Final Sketch
For the final sketch, I decided to put the cans in the center of the car tire. The cracked eggs will be wrapped with plastic and covering the car tire all over. On top, the hole will be covered with a circular cardboard and the braided used clothes will be covering the sides of the circular cardboard.
Process
Washing the car tire with soap
Taking the left over water with a small cup and drying it further with tissue
I washed the egg shells and drying the egg shells with tissue. Next, I cracked the eggs and dried it with a hairdryer because the cracked egg shells were still sticking to each other.
I repeated the same steps for the colored eggs. Then, I combined the colored and not-colored egg shells and wrapped them with plastic.
Lastly, I stick the plastic sheet onto the sides of the car tire with a spray mount.
Here's the final result of my first try on the egg shells covered car tire
After I left the tire for a week, some of the glue started to wear off and some egg shells fell. To solve this, instead of using a wrapping plastic, I used a clear tape and combine them to make a bigger piece, then sticking the eggs into it.
Below is a sample piece of the egg shells taped onto the clear tape.
For the top of the table, I was about to use a MDF board but I don't have a proper cutting material at home so I decided to use these pipes I found at my mom's wallpaper store.
These are unused pipes that were used to hold the roll of the sticker wallpaper .
To make a circular top shape, I started by using a glue gun to stick the pipes into one rectangle shape before cutting it into a circle.
Before cutting the pipes, I made a circle guideline. I covered the top of the tire with a plastic and drew a circle pattern with a marker.
Next, I cut the plastic sheet into the circle pattern that I drew and stick it on top of the pipes.
The last step is to cut the pipes into the circle shape I drew. I cut the pipes using a cutter.
This is the final result for the circular table top.
Next, I painted the cans red as suggested by my friends and lecturer.
Final Result
Here is the final result of my up-cycle table from unused car tyre and egg shells! It is a table suitable for reading or having a cup of coffee.
My lecturer suggested to not use the cans so here is a picture of the product without the leg. In my opinion, it looks better without it. It is more balanced in colors.
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