“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 and glue it, or you can “ruffle” the edges and give the panel a bit 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
Master class “Panels made of coffee beans. Coffee cup"
This master class is intended for middle-aged and older children, additional education teachers, educators, for lovers of natural coffee and simply for connoisseurs of beauty.
Purpose: interior design, making gifts for family and friends for the holidays with your own hands.
Performed: Oksana Vladimirovna Stol, teacher of MADOU No. 203 “Combined Kindergarten” in Kemerovo.
Target: making panels from coffee beans.
Tasks:
- introduce the technology of making a hollow mug from a plastic bottle and coffee beans;
- improve practical skills in working with coffee beans and natural materials;
- to develop artistic taste in children and adults, the desire to do something unusual with their own hands.
Interesting facts about coffee...
Coffee is the most popular drink in the world. Among all products, coffee ranks second in popularity (after vegetable oil).
Approximately 10% of people are not at all susceptible to the effects of coffee. Vigor, tone and increased blood pressure from a cup of hot drink are not about them.
The longer coffee is roasted, the less caffeine remains in it.
Coffee tastes well with almost any food.
The aroma of coffee is in the top ten most recognizable smells.
The smell of coffee relieves stress
It is generally accepted that the smell of coffee is wonderfully invigorating. However, scientists from three countries have found that the smell of coffee beans has another property.
Experts from South Korea, Germany and Japan have proven that the smell of coffee reduces the symptoms and effects of stress. Such conclusions were made during experiments on laboratory animals.
Tests show that the aroma of coffee leads to changes in the functioning of 17 genes and the production of proteins in the brain, writes Web MD. Thus, the smell of coffee beans stimulates the production of substances with antioxidant properties.
These substances protect nerve cells from damage and help you recover faster from stress.
Coffee beans are by far the most popular material for creating various DIY crafts. Coffee beans have a pleasant smell, do not spoil, have a rich color and interesting texture. Coffee beans bring happiness to the home; they have a unique coffee aroma that creates an atmosphere of warmth and comfort.
This is the kind of panel we will make from coffee beans.
Let's stock up on a good mood and move forward!
For work we will need:
- coffee beans
- ground coffee
- masking tape
- finished frame
- thick burlap
- PVA glue (preferably thick construction glue)
- glue "Titan"
- hot glue
- decorative flowers and decorations
- cinnamon
- dried lemon, orange, zest roses
- leg-split
- packaging cardboard
- brown gouache
- brush, ruler, scissors
Step-by-step production
1. Cut off the top part of a plastic bottle, the length from the neck is 13 cm (two parts are made from one bottle), cut in half lengthwise, then cut off the neck
2.Cut out the back wall and bottom for the mug from packaging cardboard. For the saucer it is better to cut out two parts and glue them together, since my cardboard is thin
3.Glue the parts to the mug using Titan glue
4. We cover the workpiece with masking tape, we need this for the strength of the mug, for better gluing of the coffee beans and so that the hot glue does not melt the workpiece
5. Paint the mug and saucer with brown ink.
And you can do it differently. First, spread the workpiece with PVA glue, and then sprinkle with ground coffee (I didn’t really like the second option, this option is suitable for those who glue coffee beans only with hot glue; I mainly use “Titanium”, and use hot glue in those cases , when you need the coffee to stick immediately; and I painted the top of the workpiece again with gouache)
6. Making a mug
It is necessary to choose coffee beans of the same size. Glue the coffee around the edges of the mug using hot glue. Please note that we glue the grains exactly along the workpiece so that they do not protrude beyond the borders of the mug, otherwise they will not stick to the base of the panel
7.Then we glue the coffee beans onto Titan glue (I drop a little glue onto the workpiece and spread it over a small area with a wooden skewer). You can glue all the beans on one side
I prefer to alternate grains with different sides
8. Making a saucer
Glue the coffee beans first along the edge and then along the entire workpiece.
Please note that the saucer on top is made of one layer of cardboard, it was impossible to bend it into the desired shape. But the lower saucer was already glued together from two parts and it was easy to give it the desired shape.
