"A lamp with your own hands, in fact, is very easy to make. I offer a small master class on this topic. At the same time, they also look very original: floor lamps, table lamps, all kinds of candlesticks.
A minimum of fantasy, a little manual labor and it turns out a whole direction in the topic of interior lighting. And best of all, you don't have to pay for it! It is enough to arm yourself with your own imagination and the necessary materials. We will make a plastic lamp, or as it is also called - polymer clay.
Sculptors from Aton Studio (Canada) came up with an interesting and very simple way to make designer lamps. Have you figured out how to make them yourself? I'm telling!
There is now such a material - plastic clay. It comes in different textures, including in the form of a paste. You can buy it at art supply stores. There are such shops in any more or less major city. As you can see, there will be expenses, of course, but not as significant as if you decide to buy a ready-made lamp in a store.
So, what do we need to make the same lamp with our own hands?
And so to make such lamp we will need:
#1: milk carton, you can some other packaging, such as a box of juice. If you have plans to make a cylindrical shape of the lamp, then in such cases they use a tube, a vase or a simple bottle from something.
No. 2: polymer clay.
#3: fantasy.
Let's get down to creation.
We take a box and wrap it with a film so that the clay does not stick and so that there are no problems when we shoot the creation.
After we take polymer clay and squeeze it in an arbitrary direction onto the outer part of our workpiece (a cardboard milk bag).
After when our box is beautifully coated with clay, we let our work dry.
After that, we carefully take out the box from under the shell of our resulting lamp.
We install the shell of the lamp on the structure with a light bulb. All the lamp is ready - you can start using it.
It happens that you want to do something similar, but you can’t find clay. There is a way out, it can be replaced with a liquid nail or a hardening sealant. Here's an example for you:
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They are tritely simple to make and at the same time they look very original: table lamps, floor lamps and all kinds of candlesticks. A minimum of imagination, a little manual labor and again we get a whole direction in the topic of interior lighting.
Sculptors from Aton Studio (Canada) came up with an interesting and very simple way to make designer lamps. Have you figured out how to make them yourself? - I'm telling...
There is now such a material - plastic clay. It comes in different textures, including in the form of a paste. You can buy it at art supply stores.
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SO. We take a cardboard bag from juice, or any other packaging, a box, a tube from a roll of paper. And we squeeze this clay out of the package in a chaotic artistic mess onto a blank. We give our work to dry properly, crumple or carefully pull out the box and put our work on the base with a light bulb. Everything - the lamp is ready.
If you can't find clay, liquid nails or hardening sealants / putties / fillers will gladly replace it. The principle of creating a lamp is the same.
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It is hard to believe that a clay product can look so delicate and airy, like a polymer clay lampshade, which you can make yourself according to these instructions.
For this you will need:
papier-mâché base;
two packs of polymer clay;
knitted lace doily;
metal tubes of different diameters;
rolling pin;
stationery knife.
The shape of the ceiling depends on the shape of the object chosen to create the base. You can use this flower pot:
Using PVA glue, you need to paste over the pot with pieces of newspaper, making at least 8 layers, and let it dry well.
Now with a clerical knife you need to make 2 vertical cuts on the sides of the base, and remove the two halves from the pot.
Fold the halves together and glue with PVA glue, secure with tape for reliability. The basis for the product is ready.
Now you need to roll out one package of polymer clay with a rolling pin in the form of a large layer 3 mm thick, like dough for dumplings or dumplings.
This must be done quickly, otherwise the clay may begin to harden (after 15‒20 minutes it already begins to lose elasticity, by this time the clay should take the necessary shape, and you need to have time to apply a drawing on it).
Put a clay “pancake” on half of the base.
Now we roll out the second package in the same way and put it on the other side of the base.
Connect the edges of the clay, smoothing the joints with hands moistened with water. Excess clay beyond the edges of the base must be cut off with a knife. You should not waste time on giving the future ceiling a perfect smoothness, it is better to start drawing the picture right away. To do this, you need to put a knitted napkin on the base and lightly press it into the clay so that the pattern is printed on it.
In those places where circles are imprinted on the clay, it is best to remove the clay with tubes of a suitable diameter so that neat round holes are obtained.
Now you need to cut out holes with a sharp knife, repeating fragments of the ornament. The holes should not be too large, otherwise the still wet clay canvas may be deformed or even torn.
In order not to spoil all the work during drawing, you need to do it at the right time. If the clay is too wet, it can “creep” down the base, and the voids in place of the cut fragments will facilitate this process. In order to prevent such a development of events, you should start cutting clay from the top. You can also dry the clay slightly with a hair dryer, but you can’t keep it close to the ceiling, otherwise the product may become cracked.
The easiest way to hang the plafond is with a silver chain, fixing it on the plafond as follows:
Instead of a chain, you can use a decorative cord woven from matching twine.
The result is an elegant ceiling that can decorate and refresh the interior of any room.
