It is very common for bottles to be left behind after using cough syrup or other medications. They have an interesting shape and small size. These qualities can be used to benefit the economy. Medicine bottles can easily be turned into interesting decorations. You can also use empty dishes to decorate the interior or come up with an interesting craft.
Before you start working with this material, you should learn how to cut glass correctly. It is not always possible to make a correct and even cut the first time. To do this, you will have to try several methods and throw away more than one container. There are special machines and glass cutters for containers. You can also use a burning thread by heating it with boiling water or fire. Glass can be cut with nichrome wire, which is under tension.
The easiest way to rid a bottle of the bottom is to draw a straight line on the glassware with a glass cutter where the cut should be. After this, place the glass in a container of boiling water for about one minute. Very quickly remove the hot bottle and immerse it in cold water (approximately +15 ° C). In place of the line there will be a crack that will separate the bottle and its bottom.
When working with glass and fire, all safety precautions must be observed. Glass dust has small fractions and easily scatters throughout the room. To prevent it from getting on the mucous membranes, in the eyes or on the surface of the skin, you can grind under water or moisten sandpaper.
Decorated container for storage or planting
Making crafts from trash with your own hands is a successful creative activity for summer residents. A flowerpot, a leaky bucket or an old pan that has lost its attractiveness can be restored to its aesthetic appearance.
To do this, the outside of the container must be decorated. For the transformation, they use an interesting looking trifle:
- Coins;
- Pebbles;
- Beads;
- Buttons;
- Pieces of broken glass.
The desired picture is formed from decorative elements.
- You can glue them in disarray, which will also become a definite design move.
- If you try, you can get a real masterpiece.
- The decorated vessel is often not used for its original purpose.
Typically, the container becomes a flower pot, an urn, or storage for various items.
Orange peels
The peels of oranges, tangerines, grapefruits, and lemons can become good ornamental materials in the right hands. You can make the following original crafts from the peels of oranges and other citrus fruits:
- Flowers. They can be made in different ways. A popular option for decorating a holiday table is a rose made from fresh peel. The peel of the citrus is carefully removed in strips. It is then twisted into a spiral in the shape of a rose. If the craft unwinds, it can be secured with a toothpick. A beautiful flower can be made from dried crusts, which will allow the craft to remain attractive for a long time. The peel is removed from the fruit and cut into oblong petals. Then they are dried in the oven or on a radiator. Natural deformation during drying will not spoil the overall impression of the craft. The dried elements are collected in the shape of a ball or other flower. They are held together with glue or a piece of dough.
- New Year decoration. One of the easiest ways to make them is to cut them out using cookie cutters. The most common option is asterisks. They can simply be hung on the Christmas tree or assembled into a garland. Other shapes are also suitable - crescent, flag, fish, etc.
- Candlestick. Candlesticks made from orange peel will create a romantic atmosphere in the room. To do this, it is necessary to preserve the spherical shape of the fruit as completely as possible. The entrails are carefully removed with a spoon or knife without damaging the shell through a cut from above or below. Next, shaped windows are cut out in the sphere with a sharp knife. A candle is inserted inside.
Three-dimensional panels and paintings are created from the peels of citrus fruits. The composition can be made from flowers made using the specified technique. Dried peels naturally imitate autumn leaves when shaped into the desired shape. Different shades are obtained by using the peels of various fruits - orange, lemon, etc.
Landscape decor from tires, plastic bottles
To decorate the area, you can make crafts for your dacha from trash. Perfect for this purpose:
- Used tires and rims;
- Old buckets and other containers;
- Plastic bottles;
- Scraps and debris of building materials;
- Various textiles.
It is easy to assemble all kinds of figures from the available materials. These can be cute animals or cool stuffed animals.
Beautiful products can be assembled from any seemingly unusable things. It’s enough to dream up and think through your project better.
Aquarium
How to make a sea craft aquarium? Prepare materials: cardboard box, chemical pencil, ruler, paints, brush, scissors, colored paper, markers, glue, pebbles, shells.
First you need to paint the inside of the box blue and the outside white. Let it dry. Then use a pencil to outline the contours of the glass and cut it out. Now draw bright fish and cut them out. Pebbles and shells are glued to the bottom of our aquarium.
