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DIY handmade toy swan using milk bottle waste

The following is a tutorial on using wooden boards and plastic bottles to make toy swans. You need to prepare discarded plastic bottles (white), a piece of wood, paints and brushes, scissors and two poles of any material. The finished swan is suitable to be placed in a small garden full of flowers and plants as a decoration. It is a very simple handmade craft. Rich people who have a garden at home can DIY it by following the detailed illustrated tutorial below.

DIY handmade toy swan using milk bottle waste

Cut out the body of the swan with a wooden board. This step is the most difficult.

DIY handmade toy swan using milk bottle waste

Swan legs can be made simply.

DIY handmade toy swan using milk bottle waste

The legs of the swan here are made from window seals found next to the trash can.

DIY handmade toy swan using milk bottle waste

The making of swan feathers is very important and you can use discarded milk plastic bottles.

DIY handmade toy swan using milk bottle waste

Cut out the swans feathers.

DIY handmade toy swan using milk bottle waste

Use screws to fasten the feathers to the swans body, starting from the tail first.

DIY handmade toy swan using milk bottle waste

The layers of feathers are fixed one by one.

DIY handmade toy swan using milk bottle waste

The feathers are basically fixed.

DIY handmade toy swan using milk bottle waste

The handmade swan work is basically completed, just add the mouth and eyes.

DIY handmade toy swan using milk bottle waste

Finally, let’s look at the effect of placing it in the garden.

DIY handmade toy swan using milk bottle waste

Maybe some white bottles will be used.