Tip 1: How to wrap a book

Tip 1: How to wrap a book

If you bought The book, which you plan to decorate your library, but at the same time are afraid to stain or tear the cover in the subway, take care of the cover in advance. To wrap The book, it is not necessary to spend money on non-ecological plastic from a stationery store. It will be enough to find a paper bag from the supermarket and a couple of minutes of free time.

How to wrap a book

You will need

  • A book, a paper bag from a supermarket or a roll of brown wrapping paper, scissors, scotch tape.

Instructions

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Cut the paper bag. Cut the bottom in such a way that you get one large piece of paper. Place the resulting sheet of paper on the table, open it. The book and put it in the center.

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Fold the top edge of the paper to the height of the top of the book, then do the same with the bottom edge. Place The book over the paper.

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Take the scissors and trim the left and right edges of the paper so that they protrude no more than 10-15 centimeters.

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Bend the right edge of the paper along the right edge of the book cover, do the same on the left side.

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Take an adhesive tape and gently glue the edges of the paper together so that the pockets are on the left and right side. Make sure not to glue The book to the paper. After doing the same operation on both sides, you will get a removable paper cover.

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Once you are done with the technical parttask, you can do it with a decorative part and give your new cover a little personality. The simplest solution is to color the cover with colored pens, markers or pencils, use ready-made stickers or cut images from magazines.

Tip 2: How to make a wish book

Book wishes or a wedding book is an original anda romantic way to preserve the memory of all invited guests who attended an important day for you, for example, a wedding. The book is an unusually decorated album in which every guest can leave their wishes to the newlyweds. The book of wishes can be timed not only for the wedding, but also for other important events in your life, for example, the birth of a child or the anniversary of the parents. If you want your book to be unique, make it yourself.

How to make a wish book

Instructions

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To make a wish book you will need: album for photographs "under the corners", glue, decorative paper, fabric, overlaid elements, strong satin ribbon for fastening, gypsy needle, scissors, paint and ruler. You can also use photos from your home archive. Decorate The book you can glitter, lace, beads, beads, rhinestones and flowers.

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Begin the design of the book from the cover. It can be wrapped with a beautiful gift paper or an iridescent satin cloth. On top decorate with ribbons and beads or decorative elements. You can simply make a beautiful inscription "Book of wishes" on the cover and paste your photo. If you do not have a very good handwriting, type the inscription on the computer and then print it.

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The next step is the design of internal sheets. Each page in the corners of the decorate with stamps, curls or intricate drawings. The center of the sheet is spaced out so that it is more convenient for guests to leave their notes and wishes. On each page write your initials with beautiful, twisted letters.

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In addition, the wishbook can be divided intooriginal chapters: congratulations, poems, advice. At the beginning of each section, for example, write a poem or advice yourself, you can attach a clipping from a magazine or a photo.

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On the last sheet, write a thank you to allguests who participated in the book. It is also interesting to decorate with decorative elements. Fix the sheets with a beautiful strong silk ribbon.

Tip 3: How to make wedding candles

Wedding candles symbolize the family hearth. Parents of the bride and groom light one tiny candle, the flames from which are transmitted to the great hearth of the newlyweds. The more elegantly the candle of newly married couples, the more prosperous will be their family life.

How to make wedding candles

You will need

  • - 2 thin classical candles and 1 thick or curly;
  • - glue gun;
  • - satin ribbons;
  • - lace;
  • - artificial flowers;
  • - decorative elements (beads, crystals, buckles, etc.).

Instructions

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Some brides do not rush to order weddingaccessories in holiday agencies. Doing their own hands, you can recharge the romantic mood and feel all the delights of wedding preparation. Moreover, this is an excellent chance to get even closer to the future husband, if you call on him to help. The design of wedding accessories should be made in one style. If you want glasses decorated with rhinestones, it is necessary that the treasury, hearth and book for wishes be patterned with rhinestones. The color scheme of candles should consist of the same shades, which are used in the design and images of the newlyweds.

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The simplest version of design: Take a strip of delicate lace and wrap it with the bottom third of the candle. Glue the joint place of the two edges, pressing it to the very candle. On top, tie a beautiful bow of satin ribbon or glue artificial flowers. Instead of lace, you can wrap a candle with a wide ribbon of light shade, and the second layer with a narrower ribbon for a few tones is darker. Exactly in the middle, attach a beautiful brooch or buckle, decorated with rhinestones, beads, etc.

