You will be surprised to know what an unusual use of foil can be. You can make a stylus from it, use it as a cleaning agent, make and update toys, create panels and paintings.
This material will help out in various situations. Plain foil will help to cope with pain, make shiny jewelry, and become the basis for painting. There are many more ways to use these sparkling sheets.
Unusual use of foil - best ideas
You can make a DIY stylus using foil. Take:
- aluminum foil;
- Scotch;
- cotton swab;
- ballpoint pen.
Unscrew the ballpoint pen, remove the refill. Instead, insert an obliquely cut cotton swab into the hole. Fix it with tape. Cut a strip from the foil and wrap it around the bottom of the handle. In this case, you need to leave the cotton part open, and fix the foil itself on the handle with adhesive tape.
It remains to dip the cotton wool into the water to slightly moisten it. You will be holding the handle by the foil to interact with the screen. But the cotton wool will need to be periodically moistened in water, it should not be damp, but only slightly damp.
If you need to quickly make a stylus, and you are at work or on the road, then you can use the foil even from a pack of cigarettes.
Eggs sometimes burst during boiling. To prevent this from happening, pre-wrap them with foil, then dip them in cold water and cook. Also, this material will allow you to decorate eggs for Easter or just make them a table decoration.
To decorate them in this way, take already boiled eggs, place each on a foil circle.
Wrap the egg, then flatten it to remove the folds of the foil. The reverse side of the metal scissors is suitable for this.
Then start painting these blanks with gouache and a thin brush. Apply patterns. This can also be done with a stencil or by hand.
Look further at the unusual use of foil. If joints hurt, they need to be warmed up, so foil will also help. First, this place is wrapped with a bandage, then with this shiny material.
If you don't have a reflector and want to take a good photo, then use foil instead. Try to create a studio-like light. To do this, you can wrap sheets of cardboard with foil or disassemble a cardboard box for this purpose, glue foil to its sides. You can also use a foil plate to make a reflector out of it.
If over time the spring in the remote control or flashlight has weakened, the battery pops up every now and then, then put a piece of foil between the plus part and the spring. Also, this method will allow the batteries to continue to work.
If you are on a cold street, did not take the stylus, and it is difficult to control your favorite smartphone through gloves, then wrap one or more fingers with foil, and you can use them instead of the stylus.
Unusual use of foil can help you do without a cookie cutter. Cut a rectangle from this material, flash it several times to make a strip. Now give it the shape you want. It can be a fungus, an octopus, a house and other object, using this shape you can easily cut out cookies from the rolled dough.
If you need to amplify the wi-fi signal, foil will also help. You will need a large sheet that needs to be folded several times. Place it on the antenna, such a device will allow you to catch or amplify an already existing signal.
To prevent birds from pecking berries from bushes and trees, place strips of foil on the branches that will scare away birds.
If you want to whiten your teeth, then mix the toothpaste with baking soda, apply a thin layer of this product with a brush to your teeth and cover them with foil. In this form, you need to stay for an hour or so, after which brush your teeth and rinse them well. They should get whiter.
If the house is cold, and you have cast iron batteries, then make a heat reflector for them. To do this, take:
- a sheet of cardboard;
- foil;
- double sided tape;
- scissors.
Attach the foil to a sheet of cardboard on one side, then use tape to attach this fixture to the battery to the wall so that the foil faces the room. Due to this reception, it will be much warmer here.
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Unusual use of foil in everyday life
If you decide to make baking in the shape of an animal, a heart, but you did not have the necessary device at hand, then fold the sheet of foil several times, then use it to make an edging for the desired item. Place this fixture inside the baking sheet and you can pour the dough here.
The following method will help make stale bread fresher. Remove the loaf or loaf, sprinkle with water and wrap in foil. Now place in a hot oven for five minutes.
Foil is very helpful in baking. After all, so that the top of the casserole, stuffed zucchini or pie does not burn, cover it with foil. Or, if the edges of the cake cook faster, cover them with foil strips.
