Here comes the long-awaited autumn time. Time for dreams and new achievements. Right now, nature pleases us more than ever with its beauty, riot of colors, refreshing, but still warm breeze, rustling foliage underfoot. And so I want to keep the feeling of complete harmony and warmth as long as possible, not only in my memories, but also at home! Autumn foliage will come in handy, and do-it-yourself flowers made from tree leaves will be a wonderful interior decoration or an unusual gift for a loved one.
This work will not require you to spend a lot of both materials and time, but will not yield in its originality and beauty to other handicrafts from improvised materials.
Flowers from tree leaves: master class
The most impressive and natural look in compositions and simple bouquets made from rose leaves. The process is quite fun and very simple, so that the whole family, including the kids, can take part in it.
Having started making such crafts, you will understand that the stage of collecting leaves is much longer and more tiring than the creative process itself. The following trees are best suited, the foliage of which is preferable to use for making an autumn rose: maple, ash and Try to choose bright leaves in colorful shades (yellow, red, maroon, green). If possible, use leaves from trees rather than picked from the ground. They will not only be cleaner and less damaged, but, more importantly, still quite elastic due to the remaining moisture, it will be much easier to work with them, and the composition using them will turn out to be more realistic. Collect leaves of different sizes. The splendor of the rose will depend on the number of leaf petals used.
So, the main material is already in your hands, are you full of desire and enthusiasm? Then let's quickly consider how to make flowers from tree leaves with your own hands.
Necessary tools
To make this craft you will need:
- leaves;
- scissors;
- thread or thin rope;
- sunflower oil or hairspray;
- iron.
Use flowers from tree leaves of different colors in your work or alternate different colored leaves in one rose - it all depends on your taste.
To create not just a bouquet, but a separate composition, you can use other natural materials (mountain ash, cones, spruce branches, chestnuts, acorns, etc.).
Step by Step
First, take the sheet with the back side towards you so that its front side is directed to the palms, and fold in half.
So let's get started. Making flowers from tree leaves step by step:
1. Roll the resulting half of the leaf into a tight tube - this will be the core of our future flower.
2. Take the second sheet. It must be placed face down.
3. Bend this sheet outward so that its top protrudes 1-2 mm above the previous one. Wrap the base with the resulting half.
4. Repeat this manipulation a few more times. Depending on how many leaves you make, the size of the rose will depend.
5. Each subsequent row of leaves must be shifted slightly lower. So the finished rose will be more fluffy, voluminous and beautiful.
6. Fasten the base of the resulting flower tightly with a thread.
7. From above, slightly soak the flowers from the leaves of the trees with sunflower oil. This will give the finished product a shine and help it last longer.
8. Instead of oil, you can use hairspray. Sprinkling the flowers lightly, you will also give them shine, and this manipulation will also save them from brittleness.
9. If desired, you can make separate strokes of golden paint or sparkles over the roses.
10. In conclusion, it remains to arrange the resulting autumn flowers in a bouquet and decorate them with the most colorful and neat leaves. First, be sure to iron these leaves through a cloth or a double sheet of paper.
Flowers from the leaves of trees, made with their own hands, are ready. They will surely please you and your loved ones. In addition, such a bouquet can be a wonderful gift that has preserved the love and warmth of your hands.
Flowers from tree leaves: photo
The completed composition might look like this.
Although there are no identical flowers in nature, yours will be completely unique and unique.
chrysanthemum flower
In addition to roses, you can also make, for example, a chrysanthemum flower. This will, of course, require more time and leaves to complete, but still worth a try.
It is necessary to wind a sufficiently large number of tubes (about 50 pieces for one lush flower). If you combine them in one bunch, you get a chrysanthemum.
Blank features
Tubes can be formed by winding them on long skewers, pencils, knitting needles or other oblong devices. The size and density of the finished petals will depend on the diameter of the rod used. Give them the necessary shape according to your desire and artistic taste.
The resulting flowers from the leaves of the trees must be securely fixed with glue and thread. You can first coat each leaf with glue and roll it into a tube, or, conversely, glue the finished workpiece and fix it with a thread for the drying period, not forgetting to remove it at the end of the cooking process.
