DIY Cigarette Ashtray With Cigarette Boxes

by Diana Garica Digital Marketing Expert

For a smoker, a stylish cigarette case and the astray have an essential place in their life. Taking out the cigarette from the beautiful and attractive Cigarette Boxes will stop everyone at a party to praise the beauty of the packaging. The smoke has become much more the fashion statement then the need. From teenagers to adults, everyone is fond of smoke. The e-cigarette is getting popularity among the youngster because it is the perfect medium to show your mates how cool you are.

If you are saying these ash holders cost you a hundred dollars, then you are not wrong. The beauty comes with a price. The gold plated square, round, oval, or other trays not only make you feel superior but also enhance the beauty of your living place.

Let us learn the technique of DIY ashtrays with empty boxes. Get all the things that you may require. As mentioned above, now smoker goes for the attractive e cigarette boxes. So whenever you visit their house, you will see many boxes are lying in their drawer because the packaging is stopping them from discarding. What do not you introduce your friend to the DIY ashtray ideas? Or you can gift them an exclusive ashtray. The design of the cigarette box, such as flip tops, is best for DIY projects. The best thing about this DIY ash plate is that you make them in any shape like circle, hexagon. Triangle, rectangle, or square. So collect the following things:

• Empty cigarette boxes

• Cardboard sheet

• Adhesive Glue

• Compass

• Cutter

• Scale

• Foil paper

• Pencil

First, make the base!

You need something to hold the card board cigarette boxes in a vertical position. For this DIY ashtray, cardboard material is best because it is light in weight and form a firm bond with the cigarette packaging. Take a cardboard sheet and draw the circle on it. You can customize the size of the circle as per your need and the number of cardboard cigarette boxes you have. After this, use a cutter or scissor and cut the circles. For making a circle, it is best to use compass because it gives precision, which you require for this.

Cut and paste head of cigarette packaging

After that, all you need empty cigarette boxes. You need to remove the head of the cigarette boxes and to start pasting in the vertical direction on the circle cardboard. Paste these heads on the edges of the circles, Use strong glue so that it will stick to the base and don't come off. While pasting, remember, fix the cigarette box heads in around because you need to create a curve. Paste them densely. Wait for half an hour then switches to the next step that is foil cutting.

Wrap the foil paper

Once you have pasted the cardboard cigarette boxes' head on the circle base, you need to wrap the bottom with foil paper. It is necessary to protect the paper material of the base because it catches fire quickly from the ashes. The diameter of the aluminum foil circle is the same as the diameter of the bottom of the circle. After that cut, the square shape aluminum paper because you also need to cover the wall of s Circular head. While doing this, keep in mind the dimension of the foil sheets.

Paste the foil sheets

First, paste the circle shape foil sheet in an inner part of the ashtray. Once you secure it with the strong adhesive, then paste the rectangular foil sheer on the outer and inner wall of the ashtray. You can use the newspaper to apply pressure. So, let it dry for a few minutes, and here you go. Instead of the traditional foil sheet, you can also use laminates foil sheets. To make the ashtrays more attractive and appealing, you can paste stones or other access to make it stunning.

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