Sometimes it is a pity to part with your favorite broken cup with delicate flowers. All is not lost, and you can make something beautiful from useless shards with your own hands. For example, a hot plate. This is exactly the case when something useful and original comes out of nothing.
It is necessary
- - glass cutter (hammer);
- - rubberized dust cloth;
- - board for work;
- - broken cup (plate);
- - wooden frame;
- - wood glue (PVA type);
- - glue for ceramics;
- - tweezers;
- - waterproof tile grout;
- - paint for woodwork.
Instructions
Step 1
Arrange the pieces of crockery as neatly as possible and use a glass cutter to break them into pieces.
Step 2
If you do not have a glass cutter, then you can proceed as follows: wrap the fragments in a cloth and grind them with a hammer, after placing a board so as not to damage the table.
Step 3
The pieces should turn out to be approximately the same size 1 * 1 cm. In order not to get confused and not to forget, immediately start laying out the segments of the pattern.
Step 4
First, outline its inner size on the back wall of the frame. Remove the back wall from the frame and transfer the inner dimension to a piece of cardboard. Then glue the back of the frame to the baguette.
Step 5
Place the fragments on the outlined plane so that they occupy all the internal space and do not go beyond the indicated area.
Step 6
Use tweezers to transfer the details of the pattern to the frame, and then glue, spreading glue on each detail. Dilute the grout according to the instructions and process the laid out mosaic.
Step 7
It should be borne in mind that grouting is best done a day after the laying process has been completed.
Step 8
If this important condition is not observed, unpretentious stains can be noticed on the treated seams, which are the result of moisture evaporation during the drying of the glue, which passed through the mass applied to the seams. Accordingly, the grout color may not change for the better.
Step 9
After the grout is slightly dry (it takes about 30 minutes to set), wipe with a damp cloth. The frame can be painted in any suitable shade that interests you.
Step 10
The original hot plate is ready.
