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Cocktail tubules

Is there a child who does not like to drink milk or juice from a straw and seethe with the rest of the liquid in a glass? But not many people know that multi-colored, colorful cocktail straws are a wonderful material for games and crafts. From tubes cut into fragments can be a variety of designs. Tubes with a corrugated fold will allow you to make voluminous figures. Such a constructor is accessible and interesting for both kids and older children. Bright decorations for little ladies, luxurious headdresses for brave Indian chiefs, beautiful photo frames, practical accessories for stationery - all this and many other fantastic ideas will bring a lot of joy to "straw artists". You can even make musical instruments. And cutting the tubes into rings, use them as a mosaic. Pick up a few multi-colored tubes and fantasy will tell you what they can turn into in a few minutes.

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Every year, countless fast food chains distribute over 50 million plastic straws along with drinks, and this is only in America! Great amount straws from juices and cocktails ends up in landfills. But there is good news - you can do various crafts from straws for a cocktail with your own hands! This, of course, will not solve the global problem of environmental pollution with plastic, but you can make your small contribution to saving nature!

1. Lamps from straws from a cocktail

Plastic tubes provide ample opportunities for creating a variety of shapes of shades and lampshades for lamps.

It took more than two hundred tubes to make such an original ceiling! To make such a lamp, you can use an old woven lampshade. Bend the cocktail tubes in half and thread them through the holes made on the fabric.

This cube-shaped night light was simply pasted over with small pieces of colored tubes.

In the same way, you can decorate a candlestick or any stand.

Decorate lampshade with tubes table lamp it is possible like this:

Plastic disposable plates and cups will be an addition to the decor of the lamp.

Experiment with options for placing the tubes on the ceiling of the lamp.

The tubes can be split at the ends and do such unusual things:

2. Stands and vases made of plastic tubes.

Any jar, box or other container can be pasted over with colored straws for cocktails. This will make an interesting stand for pens and pencils or a vase for flowers.

3. Decorative wreath on the door made of plastic tubes.

Festive wreaths on the door in our area are not common. However, as an option for another craft from cocktail tubes. Indeed, in the same way it is possible to new Year decoration in the form of snowflakes or a decorative sun for kindergarten.

4. Wall decor with cocktail straws

Anything can be laid out of the tubes on the wall. But such a scheme of subway lines looks very stylish. Take the Tokyo subway map as an example.

5. Crafts from straws from cocktails - decorations for children.

Make cute jewelry from plastic tubes with your children - beads and bracelets. Cut the tubes into pieces, then string them on a thread mixed with beads for a necklace, and to make a bracelet, connect the tubes with an elastic band.

6. Large-scale crafts from straws for cocktails.

If you don't own a plastic straw factory, collecting thousands of straws for such large-scale crafts will not be easy. An impressive installation of thousands of straws in one of the shopping centers.

It is easy to make crafts from tubes if you choose the appropriate algorithm and an example for work. A straw for a cocktail can become the basis for making jewelry, decorative items, and practical things. Children like working with such material - younger children can make toys preschool age and schoolchildren.

Basic set of tools

In the process of working on any type of tube product, you need a standard set of tools:

Tools for the job	Principle of use
tubules	Basic material for work. You can choose any. Thickness, length, color and type of material.
glue gun	Is good option for fastening and connecting parts of crafts.
Scissors	It is used for cutting and preparing elements of the required parameters.
Super glue	An alternative to the hot version of the adhesive substance.
Thread, wire or fishing line	Used instead of glue.

The secondary set of tools and materials is determined by the individual characteristics of the craft.

decorative star

Crafts from straws for a cocktail can be used to decorate a Christmas tree, a room for a holiday.

An actual decoration will be a three-dimensional star, which is easy to make from tubes according to an elementary algorithm:

Pick up the same elements of the same color. Prepare glue gun.
Form a rhombus from 4 tubes, gluing the parts with a glue gun.
In a rhombus, form a long diagonal by gluing the 5th tube.
Make 4 more of these parts. Using a glue gun, glue the modules together, forming a star.
A loop of thread is fixed on one of the ends, which will allow you to cling to the star.

You can connect the tubes with a wire or thread. Stretch the material through the cavities of the elements, connecting the parts.

Multifunctional star for decoration

Can be made from straws volumetric star, which can be installed on the table, hung in the room:

Prepare 20 multi-colored elements.
Glue first 2 straws. Glue 2 more elements perpendicular to the base.
Glue the tubes to the base in random order, creating volumetric form for crafts.

As a connector, you can use super glue or a glue gun.

Bracelets

There are many algorithms for making bracelets from straws for cocktails:

Cut several multi-colored elements into strips of 1 cm. “Beads” will form, which can be strung on a ribbon, thread or wire. You will get a simple bracelet that can be fastened by tying a ribbon.
Cut the straws lengthwise. Leave a length that will match the circumference of the arm. Make holes around the edges with a hole punch. Pass a ribbon through them, which will be an additional decoration and decoration fixer.