People who gush with creative ideas are always admired. It would seem that they make piece, exclusive things from unnecessary rubbish. What is an empty juice bag for? Or a paper roll? For ordinary people who do not have a creative beginning, the answer is obvious - they can only be disposed of. But there is no need to rush. From such unnecessary everyday things, you can try to make clay lamps with your own hands, while getting an absolutely incredible thing.
For the manufacture of lamps from clay, you can use both ordinary clay and polymer clay.
The material for the model is polymer clay, or, as it is also called, plastic. It is a mass that looks like plasticine. Some species need to be “hardened” at home by baking in the oven. But there are also clays that dry naturally. They can be dyed in different colors or have a natural base. Clay lamps can be used in rooms with high humidity, which allows you to beautifully decorate the bathroom, sauna and other rooms.
For the first time, plastic clay received distribution in the 30s, in Germany. At first, doll heads were made from it, which were completely identical in quality to porcelain. Then the use of clay spread throughout the world. Products from it are amazing: dolls, Christmas decorations, fabulous houses, lamps. They make completely different things from clay, stream production is rarely staged. The mass is produced in packages in a separate piece or in tubes similar to toothpaste. It is convenient to apply such material with fantasy strokes, and the clay lamp will be piece.
In order to create an unusual interior in your home, add romance and coziness to it, clay lamps will come in handy. self made. A beautiful chandelier can be successfully replaced. Examples can be seen on the net, but it is better to create your own.
What will be needed for manufacturing?
Clay lamps can be used in rooms with high humidity, which allows you to decorate a bathroom or sauna.
- clay;
- paper knives for cutting, a film to protect the table from dirt, patterned stencils, you can make them yourself, which completely eliminates the similarity of specimens;
- a shape for a future clay lamp, boxes and bushings are just right, bottles and cans for drinks are also good;
- fine sandpaper, you need to grind a clay lamp to a mirror finish;
- needle, perfect shoe.
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Workflow steps
You need to start work by warming up the clay with your hands. This is done exactly as with plasticine. The amount of clay depends on the size of the mold. It should be enough to completely wrap the desired caliber. During work, hands should be moistened with cold water, then the clay will not stick to them, and its particles will not remain on the table or oilcloth.
Plastic clay is available in packs as a single piece or in tubes similar to toothpaste.
Next, the clay dough is rolled out with an ordinary rolling pin, specially purchased for this. If you use your own kitchen, then the clay particles will be in the pies for sure. Clay is rolled out with a thickness of not more than 5 mm. The edges can be made thinner so that the wrap is obtained without a thick seam. Then the blank is tried on a template and the excess is cut off, in the future they can also be used.
Then the clay sheet is laid out on an oilcloth and they begin to work. The stencil is superimposed and slightly pressed in so that the pattern is not printed from the inside. Stencil templates can be purchased at art stores, or can be made from canvas plastic bottles with curved edges.
After that, points are pierced along the contours in increments of 5-10 mm. What is it for? When the clay lamp is ready, the light from the lamp inserted inside will pass through the holes, drawing the outline of the ornament. For an interesting combination of lamp colors, holes are made with a needle, at the end of which there is a drop of paint. Then mixing colors gives an interesting result. You can experiment endlessly.
Clay begins to harden within 20 minutes after heating.
After all the manipulations with the pattern, the workpiece is wrapped around the mold and the edges are fastened. This is done as follows: fingers should be moistened with water and gently cover the seam. The bottom is cut out of a layer of clay of the same thickness using a mold, it is simply outlined and then attached to the workpiece in the same way. Now the clay must be allowed to dry. Immediately you need to make a reservation that the clay hardens quickly, it will begin in about 20 minutes after the start of work, so you should hurry. Finally, the product can be dried with a hair dryer. Check for hardness and only then get the form. After that, an almost finished clay lamp can be polished.
Clay lamp can be varnished.
It looks especially beautiful in combination with lamp light. Also, for the desired shape, the papier-mâché technique is used, then clay lamps can be made in the form of anything: flowers, patterns, animals, fairytale heroes and other fantasies.
Clay lace lamps are very popular. The work of making them is more painstaking than if you make something that does not require complexity. To do this, use cardboard patterns of ornaments or even knitted napkins. The difference between the manufacture of lace lamps and simple ones is that the ornament is cut out with a sharp object in the right places, that is, a clay napkin is made, then wrapped around the desired shape and left to dry.
People who gush with creative ideas are always admired. It would seem that they make piece, exclusive things from unnecessary rubbish. What is an empty juice bag for? Or a paper roll? For ordinary people who do not have a creative beginning, the answer is obvious - they can only be disposed of. But there is no need to rush. From such unnecessary everyday things, you can try to make clay lamps with your own hands, while getting an absolutely incredible thing.
For the manufacture of lamps from clay, you can use both ordinary clay and polymer clay.
The material for the model is polymer clay, or, as it is also called, plastic. It is a mass that looks like plasticine. Some species need to be “hardened” at home by baking in the oven. But there are also clays that dry naturally. They can be dyed in different colors or have a natural base. Clay lamps can be used in rooms with high humidity, which allows you to beautifully decorate the bathroom, sauna and other rooms.
