You can make a small phone stand with your own hands from the simplest materials. Our small master class will help you in your work. Handmade items bring warmth and comfort to your home.
Such a funny cat phone stand is easy to make in one evening. To do this, we need fabric from old jeans to finish the cup, denim or any other fabric for the head, paws and tail.
For work you will need:
- Denim fabric (stripes of different colors).
- A piece of bright fabric for a scarf.
- A little synthetic winterizer or cotton wool for paws, tail and head.
- A glass of cotton swabs.
- Bottom cardboard.
- 4 buttons.
- Pencil, scissors, needle.
Let's get to work:
Take a sheet of paper and freehand draw a pattern. It's pretty simple, even if you can't draw. The head can be done like this: circle the bottom of your cup from under the cotton buds and step back a little from the edge. Get the head of a cat. Cut out the paper pattern. On it we will cut:
- Head (with ears) - 2 parts,
- paw-hand - 4 parts,
- paw-leg - 4 parts,
- tail - 2 parts.
We select materials:
Here is a box you need to take for work, it just fits perfectly in size:
Next, we will make bottoms for our stand. This chopstick cup has a bottom diameter of 8 cm. Yours may be different. For the outer bottom, we cut out a larger circle of cardboard, and for the inner bottom, 0.5 cm less than the bottom of the glass from under the sticks. Cut out a circle with a diameter of 7.5 cm from denim. Sweep along the edge with a thread, insert cardboard and tighten the thread. The second circle is 1.5 cm larger, cut out of denim.
For the inside of the stand, we take a suitable fabric measuring 12 cm (glass height + allowances on each side of 2 cm) * 27 cm (circumference + allowances of 1 cm). We sew the fabric along the short side. We cut the allowances in the lower part of the resulting lining in several places. We put the inner lining into the cup, distribute the notched allowances so that there are no large folds. You can drop a little glue so that the lining does not “walk”.
We turn the top allowance on the outside of the stand. We also fix it by dripping glue in a circle. If there is no glue available, use tape. Then we must draw the belly of the cat. For the top and bottom, trimmings from the legs are well suited. Lay out the strips and fasten them with pins.
Sew all the pieces along the short side. We put on our stand everything that we sewed. On top of the cup we sew the lining and the top of the product with a hidden seam. Then we sew a large bottom. Make sure it doesn't protrude beyond the diameter of the glass. If the bottom is large, cut off the excess cardboard.
We put the cat pattern on the fabric from which you decided to sew it. Cut out a pattern from paper and fasten with pins to the fabric. Cut out, adding a 0.5 cm seam allowance.
Embroider the cat's face the way you like. You can sew beads or buttons instead of eyes.
We sew the paws, tail and head, leaving small gaps in the seams for stuffing with padding polyester. We turn out the details of the head, paws, and tail. We stuff the blanks with synthetic winterizer or cotton wool.
Sew paws, head and tail to the stand. The paws are sewn on at the top and fastened with buttons.
Sew pieces of denim on the tail.
We tie a bright bow around our cat's neck, you can put a sewn mouse or fish in the paws. If you want to give a product, then a souvenir, for example, a smoking pipe.
How to make a cute and original phone stand out of paper, our small master class will tell. The stand can be made from the base: a cardboard ring left over from adhesive tape, an empty round box of chips, salt, coffee, or a cup of cotton buds.
How often, being at home, in the office or on the road, we cannot remember where we put our phone. To prevent this from happening, you should get comfortable and ergonomic stands that you can make yourself. A phone stand can be made with your own hands from the most unexpected materials at hand. How to do this, our step-by-step master class will tell.
How to make a do-it-yourself phone stand: options for office and car
Whether at work or in the car, we all need to always be in touch. At the same time, you don’t want to spend a lot of money on expensive coasters, because they can be made from waste and outdated materials.
Card stand.The simplest option for a phone holder is a card holder. To make it, you need to carefully bend the unnecessary plastic card in two places, as shown in the photo below, preventing it from breaking.
Experience shows that a plastic card holder is very reliable and can withstand even air travel at times of strong turbulence.
Stationery clip stand.To make a phone stand from stationery clips or from binders, as they are also called, you will need one large and one small clip. The legs of the small clamp should be placed between the holding part of the large clamp and placed on the table so that the larger clamp rests on its surface.
Similar coasters can be made in five minutes from clothespins.
Paper clips make a great car stand option. To make it, you need to disassemble the large clamp and slightly bend the metal parts, as shown in the photo below.
In order not to damage the surface of the phone, it is recommended to wrap metal fasteners with threads in several layers. We return the holders to their place, additionally fix them with adhesive tape and clerical gum. We fix the clamp on the ventilation shutters. The phone is securely fastened between the metal parts of the binder.
