Case From a Shampoo Bottle

DianaHM
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May 21, 2021

The completed zipper bag. Recycling and reusing plastic bottles is a great way to minimize environmental impact and save money. Make this case from a shampoo bottle to house pens and craft supplies. Impress and interest people around you with your sustainable efforts.

Total Time: 1 Hour

Supplies:

shampoo bottle
plastic bottle
strong threads
zipper, length depends on the size of the shampoo bottle
knife
scissors
awl
needle
pencil
ruler
squared paper
mat or several sheets of paper

Steps:

Remove the stickers from the shampoo bottle.

Cut off the top and bottom. Cut lengthwise on one side.

The bottle after cutting the top and bottom off and splitting the side.

Cut a flat piece from the transparent plastic bottle. Trace the sides of the cut shampoo bottle so that the spacing between the cut along the edges is 0.9 inches - for the zipper. Cut out these two pieces. Cut a strip 0.9 inches wide in the middle of one piece.

Cutting clear plastic pieces out for the ends.

Now you need to make holes at the edges at the same distance. Make a paper template: draw a line on the squared paper - for the edge, mark the holes for 0.3 inches from the edge. Place the transparent pieces on top of this template and make holes at the edges (rotate pieces).
If your shampoo bottle is not transparent, make a template out of the transparent plastic bottle in the same way. Place this template on top of the cut shampoo bottle and make holes around the edges.