Making swimming fish. To do this, glue threads to the blanks, and then sew them to the top of the box. The nodules are sealed with white paper. That's it, a bright aquarium can be placed in the nursery.
A small art object made from old brushes
Successfully made crafts from unnecessary trash can wonderfully decorate any area. An interesting option can be made from old paint brushes. Take specimens of different sizes.
- Imitations of faces and figures are painted on the shaft.
- The pile, cast in different colors, will be an excellent hairstyle.
- A set decorated in this way will make a good family.
Such an unusual art object will be an excellent colorful decoration for a room, gazebo or space near the front door.
Funny garden scarecrow
Contrary to prejudices, a funny garden scarecrow can become a worthy decoration for your garden. And if you create it using the image of a famous fairy-tale hero, it will turn out very original.
- To create the simplest figure, you will need a stick to which you need to nail a rail at an angle of 90 degrees.
- Place a stick in the ground, put on an old shirt or dress, and put a straw hat on top. It’s a little more difficult to create a three-dimensional stuffed animal.
- To do this you will need old clothes, stuffing or rags.
- Sew the face of light fabric separately and stuff it with stuffing. Sew button eyes, mouth and nose.
- Stuff unwanted pants and shirt with rags to shape the body.
- Connect the torso to the legs, sewing them together. Place the stuffed animal on a bench or rocking chair under a tree.
- Secure your head and put on a hat or wig. Make the doll's legs out of unwanted shoes.
It turned out to be an excellent guardian for your harvest!
Useful things for home and garden
Crafts that give a second life to trash can be not only beautiful, but also useful. Using outright garbage, it is easy to build things necessary for the household.
Such products can be used both on a summer cottage and in a house, as well as a city apartment.
Candlestick
There are several ways to make a bottle candle holder. The easiest option is to insert a candle into the neck and light it. You can carefully cut off the bottom and cover the bottle with a small candle. The lid must be open to allow air to enter.
Wine cork rug
The cork rug is a real find. It is beautiful, environmentally friendly, and convenient.
- Any caps from alcohol bottles will work.
- They can be used as is or cut as appropriate.
- The elements are laid out in the required form.
- All components must be glued together.
- Corks can be laid vertically or horizontally.
The rug can be flat or raised. High variations are best done with sides. It is advisable to place bath mats on a waterproof base.
What to do for children 8-10 years old
Children aged 8-10 years old are usually very interested in doing things with their own hands. They love to learn new skills. These guys can already be asked to do something more difficult.
Ball of thread
An excellent option would be a ball of thread. You can make an Easter craft based on it.
Tools:
- balloon;
- PVA glue;
- threads (preferably not very thin);
- lace, ribbons and other decor.
Manufacturing:
- The balloon needs to be inflated by adjusting its diameter. This will be the basis for the future ball or Easter egg.
- The threads should be coated with glue and wrapped around the ball. When everything is dry, the ball can be deflated. You need to make a window in one of the sides (preferably at the base).
- Place chicken figures, decorative bows and other decorations inside. The top can also be decorated with ribbons and lace.
On a note!
The ball turns out to be quite fragile, so it is better to use it as a decorative element, placing it on a shelf.
Felt flower
Girls love to make various decorations. You can suggest making your own blank in the form of a felt flower. Afterwards it will be useful for decorating a diary, making a brooch or headband. The master class is also suitable for children 5-6 years old.
Furniture made from pallets or plastic bottles
Useful and interesting crafts made from junk are things made from pallets. You can create various interior items from outright garbage. These are not only banal shelves and tables, but also large things:
- Sofa,
- Bed,
- Closet.
Such furniture is readily used not only in the garden and country house. Often items made from pallets fit well into urban interiors. There are usually no difficulties in creating such things.
If the items are intended for the garden, then they can even be made from plastic bottles.
To create an item, containers are stacked and fastened. For convenience, it is additionally better to use a frame. You can also create furniture from various leftovers and fragments of building materials or old things. Each idea is thought through separately.
Gifts for March 8
On March 8, it is customary to give flowers, fruits, and sweets. You can present a sweet gift not trivially, but in the form of an original craft.
Candy pineapple
Some people consider this craft to be banal.