Paper stand.Ordinary office paper, folded in a certain way, can even support the weight of a large smartphone. To make a stand out of paper, you need to measure the dimensions of the phone and adjust the pattern below for them.
Cut out the piece from paper, fold it along the dotted lines and insert the side pieces into the slots. This design is good because it allows you to charge your phone without removing it from the stand.
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A desktop phone stand for the home should not only be comfortable, but also durable, stylish and fit well into the interior of the home. Consider options for such products.
Stand made of newspaper tubes.A phone stand made of newspaper tubes will be a wonderful gift and a great decoration for any interior.
To weave such a stand, you will need several pre-painted long newspaper tubes, scissors, knitting needles, a little glue and varnish.
We place six blanks parallel to each other at a distance of about 1-1.5 cm and firmly fix them in the machine or in any convenient way. We lay knitting needles or wire in the extreme racks to make it more convenient to form even and neat contours of the product. We begin to braid the base with a working tube using the “rope” technique or chintz weaving. We monitor the parallelism of the rows and, if necessary, coat them with glue for better fixation.
Weave a rectangular blank of the required length. We take out the knitting needles or wire. The ends of the stands are neatly trimmed and trimmed. We give the workpiece the necessary curved shape, if necessary, wetting it a little with water.
Similarly, weave the leg of the stand on a smaller number of tubes. We bend the finished leg, install it on the main part and fix its racks between the rows of the stand. Cut off the excess and hide it. We coat the product with glue, if desired, additionally paint and cover with 1-2 layers of varnish. After complete drying, the stand can be used for its intended purpose.
Stand made of origami modules.Modular origami is a fairly young, but very popular type of needlework. With it, you can make a lot of unusual and original gizmos, including a phone stand from modules.
To make the stand, you will need double-sided blue and pink paper. We cut the sheets into blanks and fold the modules.
We start weaving from the base of the stand. For it, you will need 28 blue modules, which must be connected to each other and closed in a ring. We make three more rows in the same way. From the fifth row, we reduce the number of modules by 1, 2, 3, 4 pieces. In the seventh row we put one pink module in the middle.
In the eighth row we put 6 modules, make a pass, another 10 modules, a pass, 6 modules. The number of pink modules is 2 pieces. In the next row, we put three pink modules on the pink section. We begin to make out the curly edging of the stand, as shown in the photo below.
In the back, we form a pattern in the form of a heart, above which we install a row of blue modules. Gradually narrow the stand until a triangular wedge forms in its back.
Stand of modules is ready!
Video on the topic of the article
We suggest watching the video tutorials below on making other options for phone stands.
Proposed for construction, the car phone stand will be extremely useful for drivers who often use the phone. It will solve problems with finding a phone during a trip. Thanks to a simple and reliable design, the work will not take much time.
Step 1. Tools.
To create a rack you will need:
1. Aluminum tube with a diameter of 47 mm "f. 4";
2. Connecting tubes at 45° and 90° (aluminum or copper). They are cheap and available at any hardware store.
3. Solid wooden sticks (you can take ice cream sticks);
4. Epoxy glue or any other glue with similar qualities;
5. Case or phone case;
6. Cable ties (they will be needed to attach the cover);
7. Hacksaw;
8. Ruler;
9. Knife.
Step 2. Frame assembly.
Before starting work, you should decide on the installation location of the telephone rack. It should not interfere with the use of the audio system, recharging and other daily activities in the car. Only after that you can start measuring.
The aluminum tube must be cut into 3 pieces. The shortest part is attached to the 45° angle tube. The horizontal part (about 5 cm) connects the angled tubes of 90° and 45° "f.2.1 - 2.2". A vertical pipe (approximately 10-13 cm) will hold the rack itself. All pipe connections must be lubricated with glue so that nothing falls off during movement.
Step 3 Attaching the case.
On the reverse side of the cover, we make 3 pairs of cuts (the depth of the cut should correspond to the tips of the ties). The cuts are parallel to the tube, which will subsequently be attached to the sheath. We thread the screeds into the holes and tighten a little (the main thing is not to overdo it). We tighten the long tube of the frame with ties as shown in the photo. Cut off the ends if they are too long.
Next, you need to cut the wooden sticks in half, insert between the case and the aluminum tube and grease with glue.
If you have accumulated unnecessary bank or discount cards, do not rush to throw them away, because you can make useful things out of them - smartphone stands with different designs. We have collected several design options, including quite sophisticated ones.
The first stand is the easiest. It can be done by simply bending the card in two places so that you get something like this:
You can make three bends and get a design that more securely holds the base of the smartphone.
In order to prevent the card from breaking and losing strength at the bending points, it is better to bend it after preheating it with a hair dryer. The plastic will gain increased elasticity for a while, and then harden again.