After all the blanks are ready and the tubes are wound in sufficient quantities, proceed directly to the formation of a flower.
It is best to beat the resulting blank and give it the look of a real plant by fixing the flower on a long skewer or thick wire. At the base (for the sepals), it is recommended to use small green leaves or make them yourself from corrugated or colored paper. Be sure to wrap the stem itself with the same green corrugated paper or a special teip tape.
As you can see, just a little effort, and the finished chrysanthemum flower from an unusual natural material is already ready. Now they can be supplemented with any or, having made a few more of these flowers, create a separate lush bouquet of chrysanthemums. Put such a bouquet in a vase, decorate it and enjoy the beauty of this wonderful autumn flower for a long time to come.
Conclusion
For any creative process, the most important thing is desire and inspiration. And even at first glance, such a simple process of creating flowers will be a godsend for you and will certainly please you with its result. Create, please yourself and others, and the presented master class on how to make flowers from tree leaves, we hope, helped you with this.
Any process of creation carries only positive emotions. Having created such beauty on your own, and even from natural materials, you will feel a surge of creative energy and new ideas. In addition, this kind of activity can be done by the whole family, from collecting leaves during a walk in the park to creating flowers and decorating them. Try it!
Resembling a growing tree, which is used to decorate any interior. Such an artificially created sculpture is also called " Tree of Happiness»or "European tree». The first topiaries were gardens of originally trimmed shrubs, which prompted designers to make artificial trees with their own hands.
Autumn is rich in all kinds of natural materials, using which it is so easy to embody the most daring creative ideas. By connecting the imagination, you can create unique ones that will delight and please the eye. they always bring the aroma of autumn into the house, and the autumn topiary will look original and bright. And if you ever dreamed of trying to create a topiary, now is the time.
Autumn topiary can be made from leaves, acorns, rowan twigs, fruits, autumn flowers and other materials of your choice. Often such an ornamental tree has a round shape, but there are also cone-shaped or bouquet-shaped topiaries. The main element is a crown that can be decorated with anything: decorative ribbons or bows, acorns, or fruit. This craft will be a great decor for your home or.
To make an autumn topiary with your own hands, you will need:
- any autumn material: leaves, chestnuts, flowers, berries, branches;
- wooden stick for the trunk or thick wire;
- glue;
- foam ball;
- base container: empty flowerpot or flower pot;
- sand, stones, plaster, alabaster.
How to make an autumn topiary with your own hands: a step by step diagram
1. Pour the base for the stability of the autumn tree into the flower pot: sand, stones or other material. Tamp tightly so that in the future the topiary does not turn over.
2. Then a wooden stick-rod of a decorative tree should be stuck into the sand. It should be inserted until the stick rests on the bottom of the pot. Even crooked sticks are suitable for autumn topiary, because this will add even more uniqueness to your craft.
3. Place a foam ball on top of the stick. And then it's up to your imagination. Attach leaves, flowers, twigs and even berries to the crown with hot glue, pins or wire. If there is no natural material for crafts, autumn flowers and leaves can be made from paper or fabric. Do not forget about chestnuts, nuts, acorns.
4. If desired, decorate the flower pot, stand and the core of the autumn topiary itself. Choose elements in autumn colors.
Autumn topiary of flowers
Autumn topiary from leaves
Autumn topiary from leaves
Do-it-yourself autumn topiary from leaves
Autumn topiary of leaves, chestnuts and moss
Autumn walnut topiary
Autumn topiary from chestnuts
Autumn topiary from apples in the form of a bouquet
Autumn topiary from apples: conical shape
Autumn topiary from apples
And topiary is an exciting activity that will give a lot of new positive emotions in the process of creation. Stock up on everything you need, connect the children and boldly get to work.
Do-it-yourself autumn topiary
Topiary "Autumn tree" Master class with step by step photo
Do-it-yourself topiary made of artificial paper leaves. Master class with step by step photo
The master class is intended for middle-aged and older children, educators, teachers, teachers of additional education, as well as for those who like to be creative.Purpose: to decorate the interior of the apartment, a handmade gift.
