How to make a stand for a hot cup with your own hands?
Everyone loves warm drinks such as tea, cocoa or coffee. To get maximum pleasure and are not afraid to spoil drops or scratch the tabletop, you should use a stand under the hot cup. You can buy it, but it's much more interesting to do it yourself.
A lot of ideas, as well as suitable materials:
- cardboard,
- tree,
- bung,
- pebbles
- wool,
- clay,
- the cloth.
You can make an unusual thing out of everything, use it yourself or give to friends and relatives.
Content
Wooden cup coasters
In the form of pallets
Square or rectangular strips + PVA glue. That's all it takes to create a product that looks like miniature industrial pallets. For additional protection from moisture is to apply varnish.
Wood beads
Beads, colored thread and scissors. We will thread the thread in the holes, carefully fix the rows between them. Everything is ready, you can put the hot dishes.
Corkwood
Crust sheets are very interesting material. From it you can cut the details, stylized as pieces of bread for toast. You can simply paint with acrylic marker, stick letters or any symbols, make funny inscriptions.
From the cut of the tree
We need a hacksaw to make an even cut. Annual rings create a unique pattern. Sand the surface with emery paper and cover with clear varnish. You can pre-make a botanical print.
Coasters for paper or cardboard mugs
Polaroid pictures
Capturing bright moments with a single click, print. To give the product strength, we need ceramic tiles. Glue the legs of rubber or felt for better stability. Family photos are also a great idea to indulge yourself. Do not forget to make a protective lacquer coating in two layers. An aerosol can with hairspray is suitable for this.
With frames from comics
Morning is better to start with a smile. Make a base of thick cardboard or plywood.Glue funny scenes, zakalete in several layers. Put on a hot drink and rejoice.
From magazine pages
Stylish look and pertinent in any interior. Using glue, fasten pages or newspaper sheets to a firm base and protect with yacht varnish. Geographic maps or starry sky also look great.
Stands for a mug of fabric and thread
Embroidery and applique
For more experienced craftswomen with sewing skills.
Instruments:
- core fabric
- foam padding,
- thread,
- braid
- needle,
- scissors.
Cut out all the details. Here dense material, such as jeans or felt, will be appropriate. Cardboard can be inserted inside to impart hardness. If you are planning a round product, then the old CD will perfectly keep its shape. On the front side we will perform embroidery or we attach the appliqué. Put all the pieces together and sew together.
Miniature colored balls of wool
Let's get ready felt balls. You can simply stick them on a solid base. Or strung on a thread and stitched together, in this case we will do without a backing.
Jute rope holders
Glue gun will greatly simplify the work. Prepare the base in the form of a circle of cardboard or cork. We fix the rope in the center and start laying the spiral, carefully applying glue and tightly fitting the turns to each other. You can take multicolored skeins and alternate colors.
Knitwear
Colored clew, hook or knitting needles, scissors. With a little patience and skill, the do-it-yourself cup holder is ready. It can be in the form of a circle or a square, colored or monophonic.
Shutters and caps
Cake pans
From the cork sheet cut to the size of the bottom of the part. Use your favorite stamps and apply the picture. Glue in and fill with transparent resin. After a few days, it will harden and become as solid as glass.
Covers & Photos
Print photos of our favorite people. Cut in the form of a mug and paste on the cover. As in the previous example, we prepare the epoxy resin and fill our blanks. A little patience, wait a couple of days until it solidifies. Now you can not be afraid of drops.
Stands for clay and stone mugs
Sea pebbles
Such a thing will be a wonderful reminder of a beach holiday. Pick up flat stones of about the same size. Prepare a solid base. Preallocate the elements so that they fit snugly together. Then glue them firmly into place.
White clay
We will need clay in two contrasting colors. For example, black and white. We knead the dark base, attach in random order bright pieces. Make a "sausage", then again somny the ball. Divide into parts. Prepare a pattern in the shape of a polygon. Roll out each blank separately and cut off the excess.
From agates
The easiest way to order in the online store blank the desired size and shape. Take a small brush and apply a golden paint on the edge in a circle. We glue to our stand for the stability of the legs.
In the decoupage technique
We will need:
- napkin with a pattern,
- blanks for the site,
- white acrylic paint
- acrylic lacquer varnish for gloss,
- PVA glue,
- brush,
- scissors,
- sponge.
Paint our base with white paint on both sides. We use for this purpose a sponge, which will be applied in layers, until we completely cover the whole area. Let's wait until the blank is completely dry. Separate the top layer with a pattern from the napkin. Gently glue to the site, causing the adhesive layer, first on the base, and then on the surface of the napkin. The edges of the workpiece also close and glue. Waiting for complete drying. We cover in two layers with glossy varnish. For this it is better to use an aerosol spray.
Stand for a cup with their own hands a great gift. It is a necessary trifle in everyday life, which is pleasant to use.