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Christmas tree toy "Ball from a plastic bottle" - master class
Dear friends and guests of my page, good day. New Year is just around the corner.
We will decorate the Christmas tree. I think many will agree with me that handmade toys bring joy.
Christmas tree decoration ball from a plastic bottle, in my opinion, it is original and very easy to make.
Basic materials and tools for making a ball
Plastic bottle
Glue gun
Scissors
Aerosol paint
Ribbons
Decorative snowflakes.
Cut off the bottom of a plastic bottle.
Cut rings (5-6 pieces). Then we put the ring on the ring and glue it with a glue gun.
We paint the resulting ball with aerosol paint. I painted it silver.
We glue decorative snowflakes, tie a beautiful ribbon and glue it too.
Our ball is ready.
Dear friends, thank you for your attention!
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Are you going to buy new Christmas balls for your Christmas tree? Wait! Balls from the store won’t go anywhere, but making your own New Year’s decorations will be much more interesting :) In addition, you can involve the kids in this activity. In this case, you will get not only a master class on making DIY Christmas balls, but also a lesson in environmental awareness :) After all, plastic bottles are practically indestructible garbage that accumulates exponentially. And so your bottle will serve you faithfully more than once :)
New Year's crafts from plastic bottles will cost you practically nothing, will be made with love, will not be formulaic, but one of a kind. In addition, they are absolutely safe, which is important if there is a small child in the house. It’s very easy to make beautiful and original Christmas tree balls with your own hands from an unnecessary plastic bottle. Judge for yourself.
DIY Christmas balls from a plastic bottle
To make a simple New Year's craft from plastic bottles we will need:
- – an empty plastic bottle, preferably made of transparent white plastic;
- – acrylic paint (in this case red and white);
- – nail polish with glitter
- - glue
- - scissors
We take the bottle and cut off the neck and bottom from it.
Then we cut the middle part into rings 0.8-1 cm wide. It is advisable not to crumple the rings so that the ball turns out perfectly round, without “scars”.
Glue the resulting rings together. For plastic, it is better to use transparent glue such as Moment-Crystal, or special glue for needlework. We take one ring and apply a small amount of glue in two places - top and bottom. Then carefully insert one ring into the other so that they are perpendicular to each other.
We hold the product with our hands a little so that the shape does not change, and let the ball blank dry. Then you need to glue two more rings in the same way to make a ball.
When the glue dries, we begin to paint our New Year's ball with paint.
The next stage will be decorating our future New Year's ball. To do this, apply a random design with white paint, and then, to add a New Year’s mood, cover the entire product with glitter nail polish.
So that the ball can be hung on the Christmas tree, carefully use a needle to thread the thread in the place where the rings were glued together, right under one of the rings - the top one.
You can also use tape for this, but you will need to thread it in advance, even at the moment of gluing the rings. But it will look more original.
That's all, the New Year's ball from a plastic bottle is ready. All that's left is to hang it on the Christmas tree :)
“New Year’s crafts from plastic bottles: DIY Christmas balls” especially for the Eco-life website
Svetlana Nedilko
Very beautiful balls, you can make them from DIY plastic bottles. With these balls you can decorate an outdoor gazebo, and even rain is not a problem for such balls, they will always be bright and beautiful.
For work we need:
1. Bottoms bottles(12 pcs.).
3. Scissors.
5. Foil or tinsel for decoration.
For one ball, we need to select plastic bottles 12 pieces of one color and volume. Cutting out the bottom bottles that resemble flowers.
We take one bottom for the center, and we will attach the other five to it with fishing line, having first made two holes with an awl. In the first stages of my work, I decided to use a stapler. Happened.
We make the second half of the ball in the same way as the first.
Then we fasten them together with a stapler. And at the end
It is best and most convenient to fasten the petals together with fishing line. To do this, we make two holes in the petals with an awl.
Before decorating our ball, we make a loop of fishing line or braid for it so that it can be hung.
You can put foil in the middle of the ball.
In my work, I used small balls of tinsel for decoration.
So it’s ready, the ball is both light and beautiful.