But this is absolutely not true. It looks much more impressive than a regular box of chocolates. Tools:
- plastic jar or small barrel;
- candies that resemble pineapple scales in appearance (flat, in brown wrappers);
- double sided tape;
- green corrugated paper;
- glue;
- scissors.
Manufacturing:
- Small kegs or bottles work well for the base. It is important that the lower part is shaped like a pineapple. If you wish, you can put sweets or something else inside. The base should be covered horizontally with double-sided tape, placing the strips at a distance of 2-3 cm from each other.
- Attach the candies in rows to tape.
- Cut out green leaves from corrugated paper and decorate the top with them, attaching them with glue.
On a note!
A bottle of champagne can also be used as a base. But in this case it is better to choose small sweets.
Sweet bouquet
You can make a bouquet of sweet flowers for your mother or close friend. This is a very simple craft. Even a beginner can handle it.
Vertical flowerbed from an old cart, chest of drawers, bags
If old useful things cannot be put to good use in the house, then you can do it outside. For example, a worn chest of drawers can be used to make an excellent vertical flower bed.
- It is enough to install the item in the right place.
- The drawers are pulled out to different levels. Soil is poured into the resulting trays.
- All that remains is to plant the plants.
You can do the same with a cart. Using the same pattern, it’s easy to use an unnecessary stepladder. You will get an interesting flower garden if you use old bags as flowerpots.
They fill them with soil and plant plants. Handbags can be placed around the area or hung on a base.
Unusual flower pots.
Any cottage or garden is not complete without flowers. But not everyone’s plot size allows them to roam around in this field. After all, the main thing that is grown in the country is vegetables. Therefore, gardeners resort to the help of improvised means, which they find right there on the site.
If you have an old teapot lying around, it will be the best choice for bringing your idea to life.
- You will need acrylic paints, a brush, water, and a sketch of the future drawing. Draw a sketch onto a cleaned and degreased teapot.
- Paint with paint and let dry. The teapot can be monochromatic, but if there are several of them and they are decorated in different colors, then this is already a whole composition.
If you have an old pair of shoes lying around, you can use them to make an unusual flowerbed.
- Prepare two small pots with already planted flowers.
- Spray paint a pair of boots with black paint.
- Once the black paint has dried, add small highlights of gold paint to the toes of the boots.
- Also take gold paint in a can.
Determine the location for your new flower bed, set the boots.
Unlace and lower the flower pot there. Your original flowerbed is ready.
Possibilities for children's creativity from trash
Various junk art crafts for children are popular. The material is available, it is not a pity if the child trains for a long time to achieve the desired result. You can work with various raw materials. Often the choice falls on the following things:
- disposable tableware;
- containers for detergents;
- toilet paper rolls;
- kraft packaging.
To obtain an aesthetic result, various stationery and decorative elements are additionally used. A child can show imagination or work strictly under the guidance of adults. If you can’t come up with an idea on your own, you can always borrow it from the Internet.
Crafts from various trash are a great way to give trash a new lease of life. From unnecessary things you can make excellent, beautiful, useful things that will save money and also increase the level of comfort.
Ashtray
In special glassblowing workshops, glassware is heated to a temperature of +600-1000 °C. The material becomes soft like plasticine. Using this method, you can make a small flat plate, stand, decoration or ashtray from a bottle. This method can only be used with special equipment. This cannot be done at home.
Sculptures for the garden from waste material
Photos of crafts made from trash
How to make imitation water from epoxy resin, basic principles
Craftsmen working with epoxy resin never cease to amaze us with their masterpieces. It would seem that the scope of application of this unsightly material has long been studied, but over time, more and more new, and the most unexpected, ideas appear. Now we will not talk about a specific product, but about a whole direction. It developed gradually, as it was based solely on the experience of curious experimenters. This is the direction in which water, bodies of water and everything connected with them are simulated.
Water is one of the natural substances, elements, which, according to a well-known saying, you can look at forever. By the way, a saying that came to us from England begins like this: “There are three things you can watch forever: fire, water...”.
Nobody knows for sure who the author of this pearl is and how the phrase ends. However, we already agree with the first part of the statement. Indeed, the paintings depicting bodies of water immerse us in an atmosphere of a certain euphoria, forcing us to continuously admire the natural beauty, marveling at its simultaneous calm and power.
