🧶 Present your own hands: box out of scrap materials

The most important products in any home - a storage system. A very simple one - box. Their own hands to make a small box for storing jewelry, cosmetics or other small things are not difficult. But much more interesting to do something from waste material, when your imagination is out of the garbage does literally true masterpiece. Editorial HouseChief collected for you five interesting examples of such boxes, which may inspire you to your own creativity.

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1 The box is different from the usual box
2 The box is made of wooden saw cut
3 Chest of sticks of ice cream
4 Imitation drawer from the carton
5 The box is made from the sleeve of scotch
6 Gift Box-packaging plastic bottle

The box is different from the usual box

An unusual question, right? However, not everyone understands the difference. And there is a difference. Box - a device with a removable lid. At the same casket lid hinged or sliding, depending on the design. In addition, the box - the concept is more complicated. Such products can have several compartments, hidden castles and other lovely additions, which distinguish them from the usual box.

And one more note - the box is much more beautiful boxes, even if they are painted or decorated with different artistic way. The thing is more complicated formeFOTO: cs1.livemaster.ru — And one more note - the box is much more beautiful boxes, even if they are painted or decorated with different artistic way. The whole thing in a more complex form
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And now let's see what you can do from the box so that it did not seem a simple box.

The box is made of wooden saw cut

Wood - the most common building material and furniture, so it would be logical to start with him.

dry wood is suitable for the job. The thicker the trunk - the more will box. It is desirable that the tree was no apparent damage

I cut down to do a height of about 12-14 cm. From it is necessary to cut off a plate thickness of 2-3 cm. You will get two pieces of the same diameter, perfectly suited to each other

For decoration items you need samples of herbs and flowers. Pick what you like. It is advisable to dry the plants, but we can work with fresh. Only need to understand that they later change their views

Put your "herbarium" on the cover so as to obtain a well thought-out composition. Use a field of grass, flower petals. Can be added to the composition beads or coins and small stones

The contour of the lid stick tape in several layers, so he created a rigid form, which will keep pouring

Combine the two component epoxy resin. To fill is better to take a mixture of diy, plain building structure yellow when dry, and this is perfectly clear

Gently fill composition into the workpiece to a height of approximately 1.5-2 cm. Toothpick or a needle correct the contents of the fill, so that it was evenly distributed

In the highest part of the preform is necessary to make the recess. For this special drill is useful, but it is possible to work manually, choosing wood chisel

Select the inner part so that one side has remained a platform for mounting the cover

At the bottom of the box can also be put "Herbarium" and fill it with epoxy. Itself preform with the outer and inner parts may be coated with a thin layer of epoxy adhesive. After hardening, it becomes a durable lacquer, which will keep the wood in its original form

When filling the cover completely hardens, it is necessary to remove the frame from the adhesive tape and sand the edge

At the bottom of the box you need to make a hole and insert a screw in it so that part of it extends outwardly

also need to make a hole in the same place in the cover and screw it on the bolt so that it is firmly held, thus, could be moved to the side

Polished edge of the cover is necessary to cover a layer of epoxy to become as transparent as the main surface

Any woman would be crazy for such a touching gift, especially if in a casket will lie cherished ring

Chest of sticks of ice cream

Home sometimes accumulate quite unexpected things. For example - from the beloved stick popsicle. If you are going to a certain period, it is time to turn them into something cute, like in this master class.

Make two such blanks from cardboard. They will be the side walls of the future box

Prepare strip jute sacks and adhesive with hot glue sticks on it in a number of

Jute sacking need to paste on cardboard blanks

When the glue hardens, the exposed portions of jute should be cut along the contour of the workpiece

Fold the sticks in a glad and perpendicular to them with hot glue, attach the side walls. Turn the bottom of the box

Now - the front wall of the box. Place in a row a few sticks, fixing them with hot glue to the side cover

The edge of the workpiece hide pigtail of jute rope. It is also attached with hot glue

It is time for the strips of jute with glued rods. Secure it to the back wall, so that part was left free and easy to lift, revealing the inside of the box

Arrange the edge of the lid of the same plait of jute. Fix it on a path

Decor cover - Volume flower from jute rope loops

Fix the center of the flower beautiful bead

Jewelery casket for a loved one is ready to decorate, this is possible and to give girlfriend, though... you were going to stick to it for so long

