interfered. But that's the cost of production...

Before you make a swan from plastic bottles, you should prepare all the material necessary for manufacturing:

We prepare the necessary materials

  • white plastic bottles with a volume of one liter - at least 25 pieces;
  • white plastic bottle with a volume of five hundred milliliters - 1 piece;
  • transparent plastic bottle with a volume of five liters - 1 piece;
  • strong and as thick as possible, but easily bent wire - three meters;
  • dense elastic tights - 1 piece;
  • several pieces of synthetic winterizer and a small piece of isolon or bottle caps;
  • a few foam pieces;
  • thin and strong wire;
  • a small skein of fishing line;
  • small stones;
  • a small square of red cloth for the beak;
  • regular and double-sided tape;
  • buttons for making eyes and a plastic clothespin for making a beak;
  • the most durable and thick synthetic thread of white color.

In addition, a set of the following tools will be involved in the manufacturing process:

  • a knife with a wavy blade or a hacksaw;
  • the largest needle for sewing;
  • any large and sharp scissors for cutting plastic;
  • standard pliers;
  • marker for marking;
  • sharp awl with a comfortable handle.
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Step by step instructions for making a swan

Despite the fact that a do-it-yourself swan made of plastic bottles is quite easy to do, nevertheless, you must carefully follow the entire sequence of actions. Manufacturing process plastic construction takes place in several stages.

Manufacturing of blanks

All elements that are required for manufacturing must be prepared very carefully and carefully.

Preparation of liter bottles

The stage consists in carefully removing caps and rings from the bottle necks, as well as removing all stickers and labels.

Open liter bottles

Cut the bottle along the marked lines

To perform a smooth cut, it is necessary to apply a preliminary markup.

The bottom marking line should be one centimeter away from the topmost corrugated part and run parallel to it along the circumference of the entire bottle. The top line should recede two centimeters down from the bottle neck and run parallel to it along the circumference of the entire bottle.

Both parallel marks are connected by a third straight line. Then the most accurate cut of the plastic is performed in accordance with the markings made. The result should be three parts.

Preparing parts for the neck

To make the neck, it is necessary to cut the neck part of the blanks to the thread into six identical fragments. The cutting of the conical part is performed into eight fragments.

All the corners formed as a result of the cut must be rounded off, and three paired holes must be made at the base of the resulting “petals”.

Preparing parts for the head

From a half-liter bottle, cut off the neck with the cork. Next, parallel cuts are made on the cylindrical part of the bottle until it passes into the cone-shaped part. The guideline for the first cut is the injection seam, and all subsequent cuts come in increments of five millimeters.

We straighten the ends of the clothespins for the swan's beak

In order for the clothespin-beak to lie as tightly and evenly as possible, it is necessary to slightly melt its ends and pierce a pair of holes with an awl.

Through the holes of the clothespin attached to the bottle neck, it is required to make similar holes in the plastic. In addition, it is necessary to make holes for the buttons-eyes, choosing the most optimal place.

Preparing parts for the body

For the manufacture of the body of a swan, a five-liter bottle is ideal, in the bottom and lid of which a pair of holes should be made to secure the frame of the wire neck. A small "window" is cut out in the sidewall of the bottle, which will allow the hand to pass freely into the bottle.

Assembling a swan from blanks

Finished elements must be assembled in a certain sequence.

head making

We fix the eyes and insert the beak. The resulting voids are filled with foam

To fasten the eyes, buttons and a piece of thin wire are used, which are twisted inside the bottle with pliers. By means of synthetic threads, a clothespin-beak is sewn on, from which the metal ring is removed.

To fasten the two halves of the clothespin, you need to use adhesive tape. Free space in the beak it is filled with a piece of foam and isolon, on top of which a double-sided tape and a piece of red cloth are glued.

Neck making

We string the prepared six-petal details on the neck

A strong and thick wire bent in half should be passed through the wire fastening in the head of the swan. A synthetic winterizer is laid inside the head, and corks are strung on the wire, which alternate with six petal parts.

