Original ideas - what you can do from candy wrappers

The imagination of the craftsmen knows no bounds, and interesting ornaments and crafts can be created from the most diverse and unexpected materials. It's not always worth throwing away the trash. For example, what do you think that can be made from candy wrappers from sweets that have long been eaten, and from them there were only sweet memories? It turns out there are many options! Let's consider some of them.

Way of weaving

Products from wrappers from confectionery products are always useful: decorate the interior, bring an atmosphere of coziness to your home. In addition, for vases, boxes and baskets, there is always a practical application: store cosmetics, office, medicine, a pillow for needles, the same sweets on the dining table. It is quite easy to manufacture such handicrafts, this is even possible for children, and therefore their creation is suitable for family creativity.

The basis of weaving is the following principle. The wrapper should be folded several times along to make a strip. Then it needs to be bent in half, and in the middle to insert one more same (it should be a contrasting color). Now you can get acquainted with concrete examples of what can be done from candy wrappers, and how to get an interesting and useful little thing.

Baskets

Very organically it will look like a basket woven from candy wraps. Depending on what are picked up candy wrappers, it will turn out either variegated or sustained in a certain color range, and even with a beautiful thoughtful pattern. In the latter case, you need to stock up a large number of wrappers from candy of one brand. All of them need to be folded along to get strips of the same width.

Variants of what can be made from candy wrappers from sweets are many. For the craft, you will need scissors, a needle with threads and a sheet of cardboard. After all the candy wrappers are smoothed and folded in a certain way, you can start to weave. In this case, in the middle of each bent strip of the wrapper, you must insert the same one. Initially, a strip will come out. It will form the volume of the future basket. Such blanks should be the required number (for example, five pieces). The pen is created in the same way.

To get a small basket, you need to stock up forty candy wrappers. In order to fasten the strips together, they must be sewn with a needle and thread, tighten it tightly and pass through all the strands. Stitched strips should be joined in a circle and re-fixed with a needle with a thread. The bottom can be made of cardboard. And its diameter should slightly exceed the parameters of the basket. Then it is pasted with wrappers and sewed to it the previously created workpiece. The handle will need twenty-five candy wrappers. Of them weave a strip and attach to the basket. The ends of the handle are firmly sewn. If everything is done correctly, you will get a very neat basket. Similarly, handbags are created, cosmetic bags. The handle can be sewn ready, bought in the store of goods for needlework.

Vases from candy wrappers

A real miracle will be a vase of candy wrappers from sweets. It will become a mandatory attribute of your room. In this openwork wicker can be successfully poured water and keep bouquets of flowers. The weaving goes in staggered order. Making a vase is like creating a basket. You can connect strips together not only with a thread and a needle. A stapler is useful. In this case, it is better to fasten the products on the reverse side. From the skill of the manufacturer, it depends on the shape of the vase. It can look like the one that stands on your table, made of crystal. To create a masterpiece you will need to weave several strips of different length (to form the throat of the vase).

They must be connected in series. To impart strength to the product, a container of tin or glass can be inserted in the middle.

Beautiful garland

The most successful and simple option is a garland of candy wrappers from candies, it will decorate the entrance to the kitchen, it can be placed in the room for the New Year. Such an ornament can be weaved using the method described above, or to collect in a garland various figures created from wrappers, for example, a butterfly. They thread on a string or line.

Wonderful flowers

In order to get delicate and beautiful flowers from candy wrappers from sweets wrappers from food film will be required. This material is the strongest. The amount of candy wrappers depends on how lush the flower will be. To get an inflorescence you will need to perform the following manipulations with the stored wrappers. They must be straightened, smoothed. Fold in a stack of five or six pieces, and they must be displaced relative to each other. To connect them you will need a bead and fishing line, which must be passed to the center of the wrappers. The resulting petals are collected in the bud. On the outside, tie a knot. Such flowers can be several pieces. They need to be tied to the basis. To make a stalk, a skewer for shish kebab or sticks, suitable for Japanese food, is suitable. The flower will turn out to be very large and bright.

Now you know what you can do from candy wrappers. From them come just fantastic butterflies, umbrellas, handbags, Christmas trees, snowflakes and stars, bright balls and many other things.