How to make a sconce from scrap materials that is nice to look at

Coziness in the house is important, as Captain Obvious would say. It is fascinating to independently create interior items that will serve as a decoration for your home. A beautiful hand-made lamp will add variety to the atmosphere and fill the house with warmth. Any person who is more or less friendly with his hands can make a sconce with his own hands. How and from what to make it, we will tell in the article.

Sconces made of threads and balls

To create a sconce, craftsmen use all kinds of materials at hand: glass, fabrics, wood, and even paper. We will figure out how to make an original lamp from... no, not from matches and acorns - from balloons and threads.

Necessary materials:

• PVA glue;
• balloon (3-4 pcs);
• several balls of thick colored thread;
• base from a table lamp.

Manufacturing process:

1. First, we inflate the balloons. You should inflate a few in advance - in case the balloon accidentally bursts.
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2. Draw a circle 10 cm in diameter on the ball with a marker. This marking is for the hole for the stand with a light bulb.
3. We put the ball on oilcloth and pour PVA into an unnecessary container (for example, a cut plastic bottle). Dip the threads in glue, then tie the end of the thread to the knot of the ball. We wrap the surface of the ball with threads evenly up to the level outlined with a marker.
4. We hang up what happened and wait until it dries. When the threads are dry and hardened, we pierce it, remove the remaining rubber, and insert a cartridge with a light bulb into the resulting shape. Ready!

Sconce made of wood

A lamp made of wood will look good in the interior. This is an inexpensive and solid material, the fashion for which, probably, will never pass. Here is not a complete list of the advantages of wood:

• environmental friendliness;
• strength;
• durability.

To make the simplest L-shaped version of the sconce, you will need:

• A couple of boards 10-20 millimeters thick. To create a wall lamp made of wood, you can, without further ado, take blanks of a square or rectangular shape. And you can cut something intricate with a jigsaw.
• A plafond of any shape you like best.
• Drill with drill 6-10 mm.
• Acrylic varnish for wood, PVA glue.
• Self-tapping screws and fixing accessories.

The process itself looks something like this:

1. Emery clean all visible surfaces on the future chandelier, and then varnish all parts several times, especially paying attention to the ends.
2. Connect two workpieces in an L-shape. You can cut the joints "on the mustache", that is, at 45 degrees - it will be more beautiful. We put the connection on the glue and screw it onto the self-tapping screws - this is more reliable.
3. Where the wire will pass, we carefully drill holes for it. Then we thread the wire and connect it to the plafond.
4. We drill into the wall and arrange fastening on dowels with self-tapping screws. We screw on the fixing fittings from the back of the lamp, hang it in its place, and check the operability.

Styrofoam wall lamp with garland

What beauty is obtained from simple improvised means! If, of course, you are creative in approaching the issue. Some seemingly unnecessary items can be used for interior decoration. Let's analyze a useful idea for Valentine's Day and the Hand.

To make a sconce in the shape of a heart, you will need:

• foam sheet;
• insulating tape;
• stationery knife;
• pencil or marker for marking;
• a cutting mat (an old cutting board is fine too);
• Garland.

Manufacturing:

1. Cut out a circle with a diameter of 30 cm from the foam. We do not throw away the foam cuttings, they will fit in order to attach the structure to the wall.
2. Draw a heart in the center of the circle with a pencil. You can print the image on a printer, carefully cut and paste. Along the edge of the heart, at a distance of 3 cm from each other, mark the holes for the garland bulbs.
3. Cut holes with a clerical knife. We thread the garland bulbs in them, fix the wires with electrical tape on the back side.
4. We shred the remaining scraps of polystyrene in layers and attach from the back. If the luminaire hangs on the wall, the wires will not be visible, even when viewed from the side. Now you can hang the resulting lamp on the wall. We plug in the garland. If it turned out beautifully, feel free to call the girl for a romantic evening.

Everyone in the house will have items and materials that will fit in order to make sconces, and much more. As Filias Fogg used to say: "Use what is at hand, and do not look for something else for yourself!"