Today we want to share with you ways to make a magnet with your own hands. Making a craft from coffee beans is not difficult and does not require much time.
In addition to the magnet, you can make a candlestick from coffee beans and also in the shape of a heart.
You will need:
- coffee beans;
- thermal gun;
- hard cardboard;
- black gouache;
- brush();
- multi-colored beads;
- artificial leaves;
- magnet.
Stages of work:
To make a heart from coffee beans, first cut out any heart template you like from thick cardboard.
Using a brush, cover the heart with black gouache.
You need to cover it with gouache on both sides. Once the heart is dry, you can start gluing the grains.
Glue the grains along the perimeter of the heart, smooth side up.
On the back side we glue a magnet evenly.
Pay attention to the photo of a heart made of coffee beans; for decoration we use beads of different sizes and colors. We glue them in the shape of a flower and complement them with artificial leaves. Well, that's all.
Magnet “Coffee Confession”
The best gift is one that is given with love and from the heart. We invite you to learn how to make a heart-shaped magnet with your own hands. It’s these kinds of surprises that are so nice to give to your loved ones!
You will need:
- dark brown felt;
- scissors;
- vintage wallpaper;
- silicone glue (stick);
- lighter;
- coffee beans (2 pcs.);
- magnetic tape;
- thin green ribbon;
- decorative enamel (paint) of gold color.
Stages of work:
At the first stage of our work, we give the coffee beans a golden shine. Fill them with paint and leave to dry for 10-15 minutes.
While the grains are standing aside, we will cut out our hearts.
The main thing is that they turn out symmetrical. To do this, take felt, fold it in half and draw the outline of half the heart. Cut out identical parts. So we got neat hearts. We work with wallpaper using the same principle. Only in this case, the details of the hearts will be larger along the contour by 0.3-0.4mm. And most importantly, we cut out the letters. To do this, we use some of the wallpaper with small text. We prepare letters. We twist them tightly along their length and tie them with a ribbon. To maintain proportions, we make the bow small. The delicate green color of the ribbon will add color to our fake.
Using silicone glue, glue the felt hearts to the wallpaper. After that, we need to connect all the parts together. To do this, we put one part on top of another and fix it with glue.
By this time the coffee beans had just dried. We place them on the glue on the left side of the felt piece. We drip just a little bit of glue so that it doesn’t come out from under the sides of the coffee beans.
We attach prepared letters to the right.
We glue magnetic tape to the back of our fake. The magnet usually already has an adhesive side, but this is not enough for good adhesion to the surface. For this reason, it is better to place it on silicone glue.
And now our “Coffee Confession” magnet is ready. It looks simple and elegant, without unnecessary details. As an idea, you can attach a real note of recognition to the hearts and give it to your loved ones. So everything is in your hands and it’s not difficult at all!
A coffee tree
Our master class on coffee crafts offers a look at two main techniques for creating a tree and gives instructions on how to make a “coffee tree” craft to suit your taste. The “coffee tree” craft is the classic and most common version of topiary in coffee art.
Tools and materials:
- Coffee beans
- Pencil, stick or twig
- Pot or cup or any other container you like
- Alabaster
- Ball.
- Pot filler. (small pebbles or glass, moss, etc.)
- Brown acrylic paint
- Leg-split
- Hot glue
- Scissors
- Additional decor for decorating topiary
First you need to paint the sphere and the future trunk of the craft brown and let it dry. Coffee beans need to be sorted into several groups, after weeding out the broken ones.
- Round
- Beautiful
- Regular
- Small
Beautiful beans are suitable for the most visible part of the crown of the coffee tree. The less noticeable lower parts of the crown are decorated with ordinary ones. Small ones can be used to cover grain gaps when they appear. Round ones are suitable for finishing the topiary pot itself.
Raffia magnet for March 8
On the eve of spring, everyone is fussing and thinking about who to give what on this wonderful holiday that the entire beautiful half of humanity is so looking forward to. I would like to please everyone with a pleasant surprise for mothers, grandmothers, sisters and friends at work.
Many people do not know what raffia is. It is a natural fiber from the leaves of palm plants. Raffia is painted in different colors after processing, it is quite often found in decoration, we will use natural-colored raffia. It can be purchased at a craft store. You will need:
- natural color raffia;
- coffee beans;
- cardboard blank in the form of the number 8;
- scissors;
- glue;
- magnet.
Stages of work:
So, we prepare all the materials and begin the creative process. I printed out the number 8 on a printer, cut it out of paper, transferred it to cardboard and thus I got a cardboard blank. We take the raffia fiber and glue it to the workpiece, then we begin to wrap it tightly. So we wrap the entire number 8 tightly, and do not forget to periodically coat it with glue so that the raffia does not move in the future.
We determine the front side and glue the coffee beans, glue them as your imagination allows. Glue a magnet on the back side. I had an ordinary flat magnet, I cut off as much as I needed.
So, in principle, the raffia magnet for March 8 is ready. Nothing complicated, quite fast and accessible. You can please all your loved ones with your creation.
Clock decor
You will need:
- watch;
- coffee beans;
- glue;
- phosphate paint, sold in stores, in different colors.
We take the watch and cover it with coffee beans. Let it dry. We paint numbers on the dried dial. Gold paint adds sophistication to the watch. During the day, the numbers gain energy, and in the evening they glow.
