Crafts from coins: metal art (20 photos)

A do-it-yourself thing radiates a special energy, because the soul of the master is invested in it, its joy from creative work, and crafts made from coins also have a magical ability to attract money. However, this is not only why pennies often become part of hand-made compositions.

Advantages of coins as material for crafts:

• Accessibility (a trifle is in every house);
• Durability of metal products (labor will not be in vain);
• The correct rounded shape facilitates the manufacture of DIY crafts;
• The presence of several diameters expands the possibilities of use (fulfillment of designs);
• A variety of patterns (chasing) and a choice of colors (yellow and white).

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

What can be made from cheap coins?

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

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

Such crafts are good in that you do not need to drill anything and bend or cut metal.

Beautiful DIY crafts from coins:

• Vase or flower pot;
• Photo frame;
• Souvenir "money bottle";
• Soaring cup, cash tap;
• Decor for furniture;
• Topiary (horseshoe of happiness, hearts, balls).

Fantasy masters are not limited to simply pasting finished objects. A trifle becomes a full-fledged “building material”! Coins are stacked one on top of another, forming cylinders. Then walls are erected from the columns of coins. In this way, crafts were made in the form of a ship, castle, casket.

What to do so that the craft does not lose its spectacular appearance over time?

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

How to achieve a flat surface? If you confuse the gaps between the pennies, they can be filled with silicone. Moreover, it is not necessary to use a transparent composition.

Photo frame

We select cardboard more tightly and cut out the frame of the desired shape from it. The width of the frame should not be too large (just a little more than the diameter of the coins) so that the product is not too heavy.

Then glue a penny. Here everyone does what the fantasy suggests. You can stick only a few coins in the corners or fill the entire surface with coins, choose coins that are exactly the same in size and color, or make patterns from different elements.

We place the photo on the reverse side of the frame. For the convenience of changing the picture, cardboard guides for the photo card can be glued.

Jewelry

Coins have long decorated clothes, made jewelry, talismans from them. Moreover, the money in the product did not lose its purchasing power. The bracelet or monisto could be exchanged for food.

Modern craftsmen drill holes in coins, connect them together with wires, forming chains (sometimes in several tiers). From coins with a hole you can make a pendant, earrings, bracelet.In the latter case, pennies can be attached to the chain with small rings of thin wire or woven from lace.

The ring is somewhat more difficult to do, but the master’s business is afraid, so there is nothing impossible for a man of arms.

Money Tree

Money trees have long been popular coin crafts. This symbol of wealth serves as a good gift or a successful decoration of the interior.

For work you will need:

• Kopeks (it is better to use elements of the minimum diameter, face value 1 or 10 kopeks);
• Thin wire;
• Stand;
• Thick wire or branches of a real tree;
• Acrylic paints;
• Plasticine or putty;
• Instruments.

Preparation method:

1. We make holes in the coins.
2. On a stand we fix a tree formed from thick wire or branches.
3. We cut a thin wire into segments 10-20 centimeters long.
4. Pass the wire through the hole of the coin, bend it in half and twist the free ends. It turns out a circle on a flexible stick.
5. Single pieces are interconnected by 3-5 pieces. Twist the wires. We form twigs.
6. The resulting branches are wound around tree branches on a stand.
7. All flaws are masked with putty. Let it dry.
8. Color the barrel and base with acrylic paints. Let it dry.
9. We varnish. For the barrel, it is better to use matte varnish, and for coins - glossy.

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

Panel

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

Making a panel in the form of three-dimensional letters is easy. We cut out the symbols from plywood or cardboard (you can use dense polystyrene foam or other convenient material) and glue coins of various denominations and sizes (currency of different states) onto droplets of hot glue.

Coin Waterfall

Inexhaustible cash flow - who will refuse it? You can only dream about it or admire the symbol of abundance if it is presented to you.

For this coin craft, you will need:

• a cup and saucer (it is better to use a set of thin light metal or plastic);
• 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.
• Weigh the base (glue a handful of coins one by one).
• We attach a fork to the saucer, and at the end we glue the cup.
• We glue the plug 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 reflection of water.

Instead of a cup, you can glue a faucet or horn; the meaning of the original coin crafts will not change.

These gifts have magical powers. They attract financial well-being. Money to money, penny to penny - the truth of these expressions is confirmed by many years of practice. A shining object serves as a magnet for notes of various denominations. The symbol of inexhaustible cash flow is useful to both businessman and housewife.