If you cut the tubes into strips, and hold each element over the fire for a few seconds. The elements are partially deformed. String figurines on a fishing line.
Divide the base into several parts. With a needle through which a thread is threaded, pierce all parts of the straws from above and below. It turns out a set of mini straws on a thread.

Additionally, a simple bracelet can be decorated with ribbons, other figurines and pendants.

Christmas decorations

Crafts from straws for a cocktail can be a great decoration for a Christmas tree. Such toys do not break, have volume to fill the space and are easy to manufacture. The simplest option is "diamonds" or three-dimensional geometric shapes.

You need to prepare the following materials:

thin drinking straws of the same color;
needle with thread;
scissors.

Manufacturing principle Christmas toys:

Thread the needle into the thread.
Pierce 4 straws with a needle and tie the ends of the threads into a knot.
String 1 straw on one end of the thread, and on the other - the other. Connect the threads with a knot.
Repeat the pattern again, and thread the thread through opposite straws. Get half volumetric figure.
Form the second part of the product according to the same principle, piercing the straws with a needle and thread. Connections are fixed by nodes.
Pull the threads in one place and tie, forming a loop.

The result is a three-dimensional rhombus. By the same principle, you can create a cube, a triangle and any other geometric figure.

Wreath

The wreath can become a frame for a photo, a mirror, New Year's decor.

You can make jewelry in accordance with the instructions:

Cut out a circle of the desired diameter from cardboard. Cut out the inside of the cardboard, forming a ring.
Prepare straws. It is advisable to use cardboard or paper elements with a print. Use glue as a fastener.
Glue the straws one after the other along the circumference. To create additional volume, you need to glue elements on the other side of the cardboard base.

Decorate the finished product with tinsel, ribbons, artificial flowers or leaves. Bows can be made from textiles, which are additionally decorated with berries and flowers. You can place such elements along the inner contour of the product.

Application

From cocktail devices, you can make colorful applications with children.

There are several options for preparing the material:

You can cut straws into thin rings.
Divide each element into several parts, the length of each is determined by the idea of the application.
Cut and straighten each element from which you can cut shapes for crafts.

The principle of preparing the material is determined by the age categories of children. To simplify the work on the drawing for the baby, it is worth printing the drawing. The prepared material will be glued to the base along the contours of the image.

Lamp

Crafts from straws for a cocktail can become very functional.

If the lampshade on the sconce has deteriorated, then it can be restored or made new using just such material.

Elementary manufacturing principle:

First, choose the base frame. Can be used Plastic container or make a skeleton from the tubes themselves - glue the lattice of the tubes.
Cut the base material into pieces 1-2 cm long. You can make the segments longer.
Glue the cut along or perpendicular to the body base. Elements can be arranged according to clear lines or randomly.

Perfectionism style lamp

If there is a metal frame left from the old sconce, then you can make it completely original lamp:

Cut the straws into pieces with the same length. Mark the middle of each cut with a felt-tip pen.

Through the marked point, string a straw onto a thread with a needle. The longer the bundle, the more effective the product will look.
You need to make about 10 such "garlands".
Tie all the "garlands" to the upper circle and distribute around the perimeter.

The product will resemble a multi-level waterfall. Modify appearance lamps can be, if moved apart in different directions straw cuts.

Photo frame

To make a frame from tubes, you can use several options. The simplest is decorating the finished base. Using multi-colored tubes different lengths, paste over a cardboard or wooden frame. Elements can be positioned from the center to the edges or along the canvas of the frame.

Tube crafts: step by step manufacturing photo frames

You can make a thin frame for each photo, which will be suspended. It is necessary to cut each element lengthwise and thread the photo through the cut from 4 sides. At the same time, immediately thread the thread through the upper tube, which will become a loop for hanging the photo.

If you arrange several photos according to this principle, then you can create a whole composition from them. It is enough to string the photo in frames on the rail. You can weave a canvas-frame of straws on the same principle that baskets are made. To prevent the weaving from falling apart, it is worth fixing the elements together with glue.

Cocktail daisies

Cocktail tube crafts are often used to decorate vases and flowerpots. From this type of material, you can make a bouquet of forget-me-nots. Need to prepare thin straws yellow color and thick - multi-colored.

Manufacturing technique:

Cut the colored blank lengthwise.
Use scissors to make a cut along one edge, forming a fringe.
Prepare a yellow straw. Attach the prepared element to the corrugated fold. It is advisable to fix the parts with glue.
Wrap colored tubing around this part. Glue the edge.

For greater realism, you can make a winding from a green tube below the bud itself according to the same principle. From such flowers, you can make whole compositions, if the quantity is sufficient.

