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Plastic bottles left over from carbonated drinks are good for... If you plan to decorate the local area, then you need to collect a fairly large amount of this waste material. And if the craft is intended to participate in a competition or decorate a room, then two or three bottles will be enough.
We came up with the idea of creating an aquarium from plastic bottles
. Of course, you cannot pour water into a container with a volume of 1.5 - 2 liters and you cannot plant live fish. However, as a souvenir or toy, such an aquarium definitely deserves attention. We present to your attention a master class with photos.
Fabric fish
To make a fish craft with your own hands from fabric, you need to draw a sketch. Draw a fish of the desired shape on a checkered notebook sheet.
It could be:
- Whale,
- Scat,
- Gold fish,
- Jellyfish,
- Octopus,
- Sea Horse.
The sketch is applied to the fabric and secured with invisible pins. It is better to use a material with a high density, voluminous fabric that does not wrinkle, such as felt, drape, wool, or felt.
- You need a square or rectangular flap.
- The sketch is sewn to the flap using a basting stitch along the main lines.
- From the reverse side, all the details of the fish will become noticeable.
- Now the paper sheet can be removed and threaded through the basting stitches of the beautiful ribbon color.
- The edges of the canvas are carefully wrapped.
- The fish is placed in an aquarium.
The craft can be used as an applique, for creating paintings, as an independent element in the layout of an aquarium or a character in a puppet theater, or as a fragment of a decorative curtain.
Option 6. Plasticine fish
Modeling from plasticine is a favorite childhood activity. Therefore, buy air plasticine and start sculpting an aquarium.
The fish are sculpted quickly and do not require excessive effort. But it’s easier than ever to make a stingray. To work you will need blue and green plasticine.
Make a fish body from blue plasticine. Bend the flat cake slightly in the middle and raise it at the edges. Make a thin thread-tail.
Roll 5-7 small balls from green plasticine and flatten them into cakes. Stick them on the stingray's body. We will use beads as eyes.
Made from foam sponge
The bright palette of foam sponges for dishes or cleaning, and some washcloths looks charming. The porous texture is similar to soap bubbles.
How to make a fish craft from them? It is not difficult. You can make several large and small fish at once to decorate a bathroom, a yard, an artificial pond, a windowsill near a tabletop fountain, or the fountain itself.
- You will need several rectangular foam sponges of different colors so that you can make a fish with an expressive fin and eyes.
- Choose the desired color sponge for the body.
- It should be divided lengthwise into three approximately equal parts.
- Markings are made with a marker or chalk.
- A thread should be wound along the edges of the rectangle, giving the product a rounded shape.
- From sponges of a different color you need to cut out a tail, a fin, and sew it to the oval part.
- Chenille wire, decorative feathers, ribbons, yarn - you can choose different materials for the combs and tail, if you don’t have the right color of foam rubber on hand.
Representatives of the fish class, convenient for crafts
Fish breeds that have characteristic external differences and a recognizable appearance:
- Flounder with a flat, wide body;
- Hammerfish or sawfish, with a characteristic head shape;
- Eel, lamprey, moray eel;
- Stingray;
- Seahorse, with a curved body;
- Sea urchin with spines all over its spherical body;
- Barracuda, with extended lower jaw;
- Killer whale is a black and white dolphin;
- Flying fish, with elongated protruding fins;
- Sterlet with a narrow, elongated nose and a long body;
- Catfish, with mustache;
- Pufferfish, or balloon fish that can inflate.
If you have enough artistic imagination and due diligence, you can try to depict a mirror carp or piranha, zebra fish or peacock fish, guppies, mandarin fish or triggerfish.
Crafts from brushwood and branches
Thin branches falling from trees in windy weather can be used to make simple-shaped crafts, such as fish. It is advisable to find straight branches. For a small craft, a few rods are enough.
- They should be laid out on the table, carefully connected to each other using a thread or a rope in the center.
- Draw a fish on paper.
- Transfer the outline and cut off the rods, each branch so as to give the craft the desired shape.
- To prevent them from falling apart, you need to wrap them with threads around the edges, at the head and tail of the fish, and glue the thread if they are not held firmly.
- The fin and tail are made from grass or yarn.
A fish made from branches can be hung on a cornice, glued to a flower pot, or placed in an impromptu aquarium.