To iron the laundry better, the use of foil can be as follows. Remove the ironing board cover, place the foil sheets on the base, then put the cover back on. When you iron, you will be surprised what effect you can achieve. After all, the foil conducts heat, so the linen will be smoothed out better and will cope with jams.
To make things easier to wash and not accumulate static electricity on them, roll up a couple of circles from two pieces of foil. Throw them in the washing machine before washing. Then take out the laundry and see what effect you have achieved.
If the scissors are dull, cut the folded foil several times with them, and they will become much sharper.
If you need to move a heavy piece of furniture, place pieces of foil under its legs with the glossy side up. Now you can move the cabinet to another place with little effort.
To prevent the greens from wilting in the refrigerator and to preserve longer, store them there in foil.
This glittery material will help with the next task with glitter. If you have rusted metal parts on your bike or other objects, wash them with a piece of foil.
The use of foil will prolong the functioning of the steel wool, as well as get rid of rust on it. To do this, you need to dry this sponge, then wrap it in foil and place it in the refrigerator. Then you can continue to use this thing. You can also do with a new one so that it does not rust.
And if you need to remove burnt grease from the grill, then use foil as well. Roll it up into a ball and start bath procedures for this unit. But it is best to wash it right away when the grill has cooled down. Since if you do this after some time, it will be more difficult to wash.
- If you are going on a hike, be sure to bring some foil with you. After all, then you can wrap matches in it, and they will not damp. If it rains, the wood gets wet, you can't warm up the hot dog or sandwich, when the sun comes out, wrap the food in foil, and the sun's rays will heat up your sandwich. You can also bake potatoes on a hike without getting them dirty in the ash. To do this, each washed tuber must be wrapped in foil.
- And if you are, for example, on a business trip and want to fry a sandwich with cheese, but you do not have the necessary tools, then wrap it in foil. Then iron it with an iron. However, do not use this method if there is acidic food in the sandwich. It can be lemon, pepper, as aluminum foil, heated together with these substances, can form a dangerous compound.
- If you have made repairs at home, you do not want to throw away the brushes stained with paint yet, wrap them in foil, bandage with an elastic band. After a while, you can use these tools again to paint over something.
- If you need to paint a window or door, then first wrap the handles of these items with foil, then they will not get dirty. You can also do with a water tap.
- If the soleplate of the iron gets dirty, iron the sheet of foil several times with this tool, and it will be cleaned.
- But in order to prevent the underside of the iron from sticking, before ironing delicate fabrics, place a sheet of foil on the surface, place the selected fabric on top and iron it in the steaming mode.
- Using foil will help you get out of the situation when there is no funnel, but you need to pour the liquid into a container with a narrow neck. From this material you will make such a watering can.
Here's where foil can help. But with the help of it, you will not only bring cleanliness, you can eat deliciously, but also enjoy the aesthetics.
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Such an unusual drawing technique will help develop the creative abilities of children. Adults will also be surprised to learn about the new art form.
Take:
- a simple pencil, but not very sharpened;
- A4 cardboard;
- thick PVA in a bottle or a hot gun;
- foil.
Draw a pencil sketch on paper. Let it be flowers. Draw a spring bouquet consisting of a tulip and a daffodil. Now apply a thin stream of glue or hot glue gun along the contour.
Place your masterpiece on a sheet of foil and wrap around the edges to form a frame. You will draw on the back side.
To do this, turn the work over, using a soft sponge or cloth, begin to smooth the aluminum layer. The drawing and its features will gradually appear.
Then take a poorly sharpened simple pencil and start drawing curls and other elements. You need to take just such a tool so as not to accidentally tear the foil. Then you get such a beauty.
Here are some interesting uses for foil you can find. But that's not all.
You will be able to quickly get a job that is very similar to coinage. And the same brilliant material will help to create it. Take:
- foil;
- black shoe cream;
- glue stick;
- cardboard;
- thick glue;
- paper towels.
Draw your chosen drawing or patterns on the cardboard with a pencil. Then apply glue here, right over those curls.
