IN Everyday life we are constantly surrounded by various things that we often do not pay attention to special attention. Meanwhile, some of these things can be very useful, such as cardboard. IN modern world cardboard surrounds every person: people see goods packed in cardboard boxes in stores, buy milk and eggs in cardboard packs, use paper towels and toilet paper, which are wound on special cardboard sleeves. We can safely say that cardboard is universal item, which will turn out to be not only useful in the household, but also material for original jewelry for interior.
Some cardboard crafts will not only add a touch of originality to the interior, but also significantly make life easier their owners. Do-it-yourself cardboard products will help you save money on purchasing store-bought counterparts and add a little practicality to the room. Watch the following master classes to make some useful things for your home with your own hands.
Charger drawer
People who have known the problem forever tangled wires, the following craft is especially suitable. It often happens that the wires get confused with each other, and it becomes very difficult to figure out which charge a certain wire leads to. To prevent confusion, you can use the tip below and build a small drawer for chargers. It's very easy to make: you just need small box, for example, from under shoes and a carrying socket, and then follow the master class:
- Do this to the side of the box round holes, how many sockets are on the carrier, and one on the side. The wire from the carrier will pass through this hole, and the wires from the chargers will pass through the rest. If desired, you can cover the box with colored paper, decorate it with ribbons or other decorative items.
- Place the portable socket inside the box, inserting the wire from it into the hole on the side.
- Insert the necessary chargers into the carrier, passing each wire into a separate hole. If you wish, you can label the holes so you don’t forget where the wire from a certain device is.
Gallery: three-dimensional cardboard crafts (25 photos)
Jewelry storage box
For women who have a lot of storage at home various decorations They are probably familiar with the situation when they have nowhere to put them so as not to lose them and, if necessary, immediately find the desired decoration. This problem is solved perfectly special stands for jewelry, for which you don’t have to spend money in stores, you just need to find unnecessary box and a little bit transform her. The following master class will tell you how to do this:
Children's house
Many children dream of their own small house in which they could hide, play and just have a great time. You can make such a house yourself from ordinary cardboard boxes . You will need several boxes for this. large sizes. See the master class below for more details:
In the same way you can build a small Dollhouse, as well as furniture for it.
You can make it from a sheet of cardboard a bunch of various toys , in the production of which the child himself can take an active part.
Volumetric figures
There are many on the Internet schemes, which can be printed or transferred to cardboard yourself, cut it out and fold it into some little animal. Such volumetric crafts They are especially popular among children because they look like real toys and are very easy to make. Below are some patterns that you can print out and assemble into a figurine.
Children will be especially interested in such toys, but older children often pay attention and love such things. The point of the twitch toy is that its parts are connected with threads, by pulling which you can achieve the effect of a moving figure. The next master class will cover twitch toy in the shape of a dog:
Corrugated cardboard and crafts made from it
Corrugated cardboard is widely used in making crafts. Children like to use this kind of cardboard more, thanks to its airiness and unusual appearance, and crafts can be made from it. more interesting. Crafts from corrugated cardboard for children are very simple, so you can do them together with a child of any age, using any master class below.
One of the elementary crafts made from corrugated cardboard is a robot. The base used is ordinary bushing from toilet paper
, pasted over cardboard. You can choose any colors; the master class uses black and gray.
- The first step is to paint the top and bottom of the bushing black paint. This will be the head and legs.
- The unpainted part is pasted over a piece of gray corrugated cardboard.
- From the usual black cardboard cut out two strips and fold them into an accordion. When folded, glue them to the robot’s body and secure rubber band to achieve better effect.
- In a few minutes rubber is removed and the accordion straightens out, forming hands.
Snowman
The next craft is a small figurine of a snowman, made using a special technique - corrugated cardboard quilling. The distinctive feature of this technique is that a strip of cardboard is wound around a pencil to form a circle, and various shapes are made from these circles. Quilling from corrugated paper or cardboard looks very original, and making them with your own hands is an interesting activity.
Chick
More complex craft using the quilling technique from corrugated cardboard - chicken. Such a cute bird Perfectly decorate a child's room, and the child will be interested in doing it step by step with his own hands.
Cardboard has many uses, so don't just throw away the various boxes. Sheets of cardboard may be needed not only for children's crafts, but also to make everyday life easier. Do-it-yourself corrugated cardboard crafts are very interesting to make with children.
The crafts look very impressive.
Recently, my daughter and I discovered a completely new use for corrugated cardboard - three-dimensional crafts.
Volumetric crafts made from corrugated cardboard are easy to make. They can become a child's toy or interior decoration. But we found another use for them - .
You will need:
- sheets of corrugated cardboard of different colors;
- scissors;
- ruler;
- PVA glue;
- shifty eyes;
- thin ribbon or beautiful thread.
Preparing for the craft
We cut the sheets of corrugated cardboard into strips 1 cm wide. For some small parts, narrow strips of 0.5 cm will be needed. From these strips we will roll circles - the basis for crafts.
