According to the ancient Chinese teachings of Feng Shui, a person's luck and well-being are positively influenced by the use of various signs of wealth. The money tree is called one of the most powerful symbols of attracting material wealth. At the same time, it is not at all necessary to buy a living plant and grow it for a long time. You can create a tree in the form of a painting from coins with your own hands. Such a wonderful craft will fill your home with positive energy of well-being and happiness, as well as bring prosperity.

Canvas for good luck

To make the painting you will need the following materials:

• photo frame, size is selected depending on the size of the tree;
• fabric for the main background, it is better to choose a denser one;
• paper napkins;
• glue;
• coins, all of the same denomination is selected, or they can be of different denominations;
• heat gun;
• acrylic paint, it is recommended to choose black and bronze;
• scissors;
• brush;
• marker or pencil;
• a small piece of foam rubber or sponge.

The master class consists of the following stages. First stage. First you need to carefully remove the glass from the frame and put it aside for a while. Place the cardboard base on the fabric and trace with a pencil. Cut out the fabric and apply a thick layer of glue to the cardboard. Glue the fabric onto the cardboard and dry thoroughly. Now you can draw a sketch of the future tree.

While the fabric is drying, we don’t waste time, but prepare the coins for work. They need to be cleaned and degreased to make it easier to apply paint.

Second phase. Each napkin needs to be folded in half and cut to get long flats. Depending on the texture of the future tree, the strips are made from one to one and a half centimeters in size.

You can start twisting the bundles. Place a strip of napkin in a cup of cold water. She should be completely wet. Remove carefully so that the strip does not tear or lose its shape.

We hold the strip in the palm of one hand, and with the other we begin to slowly twist it into a tourniquet. The process is similar to creating “sausages” from plasticine. In this case, you should try to twist the tourniquet at approximately an angle of 45 degrees. You need to twist it as tightly as possible and, placing it at a short distance from each other, let them dry well.

Third stage. To make it easier to work with flagella, you need to moisten them a little with water. You can use a flower sprayer. Next, take one flagellum, lubricate it well with glue and place it on a prepared base made of cardboard and fabric. A sketch of the tree will help you distribute the strands in the right direction. But it is worth remembering that you do not need to apply too much glue. Excess glue can degrade the appearance of the wood once it dries.

Fourth stage. To create thin branches of the tree crown, you can use a glue gun. Hot glue is applied along the contour of the branches of the sketch in thin strips. And while it has not yet hardened, we glue the coins. To create a more three-dimensional image, you can paste several layers of coins, placing them in random order. The number of layers and coins depends only on the wishes of the master. The “cobwebs” remaining on the tree after using a glue gun can be easily removed with a stiff brush. After this, the painting must be given time to dry completely.

The final stage. Now the elements of the picture, namely the trunk and crown, need to be primed. Using a piece of foam rubber, apply a layer of black acrylic paint to the entire tree. And again we leave it to dry. The tree trunk will have to be coated with black paint one or two more times. When dry, napkins can almost completely absorb the color.

Next, take bronze-colored acrylic paint and pour a little into a shallow container. We dip the sponge very slightly into the paint and easily, with the same effort, we go over the entire tree and background. If you are not sure that it will turn out well, it is better to first practice on a sheet of paper or a piece of fabric.

Instead of bronze acrylic paint, you can use silver or gold paint. You can try paint combinations on a different surface, this will help you choose the final option.

You can also choose spray paint rather than acrylic paint for your work. When painting with this paint, remember that when applying you need to hold the can at a distance of about 50 cm, and spray with smooth movements. If desired, the frame can be painted or decorated with coins. Then turn our picture frame face down and carefully lay the glass. Secure the resulting picture with clamps to the frame.

The painting with the image of the money tree is ready!

Today you can buy almost everything you want. However, now things made with one's own hands are considered more valuable. And not just because it is exclusive and no one else will have anything like it, but also because a person will definitely put a piece of his soul and positivity into such a homemade product. And this is a very valuable gift! It is worth noting that after reading this article, everyone will be able to conduct a “Crafts from Coins” master class among their family, friends and acquaintances, because there is a lot of information and it is very interesting.