Target: Creating a topiary "Autumn tree"
Tasks:
- teach the sequence of making topiary;
- develop creativity and imagination;
- to improve skills of work with various material;
- educate diligence and accuracy.
Autumn is the most beautiful time of the year, when nature gives us many different materials to create various beautiful crafts. We just have to dream up, choose the material and start making crafts. What we will do with you now. My choice fell on the manufacture of the "Autumn Tree" topiary .Do-it-yourself topiary will be a continuation of the autumn theme in any room, whether it is a group in a kindergarten or your apartment.
leaf fall
leaf fall, leaf fall,
The yellow leaves are flying.
Yellow maple, yellow beech,
Yellow circle in the sky.
Yellow yard, yellow house.
The whole earth is yellow all around.
yellowness, yellowness,
So autumn is not spring.
(V. Nirovich)
To make an autumn tree, we need:
-newspapers;
- sewing threads;
-leg-split;
-PVA glue;
-gypsum;
- glue gun;
-scissors;
- wooden stick;
- gouache paint;
-flower pot;
- artificial leaves, grass, berries;
-napkins;
-satin ribbon.
Everything is ready and we can start making the topiary. I will have a ball as the basis of the topiary, we make it from crumpled newspapers wrapped with sewing threads.
When you decide that the desired size of the ball has been reached, we proceed to pasting the ball with napkins. To do this, tear the napkins into pieces and stick them on the ball, previously lubricated with PVA glue
We make several layers to give a more even surface to our ball
When the whole ball is pasted over, give it time to dry, it is better to leave it overnight.
This is how our ball should turn out.
In the meantime, our ball is drying, we are making a trunk, for this we take a stick or a twig, grease it well with PVA glue and wrap it with twine and let it dry.
Now that both the crown and the trunk are ready, we proceed to assemble our topiary.
We make a cross-shaped cut in the ball
and insert the barrel and fix the cut with a glue gun.
We begin to decorate the crown with autumn leaves. We make small holes in the ball (I did this with a carnation, or you can use an awl), applied a drop of glue with a glue gun and inserted the leaves.
We stick the leaves as your fantasy tells you, I did it like this
Add some berries
Having completed the decoration of the crown, we proceed to plant our tree in a pot. As a pot, we will have the simplest flower pot. We make a mortar from building gypsum, the consistency of the solution should not be liquid, the solution will dry for a long time). The solution should be like store sour cream. the solution into the pot, insert the barrel into the middle of the pot and wait a bit until the solution seizes.
We proceed to decorate the surface of the pot, for this we take artificial grass and carefully place it on the plaster surface until it is completely frozen.
Now we move on to decorating the pot itself, we do it with twine.
We tie a beautiful satin bow and our pot has taken on a different look.
Let's add some decor to the grass and our autumn tree is ready.
Here is such an "Autumn tree" I got.
To make a topiary from natural material with your own hands, you do not need to have special talents and skills. The richness of shapes and colors of seeds, nuts, cones and dried flowers allows you to create amazing souvenirs literally from nothing. It is enough just to prepare beautiful fruits and flowers, spikelets of cereals, moss, twigs and other materials in summer and autumn.
How to make the easiest topiary
For beginners to master a new hobby, you can offer a simple master class on making souvenirs from natural materials. For work you need to prepare:
- a small ball of foam or plastic;
- twig of arbitrary shape;
- natural material (seeds, flowers, leaves, dry berries, feathers, etc.);
- small capacity;
- plasticine;
- instant glue or glue gun.
When creating a topiary, you may also need scissors, shiny beads, ribbons and lace, paints. All this is easy to find at home, and natural materials will have to be collected in advance and dried, so that after the product is ready, it does not deform and lose its beauty.
Very beautiful trees can be made from pine cones. You need to collect the topiary with your own hands in the following sequence:
- Choose a beautifully curved branch, you can with a fork. Pierce the prepared plastic or foam ball, pour a little glue into the hole and insert the selected stick. When the glue sets, you can continue to work.
