Small coins, for example, in denominations of one and fifty kopecks, can be successfully used for making crafts, because they cost a penny! In work, you can use both the same and different coins.
Wallet full of coins from a regular bottle
Many original crafts can be made using coins. One of them is a bottle or a bottle with coins inside stylized as a wallet with a zipper. To do this, an empty flat bottle needs to be washed, but it is not necessary to soak the label, it will be hidden by the decor.
It is necessary to choose exactly where you will have a place with coins and lightning in advance. First, glue the coins themselves with good glue for metal, the first layer is done in small steps, the second closes all the seams and irregularities. You can make many layers by shaping the coins into a slide.
Now glue the heavily exposed metal zipper along the contour of the coins, the lock should hide the edges of the coins. Using napkins, create a fabric-like texture of the bottle in the rest of its space. You can take real material, in this case the composition will look more harmonious. Choose fabric with not too loose edges. Lubricate the treated part of the bottle with PVA glue, put napkins or fabric on top, they need to be textured using irregularities and folds.
The glue must be allowed to dry, it can take a day, you can speed up the process with a hair dryer. Now you need to start decorating the neck, you can wrap it with twine, cord or rolled flagella of thinly cut napkins. If the bottle was decorated with a cloth, no additional operations are required, the craft is ready.
The composition decorated with napkins or plaster must be painted with acrylic paint, the lock should also be painted, while trying not to touch the teeth, so the craft will look neater and will not have seams. When the acrylic is dry, you can apply an additional coat of paint to look like bronze, gold or copper. To do this, a small amount of metallic paint is applied to the sponge and evenly rubbed with a piece of paper. The surface of the bottle is treated with this sponge, it is important not to overdo it with the amount of paint, otherwise the "antiquity" effect will disappear, and the surface will look gilded. When the paint is dry, the craft can be coated with acrylic varnish.
Some tricks for working with coins
In the same way, you can create any crafts from coins, and the money itself is used both as an additional element and as the main material. It is very difficult to create a beautiful model using only coins alone, so they are glued onto a ready-made figurine, furniture surface or dishes.
If one of the parts of the base is small and it is impossible to stick coins on it, the whole composition is painted with acrylic-metallic to create the visual effect of the solidity of the structure. Do not keep coin crafts in humid places if you do not want an additional antiquated effect of antiquity in the form of metal corrosion.
