In this article we will look at 8 ways to use protective masks at home. We decided to cover this particular topic because people have literally become addicted to masks lately. The conditions created by the pandemic force all people to use masks almost everywhere, outside the home. So: Crafts from disposable medical masks.
Masks are considered disposable and should be changed preferably every two hours. Where do we put unnecessary masks? That's right, we throw them away. To avoid this action, the article will discuss DIY crafts from medical masks
So what kinds of things can be made? Agree that you yourself might not have come to these wonderful solutions. Although, with a little imagination, you can find other ways to use protective masks.
Disinfection before reuse
Before you use your imagination to create new useful things, you need to prepare a mask.
Disinfection is necessary, and it is a two-stage process. Regardless of whether it was worn by a sick person or a healthy one.
First, we need to thoroughly wash the mask by hand using soap or another cleaning agent. Next, we load it into boiling water for a few seconds. You can do this several times for better effect.
This way, all bacteria, good and bad, will be removed and the mask will be ready to be turned into new household items.
DIY drip crafts
Anyone who had a desire to spend their free time interestingly or surprise their friends or loved ones could take up weaving such crafts. It was enough for someone to show how the ends of the tubes were intertwined. Someone came across photos of crafts made and photographed by other craftsmen, and they were able to figure out on their own how this could be repeated. In addition, some who like to make crafts from droppers themselves drew diagrams where arrows showed where and how the ends of the dropper should be intertwined. These diagrams were redrawn, re-photographed and passed from hand to hand. Let's look at a few crafts that were especially popular in the nineties.
"Column"
If you have managed to weave a column, then you can safely consider yourself an accomplished master. After all, now you can become the owner of not only a keychain that was fashionable in those days, but also braid the rod, getting a unique fountain pen that even experts in drip weaving will not be ashamed to use.
"Dancing Devil"
As already mentioned, anyone who has learned to weave a column can do anything. After all, the basis of any craft is the same technique. Columns and cubes of different sizes are connected to each other. Everyone made eyes and a mouth out of whatever they could or wanted, but most often they used broken needles from the same dropper. In order to make the legs, the tube was cut in a spiral, and a kind of spring was obtained. When the car moved, the devil’s legs stretched, springed, and it seemed that he was dancing.
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"Gold fish"
When someone was just beginning to learn the art of weaving from a dropper, such a craft seemed something difficult and unattainable. But later it turned out that there was nothing complicated about it, just more different actions with the dropper, more additional details and more perseverance.
It was necessary to make an eye for the fish, and for this they used a wheel from the same dropper, which was braided in a special way. In order for the fish to have beautiful fins, the dropper in the right places was cut lengthwise in the form of a fringe or thin spirals. This is what anyone liked and had the perseverance to do. The thinner and longer the fringe, the “richer” the craft looked. Well, if you wanted, you could also make a crown for the fish. Then make a wish and wait for it to come true. Today, in order to learn this hobby, you do not need to look for craftsmen who at one time created various crafts. Any diagrams and instructions can be easily found on the Internet.
Case for glasses made from a medical mask
You will get an excellent decorative case, created by yourself. Moreover, you won’t spend a lot of money on its creation. So, we start by sewing two masks together. You can, of course, glue them together, but it will be stronger if you use a thread and a needle.
The next step is to decorate the case. To do this, you need to select a begging and sew/glue it on the cover.
This design will prevent dust from getting on the glasses.
Crafts based on the cross knot
Such cute souvenirs can be given as a gift or placed in the interior, and their production takes a minimum of time. After 2-3 crafts, experience will appear; the work will take 20-30 minutes.
Devil
It is important to understand that such a toy is not suitable for children. It contains many small parts that a child can swallow, and the head is attached to the body with a needle for “systems”.
We begin the work by creating the arms, legs and tail of the devil. For them, we cut pieces of tubes of the required length with our own hands. They can be longer than the body, so the figure will turn out to be original, mischievous.
The limbs will be movable. To do this, cut the tubes into spirals using sharp scissors with thin blades. We do not cut the ends; we insert plugs into them. We stretch the workpieces slightly. On the part of the ponytail, fluff up the tip - cut it into thin strips and slightly twist it with your fingers or dip it in boiling water.
We weave the body and head from 4 tubes using a cross knot. The body is 3-4 times longer than the head. You can weave them as one piece, highlighting the torso with handles. We weave the arms and legs into the workpiece.
If the head is made as a separate element, then we connect the parts, highlighting the neck - with a needle with a plastic adapter put on it.
We start weaving from the bottom, immediately fix the legs and tail - put their tips between the layers of the knot. This principle allows you to create horns on the devil’s head from the ends of the IV tubes. There is no exact diagram of the face - the eyes can be decorated using beads and plastic parts from the “system”.
We attach a ribbon or strings to the head of the craft - such a devil can be hung. In the 90s, they often hung in the cabs of trucks and cars and swayed funny, waving their arms and legs in time with the movement.
Pen
A simple ball-shaped rod braided from a medical dropper was once a real masterpiece, a school accessory that was not available to everyone.
Making such a craft is even faster than the devil. We simply braid the refill of a ballpoint pen with tubes, preferably multi-colored ones, according to the “cross” knot pattern, and fix the ends. The rare pen is ready.
Using the same principle, you can make your own keychain for keys or a backpack - cheerful, colorful, voluminous. The keys will definitely not be lost if you fix the bells on the tip of the keychain.
Heart
Such a figure is more complex than a devil or a pen. The photo clearly shows that you will need to make a loop in the center of the heart.
You will need 4 “systems”, preferably new ones. You can paint them in any color, you can start working after the workpieces have completely dried.
