The tradition of decorating your home is rooted in antiquity. Man has always sought to surround himself with things pleasant to the eyes.
In the Soviet years, a fashion for stamped products of domestic industry appeared. In each house, one could see a shelf with seven gypsum elephants, an Ilyich table lamp under a green lampshade, shell crab with the inscription "Yalta-1975" and numerous porcelain figures of peasant women, Komsomol and ballerinas.
With the advent of a new era, fashion for handicrafts returned to our country. There are several reasons for this.
Firstly, a home-made piece of furniture is always unique.
Secondly, doing handmade is an extremely exciting job, especially for those who have "hands growing out of the right place." The creative process delays and gives a bunch of positive emotions.
Thirdly, the jewelry, made by yourself, is filled with a peculiar cosiness, because you put warmth and inspiration of your soul into it.
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Creative Ideas
Decided to decorate the interior of your home? The easiest way to do this is to visit the store and purchase a suitable decorative pillow, watch or vase. There will be one difficulty - to choose the right thing from the existing product variety.
There is a better way - to create an unusual thing yourself. Call for help imagination - and go for it! Bad with imagination? Nothing comes to mind at all? Internet to help you. In the vast network you can now find any master class. Experienced craftswomen will explain to you how to make this or that craft.
By following their step-by-step instructions, you will surely achieve the desired result.
There are special forums for craftswomen on which you can get useful advice for free, brag about your achievements or even sell crafts made independently. Remember: you will succeed.
Materials for creativity
So, you finally decided to make something and even figured out what exactly it would be. The next stage is the selection of material. Often enough for this, walking in the forest, just look at your feet. Cones, acorns, rowan berries, moss, an interesting form of branches and driftwood - all this is perfect for creativity.
Dried flowers are often used in handmedes - they can be purchased at a flower shop, or you can pick up flowers and dry them yourself.
When cleaning the house, do not rush to throw away old disks, boxes, pillows. They can be used for creativity, giving new things to unnecessary things.
Believe me - your passion will be appreciated by the family. Or maybe not only appreciate, but also with pleasure will join you. And your passion over time may turn into a family hobby.
Nature to help the needlewoman
In recent years, the world has been talking a lot about ecology. This is no less fashionable than handmade. Natural materials look great in a home interior. In addition, crafts from them are perfect for your garden or vegetable garden. What can be made from them?
Wall panel
One of the simplest solutions is a wall panel. The panel will decorate the interior of any room, it will be appropriate in the kitchen. The main thing is to comply with the theme of the room.
As a basis for the panel, you can take the usual wooden frame. Take a sheet of thick white cardboard according to the size of the frame, cover it with acrylic paint of a natural color and insert it into the frame.On a cardboard base, place a composition of natural materials - cones, twigs, needles, seeds, leaves, shells.
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After making sure that all parts of the panel are in harmony, attach them to the base with glue. It is better to use glue of the Moment-Gel or Moment Crystal brand for work: they are transparent and will not leave a mark on cardboard.
A bright spot in your kitchen will be the "edible" panel. It’s easy to make. Having placed the cardboard base in the frame, divide the space inside the frame into square or rectangular sectors with twigs or skewers.
Lay out the sectors with beans, peas, watermelon or pumpkin seeds, coffee beans, clove inflorescences, or cereal kernels. This panel will emphasize the originality of your kitchen.
Christmas wreath
You can also decorate the house for the holiday with your own hands. One of the favorite attributes of the New Year - the Christmas wreath - is quite capable of being made independently. You can involve children in the process, they will be happy to participate in a common cause.
To create a wreath, it is necessary to select large spruce or pine cones, preferably of the same size.
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Coat the cones with gold or silver paint from an aerosol can, then lightly spray the edges of the scales with artificial frost. When the cones are ready, glue small plastic rings to each of them.
Next, you need a well-bending wire. Give the piece of wire a circle shape and string the cones on it, threading the wire through the rings. Cones should be as close as possible to each other so that the wire is not noticeable.
Then connect the ends of the wire, twist them together and attach a beautiful bow of a suitable color to the connection point. A wreath can be hung on the wall or door in the hallway, or you can give it to relatives or friends.
In the stores of needlework on the eve of the New Year holidays, you can buy a ready-made basis for a wreath. This will make the process easier and faster, but less creative.
The base is made of wood, gypsum, papier-mâché or polystyrene. The method of attaching parts will depend on the base material. First primer the base. Then gilt or silver cones or acorns. Attach acorns and cones to the surface of the base.
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You can use bows, beads, feathers, artificial berries or flowers. Tie the wreath with ribbon - the decoration is ready.
A wreath can be made from simple branches. Weave a few long thin branches in the form of a braid, give the braid a circle shape, fix the ends. Now you can start the decor. It can be dried flowers, cinnamon sticks, dried citrus slices, juniper twigs, even decorative candles.
The main thing is not to overdo it with decorations, otherwise it will turn out bad taste.
