Do-it-yourself plastic bottle elephant step by step. Products from plastic bottles (pigs, frogs). Video tutorials for making crafts

31.03.2020

In Arkhangelsk, an action was completed, the purpose of which was to get into the Guinness Book of Records.

On the Red Pier of the capital of Pomorye, activists erected a huge elephant from plastic bottles.

The figure is eight meters high and 12.5 meters long. The polar elephant weighs two and a half tons and consists of 44,500 bottles.

The construction of the unusual sculpture began in September 2016. According to public activists, the action had several goals - they wanted to draw attention to the problem of recycling raw materials, to show that the townspeople are not yet ready for separate waste collection, and also to enter the city into the Guinness Book of Records.

To collect material, activists set up special red barrels in the city, where they asked to put only plastic bottles. However, in the first days of collection, up to 90 percent of household waste turned out to be in them. The organizers did not give up and continued the action.

During the experiment, when the information campaign started, the bottles became 50 to 50. But to have only plastic - this has never happened before.

According to activists, the volume of bottles needed to build an elephant is sent to the Arkhangelsk garbage plant for recycling every day. And five more such “elephants” are taken to the city dump every day. Despite this, the "garbage campaign" stretched until the new year. In the middle of December Russian newspaper"Wrote that the sculpture would still be removed, since at that time only the head and two legs could be built.

The deadlines for completion of construction were constantly postponed, and a joke got around in the city that the elephant would become another unfinished building. The organizers, in turn, assured that the giant animal would be completed, and its construction was hindered by northern weather and a lack of hands.

With the help of a few improvised materials, you can easily decorate the yard of a private house and the territory adjacent to it with your own hands. So, now the production of decorative figurines from household waste is gaining popularity - plastic bottles, tires and many other items that have served their purpose. For example, there are several ways to make an elephant.

bottle elephant

For the manufacture of such a figurine (Fig. 1, 2, 3), it is necessary to prepare the following materials:

2 eggplants with a volume of 5 liters;
a piece of a bicycle chamber;
4 plastic bottles of 0.5 liters;
dye;
plastic eyes;
sand;
copper wire;
15 cm packing tape.

The whole process of making figurines is easy to do with your own hands, you can involve children in the work. Small bottles should be filled with sand - this will give them stability. It is enough to pour 1/3 of the volume and twist tightly (Fig. 4).

From five-liter plastic bottles, ears and a torso will be made. So, two side parts should be cut off from the first - they will become the ears of the future garden sculpture(Fig. 5). You can sew pink inserts for the ears from pink fabric - this way the elephant will be more realistic.

Remove all labels from the second eggplant and remove any remaining glue - this will allow the paint to be applied evenly. No handle or lid needed. On one side, four identical holes must be made for half-liter plastic bottles (Fig. 6).

On the reverse side of the eggplant, holes should be made for the ears and the workpieces should be fixed in them (Fig. 7).

At the bottom of a large bottle (body), you need to make a small slot and insert the packaging tape there. The edge of the tape should be cut a little - so it will look more like a ponytail (Fig. 8).

Insert a piece of a bicycle tube into the neck of the eggplant - ¼ part will be enough. If the neck is wider than the chamber, you can seal it with ordinary rubber bands (Fig. 9). Instead of a camera, you can use the remains of an old watering can - its spout just repeats the shape of the trunk.

At this stage, you can begin to fix plastic bottles with the body of an elephant. Holes can also be sealed with rubber bands or rags. Thus, the legs of the animal will be obtained (Fig. 10). If desired, you can sew all the details together with your own hands, using copper wire for this - this way the design will be more durable.

Now you need to paint the resulting figure and wait until it dries completely (Fig. 11).

The eyes of an elephant can be borrowed from any old plush toy or bought at a needlework store, and the eyelashes and mouth can be finished with contrasting paints. Plastic bottle figurine is ready!

Elephant from old tires

Old tires provide a lot of space for creativity - they can become the basis for many bizarre figures. So, with your own hands you can make a cute elephant out of a tire.

To create such a figurine you need:

2 tires;
screws;
shoe and regular knives;
dye;
rubber from a car chamber.

Cutting tires is very easy, you can do it yourself. Using a shoe knife, it is necessary to cut out the tusks of an elephant from the lower tire, as shown in the figure (Fig. 12). Instructions for ripping a tire open: with a knife, it is necessary to carry out the same cut several times, carefully pressing on the bead so that it expands. After that, you can insert a regular knife into the cut and continue cutting the tire in the desired direction.

The first tire is dug into the ground to the maximum possible depth - it must be stable. Two thin strips up to 25 cm long are cut in the front part - these will be tusks.

You can give the structure greater strength if you attach the tread part of the tire to the top tire, tapering towards the end - it will imitate the tail of an elephant. It can be screwed on with screws.

An elephant's head and trunk are cut out of the second tire. If desired, you can not cut out the trunk, but use the spout of a plastic watering can instead. From pieces of the old camera, you can cut out the eyes and ears of the craft. All parts can be sewn together or fastened with copper wire.

You can also make such a cute elephant (Fig. 13). For its manufacture, one tire is enough - all the cut parts must be sewn together with a thin wire. Using paint, you can draw the animal's eyes.

Elephant made of rubber bands

Small multi-colored elastic bands are now very popular in needlework - they are suitable both for creating bracelets and various figures.

