From coffee beans you can get not only a wonderful invigorating drink - coffee, but also cozy and aromatic crafts. Coffee crafts are becoming very popular. Although production seems labor-intensive, the result is worth it.
Learning how to make them is quite simple, and you can find everything you need to decorate a coffee craft in the stationery and creative goods supermarket WriteDraw.
1. Topiary made from coffee beans
Topiaries are very unpretentious coffee plants; they do not need to be watered, sprayed, or fertilized. It is enough just to blow off the dust from them occasionally. Hto make topiary special, you need to use your imagination anddecorate them with sparkles, bows, ribbons, beads to your own taste.
2. Paintings made from coffee beans
A painting made of coffee beans is a real work of art, from which the coffee aroma emanates, which gives it not only beauty, but also appetizing.Coffee bean paintings are durable and exclusive, they never go unnoticed. Even those people who are far from art keep their gaze on such paintings.
You can make a painting yourself, using a minimum of materials and a maximum of imagination. You can depict anything from coffee beans, because even the most ordinary compositions from coffee beans turn out to be unusual and creative.
3. Photo frames made from coffee beans
Frames made by yourself from coffee beans can greatly enhance the impression of your photos and make any image as impressive as possible. You can make a frame by gluing grains to the finished frame. Or you can create an original frame by combining grains with any material that comes to your mind.
You can make useful crafts from coffee beans that will not only complement the interior, but will also carry a functional load. It should be noted that the technique of making crafts from coffee goes well with others, for example, any tin can of instant coffee can be decorated using decoupage and supplemented with coffee beans. The main thing is to choose the right napkins according to the theme and color.
Master class - how to make a photo frame with coffee with your own hands. After all, such a frame will decorate any interior or serve as a wonderful gift for any holiday.
Of course, you can buy a blank and simply decorate it as you wish. But we are not looking for simple ways here, especially since I haven’t found a suitable blank for sale. As usual in such cases, cardboard and thin plywood come to the rescue.
So where to start?
1. First you need to decide on the sizes. Of course, we focus on the size of the photo. In my case, the frame is for a standard photograph, measuring 10 x 15 cm. Therefore, the size of the internal window of the frame will be 9 x 14 cm (5 mm on each side). I made the margins of the frame 3 cm each. This will be our basis.
2. We make a drawing on a thin sheet of plywood. And of course, here we will have to work with a hacksaw and a jigsaw. Here you can involve a man in the creative process, because it’s so nice to do something together;) although it’s not at all difficult to do everything yourself.
3. The result is such a base/blank for the future frame.
Don't forget to sand the edges both outside and inside. The inner rectangle can be used in other work; it will not be useful for making this frame, so we put it aside.
4. Next we work with corrugated cardboard (three-layer), because it is light, will not weigh down the frame and is easy to work with. Where can I get it? Everything is simple here - boxes are made from this cardboard, so it is very easy to find.
5. We make similar parts from cardboard, with slightly different sizes, namely: the size of the inner window must exactly match the size of the photograph so that it “fits” freely into this window, does not bend due to tightness, but at the same time does not dangle too freely. It’s easy to work with such cardboard if you have a stationery knife on hand.
We never forget about safety precautions when working with piercing and cutting tools!!!
The margins can be any size, but no larger than the size of the plywood frame.
And, by the way, we will still need the inner rectangle of cardboard! That's why we don't throw it away. It will serve as our back wall (well, more on that later).
Now you need to take into account this point. If we want to make a frame with glass (usually for photo frames no more than 2 mm thick), then we will need 2 cardboard pieces to create the necessary depth for the glass.
5. We make the liner (back) - the back wall. That cardboard rectangle left over from the cardboard frame is exactly what we will need for it; it will fit perfectly. And of course, you will need a support “leg” so that the frame can stand. We make the leg from very thick cardboard. Approximately as shown in the photo. This leg shape will allow the frame to stand both vertically and horizontally.
We fasten the leg with glue or a powerful stapler, you can use rivets if you have such an opportunity. The main thing is that the leg holds tightly and is rigid enough, because it will have to support the weight of the structure on itself.