Monisto

So, if a person has a lot of coins that can no longer be used to pay in a store, you can put them to good use. Why not create crafts from coins with your own hands? What could it be? First of all, decorations. You can make a chic necklace that our ancestors wore in ancient times. It's called monisto. How to make such a product? To do this, you need to take a cord or chain, as well as a lot of coins. It is worth noting that the necklace can be either in one row or in several. In order to fasten the coins to each other, you will need to drill small holes in them and thread thin wires. If the necklace will be in several rows, you need to fasten the pennies at the bottom and at the top, if desired, you can also on the sides. You can also attach coins to a chain using a wire that will be threaded through a hole in the chain and into a hole in the coin. If the pennies are attached to the cord, then it can simply be threaded through the holes. You can attach a special hook to this necklace for closure, but it can also simply be tied at the back of the neck with a bow.

Ring

What other crafts can be made from coins? Why shouldn't a man give his beloved a ring? In her jewelry collection, it will definitely be the most valuable, because it will be created by hand. So let's get started. First of all, you need to drill a hole in the coin exactly in the center. How to achieve this? To securely fix the money, you can make a hole in the board into which the penny will fall. Next, using a small diameter drill (about 10-13 mm), you need to make a hole in the coin strictly in the center. To prevent the tool from jumping off, the center can be marked with a core. After these manipulations you should get something similar to a puck. If this is the case, then everything is in order and you can move on. Next, this workpiece must be put on a metal rod and processed with a hammer evenly over the entire surface (as if pressing it against the rod). An important point: in order for the inscriptions on the coin to be preserved, all manipulations must be carried out with a rubber hammer. It is also better to warm up the money a little first, so it will be more pliable and the process will not take much time. However, here it must be said that such coin crafts may not work out the first time; for an excellent result, you will need to ruin a few pennies. So this is the rough result of the decoration. Now you need to bring the product to a beautiful state. To do this, you just need to polish the ring thoroughly. This can be done using a special paste and soft cloth. It is worth noting that these manipulations can take quite a lot of time, so it is better to be patient. Another secret: you need to heat the front again and put it in cold water, this will remove the scale and polishing will be more successful and faster. That's it, the ring is ready!

Frame

If the previous options were quite difficult to implement, then there are easier coin crafts that you can create with your own hands quite quickly. Why not make an interesting photo frame? To do this, you need to take a cardboard of good density (preferably colored) and a photograph, and also stock up on various coins. The photo is placed in the very center of the cardboard, now all that remains is to decorate the frame with pennies. To do this, they just need to be “planted” with superglue. It is worth noting that you can decorate the frame in different ways. Some may find it sufficient to glue a few coins to the corners of the cardboard and stop there. And someone might want to cover the paper thickly with coins, leaving no room for clearance. You will get a money photo frame like this.

Tree

Can also be made from coins. The craft, by the way, is not only beautiful in its result, but can also carry a special meaning and be a kind of magical magnet for money. To make it, you need to stock up on small change (you can have one or different values), and, of course, prepare a tree. What could it be? This can be an ordinary snag from the forest (it can be treated with fabric or paper), to which wire branches will be attached. Here they hang coins, pre-drilled in the very center. A tree can be woven from beads, or rather, the base can be woven with beads and small branches can be made. Only you can hang some coins on them, because they simply won’t be able to hold on. Or you can go the simple route, decorating an ordinary flowerpot with coins suspended on strings or wire.

Statuette

What other crafts can be made from coins? You can make an interesting figurine - a money waterfall. For this you will need a beautiful cup, an old fork, saucer and coins. And, of course, superglue. First you need to bend the fork so that it can hold the cup on itself, and at the same time fit well and stick to the saucer. The base is ready. Now everything needs to be decorated with coins. It is necessary to glue the product from the bottom up, first decorating the saucer as if with scattered change, then, going up the fork, stick the coins and attach a little change in the cup. That's all, the money waterfall is ready!

