What can be made of glass?

Glass in the interior of modern housing is a very common subject. This material we meet in the windows, chandeliers, insets in the door, all kinds of figurines and other elements of decor. In this article, we'll talk about what can be done from glass with our own hands, how can you make exclusive crafts of glass with your own hands, which will be the highlight of your home. Step-by-step instructions for choosing suitable materials and master-classes for making various cute gizmos will help you in needlework if you are striving to develop in this direction.

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What is glass?

Converting ordinary glass into real masterpieces allows their variety:

• liquid;
• construction;
• is porous;
• art.

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What can be made of glass?

Using all possible techniques - decorating, melting, drawing, you can make absolutely different glassware yourself:

• crafts from broken glass;
• ornaments on the glass;
• candle holders;
• chandelier;
• glasses;
• flower compositions;
• picture.

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DIY handmade crafts

Liquid glass is a very popular material for decorating products, widely used by designers and creative personalities. It's easy to work with, you can both decorate various surfaces, and create all kinds of elements - hairpins, earrings, beads, figurines, vases, flowers.

Important! Liquid glass can be purchased at a construction or hardware store. Also a good substitute for it can serve as a silicate glue, but it is less durable and harder, in comparison with liquid glass.

In the interior it is possible to decorate any surface with liquid glass - it is enough to put various small objects under the glass layer and allow the glass to solidify.

Important! To impart volume to the product, the liquid glass is applied in two layers.

"Seabed" - master class

The most widely spread decoration of the surface under the seabed. Let's consider the stages of creating such a product.

You will need:

• Acrylic paints.
• Liquid glass.
• Glass plate.
• Plastic seashells and marine decorations.
• Sea fish.
• Polymer clay, from which you can sculpt marine animals.
• Pebbles.

Stages of work:

1. Dye the bottom of the glass plate blue and allow the paint to dry.
2. Place seashells, pebbles, fish on the bottom of the dish, pour the whole surface with liquid glass.
3. Wait until it is completely solidified.
4. If necessary, after that you can add more than one layer of objects, pouring each layer with liquid glass.

Important! With a toothpick, if desired, you can make waves, which will be the best imitation of water.

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What crafts can be created with fusing?

The presence of glass of different colors allows you to create very beautiful and fascinating glassware with your own hands using fusing.

Important! This technique is based on baking glass blanks in special furnaces, although microwave products are used for small products.

Materials for

The following tools and materials will be needed for fusing:

• Glass blanks.
• Fireproof gloves.
• Fireproof napkins.
• Tweezers.
• Cutters for glass.
• Special box for melting glass.

Basic Technology

With the necessary materials and tools, the technology is simple:

1. Create a composition of glass pieces - it can be done on a preliminary sketch using multi-colored or monochrome pieces of glass.
2. Fry in the oven. The result is a product with blurry effects, without a clear color transition line when using multi-colored glass.

Important! With this technology in the home, you can create kulonchiki, jewelry, jewelry, Christmas toys on the Christmas tree. The presence of special furnaces allows you to create large items - plates, paintings, vases.

Step-by-step master class on making watches in Fusing style

For making watches in Fusing technique you will need the same materials and tools. Step-by-step execution steps are:

1. First of all, you should draw a sketch of the future product.
2. Cut out a blank from the glass, which will then be superimposed drawing - this can be a circle, a square, an oval.
3. Glass pieces for drawing are cut from the colored glass.
4. A hole is made in the workpiece, into which the clock mechanism will be inserted.
5. A piece of glass is laid out on a piece of glass, according to the sketch. If necessary, you can use glue. If required - can be tinted with a special glass paint from 750 degrees of firing.
6. The workpiece is transferred to the oven and baked.
7. It remains to insert the clockwork with the arrows and place it in a convenient place.

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Doing an odd job - a picture of broken glass

Let's talk about another idea that can be made of glass.

Important! Do not rush to throw a broken glass bowl or vase, as well as colorful bottles. They can be used to create paintings that will be a unique addition to the design of your home.

Materials for work

To make a picture of glass, you will need:

• Glass - bottles and unnecessary glass products.
• Hammer.
• Glass Cutter.
• Thick fabric.
• Protective gloves and goggles.
• Adhesive.
• Frame.
• Paint.
• Tweezers.
• Brush.
• Sieve.
• Toothpicks.
• Beads.

Stages of making a picture of glass:

1. Obtaining a variety of glass fragments of different colors. To do this, you can use a glass cutter - cut the straight glass. In order to get the fragments from the bottles, you must first wrap it in a cloth, put it on the surface and hit it with a hammer.

Important! Flying fragments can be injured by contact with skin and eyes, so always use protective goggles and gloves.

