For a real needlewoman and dreamer, the question never arises of what to make crafts from. Cocktail tubes or colored paper, thread applique or butterfly from a plastic bottle. And now the turn has reached the first-aid kit. It would seem that there is something to be found there? And crafts from cotton buds come into the world! Yes, yes it is from them.
Crafts from cotton buds. Materials
Indeed, from such material as cotton buds you can make magnificent crafts that will delight you and those around you with their originality. In addition to one or two packages of the sticks themselves, you will also need glue, scissors, cardboard and acrylic or
watercolor paints. And also a pencil, stalks from artificial flowers and a foam ball with a diameter of three to four centimeters. If there are such a few pieces - great!
Fancy DIY crafts
In order to create another masterpiece from improvised materials, you will need the above set of materials and a little patience. And to make work more interesting, invite the children to help you do the job. There will be no limit to their delight. So, let's start with the flowers. Cut off the tips of the cotton buds with cotton so that the plastic remains somewhere else about a centimeter and a half. Take the foam ball and stick the prepared cut sticks evenly into it at a distance of several millimeters. As a result you
it should look like an inflorescence of onion. And now roll it on a saucer with paint, let it dry. The paint will be uneven, but we don’t need it. Attach the stem from the artificial plant. Your flower is ready! If you make several such decorative flowers, you can put them in a vase, and they will become a very original decoration of the interior. What other crafts from cotton buds can I make? For example, Christmas decorations. Imitation of snowflakes should be done according to the same principle, only take the ball either very small, or simply fasten whole cotton buds with plasticine, and then wrap the place of attachment with a white thread. And if you already dip the finished product in glue, and then in gold or silver powder, you get a real magic star. By hanging it outside the window, you will give the opportunity to admire it to all passers-by!
More crafts from sticks
If the proposed options seemed to you a little, and the children just got a taste, then try to make a charming sheep. To do this, we cut out the body and head of the lamb from cardboard. We carefully draw a muzzle. We cut cotton buds even shorter than in the first version. And paste in layers tightly to each other on cardboard. The tips of the cotton buds should look down. Then, looking at our sheep, it will seem to everyone that she has nice curls. We get a cute snow-white and fluffy creature. Then we paste the finished sheep on two clothespins that mimic the legs. That's it. The sheep can be put on the desktop, and it will become a reminder of the hours spent with children. Here are the simplest crafts from cotton buds that you can create without even having the experience of creating toys or decor with your own hands!