Equipment options
For successful bottle fishing, you can use different equipment options. Each fisherman can make tackle taking into account the characteristics of the reservoir and the type of fish he wants to catch. Let's look at the two most popular equipment options.
Bottle for fishing from a boat
“Bottle tackle” for fishing from a watercraft resembles the equipment of a circle. But due to some features of the plastic container, fishermen have to resort to certain tricks.
- To complete the gear, an empty, undamaged PET bottle with a capacity of 1 to 2 liters is suitable.
- A piece of fishing line 8-15 m long is attached to the plug area. The thickness of the monofilament should be in the range of 0.3-0.4 mm.
- A sliding sinker weighing up to 100 g is mounted on the fishing line.
The moment of a bite can be determined in different ways. Some fishermen paint longitudinal stripes with paint. Others mount flags that are used on winter girders. A leaf spring is tied to the bottom of the bottle, and the flag itself is bent towards the neck and secured with several turns of fishing line. When the bite occurs, the fish will begin to reel in the fishing line, the spring will straighten, and the flag will rise above the surface of the water.
Advice! In order for the bottle to be positioned bottom up, it is filled 2/3 with water and lowered with the neck down.
Shore fishing tackle
Bottle fishing from the shore is carried out using more primitive gear.
On a note! When catching catfish with a bottle, the rope is connected to the main fishing line and attached to the container in such a way that the bottle can come off when bitten.
The equipment can be mounted rigidly to the plastic using adhesive tape or electrical tape. In this case, the bite will be determined by the movement of the bottle, which will act as a float.
Shore fishing allows you to throw several tackles into promising places. Each of them can be attached to tree branches or bushes and left overnight. And in the morning all that remains is to get the gear and enjoy the catch.
Paper fish with glitter
In no time you can make a beautiful fish craft from paper or thin colored cardboard.
- You need to divide the A4 sheet into three parts in length.
- One resulting wide ribbon should be folded in half.
- You need to cut a triangle along the fold of the sheet in the center. These will be the fins of the fish.
- Another triangle for the tail must be cut from the remaining sheet of cardboard.
- The strip must be folded again and secured in this position with a stapler.
- You also need to glue the tail and fin, draw or glue plastic eyes to the fish.
- Sequins are glued to the bottom on both sides.
The craft can be placed on a desk or bookshelf, or decorated with a pencil holder so that the mood is always great.
Features of fishing from a boat and shore
The technique for catching fish with plastic bottles depends on whether the fishing will take place on the shore or on a boat. In each option, success largely depends on the right location. Promising areas are the boundaries of clear water and algae, the junction of the river with the oxbow lake, bays, entrances and exits from holes, channel edges, and snags.
Shore fishing technique
When fishing from the shore, the angler must not only think about the casting distance of the equipment, but also about the likelihood of successful reeling. Since there is no fishing rod in the gear, the coastal area must be clean. In this case, you will be able to remove the fish from the water without any problems.
- Before throwing equipment into the water, it is important to prepare thoroughly. First you need to unwind the tackle.
- The nylon cord is carefully laid in rings on a clean bank. Its end is tied to a driven peg or bush.
- The equipment is fixed on the bottle. The container is filled with water.
- Live bait or other bait is attached to the hook.
- The bottle goes into the water.
The fisherman just has to wait for the bite.
Photo 3. Bottle in firing position.
Features of fishing from a boat
The watercraft provides the angler with more opportunities for fishing with “bottle tackle”. You should start by choosing an interesting site. Bottles can be installed along the shore or in a checkerboard pattern. In any case, you should choose some landmarks so as not to lose your gear.
The boat must be positioned downwind. After installing the first gear, you can start equipping the second bottle. During this time, the boat will be carried to the required distance of 10-15 m. Installation of the entire “squadron” will require a minimum of physical effort and time.
After the bite, it is important to approach the triggered gear as quietly as possible. Otherwise, the fish will get scared and make another jerk. To remove a large trophy from the water, a landing net is required.
From plastic spoons
You can make a fantastically beautiful fish from disposable spoons:
- The handle of the spoon is shortened by two thirds;
- The remaining part is cut into two strips;
- On one side of the spoon, a small triangle is cut out for the fish’s mouth;
- At the top you need to draw eyes with a marker.
Photos of crafts fish will surprise your friends. This craft is useful for a windmill, as a decoration for a flowerpot, or for creating a complex artistic composition from several elements.