9. Trying on cups with different saucers
10. Cover the frames with burlap
11. Glue a mug and saucer with hot glue and make a handle from grains
12. Decorate the panel
We tie the cinnamon with twine and glue it on with hot glue, on the other side a dried lemon slice
One of the options for decorating the panel is dried orange, lemon and zest roses.
13.This is how I make roses from orange zest and dry them
I buy cinnamon like this
15. We create the “coffee aroma” coming from the mug.
Draw, apply PVA glue and sprinkle with ground coffee. Shake off the remains.
16. Decorate the panel with artificial flowers and decorations
Second version of the panel "Summer Morning"
For this option, we do everything the same as in the first case. We only decorate the frame with cinnamon and ground coffee.
1. Measure the required distance (6 cm) from the edge of the panel and glue the cinnamon with hot glue
2. Making a frame
To do this, you need to outline the frame and coat it with PVA glue, and then sprinkle with ground coffee, shake off the rest on the table
Coffee is considered one of the most famous drinks in the world, and its smell is the most recognizable. Today, the popularity of coffee beans is not only in the feeling of vigor that they can give us after drinking a fragrant drink, but also in the fact that an extraordinary picture can be made from these small elements. A coffee panel will not only decorate your room, but will also become a source of an extraordinary coffee aroma. If you follow our instructions, do DIY coffee panel very simple.
Materials for making coffee panels:
— a base for gluing coffee beans (in this case it’s a bottle);
- coffee beans;
- ground coffee;
- frame;
- glue;
- cardboard;
- scotch;
- gouache;
- brush;
-decorative fittings
1. The bottom of the bottle is cut off, then the neck, and the remaining part must be cut in half, and only one half must be used in your craft.
2. Using the shape of this part, cut out a piece of cardboard that matches the shape of the cup. Make a saucer for this cup from cardboard. We attach cardboard to the plastic, and then cover the resulting “cup” with masking tape. This is done so that the grains stick firmly to the cup.
3. Paint the cup with brown gouache so that gaps are not visible when the coffee is glued to it.
4. Now the main work is gluing coffee beans to this brown mug. This process is quite lengthy and labor-intensive. However, you need to approach it very responsibly so that no grain sticks past or protrudes beyond the edges of the cup. In addition, it is important to select the grains well and use only perfectly smooth grains.
Using the same principle, a saucer is covered with grains.
5. Next, we glue burlap to the base of the picture, and a cup and saucer sits on it with hot glue.
6. Now show your creativity to make the panel unique. A cinnamon stick wrapped in torn thread, a piece of lemon or orange zest, zest roses and much more looks beautiful on such a panel!
7. All that remains is to decorate the panel with ground coffee to create a coffee aroma. Sprinkle some coffee on the glue and make the desired pattern out of it.
Coffee bean panel ready. It can be used for the interior of a kitchen or cottage, and can also be presented as a gift.
Even if you are not a professional artist, you can certainly create paintings from coffee beans. Do-it-yourself decor will bring much more pleasure than store-bought. Topiaries and panels made from aromatic grains charge with vivacity and optimism, and anyone can make them.
Paintings, engravings, panels set a completely different tone for the space, making the image of the room more complete. If the room is not decorated, its design looks unfinished.
By showing your imagination, you can make several accessories in the same color scheme, in the same style.
Vertical and horizontal format
Horizontally elongated canvases visually “expand” the wall, while vertical patterns make the ceiling higher. A vertical painting is ideal for a narrow hallway or small kitchen.
The designer’s task is to select such decorations for the interior that will maximally emphasize his style.
If you like a painting with a large pattern, you should take into account that the best view for it is only possible from a distance of several meters. Remember that bright colors on the canvas change the perception of the room.
Advice. A large painting optically reduces the space, making it suitable for the living room. Above the bed in the bedroom you can hang a horizontally elongated picture.
The background for paintings made from natural materials can be canvas or a bamboo napkin
The “money” coffee tree will bring good luck to the house
- The picture should hang on the wall so that the direct line of sight passes 3 cm above the bottom border of the picture (not the frame). If the room has high ceilings, the same rule applies to vertical paintings. For low ceilings, such a line is drawn 7 cm higher from the bottom edge of the vertical picture.