- Glue the cones to the ball as tightly as possible. If there is a lot of free space between them and the base material is visible, then small elements can be inserted there, trying to completely hide the surface of the ball. For inserts, coniferous twigs are also suitable, as in the photo on the right, and beads (on the left). If desired, you can use maple and ash seeds, euonymus boxes, colorful bird feathers and other material. Set aside the finished tree and proceed to the manufacture of the stand.
- In a small container (a plastic cup, a lid for household chemicals, a pot for seedlings, etc.), put plasticine and knead it, filling the entire diameter of the container. A layer of plasticine should occupy approximately 2/3 of the volume of the container. Decorate the stand from the outside by gluing a "palisade" of sticks, lace and dried flowers onto it. You can wrap the container with felt or leave it unfinished if it's decorative on its own.
- The stick, on which the ball with the composition of cones is fixed, is stuck with the free end into the layer of plasticine. To hide unsightly material, you need to fill the remaining volume of the pot with dried moss, cotton wool or poplar fluff, scales from cones, small seeds, etc. You can add additional decor from spikelets, small cones, pebbles, beads.
Even if this is the first do-it-yourself topiary in the life of an artist, he will not encounter any difficulties in making it.
If instead of a ball we take the base in the form of a cone, then we can make a Christmas tree out of the cones. Such a topiary made of natural material is suitable for decorating a house for the New Year. To make it more convenient to work, it is better to immediately fix the cone on the stem and stand. If you find a thick branch and cut off a short piece from it, then the stem of the souvenir will turn out. For a stand, you can use a wide saw cut of wood or a plank (right).
You need to start pasting the cone with cones from the bottom. This is due to their location: with a downward slope. The Christmas tree on the right is made with the addition of coniferous branches. To assemble it, you need to alternate rows of cones and greenery. To decorate the Christmas tree on the right, plastic leaves and fruits of holly, a shrub that symbolizes Christmas and New Year in European countries, are used. Snow on the "branches" and under the tree is made from a mixture of semolina with PVA glue. Such a composition in a semi-liquid state is easy to apply to the cones. After drying, it will firmly adhere to the souvenir.
Eco-style topiary (video)
Leaves and flowers
Very beautiful topiary can be made from autumn leaves. Colorful, elegant, they can rightfully compete with the most sophisticated colors. In addition to the leaves, you can take twigs with the fruits of physalis, snowberry, wild apple trees or ranetok, mountain ash.
The easiest option is fresh or dried leaves and fruits glued to the base. In this case, the artist starts from the shape and color of the material, acting in the same way as when composing bouquets. The main task is to glue all the elements so that the composition looks harmonious. The souvenir is assembled according to the rules described above.
It is possible to supplement the composition of autumn leaves with dried flowers. Many horticultural and wild herbs can be dried at the time of flowering. Yarrow and tansy will not lose their color when dried, and their hard baskets will look just like life. Immortelle and steelwort, prickly muzzle, fennel umbrellas, cilantro, dill, hard helichrysum flowers - all this can serve as an excellent material for creating natural topiary.
Bouquet of lush roses
For those for whom the variety of dried flowers is not enough, we offer a master class on making a composition with roses. For work, you need components for the base of the souvenir, threads, a clothespin and a lot of beautiful maple leaves. Roses will have to be made by hand:
- Take a fresh maple leaf and fold it in half across the main vein.
- Roll up so that the fold line forms a loose spiral. Press the roll with a clothespin so that it does not turn around.
- Fold another sheet in half. Remove the clothespin and, holding the already rolled sheet with your fingers, wrap it with a new folded sheet so that the fold is on top, as shown in the photo. Fasten again with a clothespin and prepare another sheet.
- The next leaf should be located opposite the one that wraps the core of the future flower.
- A few more layers of folded leaves will make the bud more magnificent. The edges of the "petals" can be slightly bent, imitating real pink flowers. When the flower seems lush enough, wrap it around the bottom with a thread, and tie it securely.