To create this design, you will need to make cutouts on the map on both sides, forming hooks, and bend it in half. Sharp tatters at the incision sites need to be ground off, this can be done with a file or sandpaper, and if they are not available, with a nail file or a clerical knife.
For such a delivery, two cards glued together are required. This provides additional stability - you can put your smartphone on it not only horizontally, but also vertically.
Two cutouts on the map - and such a stand is ready. For greater stability, you can use two cards - one will be attached to the left side of the smartphone, the other to the right. The second card can be cut out by putting the first one on it, so they will be completely symmetrical and the smartphone will not warp.
The Chinese produce such a stand. In size, it is exactly the same as a bank card, which means that you can make it yourself. To do this, you need to make several cuts on the card with a very heated knife and build the same structure by bending the lower holder, the back for fixing and the base of the card. The advantage of this stand is the ability to adjust the angle of inclination.
Mobile communication devices are in every home, they have become almost indispensable for a modern person and perform a lot of functions. Therefore, quite often they need to be kept not in your pocket, but on your desktop, so a smartphone stand is a necessary thing for everyone. There are many ways to make a phone stand, but one of the best options is of course wood, as it, despite its hardness, will not scratch the smartphone and will look good both in the office and at home on the table.
The easiest way to make a wooden phone stand with your own hands is to simply make it from a regular plank. The design of such a product is as simple as possible - a groove of the required width is made in the board and the stand is ready. Since the board has a large plane, and after you put the mobile into the slot, it will stand firmly and securely on the table.
The most important thing about this wooden phone stand is the area of the base that will be in contact with the table, it must be large enough to handle the functional load. As a base, such a homemade phone stand can have any wood and can be shaped into any shape. And the manufacturing process itself is limited to the fact that a groove is simply made in the plank with the help of a milling cutter. The groove can be made flat or sloped, depending on the angle at which the device should stand.
When you make a stand for a smartphone with your own hands, it is important to sand it well, especially in the groove area where the mobile will stand. After all, if there are irregularities, then you can scratch the glass, and this will spoil the appearance of your gadget.
Complex design
If you want your mobile device to be always in sight, not lost in documents, and at the same time your table looks beautiful, solid, then the stand should be appropriate. To do this, you can make it not just from a plank, but from several parts. Don't worry, it doesn't require a lot of tools or material either. The most important thing is not to rush and carefully consider the design that your homemade product will have.
A good do-it-yourself smartphone stand, which is suitable not only for any phone, but also for a tablet, and at the same time will be as stable as possible, can be made from two small planks.
The design of such a stand is as simple as possible, two identical rectangular wooden blanks are taken. On the one hand, about a quarter from the edge, a slot is made to the middle of the board. It is important that the slot does not run at a right angle, but obliquely, so that the stand is more stable and has the correct slope of the plane that will support the phone. On both blanks, a slot is made up to half the width of the blank.
For someone who is just starting out, it can be problematic to find the right angle for the slot. But this is not difficult to do, just attach two parts to one another at the planned angle and just make marks on the side of the end. Well, in addition, so that the phone does not slip, you need to make a groove on a horizontal plank, or stick a small bar that will be a stopper.
After all the cuts are ready, it is enough just to sand the stand well so that the bumps do not scratch the phone case, and cover it with tinting or just varnish.
There are many ways to make a phone stand of this design, for example, you can make a curly vertical part of the stand, which will greatly improve its appearance. Forms can be a variety of hand, leaf, animals, and in general everything that you think of, since a tree can be given almost any shape.
How to choose a stand design
There are quite a few ways to make a smartphone stand, but wood options are not only durable, but also beautiful. In addition, they look much nobler than other materials, as a properly selected wooden accessory will decorate any design, regardless of its style.
Therefore, in order for your handmade mobile phone stand to be beautiful and original, try to choose the right design, size and color. Of course, you should not forget about such parameters as functionality and stability, since if a cell phone falls, it can simply be damaged.
You can make a variety of phone accessories at home and you don’t need a special tool for this. In most cases, with due diligence and patience, you can get by with a simple hacksaw, chisel, sandpaper and a piece of plywood. Then just glue your sample from small parts and at home it will also be easy.
Do not be afraid to experiment and fantasize so that the stand you made is unique, and not like everyone else. After all, mass production is organized in such a way that anyone can afford to buy beautiful and seemingly diverse things. But truly bright individuals prefer unique things in a single copy. Such things are not sold in stores, they can only be ordered or made independently. The second option is much better, not only in terms of economy, but also in terms of the manifestation of individuality.
Even if you do not have experience in making any wood crafts, do not be upset, as there is nothing difficult in this. It is enough to carefully plan everything, calculate what tools and materials will be needed, and only after that proceed to the work itself. If something doesn’t work out for you, then you can try again, rarely does anyone manage to do everything right the first time, everyone learns and everyone makes mistakes. But this is the only way to gain experience and learn to do things right.