For the first time, plastic clay received distribution in the 30s, in Germany. At first, doll heads were made from it, which were completely identical in quality to porcelain. Then the use of clay spread throughout the world. Products from it amaze the imagination: dolls, Christmas decorations, fairy-tale houses, lamps. They make completely different things from clay, stream production is rarely staged. The mass is produced in packages in a separate piece or in tubes similar to toothpaste. It is convenient to apply such material with fantasy strokes, and the clay lamp will be piece.
In order to create an unusual interior in your home, add romance and coziness to it, handmade clay lamps will come in handy. A beautiful chandelier can be successfully replaced. Examples can be seen on the net, but it is better to create your own.
What will be needed for manufacturing?
Clay lamps can be used in rooms with high humidity, which allows you to decorate a bathroom or sauna.
- clay;
- paper knives for cutting, a film to protect the table from dirt, patterned stencils, you can make them yourself, which completely eliminates the similarity of specimens;
- a shape for a future clay lamp, boxes and bushings are just right, bottles and cans for drinks are also good;
- fine sandpaper, you need to grind a clay lamp to a mirror finish;
- needle, perfect shoe.
Workflow steps
You need to start work by warming up the clay with your hands. This is done exactly as with plasticine. The amount of clay depends on the size of the mold. It should be enough to completely wrap the desired caliber. During work, hands should be moistened with cold water, then the clay will not stick to them, and its particles will not remain on the table or oilcloth.
Plastic clay is available in packs as a single piece or in tubes similar to toothpaste.
Next, the clay dough is rolled out with an ordinary rolling pin, specially purchased for this. If you use your own kitchen, then the clay particles will be in the pies for sure. Clay is rolled out with a thickness of not more than 5 mm. The edges can be made thinner so that the wrap is obtained without a thick seam. Then the blank is tried on a template and the excess is cut off, in the future they can also be used.
Then the clay sheet is laid out on an oilcloth and they begin to work. The stencil is superimposed and slightly pressed in so that the pattern is not printed from the inside. Stencil templates can be purchased at craft stores, or can be made from a sheet of plastic bottles with curved edges.
After that, points are pierced along the contours in increments of 5-10 mm. What is it for? When the clay lamp is ready, the light from the lamp inserted inside will pass through the holes, drawing the outline of the ornament. For an interesting combination of lamp colors, holes are made with a needle, at the end of which there is a drop of paint. Then mixing colors gives an interesting result. You can experiment endlessly.
Clay begins to harden within 20 minutes after heating.
After all the manipulations with the pattern, the workpiece is wrapped around the mold and the edges are fastened. This is done as follows: fingers should be moistened with water and gently cover the seam. The bottom is cut out of a layer of clay of the same thickness using a mold, it is simply outlined and then attached to the workpiece in the same way. Now the clay must be allowed to dry. Immediately you need to make a reservation that the clay hardens quickly, it will begin in about 20 minutes after the start of work, so you should hurry. Finally, the product can be dried with a hair dryer. Check for hardness and only then get the form. After that, an almost finished clay lamp can be polished.
Clay lamp can be varnished.
It looks especially beautiful in combination with lamp light. Also, for the desired shape, the papier-mache technique is used, then clay lamps can be made in the form of anything: flowers, patterns, animals, fairy-tale characters and other fantasies.
Clay lace lamps are very popular. The work of making them is more painstaking than if you make something that does not require complexity. To do this, use cardboard patterns of ornaments or even knitted napkins. The difference between the manufacture of lace lamps and simple ones is that the ornament is cut out with a sharp object in the right places, that is, a clay napkin is made, then wrapped around the desired shape and left to dry.
Some nuances and tricks of work
If there is no special tool, then you can cut out ornaments with a scalpel.
- You need to immediately decide on the purpose of the lamp. If this is a candle stand, it's one thing, but when an electrical part is provided, then it's completely different. The base for the electrical part must coincide with the circumference of one of the sides of the product.
- Oilcloth for work should be marked into 1x1 cm cells. This is convenient in order to know exactly the size of your own workpiece. You can take the base of decorative self-adhesive paper for work.
- It is very convenient to apply punctures with toothpicks tied together if you want to outline small circles.
- It is convenient to cut out the details of the ornaments with a scalpel. Circles are squeezed out using a pencil eraser holder or a felt-tip pen cap.
- A dry eyeshadow applicator will help to carefully close the seams. You can carefully put the varnish in hard-to-reach places with a syringe.
- A hair dryer will help dry the workpiece faster. You just need to turn on the moderate mode, otherwise the product will crack from sudden drying.
- Use the old "pendants" for additional decor: they looked good on the chandelier, they can fit here too.
- We must not forget that hardening will begin 20 minutes after the start of work. You need to make it to this time.
- Before starting work, a bath of water and a towel should be ready.
Shopping trips in search of a "zest" for your interior can be postponed if you try to use your own hands and imagination. Exclusive handmade items are expensive, so you can reduce costs by using materials that are freely available from the manufacturer, their cost is low. Let clay lamps be the first creative discovery.