Master Class:
- on all 4 blanks we find the middle and fix them together with a needle;
- we separate 4 tubes in different directions, tie one of the sides so that the parts do not interfere;
- We begin to weave the second side with a cross knot, remove the needle when the length of the workpiece is at least 4 cm;
- remove the needle, untie the knot;
- fold the loop, overlap the loose tubes, weave the sides of the heart;
- both “braids” must be the same length;
- bend them in the shape of a heart, attaching the ends to each other.
Christmas tree
A charming mini version of the Christmas tree will decorate your workplace and will be a wonderful souvenir for colleagues or loved ones on the eve of the New Year.
It’s easy and quick to do if you’ve mastered the basics of weaving, or more precisely, the cross knot. The work will take a maximum of 20 minutes; you should have nail scissors, a sharp thin nail or pin, yellow and green tubes from the “system” on hand.
Step-by-step instruction:
- Divide the yellow workpiece in half, cut the green one into short pieces;
- we find the middle of the yellow tubes and “seat” them on a nail, begin to weave a “cross”;
- We place green pieces in the spaces between the rows;
- in this way we “knit” a few centimeters, then fix the workpiece;
- cut the green parts so that they form a cone;
- We cut the ends of the green tubes into thin strips and slightly twist them.
The green Christmas tree from a medical dropper is ready.
DIY flowers from medical masks
In this master class, we will tell you about an unusual way to use disposable medical masks, namely, we will make flowers from medical masks with our own hands. Compared to a mask, this product is more durable! Read the whole article...
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Dolls made from spatulas
Two more crafts made from scrap materials - from spatulas and fabric for the "Dolls and Toys" competition.
Doll “Severyanochka”
Author: Trushina Lidiya Sergeevna, 7 years old, BDOU “Kindergarten No. 95”, Omsk.
Materials for creating a doll:
- Medical spatulas 12 pieces
- Fluffy red wire
- White cardboard
- White paper for snowflakes
- Figured hole punch “snowflake”
- Golden gouache
- Eyes
- Mouth
- Double-sided tape
- Brush
- Glue Titan
- Simple pencil
- Scissors
- Ruler
— Trace the lid of a gouache jar onto cardboard to create a head. Draw a neck using a ruler and cut it out. Use Titanium glue to glue on the eyes and mouth. Paint the back side of the head with gouache and let it dry. Photo 1
— Cut the wire into 2 parts with scissors, from which to make a hood. Glue one part of the wire around the face, the second on the back of the head. Photo 2
- Paint 6 medical spatulas with gouache on one side, let the paint dry. Glue the spatulas, 3 pieces each, onto double-sided tape. Photo 3
— Cut the foot spatula in half with scissors. Paint the leg halves with gouache completely on both sides, let the gouache dry. Cut pieces of wire and wrap them around a spatula. Secure the wire with Titanium glue; apply only a drop of glue. Photo 4
— Also cut the hand spatula in half, mark 1.5 cm from the edge that will not be painted over. Paint the spatula halves with gouache on both sides. Cut pieces of wire and wrap them around a spatula. Secure the wire with Titanium glue. Photo 5
— Paint the remaining 4 spatulas on one side and let the paint dry. Glue the spatulas with Titanium glue at an angle onto the spatulas and glue them with tape to create a dress for the doll. The blanks must be identical; until the glue has dried, you need to put the blanks together and align everything. Photo 6
— Take one piece of dress, remove the protective layer from the tape and stick on the head, arms and legs.
— Apply a little Titan glue to places where there is no tape. From the second dress blank, also remove the protective layer from the tape and stick it on, pressing it well. Photos 7, 8, 9
— Make a collar from fluffy wire, secure it with glue. Photo 10
- Make a decoration on the dress from a piece of wire, glue it with glue. Make snowflakes out of paper with a hole punch. Glue the snowflakes with drops of Titan glue. Photo 11
— The “Severyanochka” doll is ready.
Doll made from a medical spatula and pieces of fabric. Master Class
Author: Trushina Lidiya Sergeevna, 7 years old. BDOU "Kindergarten No. 95", Omsk.
The easiest and fastest master class on making a small doll from pieces of fabric.
Material for making a doll:
- Medical spatula (can be replaced with a strip of hard cardboard measuring 2x15 cm)
- Plumbing flax or yarn
- Skirt fabric
- Fabric for scarf
- Fabric with lace
- Headband
- White threads
- Scrunchy
- Glue Titan
- Scissors
- Ruler
- Pencil
— Make hair for the doll from sanitary flax. Take some flax and tie it in the middle with thread or flax. Secure the hair to the spatula with a drop of Titan glue. Bring the ends of the flax back, glue them with a drop of glue and braid them. At the end, secure the hair with an elastic band. Trim off excess. Tie a simple thread at face level. Photo 1, 2
— For the sleeves, cut 2 strips of fabric 12 x 24 cm (the strips were ready-made with lace sewn on and finished along the edges). Fold the top edge of the strip over 3 cm. Fold the edges of the strips towards the middle, then fold the strip in half. The result is sleeves. Photo 3
- Tie the edges with thread. The result was sleeves with cuffs. Photo 4
— Use a spatula to determine the level of the doll’s shoulders. Use a thread to tie the sleeves at this level. Photo 5
— For a skirt, cut out a rectangle of 18 x 30 cm from colored fabric. Place the fabric right side on the doll and tie it with thread. Tie the thread at a height of 4 cm from the bottom edge, straighten the skirt. The bottom of the skirt can be secured with a drop of glue. You can also glue the lace together to create an underskirt. Tie a ribbon on the doll's head. Photo 6, 7
— Cut a 17x17 cm triangle from red fabric, a scarf for the doll. Tie a scarf on the doll's head. Photo 8
— A doll made from a medical spatula and pieces of fabric is ready. You can appear from all sides.
If you don't have spatulas, you can use popsicle sticks
