Who would have thought that an original decoration, a decorative element and a gift for a loved one could be made from such a material as lightning. What lovers just don’t use to make an unusual craft, spend a minimum of money and at the same time surprise others! Lightning is ideal for this purpose, because it can be purchased at any sewing accessories store. They are especially popular . The use of this craft is very easy to find. This flower is perfect for decorating your sweater, as well as your handbag. This accessory will look very rich and elegant on the hair and become the main element of the new hairstyle. With the help of a set of such flowers, you can even make a denim bouquet. In general, no matter how you use the made do-it-yourself flower from lightning, it will look unusual and creative!
- lightning;
- a needle;
- scissors;
There are two main ways to make a flower out of lightning:
1 way:
For crafts using this method, you will need not a whole zipper, but its half. Before starting work, it is necessary to unzip the zipper and cut off one part of it. Now we fold the edge of the zipper in a circle and sew it to the end of this segment. The thread is not cut off, it is used for further folding according to the same principle. Next, you need to roll the lightning so that you get the sign of "infinity". We continue to connect the other "petals" of the flower and carefully sew them with a thread. If you visualize a flower, then it is easier to connect parts of lightning according to a given principle. When all the petals are ready, you can start finishing the middle without cutting off any part of the zipper, but simply twisting it in a spiral.
2 way:
In this version, a full snake 50 cm long is used, and even the slider is not cut off. You just need to stretch the base, but not to the end, and immediately form two petals that are sewn together with a thread of the color of the craft itself. The slider is at the bottom of the flower, as if it were a stem. According to this principle, the rest of the petals are folded, overlapping each other and creating a 3D effect.
Having learned how to make basic flowers, you can experiment further creating colorful, original, lush and unusual flowers and collecting them into unusual and enchanting bouquets. We also recommend that you read the section ""
It often happens that we throw out old things without even trying to give them a second life. This also applies to lightning, from which you can make crafts with your own hands. Surprisingly, with its help, unusually beautiful decorations and other interesting little things are made, which we can now learn about.
Lightning flower
It will be a delightful decoration not only for clothes, but also for any handbag or other item. It is easy to do, all we need is a zipper with iron teeth, a thread with a needle and a few mother-of-pearl buttons of any color that we like.
DIY lightning flower Lightning Earrings
An interesting solution would be to glue the teeth of the lightning to the earrings (best of all, the earrings should be in the form of rings). They will become quite an extraordinary decoration in your collection.
Decor of hoop earrings with a zipper Zipper with pendant
Another non-standard approach to creating unusual jewelry for any girl. The lightning can be used as a chain by hanging any of the pendants that you like on it.
Fringed zip
The original solution for decorating jewelry, which is not difficult to perform. To achieve the goal, we will only need to fringe both sides of the zipper, then add some beautiful embellishment to make the composition look beautiful.
Lightning flower with petals
This option can be made in the form of a brooch. All we need is a zipper with iron teeth, the rest of the zipper, a pin or clasp for our brooch, a ruler, scissors, hot melt adhesive.
Beautiful accessory in the form of a flower with petals Zipper + felt
Various interesting decorations can be made from lightning and felt.
Extraordinary decorations made of lightning and felt Zipper bracelet
Have you ever seen an extraordinary bracelet, which is also made of lightning. I think it is not so common, so if you want to stand out from the crowd, you just need this kind of bracelet.
Lightning necklace
It sounds a little unusual, but intriguing. Such a stylish and creative necklace can be completely made by hand using the most affordable materials, which are also very inexpensive. The main task here will be to combine the color of the necklace so that you can wear it under your favorite clothes.
Gorgeous handmade necklace pet collar
Not only people, but also pets need beautiful things that will please the eye. One of these can be a collar for a cat or dog made of lightning and decorative design. To work, you need lightning and pebbles. Some people prefer to use Swarovski stones, but this is not necessary at all. You can find other stones that you like.
Owl from lightning
Now many teenage girls are obsessed with "owls" in any of their manifestations. So why not make such a decoration with your own hands using an old zipper, a little felt or other material. Having spent just a little time, you can get an excellent original product that many will envy.
A beautiful souvenir in the form of an "owl" Christmas tree decoration
Do not believe it, but the decoration can be not only everyday, but also timed to coincide with the New Year holidays. Ordinary lightning in just a few stages can freely turn into a Christmas tree or a Christmas tree toy.
Christmas tree made of lightning snowman
It can be not only a Christmas tree, but also a snowman. All you need is a little white felt and an old unnecessary zipper.
Craft "snowman made of lightning" do it yourself Heart for Valentine's Day
On Valentine's Day, present your "heart" to the lady you love. Making such a souvenir is easy and fast.
Beautiful "heart" of lightning for Valentine's Day Pendant "Heart"
A heart-shaped lightning pendant will be a great gift for the holiday of all lovers.
Cockerel
In the year of the rooster with its amulet in the form of this animal. Great craft "rooster" for personal use, as well as a gift to friends and family.
Extraordinary craft "cockerel" as a symbol of the year Flowers for March 8
But such beauty can be presented to women by the day of March 8. Crafts from lightning in the form of flowers will look quite original and beautiful.
