Decorative plates can decorate any home. They are often brought back from long trips as souvenirs. Usually such products are small works of art or folk art that preserve the traditions of different countries. After the trip, I want to put the brought souvenirs in a prominent place so that they remind the owner of the pleasant time spent on vacation. But in order to put such a souvenir on a shelf or under glass in a closet, you need a reliable support.
In the article, we will consider how to make a stand for a decorative plate with your own hands. It can be created from various materials. These are wire and plywood, wood bars and corrugated cardboard. For small specimens, you can use cardboard napkin sleeves and even an old plastic bank card. It is not difficult to do this, it is enough to draw a sketch separately and according to the templatetransfer it to the selected material.
Textured paper stand
This is one of the easiest ways to make your own decorative plate holder. Textured paper has a beautiful structure, can be of various colors and have all sorts of patterns. Choose a material that matches the color scheme of the plate itself. In extreme cases, you can make a product of neutral colors - black or white.
Usually do-it-yourself coasters for decorative plates are made according to a standard drawing. From below, the edge is left smooth or with small legs. Souvenir supports rise in front to keep the plate from falling. The craft has a bias in the opposite direction. This also contributes to the strength of the installation.
So let's start making. Fold heavy printed paper or plain material in half. Separately, on cardboard, make a template of the form described above and transfer its contours to paper. Then cut out the finished stand with scissors. The fold line must be carefully smoothed out with your fingers so that the stand does not unfold.
Carton decorative plate stand
It is easy to make a support for a corrugated cardboard souvenir with your own hands. In any house there is an old box from appliances or a postal parcel. We need a very small piece of cardboard to work with.
Check carefully the carved shape of the craft in the photo above. It can be varied in every possible way and come up with the mostexquisite openwork forms. The main thing is that the stand should stand exactly on the surface of the table. It is also important to observe the angle of inclination for the stability of the product.
This do-it-yourself stand for a decorative plate can be made in two ways:
- Simply fold a rectangle of cardboard in half and smooth down the fold line well.
- Cut two identical halves of the craft, and then make cuts from opposite sides on the even edges at the back. One part is inserted into another by pressing the hand from above.
Wooden support
To make such a solid stand for a decorative plate with your own hands, you will need to purchase wood, as well as have tools for work - an electric jigsaw, jointer and sandpaper. Draw a template for two parts. Their main difference is in the junction of the elements of the stand with each other. At the junction, you need to cut a hole up to half a piece of wood, on one part it is in front, and on the other - behind.
Sharp the bar with a jointer to a flat surface and cut out the required shape according to the template with an electric jigsaw. It remains only to carefully clean everything with sandpaper several times and cover the craft with acrylic varnish.
Craft for a small plate
Bend a plastic bank card in half, but so that it does not break. Then, with large scissors, cut out the shape according to the template.
Sharp edges or burrs with sandpaper. It can be pasted over with beautiful paper or self-adhesive tape to hide the inscriptions.
Try to make your own!
