How to make a hedgehog from a plastic bottle?

From the simplest and most familiar things that seem outright rubbish, you can make a lot of original and beautiful crafts. For example, an ordinary plastic bottle can serve as the basis for a variety of decorations, objects and animal figures. In this article, we will learn how you can make an adorable hedgehog out of a plastic bottle.

A plastic bottle is an item that can be found in almost every home. In most cases, such a container is unnecessarily sent to the trash can, but in fact, very good things can come out of it with the right approach. For example, plastic bottles produce very interesting and unusual hedgehogs with sharp thorns on their backs. Such a non-trivial decoration can be placed on a garden plot.

Consider a step-by-step master class on making a cool large hedgehog from a five-liter bottle.

• To make such an original decor for the garden and the local area. You need to take a plastic bottle with a volume of 5 liters.
• It is necessary to immediately mark the area where thorns will be placed on the back of a large hedgehog. Within the framework of the outlines made, you will need to make the necessary cuts.
• After that, you will need to find another plastic bottle. It will be necessary in order to cut thorns out of it, which will then be fixed on the back of a five-liter hedgehog.
• All available blanks will need to be painted in one selected color. The master can choose the appropriate range for such a homemade product himself.In the garden, gray, brown or beige, as well as bright pink, purple or green hedgehogs will look very attractive. Here the fantasy is not limited to anything.
• When the blanks are painted, it will be necessary to insert thorny parts cut from the second bottle into the body of the hedgehog. They must be additionally securely fixed with a special adhesive solution designed for working with plastic parts. Simple PVA glue in this case may be ineffective.
• Do not forget about the eyes, nose and other components of the homemade hedgehog's face. The easiest way to paint them will be using high-quality acrylic paint. This completes the production of a large garden hedgehog from a plastic container.

A very bright and beautiful hedgehog can be made from a plastic bottle, which serves as a flower bed in the local area. Such a thing is done very simply, but it turns out to be not only attractive, but also very useful.

Let's analyze a detailed master class on making such a functional homemade product.

• You need to take a plastic container, the volume of which is 5 liters. The craftsman will need to carefully cut off one side of the bottle to form a capacious pot.
• This leaves one piece of plastic that should not be thrown away. From this element it will be possible to cut ears for a hedgehog-flower bed.
• On the head of a homemade design, you will need to make a couple of holes with scissors.
• After that, the entire outer side of the hedgehog-flower bed will need to be painted in any color you like. As in the above-described case, it is recommended to use acrylic paint, since it easily adheres to the plastic without dripping.
• It is necessary to take into account the fact that the painted surface of the product must be clean, grease-free, without glue marks and labels.
• At the next stage, it will be possible to connect all the prepared parts of the decorative structure. The hedgehog's nose can be made by taking the bottle cap and then painting it black.

There are many more cool ideas on how to make beautiful crafts out of a simple plastic bottle. Consider a few more interesting schemes through which charming hedgehogs are obtained.

Very good crafts are obtained if plastic containers are used in combination with various natural materials. The easiest way is to work with buds. They can be spruce, pine, cedar, and so on.

Let's take a look at the step-by-step instructions for making an adorable hedgehog from a plastic bottle and cones.

• First you need to find a free plastic container. Its volume can be anything. You can take a five-liter bottle, or you can look for a smaller option.
• You will need to carefully cut off the top and bottom of the bottle chosen for the job. This manipulation will be needed to get the hedgehog more realistic dimensions.
• At the next stage, you will need to grease the edges of the parts of the plastic container with an adhesive solution. Next, the elements are carefully inserted into each other.
• The entire workpiece obtained will need to be painted. At this stage, you can use a suitable black paint. After that, you will have to wait until the workpiece is completely dry.
• As soon as the paint dries, you will need to paint eyes on the painted plastic container using white paint.
• The hedgehog's muzzle should be painted gray.
• After that, you can finish painting hedgehog eyes using blue and black paint.
• Do not remove the black paint just yet. With its help, it will be possible to draw the eyebrows on the face.
• Next, you need to cut off 2 pieces of wire. They will need to be screwed under the cap.Thus, the antennae on the hedgehog's face will be obtained.
• At the next stage, you can move on to working with natural materials. Cones must be pre-cleaned, rinsed and dried.
• Natural components must be glued to the hedgehog back so that they fit together as tightly as possible. Gaps and voids should not be left, since they will be clearly visible and immediately striking.
• At the end of all the above stages, the craft will need to be fixed with high-quality varnish.

