Some tips on how to make a peacock out of plastic bottles

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Plastic bottles - this is, perhaps, what can be found in the house of every person. We are constantly buying various drinks in plastic bottles. And having emptied them, we throw them away, without even thinking that this is an excellent material for creating various crafts. Homemade plastic bottles can be very different. For example, you can do something yourself or peep an idea from a neighbor. In any case, this way of decorating a personal plot is very original and your loved ones will surely like it.

How to make a peacock out of plastic bottles?

Still not sure how to brighten up your yard? Try to make some animal or bird from improvised materials. Our article will help you learn how to make a peacock out of plastic bottles.

To make crafts, you need to prepare the following materials: metal mesh, wire (thicker), foam, glue, canister and a number of plastic bottles (the number of which depends on the sizecrafts). Of the tools you will need wire cutters and pliers.

• We prepare the base in the form of a circle or a rectangle, in the center of which we drill two holes.

• We clean and bend the middle of the wire (keep in mind that you will have to fix the body of a peacock on the fold, which will act as a canister).

• We thread each end of the wire into the hole, fix it under the base.
• Divide the side of the canister into three parts. Cut off two-thirds of it.
• The upper part forms a rectangle, which we shift and fix with wire or self-tapping screws.
• We attach the body to the legs, give the bird the necessary pose.
• Plumage cut out of two-liter plastic bottles. Feathers need to be cut both long and short.
• Cut out rectangles from white bottles (2 pieces) and fold them so that we get bags. We fix them with adhesive tape and fasten them to the upper part of the legs (they will serve as the "legs" of the bird).
• We attach feathers to the stomach, chest, sides. This procedure is carried out through the inside of the body using the hole obtained as a result of the manufacture of the carcass.
• A mesh is attached to the bird's body. We bend it slightly from the sides (later the wings will be located here).
• Cut out the feathers for the wings (7 pieces) and attach them to the net. At the same time, we move to the side andwe cut the "feathers", forming the first, and then the second wing.
• Cut out smaller feathers and arrange in a semicircle.
• For the neck, we need 2 two-liter bottles, the middle parts of which are cut vertically and folded into a bag. We fasten them with adhesive tape, connect and attach to the body.
• The head is made of foam plastic, the eyes are made of buttons or beads.
• Make a tuft (it can be thin strips cut from bottles).
• On the top of the head we make a longitudinal incision, pour glue there and insert the crest.
• Feathers attached to the head with glue.
• Coloring the peacock the way you like (or as fantasy allows).

• Let's move on to making the tail (better to use green bottles). Cut out the feathers, make a fringe along the edges.

• Feathers are attached to the grid in the form of a semicircle.

The bird is ready. Now you know exactly how to make a peacock out of plastic bottles. We hope that your loved ones will appreciate the masterpiece made by your hands.

How to make a flower bed out of plastic bottles?

Any flower garden can be decorated with improvised materials.

Just need to dig them upside down. We paint each bottle with different colors, getting flowers.

And knowing how to make a peacock from plastic bottles, you can decorate youra flower bed also with the help of this chic bird, seating it between tall flowers.