- Large paintings are hung at a distance of 1.6 m from the floor, and the center of the canvas should be at eye level of the person looking at the painting. It is better to hang small frescoes and engravings slightly below eye level (1.5 m from the floor). Such pictures should be easy to view from a short distance - no more than 1 m.
Coffee lovers will especially enjoy using aromatic beans as a decorating material.
- Paintings framed with massive frames require a fairly large room.
- In a group of three paintings, the central one will attract the most attention.
- In one room it is advisable to place paintings that are similar in technique, theme or color design.
For the picture, you can use a ready-made wooden frame, or you can simply lay out a border made of coffee beans
Important! Never hang a large picture above a small one, otherwise the upper canvas will “crush” the lower one with its size. Several paintings are not hung in order of decreasing or increasing size.
- If you have several paintings of the same size, an interesting design solution would be to hang them at different levels from the floor. If you are not sure that you can cope with such a task, it is better to place the canvases at an equal distance from each other in the same row.
Coffee provides fertile ground for creativity
- Before hanging several pictures on one wall, practice creating a composition on the floor.
- If the wall is painted in a bright color or has an expressive texture, hang the canvas on a wide mat (the so-called cardboard that frames the picture). This way the drawing will not “get lost” against the background of the wall.
Cinnamon sticks, dry lemon and orange slices, tree twigs and beans can be safely used to create coffee panels
Coffee decor - a plate decorated with different types of coffee
Coffee break - coffee-time
Use green and roasted beans to create coffee decor for your home
Three techniques for creating coffee masterpieces
About 10 years ago, Angela Sarkela and Andy Sau, avant-garde artists, were among the first to use coffee grounds instead of paints. You can apply coffee to canvas in different forms and in different ways.
Method 1. Stencil technique
To create a picture you will need a template and coffee bean powder. Attach the stencil to the base, coat the desired parts of the design with glue and sprinkle ground coffee over it. Now carefully remove the template and wait for the glue to dry completely.
You can create such a picture using ground coffee and a stencil.
Method 2. Drawing coffee grounds
First, a sketch is drawn in thin lines with a pencil, then the drawing is painted over with a strongly brewed infusion of coffee. Thanks to different consistencies, you can get different shades of “paint”.
Rich black coffee is poured into several containers and diluted with water until the desired shade is obtained. Next, the solution is applied to the canvas with a brush. When working, water is also used, just as when painting with ordinary paints.
Important! In the process of creating a picture, you need to ensure that the coffee is applied in an even layer. If a smudge does form, it can be removed with a soft sponge.
Method 3. Using grains
The simplest and at the same time the most popular method is to use coffee beans of different colors and sizes. The color of the beans depends on the intensity of their roasting.
Select the desired canvas size and decide on the design. It could be an abstraction or something more specific, such as a figurine of a cat. Draw outlines on the canvas with a pencil. Next, the drawing is covered with glue, and then with coffee beans.
Dried meadow herbs, a sheet of music and a saucer with coffee beans - this panel has a very lyrical mood
DIY paintings and panels made from coffee beans
Eco-design, the creation of paintings from natural materials, is becoming increasingly popular. Coffee beans, beans, dried flowers, dried citrus slices, threads and lace, spices - from all this you can create wonderful compositions that will “revive” even the most dull and monotonous interior.
Coffee topiary
You can make topiary in the shape of a ball, heart or Christmas tree.
To create the composition you will need: coffee beans (100-200 g - depending on the size of the topiary), a foam blank (you can find it in a craft store), a blank for the trunk (for example, a tree branch), a flower pot or cup (made of ceramics, plastic or wood), hot glue and PVA glue, golden or chocolate-colored satin ribbons, beads, paints (preferably acrylic), brushes, stones and plaster for weighting.
- Paint the blank ball with brown paint and wait until it dries completely.
- Coat the ball with PVA glue.
- Then glue each seed with hot glue from a gun. Try to keep the gaps as small as possible. Place large grains at the top, smaller grains at the bottom.
- Wrap the barrel with satin ribbon and secure the edge with hot glue.
- Place the tree in the correct position and secure it with plaster and stones.
Master class: coffee panel
You will need: a plastic liter bottle, PVA glue, construction and stationery tape, scissors, a brush, canvas, cardboard, ground and bean coffee.