Casket

Let's move on: what other crafts made from penny coins exist? Why not make a box out of old odds and ends? To do this, you can paste coins over an old piece of wood, but this will be too simple. Or you can make a box entirely out of pennies by gluing them one to the other. You need to start with the legs, then make the bottom, placing coins on top of one another in the same way as the scales of a fish are located, then build the walls again (you can simply create turrets, only in this case the box will be transparent). To make the lid, you will still need a wooden base - the top from an old box, which is simply pasted over with coins.

Suspension

Crafts made from coins can be quite simple. Why not make a simple pendant. A product made from an old coin will look especially beautiful. To do this, you just need to drill a hole of the required diameter in the money and thread a chain or thread into it. To make the decoration look more beautiful, you can attach a coin to the base using a thin wire. This way the penny will not spin around and will always lie beautifully on your neck.

Ordinary coins that have already gone out of use, or are simply lying around as unnecessary weight in your bins, can be turned into original jewelry, or used to decorate any surface. Today we offer you a small master class, thanks to which you can change either a coffee table or any interior door.

Materials for work:

• A lot of coins (absolutely any, but preferably the same diameter);
• Wire cutters;
• A suitable horizontal surface (in our case, the author used a regular interior door without embossed inserts and glass);
• Thin wooden slats to match the door;
• Any glue;
• Epoxy resin in large quantities;

So, as already mentioned, absolutely any horizontal surface is suitable for our product. In this case, wood looks like a more advantageous option, as it harmonizes with the color of copper coins.

Wooden slats must be glued to the edges of our surface, and the corners must fit tightly to each other; this is very important at the final stage, when we apply the coating.

Now you need to decide on the pattern that you will lay out on the surface. You can use diagonal stripes, floral motifs or a simple geometric pattern. Color effects can be created by swapping coins of different colors. Typically, the oldest coins have a dark copper tint, while newer coins have a gold cast.

When the pattern is determined, you can begin to lay out its surface, gluing one coin at a time. In places where a whole coin is not needed, use wire cutters to cut off what is unnecessary and place the coin in place. We also do not throw away the remaining pieces; they may be needed to fill voids along the edge of the surface.

In principle, it does not matter which side or in which direction to move, although it is better to start from the edges or from any corner, and then move straight. We place the coins as close to each other as possible so that there are no large gaps between them.

When the entire surface is covered with coins, you can begin the final part. We take epoxy resin and a special hardener, and mix it all until a homogeneous mass is obtained (the number of components is written on each package and depends on the type of resin and manufacturer). When the mixture is ready, simply pour it onto the surface with the coins. In this case, wooden slats act as sides and will not allow the still liquid material to leave its place.

We leave it all until it dries completely and we end up with an original surface that will help you decorate any room.

It turns out that it won’t be difficult for a woman not only to make a salad and make a scandal out of nothing, but also to find a way to adapt any little thing, turning it, at a minimum, into a funny souvenir. These can be the notorious plastic bottles, burnt-out light bulbs, and plastic bags. The latest trend is coin crafts.

You can build an owl like this out of coins. The base can be purchased at a store that sells handmade materials.

What do you think of this penny portrait of Sherlock?

A goldfish made from coins should bring financial success to your home.

In fact, coins in jewelry and souvenirs are not a new thing at all. Remember the gypsy monistos, created from many tiers of coins of different denominations. They also decorated the edges of scarves, and during dances they jingled cheerfully in time with the movements of the dancer. Various pendants, keychains, and talismans were made from coins. Recently, various Chinese trinkets such as money trees, souvenir toads and gods sitting on coin deposits have been revived. It is believed that this is not only cute, but also very symbolic, as it accompanies the material well-being of the owner of such a toy. Who knows, maybe Feng Shui will work, but at least it certainly won’t get worse. But a funny souvenir made from coins, and even made with your own hands, will certainly please the eye. And the process of making it can be an excellent relaxer. Working with coins and other little things can be so captivating that it will become a real outlet in a world of bustle, eternal haste and endless problems. You only have to try it once! Moreover, souvenirs made from coins made with your own hands, with your soul put into them, can be a wonderful gift for a birthday or a wedding of friends.

