In skillful hands, old kitchen utensils will turn into a panel or a clock. They can also be made from a bicycle or even a canister. There are interesting hobbies aimed at making useful things from unnecessary ones. Broken dishes, wheels and mechanism from an old bicycle, empty plastic containers are useful for this.
What to make from kitchen utensils?
Not everyone knows that extra kitchen utensils are easily transformed into new interior items. If you have accumulated a lot of such utensils, and you bought new plates, cups, saucers, do not throw out the old ones. They will make wonderful design things.
How to decorate a window, a door?
See how you can decorate your door with old salad bowls, crystal or glassware.
To implement this idea, you will need:
- strong hold transparent glue;
- old glass, transparent plastic, crystal salad bowls and plates;
- degreasing solution;
- dishwashing liquid;
- soft rags;
- water;
- door with glass.
Manufacturing sequence:
- First, wash the base well with a special dish soap. Wipe this glass part of the door with a soft cloth.
- Wipe the dry surface to be decorated with a degreaser. If you don't have one, then use regular rubbing alcohol.
- See how to arrange transparent objects on the canvas. Glue the largest ones first, then the medium ones. Then fill the space between the bowls and plates with smaller cooking utensils. Wipe off excess glue with a soft cloth.
Thus, you can decorate not only the door, but also, for example, a window in a change house, in a utility block. You will see how the structure is immediately transformed.
If you are changing a window in the country, do not throw out the old one, but you must not remove it from the frame. Glue transparent kitchen utensils to one side of the glass. Place the window against a wall or other support. This method will help decorate a summer cottage, decorate an unsightly building, or cover a tree trunk.
Painting or photo frame, for wall clocks
To further relieve the kitchen cupboard for dishes, make a decorative panel. You can be sure that no one has such a second one.
To make a designer item to decorate your home, take:
- cups, saucers, teapots;
- transparent super glue;
- a large rectangular or round dish;
- soft cloth.
It often happens that several items from the tea set have broken over time. In order not to throw away the rest, make a three-dimensional picture of them.
- Place a large dish in front of you. It can be made of plastic, porcelain, earthenware. If you then want to put a photo, picture or clock inside such a frame, then the dish should be with a hole in the center.
- If it is not like that, you can make this "loophole" using a drill and a special drill for working with such fragile materials.
- On this basis, spread out the remains of a tea set or several. If there are many items, nest one inside the other. If you are happy with it, attach them to the dish with glue.
- You can cut one item in two, use both halves and glue even broken dishes, but the visible part must be solid.
Dish shelf
The next idea is no less interesting. Cups and saucers from the service will allow you to make a kitchen shelf in the kitchen.
To create this piece of furniture, you need to take:
- 3 tea cups and 3 saucers;
- 3 metal hooks;
- Super glue;
- wood or glass strip;
- white acrylic paint;
- brush.
Crafting workshop:
- If the bar is not colored, paint it. Acrylic dries very quickly and after 20-30 minutes you can proceed to the next stage.
- Cover the bottom of the saucers with glue, attach them to the bar. Glue the cups to the saucers.
- Now you need to fix the plank to the wall. This can be done if you first make 2 holes in its upper part, and attach it with self-tapping screws with large caps.
- You can fix special hinges on the back of the strip, hang your creation on nails driven into the wall or on self-tapping screws that are fixed in dowels.
Another shelf is made of metal enameled mugs. If you hang one in the bathtub, you can put towels, cloths, toothbrushes, toothpaste and other little things here.
To make this organizer, take:
- a wooden plank;
- antiseptic for wood;
- brush;
- self-tapping screws;
- drill;
- sandpaper.
Then follow these instructions:
- Paint the board. If you want it to have a touch of antiquity, rub it in some places with sandpaper.
- Place the top mug on this base, fix it in this position with a self-tapping screw. Attach the next two circles sideways to this bar.
- Now you need to hang the finished shelf on the wall, securing it here with self-tapping screws. You can put artificial flowers in the top mug, thus decorating your creation.
