More and more often, in the interior of many people's homes, there are various hand-made crafts. Such products are made from any things that can be found, and therefore they are original.
To do this on your own is not at all difficult and often does not require certain skills and abilities. Children can help in making home decorations. They will surely be happy to take part in such an interesting work and learn something new in the process.
What are crafts made of?
In order to build something like this, absolutely any objects that can be found are suitable. The main thing here is fantasy.
You can come up with anything and then bring the idea to life. If no thoughts enter your head, then there is a photo of ready-made options on the Internet. Perhaps they will push you to an interesting idea.
From paper
Probably, this is the most affordable material from which you can make a huge variety of different beautiful crafts.
Colored paper can be used to make:
- Checkboxes,
- Flashlights,
- Garlands.
It is not at all difficult to conceive and create an interesting applique. It can be a gif.webpt to one of your relatives, or an unusual decoration at home. Together with the child, you can make a postcard, which may also become a pleasant surprise for a loved one for a holiday.
Also, don't forget about origami. A great many amazing figures are made from sheets of paper. Origami has a bunch of techniques that you can use to create your craft.
From natural materials
On a regular walk, the child can collect different materials for beautiful crafts. It can be cones, twigs, acorns, beautiful autumn leaves, and much more.
- From cones and sticks, for example, very funny animal figures are obtained. You can use plasticine to hold materials together. If you have creative thinking, you can come up with a bunch of unique products.
- Colored leaves, collected outdoors in autumn, can turn into a wonderful applique. All you need to do is glue them onto a sheet of paper or cardboard in any order. Such activities well develop the thinking and imagination of the child, and also give a lot of positive emotions.
From other improvised means
This will include any coils, jars, strings and all that. How the product turns out depends on how much imagination and, of course, materials are enough. Just in case, there are a bunch of detailed videos on the net on how to make home decorations that will add their own peculiarity to the general atmosphere.
Christmas toy light bulb
So, for example, a simple glass bulb can easily turn into a Christmas tree toy or even a vase. Usually, paint is applied to the outside of the glass.
It is most correct to take acrylic - it dries faster and is perfectly applied. The light bulb can be filled with various beads, sparkles, small things for decoration. The result will be unique and will be a delightful decoration of the room on any occasion.
Original bouquet
Disposable plastic spoons and forks can create an unusual original bouquet. The devices can be painted in any desired color, and then fastened together with a thread or plasticine.
It would be nice to build a vase for such a bouquet, using empty cans or plastic bottles. They are also decorated, and the craft turns out to be delightful and unique.
Butterfly from a bottle
By the way, you can create a bunch of interesting products from plastic bottles.For example, it is easy to make beautiful butterflies "fluttering" in the house. For this you need:
- Tweezers;
- Plastic bottles;
- Toothpicks;
- Basics for butterflies;
- Sequins, beads, sequins;
- Markers or felt-tip pens;
- Nail polishes;
- Scissors.
Basics for butterflies are something like templates according to which blanks will be cut out of the bottle. You can search for them on the Internet, in a children's book or coloring book, or draw yourself.
- The first step is to remove the labels from the bottles. After that, the core is cut and divided into a pair of rectangles.
- The resulting plastic shapes are superimposed on the base, and then the outline is outlined with a marker or felt-tip pen.
- With the help of scissors, a butterfly is cut out very carefully. The main thing is to be careful not to accidentally cut off her antennae or paw.
- When the butterfly blank is cut, you can start decorating it. Here you just need to give free rein to your imagination. Glitters, varnishes, beads and much more are available.
- The back side is painted over with a black marker or felt-tip pen, and then covered with transparent varnish.
That's all, the butterfly is ready. Now you can attach it anywhere in the house, decorate a wall or curtain, or leave it as a gif.webpt to a relative or friend.
Candles in jars
In order to make such a craft you will need:
- Autumn leaves;
- An empty jar, which must first be thoroughly rinsed and dried;
- PVA glue;
- The candle itself (scented is perfect);
- Any jewelry (ribbons, beads, decorative tape, etc.).
The manufacturing process is quite simple. It is enough just to prepare everything you need, and then decorate the jar as soon as you like. At the end, a candle is lowered inside.
On rainy autumn evenings, this craft will create a cozy atmosphere and give you a good mood. Instead of leaves, you can glue snowflakes cut out of paper, and then a New Year's version will come out.
Fancy cup
If there is an ordinary white cup in the house, without any pattern on it, then you can decorate it.
- To apply the picture more evenly, it is useful to use a stencil, however, it will work out very well without it.
- A child can create their own special cup by painting it with acrylic paints or colored markers.
The result is a unique object that pleases the eye.
Stationery stand
Such a product will not only be beautiful, but also useful. For the construction, bushings, a cardboard box, glue, as well as stickers and other decor are useful.
- The first step is to attach the sleeves to the bottom of the cardboard box.
- This can be done using ordinary glue.
- After connecting all the parts, the resulting structure is painted and pasted over with stickers, sparkles and whatever the child has.
- Having built such a thing on their own, children will probably begin to put all the pencils and pens in place.
It is always very pleasant to create something with your own hands. And when children are involved in the process, the work becomes more fun and interesting. Together, you can come up with even more great ideas. The most important thing is to do the craft with love, putting your soul into it, and then everything will definitely succeed.
Photos of different crafts