Using coins of different shapes and colors, you can achieve the effect of a play of light in a picture of coins.

Having pasted it onto a canvas, it would be a good idea to hang such a picture in your home and it will bring financial success.

For the Olympics in London they laid out this mosaic of stumps.

The pennies were laid out in several layers.

Where can I get coins? And stale piggy banks, and compartments of women's handbags, wallets or pockets littered with small change, and Soviet rarities lying around unnecessarily, stored just in case! Or maybe this is exactly the case? So, let’s clear out all the stash and get to work!

If you have enough coins, you can decorate the walls with them!

Coins in the interior will look even better than Italian tiles.

Some hotels make walls out of coins.

Old furniture can be decorated with coins and varnished.

The first, simplest option is to make an original souvenir that will serve as a real talisman that will attract financial well-being and good luck to you. To make it, you need to prepare some voluminous object with smooth lines, for example, an old vase, jug or even a simple bottle. You will also need plasticine and a lot of small coins - preferably they are of the same denomination. Penny coins are best suited; due to their small size, the souvenir will look more subtle and elegant. The manufacturing process is like this DIY coin crafts simple to the point of primitiveness. To begin with, a thin layer of plasticine is evenly applied over the surface of a vase or other object that you decide to work with, and then coins are attached one row after another according to the principle of scales - from the bottom of the vessel to the top. In this case, you need to carefully monitor the distance between the rows, avoiding too wide gaps. If the coins are of different denominations and qualities, then you will have to sort them before starting work, separating the newest and shiny coins, especially pleasing to your eye, to decorate the top of the dishes.

An old vase that has been remade will shine with new colors.

For the vase, it is better to choose bright shiny new coins or clean off old ones. Cover the vase with black varnish or paint and glue the coins. You can use Moment glue for iron and porcelain.

Don't forget to ventilate the room. The glue is toxic.

This is the vase we got. Looks very solid, doesn't it?

The largest and dullest coins should be placed at the bottom of the vase. If the object to which the plasticine with money layers is attached is too large in size, then coins of different colors and denominations will look very appropriate on it. For example, from white and yellow metal you can form real patterns over the entire surface. Nothing limits your imagination here. After completing the work, the finished craft must be protected from darkening of coins and dust by covering it with several layers of transparent varnish. After the varnish has dried, you will get a beautiful work of art that will make you proud of yourself: after all, you created a real masterpiece with your own hands!

To make this ring, we used two one-cent coins and a two-cent coin (the base).

To work you will need: nail polish, a base ring and three coins.

Paint two coins with nail polish and glue them together like we did.

The coins will also make wonderful earrings.

funny coin crafts can be obtained using a minimum of tools: a drill with a thin drill bit or superglue. The simplest option is a pendant: if you drill two thin holes at the bottom and top of the coin, you can assemble such a decoration of any volume and shape.

This is the kind of money waterfall that skillful hands can produce.

We will need a glue gun or just a tube of glue, coins of different denominations, a fork and a cup and saucer for work.

Bend the fork like this.

As you understand, the fork is the basis of our money waterfall.

Glue the fork to the saucer and wait until the glue dries.

Now glue the cup to the fork.

Then build the waterfall itself from coins.

You can make a desktop souvenir from coins glued together in the shape of a tower or pyramid. And if you collect ordinary beads, in which coins from different materials alternate, and fasten them, for example, with wire rings, and even put them on a chain, you will get not just a necklace, but a real necklace. Using the principle of a vase covered with coins from the option proposed above, you can turn a simple flower pot into a luxurious flowerpot. Let's go further: the aged lampshade of your favorite table lamp will sparkle with vibrant, updated colors if you decorate it with the same strings of coin beads. The basis for their fastening is several wire rings.

You can make such a beautiful table out of coins.

