How to Make a Plastic Bottle Christmas Tree

Craft: Plastic Bottle Christmas Tree

katrine2706
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December 20, 2017

Plastic Bottle Christmas Tree - close up of tree with lights If plastic bottles are gifted - they are gifted with many different ways to be recycled. And because it's the Christmas season, I'll make a table top Christmas tree from plastic bottles.

Supplies:

10 or more green plastic bottles
scissors/cutter
hot glue
mini star
series lights
long stick
Note: Think first and decide on how tall your Christmas tree will be to determine the number of plastic bottles you are going to collect and the length of your stick.

Plastic Bottle Christmas Tree - green plastic bottles

Steps:

Start by removing the bottom of each plastic bottle.

Plastic Bottle Christmas Tree - cut off the bottom of each bottle

Cut them into different sizes. 1 bottle should be shorter than the other. This is to emphasize the shape of the tree.

Plastic Bottle Christmas Tree - cut them into different sizes

Then cut each bottle into thin strips from the bottom to top.

Plastic Bottle Christmas Tree - cut each bottle into strips from the bottom to the top

Press or pull down the strips. It should look like this.

Plastic Bottle Christmas Tree - press the strips down

Glue two bottle bottoms together. This is the base or the stand.

Plastic Bottle Christmas Tree - make stand by gluing two bottoms together

The stick I'm using is a balloon stick. Let it stand into the center of the base and secure with glue.

Plastic Bottle Christmas Tree - glue a balloon stick or dowel in the center of the stand

Stack the layers of plastic bottle strips. Start with the biggest/widest strips and going up is the smaller ones. Secure each layer with hot glue.

Plastic Bottle Christmas Tree - stack and glue on the different bottles

Put a star on top.

Plastic Bottle Christmas Tree - add a star on the top

Just add in some lights and you're done!

Plastic Bottle Christmas Tree - complete with a string of lights

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January 1, 2022

Don't spend a lot of money on Christmas décor, rather use what you have at hand to create it. I figured out how to make this wonderful Christmas tree from a plastic bottle. I used a green plastic bottle, but you can use it in a different color, as Christmas trees don't have to always be green. You can also use any other decoration for such a Christmas tree, for example crystals, beaded garlands or even buttons that you can sew with threads if you don't have a suitable wire.