Handmade articles of glass at home - Features work, master classes, photo ideas

The power of beauty in fragile glass

Craft sites on the Internet are full of photos of glass crafts created by craftsmen and designers. Glass is a stunning material for decorating. With its help, you can give an original look to a photo frame, frame a mirror, painting, make magic balls, decorate vases, flower pots, lamps, candlesticks. The shards become plumage of exotic birds and elements of the original mosaic.

Pieces of colored glass

Glass bottles and jars can be given a second life. Shards of green, brown and clear glass containers skillful hands of craftsmen can turn into a panel or painting. To create such a masterpiece, you need to have pieces of broken glass, tile grout, silicone, a syringe to fill it. Do the work in the following sequence:

1. make a drawing yourself or download it from the Internet
2. color it in the colors of the shards
3. substrate the design under the transparent plastic of the required size
4. glue the pieces of glass to the base in accordance with the drawing using silicone (from a syringe)
5. dry
6. fill the gaps between the glass pieces with diluted putty after drying
7. remove excess grout from the picture with a wet sponge
8. dry, mount, and mount on the wall.

Unique glass ball art object

Base made of papier-mâché

This product will become an art object for any apartment or private house, and is created practically from nothing. Take a balloon of the size you need as a base. Next, make a papier mache. Use newspaper strips, gluing them to the balloon with PVA glue, glue prepared from flour or wallpaper glue. Each layer should be allowed to dry.

Glass pieces to cover

When the blank after several layers is tight, finally dry it and through the hole remove the balloon. The base is ready. To fasten the future product, wrap a strong fishing line or a thin kapron rope around the workpiece lengthwise and crosswise, crosswise. Also smear the rope with glue.

To cover the ball, use broken glass or cut a sheet of glass with a glass cutter into even squares. Work with the pieces carefully, observing safety precautions. For convenience, it is worth hanging the ball. Pieces of glass should be glued using glue for ceiling tiles or liquid nails.

Choices for using the product

Start the work from the top and create horizontal rows of shards. Place them tightly, trying not to leave gaps. If gaps are left, fill them with small beads or beads. After drying, you can paint the piece with silver or gold spray paint.

Instead of glass, you can use pieces of broken mirror. Then you will have a disco ball. It will shimmer from the light and create an atmosphere of celebration. This product can be attached to the ceiling, or you can place it next to a floor vase. In either position, it will look beautiful and original.

Melted glass crafts

Original things for the home and garden are made in the technique of fusing. The word in translation means "fusion, mixing". The melted shards create unique things in the form of figures, decorative coasters, and volumetric elements for home and garden design.

To perform the work requires skill, caution and the presence of a special muffle furnace for melting glass. Create an original product in fireproof gloves so as not to get burned. The melting temperature of ordinary glass without quartz additives is 750 degrees. Such a mode must be created in the furnace, where the glass shards will be transformed into a magical product of incredible beauty. To create a three-dimensional figure, you need an appropriate shape. To make a decorative stand, you need to:

• create a sketch of the image on paper
• Use the glass cutter to cut out a round or square-shaped base
• On the prepared surface, create an ornament or drawing from glass cuttings of different colors
• place in the furnace to melt
• increase the temperature slowly until the panes become semi-liquid
• let it soak for about an hour, then lower the temperature gradually
• Take out of the oven, let it cool down and use it for its intended purpose.

As a result of melting, the pieces of glass flow out and merge with each other. It turns into a monolith with a unique image. If you create a masterpiece to complement the inscriptions with wishes or winged expressions, it will be the most unusual gift for an anniversary or wedding. Make the inscription with acrylic paint on glass with a thin brush.

A large piece of fused glass will be the centerpiece of the garden and will shine in a sunny spot, catching the attention of all present. At home, if the panel built for spotlights, then the whole apartment will illuminate the incredible glow. Shapes of products from molten glass can be any - it depends on the imagination of the master and the size of the furnace.

The second life of glass bottles

Decor from unnecessary containers

Glass containers sometimes have an original and bizarre shape. Throwing away such a bottle is impossible. You can use these bottles to create holiday décor. If you put a string of Christmas lights inside, you get a stylish light fixture.

Inside the container, you can plant a plant on a substrate of moss. A composition of many bottles of different shapes will create an imitation of an exotic miniature garden in the apartment. You can decorate the surface with twine, pebbles, seashells, and the bottle will become an original vase for flowers.

Domestic use of leftover glass

Broken bottles and cans are often used to decorate the basement of buildings. For this purpose, broken glass is placed in a concrete mixer and crushed into small pieces. Then a mortar is made, which is mixed with the fine glass fraction. This mixture is used in construction.

Long lying in the shed or on the balcony glass can be used to create an aquarium, building a greenhouse or hotbed. Glass is not deformed, transmits light, and is not exposed to corrosive substances.

The list of products and handicrafts from glass can be supplemented endlessly. The ability to create a masterpiece from an unnecessary waste material is called talent. Skillful hands, combined with imagination, can create wonderful things from nothing that will delight and delight.

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