Original gift - a tank of socks

On the eve of the upcoming holidays, the main problem is what to present to a close person this time. It would be desirable, that the gift not only was useful, but also has pleased with the originality. Among the many unorganized things every year it becomes more difficult and more difficult to choose something that has not been given before.

If women are more or less easy to please, then the choice of a gift for a man is a real problem. They are difficult enough to surprise and come up with something unusual. We suggest you make a tank of socks with your own hands. This element of the men's wardrobe will probably never be superfluous, and such a creative presentation will amaze even the most skeptical skeptic.

Tank of socks: a master class

Creating such a gift will require a minimum investment of time and money, but its originality and usefulness will be on top.

So, you will need:

• Socks (five to seven pairs);
• bottle;
• Twine or strong thick thread;
• Bank elastic bands;
• Colored gift paper;
• tape;
• Scotch tape (better double-sided);
• toothpick;
• Super glue.

Important!

When buying socks do not spare money. Choose quality and beautiful. It is desirable to take monophonic, without drawings and any inscriptions. You can stop at different manufacturers (for a change). In a twisted state, this is not seen, but the color scheme should be the same.

As a bottle there can be a favorite man's drink - beer or other nonalcoholic (low alcohol) drink. Ideally suitable capacity of 0.33 or 0.5 liters.

Step-by-step instruction

Consider step by step how to make a tank of socks:

1. Seal the bottle with colored paper and twine. Choose pastel colors, without pretentious drawings and inscriptions. Ideal for a dark green color or deep blue. You can also combine several tones and use twine for knitting or a dark ribbon instead of twine.
2. Lay out all pairs of socks with a heel upward, beforehand ironing them.

3. Gently twist each toe in a very tight tube in the direction from the toe to the elastic band.
4. Fix the resulting roller with a rubber band. Make literally two or three windings, because then you fix the socks tighter, connecting them together.
5. Repeat all operations with the remaining toes.
6. Now you need to combine all the socks together. To do this, each previous turn of the rubber is wound on the next or previous roller from the nose. As a result, a "tank caterpillar" should be obtained.
7. To make it more believable, place two more garlands from the top and bottom of the garland from the top and from the bottom and fix them by sliding the first one into the elastic band of the second. One part of the tank is ready.

8. We make a "tower". Take the last pair of socks and place it on the bottom of the bottle in such a way that one of the pair is perpendicular to the second. Tightly wrap the bottle with this toe and fix it with the following. This is easy to do by sliding the sock gum into the formed pocket.
9. As a tower can make a cigar, a set of pens or even the most banal cocktail tubes, fixed with each other.
10. Connect both elements (tower and caterpillars).
11. To slightly lift the tower above the tank, it is possible to place a bottle stopper under the bottle from wine, wrapped in dark paper, a cigarette lighter, a twisted handkerchief or other tool of suitable size.
12. Zadekoriruyte tank of socks. From a piece of colored paper and a toothpick, you get a flag that will only be secured with superglue.
13. Wrap a gift with a bright ribbon. If you used a cocktail tube as a tower, then choose a satin ribbon in a tone to it.
14. If you have to carry a tank of socks, put it in a box or pack it in a gift bag. The design is not entirely stable, and such measures will help to keep it unscathed.

If you do everything right, then here's a tank of socks you will end up with.

Design options

Most often, black, dark blue or gray socks are used to make such a tank. But you can try to combine socks dark colors and light. To do this, in the caterpillar alternately place socks of different colors, and combine the dark muzzle with the light socks that fix the structure.

The size and scale of the resulting tank will depend on the number of pairs of socks used in work. The optimal number is 5-7 pieces.

Conclusion

Now you know how to make a tank of socks. The master class has a step-by-step instruction, so you should not have any difficulties in the process of creating this gift.

Complete it with a greeting card and sincere words. Such a surprise will be remembered for a long time and will please your loved one. In addition, a tank of socks can be presented not only to the husband or lover, but also to a friend or simply a colleague. This is a universal gift that will always come in handy, and if you do, it will make you a reputation of a creative person.