An egg carton and a toilet paper roll: what comes out will leave you speechless. Here’s how these two simple objects will allow you to create something truly incredible.
What good are an egg carton and a toilet paper roll? You can’t even imagine how incredibly useful these “household wastes” can be . Here’s why you shouldn’t throw them away.
The art of DIY for intelligent recycling
The art of bricolage and do-it-yourself today are truly within everyone’s reach. With a little engineering, craftsmanship and imagination , we can really give new life to old things. How many times have you found yourself giving away old clothes or worn and worn objects ? Next time we suggest you count to ten before throwing everything in the bin.
Did you know that you can make puppets for the little ones with socks with holes in them ? The drawers of an old bedside table, however, can become practical tables on wheels . In short, everything can be reused in an intelligent way .
If you have never tried to create something new from so-called “household waste”, perhaps it is time to continue reading. Today we will show you how two simple, common, everyday objects can make you create something that is not only aesthetically beautiful but also useful.
Do you know what you need? Just an egg carton and a roll of toilet paper . Get to work immediately, the final result will amaze you.
A carton of eggs and a roll of toilet paper – that’s what comes out
The art of do-it-yourself teaches not only intelligent recycling but also allows you to derive positive benefits for the body and mind .
Studies have in fact shown how manual techniques stimulate the brain – which thus remains active and fit – but also the body to relax and relieve stress and anxiety.
If we add to this the fact that with our hands we can create very useful things , then we say to ourselves: why not try? Today we’ll show you what you can create using two common objects: an egg carton and a toilet paper roll. Follow the steps carefully: the final result will be incredible.
Let’s start by using the egg carton . First you need to cut the cardboard in question into 5 pieces . Then take some porcelain paste and with the help of a rolling pin roll it out on the table until it is large enough to apply a stencil to.
Well yes, the latter will allow you to decorate your porcelain . Of course, to color it you will need crayons and a brush to make your porcelain multicolored.
After carrying out this step, use a flower mold , the kind used to make cakes, to draw the design from the porcelain and wrap it all around the previously cut piece of cardboard. Repeat this 4 times with the other pieces of cardboard cut from the egg carton.
Before doing so, paint the cards with acrylic paint and then pierce them in the center with the help of a needle or screwdriver. Then, put a little glue on the surface of the cardboard and let your porcelain flower adhere to it.
Now you will need to get some LED lights that you will pass through the porcelain flower and the egg carton. Done: you have created a beautiful garland of bright flowers that you can place wherever you like.
What can we do with a roll of toilet paper instead ? Here we are ready to tell you everything. This very common object will allow you to create babies !
Let’s start. First, cut it out and make three triangles that you will wrap in the shape of a cone, attaching them with hot glue. You will notice that one of the three is larger: it will be the body of our doll while the other two will be her arms.
Using hot glue, wrap the three cones in white fabric. With another piece of fabric, build a dress or skirt, giving the fabric the shape you prefer. Just remember to make sure that the top of the dress has a small hole for the central cone, i.e. the body of the doll, to pass through.
Then attach the other two cones which will become the arms of our bridesmaid . Now let’s move on to the fun part: creating the face . Model it with porcelain, drawing the mouth and eyes .
Still using porcelain, create the doll’s hair and neck, making a disc or flower for the latter that you will pass inside the body with the help of a toothpick.
The eyes and hair can be painted with acrylic colors once made. If you want an even simpler solution, wool threads are well suited to making your doll’s hair .
Here: how beautiful is your little doll? A real show. Have you seen how extremely easy it is to use common objects to create new and beautiful things ? Never throw anything away because everything can come in handy!