If this shelf will be in another room, put pens in the circles so that they are always at hand and you can write down important information.
The string will not unwind in the spool if you fix it in one of the mugs. And you can fasten clothespins on the handles of the mugs so that they are not lost at the right time.
This is how easily unnecessary cookware becomes a must-have. You can even make a designer wall clock from old cups. You will see the manufacturing process below.
How to make a watch with your own hands?
To craft them, take:
- items from the tea set;
- clockwork;
- panel made of treated MDF or other base;
- reliable glue;
- self-tapping screws.
Fasten the clockwork on the back of the panel. On the front side, the hands are inserted into a hole previously made with a drill, and fixed on the clockwork.
You will need 12 cups and the same number of saucers. First, mark their location with a marker. Each cup will be responsible for a specific hour. Glue these items in place.
Pay attention to the length of the arrows, when passing in a circle, they should not touch the cups and saucers. It's not just a set of kitchen utensils that will make such a wonderful clock. They can be made from junk material.
To make a watch yourself or yourself, you will need:
- CD disk;
- Super glue;
- clockwork;
- keys from a computer keyboard.
Crafting workshop:
- Place the clockwork on the back of the disc and attach the hands to the front. Take the keys from the computer where the numbers are written. Each will correspond to a specific hour.
- Put them in their places in order, with the button with the number 12 at the top, and the button 6 at the bottom.
- If you did everything correctly, glue the buttons in place, after which you can wind up the watch and admire how it moves.
If you do not know what to give to the musician, also use the disc for this. You need to attach a self-adhesive drawing in the form of notes and piano keys to it. All that remains is to fix the clockwork and you can hand over the original present.
See how to make a watch with your own hands using the following master class.
You will need:
- round plywood blank;
- drill;
- insulating tape;
- dye;
- brush;
- clockwork.
Find the middle of the plywood circle, drill a small hole here with a drill. To paint exactly half of the workpiece, glue a strip of duct tape in the center.
Paint one half of the color of your choice. When the paint is dry, remove the tape. Secure the clockwork at the back and the hands at the front. In such a product, the dial is not drawn, but if you wish, you can depict it.
You can depict various geometric shapes on the blanks.
Here's how to make this type of watch. To create them you need:
- cork backing;
- awl;
- clockwork;
- insulating tape;
- acrylic paint of different colors;
- brushes;
- clockwork.
The sequence of creation is as follows:
- Draw even circles on the substrate using a template or compasses. Make holes in the middle with an awl.
- Apply electrical tape as shown in the photo or as you wish. Paint the resulting shapes with different colors.
- After the paint has dried, it remains to remove the electrical tape, fix the clock mechanism and hang the clock on the wall.
If you don't want to paint these blanks, you can sheathe them with burlap, and use buttons as a dial.
But these are not all ideas. See how to make a watch with your own hands on the wall, and at the same time get rid of empty containers. These can be made for a summer residence.
Here's what comes in handy for this:
- empty bottles;
- wooden planks;
- wood stain;
- small nails with large heads;
- glue;
- self-tapping screws;
- brushes;
- clockwork.
Crafting workshop:
- Saw off the planks of the desired length, cover them with paint or stain. Place the boards next to each other.
- To connect all of them, attach two boards at the back perpendicular to the data. Attach the clockwork on the back and the hands on the front.
- Take a reliable glue, fix the clean, dry bottles with the necks outward. Their bottom should form a circle.
- Attach the clock to the wall with hinges and self-tapping screws.
Such a thing can be given as a gift, it will be a wonderful present.
From the bike
You can even make a watch from an old bicycle, for such you only need its wheel.
To make this piece of furniture, you will need:
- metal axle from a bicycle wheel;
- clockwork mechanism with hands;
- numbers;
- clothespins;
- black paint with a brush;
- family photos.
Remove the rubber rim, it is not needed. And paint the metal axis, clock hands and numbers black. When this coating is dry, glue the arrows and numbers in place. It will be very touching if you attach family photos on clothespins.