I hope mine master- the class will be not only interesting for you, but also useful.
I wish you all creative success. Thank you for your attention!
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In this article we will tell you how to make DIY Christmas tree decorations for a street Christmas tree using available items. It is quite possible to turn everything ordinary into something beautiful and magical. 
Decorations for the New Year's beauty are made from all sorts of things: foam plastic, cardboard, pine cones, pieces of wood and even bottles with light bulbs are used. And each craft is unique in its own way. Look at the photo. These balls are handmade from polystyrene foam. 
It is important to know one important detail. The weather is not always good on New Year's Eve; it rains often. Therefore, your crafts should not have anything that washes off or gets wet. When the Christmas tree is in the house, use whatever you want there.
Foam crafts
The material is easy to process and in itself. It will not split, break or hit anyone if it suddenly falls off the branch. You can make Christmas tree decorations from polystyrene foam yourself in any form and in different ways.
Getting ready for work
We will need materials and tools:
- Styrofoam;
- soldering iron;
- paints;
- glitter;
- needle and thread;
- glue;
- sandpaper.
Don't forget that you are making decorations for an outdoor Christmas tree, so the glue and paints must be resistant to water and frost.
We will use a knife to process the foam blank. The knife should have a thin, sharp blade because the processing should not be too rough. The same goes for sandpaper, choose “zero”. Sandpaper will be needed for final processing: we will use it to remove irregularities (burrs, extra bumps). Using paints, we will color our craft, and then lightly cover it with glitter. We will make a hole with a needle and thread it to make a loop.
Choose strong threads, as a strong wind can easily tear off the decoration!
With a soldering iron, if desired, you can apply indentations in the form of patterns. You will need glue if you want to attach, for example, a beautiful ribbon bow to the toy. 
Follow safety precautions when working with a soldering iron! When processing polystyrene foam with this device, toxic smoke will be released that can cause cancer. Keep this in mind and work in a well-ventilated area. It is advisable to use a mask or respirator to protect your respiratory system.
Making beautiful balls
It is best to make your own Christmas tree decorations from foam balls. They are very often found in handicraft stores. This option is proposed because you can’t make a ball out of ordinary foam wrappers. We will need large balls, since we will hang them on a street tree. The bigger the tree, the bigger and brighter the toy!
So, take a clean foam ball and prepare a flat foam stand. We paint it any color with permanent indelible paint. To avoid getting your hands dirty or smudging paint from the ball with your fingers, use two toothpicks and stick them into the ball, as shown in the photo. You can paint with a brush or spray can. We stick the toothpicks with the ball into the stand and wait for it to dry. 
After the ball has dried, you can apply patterns with another paint or glue something beautiful to it. You can apply patterns with the tip of a soldering iron, for example, in the form of snakes. Now let your imagination run wild. Then take a needle and thread in the eye and pierce the part of the ball that you consider to be the top. 
The picture shows exactly how to pierce the toy.
Many people use arcs from paper clips as a hanger, simply sticking them into the ball, and then tying a thread. In our case, this option will not work: a strong wind will easily tear the ball away from the suspension. The simpler the design, the more reliable it is!
We tie both ends of the thread into a knot and hide the knot itself. The finished craft will look like a store-bought plastic Christmas tree ball.
Foam figures
Christmas tree decorations made of polystyrene foam can also be made flat, in the form of various figures. You will need foam boards. First, use a pen or felt-tip pen to make a drawing on the foam. Then we carefully begin to cut. You need to sand rough surfaces with sandpaper, otherwise the craft will not look so beautiful.
For example, we want to make a beautiful snowflake. We draw it on the foam, then we begin to cut out the internal places.
Always start by cutting out the inside areas. This is much more convenient, and the risk of the toy breaking is significantly reduced.
Now let's start cutting out the snowflake itself from the foam sheet. It will look beautiful even without painting. It is better, of course, to paint it silver, gold or metallic blue. The hole must be made from the upper ends so that the snowflake on the tree is turned with its front part towards the viewer. If you pierce it directly on the plane, then the snowflake in a suspended state will turn edge-on towards us.
