Handmade crafts from old things for home and country - a selection of cool master classes (72 photo ideas)

Original wall clock

If you have old, long-unused cutlery at home, don't rush to throw it away. You can use them to make an original wall clock - a perfect decor for the kitchen.

You will need:

• Cutlery in an amount of 12 pieces (scoops, spoons, spoons, forks - whatever you have),
• a wall clock with a dial and removable numbers,
• spray paint,
• glue.

Step-by-step master class:

1. Let's remove the numbers from the clock.
2. On the back side of the dial, glue the cutlery accordingly to each clock. To make it look nice and neat, we place the cutlery symmetrically: scoops on 12 and 6, spatulas on 3 and 9, etc.
3. Spray paint the clock with cutlery (color to your liking). Leave to dry.
4. Place numbers back in their place. If you have a miniature fork and knife, use them instead of the hands.

The clock can be painted in the same color or in different colors, depending on the color of the kitchen.

Button mural

Rasking things and finding a bag or a box with a lot of different buttons, do not hurry to say goodbye to them. It is not in vain our mothers and grandmothers so painstakingly collected them. According to the direct purpose they are unlikely to be used, and make a beautiful panel with your own hands is possible.

You will need:

• buttons,
• canvas,
• brown paint,
• glue, a brush.

Step by step master class:

1. Draw the trunk and branches of the tree on the canvas, paint them brown.
2. Make a lush crown, gluing leaves-buttons.

Instead of the canvas you can use ordinary thick cardboard, covered with decorative fabric. The drawing can also be different, at your choice.

Penguin out of a plastic bottle

Putting in order on the balcony, it is very easy to meet there a number of plastic bottles. They can be thrown away, or you can find an interesting use for them: make cute penguins.

You will need:

• Plastic bottles,
• paints,
• glue,
• scissors, brush,
• Pompom from a hat and a scarf.

Step-by-step master class:

1. Cut off the bottoms of two identical bottles: one closer to the middle of the bottle, the second closer to the bottom.
2. Coat the cut edges with glue and glue them together.
3. Paint the blank in white.
4. Pencil mark the muzzle, breast and belly of the future penguin, paint the rest of the bottle (except for the hat) with black paint.
5. Cap is painted as your imagination dictates.
6. Draw eyes and a beak, a triangle.
7. At the hat glue pompom.
8. Tie a scarf around his neck: if there is a toy - great, otherwise cut out a scarf from a piece of any fabric.

The bottoms of plastic bottles can be used to make a turtle, a ladybug, or any other animal you want.

Such a remodel will delight your child and serve as a great decoration for a child's room.

A table from an old suitcase

Many of us "inherited" a good old Soviet suitcase. And some of us even have more than one. It's unlikely that going on a trip, we'll take it with us. But that doesn't mean it has to go to the trash. The idea of an original table from an old suitcase will give it a second life, and you - a truly exclusive piece of furniture.

You will need:

• an old suitcase,
• legs,
• nail polish,
• screws, screwdriver.

Step-by-step master class:

1. Decide on the choice of legs: low, higher, high; classic, twisted, with right angles. It all depends on how you want to see your future table.
2. After the first point, we screw the legs with screws to the bottom of the suitcase.
3. We apply lacquer to the suitcase and leave it to dry completely.

Old suitcases, as a rule, have quite rigid walls. If your suitcase is not rigid enough, reinforce it by gluing plywood to the surface. You can glue a mirror to make a mirrored table. If you wish, the suitcase can be painted before being varnished.

Unusual vase-kettle

Having found an unnecessary kettle or a pot in the countryside, do not puzzle over where to put them. Old utensils make interesting things to decorate the dacha area.

You will need:

• old kettle (pot, etc.),
• paint,
• varnish,
• brush.

Step by step master class:

1. Draw a "muzzle" to the teapot: eyes, mouth (he already has a spout).
2. We paint the teapot, let it dry.
3. Apply lacquer to the surface of the teapot.

Now the vase is ready, we only need to plant our favorite flowers and find a suitable place for it in the garden.

Curtains from old clothes

Old shirts and T-shirts, unsuitable for wear, do not necessarily have to be used for rags. It is better to sew from them an original curtain, which will be a highlight of your interior.

You will need:

• Old clothes,
• thread, needle, scissors.

Step by step master class:

1. Cut out squares of clothes of equal size.
2. Sew them together.
3. Hem the resulting curtain around the edges.

In the same way you can make a bedspread, blanket, kitchen towel, etc.

Organizer from denim pockets

Everyone probably has old frayed jeans at home. Try to make an unusual wall organizer out of the pockets of a used item.

You will need:

• old jeans,
• canvas,
• glue,
• scissors.

 
Step by step master class:

1. Cut pockets of different sizes from jeans.
2. Glue the pockets to the canvas in any order.
3. The canvas is attached to the wall.

Instead of the canvas, you can use cardboard covered with fabric (such as leftover jeans).

Old things can still be pleasing to the eye for a long time, you just need to find an approach to them. As you can see from the photo, they can make a really original crafts, alterations. This is much more interesting and practical than just disposing of an obsolete or outdated household item.

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