Frame

From the simplest objects you can make interesting and unusual decorations for your home. Take, for example, cardboard rolls left over from paper napkins or toilet paper. From such a simple and seemingly absolutely unnecessary material, you can create a huge number of really interesting items: small vases, coasters, lamps, lanterns, children's toys and much more. But perhaps the most interesting idea is creating frames for mirrors or photographs. Simply painting cardboard black creates the illusion of openwork forged iron.

Frame made of cardboard rolls


Here is the easiest way to decorate a simple and cheapest photo frame using ordinary toilet paper rolls.
You will need about a dozen rolls

toilet paper rolls


We mark them into equal sections of 1 cm.

marking


We cut the rolls into strips.

cutting the rolls


Feel free to crumple them in half; this is exactly the shape of cardboard we will need for the frame.

will be needed for the frame


We divide all strips into three parts. We put one third part aside, and from the remaining two parts we make the initial blanks.

let's start gluing


To do this, lubricate one strip with glue, just below the middle. See photo.

lubricate with glue


It should look like a branch like this.

such a twig


Next you need to create an even circle.The easiest way is to use a round plate for this.

round plate


Carefully arrange the leaves into a kind of wreath. After all the parts have found their place, we begin to glue them together step by step.

cover a round plate


Try to make the gluing area as large as possible. The stability of your product depends on this.
When all the parts are glued together, the plate can be removed. We won't need it anymore.

the parts are glued together


For greater originality, you can glue a third row of leaves. Just preferably glue them in the opposite direction, like this:

It is advisable to glue them


The main work is done. All you have to do is wait until the glue dries and you can start painting.
Any black paint will do: gouache or acrylic. Acrylic, however, dries faster and smudges less. Look how the frame changes:

frame changes


Paint all areas very carefully, leaving no gaps. Both outside and inside the circle.

outside and inside the circle


The painted rolls already take on the appearance of a strong iron openwork

strong openwork made of iron


But not quite yet. To give absolute realism, you can use silver paint. You need to wipe with a sponge with silver on the “cut” areas, that is, on the front edge of the frame and very slightly with light strokes in especially visible places.

frame edge


All that remains is to glue a photo frame to our fake forged product and you can hang it on the wall.

can be hung on the wall


In the most visible place of the apartment.

Photo frame made from paper rolls
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