Basic rules for working with coffee beans
The simplest craft option using coffee beans is a decorative panel. Considering that the aroma of coffee is associated primarily with morning awakening and vigor, the theme of the panel should be appropriate.
Considering that coffee beans are a natural material, the rest of the crafts made should also be of natural origin. You can use linen, wooden elements, twine, nuts or pebbles.
The basis for coffee crafts will be cardboard, thick fabric, wood or ceramics.
It is convenient to glue the grains to the base using ordinary PVA glue; after drying, it does not leave untidy marks.
In order for the craft to delight you with a pleasant aroma, you will need fresh coffee beans.
Types of coffee beans
If you have already shown interest in this kind of decor before this time, then you definitely saw in the photo on the Internet that some grains differ from each other in color palette. This is due to the degree of roasting, which plays a significant role in creating the composition:
- The normal vegetable color is characteristic of a product that is not roasted.
- At a light level of processing, the distinctive feature is a rich beige tone; at a medium level, it becomes darker and acquires an oily sheen.
- With strong heat treatment, the grains become dark chocolate in color and at the next stage they change color to almost black.
Panel "Sheep"
An easy craft to make in the form of a cheerful sheep.
To create a craft you will need:
- sheet of cardboard,
- leg-split,
- coffee beans,
- PVA glue,
- acrylic paints,
- eyes that can be purchased ready-made.
Operating procedure.
- To create a panel you will need parts of the sheep's body. You can draw them yourself or copy the image you like.
- Transfer the drawing to cardboard, cut out the parts and paint them with dark brown paint.
- Starting from the middle of the animal’s face, glue the prepared twine in a spiral and attach the eyes on top.
- Make legs from twine, and make hooves from grains, gluing them to the twine.
- Attach the legs to the body with glue.
- Decorate the body with coffee beans.
- Glue the head.
Using this master class on coffee crafts, you can create images of other funny animals: a horse, a mouse, a hedgehog or a bear cub.
Animals
To make a stylized figurine of a recognizable animal, first of all, you need to find a basis for the silhouette. It could be an old toy. Specially sewn. Foam model. Made from hardening plasticine. This is how you get gorgeous figures of snakes, baby elephants, snails or turtles.
At the master class, craftsmen say that they most often use prefabricated structures from scrap materials. For example, ping pong balls are perfect for hedgehog twins. Cut them in half, here are the backs for the coffee needles. Elongated triangles - spouts - are made from polystyrene foam. The belly is made of cardboard. We decorate the last two with twine, and then put them together: a circle, half a tennis ball on it, a nose on the side. We begin to plant improvised needles from the middle of the back. Having filled everything out, we attach a small bead to the tip of the nose, the eyes are also made of beads, and several dried leaves on top.
Panel “Cup of Coffee”
The image of a cup of invigorating morning coffee will serve as a classic addition to the interior of a kitchen or small cafe.
It is not difficult to make it with your own hands; the work does not require prior experience in creating similar interior elements.
For the panel you will need:
- thick cardboard A4,
- a piece of burlap, the size of which is slightly larger than A4,
- fresh coffee beans,
- glue (PVA or stationery),
- image template.
Operating procedure.
- Steam a piece of burlap with an iron and secure it to a cardboard base. You can use glue or tape for fastening.
- Stepping back 2 cm from the edge, mark the frame on the front side.
- Transfer the image to burlap.
- Glue coffee beans on the lines of the drawing and decorate the frame with them.
- The panel can be additionally decorated with other elements.
Using a similar technique, it is easy to apply any image to a canvas or cardboard base.
Decorating a watch with coffee beans
A creative approach to decorating an alarm clock or watch dial will tell you how to make a coffee craft. Coffee beans can be used for the main background of the product, or used to decorate numbers.
To work you need to prepare:
- clock (or clock mechanism and glass),
- coffee beans,
- PVA glue,
- decorative napkins for decoupage,
- acrylic paint and clear varnish,
- stained glass paint,
- brush,
- degreaser (alcohol),
- rubber roller,
- toothpick,
- sponge
- file.