How to make a “Horseshoe” magnet with your own hands
I would like to invite you to make a very original and fragrant souvenir with me - a magnet made of coffee beans in the shape of a horseshoe, which will not only delight you, your friends and relatives, but will also be pleasantly fragrant with its aroma. The Horseshoe magnet is a great gift for any occasion.
You will need:
- cardboard,
- scissors,
- sackcloth,
- simple pencil,
- regular white A4 sheet,
- glue “Moment Crystal”,
- coffee beans,
- cinnamon stick,
- magnet,
- leg-split,
- various dried flowers.
Stages of work:
First we need a horseshoe template.
You can find a picture on the Internet and print it. There is also an option to save the picture on your computer, enlarge or reduce it to the desired size, attach the sheet to the screen and redraw it using a simple pencil. We cut out a horseshoe from paper with scissors.
Now we transfer the template onto the cardboard using a simple pencil. Cut out a horseshoe from cardboard. The basis for the future magnet is ready. Cut a piece of burlap slightly larger than the horseshoe. We coat the horseshoe on one side with glue and apply it to the burlap. Press down a little so that the parts stick together. We cut the burlap along the contour of the horseshoe, leaving an edge of about half a centimeter. We cut the burlap and glue it. We glue the edges in a circle. Now you need to cover this part with burlap.
To do this, cut out another piece of burlap, slightly larger in size than the horseshoe. We glue the horseshoe with glue and glue the burlap.
We cut the burlap along the contour of the horseshoe. Thus, the cardboard blank is carefully covered with burlap on both sides. Burlap can be purchased at any floral supply store. We glue it onto the top of the horseshoe on both sides using a magnet. Glue the coffee beans tightly to each other.
The grains can be glued on any side as you like. I alternated the grains and glued them on different sides; you can also glue the grains on one side. Thus, we glue the entire horseshoe. After all the beans are glued, we begin to cover the end with coffee beans.
You will need to glue it on the inside and outside. The magnet turns out to be quite voluminous. Glue a cinnamon stick to the upper left part of the horseshoe.
We tie a bow from twine and glue it on top of the cinnamon. Just to the right of the bottom of the center we glue the dried flower. I used a set of scented mixture purchased from Ikea. That's all, the Horseshoe magnet is completely ready and the coffee smells pleasant.
Crown
To design the crown, you can use one of the proposed methods.
A. According to this scheme, the use of assembly adhesive is more relevant. Squeeze glue onto the ball and let it spread over a small area of the ball. Sprinkle this place with grains and manually level them and carefully place them on the surface.
It is advisable to put something under your hands so that the coffee does not spill on the floor. The advantage of this method is that the glue, unlike hot melt glue, is not hot, which allows you to distribute the coffee beans more freely and slowly over the crown of the topiary. The grains will be laid out in the intended manner, but chaotically.
B. According to the second scheme, each grain is glued separately. Most often, the grains are arranged like a honeycomb. But you can also glue the coffee in strips, horizontally or vertically. This is done to combine light and dark tones in a composition.
If desired, the tree crown can be covered with a second layer of coffee if you don’t like the gaps between the grains. If you have such an idea, then, as before, glue the first layer with the indentation inward (bad beans will do), and the second indentation outward.
Leave the space near the hole undecorated.
DIY refrigerator magnet made from coffee and sisal
Be sure to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to express your feelings - give the magnet to your loved ones, no matter whether you made it yourself or bought it in a store. Any gift and your attention will certainly be appreciated.
You will need:
- very thick cardboard,
- sisal,
- linen or jute twine,
- coffee beans,
- magnetic vinyl,
- glue gun (hot glue).
Stages of work:
Using scissors (a paper cutter) cut out a heart from thick cardboard. In this case, the size of the heart is approximately 10cm.
We cut out a heart from rolled sisal, the same size as the cardboard base, and glue them together. In the same way, we glue another 3-4 layers of sisal, so that the cardboard base does not show through. We glue the end of the heart with linen or jute twine. You can replace the twine with knitting threads of a similar color. Stepping back a little from the edge, lay out a heart made of coffee beans and fix it with hot glue.
Glue the second coffee heart along the edge, as shown in the photo.
Glue a twine bow in the center of the composition. We turn the Valentine card over and glue a magnet (magnetic vinyl) on the back side.
So, in general, it’s not difficult, you can make any magnet with your own hands and give it as a gift for any occasion.
Irina
Hello, I'm Irina. I have been a coffee expert for over 15 years. Over the past 6 years, I have tried every coffee there is to try and even opened my own coffee shop. Join me on this journey to learn more about coffee at Pokofemanim.ru
Candles for scent
For a cafe or at home. DIY autumn crafts from the gifts of nature. You will need:
- Maple leaves;
- cones;
- dish;
- wax, thread or candle;
- coffee beans;
Candles can be made in two ways: from wax with coffee beans inside and pasted over with coffee beans. To do this you will need a candle mold and thread.
Take a disposable glass, it is better to choose from cardboard and put a layer of coffee and thread. Melt the wax and pour a little into the mold. Then 10 coffee beans. Wax and again 10 coffee beans. Let cool.
As a result, you will have a candle with the scent of wax and coffee. Place it on a plate with maple leaves and add a pinch of fantasy, cover it with pine cones.
You can make candles from used coffee by adding already used coffee to wax. Eco-friendly, economical, cost-effective!
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You can also simply paste coffee over a candle and make a composition on a table, and enjoy the smell as the candle gradually burns.