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To decorate the hearth in an elegant styleuse rhinestone. Carefully lay out the first letters of the names of the newlyweds. To make the inscription smooth and beautiful, first draw a contour with a pencil. In this case, you should discard other decorative elements. Lovers of pearls can wrap a candle with a string of beads made of artificial material. Each turn must be located as close to the neighboring one as possible so that there are no gaps. The upper border is decorated with roses from satin ribbons, artificial flowers, feathers or large beads. You can tie a small bow.

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If you have the skills of molding from polymericclay, decorate the wedding candle with a composition of leaves and flowers. Mount them with a glue gun. A set of accessories made in this style will look very original and gentle. To give the fireplace a romantic and festive look, make several types of large clay flowers and arrange them so that the composition closes the lower third of the candle across the entire diameter. If you surround the hearth with a floral sponge and lightly soak it, you can use as a decoration fresh flowers.

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Decorating the family hearth, do not forget about the candles forparents. They should be decorated in the same style. Also, as a hots for newlyweds, you can use large figured candles (in the form of a ball, roses or hearts) and small warmers that are placed in a beautiful candlestick with a handle and a door.

Tip 4: How to transport antiques

Cargo transportation of antiques refers tothe number of complex transportations and requires special care and caution. Antiques can be like an old thing, representing historical value, and an object of interior, a musical instrument, a book. Such things can be cumbersome or small. When transporting valuable items, the main thing is to properly pack them.

How to transport antiques

For each item, pick a box ofcorrugated cardboard. Ware should be wrapped with wrapping paper, each plate or cup separately, electrical appliances should be packed in air-bubble wrap and fixed on all sides with foam plastic.

Small fragile objects are placed in the centerboxes, wrapping the packaging material. Materials are usually packaged by experts. They determine how to pack antiques, how to make the loading, and they will tell you how to transfer the cargo correctly, so as not to damage the surface and not damage the small parts.

For packing large items you can takedense fabric or cardboard. For transportation of small fragile items, wooden and metal boxes will be useful, which need to be filled with polyurethane foam. Boxes should be put tightly together and fixed with straps.

Very often there are difficulties withtransportation of antique furniture. It should be transported in special vans, in which there are fasteners and belts for these purposes. The body itself is covered with soft material so that the objects can not move and slide.

In addition, it must be remembered that some items, for example, antique watches, can only be transported in an upright position, and some should be transported only by placing them horizontally.

Another nuance is that the customer canwish to keep the information on the shipment in secret. You must consider his demands, and promise that no one except you will know what valuable things he owns.

When transporting antiques, it is necessaryin advance to find the best variant of the route. Let it be better you stay in the way for a couple of hours than your cargo will suffer from road bumps and pits. It is clear that for such a case should only take a responsible driver with considerable experience. In order for all to feel calmer, it is recommended to insure the cargo before shipment.

Tip 5: How to make a snowdrop

Snowdrops - a symbol of spring and tenderness. These elegant flowers in all its glory can be seen only once a year, and you can not tear snowdrops, since they are listed in the Red Book. However, with creative efforts, you can make beautiful snowdrops adorn your table all year round, and yet you do not harm nature. To do this, make a bouquet of snowdrops from paper - the technique of making modular flowers is very simple and is available even for beginners.

How to make a snowdrop

You will need

  • - White paper;
  • - green corrugated paper;
  • - wire.

Instructions

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You will need plain white paper, andgreen corrugated paper and wire. For one flower, take three identical squares of white paper. From each square, add the same "Shamrock" module - fold the paper square diagonally, bend the lateral sides to the central fold, lower the bottom corner up and tuck in, and lower the two lower corners to the central vertical.

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Fold the bent corners inward, and then turn the workpiece upside down and lower the corners down. Turn it to the other side and fold the sides to the middle.

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The left petal of the module should be greased with adhesive for strengthand insert it into the pocket under the right petal of another module. Then insert the third module into the pockets of these modules, also applying glue to the edges. Modules are closed in a ring - you will see that they have got the form of a flower bud. Make sure that there is a small hole in the base of the bud.

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Now take a wire 20-25 cm long andtightly wrap its edge with green corrugated paper, leaving the edge of the wire 1 cm. Loose the end of the wire around the paper-wrapped edge to secure it, and then rewind the edge with paper and continue winding the wire until it is completely covered with green paper.

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Stem is ready - put a flower on it, insertingwire the thin end into the hole. At the base of the flower, make a small thickening, cutting out the corrugated paper so that the corrugation strips go across. From a narrow strip of light green color make a sheet and wrap it around the stem.

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Glue the sheet and bend the stem a little. Cut a few strips of green paper to get long leaves, and then make a few more flowers and collect them together with the leaves in the bouquet. Snowdrops ready.