Operating procedure.
- Treat the surface of the watch glass with alcohol for high-quality degreasing.
- Prepare a napkin for decoupage, cover it with PVA glue diluted with water in a ratio of 1:2, apply it to the glass from the inside.
- In order to carefully stick the napkin, it must be carefully smoothed, covered with a file and rolled with a roller.
- After drying, coat with varnish.
- Apply a layer of paint to the dry varnish coating.
- Turn the workpiece over after the paint has dried and mark the contours on the front side for decoration with coffee beans.
- Cover the desired area with stained glass paint and place the grains on it using a toothpick.
- Having decorated the craft with grains, leave it to dry.
- The numbers can be painted with acrylic paint or made from polymer clay.
- Attach the clock mechanism.
Instead of glass, you can use a blank made of wood or plastic as the basis for the product, as well as a ready-made watch or alarm clock.
Cup of spilled coffee
Direct association with objects for the ceremony of drinking your favorite drink has given rise to a whole trend in decor. An overturned cup in a saucer. This happens in life, only less artistically and then you have to wash the tablecloth. A more interesting option is when the cup seems to hang in the air and the stream pours from a height. The main emphasis is on the effect of surprise, because the picture contradicts the law of gravity, causing great interest. Of course, after a couple of seconds the secret of the trick becomes obvious, and curiosity gives way to admiration for the master’s work. You need a solid wire bent in the shape of a Z, very strong glue, modeling mass and incredible perseverance, with which you first need to methodically wrap all parts of the tea pair inside and out with jute, and only apply natural material on this layer. Save two dried orange slices to decorate the mini-monument.
Volumetric craft “Cup”
It’s easy to decorate your interior with an unusual craft by making a steaming cup of coffee with your own hands.
To work you need to prepare:
- a small bowl or cup without a handle,
- saucer of suitable diameter,
- coffee beans,
- leg-split,
- pliers,
- tape tape,
- glue,
- lace,
- thin rope or thread,
- wire.
Operating procedure.
- Wash the cup and dry it.
- Carefully, starting from the bottom, glue the twine inside the cup in a spiral.
- Having pasted the edge, go to the outside and paste it too with twine.
- Having finished with the cup, glue the twine to the entire surface of the saucer in the same way, starting from the middle of the bottom.
- Using pliers, make two curved parts in the shape of a horseshoe from wire.
- Place the wire parts together, wrap the tape with tape and cover with cord.
- Glue it as a handle to the cup.
- Decorate the cup and saucer with braid or lace around the edge.
- Make a curved element from wire to attach the cup.
- Attach the workpiece to the saucer and cup using glue.
- Glue the coffee beans inside the cup, masking the wire blank.
- Wrap the wire with tape, cover the entire workpiece and saucer with grains, depicting grains scattered from a cup.
- Glue a couple of grains to a thin rope and secure it with a bow on the handle.
The work is done. You can decorate the craft at your own discretion by replacing the lace with other decorative elements.
Clock decor
This clock always shows coffee break time! Rebranding an old model in favor of a new home interior accessory should start with disassembly. All the parts will come in handy, but keep an eye on how much reserve there is in the run of the hands, so that when freshly assembled they do not cling to convex parts. Games with multi-colored grains look incredibly impressive on a flat dial. Firstly, lace styling made of waves or geometric shapes, stripes, tracks.
You can also add meaning to the design, for example, by dividing sectors by hour or half hour. If the substrate has an interesting pattern, it makes sense to not cover it completely. This makes it even more interesting. Or create a round frame around it, decorated with additional sparkles, sticks, knots, planks and beans. If for some reason the backing needs to be replaced, use cardboard covered with fabric or burlap.
Coffee bean photo frame
You can decorate a beautiful frame for memorable photographs with coffee beans.
