Easy crafts - a collection of master classes on creating unusual things

Why is it worth paying attention to homemade crafts

Of course the option when there are children in the house is not taken into account, because it is an obligatory program for all parents. Although not everyone takes to it with proper attention and creativity, because the main task - to do. But if you approach it calmly and in an organized manner, it becomes clear that this activity has a lot of positive qualities:

• A shared time with your child;
• A complete diversion of attention from household chores;
• The development of both adults and children's creative skills, perseverance, and fine motor skills;
• Creating a special, beautiful, and often useful product.

By taking a little time to prepare and find fresh ideas, you can not only easily do your homework, but also take a closer look at these options - aren't they capable of becoming a decoration for your own home?

Why not spend an evening creating something unique, but at the same time simple and practical, instead of all dispersed to their rooms in the company of gadgets?

Crafts options and themes

The selection presented here is a master class on creating decorative little things that can accumulate a huge amount of family warmth and love, moreover, you do not need to buy anything especially for their production - everything is done with improvised means.

Handcrafts with seasonal materials

The richest time for colors and gifts of nature - autumn. It is the season when all the fairs and themed exhibitions are at their peak. Therefore it will be quite logical to use natural materials for such crafts, and the basis for the future author's creation can be a few interesting suggestions:

• With leaves: candle holder, fruit vase, applique;
• With seeds, chestnuts and cones - funny animals;
• From twigs - paintings, decorations and volumetric displays.

Candle holder from a jar and leaves

To make with your own hands an autumn candle holder from leaves you need to have:

• Glue;
• Glass jar - 0,5 l;
• Twine;
• Dry leaves;
• Sponge.

Even a child can make such a craft, because all you need is to apply glue to a dry, clean and preferably grease-free jar, then carefully, in random order, attach shaped leaves. The final step is to wrap the neck of the jar with twine. All left to dry overnight.

Vase with fruit

The set of materials is similar to the previous one: glue, leaves, sponge, instead of the jar - a balloon, which should be inflated and glue the leaves, each layer abundantly smearing with glue. Overnight the vase will dry and harden, the balloon should be removed, and the resulting container should be filled with fresh fruit and berries.

Autumn applique

Any children's holiday is not held without applique, of course this is one of the easiest ways of doing crafts, because for it does not need to have any skills, just read a selection of photos in a particular style and that's all - repeat or try to imagine and add something of your own!

Animals from cones, seeds, chestnuts and other fruits

If going to do something from this point you need to know that here the only limitation can only be imagination because the exhibition consists not only with the classic chestnut hedgehogs, but covers more grandiose scales:

• Lemon Bear: In a small lemon, cut off the bottom so that it sits stably on the stand, and from the cut piece, cut out the ears and tail. The eyes can be peppers.
• Bird with plasticine and seeds: base - plasticine, feathers - seeds: wings and tail - pumpkin, torso - sunflower;
• From cones: hares, penguins, deer, owls. Everything is very simple - the necessary elements are glued to the cone with plasticine or colored paper.

Handicrafts with improvised means

In addition to autumn applications, earthly products are also popular, especially on New Year's Eve and Christmas. Of course for their consideration can be given a lot of time, and you can do with the usual snowflakes, and garlands. But after all, the arsenal of crafts is huge, and there is room for other variations of needlework.

Various twigs as a base

If time did not stock up on leaves, you can use twigs. They will not only be an original addition to the handicraft, but also suitable as a base:

• Christmas wreath: cones with the help of glue to attach to a spruce branch, bent into a wreath. You can complement it with artificial snow, sequins or Christmas tinsel;
• Coral reefs. Fasten thin branches in a vertical position and paint. Prepare colored paper fish and hang them on the reef;
• Birds on a tree. Glue a dry twig to a panel or cardboard sheet, and as gray birds will be small, sea pebbles. Missing parts can be finished drawing with a felt-tip pen.

Handicrafts with shells - sea and flour

Returning from vacation, many take with them souvenirs in the form of boxes, ashtrays, candlesticks made with seashells. But why spend money on what and for nothing under feet a lot, it is necessary to collect and make independently a masterpiece in no way worse than sold on the Quay.

Box

With ready-made cardboard box you can make a beautiful box, which will be useful not only as a small presentation, crafts for school, but also suitable for practical use at home. There you can store jewelry and various small things. And all you need is to glue the shells on a cardboard base.

Frames for photos and pictures

Frames are the little things that are missing in many homes. That's why they are so often given as gifts for the holidays. But if the recipient of the gift is very dear and close, you can decorate it yourself - it's easy and simple, and the person will be doubly pleased.

You can use a special blank, an old frame or make it yourself. For decoration you will need glue, spray paint and seashells - sea or flour shells - whatever you have at home.

Before fixing, it is advisable to lay out the decoration and see how the finished product will look. If the pattern is satisfactory - you can glue.

Paintings with buttons

Many hostesses have a box with unnecessary buttons, and if they have gathered enough to use not for their intended purpose, but to play up in an interesting color picture?

Butterfly with buttons on the canvas - quick, easy and beautiful. You just need to draw the outline, glue the buttons and frame the finished picture.

Handicrafts with egg cartons

Egg molds are always collected and take up a lot of space, first on shelves and then in the trash can. But what if we give them a second life and make them into an interesting handicraft, which will be nice to put in the nursery or bring to class? With these cardboard shapes can do a lot:

• A nest for a hen;
• Christmas angels for a Christmas tree;
• A big crocodile;
• A box for little things;
• Underwater World.

Needlework itself is a treasure trove of love, warmth and peace of mind. And if you do it together with children, the pleasure and benefit can be much more, even if it is a mandatory task, guilty of late at night. You just need to understand - special skills and abilities are not needed here, there are plenty of ready-made master classes and sketches of ideas, and the simplest level of difficulty is not yet a sentence because sometimes even a real masterpiece is done in a few minutes.

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