Bushings are most often thrown out after used toilet paper. Below are 10 easy ways to use bushings.
10. Toys
The sleeve can be the basis of any animal. It is necessary to cut out the missing parts from thick cardboard. Then attach the legs or wings, head and tail to the cylindrical body. You can colorize the animal or bird both after gluing and before it. You can also stick feathers, cotton or fabric, then the toy will turn out to be more realistic. The last step is to turn on the imagination. In this way, you can make a whole farm with pigs, cows, roosters and lamb.
For another version of creating a toy, it is tedious to glue several bushes together. Then attach additional parts to them. By measuring the parameters of the resulting animal, you can sew the skin from the fabric, attach the eyes and nose, mark the mouth. This shell must be worn on the frame obtained from the bushings. The plush toy is ready.
9. Bird feeder
To make a bird feeder, you need to stock up with peanut butter, viscous honey or thick molasses and various cereals. It is necessary to cover the entire surface of the sleeve with a sticky mass and allow it to stick well to the cardboard for 1-2 minutes. Then you need to roll as a roller over the prepared mixture. You can take ready-made feed for poultry or create a mix of cereals yourself. Then the future feeding trough should be put in a dry place for half an hour. When all the bulk solids adhere well, you can thread the twine through the sleeve and hang it outside.
Sunflower seeds, oats, millet, wheat, rice, dried berries, such as mountain ash, hawthorn or viburnum, are suitable as ingredients. In no case should you use salty or spicy foods, fruits or roasted nuts. They will cause stomach upsets in birds, which will cause their death.
8. Containers for seedlings
Due to the fact that the cardboard decomposes, the bushings can be excellent pots for seedlings. When the time comes, the cylinder with the plant can be buried. Cellulose will decompose, and the roots can spread freely in the ground. To make a comfortable bottom, you need to make 4 equal cuts in the lower part of the sleeve. Then they are bent so that 4 faces are formed. After each side is laid one on top of the other, and the last one is tucked. The mechanism is similar to how cardboard boxes for household appliances are closed. It is not recommended to use glue or scotch tape. They will not decompose so well, and when oxidized in the ground, they will adversely affect the plants. When the bottom is ready, the earth is poured inside and a seed or sprout is placed.
7. Smartphone stand
To start, it is recommended to decorate the sleeve. Then measure the dimensions of the phone: width and thickness. Outline on the sleeve a rectangle, the sides of which correspond to the measurements. Next, cut out the rectangle. Inside the cylinder, you can glue cotton, then b will be visibleaboutThe best part of the phone. If there is no film on the touch screen, you can make the cut a little wider and treat it with a cloth or braid. In order to hold the sleeve firmly, 4 legs are attached to it. They can be small carnations, clerical games or not fully unwound pins.
6. Gift box
If you need to put small objects or sweets somewhere and give it to a person, then you should not spend money on cardboard boxes. You need to take the sleeve and decorate it with decorative paper or self-adhesive. Then you need to slightly flatten the cylinder on both sides. One of the empty sides from below is crushed so that 2 faces are obtained. It is necessary to strongly press a finger on one or the other side of the empty bottom, then two segments are formed. Then they need to be fastened together. A gift is placed inside. The second bottom is likewise bent. It turns out a small and cheap package.
5. Organizer
To create an organizer for the office on the job, you need to take 4-10 bushes. In turn, they need to be decorated with decorative tape, cloth or colored paper. Alternatively, you can use a spray can of paint. Then take a thick sheet of cardboard or thin plywood. Bushings are placed on it. You can create a geometric pattern from cylinders or simply arrange them in the form of the letter “P”. then all bushings are glued to the base with a glue gun. The organizer is ready!
4. Christmas tree toy
To create a Christmas flashlight, just decorate the sleeve. Then you need to cut a short, long strip of colored paper and cut the bottom into stripes, leaving the top intact. Such a paper fringe is attached to the base of the flashlight. A rope or piece of ribbon is glued to the top. Flashlight is ready!
Sticking parts on the cylinder, you can make paper animals, birds, Santa Claus and the Snow Maiden. In the upper part also attach a rope on which the toy will hold.
3. Garage for toy cars
First you need to pick the box the right size. If there are a lot of cars, then the box should be large, and if it is up to 10, then a shoe box will do. Then you need to take a few bushings. Putting the box at the bottom, put inside the sleeve. This is necessary to understand how best to place the cylinders and how many will be required. Then the bushings are glued to the box. You need to put it on its side and start gluing to 1 of the sides of the sleeve. Then, when the first layer is ready, 2, 3 layers are staggered to each other staggered to the top. Each cell will be a separate garage for cars.
2. Alternative curlers
A cheap and uncomplicated way to curl big curls is to attach bushings to the curls. To do this, use invisible or other hair clips. It will take at least 7-10 hours to curl, so this option will be nightly. If you need express styling, you can use a hair straightener. It is also necessary to fix the cylinders on the hair and press it several times with a hot iron. If your hair is raw, you can use a hairdryer. It is necessary to dry the hair for several minutes with the bushings fixed on them.
1. Pencil case
For the pencil case you need 2 bushings. The end of one cylinder is glued to the beginning of another. It turns out a long tube. Then cut 3-4 centimeters on top. Sew a special cover made of fabric, suitable for the size of the sleeve. The zipper is sewn on top of the cover so that 3-4 centimeters are left on top of the fastener, and the size of the sleeves glued together is on the bottom. The bottom is stitched with a denser cloth or a circle of felt is glued there. A wide ring cut off from the cylinder is placed on top, and a blank of bushings is placed inside. Due to the fact that the bottom was compacted, sharp pencils and pens will not pierce the fabric. To decorate a pencil case, you can glue rhinestones or figured beads to it, attach a braid to the place where the zipper and fabric are sewn together.