To create such an elephant (Fig. 14), you need to prepare:

a set of rubber bands of the same color;
hook for weaving;
weaving machine.

Work should begin with the manufacture of the trunk - for this you will need up to 30 rubber bands. You can weave such an elephant with your own hands, but this will require patience and a little preparation.

The trunk can be woven on a hook, creating one loop after another from doubled rubber bands. The remaining parts of the body are woven using a special machine - the head is fixed between several hooks and more and more elastic bands are alternately woven into the toy.

Owners of cottages and private courtyards often wonder how to decorate the garden with their own hands?

On the help will come an ordinary plastic bottle, which is often thrown away after drinking a drink, but it can be effectively used as a decor!

> How to decorate the garden with your own hands. materials

2 5 liter empty bottles

4 small bottles, sand

Piece of unwanted camera

A small piece of packing tape

How to make an elephant out of plastic bottles

1. Fill four plastic bottles with sand. It is enough to pour it into one third, twist them with lids.

2. Cut out big ears from the first plastic bottle. She won't need it anymore.

3. We take a flat and clean plastic bottle. We remove all paper labels from its surface. A lid and a handle are also not needed. We make four holes for small bottles.

4. We make cuts for the ears and insert the previously cut blanks into them.

5. Insert 15 cm of packing tape into a small slot at the bottom of the bottle and cut it, making a tail.

6. Insert 1/4 of the chamber into the neck of the bottle. If it is poorly fixed in the neck, you can insert another one inside this piece.

7. We insert half-liter bottles into four holes to make elephant paws.

8. Now the product needs to be painted with paint and wait for it to dry.

9. The elephant's eyes, mouth and eyelashes can simply be painted with contrasting paint, or you can take plastic eyes from an unnecessary toy.

Attach them to the bottle with double-sided tape. Draw eyelashes with black paint.

For the manufacture of such a figurine (Fig. 1, 2, 3), it is necessary to prepare the following materials:

2 eggplants with a volume of 5 liters;
a piece of a bicycle chamber;
4 plastic bottles of 0.5 liters;
dye;
plastic eyes;
sand;
copper wire;
15 cm packing tape.

From five-liter plastic bottles, ears and a torso will be made. So, two side parts should be cut off from the first - they will become the ears of the future garden sculpture (Fig. 5). You can sew pink inserts for the ears from pink fabric - this way the elephant will be more realistic.

On the reverse side of the eggplant, holes should be made for the ears and the workpieces should be fixed in them (Fig. 7).

At the bottom of a large bottle (body), you need to make a small slot and insert the packaging tape there. The edge of the tape should be cut a little - so it will look more like a ponytail (Fig. 8).

Now you need to paint the resulting figure and wait until it dries completely (Fig. 11).

The eyes of an elephant can be borrowed from any old plush toy or bought at a needlework store, and the eyelashes and mouth can be finished with contrasting paints. Plastic bottle figurine is ready!

Old tires provide a lot of space for creativity - they can become the basis for many bizarre figures. So, with your own hands you can make a cute elephant out of a tire.

To create such a figurine you need:

2 tires;
screws;
shoe and regular knives;
dye;
rubber from a car chamber.

The first tire is dug into the ground to the maximum possible depth - it must be stable. Two thin strips up to 25 cm long are cut in the front part - these will be tusks.

You can also make such a cute elephant (Fig. 13). For its manufacture, one tire is enough - all the cut parts must be sewn together with a thin wire. Using paint, you can draw the animal's eyes.

Small multi-colored elastic bands are now very popular in needlework - they are suitable both for creating bracelets and various figures.

To create such an elephant (Fig. 14), you need to prepare:

a set of rubber bands of the same color;
hook for weaving;
weaving machine.

ELEPHANT FROM A WATERING WATER.

The horn of the watering can is a real trunk. Cut off the handle on one side, you get a tail, instead of ears, take two tires from a bicycle. Put a hat on your head. For a hat, use a deep enameled plate. Ears and plate are fastened with self-tapping screws. Draw eyes, mouth, blush on the cheeks. Color the hat. Put the elephant on a stand that can be painted blue. The elephant is ready.

GIRAFFE

To make a giraffe, you will need: one large wheel and about four small ones that are inside without wire (to make it easier to cut), 4 m of rebar, bottle caps for eyes, orange and brown paint. We dig a large wheel into the ground, make an incision with a knife and thread the armature into the wheel - this will be the neck of a giraffe. Then we cut the small tires into rectangles - about 5 parts. Next, we fix these parts on the fittings with a screwdriver. We cut one wheel into two parts - this will be the head. We attach eyes, ears and horns, you can make a mouth out of the remains of tires. We color the giraffe with orange paint and draw brown spots. The giraffe is ready. Due to the armature, the giraffe's neck tilts and rises, so it looks like it is alive. The kids love to sit on it.

ZEBRA.

A zebra is made from a tire, a stick (neck, head) and caps (eyes, nose). Painted with white paint, and stripes are made in black.

lion-bench

Dig two wheels into the ground. Attach two seat boards to them. On plywood, draw the head of a lion cub, and then cut it out, process the edges. Attach to the wheel with screws. Colorize. Make a tail from a hose, attaching a washcloth thread to the tip, make paws from the remains of tires. Believe me, children will be delighted with such animals! Create, create beauty with your own hands, using unnecessary materials that litter our nature.

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