Plastic bottles transformed! A collection of simple yet amazing craft ideas
“It’s made from a plastic bottle, and it can do that?!” There’s a wonderful world of crafts that’s sure to amaze everyone.
In fact, used plastic bottles are a treasure trove.
For example, you can make a curious drink dispenser where loosening the cap lets a beverage flow out through a straw, an ocean bottle that makes the most of the clear material, or a stained-glass lamp that glows dreamily at night—simple yet impressive projects galore! Try making some exciting crafts with plastic bottles you have at home!
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PET bottles transformed! A collection of simple yet amazing craft ideas (31–40)
ornament
Here’s how to make ornaments by cutting plastic bottles.
Cut and flatten a carbonated drink bottle, then trim the jagged edges to make them straight.
Make two identical pieces and fit them together to form a box.
Wrap it cutely with ribbon purchased from a 100-yen shop, and you’re done! You can also switch up the ribbons and get creative to make adorable ornaments.
Be sure to make lots and have fun.
Please be careful when using a utility knife or other cutters to cut the bottle.
sensory bottle
Sensory bottles are beautiful to watch as the colorful decorations move slowly, and they can be very calming.
This project lets you make your own sensory bottle using a plastic bottle and customize the colors to your liking.
Fill the inside with baby oil or liquid laundry starch, then add glitter, beads, and other decorations as you wish.
Finally, seal the cap securely with tape, and it’s done.
Aim for a look where the decorations move beautifully by considering not just the colors, but also the amount of decorations and the balance with the liquid.
Tree
Only 4 materials! Let’s make a cute tree using an LED strip, a plastic bottle, a toilet paper roll, and sparkly decorations.
Make a hole in the bottom of the plastic bottle and put the LED strip and the sparkly decorations inside.
Insert the toilet paper roll so that the LED strip passes through the inside of the roll.
Once you glue the roll in place with a hot glue gun, turn on the lights and you’re done! It’s simple, but you’ll have a warm, glittering tree! It’s also lovely to turn off the room lights and switch on the tree.
hanging basket
Let me show you how to make a hanging basket using a plastic bottle.
Take a square plastic bottle and cut the neck horizontally, then cut vertically where the flowers will be planted.
Apply vinyl tape around the top edge of the container, and attach gap-filling tape to the planting opening to prevent soil from spilling out.
That completes the basket portion.
Next, plant your flowers and add sphagnum moss to keep the soil in place, and you’re done! It’s lovely to make several and display them in a row.
Give it a try!
planter
Here’s how to transform a plastic bottle into a planter.
Draw lines on the bottle with a felt-tip pen and cut along them.
Spray the bottle with colored paint to make it cute.
Once it’s colored, add soil and flowers, and you’re done! What used to be a clear plastic bottle is now an adorable planter.
It might also be cute to draw pictures on the planter container.
This will make your home gardening even more enjoyable.
Plastic bottles transformed! A collection of simple yet amazing craft ideas (41–50)
PET bottle car
This is a craft project where you combine a plastic bottle as the body and caps as wheels, and enjoy a mechanism that runs using rubber.
Cut the plastic bottle in half, and insert wheels—made by combining two caps and a bamboo skewer—into each half.
Fix a rubber band to the axle attached to the end without the bottle mouth, stretch it, attach it to another cap, and mount it at the mouth end.
Then simply tape the front and back of the body together to complete the car.
The stretched rubber powers the rear wheels.
You can also customize it—focus on decorative flair for a more colorful look, or pursue smoother performance—come up with your own variations.
plastic bottle shower
All you have to do is poke holes in the bottom of a plastic bottle with an awl, and your plastic-bottle shower is complete! It’s the perfect toy for water play season.
If you decorate the bottle with waterproof materials like vinyl tape, you can give it a unique, personalized look.
You can also change how the water comes out by adjusting the number and size of the holes, so you can prepare different patterns and have fun experimenting.
Plastic-bottle showers are safe and suitable even for infants, making them an excellent choice.
It’s a good idea to make plenty as summer approaches.
