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Recycling project with plastic bottles!
In this tutorial I want to share with you this amazing idea! In this container you can keep pencils, pens or tools ...I keep my caft knifes and scissors on them, because they are sturdy and easy to carry.

The possibilities are endless! Make different bottles of various shapes and sizes! Hope you enjoy it!

Posted by Tabby from São Paulo, State of Mato Grosso, Brazil • Published See Tabby's 21 projects »
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  • How to make a pot. Plastic Bottle Container - Step 1
    Step 1

    Gather the materials!

    - The bottle must be clean and dry inside.

    - Use some old scissors, if you use a new one you'll probably end up ruining it.

  • How to make a pot. Plastic Bottle Container - Step 2
    Step 2

    First the bottle! Start cutting out the bottle top.

  • How to make a pot. Plastic Bottle Container - Step 3
    Step 3

    Now with a needle make holes where you cut earlier, leaving a small margin on top and a small distance between the holes.

  • How to make a pot. Plastic Bottle Container - Step 4
    Step 4

    Now the fabric! Note that the fabric length must be the diameter of your bottle, the height depends on how tall you'll like you container.

  • How to make a pot. Plastic Bottle Container - Step 5
    Step 5

    This is what you gonna do with the top and bottom of the fabric. Fold it twice and use pins to keep it in place. I'm not great at sewing but I think this is easy to make even for beginners.

  • How to make a pot. Plastic Bottle Container - Step 6
    Step 6

    Now on the sewing machine, sew one of the sides you did the folds before, this side is going to be the top of the container. It doesn't matter which one you choose, the other side we going to sew by hand.

    Just make a straight sewing, as shown.

  • How to make a pot. Plastic Bottle Container - Step 7
    Step 7

    Now with right sides facing, fold the fabric like that and make a straight sewing along the side. Just don't sew along the folded edge we did before, cause that's where we gonna pass the cord in the end.

  • How to make a pot. Plastic Bottle Container - Step 8
    Step 8

    Wrap the bottle with the fabric and align on the bottle top as shown.

  • How to make a pot. Plastic Bottle Container - Step 9
    Step 9

    Sew the fabric on the bottle with a back stitch using the holes you did at the beginning, turn it over.

  • How to make a pot. Plastic Bottle Container - Step 10
    Step 10

    To finish, pass the ribbon or cord through the folded edge. Done!

  • How to make a pot. Plastic Bottle Container - Step 11
    Step 11

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