6. Using glue, we assemble the structure.
Glue the cardboard frame to the back surface of the plywood frame.
In order for the parts to reliably stick to each other, you need to coat both surfaces well with glue and hold them under pressure for some time (but not too heavy so as not to crush the cardboard), the main thing is that the parts are pressed tightly against each other and do not wrinkle or didn't warp.
The back of the frame will look something like this.
After the glue has completely dried, you can begin to decorate. In principle, such a blank can be decorated in any way you like; there are countless options. I chose a coffee theme, so I needed coffee beans and a coffee themed napkin.
We prime the frame: on the back with white primer (under decoupage), on the front side with brown (under coffee beans). For this I used regular acrylic paint. (unfortunately I didn’t take a photo... got carried away :))
The end result looked like this:
8. rear view
9. front view
I attached the coffee beans using a heat gun, trying to glue them as close to each other as possible so as not to glue the second layer of coffee (otherwise the frame would be too heavy).
8. There is one more important point left - attaching the back wall to the frame. The fastening should be such that it is possible to easily remove and put back the backdrop to change photographs in the frame. I found a very simple and reliable way.
10. Take a regular paper clip and simply “unfold” it so that the ends of the paper clip are as parallel as possible to each other.
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Simple crafts from coffee beans
In this publication we will offer information for those craftswomen who are just beginning to master this technique. We suggest making crafts from coffee beans using other materials.
Cup of coffee beans on burlap.
This coffee craft that you make with your own hands will make your kitchen beautiful. And to create such a mini-masterpiece you need to prepare:
- a sheet of cardboard (size 33 cm by 24 cm);
- a piece of burlap;
- glue;
- star anise and coffee beans.
Progress:
- First, you should cut out a rectangle from burlap, which will be a couple of centimeters larger than a cardboard sheet. The burlap is folded and glued to the back of the cardboard. To make the craft look neat, the burlap is ironed with an iron before work.
- When you have glued the base for the burlap, you should wait for it to dry.
- Now it’s time to draw a picture frame out of coffee. In order to get a frame, you need to measure 2 cm from the edge of the picture on all sides. First, we use a simple pencil and draw lines with it.
- If you have drawn lines, then draw a cup and saucer in the center of the burlap. Moreover, the cup size can be at your discretion.
- If the sketch is ready, now we gradually cover the picture with coffee beans. The first thing you should do is cover the cup and saucer.
- When the cup is pasted over, proceed to pasting the frame.
- If the craft is ready, then decorate it with star anise. Hang it in the corner of your craft.
Clock made from coffee beans.
If you like to decorate your home with various designer crafts, then you will probably like this original watch craft. And now we will show you crafts made from coffee beans.
- So, glue the coffee beans in a circular pattern onto thick cardboard. We use glue for this purpose.
- As soon as the grains are dry, we make a hole, insert arrows there and attach numbers. You will also need glue for this purpose.
Advice! To make your craft look original. Make the numbers for the clock yourself. Use thick cardboard for this. Paint it golden and put numbers on top.
Another option for a creative clock that can take its rightful place in your kitchen.
And one more watch. This option looks prettier.
Funny horses .
In this publication you can find all the crafts made from coffee beans, which are created step by step.
The next craft looks very interesting. The basis here is strong cardboard in the form of horse figures. Grains are glued to the top of the cardboard, after which facial features and wire legs are glued to the horses.
Advice! In this craft, eyes, mouth and nose are created from polymer clay.
Photo frame made from coffee beans.
Save your most memorable moments in photos. It’s better to store your photographs in interesting photo frames. And decorate your photo frame with coffee beans. This photo frame will make the interior of your home prettier and more interesting. Just glue the coffee beans to the photo frame, and finally coat the entire craft with varnish. You can also use beads to decorate the frame.
Finally
In this publication we have presented only a part of those crafts from coffee beans that you can make with your own hands. We hope that creating such crafts can give you a great mood and maximum positive emotions. Don’t forget that crafts made from coffee beans can decorate the interior of your home and make it very beautiful.
