Today, such a direction in needlework as manufacturing of products from waste material is very popular. The craftsmen learned to put everything into operation: plastic bottles, packaging from semi-finished products, egg containers and even old burnt out bulbs. It is about the latter that will be discussed in our article. Readers are presented with information on how to make toys from light bulbs with their own hands. Photos of such products can also be seen in this article. Such crafts can serve as souvenirs or Christmas decorations. If your home has bulbs unsuitable for their intended use, we invite you to our workshops on "turning" them into interesting products. If you plan to involve children in the process of making a toy from light bulbs with your own hands, then follow the safety rules, as the work uses a fragile glass object, adhesive materials and scissors. So, what can you make from an old light bulb?
Christmas decorations using decoupage technique. Preparatory stage
Products made by this method look very beautiful and original. It is napkins for decoupage that will help us arrange Christmas tree toys from light bulbs. Performing such a craft is not at all difficult. The main thing is to prepare the necessary materials in advance. What do we need for work? We study the list:
- light bulb;
- thin satin ribbon - 30 cm;
- acrylic white paint;
- scissors;
- PVA glue;
- lighter;
- napkin for decoupage;
- brush;
- acrylic varnish in a spray;
- glitter with glitter;
- corrugated paper;
- water;
- Bowl.
How to make Christmas toys from light bulbs with your own hands? We study the instruction
Cut the satin ribbon in half. Tie one part of it around the base. Tie the second piece to the first. Get a loop over the bulb. Next, treat the glass surface with white acrylic paint and leave to dry. From the napkin, cut out the fragments that you want to use in decorating the product. Cut them to the size of the bulb. In a bowl, dilute the glue with water. Place a napkin on a dry glass surface and apply a solution to it with a brush. Follow this procedure from the center to the sides, expelling air and excess fluid from under the paper. Smooth folds with gentle movements. When all fragments of a napkin are glued, leave the product to dry for several hours. Then, with the help of colored glitters, select the contours of the drawings, optionally draw some elements. After this material dries, sprinkle the work with varnish. It remains to issue a base. To do this, cut out a strip of corrugated paper whose width and length are slightly larger than the upper metal part of the bulb. Wrap this workpiece around the base and tape. Decorations made using decoupage technique are ready to go to the festive Christmas tree.
We make a souvenir pendant with flowers. What is needed for this?
New Year's toys made of light bulbs, a confirmation of this, look very original and interesting. In this article, we tell you how you can use them with their "golden" pens to perform them in a variety of techniques. The next workshop introduces us to floristry. Following the instructions, you will make a pendant, the decor for which are plants. We begin to prepare. For work, you need such materials:
- light bulb;
- dried or artificial flowers (small);
- kapron or satin ribbon;
- thermal gun;
- golden or silver spray paint;
- scissors;
- knife;
- spoke;
- decorative cord or thin braid;
- gloves are thin;
- threads for sewing.
Suspension manufacturing step
In order to make such souvenirs, toys from light bulbs with their own hands, you will have to work hard. The work ahead is not hard, but jewelry. The first thing you need is to remove the cap. The glass may burst during this procedure, so we recommend that you wear it with gloves. With a knife, carefully tuck the metal part from the bottom around the entire circumference of the bulb and remove it. Next, insert the knitting needle into the deepest cavity and push it down. When all the interior filling of the lighting device fails, shake it out. Now fill the glass pear with flowers. Perform this action very carefully so that the petals do not crumble. Using a knitting needle, lay the plant inside the bulb in the desired angle. Glue grease the base and attach it to its place. Tie a piece of braid or cord to it in a loop. Spray this part of the product. When the pendant dries, decorate it with a ribbon bow. The souvenir is ready.
Muzzle toys
The shape of the
light bulb resembles a head in a hat. At least, many craftsmen saw just such a similarity and hastened to take it into service in the manufacture of crafts. They learned to "turn" a glass lighting device into cute little faces. An example of such a product you see in the photo. How to make a toy out of a light bulb? Prepare acrylic or gouache paints of different colors, brushes, water, sewing supplies and headwear (cloth, ribbon).
On a light bulb with a pencil outline a sketch of a face. Then paints complete the design. If you work with gouache, then dilute it with a few drops of PVA glue. This will give the product shine, and the paint itself will not be "picked up" in the future. On the metal part of the product, form a loop from the tape. Next, do a hat. To do this, cut a rectangular part from the fabric, the width of which corresponds to the circumference of the upper part of the bulb. Sew a hat from it and put it on the cap. You can decorate a small accessory with a pompom, bow or bead.
And another version of the toy
Even a child will agree that the shape of the bulb resembles a penguin figurine. So why don't we turn this glass item into a funny hero? To work, you will need the same materials as in the previous section of the article.
How to make a Penguin toy from a light bulb? There are no secrets here. Follow the same instructions as described above. Only in this version of the craft, the glass surface is not only the head, but the entire figure of the hero. Immediately under the base, draw the penguin's face, and just below - the wings and tummy. Headgear can be sewn or knitted. That's all.
In the article, we presented you three ways to make toys from old light bulbs. We hope that now this thing, which has become unusable, will not immediately go to the trash, but will turn into a bright, beautiful product.