We can use numerous materials to decorate our home, even those that we do not imagine. Our skills with certain material can become a great way to give our home a distinctive touch. The hama beads They are not the most popular material to do it but thanks to this we achieve results as original as those we hope to inspire today.
What are Hama Beads?
Hama Beads are plastic pieces of small size that we can combine to make all kinds of images of different shapes and sizes. The easiest way to use them is by progressively placing the Hamma Beads on a template until the desired image is achieved.
Once the desired image is formed, we will only have to place the ironing paper over and use an iron to give it heat. This will bring the Hama Beads together, preventing the final composition from being undone at any moment.
This traditional way of using them is very simple, but also limiting. It only allows plane figures to be made. But it is not the only way to work with Hama Beads; these can also be used as beads, joining them by threads to achieve another type of more complex figure.
Hama Beads are available in many colors, which undoubtedly makes this material more interesting. In fact, a prominent feature of objects made with Hama Beads is often their vibrant coloring.
Uses of Hama Beads
You will be surprised by the number of decorative objects that you can make using Hama Beads as a material. From small boxes to store your stationery, to colorful coasters that will give a unique look to your table. The limit ... your imagination!
coasters
If you've never worked with Hama Beads, a good way to get started is by creating simple elements such as coasters. These not only serve their purpose of protecting surfaces, they can also be very decorative. And they have another point in their favor; they become great gifts if we personalize them.
En Parties and Birthdays They teach you how to create square shaped coasters from scratch. You will only need to work on the design; be clear about what kind of pattern and what colors are you going to use. Grab a piece of paper and design your coaster before working with the Hama Beads. Do not worry if you are not clear; You can make all the changes you want while you work with them until you iron them.
Trays and clocks
Once you lose the fear of working with this material you can play with other types of designs: hexagonal, round ... You can also enlarge the size of the template to create practical kitchen trays or wall clocks with geometric patterns with which to decorate the kitchen or office.
Pencil jars and other stationery
In our work area is where we can get the most out of this plasticized material. There are always numerous small size tools to organize and some boxes or cans made with Hama Beads can be very practical to store clips, erasers, pencils, scissors ...
Not sure where to start? In the following video you can see the rationale for build a box by Hama Beads. A tutorial that will serve as a basis for working in many more ways with this material. You will also check that not all crafts have to be flat.
Flowerpots and candle holders
We can create flower pots and containers for candles in the same way that we have created boxes and jars of pencils, however, it may be more interesting to do it in another way. How? "Sewing" the Hama Beads or, in other words, joining them by threads as if they were accounts, using this template The 3R's blog.
How to Live Aligned with plasticized and hollow material which are the Hama Beads, it is advisable to use them in both cases as a mere decorative element to cover a second container. On Pinterest we have seen them covering glass containers, an appropriate material to withstand the heat of the candles.
Children's decoration
If there is something that children like, it is color. And if there is something that Hama Beads allow us to work with, it is precisely this one. In the same way that we have used large templates to create clocks or tray backgrounds, we can use them to create the different animal faces. They will be fantastic decorating the walls of the children's bedroom, don't you think? And yes, in addition to these, with practice, you can also create fun 3D dolls.
Christmas
We know, it is an early to think about Christmas. However, don't you think that preparing these Christmas decorations Can it be a nice project to share with the little ones in the house? The little ones will find it entertaining; especially those with a more creative streak who enjoy working with hands and color.
They can create Christmas balls or stars to hang on the tree and ornaments so that both Santa Claus and the Magi can give a original touch to your gifts. Afterwards, it will be you, as an adult, who has to give them the final ironing before picking them up until Christmas arrives.
Which of these ideas did you like the most? Will you put it into practice?