Gift ideas – DIY keychain or a creative way to reuse plastic bottles

May 28, 2013

The ordinary PET bottles are unnecessary junk material for recycling, but there are plenty of creative ways how to reuse plastic bottles. For example you can make such a cute accessory – a DIY keychain with red flowers and beads. It could be also a nice gift idea for a friend. Handmade and unique.

DIY keychain  tutorial and materials

So, for this DIY gift idea you will need a plastic bottle, acrylic paint, scissors, stationary knife, soldering iron, thread and beads.

DIY keychain – Here is a template for the flowers

 Cut the plastic bottle with a stationary knife
It is possible also with scissors

Draw the flower template on the plastic

 

Cut along the contour

 

Round out the edge of the flower over a candle

 

Paint with acrylic paint (or a nail polish)

With a soldering iron make hole in the middle

Putting key chain, as shown in the photo below