Let it dry. Then place the design on a sheet of aluminum foil, wrap the edges. Taking a cotton swab, start driving it along the pattern so that the features begin to show through.
Now use a blunt pencil to make various circles, curls or lines to add texture.
It remains to cover the work with shoe paint, using a shoe sponge. The excess will need to be removed with a paper towel or soft cloth. See what kind of work you can get then. Isn't it very similar to coinage.
Another use of foil is also interesting. Take not only it, but also paint with brushes, water, and paper. Help the child to unwind the foil, let him now apply the selected patterns here with a wide brush.
While the paint has not dried, you need to place a sheet of paper on it and iron it by hand. But at the same time, the paper should be static so that the lines are not smeared. After that, you need to carefully turn it over and see a beautiful drawing.
This method not only allows the child to develop their imagination, but also saves materials. After all, if the kid decided to correct his drawing, then he can simply erase the cloth from the foil that is not needed or use this material several times.
Even the kid can draw on the foil with his fingers, because it is so exciting. He will apply various lines. Then you don't even need to use paper.
This masterpiece will remain on the foil. You just need to wait for the paint to dry, and you can glue the work, for example, on cardboard to make the base stronger. Now it can be framed and hung on the wall. You can even paint on crumpled foil for an even more interesting effect. And with the help of his fingers, the child will mix different colors, will have an idea of how to do it.
This is how the use of foil can be. But this is far from all that can be made from it.
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To avoid buying entertainment for children often, show them how to make toys with your own hands.
Help the kids cut cardboard sheep. Let them color them. While the paint is drying, you can make many balls from pieces of this material. To do this, you need to tear off small fragments and roll them in the form of circles. Now glue this makeshift fur on the sheep.
You can make a New Year's star in the same way. Use a hot gun to glue the foil balls together, attach a glitter rain loop at the top to hang this toy.
You can quickly make a spider out of foil. To do this, you need to take a rectangle of foil, fold it three times. Now cut the foil into 4 pieces on both sides. In total, you get eight legs. To make them, you need to twist each strip between the palms to make the legs tighter.
You can buy specialty synthetic craft foil. It will need to be cut with scissors, bent with a ruler. Products made from it will turn out to be durable. You can make a rose like this. To do this, using a template, cut out the petals of the same size and shape, fasten them together, twisting them at the bottom. There will be a bud in the middle, its petals are smaller.
And with ordinary foil, you can transform old toys into a Christmas tree. If you have a time-worn set of bells, update with foil wraps. Attach tinsel on top.
You can also make a beautiful Christmas tree toy in the shape of a snowflake. To do this, cut the same strips of this material, fold each three times. Now glue the ends together to make a ring. Give it an oval shape with truncated ends. Glue these blanks together, attach a loop to hang this snowflake on the tree.
Wonderful toys will be made if you wrap the wire with foil. Then you can make a vase, flowers, a butterfly from the resulting material.
But you can do without the wire, see how then to act.
Cut strips from foil, then roll each into a thin tube. To do this, you can use a knitting needle, wind this shiny material around it. After you have a lot of such straws, you can start creating, making flowers and other figures out of them.
Jewelry can be made from such blanks. To do this, you need to cut the tubes, then glue them together to get such a leaf. You can use silver or gold foil, or you can then paint the product in the desired color.
All that remains is to attach the clasp and you can put on the jewelry. Delight your child by making a foil figurine for him.
Fingers and eyes are made from foil circles. Then they are fixed on larger parts.
Try to make such a ballerina. To do this, take a large enough piece of foil, cut it in half from the bottom, and make slits from above, so that you can then twist the part that will become the head, and the other two will turn into hands. Twist the sausages from the bottom so that they become legs, and the middle ones turn into a torso. From another piece of foil, make a skirt and attach it.
By learning how to use foil in this way, you can make more complex shapes. This fabulous character has wings and a spacious skirt. You will make it from a piece of foil, but you will not wrinkle it so that the skirt turns out to be smooth.
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