Weaving flowers from newspaper tubes

Currently, there are a large number of different master classes that allow you to create beautiful paper crafts with your own hands. Such products can act as interesting interior decorations, small gifts or toys for a child. Today we will talk about how you can make flowers from newspaper tubes.

To make a flower arrangement out of such paper with your own hands, you will need certain materials.

• Paper. Newsprint is easy to roll into small tubes, so this is the best option.
• Instruments... These include scissors, metal knitting needles, or a crochet hook (these are needed to properly curl the paper).
• Wire... Better to select thin samples.
• Glue... You can immediately prepare both glue stick and PVA.
• Paints... For painting such products, it is better to choose acrylic compounds.

Today, on the Internet, you can find a large number of different schemes that show the step-by-step steps of making flowers from a newspaper. Let's consider a simple option that can suit even beginners.

We take one tube and fold it in half. First, you need to insert a wire into the paper. Then the strip is slightly opened and fixed in such a way that a diamond-like figure is obtained.

After that, the resulting petal is fixed near the top and begins to weave, placing the twisted strips in a vertical and horizontal position. In the process of work, the tubes must be increased. At the end, all this is fixed with PVA glue. The remaining part of the tube is cut off a little.

Later, the core of the flower is made. To do this, you need to take newsprint and soak it in water overnight. During this time, the pulp will completely soften. PVA glue is added to the finished mixture.

A ball is formed from the resulting paper pulp and left to dry overnight. At the final stage, all the individual parts are assembled using hot glue. For convenience, you can use a special small thermal gun with an adhesive mixture.

All petals are covered with paint. The color for this is chosen depending on personal preference. Twisted strips and leaves are added to the tails of the petals. They can also be woven by alternating vertical and horizontal rows. Such details are painted in bright green paint. At the end, the finished composition can be inserted into a vase.

You can create another beautiful composition from the same petals. Wherein each finished braided petal is carefully bent so that an arc-shaped product is obtained.

To make the middle of the flower, you can take several newspaper tubes (from 3 to 5). The end of each of them twists in the form of a small spiral. After that, the petals are glued together with a thermal gun, and the finished center is inserted into the central part. The end result is a composition that looks like a lily.

To learn how to weave wildflowers from newspaper tubes, see the video.

For clarity, you can consider ready-made crafts.

To decorate the interior, you can make a small tall vase with several lilies... To make such a craft, the petals are twisted a little so that they become slightly curved. They are painted yellow or orange.

The petals are attached to each other, several thin tubes are placed in the central part, cut or twisted to the end. To make the composition more original, you can weave a vase from the same paper and cover it with brown acrylic paint.

Also, it can fit for the interior craft in the form of woven sunflower... To make such a product, for a start, several large petals are weaved, pointed towards the end. They are immediately covered with yellow paint. Several leaves are also formed and a green acrylic composition is applied to them.

All petals are connected with glue. Coffee beans are poured into the middle of the finished craft, they will act as the core of the flower. You can additionally make a small braided process with several small leaves and attach it to the side. You can place the craft in a shallow wicker basket.