To work, choose an old table, paint it, update it.

Start gluing the coins to the middle of the tabletop.

Glue the coins tightly.

This is how we turned out to decorate the table.

Cover the slot with a layer of varnish or silicone.

The table can be used both outdoors and in the house - it turned out very beautiful for us.

If you have accumulated a lot of coins of different denominations and countries, then you can make a picture like this.

Glue the coins to the glass and place them in the frame. Job is done!

Such a picture can be presented to a guest from another country.

This is how, penny by penny, real ones are created souvenirs made from coins. And they don’t cost as much as the number of coins attached to them. Their artistic value is much more expensive than the combined value of the individual components. After all, both the pricelessness of the author’s idea and the work itself are simply incomparable. A striking example of this is the small sculptures of American artist Stacey Lee Webber, created from one-cent coins.

Works by Stacey Lee Webber

Works by Stacey Lee Webber

Works by Stacey Lee Webber

Works by Stacey Lee Webber

Works by Stacey Lee Webber

Works by Stacey Lee Webber

Works by Stacey Lee Webber

Works by Stacey Lee Webber

Works by Stacey Lee Webber

Works by Stacey Lee Webber

Works by Stacey Lee Webber

Works by Stacey Lee Webber

Works by Stacey Lee Webber

Works by Stacey Lee Webber

Works by Stacey Lee Webber

Works by Gabriel Rufete

Gabriel Rufete

Gabriel Rufete

Gabriel Rufete

Gabriel Rufete

Works by Colombian artist Federico Uribe

Colombian artist Federico Uribe

Colombian artist Federico Uribe

At the most prestigious vernissages and auctions, works of various arts are bought for money. But the bills and coins themselves also become so, for example, in the works of artists Jacqueline Lou Skaggs and Vander Martic, who create small sculptures from the smallest coins. They depict anything: tools of labor - hammers and saws, figures of different people in any life situations, and abstract things.

It turns out that thanks to such an inconspicuous little thing that has no special value like a coin, any of us can not only create a funny trinket, a nice gift, a symbolic souvenir, but also join in high art.

Crafts from coins photo

Women's jewelry has long been made from coins.

Even stars wear them. For example, we noticed Selena Gomez wearing this.

Table of coins

Table of coins

Floor made of coins

Floor made of coins

Onet furniture

Floor made of coins

Another piece of coin jewelry, this time a bracelet.

Vest made of coins. Heavy, but dazzlingly brilliant.

Crafts from coins video

A thing made with your own hands radiates special energy, because the soul of the master is invested in it, his joy from creative work, and crafts made from coins also have the magical property of attracting money. However, this is not the only reason why pennies often become part of hand-made compositions.

Advantages of coins as a material for crafts:

• Availability (every home has little things);
• Durability of metal products (labor will not be in vain);
• The correct rounded shape makes it easier to make crafts with your own hands;
• The presence of several diameters expands the possibilities of use (fulfillment of plans);
• Variety of designs (embossing) and choice of colors (yellow and white).

The proposed ideas for “coin creativity” are easy to implement. You just need to stock up on the required amount of change.

What can you make from pennies?

The simplest crafts require a glue gun, a base item and a sufficient amount of small change. The manufacturing method is simple: a clean surface is sequentially covered with coins.

By choosing coins of different denominations, you can achieve filling the entire area without gaps. The finishing elements can be placed flat or at an angle (that is, glue the coin with an edge).

Such crafts are good because you don’t need to drill or bend anything or cut metal.

Beautiful DIY coin crafts:

• Vase or flowerpot;
• Photo frame;
• Souvenir “money bottle”;
• Floating cup, money tap;
• Furniture decor;
• Topiary (horseshoe of happiness, hearts, balls).

The imagination of craftsmen is not limited to simply pasting finished objects. A trifle becomes a full-fledged “building material”! The coins are stacked one on top of the other, forming cylinders. Walls are then built from coin columns. Crafts in the form of a ship, a castle, or a box are made using this method.

What can be done to ensure that the craft does not lose its spectacular appearance over time?