To work you need to prepare:
- cardboard,
- coffee beans,
- PVA glue,
- scissors,
- colorless varnish.
Operating procedure.
- From thick cardboard, cut out two rectangular pieces of the same size, corresponding to the size of the photo.
- Carefully cut out a window in one blank.
- Cover the frame with the cutout with coffee beans, placing the convex part up.
- Dry the frame and apply varnish to its surface.
- Glue the halves of the workpiece together, leaving space for placing the photo.
The grain frame can be supplemented with original details: twine, beads, lace or braid.
Coffee tree and fragrant Christmas trees
A kind of “coffee bonsai”. Interior mini-topiary from handmade. No matter how catchy a name you come up with, it still won’t convey the uniqueness of these homemade gizmos.
The Christmas tree is a little easier to make because of its shape. Build a cone from whatman paper, paint it cinnamon, cover it with even rows of grains, including the bottom, and decorate it with balls-beads and beaded garlands. For a special mood, sprinkle with semolina snow. The New Year's souvenir is ready.
The gracefulness of the tree is given by the intricately curved long trunk. Its role is played by a thick wire wrapped in twine. One end goes into a cup of plaster (choose a tall one for stability), and the other is the focal point of the composition - a light ball. It could be a plastic ball, a candy box, polystyrene foam, etc., use your imagination. Before creating the shell on the ball, paint it chocolate color.
Simple candles with coffee decor
To work you will need:
- candles,
- coffee beans,
- PVA glue.
Operating procedure.
- Using glue, carefully attach the coffee beans to the candle.
- You can attach the grains directly to the melted wax using tweezers.
These are the easiest ways to make original coffee candles.
Candle with coffee beans
With some creativity, you can create a unique piece of furniture using a candle, a glass vessel and coffee beans.
In this case, the candle is fixed at the bottom of a glass container and surrounded by coffee beans.
The size of the glass vessel should match the size of the candle.
A small decorative candle can be placed in a large transparent glass, but a large candle will require a large container.
Topiary made from coffee beans
An interesting craft: a coffee tree can have a flower pot or a decorative “leg” as a stand.
In order to make topiary, you need to prepare in advance:
- foam ball,
- stick,
- coffee beans,
- cord,
- PVA glue,
- dry gypsum,
- small pot for indoor flowers.
Operating procedure.
- Cover the foam ball with cord.
- Wrap the support stick with cord or ribbon and secure with glue.
- Insert the stick into the foam ball and secure it.
- Glue coffee beans onto the surface of the ball as intended.
- Prepare a mixture of gypsum, place it in a pot and secure the lower part of the “tree”.
- After the mixture has hardened, form the “soil” in the pot with coffee beans.
- Decorate the tree with a bow.
The spectacular coffee topiary is ready.
In a similar way, using a cone-shaped blank, you can make a New Year's coffee tree, decorating it with miniature balls in the form of bright beads.
New Year's crafts made from coffee beans can be used to decorate your home for the holiday. These can be not only stylized Christmas trees, but also original imitations of cones or bells, decorated with coffee beans.
Photos of coffee crafts posted on thematic websites will give you new ideas for original crafts.
Decorating candles
An indispensable thing for decorating candles is twine. This is a thin cord made from fibers of the subtropical jute plant. Previously, it was used for auxiliary purposes, to pack a package, for example. But designers have made jute twine a cult, often using it for ethnic and eco-friendly interiors. Twine will help you festively decorate tall candles. They can be lit for their intended purpose if only the lower part of the paraffin is decorated. Apply hot melt adhesive in a moderately thick, even layer, wrap tightly with jute, not reaching 2 mm from the base. This measure is provided to ensure that the product remains stable. Carefully secure the end of the twine with glue. Now you can glue the main elements of the decor, and against such a background, both openwork patterns with a color gradation from beige to chocolate, and a random order of elements will look equally stylish. Complete the craft with a satin ribbon.