Imitation drawer from the carton

Cardboard - favorite material for a variety of craft projects. You can make of it, and the box. It was a box, not a box. Believe me, it will be a surprise:

Pick a small box for boxes of suitable size. The denser it will be on the board, the better

Carefully cut the cover, it is more useful for the further work

Seal bottom future cardboard boxes additional layer. Secure it to the glue

Wrap the inside and secure the adhesive side of the box. They will strengthen the wall

Prepare cardboard strip width of 2.3 cm and a length equal to the length of the side parts of the blank

Glue strips of two, so they turned thicker

Using hot glue strips to secure the side walls of the preform. Place them exactly and with equal spacing

In this case, it turned three rows of strips, but they can be larger or smaller, depending on the height of your box

Measure cover exactly the size of the future box and cut all unnecessary

On the cover, too, need to paste strips of equal length

After the first series of strips of a second stick as if it were a box board. Do this on the side walls and the cover

Tear strips on thin napkins, crumple them and via-divorced adhesive obkleyte wall of the cover and the workpiece, and

Wait until completely dry pasting. Now it must not be visible to the side of the cut cardboard

Cover all parts of the blank white acrylic paint. This will be a ground-base

Apply on top of the white paint a vivid green, blue or any other color

When the second ink layer dries, walk over the surface of sandpaper, by pressing the surface very gently, just enough to local irregularities manifested white

After this treatment, the strip on the box will be very similar to unplaned boards

Now, the entire surface must be covered with acrylic paint, which will strengthen and protect the paint

To secure the cover, use real metal hinges, they will look great on imitation boards

Complete composition sturdy metal loop that will give the chest pirate look. It remains only to decide what to store in this box

The box is made from the sleeve of scotch

For the manufacture of round boxes require a certain base form. Great idea - make it out of the sleeve by an adhesive tape. It keeps excellent shape and has a small convenient size.

To work required 2 sleeve, one is left intact, and the second should be cut in half with a knife construction

Cover bottom of a box and need to mark and cut thick cardboard

The bottom and lid are glued with hot glue. You can use other types of glue, but this happens much faster

To cover is securely held in the box, need to make a liner made of cardboard. Cut a strip of length equal to the circumference and a width of 1 cm wider bushing. Insert the strip into the glue and secure so that the edge protruding from the outside

On this protruding edge and is firmly fixed cover boxes. Harvesting is completed, it's time to do its decor

The outside and the inside of the box is necessary to paste over crumpled napkins, prokleivaya them thoroughly diluted white glue

Along the edges of the box to secure the hot glue lace

The décor may even serve half a pea. Choose smooth and whole pieces and glue them onto the hot glue

When all the decorative items will be fixed, cover the main color box. In our case it's black

Complement the decor of the box can be self-made flowers made of cardboard. Their petals are held together by glue gun

Flowers, like all jewelry box, covered with a base paint

For shade decorative parts, use two colors. One of them - lilac

Second nuance - a bronze or gold paint, which is applied dry brush

All work is completed by applying the acrylic lacquer. He will give a shine and protect the box from moisture

Gift Box-packaging plastic bottle

Conventional plastic bottles, popularly called "poltorashka" have long since become the favorite material for a variety of creativity. You can use them to create a gift box. The main advantage of this model - transparent walls that let you see the gift inside.

To work suitable bottle, which has a smooth part without relief and drawing. The neck must be cut off along with all the bends

Bedplate too, need to be removed to obtain a flat, as a pipe segment

Fold the plastic so as to obtain a heart. We need to do one external and one internal angle. Soft material bends easily, and if the fingers bend to iron, it is securely locked into this position

For registration boxes, use the self-adhesive with a bright pattern, it can be metallized surface

Lock self-adhesive strip with two edges of the blank

For the manufacture of bottoms and lids cardboard boxes, use bright

Arrange the outside cover a strip of cardboard and self-adhesive. All parts are easy to attach glue gun or universal glue

Decorate the cover flirtatious bow or flower

Gift box ready. You can place it in your gift. She enjoyed it so much the new owner that he will definitely leave it on your table

This is only a small part of the interesting examples that can be found for inspiration. Boxes can be made from virtually all that is at hand, it would be a fantasy. Here's another video example of such work:

Write in the comments, some of the ideas you like most. If you have your own experience, share it, it's very interesting!