If you want to make an unusual hedgehog, then you can use not only plastic bottles, but also seeds, as well as gypsum and acrylic paint for this. It is recommended to prepare a thermal gun for work.

Consider a method for making such a small animal from a plastic container.

• It is enough to find a plastic bottle with a volume of 1.5 liters. The container can be cut in half, but you can do without this stage of work. If the hedgehog does not want to be made too large, then the bottle is allowed not to cut.
• If the bottle is nevertheless cut, then the halves will then need to be inserted into each other. As a result, the container should not be too long.
• Next, you will need to take another plastic bottle with a volume of 2 liters. It also needs to be cut in half. The lower part should be glued to the previous workpiece to get additional volume.
• After that, you will need to properly dilute the gypsum solution. When it is prepared, they will need to carefully grease the workpiece, giving it the correct shape of the future hedgehog.
• When the stage of working with plaster is completed, you will have to wait until all the components are completely dry. After that, you can proceed to pasting the base with black seeds. They should be fastened so that their narrowed part is directed upwards. Thanks to this, the seeds will better imitate hedgehog needles.
• The backrest should be pasted around the hedgehog's body. In this case, you should use a special hot melt glue.
• When the entire body of the hedgehog is filled with thorns in the form of seeds, ears will need to be cut out of the remains of the plastic bottle. They are also attached with a glue gun.
• The ears of the hedgehog must be painted in the chosen color, for example, gray. Then, on the face of the animal, you will need to depict cute eyes and a nose. Acrylic paint is ideal for such manipulations.

An attractive hedgehog can be made using twine. Consider what components are needed to get such a character to be placed in the garden or at home:

• plastic bottle;
• black marker or black spray paint;
• stationery knife;
• glue heat gun;
• jute thread;
• 2 small invisible hairpins;
• 2 black buttons;
• the soil;
• plants prepared for planting (these can be succulents, cacti, and so on).

We will highlight the correct course of work on the manufacture of crafts from the listed components.

• The selected plastic container must be freed from all stickers and labels. The surface of the bottle must be clean, perfectly smooth. The lid should be painted black or painted with a black marker.
• Use a marker to draw a rectangular piece on the side of the plastic bottle. It will need to be carefully cut with a sharp knife.
• Next, using a knife, a plastic ring is cut off from the bottle, located clearly above the neck.
• Under the neck of the container, you will need to spread a little glue. After that, you will need to glue the jute thread carefully and carefully to the hot glue.
• Gradually, hot glue should be applied to the entire surface of the container, and twine should be laid on top of it. The wider the section of the bottle is, the more glue you will need.
• Having reached the cutout made, you can continue to wind the thread, or you can stop by sticking the jute only at the very end of the container.
• If there is no thread in the place of the cut, then the soil will shine through here through the plastic bottle. If you have planned to expose the made hedgehog to the street surrounded by grass or mulch, then it will be invisible.
• You will need to make cuts on both sides of the cutout using a knife. It is necessary to wrap all the resulting protrusions with jute.
• To keep the thread more reliable, it is advisable to bend the plastic projections inside the container, and then glue them to the inside with hot glue.
• For the peephole of the hedgehog, you need to make a couple of holes on the face. Black buttons are put on invisible hairpins and installed in the holes made.
• In order for the resulting design to provide the necessary drainage, several holes will need to be cut at the bottom of the plastic bottle. The painted lid should be screwed on once it has dried completely. The plastic container can be filled with soil and then the selected plants can be planted.

Crafts that use various natural materials look original. It can be not only spruce or pine cones, but also acorns, various vegetables and fruits. For example, you can make a thorny animal according to the standard pattern with cones described above. At the last stages of work, the craft should be supplemented with several acorns attached to the "thorns" glued to the back of the animal. In addition to acorns, you can also attach small apples and berries to thorny cones.

Here are some helpful tips for making a hedgehog from a plastic bottle.

• Thorns can be made not only from seeds or other plastic parts. Hedgehogs with toothpicks on the back look interesting. On the latter, you can attach apples, mushrooms and other decor.
• All natural materials must be properly prepared before starting work. And herbs, and acorns, and cones must be clean, completely dry.
• It is necessary to work with the hot melt glue as carefully as possible so as not to accidentally burn yourself.
• If the craft is colored, you must wait each time until it is completely dry before moving on to further steps.
• Eyes on the faces can be drawn with a felt-tip pen, paints, cut out of plastic or made from plastic bottle caps - there are a lot of options.

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