DIY Accessories Made Withwith an original approach, and most importantly with desire, are able to transform any interior. Such things forever retain the warmth of human hands, therefore they bring only comfort and peace to the house. And what else does a person need to feel truly at home? And if you have a feeling that it is time to update the interior, then you do not need to immediately run to the mall and buy a new rug, a nice lampshade or a frame for a particularly successful photo of you. All these or other nice interior accessories can be made by yourself. It is only important to put in a little effort, patience and, of course, imagination! The main thing to remember when creating accessories with your own hands is no rush and sloppiness. After all, if a thing is made with your own hands, this does not mean that it should be done somehow. Even without having a practical purpose, such a thing should give you pleasure from contemplating it. Therefore, use all your skills, be extremely careful and use high-quality materials. And then home accessories made with your own hands will delight you for a long time. What creative thing can you make without much fuss that can transform your interior?
Decorative rug from glossy magazines
You can make your own interior accessoriesnot only from yarn, beads or lace. How about this idea - to use magazines that you have read a long time ago, but you can’t bring yourself to throw them away? Perhaps, someone will find the idea absurd, but someone will be inspired to be creative. Let's try? To create an unusual rug, you will only need free time and a little perseverance. And what is most attractive - a minimum of financial costs. You will also need scissors, glue, tape, threads and wooden sticks (you can use sushi sticks). At the beginning of the work, you need to remove the staples from the magazines that attach the sheets. Unfold the sheets and fold their edges to make a square. By the way, it is better to use several sheets for one square, having glued them beforehand - this way the rug will be stronger. Having greased the wooden sticks with glue, wind the edges of your square on them, from the side where you folded the edges. In order to clearly understand how such a thing is made, make no more than eight squares - four vertically, and four horizontally. Next time, if you wish, make a larger rug. Now lay out the blanks on the table so that you get one large square. The joint between the stick and the magazine sheet should “look” at you. Now you need to fasten it all together. For this, you will need threads and tape. In those places where it is convenient, carefully sew the sheets with threads, and then glue all the joints with tape. Now turn the product over - the rug is almost ready! For greater attractiveness and durability, it can be covered with acrylic varnish. Such unique rugs, made with your own hands from old glossy magazines, will look great both on the floor and on the wall. You can also use them to decorate a small coffee table or cabinet. If you place the product on the floor, do it in a place where you rarely walk, so the rug will last longer.
Mosaic from eggshell
Homemade home accessories can becraft from anything. Take, for example, eggshells. You always thought that they were just household waste. Really? No way! You can make an original decoration for a child's room from eggshells - a mosaic with images of fairy-tale characters. For work you will need:
- shell from several eggs (the amount depends on the size of your future masterpiece),
- cardboard sheet of paper,
- PVA glue,
- two tetrad sheets,
- pencil,
- Glass bottle.
First, let's prepare the shell.To do this, place it between notebook sheets and carefully roll it out with a bottle until you get pieces of the desired size. Here you need to rely on the requirements for the drawing. Next, process the cardboard. First, you need to give it the desired shape by cutting it with scissors. If you draw well, you can create a sketch of the future drawing yourself, but if not, use a stencil. You can buy it in a special handicraft store, download a drawing from the Internet, or even use children's coloring books. Now you can move on to the main task, directly to decorating the drawing. To do this, carefully apply a layer of glue to a small area of the drawing. Then take a pinch of shell and sprinkle it on this area. In order for the borders of the mosaic to be clearer, you can use a blade, aligning the edges of the drawing with it. The shell should lie evenly over the entire area of the product. Having finished this painstaking work, cover the drawing with paints - a bright picture for a child's room is ready! If you don't want to use eggshells, you can create similar mosaics with your own hands from ordinary multi-colored beads. Then you won't even have to color the picture.
The second birth of a wooden saltcellar
Wooden salt shaker, decorated using the techniquedecoupage, will become a truly exclusive accessory for your kitchen. And the wide range of decoupage napkins (which can be purchased in craft stores) and even ordinary multi-layer napkins with a bright pattern will provide your imagination with an unforgettable flight. And even if you have a very old salt shaker at home, bought back in Soviet times by your grandmother, this salt shaker can be transformed, giving it a second life. For this you will need:
- the salt cellar itself,
- fine-grained sandpaper,
- primer,
- napkin for decoupage,
- acrylic paints,
- varnish,
- PVA glue,
- brushes.
The work you will have to do,begins with sanding the surface of the salt shaker, which must be completely cleared of old paint and varnish. Then you need to cover the treated surface with a primer, wait until it dries completely and sand it again. Next, apply a napkin to the product and coat it with glue. Wait until it dries and lightly sand it again. If the pattern is damaged during application, you can restore it yourself using paints and a thin brush. And the last step is to cover the product with varnish. A cute and functional decoration for the kitchen is ready! In general, original home accessories made with your own hands using the decoupage technique will transform the interior and give your room a completely new and even exclusive look. This method can be used to decorate decorative plates, mugs, a towel hanger, and even towels and kitchen napkins themselves. The most important thing is that it is very simple, does not take much time and does not require serious financial costs.
Candlestick made of beads - beautiful and stylish
To make the interior of the living room uniqueor bedroom, it is important to pay attention to details. For example, candlesticks, so necessary in the old days, have lost their functionality today, but retained their importance in home design. Of course, you can buy ready-made beautiful candlesticks. But if you make them yourself, then you can decorate these home accessories with anything. Any handmade candlesticks will enliven the interior and give the room a special charm. To make a candlestick from beads, you do not need special skills. Only perseverance is important here. The metal frame for the product can be purchased ready-made, or you can make it yourself. You need to start working from the bottom up. To do this, cut off a piece of wire, about eighty centimeters long, and attach it to the vertical crossbar of the workpiece. String the required number of beads on the wire and connect them on the opposite edge of the frame. And so on - until you fill all the voids. Do the same with the crossbars. As a result, you will get a solid pattern of beads. In this work, you simply need to show your imagination and artistic taste. Choose beads of different shades, shapes and sizes. Combine them wisely: the more shades and crossbars on the frame, the more original the candlestick will be. And you can complement the beaded product with larger beads and small details in the form of plastic or metal flowers, butterflies, hearts. In short, no matter what creative or simply cute home accessories you make with your own hands (a candlestick, a decorative salt shaker, a mosaic, or a rug from glossy magazines), they will bring you much more joy than items bought in a store. After all, you will invest not only time but also soul in the products, and mental strength, as we know, has no units of measurement. So the value of such home accessories is simply immeasurable! We advise you to read:
