Do you think it’s impossible to make a Christmas tree with your own hands from an ordinary plastic bottle? But no! And now we will prove it to you. By the way, such a New Year’s tree looks quite decent and very cute! A plastic Christmas tree can be placed anywhere: at least on the kitchen window, at least on the bedside table near the TV, or at least on the children's shelf next to toys and books. So, let's get to it?!
Materials and tools for crafts
To make a beautiful Christmas tree we will need:
- one regular 2 liter plastic bottle, green;
- landscape sheet of A4 format;
- adhesive tape (scotch tape);
- scissors.
Agree, it’s very nice that there is absolutely no glue! How to make a Christmas tree from a plastic bottle. Even a primary school student can cope with the task, and making a plastic Christmas tree will not be difficult for an adult!
Making a Christmas tree from a PET bottle
1. Cut off the neck of the bottle so that you get a stand for the tree.
2. From a landscape sheet you need to twist a tree trunk into a cone. The diameter of the tube will correspond to the diameter of the bottle neck.Place the handset into the cradle.
3. Now cut nine of these plates. Features of these blanks: 3 pcs. make a rectangular shape measuring 8 cm by 7 cm; next 3 pcs. – 8 cm by 5.5 cm; the last 3 plates are 6 cm by 4 cm. It is not necessary to maintain the size in numbers, but the proportions of the workpieces must be observed: large pieces, medium and small.
4. Each plate should then be cut in this way: not reaching the edge of the rectangular piece (approximately 0.7 cm), we cut strips 3-4 mm wide. These will be coniferous branches for our Christmas tree.
5. To make the branches lush, you need to twist them slightly: take the knife with the blunt side up and stretch it along the strip, pressing the blade firmly against the ribbons. There is no need to twist all the strips at once, this is difficult and ineffective. Take 4-5 ribbons.
6. Now you need to attach the needles to the paper trunk. To do this, we wrap it in plates, starting from the base. Using tape we secure each tier of needles. In the same way we move to the top.
7. The last tier is attached, which means it’s time to put the top of the Christmas tree in order. Twist one small needle blade so that it can be inserted into the upper part of the trunk.
That's all, the green Christmas tree from a plastic bottle is ready! Happy New Year!