Craft "a vase of flowers" for the day of March 8 simple bracelet
Another option for a zipper bracelet for everyday use.
Stylish hand bracelet autumn picture
Felt, some thread for embroidery and a zipper are the main components of an unusual and interesting craft - an abstraction that can be played up in the form of an autumn picture and hung on the wall.
Abstraction of felt and lightning Barrette
One of the options where you can use a zipper is to make a decoration on a hoop.
Zipper decoration for hoop Lightning Ring
And how about a stylish ring that you can’t buy in a regular store, but you can easily make it yourself.
Unusual ring with your own hands The bow tie
A very bright accessory in your appearance will be a butterfly made of lightning, which can be made in any size and color. A very contrasting and extraordinary element for any style of clothing.
Beautiful and stylish "lightning butterfly" cat
A simple, but at the same time cute "cat" will be an addition to clothes, a bag or gift box, as well as a postcard.
Craft "cat" in black Suspension
Here is another idea for a long zipper neck pendant. An easy craft that you can make with your kids.
Original pendant on the neck Clasp bracelets
Fasteners - zippers in different design and decor in the form of unusual bracelets for hands.
Decoration of bracelets with a zipper We decorate shoes
Lightning decoration for shoes, including ladies' shoes. To match them with a handbag, you can do something similar for its decor.
DIY shoe decoration Master class "Jewelry from lightning"
As the modern world values handicrafts and interesting ideas more than stock store-bought items, more and more people are trying to make something with their own hands. This also applies to jewelry, which can be made from various seemingly ordinary, but at the same time non-traditional materials.
The same can be said about lightning, which is often simply thrown away along with unnecessary old things. But if you pay attention to this element and devote a little time and effort, you can create unusual things that will be beautiful and useful.
Materials that we may need in our work:
- Lightning in different sizes and colors.
- Glue.
- Threads.
- Scissors.
- Needle.
- Base for the bracelet.
When all the materials are ready and at hand, you can go directly to the work itself.
We select the zipper that we like and start work. At the same time, it should be in a buttoned form.
After that, from the zipper itself, we cut off the fastener and its retainer.
Now dividing our lightning into two parts, we will get blanks for decorations, which will be used later in the work.
We bend one end of the zipper inward by about 3-5 mm, and sew it with threads.
We sew our craft 
Wrap the craft to the desired size As a result, we get a piece of jewelry in the form of a disk, which can be used to decorate the base of a bracelet, hoop or other jewelry. Similarly, it can be used for earrings, you will only need to purchase the appropriate accessories for the clasp.
Our product is ready and can be used in any way. As you can see, it is not difficult to do it at all, it will not take much time.
Summing up, we can conclude that you should never throw out any things that can make interesting crafts. An ordinary zipper from old jeans or other things thus has a chance to turn into original earrings, brooches, rings, bracelets and even ties. We looked at at least 25 ideas where you can play with this element in an interesting way. And if you dream up a little, there will be many more ideas.
Of the most popular materials that will be used in the work, these are the zippers themselves, felt of various colors (depending on the idea of \u200b\u200bthe product), glue, thread with a needle and additional elements that may be needed for decoration.
Zipper is one of the most popular types of fasteners. Recently, the zipper has been at the peak of popularity. Products with a plentiful amount of lightning are considered very fashionable. A huge number of things are made from lightning: clothes, handbags, jewelry. You can make original products from lightning with your own hands. For example, you can make a stylish necklace.
For this you will need:
1. zipper (3 pcs. 18-20 cm each)
2. satin ribbon (40 cm)
3. clasp
4. beads (5 pcs.)
5. superglue
6. thread
7. needle
8. scissors
9. a small piece of adhesive paper or cloth
Step 1.
We take one zipper, cut the fabric from the bottom and along the edges, leaving 0.5-0.7 cm from the edge of the teeth. Singe the cut edges with matches or a lighter.
We unzip the zipper. Sew a bead on the top edge. We begin to wrap the right edge of the zipper clockwise, the left - against. We fasten each turn well with a few stitches from the wrong side.
In this way, we get the right and left circle in the center with the slider. This element will serve as the center of the necklace.
Step 2
We take the second lightning and divide it into two parts. We save the slider, we will need it. We cut off the excess fabric, leaving 0.5-0.7 cm from the edge of the teeth. Burn the cut edges.
We turn each part of the zipper into a circle, fixing each turn with a few stitches.
Step 3
We also divide the third lightning into two parts, cut off and singe the edges. Save the slider. We divide each part in half, we get four parts. From each part we form an eight.
Step 3
We divide the satin ribbon into two parts, singe the edges and connect with the clasp. The necessary fastener can be removed from an already outdated and unnecessary decoration or bought in the department of sewing accessories.
Step 4
We alternately sew the prepared parts together, getting the central part of the necklace.
Step 5
We sew the already prepared ribbon with a fastener to the edges of the central part of the necklace. Thread stitches are visible on the wrong side of the necklace. In order for the work to look more accurate, they must be closed. We take adhesive paper or just fabric, cut out the part in the shape of a necklace and glue it with glue, closing the thread stitches.