Don't limit yourself to flat figures. Cut out three-dimensional crafts in the form of bells, birds, Christmas trees, and so on. 
By the way, such Christmas tree decorations can be made from foam balls. For example, a snowman. 
You will need balls of different sizes. One is big, the other is smaller, and the third is even smaller. Carefully glue them together with strong glue. There is no need to paint such a craft, because the snowman should already be white. Using permanent markers, draw his mouth, eyes, nose and buttons. You can sew him a small hat. 
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From plastic bottles
There are a lot of options, both simple and complex. Plastic Christmas tree decorations are perfect for a street New Year's beauty. They also do not get wet, are lightweight and easy to manufacture.
Only large bottles, 1.5 or 2 liters, are suitable. Toys made from small bottles will be difficult to see on a street Christmas tree.
Let's make our own Christmas tree toy from a plastic bottle, which will serve as a bird feeder. We will need supplies:
- 2 liter plastic bottle;
- scissors and awl;
- paints;
- strong nylon thread;
- tinsel, ribbons, etc.
In this option, a large bottle is suitable so that the birds have room to feed in it.
We take the bottle and begin to paint it in any bright color, along with the lid. Spray painting will not take much time. We are waiting for the paint to dry. We decorate the bottle with ribbons, for example, knit a bow and secure it with glue. You can also use stickers. Then we cut out a small round window (8 cm in diameter) in the wall of the bottle so that it is as close to the bottom as possible. The photo shows interesting options for feeder bottles, where the upper parts are made in the form of a roof.
First you need to paint the bottle, wait for it to dry, and only then cut out a window for the bird. The paint should not get into the area where the food will be placed. An animal may accidentally swallow a piece of dry paint and become poisoned.
Now unscrew the plug and punch a small hole in it. Take a thread and make a loop. It is better to make the knot large (tie several times). We insert the end of the loop so that the knot rests on the bottom of the lid. A simple and useful toy feeder is ready. We hang it on the Christmas tree, sprinkle it with food and admire the birds.
Flashlight bottle and delicate bells
A very simple option, familiar to everyone since childhood. Such Christmas decorations made from plastic bottles are also easy to make and process. We will need everything the same as for the feeder. Only now we will cut vertical stripes on the walls.
A sharp, thin knife or scalpel is perfect for this procedure. It is better not to use a razor blade, as it can easily hurt you.
We cut the strips, the gap between them should be approximately 5 mm. The length of each strip is 15-20 cm, depending on the size of the bottle. Now we need to squeeze the bottle so that all the stripes bend in different directions. Let's start painting and decorating. You can put something bright and shiny in the inner cavity of our flashlight.
A plastic bottle and disposable teaspoons will make a wonderful Santa Claus. 
A white bottle will make a unique snowflake. 
Green bottles will become the basis for the Christmas wreath. 
A little patience and a lot of bottles will turn into a big snowman after a while. 
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Step 2
Tie a thick string or string around the neck of one of the plastic bottles. Glue the bottle cap to the surface of the ball. This bottle will be used to hang our balloon from the ceiling, so you should use the most reliable superglue to ensure that it can support the weight of the entire balloon that you are now making for yourself and the company of your cheerful friends. Although, such a thing would be good at a children's party - children will be happy to have fun and dance next to this funny ball
Step 3
After the glue has dried, attach more bottles to the surface of the ball using double-sided tape, but better - superglue (this will make the whole structure look much neater!) You can glue the bottles close to each other or at a distance to create different patterns. Once you fill the ball completely with bottles, your special designer disco ball is ready!
In addition, you can fill the bottles before gluing with some small objects that will create special effects: mirror pieces, colored transparent glass, fluorescent glowing tubes, etc.
You will need several optimal light sources to ensure that the disco ball becomes the star of the show when the beams are directed at it. Your crafts made from plastic bottles will be appreciated by all guests who enjoy the original entertainment and skill of the hosts of a festive fun party. Happy evenings in club disco style! Choose the best musical compositions so that they are harmonious with the new design style!
