Introduction: Mushroom Phone Holder Light Using Cardboard
In this tutorial, I show you how I made a Mushroom Phone Holder Light using mainly a Cardboard, Plastic Soda Bottle, Transparent Plastic Film and Paper clay. It’s fun to make and you can use it as an awesome decoration.
What you need :
Step 1: Shaping the Base
Draw on the cardboard two circles with a diameter of 15cm and 18cm,
Cut the cardboard following the circle drawn using a cutter knife,
Glue the two circles using a hot glue gun,
Cut a cardboard tube : diameter = 12mm and length = 8cm, to stand the smartphone,
Glue the cardboard tube using a hot glue gun.
Step 2: Building the Mushroom
- Cut the plastic film 20x30cm and then roll it up,
- Glue the tube with hot glue using a glue gun,
- Cut the top and bottom of a bottle of soda and then glue them to form the head of the mushroom,
- Use aluminum foil to reach the final shape of the mushroom.
Step 3: Making the Plans
Always using aluminum foil, can form several types of plants like mushrooms, flowers, ... You can build the plant that you desire.
Step 4: Cover With Paper Clay
After, I cover all with paper clay (I used "Das modelling material" but you can any paper clay or even a homemade paper clay). I don't use natural air dry clay, it will shrink and that will result in a lot of cracks around your jar.
Step 5: Paint
I used acrylic paint for painting. You can also use watercolors and watercolor crayons. It's up to you. In the end you can seal the paint using some matte spray varnish.
Step 6: Add the Lights
I placed some LED lights into the mushroom. I recommend you use soft lights that will gently illuminate your desk.