A beautiful and practical hot stand is a necessary thing in the house. It not only protects the countertop from the effects of high temperatures, but also allows you to bring a touch of personality to the interior of the kitchen, emphasize the good taste of the owners of the house. The simplest and most practical option is a hot stand made of wood or ceramic.
And if you make such an accessory with your own hands? Is it so difficult, as it might seem at first glance? Such a thing can be an excellent and inexpensive gift to a colleague or acquaintance.
The easiest option for the novice master is cork coasters for hot. Consider a few ideas, and then it all depends on your imagination.
Funny figures
The simplest and most straightforward version of the cork hot stand will be a small figure cut out of sheet material. In building goods stores you can find cork sheets of any thickness and size. They are quite inexpensive.
It remains only to choose a suitable shape, transfer it to a cork sheet and cut it with sharp scissors or a clerical knife.
If you are preparing a gift for a friend, you can take into account his hobbies. For example, if your colleague is a cat lover, you can make coasters in the form of cute cat faces. For a motorist, cut out the silhouettes of cars, and for a gift to your grandmother you can circle the palms of all family members on a cork sheet. Then everyone will have their own stand for a cup of hot tea.
Cork stand
To make a stand for a hot cork, you can take from a wine bottle. It is better, of course, if she is not alone, otherwise it will not work.
To make a cork hot stand, you also need a glue gun or just good glue in a tube. You need to act like this:
- Take corks and cut each into small barrels 1.5-2 cm wide.
- Place the cylinders on the table and use the glue gun to connect them between the side parts.
- The edges can be left without decor or decorated with a colored ribbon or just painted.
There is another option for making such a stand. Wine corks must be cut lengthwise into two parts and glued down to a cardboard or plastic base. You can lay out a pattern from the halves, or you can simply place them in a chaotic manner.
Thread decor
A variety of hot coasters on a cork base look interesting. The point is to cut a pattern from a cork sheet, you need forms, and then use a glue gun to decorate it with various materials.
To make the simplest version of the stand, you will need:
- cork sheet 3-5 mm thick;
- round cardboard template;
- thick wool or cotton thread of a suitable color;
- glue gun or high-quality glue in a tube;
- scissors;
- glue brush.
Instead of threads, twine, twine or a thin jute rope are quite suitable. Making such a stand is easy:
- Take a cork sheet and attach a cardboard template to it, circle the outline.
- With sharp scissors cut the round base of the future stand.
- Lubricate the edge of the woolen thread with glue and attach to the center of the workpiece.
- Twist the thread in a spiral, smearing with glue each row.
- When reaching the edge of the base, carefully trim the excess end of the rope and carefully tuck the tip under the previous row.
The stand is ready, you can additionally decorate it with fringe, sparkles or other decorative elements.
A variation of this design will be the decoration of the cork base with multi-colored felt balls. They can be bought at a needlework store or rolled up independently from pieces of wool for felting.
Natural decor
Cork coasters for hot can be decorated with natural materials. For example, sea pebbles, coffee beans, colored beans or beaten eggshells. It all depends on your imagination and patience.
If there is a desire to decorate the pebble stand, it is important to observe several nuances:
- Pebbles must be degreased first - wipe with alcohol, for example.
- All elements should be small and as flat as possible. So they stick better to the base.
- Since pebbles are quite heavy, it is better to use a special adhesive sealant. A hot glue gun is also suitable.
- For better adhesion to the surface, the bottom of the pebble can be sanded a little with sandpaper. So it will become less smooth.
- Before applying the glue, it is best to “try on” the pebbles one to the other, lay them so that the gaps are minimal, pick a pattern.
- After completing the work, you need to put on a craft a flat board and put oppression. Leave in this condition for several hours.
Making a cork stand for hot is easy. Such a useful thing will be a great express gift for your friends.