Dahlias from cocktail tubes

For the correct manufacture of dahlia petals, you need to choose a material of the same color with an average thickness.

An important point is cutting tubules for flower petals:

Make markings along the straw, setting the divisions through 2.5 - 3 cm. This is the length of the petal itself.
Retreat 1-1.5 cm from each crack - this is the designation for an oblique cut. You need to cut the material at an angle of 40-45 degrees.
You need to cut a lot of such tubes, since the flower is multi-level. Additionally, prepare a circle of cardboard. The size of the flower will depend on the diameter of the element.

Mark the center on the cardboard circle with a pencil.
Relative to the mark in a circle, glue the sliced \u200b\u200bstraws.
When the first layer dries, it is worth starting the formation of the second. Glue the cutting on the lower elements in a checkerboard pattern.

The remaining layers are made according to the same principle, until the straw fills the entire space. The result is a lush bud with the fullness of the space of the cardboard circle.

Sun made of colored paper and plastic tubes

To make the sun, you will need the following tools and materials:

2 sheets of yellow cardboard;
1-2 packs of yellow straws;
glue gun;
black marker;
scissors.

The principle of making crafts:

From colored cardboard cut out 2 circles of the same diameter.
On the front side of one of the figures draw eyes, a nose and a smile.
Each tube can be cut exactly in half or at an angle of 45 degrees - these are rays.
From the inside of the circle along the edge, glue the blanks of the rays. To make the elements fit easier, you can flatten the edge of the tube.
When the entire perimeter is pasted over, fix the face of the sun from above, closing the inside of the craft.

Additionally, the sun can be decorated with ribbons or sparkles. This craft will be a great decoration for a child's room.

Large crafts from plastic straws

Cocktail straws can be used to make large-scale crafts.

by the most simple examples are:

A panel of flowers made from cocktail straws.

The product can be a full-fledged picture, which is placed in a frame or an overall composition along the entire wall.

From the fixture, you can create an interior vertical curtain.

If you string straws on a fishing line, alternating them with beads or pebbles. Then tie each strip to a rail, which will then be fixed within the doorway or window.

From the tubes you can make a laundry basket using the most simple technique weaving.

By the same principle, small boxes and household baskets are formed. There are many options for making large objects - just show your imagination and stock up on material in the right amount.

Straw vase

A simple version of making an interesting vase, which will not break at the same time:

Prepare a jar, a bottle or a tall glass, a glue gun and a pack of straws.
Glue the straws sideways to the glass walls of the container.
You can cut the straws into rings and place the elements perpendicular to the base. If you use multi-colored material, you can create the effect of an abstract pattern.

Even a child can do this manufacturing principle.

Vase in 1 minute

Even when on the go, you can make a colorful vase to put a bouquet of wild flowers on. You need to take half a pack of straws for a cocktail, clerical gum and a jar.

Put an elastic band on a glass container and put the tubes under it so that the fold is placed on top and is directed away from the container. Instead of stationery gum, you can use thread, rope, ribbon, lace.

Dandelion from cocktail straws

You need to prepare a pack of white straws, scissors, a glue gun, 2 green tubes.

Manufacturing features:

It is necessary to cut the tube, forming a fringe. It is better to do this from the beginning of the element to the fold. Slightly straighten the resulting workpiece.
Glue together first 2 blanks. Perpendicular to them are 2 more sticks. Next, other elements are glued. Place each part in such a way that a sphere is formed.

Next, glue a green tube to the center. Cut the second lengthwise and finely chop on one side, forming a terry.
Glue the green straw with terry under the white sphere, imitating the receptacle.

You can prepare a few more green elements, from which cut the leaves and attach to the stem of the flower.

Movable caterpillars for kids

You need to stock up on green straws, one yellow, cardboard, glue. Additionally, you will need a long wooden skewer and scissors.

Instruction:

Cut out a medium-sized leaf from cardboard.
Glue a straw vein to the center of the cardboard blank. Other elements are glued to the edges from it.

Cut the length of the straws with scissors, aligning the product along the contour of the sheet.
Glue the yellow tube in the middle of the sheet, gluing only the edge.
In the same place, only glue the skewer with the pipe from the inside.
On the floor of the finished caterpillar, draw eyes, you can make antennae by cutting and bending the edges of the tube.

By moving the toothpick back and forth, the “caterpillar” itself is set in motion, which, as it were, moves along the perimeter of the sheet.

Elementary napkin

You need to prepare a pack of straws. Flatten each element and cut off parts of the bends. Lay out the straws hardly, trimming the edges with a ruler. Lubricate the strip with glue and glue one strip perpendicular to the workpiece from above. Continue to work in the same way. Trim the edges or leave as is.

You will get a unique napkin-substrate on which you can put glasses, vases and other cutlery. The product can be used as a panel for other crafts.

