Small crafts made from coconut shell waste can be made into flower pots, lanterns, bracelets, and candles. They are not only beautiful, but can also be stored for a long time.
1. Coconut shell flowerpot
How to:
1. Open the coconut shell first and dig out the coconut meat inside the coconut shell completely.
2. Use a Phillips screwdriver to drill a hole in the bottom.
3. Now you can put the soil and seedlings in. You can decide whether to smooth the outside of the coconut shell according to your own preferences.
2. Coconut shell bracelets
How to:
1. Use a hole opener to dig out the coconut shells required for making bracelets. Although coconut shells are relatively hard, the hole opener is a magic tool for removing coconut shell pieces. You can remove many pieces in minutes. Using a hole opener to remove coconut shells eliminates the need for drilling holes.
2. Select the best one from the removed coconut shell pieces and prepare to enter the next step of making coconut shell bracelets.
3. Next, use 600-grit to 2000-grit sandpaper for preliminary sanding to remove any imperfections on the outside of the coconut shell. When polishing, it is also necessary to control the direction of the coconut shell beads and try not to grind them astray, which will affect the overall aesthetics.
4. After polishing with sandpaper, you can also use soft deerskin to polish again, so that the brightness of the coconut shell can be improved, and it will be easier to shine in the sun!
5. Finally, use black or brown elastic thread to tie it into strings. You can also match it with your favorite accessories to make the coconut shell bracelets more beautiful.
3. Coconut shell scented candles
Materials: coconut oil, coconut shell, white candle, cotton thread.
How to:
1. Tie the cotton thread to the small iron piece and be ready to pour the wax.
2. Melt the white wax with coconut oil and pour it into the coconut shell.
4. Coconut shell lanterns
Materials: 1 coconut shell, several light-emitting diodes, a section of thin wire, a light switch, a wooden stick, waste cardboard or paper box, coarse sandpaper, electric drill, watercolor paint, etc. .
How to:
1. Completely dig out the coconut meat inside the coconut shell and smooth the outside with coarse sandpaper.
2. Print the pattern you want to make on the coconut shell on white paper, stick it on the surface of the coconut shell, use an electric drill to drill holes at a basically even distance, outline the outline, and color it with watercolor paint.
3. Weld all the light-emitting diodes in parallel, leaving two wires for the positive and negative electrodes for battery connection.
4. Arrange the button batteries, wrap them tightly with harder coated paper, connect the diode wires, wrap them firmly with tape, and connect them to the switch.
5. Put the diode and battery pack into the coconut shell. Use a small mooncake box to make a cylindrical cover at the mouth of the shell, and make a small hole in the middle to fix the wires.
6. Make a hole in the shell mouth, insert iron wire to fix it, and tie the wire to the wire to hold the lantern.
7. Decorate the wooden stick with colored paper, make a hole in the front end, thread the lantern string through it, and tie it with a knot.
8. Fix the switch on the wooden stick with transparent tape.
9. Make a hole in the center of the bottom of the coconut shell and insert the ear.