“Handmade” has long grown from the category of knitting “grandmother’s” socks into art. Indeed, one can only be amazed at the abundance of materials used to create unique homemade masterpieces: rice, cinnamon sticks, beans, peas, twine, candy and even used tea. Perhaps the most remarkable and intriguing material is coffee.
“Hot as hell, black as the devil, pure as an angel and sweet as love,” Talleyrand said about these aromatic grains.
- After vegetable oil, coffee is the second most consumed food in the world.
- 10 percent of people are immune to the effects of its aroma.
- Roasting coffee for a long time reduces its caffeine content.
- Contrary to the belief that the energy drink has a stimulating effect, when consumed, the effects of stress are reduced.
And therefore, in order to avoid stress and fill the house with the aroma of warmth and comfort (and at the same time purchase a unique decoration), we will turn to crafts made from aromatic grains.
There are a lot of ideas and master classes on the Internet for making panels from coffee beans with your own hands. Complete freedom for a creative person - if only there was a desire.
The main thing is the right ingredients
For your product to be original, it is desirable that the grains be of different sizes. Therefore, it is better to buy them in specialized stores in bulk and in the desired shade.
As a base for the panel, you can use burlap or a piece of thick wallpaper, and for decoration - buttons, pebbles, plants, hay, herbs, cinnamon, nut shells.
A glue gun is used for gluing, but it can be replaced with Moment glue.
The step-by-step process of making panels
The simplest product is frames for decorating your favorite photo or interesting painting. Choose a suitable cardboard frame, apply glue with a brush and glue the grains to the surface at your discretion.
To make panels, we make markings on the base. Moreover, the burlap can be decorated in different ways: using a piece of cardboard, fold it over to the back side and glue it, or you can “ruffle” the edges and give the panel a piece of “boho” style.
Then, using a simple pencil or a bar of soap, apply the design of your choice. Now you can get creative directly.
Panel “Cup of Coffee”
For the first option use:
- canvas or cardboard as a base;
- glue;
- coffee beans;
- decorative elements at your discretion.
If you do not have any special artistic talents, you can ask your friends to draw a ready-made stencil for a panel - there will always be someone you know who will be happy to do this. And then you will refine and present a unique item as a gift.
You just need to apply perseverance and patience. It’s good if you have a glue gun, otherwise each coffee bean will have to be glued by hand.
For the second option, you will need a base (canvas or cardboard), glue, coffee beans, finely ground coffee and, to give volume to the cup, the neck of a plastic bottle, as well as adhesive tape.
Cut the neck of the bottle to create a crescent moon. Cover it with adhesive tape. Make a saucer in the same way, only smaller in size.
Then connect all the components with glue and coat with varnish to give a final shine. Decorate the frame with coffee beans, vanilla sticks, cloves, pebbles or shells.
Let's imagine with children
There is another simple and charming option for a coffee panel - zebra. Even your kids can handle this kind of work.
And girls will especially like the cute kitten - and they will be able to use their abilities in decorating such a Vaska or Murka. You can use buttons or foamiran as eyes.
Coffee crafts seem complicated only at first glance, but they are not. Many needlewomen encourage people not to be afraid to experiment - try, fantasize, don’t repeat other people’s works, but create your own, unique ones.
The panel One World, One Family, One Coffee, made in 2011, measures 25 square meters. meters and weighing 140 kg from a million aromatic grains by the Albanian master Samira Strati, perhaps the most grandiose canvas in the world. So go for it, skillful hands!
Photo panel of coffee beans
Decorative elements are an integral part of the interior of all styles. Any interior without adding accessories will look empty and unfinished. However, you shouldn’t rush headlong to the store and buy beautiful, expensive things. You are able to make stylish and original accessories yourself. In addition, things made with your own hands always give the maximum stylistic effect in decorating a room.
To make crafts from coffee beans, you need to prepare the material in advance. Mandatory items are: coffee beans (natural shades or pre-painted in the desired color) and glue. The rest depends on what kind of craft you want to get in the end: wood, decorate a photo frame, create a painting or a panel from grains. The grains are attached to the base using glue. In any product where the main decoration is coffee beans, you can add inclusions of beads, beads, buttons, threads and more - it all depends on your imagination.