Looking ahead, I will say that for the manufacture of large parts (head, torso) you will need a strip 1-2 meters long. Standard sheets of corrugated cardboard are about 28 cm long. Therefore, cut the required number of strips (3-4 strips for example) and during the rolling process simply glue them next to each other.
The scheme of all crafts is the same. The only difference is in the scenery. Let's look at making the main parts using the example of a tiger cub.
1. For the head you will need a strip 1 cm wide and 1 meter long.
We cut strips along the length of the sheet, measure and determine how many strips we need up to a meter (usually 3-4 strips). Then we take the first strip and twist it into a tight circle. We glue the end, and next to the joint we glue another strip.
For the muzzle you will need a strip 0.5 cm wide and 50 cm long.
For ears: width 1 cm, length 16 cm.
For the spout: width 0.5 cm, length 7 cm.
2. For the torso:
- one orange stripe 1 cm wide, 50 cm long.
- one white stripe 1 cm wide, 50 cm long.
3. For the paws: 4 strips 1 cm wide and 16 cm long.
The process of creating a tiger cub from corrugated cardboard
We twist a circle for the head, a circle for the muzzle, a nose, and two ears, gluing the ends of the corrugated cardboard. Using the circles for the ears, we form triangles with our fingers.
When twisting, we try to make the first turns tightly.
My daughter and I did this: I started rolling it tightly and passed it to Anya. When the tape ran out, Anya re-glued it and rolled it further. Then I held the circle until the glue set, at which time I began to twist the second part.
When all the parts are ready, we glue them together, forming the face of the tiger cub and decorate it as we wish. Our tiger turned out to be angry - this is Anya’s idea - a saber-toothed tiger from “The Wizard of the Emerald City”.
By analogy, we form the torso.
To add volume to a corrugated cardboard craft, you need to squeeze out the middle of the circle with your finger, forming a dome. For strength, coat the inside with PVA glue. In a tiger cub, volume can be created on the tummy.
Christmas tree toys made of corrugated cardboard
To make a Christmas tree decoration, when twisting the head in the last circle, insert a thin ribbon and secure it with glue. We didn't do this because the idea with Christmas tree toys came later.
But no problem. In the intervals, we will insert a regular thread using a needle and hang the tiger cub on the Christmas tree. And we’ll make the next toy – a three-dimensional snowman – as it should be.
photo from the Internet
I found a lot of ideas for crafts made from corrugated cardboard in the book
For crafts of this kind, corrugated cardboard is even more suitable than regular cardboard. The manufacturing technology is approximately the same, but corrugated cardboard decorations will look voluminous, even if you are also making toys for the theater. You need: - corrugated cardboard; - shoemaker's knife or cardboard cutter; - ruler; - ballpoint pen; - scenery drawing; - colored paper; - PVA glue. Cut the box into separate sheets. Choose a suitable design and transfer it to cardboard. You need a picture that shows objects with clear contours and an animalistic amount of detail. If this is a house, then it consists of a square, a triangle and several rectangles. The tree must have a clearly defined trunk and crown. Transfer the outlines of the objects onto the cardboard and carefully cut out with a sharp knife. A knife with an oblique blade is preferable. It must be held strictly perpendicular to the plane of the sheet. Transfer the details of the drawing onto paper and cut out. Cover the cardboard blanks. For a glove theater you can peck on one side, for a toy theater - on both sides.
For theater toys, scenery should be on stands. The stand is a square or circle made of the same material with a hole cut in the middle into which an object is glued
Decorative panel
Corrugated cardboard is an amazing material for making volumetric paintings and panels. Cut out the background - a circle, oval, diamond or fantasy shape. Draw a sketch. For example it could be flower composition. It is important that every detail has a clear shape. The painting may consist of 2-3 layers. To do this, you need to make the appropriate number of blanks. The first represents the general outline of the composition. The next layer consists of individual fragments, which should be closer to the viewer. It can be either continuous or consisting of separate parts. Finally, the third layer consists of small fragments: a design on a vase, a protruding wing of a bird, bows on a New Year’s wreath, etc. Masters of this genre make very sophisticated crafts, even using elements of quilling, that is, twisted parts. Fragments can be pasted over with colored paper, and then a multilayer composition can be made from them. Another option is to cover the craft with primer, and then with paint and varnish. You will get a one-color bas-relief.
You need to roll such cardboard very carefully so that there are no kinks.
Toys
From corrugated cardboard you can make the most various toys, from flat soldiers to stylized fairy tale characters. In the first case, the technology is simple: a flat soldier is cut out and painted or pasted over on both sides. The face can be made using the applique technique. The soldier is glued into a stand, which is made in the same way as for decorations. The stylized character is a cone with an animal's face pasted on it. For a cone, draw and cut out a semicircle and cover it with colored paper. You can fasten the edges with glue (preferably end-to-end), tape on the inside, or paper clips. It is better to make the muzzle from ordinary colored cardboard.
Corrugated cardboard is a convenient and practical material for crafts.
Recently it has become very popular, and this is quite justified, because corrugated cardboard is flexible, dense and holds its shape well.
The child will easily cope with this material and over time will learn to make amazing crafts.
