Cozy house

Napkin holder - an indispensable thing, both at the festive table, and during a quick snack. It will be appropriate to place a napkin holder on the desktop, for which very often you have to not only work, but sometimes take food quickly. This master class will tell you how to make a beautiful openwork napkin holder of small sizes, which due to its miniature size will take up little space on the desktop, and due to its elegance will be a great addition to the festive table.

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Spring weather, flowers and bright green young leaves create a wonderful mood! But flowers and leaves can not only be admired. With the help of fresh leaves and blades of grass, you can make a new home decoration - a picture of gypsum with a floral pattern. For work, you will need: building plaster (alabaster), which can be found in any hardware store, a low plastic round container, another plastic container with high walls for breeding gypsum (for example, from cottage cheese), a wooden stick (a long skewer or stick for sushi), water, fresh leaves, lace, green gouache paint, brush.

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Each of us has repeatedly had to leave our house for a long time. We have summer cottages, friends in other cities, a desire to go abroad or to some resort sanatorium. Even a banal camping trip with tents requires us to leave all our household unattended.

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We will need: - plywood or another board with a thickness of about 4-8 mm; - ruler; - a pencil; - jigsaw or saw; - ceiling plinth; - knife; - varnish for yachts and a brush; - gypsum putty; - art acrylic paint; - sponge for acrylic paint; - glue; - stationery buttons; - newspapers. Robot stages: 1.

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The Native American talisman - a dream catcher - is designed to protect the sleeping person from unfriendly spirits. Terrible bad dreams cannot get through the web and get entangled in it, and good and bright dreams slip through the center of the catcher. The best place for the catcher is the place above the head. Such an amulet can be made by yourself.

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The selection of flower pots in supermarkets is very large. But every housewife wants to have an original pot without big material investments. And the solution to this problem. You can weave yourself a nice pot for indoor plants, using cheap improvised materials. We will need: - newspapers; - thin culinary skewer or knitting needle; - PVA glue; - a pot (as a basis for your weaving); - thick cardboard for the bottom; - scissors or clerical knife; - clothes pegs; - acrylic paints or gouache and brush; - Alkyd varnish and brush.

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You must admit that there is absolutely no place for a lot of pieces of paper with notes in the workplace mess that might someday come in handy. You always put them in one place, but in the end they are scattered around the table. So it was with me, until I decided to make a stand for pieces of paper using the technique of cardboard and a master class at the same time.

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Beautiful wooden hot coasters can be an excellent gift for any holiday. These items, created with your own hands, will decorate any table and will certainly attract everyone's attention. Making original coasters is not at all difficult, just a little effort is needed.

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How often from the TV screen, from the pages of magazines or online communities we are taught how to make something beautiful out of nothing. And we look at it with the enthusiasm of teenage girls and enjoy. Oh, if my hands grew from the right place, I would do something too. How often do you have such thoughts?

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Fabrics for furniture upholstery, cotton fabrics, linen, fleece, jeans, felt are very suitable for sewing a cover on a pillow. There are no special restrictions. For this case I used linen fabric. You can take an old pillow and sew a new cover under it. Or do it all yourself. I used an old syntepon pillow for stuffing, from which came out three decorative ones at once, measuring 40x40 cm.

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Since ancient times, it was believed to find a horseshoe for luck. According to popular legend, the blacksmith, who had horseshoe the unclean, concluded an agreement with him: he does not enter the house where the horseshoe hangs with its horns down. Each house should have a talisman. Who else but he will protect the inhabitants from evil spirits? Keep peace, good fortune, prosperity in the house?

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In old houses, batteries are often found that are not covered by anything and confuse with their "nudity" both apartment owners and guests. They sadly hang under the windowsill, and the maximum that the hosts have enough imagination is to paint with colored enamel. But such a tin monster, albeit a cheerful color, does not please the eye.

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List of required materials: - A sheet of paper. It is better to use thick paper, which will not emit water, you can take cardboard instead of paper. The format of the sheet is absolutely any, it all depends on your wishes, I painted on a sheet of A3 format. - Paints. Gouache is preferable, since when drawing with gouache, less water is required than for watercolor, respectively, and the paper will deform less.

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When we are preparing for the arrival of guests, we always want to give them a warm welcome. So I want to surprise people close to us not only with delicious food, but also with the original table setting. The hostesses take out the most beautiful dishes, prepare their signature dishes and try as much as possible to give the evening a festive atmosphere.

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Convenient, cute, practical bags for cereals - a good gift for a caring hostess. Thanks to the Velcro fastener, the cereal will not spill out, and a transparent window will show whether it is time to replenish the supply. To sew a bright bag you will need a dense cotton fabric, a transparent plastic film and Velcro.

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On the great and bright holiday of Easter, I want to give not only a cake and a painted egg, but also something more durable that will remind you of this holiday. Let's try to make a beautiful and bright panel in the appropriate theme. For this we need: - a wooden or plastic blank (plywood is used in this MK); - universal acrylic primer, of any company; - art and work brushes of various types; - acrylic paints; - printing a picture on photo paper using an inkjet or laser printer; - PVA glue; - stationery tape; - stationery file; - water-dispersed acrylic varnish; - stain; - decorative elements to choose from; - fine sandpaper.

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A decorative plate can be made from any object of a suitable shape or, as in this case, from a regular disposable plate. Beautiful and unusual product will make the original composition. Whether it is a personal idea or a motive borrowed from somewhere that inspired the creation of a particular plot, is not so important.

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Aromatic sachets are very popular with modern hostesses. These wonderful bags exude a magnificent smell. They are traditionally placed in closets next to clothes, in dressers with bedding, on a bedside table or at the head of the bed. Manufacturers offer a huge selection of bags with various flavored mixtures.

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Christmas and New Year are the most beloved and long-awaited holidays of the year. These two holidays are considered family events, no matter where close relatives are located, no matter how far away they are, they always gather at a Christmas table with family and close friends. Relatives and friends exchange gifts that they put under the Christmas trees, prepare warm and sincere congratulations.

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Late fall. Now is the time to knit warm socks, fluffy scarves or make New Year's, winter-like holiday and cozy crafts. Today I invite you to make a soft wreath of white pompoms and balls with me. This wreath will decorate your door (but not the outside), or will become a charming decoration for a table candle.

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