Crafts from snags and branches
Sometimes nature itself throws us exclusive ideas. For example, a branch or snag of a bizarre shape can be a real highlight of your interior.
It can be used as a table leg, or it can be turned into a hanger or stand for a vase. Such furniture will fit perfectly into the interior of a summer house or summer terrace.
Small thick branches can decorate flower pots. To work, you will need branches of approximately the same diameter, and a height slightly larger than the height of the pot.
Fold the sticks in parallel and start connecting them with twine or hemp rope. This is done as follows: each branch is tied around with a rope and fixed with a knot.
Then comes the turn of the next branch. Thus, all branches are bonded to each other first in the upper, and then in the lower part. Wrap the pot with the resulting cloth and connect the edges. An unusual country-style planter will look great in the corresponding interior.
Wood branches are generally universal. They can even be turned into flowers. Grind twigs of beautiful shape with emery paper and place in a floor vase.
You can add dried flowers to the bouquet. We’ll clarify that such a peculiar bouquet will look better in an outdoor clay vase.
Ikebana
This decoration of the interior today remains at the peak of fashion, despite its ancient history. However, making ikebana is not an easy task, requiring an impeccable taste.
Baskets, tree cuts, thick cardboard, porcelain dishes are usually used as the base composition. To create a beauty worthy of your interior will help any natural materials - branches, stones, dried leaves, fruits, dried flowers, berries and even vegetables.
Some elements of ikebana, for example, twigs, can be coated with spray paint of any shade.
You can complement the image of ikebana with paper figures folded in the origami technique. Properly designed ikebana will surely attract the eyes of your guests.
Wood cuts
In recent years, it has again become fashionable to decorate the interior with objects made of wood.
Wood is an environmentally friendly material that perfectly retains heat. Wood lends itself well to processing.
Wooden furniture is not cheap, and not everyone can afford it. But you can very well use small wood saw cuts for crafts.
The subject matter of such a product can be varied - a panel, a hot stand, a cutting board.
For harvesting, it is best to use linden or pine wood, but trees of other species — oak, apple, alder — are also suitable. Saws can be made diagonally, then they will be slightly elongated oval.
Before working, saw cuts must be processed. Sand them with sandpaper, cover with drying oil, then varnish. If the craft is intended to be bright, use acrylic paint. Allow the workpieces to dry and get to work.
Crafts from shells
No self-respecting person will return from a trip to the sea without shells. And they do not seem to be needed, but on the beach beautiful shells themselves ask for it in their hands. At home, multi-colored sea features remind us of the sea, of summer, of the long-awaited vacation.
Shells - a suitable material for creativity. It is especially useful to sort out shells for children: this activity contributes to the development of fine motor skills.
Below you see a photo of children's crafts from shells. From shells you can make beads, applications, voluminous crafts. It all depends on the type of shells.
The simplest application of shells is to decorate the frame for a picture or photo with them. Such a frame will be a good addition to the photograph brought from the sea.
The basis of the craft is a wooden or plastic frame of the desired size. Using a hot-melt gun or Moment glue, glue the shells onto the frame, placing them beautifully. When the glue dries, the sinks can be painted or simply coated with glossy varnish. It will be very stylish.
You can decorate with seashells a candle, a vase, a lamp shade of a lamp.And you can make a panel that will give the room the charm of summer and remind you of your vacation. The basis of the panel is taken dense cardboard, plywood, polystyrene.
In handicraft shops you can find blanks for panels of various shapes. Using glue, the shells are fixed on the base in the desired composition. After they can be painted or coated with colorless varnish to preserve their natural beauty.
If desired, you can make a special talisman from shells - “wind music”. This is an element of feng shui, which reduces the level of negative energy in the house, brings the owner good luck and prosperity.
Making this talisman is easy. First, a small hole is made in each sink. Then the shells are strung on a thin fishing line. Shells need to be distributed along the entire length of the fishing line. Each sink is fixed by a knot.
Several pieces of fishing line with shells are attached to a bamboo stick along its entire length. You need to come up with a mount for a hanging souvenir. We hang - and enjoy the music of the wind.
Crafts from Junk
The basic rule of hand-made: do not throw away something that can be useful for creativity. Almost everything that you are ready to send to the trash can be quite useful for making original things. Do not believe? Here is a striking example.
Old CDs can, like magic, turn into a beautiful panel, fridge magnet or Christmas tree toy. Paint the disk with bright acrylics, add panels with beads or clay figures, cover with varnish - and decorate the walls of the children's room.
Attach the magnetic tape from the back of the disk - this is the completion of your collection of magnets. Paste over the disk with shiny paper, hang it on a ribbon - and boldly hang it on the Christmas tree.
Plastic dishes, containers for kinder surprises, packages for chicken eggs, and finally, old tires and wheels for car wheels - this is not a complete list of things that you can give a second life to.
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Create with your soul, do not be afraid to fantasize - and your home will be filled with bright colors.
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