- To get the sepals of a rose, arrange a folded leaf (you can choose a small one) so that the fold is under the flower. Then the protruding ends successfully imitate the sepals. Fasten everything with thread again. Having made several of these flowers, you can begin to assemble the topiary.
You can stick roses in any order, alternating them with dry leaves, chestnuts, cones or needles. If desired, you can decorate roses with "dew drops" from transparent beads or rhinestones. It is best to attach such a decor with transparent glue such as "Moment-Crystal". Droplets can be successfully imitated with both epoxy and superglue.
Topiary from natural material (video)
Other ways to make flowers for topiary
Making topiary from natural materials, you can use the seeds of a bizarre shape in their natural form. So, bergenia stars, euonymus boxes, maple lionfish by themselves will look elegant in any composition. But you can spend a little time and make unusual flowers from natural material that will decorate a souvenir tree.
Laconic topiary, reminiscent of early spring and the very first flowers blooming on bare branches. For its manufacture you need:
- container;
- piece of burlap;
- tree branch;
- pine cones;
- alabaster;
- glue;
- decor (twine, beads).
The plastic container must be pasted over with burlap, cut off the protruding ends. Pour alabaster solution into the container, insert a branch and let it harden.
To assemble the flower, you need to remove the lower thick part of the maple seeds, leaving only the wings. Cut petals from birch bark or corn cob wraps. In each case, the flowers will be different, you can try several options and choose the most suitable one. Lubricate the petal with glue and insert between the scales of the cones. When the entire cone is filled, you will get a beautiful flower.
Maple lionfish and corn wrappers are easy to color with food coloring. To do this, dry material must be placed in a paint solution, kept until stained. Remove and pat dry with paper towels, then spread in a single layer until completely dry.
When the required number of flowers is made, glue them to the branch in random order. If desired, the composition can be supplemented with dried willow buds, leaves and other decor.
Set up a stand. Glue dried moss or beautiful lichens inside the container. Attach coils of twine, beads, "flower" petals to the burlap.
Lush chrysanthemums can be made without the use of cones. To make flowers, you will need maple lionfish or ash seeds. They have an elongated shape and are very similar to the narrow petals of asters and chrysanthemums. You can make flowers for topiary by rolling balls of salt dough and inserting the sharp tips of seeds into them.
For the method of making decor from twigs, you need a pencil sharpener. The process of creating a flower can be combined with sharpening the end of a branch for a topiary. With a sharpener, you need to carefully cut the chips from the knot. Twisting into a spiral, it becomes like a small rose. By choosing branches with brightly colored bark (turf, willow, bird cherry, birch), you can get miniature decorative elements for topiaries in a variety of colors.
In conclusion, it is proposed to watch a video on making an aromatic souvenir using natural fragrant herbs (video 1).
Combining fruits and leaves with dried flowers or self-made decor, you can create topiaries that look like small trees with an elegant crown. Such souvenirs are called "trees of happiness". It is pleasant to receive a gift made with soul at any time of the year. Thanks to a variety of natural ones, one can give a symbolic meaning to one of the holidays.
Topiary ("tree of happiness", "European tree") is a small decorative tree that decorates interiors and exteriors, and is also often used for. Topiaries are good because they look very beautiful, and you can make them with your own hands in just 1 evening from improvised materials.
- This means that you can make several decorations at once, for example, one pair for New Year's serving, another for Easter, and a couple more for the mantelpiece.
In this material you will find 1 basic instruction on how to make a DIY topiary for beginners, as well as 3 step-by-step master classes in addition to it and 45 photo ideas for inspiration.
Basic instruction for beginners
Topiaries of even the most complex design are made according to approximately the same principle. Having mastered the basic manufacturing technology, you can create a variety of topiary, changing only the materials for decoration.
So, to make a mini-tree with your own hands, you will need to create it:
- Crown;
- Trunk;
- The base of the tree.
Step 1. Design planning
Topiary can be different not only in design, but also in terms of service life. Before starting work, think about why you need a “tree of happiness” and where will it live? The purpose and future place of the topiary will determine its style, color scheme, and even the materials for its creation.