The gaps between the grains can be painted over with brown paint or filled with ground coffee.
- Separate the top from the bottle and cut it in half lengthwise. Cut off the neck of the resulting cone. The front convex part of the cup is ready.
- Make the flat back of the cup from cardboard and glue it to the plastic blank with hot glue.
- Wrap the resulting cup with paper construction tape, cover it with glue and sprinkle with ground coffee (this is necessary so that later there are no gaps between the grains). Let the product dry.
- Cut out a saucer from cardboard, apply glue, dried lemon slices and coffee beans to it.
- Grease the dried cup with glue again and glue the coffee beans to it (first along the contours, and then to the rest of the surface of the cup).
- The background can be left white, or you can sprinkle it with ground coffee or lay it out with grains and cinnamon sticks.
Video: creating a drawing using a watercolor pencil and coffee
You can paint pictures not only with oil and watercolor. Modern artists easily create their masterpieces from non-standard materials, in particular from coffee beans and beans. If you think about the size and shape of the panel in advance, prepare all the necessary materials, you can make a wall or tabletop composition in a couple of hours.
If you don't have much time to master complex crafts, try mastering paintings and crafts using ground coffee. It's simple, flavorful, exciting and very beautiful!
Everyone knows that you can create coffee, but few have heard that ground coffee is used as a material for creativity. Meanwhile, the aromatic powder is great for complementing other types of needlework, decorating figures made from coffee beans, and for independent use. We have no doubt that you will like crafts and paintings made from ground coffee; even a girl who has never had a penchant for coffee can draw them with her own hands.
Who invented drawing coffee and who needs it
Unfortunately, it is unknown who came up with the idea of painting with coffee powder. But this hobby can be put on a par with painting with salt and creating paintings from bulk materials. Perhaps the first coffee painting was given to the world by a coffee lover who did not like the taste of a new type of coffee and decided to dispose of the product in such an original way. However, the world is gradually conquering this fragrant art. Some cities already host drawing competitions, and at crafts fairs it’s easy to buy a painting or panel.
Who is this hobby suitable for? We can safely say that everyone! There are practically no costs, little time is spent, and the result almost always lives up to expectations! For example, it takes several days to create a butterfly on a napkin, but creating a coffee masterpiece will take less than an hour!
Paintings from ground coffee: features of the technique and first steps
To draw, you don’t need to buy, which we have already told readers about who are passionate about this invigorating drink. The cheapest finely ground product recommended by the manufacturer for brewing in a cup or Turk will do just fine.
You won’t need brushes to create masterpieces, but you will need to find a drawing stencil, for which a children’s coloring book or the outlines of images on the Internet will be quite suitable. Carefully cut out the image so that after filling the internal space, you get a recognizable and desired motif. To start, take something simple: a butterfly, a leaf, a flower.
Funny bear
As a basis for the picture, you can take a board, thick cardboard, glass, or plywood. Select white wallpaper or suitable paper and paste the background onto the base. After this, carefully transfer the stencil onto the paper and cover the places that need to be painted with PVA glue.
Then everything is simple - sprinkle coffee on the places with glue, let the masterpiece dry and blow off the remains. If desired, the picture can be supplemented with whole coffee beans, rhinestones, beads and other suitable elements.
Crafts made from ground coffee - simple and fragrant
Having mastered the simple technique of drawing pictures with ground coffee, you can move on to more complex crafts. Feel free to create panels on fabric, decorate napkins with spectacular designs, decorate dishes, bottles, vases, flower pots, candlesticks, and boxes. Always choose a clear adhesive that is suitable for the base material.
Coffee powder can be used to decorate Easter eggs (real and decorative), topiary balls, which are much easier to make than covering the base with beans, to create stylish valentines, and much more.
Panel on fabric
If nothing comes of drawing and decorating figures, don’t despair. You will definitely get fragrant crafts from ground coffee if you use this delicious raw material to fill miniature soft toys and aromatherapy pillows. This useful ingredient can also be used in cream making. As a last resort, you can always recycle coffee powder in the bathroom by preparing an effective body scrub using it.
Be sure to check it out and choose another hobby for your soul!