Figures can be made from different materials. For this, cardboard, metal or plastic is used. You can buy the numbers that are sold to designate the door number and paint them, and if the metal rim is in good condition, you do not need to paint it, but leave it the same silver.
Wall clocks are even made from a mechanism that turns a chain. It is called a carriage. If you have several of these parts left from old bicycles, then make the following hours.
You can craft them using the large and small bike gears. Then you will also need a chain of the required length. It is easy to shorten it. Remove one of the fragments, remove the excess length. Match the ends of the chain, slide the removed element over them.
You can shorten the chain in the same way, put it on the gear and fix it. It remains to screw the clockwork, and then check the craft in action.
Now you know how to make a clock with your own hands, what to turn kitchen utensils into if they are old or unpaired. It remains to see what to make of plastic bottles for the home. You can make wonderful interior items from them, without which no apartment or country dwelling can do.
What to make from a canister?
If you buy drinking water in such a container, then these plastic containers periodically accumulate with you. See how many useful things you can make of them.
The result is such a wonderful lighting system. But before you do it, take:
- 5 liter plastic cans;
- paint;
- brushes;
- light bulbs and sockets for them;
- electrical tape;
- stationery knife;
- decorative panel;
- drill;
- fasteners.
Manufacturing instruction:
- Wash canisters and remove labels and plastic handles and lids from them. Use a sharp utility knife to cut the bottom of the container. Paint the blanks in the desired color. Do the same with the rest of the container.
- While the paint is drying, prepare the decorative panel. Punch three holes in it for three lights. Pass the cords through these holes, attach them from above to a single lighting system. It should end with a plug, which you subsequently plug into the outlet.
- But for now, this is absolutely impossible to do, but this is what needs to be done. Cover the sharp edges of dried lampshades with electrical tape.
- Make a hole in each plug with a drill, thread the lower ends of the electrical cords here. Tighten the plug, and connect the socket and the light bulb screwed into it to the wires that are under the cover.
- Check if everything is well insulated, only after that you can plug in the plug and watch how beautifully the lamp burns.
Speaking about what to make from a canister, it should be noted what other wonderful blue lampshades you can make. If you have a lot of these water containers, this is what you need.
Here's what you need for this job:
- water cans of the same size and shape;
- stationery knife;
- light bulbs with cords and sockets;
- awl;
- wire.
Instructions for creating:
- Cut off the top of the bottles, you only need these blanks. Make two holes at their edges on each side with an awl.
- Thread the wire here diagonally so that you can fix the cartridge with it in the center, which you will do.
- Screw a light bulb to it. Fasten the wires on a single panel, connect it to the lighting system.
But what else can be made from the canister.
To make this newspaper organizer you will need:
- canister;
- sharp knife;
- insulating tape;
- marker.
First, with a marker on the canister, you need to draw the lines along which you will cut. Then do this work. To avoid injury from the sharp edges of the organizer, cover them with electrical tape or colored tape. Now you can put magazines and newspapers here, as well as, for example, a TV remote control so that it does not get lost and is at hand at the right time.
Not only cans, but also other empty containers will be used. See how to make a beautiful lamp out of a plastic bottle. To do this, you will also need:
- artificial stones;
- transparent glue;
- knife;
- lamp with socket and cord.
Cut off the bottom of the bottle, you won't need it. Decorate the rest of the container with artificial glass pebbles by gluing them. Pull the cord through the neck, fix all the components of the lamp, after which it can be suspended. Make the second a little smaller.
To make it convenient to close the bags, not to get nervous every time you try to untie the knot, make the following device.
For him, the following will work:
- plastic bags;
- plastic bottles;
- bottle caps.
Cut off the necks of empty containers. Use a knife to cut holes in the bags to thread these items through. Screw the lid back on when you need to close the bag.
Here's how much original and useful things can be made from recycled materials.
See how you can make a shelf from a plastic canister.
The next video shows what other homemade products can be made from a canister.
If you want to see how to make a clock from a vinyl record, then check out another master class.