Frames decorated with coffee beans.
Frames not only carry a functional load, but are also an integral part of the decor in the interior. Therefore, decorating frames should be carefully prepared. You can use coffee beans to decorate all your photo frames.
- You can make a very ordinary frame: to do this you just need to glue the grains onto the glue to a finished frame or any base(wood, cardboard).
- In order for your frame to be original, you need to lay out the grains in the form of an ornament or design, you can combine grain with fabric(embroidery or plain).
DIY frames made from coffee beans can greatly enhance the impression of your photos. They will add coziness to the interior and emphasize the subject of photographs. This frame will look good both in the interior of your apartment and in the office. In addition to aesthetic pleasure, you will also receive a wonderful coffee fragrance and aroma. You can hide the shortcomings of the picture and highlight its advantages using a frame decorated with coffee beans. For bright, colorful paintings, it is better to use coffee in natural shades. If the picture is made in bed colors, then you can use maximum creativity and grains painted in a variety of bright colors. The main thing is that the frame fits into the overall theme of the room, and is not a bright, ugly spot. Natural shades of coffee (chocolate, milk) will easily fit into any interior and will successfully highlight any of your favorite paintings.
Trees made from coffee beans.
Many people like to decorate the interior of their apartment with natural plants of various colors, shapes, sizes and textures. But their presence requires constant care, otherwise they can turn into untidy spots in your interior. Therefore, you can replace natural plants with all kinds of copies that will repeat their shape. A good substitute would be a tree made from coffee beans. It has an interesting texture and color. Will be a wonderful decoration for a kitchen in the style of classicism or country. If you decorate a coffee tree with strict details (regular figures, for example), then such a tree will fit perfectly into the interior in the style hi-tech or modern. Most often, trees from grains are made in a round shape.
To make such a tree yourself, you need to prepare a pot, the size of which depends on the size of your tree, a trunk (pen, pencil), a ball for the crown (you can crumple the paper and wrap the resulting ball with foil), twine or ribbon to decorate the trunk (wound around a pencil , handles), coffee beans and glue with which the beans are glued to the ball.
When making such a tree, special attention should be paid to the design of the pot. The overall style of your work of art will depend on its appearance. In addition to a round tree, you can make a tree in the shape of a heart or a square. To do this, instead of a ball for the crown, we take thick cardboard of the appropriate shape and paste it with grains. You can use wire as a trunk for such trees, giving it intricate directions. Or you can create your own creation by simply winding coffee beans onto a wire, giving the wire the shape of a tree.
Panels and paintings made from coffee beans.
Paintings and panels distract from daily problems and provide an opportunity to relax. It has been proven that paintings not only help you concentrate on a specific idea, but also find the right way out or solution to various situations.
You can decorate the interior with panels made of coffee beans: place grains on cloth in the intended drawing. For example, images of a coffee mug or a coffee drinking situation made from beans can be hung in the kitchen or office. Such a panel will decorate the interior, giving it a zest, and the aroma of coffee will motivate you to work. A painting made from grains will be unique in your execution and will create the impression of a unique and inimitable style. Such a picture seems to consist of a small mosaic, simulating various shades of colors, combining differently colored grains and allowing you to imitate almost any texture. A picture made of coffee beans will become a real decoration for your home.
Panels and paintings made from coffee beans will fit perfectly into the interior of any style, be it hi-tech or classic. They will look great both in the hall, living room, kitchen, and in the bedroom, office or library. Thanks to the ability to color coffee beans, you can create real works of art that will literally add fragrance to your interior. Thanks to their color and shape, coffee beans are an excellent material for making original and stylish products. Crafts from multi-colored coffee. Any craft made from coffee beans looks unusually beautiful, is a worthy decoration for any interior and creates a unique atmosphere in your home, filling it with an excellent aroma. There are a huge variety of options for accessories that you can make using coffee beans - you just need to choose the option that suits you best and bring it to life.
