How to make simple crafts from matchboxes

Everyone tried to make something in childhood. It turned out not at all, but the process was liked by many. The ability to do something with one's own hands can bring joy and pleasure to a person. A modern environmental life strategy prescribes nothing to throw away, but to use to make original and comfortable household items. For example, the manufacture of crafts made from matchboxes will help to reveal the creative principle that is dormant in each of us and will make it possible to store small things in a convenient place: buttons, beads for needlework or bijouterie. For each container you can paste an icon to indicate what is stored there.

To make such crafts from matchboxes, as a multifunctional casket, you will need boxes, adhesive tape, paper, ruler, pencil and glue. It is most convenient to work at the table.

To create crafts from matchboxes, you need to take twenty boxes and stack them in four pieces in five stacks. With thin tape, you need to carefully pull each of the five stacks, then collect them all together and also connect, carefully aligning.

Then you need to cut a strip of paper, the width of the matchbox length, and along the length - the volume of five glued together stacks. Now you need to paste a paper strip on a stack of boxes, attaching it to places that are not covered with tape. The second same strip should be glued on the opposite side.

Paper strips can be decorated with ornaments. The pattern is best applied with a gouache using a thin brush. You can decorate the casket with the help of decoupage techniques. The short sides of the sliding parts of the boxes can be equipped with sewing pins with shiny heads, then they will look like tiny boxes. It is not only beautiful, but also convenient.

To make crafts from matchboxes, you need to use new containers, the form of which has not yet been violated by intensive exploitation. If you intend to use the product for a long time, it is better to take the paper dense, in some cases it is better to use cardboard. In offices reinforced with cardboard, you can store heavier items, such as hardware or rare coins. Because the paper is afraid of moisture, it is better to store the article in a dry place or to cover it with a protective varnish.

In addition to the boxes, you can also make crafts from match boxes for children. For example, if you decide to give the baby a Christmas costume for Christmas, you can put it in a matchbox, decorated in the style of gift wrapping. To do this, it is enough to cover it with colored paper with elegant pattern and beads, and then tie a suitable ribbon with a silk ribbon, constructing a beautiful bow from it.

Crafts from matchboxes, photos of which are in the article, are not very difficult to execute. They can be done together with the child. This lesson will help to develop fine motor skills of the baby's hands, and will also give you the opportunity to train with accuracy and patience. If the casket or gift box turns out beautiful, the child can give it to his peer for his birthday.