If you are a fan of needlework and creativity, then you will be interested to know how a do-it-yourself hot stand is made. It is easy to make from materials available in the house. Even a beginner can master the execution technology. So, get acquainted with the options, choose your favorite.
DIY Hot Stand: Interesting Ideas
If you decide to make such a souvenir, first of all, decide which method suits you best. It will depend on your personal preferences and skills. Stands can be:
- made of wood;
- stitched from fabric using patchwork technique;
- crocheted;
- made of felt;
- made on the basis of computer disks, buttons;
- made using decoupage technique on ceramic tiles or wooden blanks.
Each of the ideas is easily refined and has many options and interpretations. Choose, complement, create.
Use saw cuts of trunks and branches
It turns out very beautiful do-it-yourself hot stand made of wood, madefrom circles of the same or different diameters. It is not difficult to prepare them, an ordinary saw and a suitable tree are enough. The saw cuts of apple and cherry trees look good, as they have an original structure. But you can choose any option you like.
The technology of work is as follows:
- Prepare cuts of branches with a diameter of 5-6 cm. If the bark fits snugly against the wood, it can not be removed. Be sure to sand the front side of the rounds until smooth.
- Compose a composition of cuts. The fewer parts, the stronger the product will be. In any case, the parts must be in contact with each other in several places.
- Join the joints with glue.
- For greater strength, the stand can be made from two layers. Accordingly, the saw cut planes are also connected with glue.
- Leave the blank for several hours under load until the product is completely dry.
Everything is ready! Varnish the surface if desired, although the natural texture is no less beautiful.
Another way is to use one large saw cut, which can be decorated with burning, carving, contour drawing, watercolor ornament, followed by varnishing. If you do not know how to draw, use decoupage (the technology will be described below). As you can see, one material can be used in different ways.
Sew a souvenir
Do-it-yourself hot stand made of fabric is also sewn in different ways. There are a lot of ideas. First, decide on the size and shape of the product. This isthere can be a souvenir of a diameter corresponding to a cup, mug, as well as a full-fledged rug or napkin. Both those and other options are performed in the form:
- vegetables;
- fruit;
- berries;
- flowers;
- animals;
- fantastic characters;
- abstract patchwork patterns.
If you have ever made pot holders, the technology is similar here. The product is made of two layers of thin fabric with a dense material between them.
Felt is of particular interest. It is easy to work with, as it does not require overlaying the edges, because this material does not crumble. In addition, it is quite dense, and when using several layers of felt, folded one on top of the other for decorative purposes, no additional layer is required. Felt is used to make coasters in the form of slices of oranges and lemons, animal faces, hearts and any other plots. This material is presented in a rich color range of bright shades, so there is a lot of room for imagination.
Beauty from old CDs
When making a stand, you need to consider that it must be dense, durable and resistant to temperature. If you are going to use thin fabric on the right sides, a heavy base is a must.
It can be very easy to make a hot stand with your own hands from disks forcomputer that will play the role of a blank. The technology of work is as follows:
- Take two disks and cut out circles from the fabric a couple of centimeters larger in diameter.
- Lay the disc on the fabric blank with the wrong side to the disc (you can also lay a layer of synthetic winterizer).
- Sew stitches along the perimeter of the circle at a small distance from the edge (1 cm), and then pull off the threads. The disk will turn out "sewn" inside. Do the same with the second blank.
- Take a strap of a length that is equal to the perimeter of the disk. Finish with braid, bias tape or ribbon.
- Connect all three elements by sewing two "caps" onto the strap.
The product is ready. Fast, simple and beautiful.
Knitted fantasy
An effective and original do-it-yourself hot stand can be made using this technique. As a rule, all products are knitted in the round according to the napkin principle.
To make such a souvenir, it is enough to find the appropriate pattern, yarn and hook. If you are good at this technique, you can knit any product even without a diagram. Some people like to tie existing blanks, for example, the same computer disk, covers, corks, beads. Flowers and fantasy geometric shapes are assembled from small details.
Decoupage
This technique is suitable for those who are remotely familiar with needlework or have little experience, but want to get a masterpiece right away.
The meaning of workconsists in the fact that a napkin (special or single-layer dining table) with a decorative pattern is glued onto a dense base made of cut wood or, for example, ceramic tiles (previously cleaned and degreased). After drying, the surface is covered with glue in several layers or varnish. The reverse side of ceramic tiles is covered with a layer of glued felt or fleece.
So, you have seen how a do-it-yourself hot stand is made. Choose what is closer and more interesting to you. Create table decorations or simply original gifts from scrap materials.
