For many years, environmental problems have dominated humanity: air pollution, global warming, ozone holes, pollution of the oceans. That is why it has become popular to give things a new life, to throw out less. It is easy to see that sometimes up to half of the garbage bag is occupied by egg containers, let us look for them another function, in addition to littering landfills.
Decor Items
Soft, voluminous cardboard, from which egg trays are usually made, is well painted with ordinary gouache or acrylic paints. You can play with the unusual shape of the cells.
Pictures and applications
The material adheres well to PVA and glue stick, so it can inspire a volume application. If you cut the semicircular cups and attach to the base, then you can, for example, make a dog’s voluminous nose, a hip-hop dancer’s cap, mountains and much more. In this case, the contact area of the package with the base paper is small, for reliability it is better to use hot glue.
Spherical cells can not only complement the composition, but also create it: from such “pimples” a word or symbol can be formed. One package is enough for a heart or letter. It is better to cover the paintings with acrylic paint, it does not stain everything around and does not flow from the water.
ATTENTION! Acrylic paint can not be washed off after drying, if it drips, you need to wipe it immediately. The same applies to brushes that can deteriorate from dried acrylic.
Flowers
It is easy to make flowers from the cells for the eggs themselves: we cut off the volume elements and form the petals. It is possible to make both four-leaved arabisas and magnificent roses. Cut the cup from the edge to the round center, how many cuts you make, how many petals you get (4-6). Do not cut to the base half a centimeter, the bud will be more voluminous.
The shape of the petals can also be chosen arbitrarily, it is not necessary to make perfectly round. Using scissors, give the petals a shape, this will make them thinner and more accurate.
It remains to be painted in your favorite color: for naturalness, use several shades, do not be afraid to mix different colors, add spots or patterns. You can create lush buds by combining several such blanks: put them one into the other.
The center of the flower can not be decorated in any way, you can make pestles from the same egg cells, or glue a button. If you attach flowers to a dense wire, you can collect the whole, weave a wreath.
Frame for photo or mirror
Egg pack flowers are ideal for decorating frames. Petals can be made shorter or longer and change the final size of the bud, so it’s possible to make interesting compositions. If you stick flowers on a cardboard circle, you can make a spring wreath on the door or wall.
The former tray may become an unusual note board. It is convenient to pin plans for the day or commemorative photos to the cardboard, and the unusual shape will refresh the interior. If you hang the entire wall, improve sound insulation, which is a good bonus, especially for beginner musicians.
Chandelier, lamp
Cardboard flowers will update the interior with a cute lamp: cut a small hole in the center of the bud where a light bulb will fit. If the garland is light-emitting diode, then the flowers can be made from a plastic box, it is already more difficult to paint them, but they will let in more light and scatter it. Permanent markers are suitable for painting plastic, or delicate perforations can be made on the petals.
A chandelier can be made much simpler. to do this, just make slots for light in the large tray and connect the two side parts of the tray. If desired, you can colorize, decorate to your taste.
Crafts for children
It will be fun and useful for the child to make colorful toys out of the tray. Collaboration is not only an opportunity to be together, but also a way to teach a young person the basics of recycling, to foster a responsible attitude to the environment.
Again, we cut off the voluminous spherical cell for one piece of work, we need two of them, that is, from one package you can make a whole zoo. The bottom line is that we connect the halves and we get a base to which we already attach hands, ears, eyes and everything that comes to mind. The joint can be sealed as in papier-mâché: with small pieces of paper on PVA; or fix on hot melt adhesive.
IMPORTANT! The nose of a working glue gun is very hot and can cause significant burns. You will also be careful when working with an office knife and scissors.
In this technique, chickens, owls, rabbits, fish are made, but you can come up with many more options. Often, the joint between the cups is not entirely closed; a cache for sweets is obtained.
From the tray itself you can make a crocodile's mouth: paint the base in green. Both sides of the box are needed for grazing, and the body consists of a part with cells and legs, which are made of cardboard cylinders. Do not forget to add red tongue and kind eyes.
Useful fixtures
The main task of the tray is to keep the eggs compact and protect them from external damage. But when the eggs run out, things that require storage and order do not end in the house. Latok can be adapted as an organizer for creative little things: threads, buttons, yarn. The lid can become a tray for office, the size is ideal for pencils, markers and scissors. It is enough to dye the patches or cover them with fabric, and it will fit into any interior.
Packaging
Egg patties can be used as a box with individual cells for portioned treats, sweets. It is enough to repaint it, add a bow or other decorations. If you simply cover the tray with a towel or a table napkin, it can become a fruit stand so that they do not roll.
Pouf and furniture
Egg packs will be stable if there are a lot of them, so you can make a small ottoman and a table. The tray can be painted, add a soft seat, there is even designer furniture with complex shapes. Cats like the ribbed surface; old trays will help organize a pet corner.
Modern design promotes recycling, as we have seen today, a creative approach to things can find benefit in the fact that a minute ago it was garbage.
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