1. The resulting fragments sift through a sieve.
2. Draw a picture on a piece of paper. It can be anything from simple butterflies to complex landscapes. If you do not have the ability to draw, you can print out the pattern of the drawing and color it with colored pencils( when creating a picture of glass, it will be more convenient to paste multi-colored fragments on a colored picture).
3. Insert the picture in the frame under the glass.
4. Proceed to glue the glass fragments against the glass surface. Extrude the glue on the glass and, using the tweezers( for pieces) or the toothpick( for beads), according to the picture, paste the fragments of the corresponding color.
5. When the entire picture is pasted onto the glass, remove the picture. The background of the frame is painted in the appropriate color.
6. Wait for the glue and paint to dry out and insert the ready-made applique into the frame.

The picture is ready!

Important! In this way, you can create pictures not only on the glass, but also on the chipboard.

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Glass decoration by our own hands

Available glass surfaces can be decorated with various elements, creating unique interior items.

Decoration of the candlestick

With the help of simple tools, you can make an original candlestick. Such crafts made of glass with their own hands will please the family and guests with its charming beauty.

For this you need:

• A glass candlestick or thing reminiscent of it.
• Adhesive.
• Coffee beans.
• Sea salt.
• Sequins.
• Acrylic paint or aerosol.

Stages of work.

1. In a certain order, glue coffee beans on a glass object, it is better to decorate the top or bottom of the object.
2. Color the opposite part of the candlestick with paints.
3. While it is not dry, sprinkle with sequins.

Important! During operation, such a candlestick should be wiped with a dry cloth - it is unstable to moisture.

Decorating glass objects with sea salt

This option is ideal to make a frame for photos. Manufacturing processes:

1. Lubricate the outer part of the frame with glue. Dip into the salt tank.
2. Wait until the product has dried completely.
3. Remove any excess that has not stuck.
4. Top with a layer of liquid glass( you can use a varnish).

Important! You can additionally decorate - decorate with colors and / or sprinkle with sequins.

Decoration of glass with plasticine

You probably did not think about the fact that you can make original paintings from glass and plasticine. Creating such a picture is similar to a picture of broken glass:

1. Print a stencil for glass decor.
2. Place the stencil under the glass and circle the contours of the pattern with a black marker.
3. Carefully, without leaving the contours, fill the picture with plasticine, starting from the smallest details.
4. A suitable color of plasticine is laid out and the background of the picture.
5. The picture filled with plasticine is inserted into the frame.

Decoration of glass objects with broken glass

This way of decorating can decorate not only vases, plates, but even the most ordinary cans. To do this, you need the following:

1. Prepare an object that you want to decorate, broken glass, glue, acrylic paints.
2. Glue to the surface of the object fragments of broken glass, while thinking through their combination.
3. Wait for the glue to dry completely.
4. Color the craft from glass with the help of paints.

Glass coating

It should be noted that a beautiful coating can be made of glass:

1. For this, first the glass must be ground to a powdery consistency( crushed into powder).
2. Apply a glue to the item to be decorated with a brush and then glass powder.
3. Allow to dry with glue.
4. Top glue once again or coat the surface with varnish.

In this way, you can decorate light bulbs, beads, various glass surfaces, and draw paintings. This spraying has a chic and rich color.

Important! Do not forget that working with glass at home is associated with a risk of injury, so be sure to use protective equipment.

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Original articles from glass bottles

Glass bottles, especially of non-standard shapes, are increasingly used to create interesting and original hand-made glass articles. Let's consider some ideas that are able to add zest to the interior or exterior of housing:

1. Tableware - glasses, glasses, plates. Cut across the bottle will become a glass and a glass - the main thing is to polish the sections so as not to cut yourself during operation. As a leg for a glass from a bottle, you can use a stem from a broken glass or a cork.

Important! If you have friends in the glass blowing workshop, you can get an original set of flat plates from bottles( at home they can not be made).

1. Vases and pots. Having decorated the bottle in various ways( decorate with patterns, make decoupage, wrap threads), you can get a ready flower vase. The bottle cut into two parts can be used as a flower pot - in the neck to pour in the soil and plant the flower, and pour water into the glass downstairs. Candle holders for home and garden. From bottles it is possible to create various variants of candlesticks, which will create a cozy and romantic atmosphere.
2. Lamps. The cut bottles are suitable as plafonds for chandeliers and table lamps.

Important! And even this is not all that can be made of glass. If there is an appropriate idea and a drop of your imagination, you can create:

• Hangers and hooks for clothes.
• Chairs and tables.
• "The Voice of the Wind".
• Walls and houses from bottles.
• Paths, flower beds and fences in the garden.

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How to cut a glass bottle?

To make glass crafts by hand, you often have to cut a glass bottle. There are several ways:

• Using a glass cutter for wine bottles and boiling water.
• Using a glass cutter and a fire.
• With the help of a burning thread, nichrome wire energized.

Important! Each of these options has its pluses and minuses, and it will be very difficult to achieve an ideal smooth cut with these devices.

As you can see, there are many ideas for glass crafts that you can put into practice with your own hands. You can create original products not only for your home, but also for gift to friends and acquaintances. And also it's fun to spend time with your family, creating masterpieces. Do it, enjoy it, and surround yourself with unique objects of everyday life and decor, to improve the quality of your life!