You can find corrugated cardboard in any specialty store. It's for sale in sheets and strips.
For crafts in style quilling, that is, rolling paper, it is better to use stripes. They can also be cut from sheet cardboard, but in this case you will be limited by size.
Corrugated cardboard in sheets Suitable for creating appliques and postcards. Crafts made using both types of corrugated cardboard look extraordinary.
Crafts made from corrugated cardboard
Craftsmen quickly realized the benefits of corrugated cardboard and learned how to create amazing things. Incredibly, you can make it out of ordinary strips realistic animal, an adorable toy, an amazing doll.
The child will certainly be interested in the opportunity to learn this art, especially since it is not difficult to do.
To make crafts from corrugated cardboard you will need, in addition to the main material:
- scissors or utility knife
- glue, brush
- ruler with geometric shapes(we need circles) – it makes it easier to make identical petals
- decorative elements (beads, stones, sparkles, etc.)
Flowers
For beginners, it is better to start with simple crafts to master the technique. Invite your child to do applique with flowers from strips of corrugated cardboard. Prepare everything for this necessary materials and take a thick sheet of paper or cardboard.
Stripes will be needed in three or four colors: green - for leaves and stems, yellow - for cores, orange, red, blue (to your taste) - for petals.
- To begin, take the yellow strip and roll it into a roll to make an even circle.
Carefully coat with glue the side that will be attached to the base.
To prevent the circle from unwinding, glue the edge. Press the “core” onto the paper and hold it for a while until it sticks. - Take the strip for the petal. Twist it in the same way as the previous one, but do not squeeze it tightly, but loosen it slightly and press on one edge to form a droplet.
Coat with glue and attach to the base. Make as many petals as needed. - Using the same principle, twist a few more flowers.
Then make the stems by gluing the green strips edgewise. - We make petals from the same green stripes. Roll a few ovals and press them around the edges to make them sharp. Coat the underside with glue and place along the stem.
- As a finishing touch, all that remains is to add a few vignettes. Wind the green strip halfway around the pen or pencil and release. Then glue these vignettes between the leaves.
The application is ready.
You can successfully combine corrugated cardboard in strips and sheets in products
Can be done corrugated cardboard flowers, without gluing them to the base, but creating a wonderful bouquet.
They are all made according to the same principle - take the desired strip, twist it, shape it, glue it - but in the end the elements are not glued to the paper, but connected to each other.
Decorate it with beautiful matching beads, stones or ribbons. All that remains is to write your wish inside.
Believe me, such a postcard will definitely not leave anyone indifferent, and the person will appreciate the effort expended.
In general, if you like to make crafts and delight your friends and family with original and unique gifts, then you just need to master the art of creating crafts from corrugated cardboard.
Cheerful rabbit made of corrugated cardboard 
Cartoon crab, material: corrugated cardboard 
Bouquet of flowers made of corrugated paper 
Handicraft master class “Vanka - Vstanka”
The craft is made using the 3D quilling technique from corrugated cardboard.
This figure can be made by both adults and children of primary school age.
The figure is made in such a way that Vanka the stand actually returns to a vertical position after tilting. But this will require a little tinkering with the lower torso to achieve this effect.
For this craft you will need:
Corrugated cardboard: brown, red, yellow, green, pink.
PVA glue, scissors, ruler, pencil, eyes.
Colored office paper: yellow, pink and brown.
Preparation of parts:
Cut the cardboard into strips 10 mm wide: brown - 2 pcs., red - 2 pcs., yellow - 2 pcs., green - 2 pcs., pink - 1 pc.
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Cut office paper into strips 3 mm wide. 1 piece each: pink, yellow and brown.
1. For the torso, perform two basic rolls, using two red and brown stripes for the bottom, and green, pink and yellow stripes for the top.
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2. Give the upper part of the body a pear-shaped shape, and the lower part - the shape of an elongated hemisphere.
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Advice: When drawing out the volume, pay attention to the width of the colored stripes: brown - boots, red - trousers, green - shirt, pink - face and yellow - hairstyle.
3. Cut two 25mm pieces from the remaining brown strip. and round on one side. These are the ears of the hat.
4. Cut 45 mm pieces from the green strip. - these are shirt sleeves.
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5. Cut two more pieces 35mm long. and glue them together long side, placing brown underneath paper strip the same length. This is an accordion.
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6. Using the remaining brown strip of corrugated cardboard, make a base roll - the top of the hat - and glue the ears under the last roll.
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7. Cut two pieces of brown paper strip for earflap ties.
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8. Cut curls from a yellow paper strip, and make a basic roll - a nose - from a pink one.
9. Cut out the mouth and accordion parts from red cardstock. Cut out accordion buttons from yellow, and palm shapes from pink.
Composition assembly:
1. Glue both parts of the figure using a yellow strip of corrugated cardboard. (photo 12, 12a, 12b, 12c)
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2. Glue the curls to the inside of the earflaps, then secure it to the figure’s head.
3. Glue on the nose and eyes (if there are no ready-made eyes, they can be made from the same paper and beads), shirt sleeves and the figure’s palms.