Straws used for drinking cocktails and juices are the ideal basis for practical products. The material is strong and durable. An additional plus is the cheapness of the goods and the variety of colors, shapes, thickness.

From straws for a cocktail, you can make a lot of things that can decorate the interior or come in handy on the farm. Diverse crafts have the opportunity to do with children, developing fine motor skills and the imagination of children.

Article formatting: Natalie Podolskaya

Video about crafts from cocktail tubes

Crafts from straws for a cocktail - 20 ideas:

Many women have one or another hobby, which not only allows you to take your free time, but also make good money on it. Lace shawls, toys self made- it looks not only beautiful, but also quite expensive. But the world is starting to gain popularity new trend in needlework - wicker baskets from newspaper tubes.

Beautiful, practical, convenient for home use - they are perfect for storing things, as well as a variety of jewelry, stationery, notebooks and much more.

Basket weaving patterns

There is a huge variety of patterns for weaving such baskets, from the simplest to quite complex and requiring great care, as well as the skill of a needlewoman. For a girl, this is not just a way to decorate your house with unusual household items, but also a good way to earn money while on maternity leave.

The secret of weaving is very simple - for such baskets from paper tubes no expensive material is needed - any paper or even ordinary newspapers will work fine.

All this splendor is fastened with ordinary varnish, and then covered with spray paint, which allows you to create a really beautiful and unusual piece of furniture.

There is even a whole master class that allows you to learn how to weave a variety of baskets at home absolutely free.

Detailed instructions in conjunction with a variety of photos provide not only a good base, but also a wide scope for the imagination of the needlewoman. Thanks to this, even the simplest things have their own charm.

What do you need?

Before you take a cool photo of a straw basket, you need to weave it. And for this you will definitely need a form: any object that will help the product keep its shape is suitable for this. For example, many girls use ordinary boxes, vases, even various toys. For some unusual baskets, you can use various dishes, or even create and glue a shape for it yourself.

You can use newspapers as a material, it is desirable that there are double sheets, then the product will turn out to be much stronger and more durable. We also weave a basket of tubes with the help of: clothespins, scissors, ordinary stationery glue and a long wooden skewer.

Thick cardboard is usually used for the bottom of the future product, and a wide variety of decorative materials are used for decoration: ribbons, beads, various flowers, corrugated paper.

After the creation of the product, it is usually covered with paint or initially colored sheets of thick paper are used. But such material is quite expensive, therefore it is not profitable for subsequent resale.

How to make a basket?

And, of course, the most main question that excites the future needlewoman - how to make a basket of straws? To do this, the newspaper sheet must be leveled, and then take a wooden skewer and attach it to the edge of the newspaper sheet.

After that, start twisting the newspaper sheet tightly around this wooden skewer, which allows you to end up with a beautiful dense tube. When twisting, it is also necessary to coat (lightly) the newspaper sheet with PVA glue.

Continue like this until you have enough material to create a masterpiece. After you have decided on the shape of the future product, cut the bottom out of thick cardboard. The tubes are also glued together with PVA glue, but before that they must be allowed to dry thoroughly so as not to end up with soaked paper.

To create a full-fledged product, press the blanks to the base and let dry, forming a square. And so on, until there are four squares to form the walls of the basket. After that, connect everything together with glue and let dry.

The finished item should be opened with varnish, and then with paint from a spray can. If you have stencils at home, using paint in a contrasting color can create some really cool installations.

If you need step-by-step instruction for beginners, there are a lot of them on the Internet with big amount photos for an example and a visual explanation for future needlewomen.

Photo of straw baskets

What can be made from thread for knitting? Of course, something to tie, so the majority will say. And if you add tubules for a cocktail to the threads? From such materials you will get an interesting basket in the shape of a heart, and its creation is demonstrated in our master class - crafts from straws for a cocktail with your own hands.

But the master class is a little later. And now I want to show what the world has come up with from cocktail tubes: coasters, bracelets, postcards, even hair ties! Detailed Ideas in the video.

Video - tube crafts

Master class - an organizer of tubes and threads

To make our basket, we will prepare:

cardboard;
red sheet of paper;
tubes for a cocktail;
glue gun;
scissors;
pencil;
beads;
Knitting;
glue stick.

The bottom of our basket will be made of cardboard, which needs to be decorated with red paper. First, fold a sheet of paper in half, after which we draw the outline of a heart with a pencil. Cut along the marked line.

Now, along this contour, we cut out a template from cardboard.

Glue the red heart onto the cardboard.

Next, you need to outline the places for fixing the frame, which we will make from the tubes. We mark with a pencil the points for gluing them, there should be an odd number of such places, only in this case we will get the weaving of the side walls of our basket.

Now we need to decide on the height of our basket. We decided that its height would be about 4 cm. Therefore, we cut the cocktail tubes into pieces of this length. Given our template, we need 23 such blanks.