Toys of light bulbs with their own hands. How to make a toy from an old light bulb

Today, such a trend in needlework is very popular, as the production of items made of waste material. Masters learned to put everything into action: plastic bottles, packages from semi-finished products, egg containers and even old burnt out bulbs. It is about the latter that will be discussed in our article. Attention of readers here is information on how to make toys of light bulbs with their own hands. Photos of similar products can also be seen in this article. Such crafts can serve as souvenirs or Christmas decorations. If you have unsuitable light bulbs in your house, we invite you to our master classes to "turn" them into interesting products. If you are planning to involve children in the process of making a toy of light bulbs, then follow the safety rules, as a fragile glass object, glue materials and scissors are used in the work. So, what can be made from an old light bulb?

New Year's decorations in the technique of decoupage. Preparatory stage

The products made by this method look very beautiful and original. It is the napkins for decoupage that will help us decorate toys on a Christmas tree made of light bulbs. Doing such a craft is not difficult. The main thing is to prepare the necessary materials in advance. What will we need to work? We study the list:

• Light bulb;
• Thin satin ribbon - 30 cm;
• Acrylic white paint;
• scissors;
• PVA glue;
• lighter;
• A napkin for decoupage;
• Brush;
• Acrylic lacquer in the spray;
• Glitters with gloss;
• Corrugated paper;
• water;
• a bowl.

How to make Christmas toys from light bulbs with your own hands? We study the instruction

Cut the satin ribbon in half. One part of it is tied around the socle. The second piece tie the ends to the first. Get an eyelet over the bulb. Next, the glass surface is treated with white acrylic paint and leave to dry. From the napkin, cut out the fragments that you want to use in decorating the product. Cut them according to the size of the bulb. In a bowl, dilute the glue with water. On a dry glass surface, apply a napkin and apply a solution on it with a brush. Carry out this procedure in a direction from the center to the sides, driving out air and excess liquid from under the paper. Gently smooth the wrinkles. When all the fragments of the napkin are stuck, leave the product to dry for several hours. Then use colored glitters to select the outlines of the drawings, if you want, draw some elements. After that and this material dries, sprinkle the craft with lacquer. It remains to decorate the base. To do this, cut out a strip of corrugated paper, the width and length of which is slightly larger than the upper metal part of the bulb. Fold this workpiece around the base and tie it with tape. Decoration, made in decoupage technique, is ready to go to the Christmas tree.

We make a souvenir-pendant with flowers. What is needed for this?

New Year's toys of light bulbs, photo to that confirmation, look very original and interesting. In this article, we tell you how you can perform your "golden" pens in a variety of techniques. The next master class introduces us to floristry. Following the instructions, you will make a suspension, the decor for which are plants. We proceed to preparation. For work you need these materials:

• Light bulb;
• Dried or artificial flowers (small);
• Tape kapron or satin;
• Thermo-gun;
• Golden or silver paint spray;
• scissors;
• knife;
• spoke;
• Decorative cord or thin braid;
• Gloves are thin;
• Sewing thread.

Stage of manufacture of a suspension bracket

In order to make such souvenir toys made of light bulbs with their own hands, you will have to work hard. The work is not heavy, but jewelery. The first thing you need is to remove the base. During this procedure, the glass may burst, so we recommend that you do it with gloves. With a knife, gently prick the metal part from below around the entire circumference of the light bulb and remove it. Then insert the spoke into the deepest cavity and push it down. When all the internal filling of the lighting fixture fails, shake it from there. Now fill the glass pear with flowers. Carry out this action very carefully so that the petals do not crumble. With the help of a spoke, lay the plant inside the light bulb in the desired perspective. With glue, lubricate the base and attach it to its place. Tie a thread or braid in the form of a loop to it with threads. Paint this part of the product with a spray. When the suspension is dry, tape it with a bow. The souvenir is ready.

Toys- "faces"

The shape of an electric bulb resembles a head in a hat. At least, many craftsmen saw this similarity and hastened to take it for service in the manufacture of hand-made articles. They have learned to "turn" the glass illuminator into cute faces. An example of such a product you see in the photo. How to make a toy from a light bulb? Prepare acrylic or gouache colors of different colors, brushes, water, sewing accessories and material for making headgear (cloth, tape).

On the light bulb with a pencil, make a sketch of the face. Then paint the pattern. If you work gouache, then dilute it with a few drops of PVA glue. This will give the product a shine, and the paint itself will not be "taken" in the hands. On the metal part of the product, form a loop from the tape. Next, complete the hat. To do this, from the fabric, cut a rectangular piece whose width corresponds to the circumference of the top of the light bulb. Sew a hat from it and put it on the base. You can decorate a small accessory with a pompon, bow or bead.

And another version of the toy

Even the child agrees that the shape of the bulb resembles a penguin figure. So why do not we turn this glass object into an amusing hero? To work, you will need the same materials as in the previous section of the article.

How to make a toy "Penguin" from a light bulb? There are no secrets here. Follow the same instructions as described above. Only in this version of the craft, the glass surface is not only the head, but the whole figure of the hero. Immediately under the socle draw a muzzle of the penguin, and just below - the wings and tummy. The headgear can be sewn or tied. That's all.

In the article, we presented to you three ways to make toys from old light bulbs. We hope that now this thing, which has become unusable, does not go immediately to the garbage, but turns into a bright beautiful product.