The most ordinary household items can inspire the creation of unique products to decorate clothes and the interior of an apartment. Very interesting ideas are offered for making flowers from lightning with your own hands. Moreover, in order to make this craft, it is not even necessary to buy a new zipper - a zipper that has become unnecessary or even a broken zipper will fit quite well. To create a brooch or a headband flower, you will need a plastic zipper with more frequent and small zipper links, and in order to make a design element for clothes from coarse knitwear or wool, it is better to choose a lock with metal links. The proposed master class on making flowers from lightning will introduce you to the sequence of manufacturing the product.
Lightning flower - master class
You will need:
- long zipper;
- a flap of rather dense fabric in the color of lightning (for example, felt or crepe);
- bead on pearls;
- small safety pin;
- scissors;
- needle with thread;
- glue gun;
- lighter or candle.
How to make a flower out of lightning?
- We separate the lightning into halves. We cut one part into segments about 6 cm long.
- We burn the ends of each of the parts with fire so that the lightning fabric does not bloom. Each segment is the basis for a flower petal. We sew it with small stitches and perform an easy assembly.
- Pulling the ends of the thread, we get a curved flower petal. In the same way we make the rest of the petals. Sequentially we sew the resulting petals so that one half covers the other.
- It turns out a long strip, consisting of petals. We turn the strip into a circle, carefully sew it.
- For further work, we need the second half of the fastener, which is completely stitched at the bottom.
- We twist the stitched part of the zipper into a spiral, while stitching every centimeter. At the end of the manufacture of the spiral, we make a fixing seam.
- We take the prepared piece of fabric and draw a circle on it, the diameter of which is 5.5 centimeters. We attach a pin to a circle of matter. To do this, fold the circle in half and, attaching a pin, make small cuts on both sides of the pin.
- Now we push the sharp part of the pin into one incision, and the head into the other incision. Thus, we made a brooch mount. To make the pin invisible, cut out a small strip from the same fabric and carefully glue it with a glue gun. If the glue gun is not available, it is quite possible to sew on a fabric strip.
- We glue the flower on the base, but it is quite possible to sew it on. Glue the spiral on top.
- Sew a bead in the center of the bud.
It is possible to create a flower arrangement made of flowers of the same or different colors, which will serve as a decorative element of clothing.
Having learned how to make flowers from lightning, you can use this technology to make products that are completely different from each other, while using different options for laying a halves of a lightning fastened with a thread. To make a large lush flower, more elements are taken. You can richly decorate the middle of the product by taking not one, but several pearl beads.
Flowers made of zippers are perfect for decorating children's or girl's rubber bands, hairpins, ladies' bags. As you can see, by spending quite a bit of time, you can make a completely exclusive decor element that can be used in a variety of ways.
Other accessories can also be made from zippers, for example.
Photo: mayaroad.typepad.com
To create such a flower, the zipper must be unzipped and divided into two separate strips. Next, use a needle and thread and your imagination.
2. Ornament for decorative pillow
Photo: @luys_design
Sew an open zipper to the corner of the pillow and decorate with embroidery and beads of your choice.
3. Clasp-decor for the bag
Photo: @ykkmono
A zipper with deliberately large teeth and a “dog”, sewn to an ordinary textile bag, will become both a fastener and an unusual decorative element.
: clasp history
4. Unusual necklace
Photo: @missshop_
The metal zipper can be turned into an unusual necklace. To do this, cut the fabric braid close to the teeth, decorate the resulting base and the “dog” with pendants and beads, and sew a cord or thin strap with clasps to the ends of the zipper.
5. Decoration for a denim jacket
Photo: @bourgeoisdefrance
To add personality to a denim jacket, sew the zipper halves on the inside to the edges of the sleeves, collar, and bottom, so that the teeth peek out. You can add an applique on the back or leather inserts and also trim them with a zipper.
: Master Class
6. Cosmetic bag made of lightning
Photo: zszywka. pl
To make such a cosmetic bag, you need to sew several zippers of the same length with plastic teeth into a single canvas, then fold it in half and sew it up on the sides. The resulting cosmetic bag can be opened from the top, side, and bottom!
7. Zipper bracelet
Photo: truebluemeandyou.com
You can make an original bracelet from a zipper with metal teeth. In addition to the zipper itself, you will need a clasp for the bracelet and a metal chain and / or studs for decoration.
8. Jewelry for a bracelet from "dogs" from lightning
Photo: @luys_design
"Dogs" from fasteners can be used as decoration for jewelry - for example, for a bracelet.
9. Elegant necklace of lightning
Photo: @jewelsonjourney
For the manufacture of this unusual and even elegant necklace, several zippers with metal teeth and with a braid that blends harmoniously in color are suitable. Pieces of halves of lightning must be rolled into cylinders of different sizes and fastened together. Don't forget the clasp.
10. "Doggy" as a pendant
Photo: @missydeethatsme
If you have a really beautiful "dog", for example, from a broken zipper, you can hang it on a chain and wear it around your neck like an original pendant.