The fringe, made on the head, should be tightened with fishing line at the neck.

Making a torso

Initially, the neck wire is passed through the bottom of a five-liter bottle, and then exits from the holes in the cap. The wire is guided by hand through the cut "window".

To stabilize the position of the finished swan, fill the bottle with small stones, which will give weight to the body. The ends of the wire are fixed at the outlet of the cover in the form of a tail. Elastic tights are stretched over the frame of the entire body in a double layer.

Fletching performance

Sew on feathers

Cut out "petals" of feathers must be fixed on the body, starting from the tail section. Each subsequent row of feathers should slightly overlap the previous one, which allows you to hide the attachment points.

Strong synthetic threads are used for fastening. The plumage of the ends is carried out by attaching single plastic "petals".

For making a swan from plastic bottles with your own hands, see the video:

The swan has always been a symbol of beauty, grace and grace. Making a swan out of plastic bottles with your own hands is easy. Although you need to show perseverance, patience and spend a little time, then beautiful swan from simple used plastic bottles will be a great decoration for a garden or cottage.

This article will present a crafts master class, describe two techniques for making a swan with detailed instructions supported by photos and videos.

Here are some photos of what a swan should look like:

The stage of creating a composition

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First technique

For crafts, you will need materials such as:

  • Five-liter large plastic bottles;
  • 0.6 millimeters of iron wire;
  • Metal mesh to make bird wings;
  • putty;
  • Putty roller;
  • White bandage;
  • Tassel.

It is necessary to cut the bottle in half, and bend the wire and give it the appearance of the number two, make a hole in the bottle cap and insert the wire. Strengthen the structure with special glue for ceramics, and in order to make the product stronger inside, fill it with stones or broken bricks. Fill the hole with wet sand.

How it works? Under the pressure of the sand, the bottle should become more rounded and take the shape of the body of a bird.

The workplace for working on crafts should be covered with cellophane. At the next stage of work, it is necessary to make a putty solution. To make it easier to sculpt the swan, you need to make the solution thicker. In order to make the bottom of the product, the first layer of putty must be spread directly on the cellophane.

Put the bottle on top of the solution and gently smooth the layers with a spatula.

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The next step is to blind the bird's neck. To do this, you need to start coating the wire with putty. Start from the bottom and do it with wet hands.

Similarly, coat the entire bottle with a spatula, a thick layer of two centimeters.

To make the wings of a bird, you need to bend the mesh into the shape of a wing, attach the bottle to the side and press down, fix it with putty. Wait for the solution to set.

When the putty has set, smear the bird's wing with the solution with your hands.

While the wings are drying, you need to coat the bird's neck.

During the working process, wrap with a wet white bandage.

It is required to form the tail of a bird. To do this, bend part of the grid at an angle of 40 degrees and hold it with a solution. Then hold the head and leave the product to dry for 30 minutes.

From the bottom of the tail, make a roundness at the bottom of the tail.

Do upper part tail in several stages.

View of the tail from above.

Side view of the tail.

When the blank for the swan is ready to dry, you need to plaster it, paint it with white paint and varnish it.

A beautiful swan is ready!

Second way

For crafts you will need the following materials:

  • White liter bottles exactly 25 pieces of plastic and one bottle of 500 milliliters;
  • Five-liter transparent bottle;
  • One easy-to-bend plastic bottle, volume five liters;
  • Three meters of thick wire;
  • Women's elastic tights;
  • Sintepon and bottle caps;
  • Fishing line and wire;
  • small pebbles;
  • Red fabric for the beak;
  • Scotch;
  • Buttons for the eyes.

First you need to prepare the bottles. Remove the neck, corks, rings, peel off the labels. Next, you need to cut the bottles, but before cutting, draw clear lines along which to cut.

Cut a half-liter bottle, remove the neck and cork. Make cuts to the cone of the bottle. Make the first cut along the casting seam. Next, make a beak, melt the ends of the clothespins and pin two holes with an awl. With adhesive tape, collect together the two halves of the clothespin. Make the body of a swan from a 5 liter bottle.