If you want to make topiary for, then materials that are not too durable can be used - paper, napkins, sweets, fresh flowers, fruits. If you want to make a topiary as a gift or for interior decoration, then it is better to use a more reliable decor - cones, artificial flowers, coffee beans, ribbons, organza, etc.
In the next selection of photos, you can get design ideas for themed and festive topiaries.
Sweet candy topiary for a children's party
Halloween decoration with potted candy
Halloween decorations from pumpkin seeds, ribbons and candy in tea cans
Easter trees made from eggs, artificial flowers, satin ribbons and moss
Christmas topiary made of artificial leaves and holly berries, cones and ribbons with a branch trunk
Candy tree for the holiday table
Topiary for festive table setting made of artificial flowers, natural branches, dry moss and satin ribbons
And here is a selection of photo examples of the design of exclusively interior topiary (scroll through!).
Step 2. Prepare materials
To make a topiary with your own hands, you will need:
- Styrofoam ball with a diameter of 8-12 cm(available at many stationery and art stores) or floral foam ball (available at gardening and flower shops).
If desired, the ball can be made independently from polystyrene foam, the same floral foam, polyurethane foam, papier-mâché, etc. However, the base of the crown can be not only in the shape of a ball, but also in the form of a heart, a star, a number, a letter, an animal figurine and etc.
- Crown decor - depending on your idea, use flowers, satin ribbons, organza, coffee beans, banknotes, etc.
- Trunk - it can be made from a dry and clean branch, a simple pencil or any other stick. In addition, a tall candlestick can replace the trunk and pot.
- Barrel decor- the trunk can be at least covered with a matte varnish or painted. And as a maximum - wrap one or two tapes.
- Planter - It is most convenient to pour the mixture into a clay pot, but any pretty cups, mugs, vintage buckets, etc. will also work.
- Fixing mixture- the mixture of alabaster is best for making topiary with your own hands, as it quickly hardens, almost does not crack and is cheap. You can also use cement-sand mortar, gypsum or putty. However, not only binder mixtures can fix a tree in a pot, but also the same foam, floral foam or stones.
- Everything for mixing- container, water, stick, etc.
- Decor for masking the fixing mixture- to create an imitation of soil cover, it is best to use natural materials: dry moss, small pebbles, expanded clay, sisal fiber. Artificial moss and stones are also suitable. In the pots of "edible" topiary, you can put sweets and dragees.
- Glue gun and some glue sticks- if necessary, it can be replaced with glue like "Moment", but it's best not to do this, since the glue in the gun is more convenient, and most importantly, it allows you to remove random "cobwebs".
- Scissors or cutter.
- Tailor's studs with a very small head(optional, used in addition to or instead of glue, for example, for fastening beads).
- Side cutters or nippers for cutting the trunk or any decorative elements.
At the preparatory stage, divide the decorative details for the crown into groups - for example, large, medium and small. So it will be more convenient for you to alternate the decor and distribute it evenly over the ball.
Step 3Create the Crown
First, you need to mark the ball - mark the place for attaching the trunk and mark the border around it, beyond which you do not need to go for some time, sticking the decor. Thanks to this technique, in the future you can easily fix the barrel in the ball without ruining the decor.
As soon as the glue warms up, proceed to the design of the ball in the following order: “trying on” the part without glue - applying glue to the right place - fixing the part. Remember that you need to act quickly so that the glue does not have time to soak into the foam. That is why the decor is better to apply and try on first.
Here are a few more nuances:
- You need to stick the decor on the ball, starting with large elements and ending with small ones. For example, if you are making artificial flower topiary, first glue the largest buds on the ball, then the medium ones, and only then the small flowers and additional beads.
- Some decor can be attached to the ball with tailor's studs. But it is best to combine carnations with glue.
- If some parts have wire bases (for example, the same artificial flowers), then about 2 cm should be left from their “tails”. Then you can not only glue the decor, but also stick it into the ball.
- To make the white base ball less noticeable in the gaps between the glued parts, it can be painted to match the decor.