Experienced craftsmen cover coins with spray paint (silver or gold) and then with acrylic varnish in several layers. This item is easy to care for. It can be wiped with a damp cloth.

How to achieve a smooth surface? If the gaps between the pennies bother you, you can fill them with silicone. Moreover, it is not necessary to use a transparent composition.

Photo frame

We choose thicker cardboard and cut out a frame of the desired shape from it. The width of the frame should not be too large (a little larger than the diameter of the coins is enough) so that the product does not turn out to be too heavy.

Then we glue the pennies. Here everyone acts as their fantasy dictates. You can glue only a few coins in the corners or fill the entire surface with coins, choose coins that are absolutely identical in size and color, or create patterns from different elements.

Place the photo on the back of the frame. To make it easier to change photos, you can glue cardboard guides for the photo card.

Decorations

Coins have long been used to decorate clothes, make jewelry and talismans from them. Moreover, the money in the product did not lose its purchasing power. A bracelet or monisto could be exchanged for food.

Modern craftsmen drill holes in coins and connect them together with wires, forming chains (sometimes in several tiers). You can make a pendant, earrings, or bracelet from coins with a hole. In the latter case, pennies can be attached to a chain with small rings made of thin wire or connected by braided cord.

Making a ring is a little more difficult, but the craftsman is afraid, so nothing is impossible for a handy man.

Money Tree

Money trees have long been popular crafts made from coins. This symbol of prosperity makes a good gift or a good interior decoration.

To work you will need:

• Kopecks (it is better to use elements with a minimum diameter, in denominations of 1 or 10 kopecks);
• Thin wire;
• Stand;
• Thick wire or real tree branches;
• Acrylic paints;
• Plasticine or putty;
• Tools.

Preparation method:

1. We make holes in the coins.
2. We attach a tree formed from thick wire or branches to the stand.
3. We cut the thin wire into pieces 10-20 centimeters long.
4. We thread the wire into the hole of the coin, bend it in half and twist the free ends. It turns out to be a circle on a flexible stick.
5. We connect individual blanks together in 3-5 pieces. We twist the wires. We form branches.
6. We twist the resulting branches around the tree branches on the stand.
7. We mask all flaws with putty. Let it dry.
8. We paint the trunk and base with acrylic paints. Let it dry.
9. Cover with varnish. It is better to use matte varnish for the barrel, and glossy for coins.

The money tree can not only stand on a stand, but also hang on the wall as a picture. To do this, glue the trunk and branches from any suitable material onto the selected base. These could be sticks and twigs found on a walk, rope or twine, plasticine or clay. We take whatever is at hand. We arrange coins artistically around the branches. You may have to cover the creation with a thin layer of acrylic paint (to even out the color) and apply shadows and add various decorative elements.

Panel

The basis for the panel can be a rectangular sheet of plywood or fiberboard. This method of storing travel souvenirs is much more convenient and effective than keeping “trophies” in bulk.

Designing a panel in the form of three-dimensional letters is as easy as shelling pears. We cut out symbols from plywood or cardboard (you can use thick foam or other convenient material) and glue coins of various denominations and sizes (currencies of different countries) onto droplets of hot glue.

aluminum fork;

coins;

glossy acrylic varnish;

hot glue.

Preparation method:

• We bend the fork so that its teeth can catch on the edge of the saucer, and glue the cup to the handle in a horizontal position.
• We weigh down the base (glue a handful of coins one after another).
• We attach a fork to the saucer, and glue a cup to its end.
• We cover the fork with coins so that it is not visible.
• We cover the “stream” with several layers of varnish (the more, the better) to create the appearance of a water sheen.

Instead of a cup, you can glue a tap or a horn, the meaning of the original coin craft will not change.

Such gifts have magical powers. They attract financial well-being. Money to money, penny to penny - the truth of these expressions has been confirmed by many years of practice. The shining object serves as a magnet for banknotes of different denominations. The symbol of an inexhaustible cash flow will be useful for both businessmen and housewives.

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