Handmade coasters - master classes on making wooden, knitted, cork, metal and stone coasters

For what purposes are used coasters hot

Taking care of cleanliness and beauty in the kitchen, where a lot of culinary processes take place, you can worry about and attractive arrangement of the room. With a variety of materials and interesting decorations, the mats can be used for different purposes:

• Coasters for cups and plates, performing decorative functions and complementing the interior design of the room in a particular style;
• practical products, necessary to protect the table tops of the dining table or coffee table from the effects of high temperatures from the bottom of pots or kettles.

By practicing in the manufacture of simple coasters, you can make an original and beautiful set for the holiday table setting. Already used in the kitchen coasters can easily be supplemented with other accessories to decorate the room, sew or knit covers for stools or jars and containers.

What materials are suitable for making stands

Handmade practical things must meet certain requirements, be beautiful and complement the overall concept of home decoration. In order to increase the durability of coasters, you can use different materials and techniques of their processing, taking into account your own abilities and skills.

Wood and wood materials

Stylish hotpot stand made of wood will last long enough if you use a few original ideas for its manufacture:

• The basis of the saws of branches, for the composition it is better to choose the same thickness and diameter of blanks, excellent suit the saws from the branches of fruit trees and juniper;
• thin twigs are glued to a cardboard or fabric base, the glue used must meet the parameters of heat resistance and not contain toxic or harmful substances;
• Standard round or square-shaped blanks, you can further decorate them, using decoupage or painting technique, decorating the basis of your choice.

Natural and eco-friendly wood will last long enough and to preserve the appearance of products do not even have to use a varnish coating.

Crocheted and openwork coasters

Crocheted or crocheted coasters will become a real decoration of the table, and you can use different ideas for needlework:

• Coasters in the form of fruits or geometric shapes with different colors and techniques of crochet finished products;
• elegant and openwork napkins, repeating the shape of flowers or leaves, emphasizing the natural theme;
• simple crocheted circles with coarse or fine knitting, original patterns decorating the product.

You can use different techniques and patterns to crochet the hot plate coasters, always following the chosen scheme.

Cork coasters

Sheets of cork material can be purchased in a construction store, cork base is quite flexible and easy to handle. Cork can be used to make hotpot stands of various shapes and sizes, and the material can be replaced by ordinary wine bottle caps, which are cut and glued to a dense cloth.

Metal products for the kitchen

Quite exquisite and openwork products can be made from metal or bimetallic wire. Such coasters can look quite elegant, but the creative process will require certain skills and special tools, which the home craftsman may not have.

Patchwork and sewing accessories

Uncomplicated knitting of hotpot stands can be replaced by the sewing technique, for which different materials are used. The optimal solution will be the use of dense denim fabric or felt, viscose napkins, do not forget that between several layers of material it is necessary to put an insulating layer. The traditional technique of patchwork helps to combine fabrics with different colors and shades or patterns, creating real masterpieces to decorate the kitchen or table.

Wicker coasters

An interesting coaster for hot food, the scheme of which is very easy to reproduce, can be made in the technique of weaving. As the basic material, you can use a natural vine or handmade tubes from newspapers and magazines, ordinary paper. To increase the durability of such products, it is recommended to use a safe varnish coating after finishing your needlework, which protects the surface of the stand from heat and physical effects.

Handmade coaster out of sea pebbles and seashells

To create a stand from natural materials will need sea pebbles and seashells, pre-collected from the sea and epoxy resin. As a mold for pouring you can use an old silicone mold for baking or a special mold, the creative process consists of several stages:

• in a pre-cleaned and thoroughly dried silicone mold, pebbles and seashells are laid out, you can create any pattern;
• epoxy resin and hardener are mixed in corresponding proportions, indicated on a package and according to the instruction;
• The prepared composition is accurately poured into the form, it is possible to use a toothpick so that the flow does not mix the laid out elements;
• After the mixture has dried and hardened completely, the finished coaster is carefully removed from the silicone mold and is ready for use.

After making the first coaster, you can make a whole set of accessories, and use dried leaves and flowers as fillings. The cured epoxy resin is highly durable and resistant to mechanical and physical, man-made and temperature effects.

Beautiful and original coasters, made by hand, can be used only in the kitchen or for serving the festive table. They reliably protect the table surface or tablecloth from stains and heat effects, bringing a note of comfort and coziness into the house.

For the creative process, you can choose any materials and improvised means, creating original products and practical accessories for the kitchen with a stylish and modern design.

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