Now we need to work with the trunk. As already mentioned, making it with your own hands is not at all difficult from a branch, pencil or any stick.
If you use a branch, then you can not paint it, but only cover it with a matte varnish so that the natural beauty of the tree is visible. If you use a wooden stick, then it can only be slightly tinted, artificially aged, etc. If you want to completely mask the surface of the trunk, then you can wrap satin ribbons, fabric, paper, rope around it, or completely paint it.
What length should it be? Since the barrel deepens both into the pot and into the ball, its length can be calculated using the following formula:
- Stem length = 1/3 ball diameter + pot height + desired stem length between crown and pot.
To fix the barrel, you need to make a hole in the ball with a depth of about 2-3 cm at the marking site with an awl and a knife (depending on its size). When the hole is ready, fill its bottom with hot glue and put the crown on the trunk until it stops. Then continue to hold the barrel and gradually fill the hole with glue around the barrel.
- Keep in mind that the hot glue will melt the styrofoam and deepen the hole even further. To prevent the trunk from going deeper into the crown by more than 1/3 of its diameter, small pieces of paper can be laid between the layers of glue.
As soon as the barrel is fixed in the ball, mask the attachment point with decor.
Step 5. Prepare the binder mixture and fix the tree in the pot
It's time to "plant" the resulting tree in a pot. For this you need:
- Stepping back from the edge of the pot about 2.5 cm, put a mark - the mixture will be poured to this level. If there is a hole in the bottom of the pot, you need to cover it with tape or hot glue.
- Dilute the mixture according to the manufacturer's instructions and fill the pot with it.
- Align and fix the topiary in the pot, holding its stem until the mixture hardens.
- Leave the mixture overnight or overnight until completely dry.
Hint: As already noted, it is best to use alabaster as a binder mixture. To fill 1 medium pot, it is necessary to dilute approximately 1 kg of alabaster with 600 ml of water. The mixture is kneaded for about 1-2 minutes until the consistency of thick sour cream, and then quickly poured into a pot and the topiary is fixed in it for 2-3 minutes.
Hooray! The topiary is almost ready, it remains only to create an imitation of soil in a pot and mask the fixing mixture. If you are using sisal fiber (see photo), shells, artificial grass or moss, then they need to be fixed with a small amount of glue.
Master class 1. Corrugated paper topiary
Topiary with paper flowers is especially suitable for decorating a festive table or festive interior decoration. So, for example, this rose topiary was made for Valentine's Day.
Materials:
- Base ball with a diameter of 12 cm;
- Corrugated (crepe paper) of medium density (corrugated paper in the form of a tape is used in the master class, but you can use regular rolls);
- Floral foam bars and/or any fixative mixture (see basic instructions);
- Planter or flowerpot for the base of the topiary;
- The trunk is about 30 cm long;
- Dry moss for pot decor;
- Ribbon for decorating the trunk;
- Glue gun.
Step 1. Cut the corrugated paper into strips 60 cm long and about 4.5-5 cm wide. If the paper is too thick and hard, knead the strips a little to make them more plastic.
Step 2. Now you need to roll the resulting ribbons into rosebuds. This is done very simply, just a couple of workouts and the principle becomes clear. Take one of the resulting paper ribbons and fold it 1/3 as shown in the photo below.
Then fold one end of the ribbon diagonally at a 45 degree angle and start rolling it into a roll. After three turns, you will get the core of the bud. Now wrap the free end to the outside, and continue to turn the core of the rose - voila, you have the first petal.
Step 4. Once the crown is completely covered with roses, attach the stem to it (see Basic Instructions). In this master class, the barrel was pre-painted with white spray paint.
Step 6 Lay dry moss on the "soil" and glue it in some places with hot glue. And finally, tie a bow on the trunk.
The following selection of photos presents other topiary design ideas that you can do with your own hands according to this master class, not only from corrugated paper, but also from satin ribbons, tissue paper, etc.
By the way, not only roses can be made from paper, but also lush peonies or hydrangeas. Methods for making such flowers are easy to find on the Internet.