You can make a completely different, large fish from plastic spoons. The spoons are very similar to the scales of real fish. All you need is a sheet of cardboard and either a fish or a sea urchin will appear.
Miracle fish with diamond embroidery
The diamond embroidery technique will help you make a fantastically beautiful fish. To work, you will need a regular 220 W light bulb, double-sided tape or silicate glue, and sequins.
You need to choose a sea creature. It could be a whale, a shark. For the Goldfish craft, you can give preference to diamond mosaic. The fish will look great with the sparkle of sequins.
- On the lamp you need to draw outlines with a marker - eyes, head, fins.
- To make a tail, you will need chiffon, organza, lace, lurex yarn or ribbons.
- The chiffon is glued to the lamp base and tied on top with lurex threads.
- Sequins of different colors are glued onto the lamp itself.
- When the work is completed, you can place the craft on a stand made of cardboard or pebbles to make it more static.
- A less complex fish craft for children made from a light bulb can be made using acrylic paints or watercolors or gouache.
- The lamp needs to be painted along the contour, and ribbons, organza, ribbons, and lace are glued to the base.
- The product can also be decorated with sequins, but placing them in a less complex pattern so that the work is completed faster and is more fun.
Original things, interesting toys, crafts on the theme of nature, animals, fish can be done in one evening, a couple of hours.
Talking fish
Fish with moving parts can also be easily made.
- For this you need ordinary clothespins, cardboard, markers of several colors or watercolors, gouache.
- You need to cut a circle out of cardboard with a small extra margin for the tail, divide it into two parts.
- The fish will also consist of two parts. On one you should draw eyes.
- Outline and cut out one tail fin.
- On the second part they also draw the fin of the tail divided in half and cut it out along the contour.
- On the other edge you need to glue an additional piece of paper with a drawn outline of waves, a ship with a sail or another small fish, a treasure chest.
- The fish needs to be painted in the colors you like.
- The upper part of the fish is glued to the clothespin on the side that usually holds the laundry on the line.
- The other half of the clothespin needs to be sharpened a little using a utility knife or file and the second part of the sea monster must be glued.
- Now, by pressing on the free edges of the clothespin, you can set the applique in motion.
The fish seems to be talking without letting the ship out into the ocean.
Fishing with a plastic bottle | DIY master class
The method of catching fish with a plastic bottle will not require a lot of effort and time from you to make simple fishing equipment. With such a trap you can catch fish in almost all regions and in all continents where there is a river with fish. All you need is a plastic bottle, hot glue gun, soldering iron, knife, fishing line or rope. Take a five liter plastic bottle. Cut off the top part. Turn the top over and insert the other side into the same base. Fix with hot glue. You can take a stapler and fasten the parts together, but I was afraid that the staples might scare away the fish. Next, using a heated soldering iron, we make holes 1-0.5 cm in diameter on all sides. 6-8 pieces on each side. We need another bottle, from which we need to cut off the neck and cap.
We lean this neck against the bottom of our trap and outline it with a marker.
Cut a hole. Insert the neck with the lid. Fix with hot glue.
Through this neck with a lid we will take the catch and throw in the complementary food. We tie a fishing line, or if not, a rope. It’s better, of course, to use fishing line, since it’s not visible. That's all. Let's start testing. First of all, we throw the bait inside. This could be crushed bread, or some other tasty fish bait.
Carefully throw the trap. We are waiting for her to dive under water. And we wait about 15 minutes, it all depends on your area.
We take out the trap and wait until all the water drains out through the side holes. Then we unscrew the side cap and pour out the catch with the remaining water.
Of course, you won’t be able to catch big fish with such a trap, but you can still use it for various needs. Although, if you take a larger bottle, like a 50-liter cooler, it can turn out to be a trap for big fish.
Small bottle fish trap for fry
Another trap.
We take two bottles (I took them with a volume of 0.6 liters). And we repeat with them everything the same as in the first case with a large bottle. With the exception of the side hole for the cap, we will cut off the bottom, not the top, of the first bottle. I check in my garden, where there are a lot of very small fish. I stroke the bait and lower it into the water. After 5 minutes, about 6-7 fish were caught. This simple device for catching fish can be made from a simple plastic bottle. You can make such a trap right by the river, having a knife and bottle at hand. Of course, it will not be effective, but it can be done in literally 5 minutes.
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