All about crafts from shiny foamiran

In handicraft stores you can buy a wonderful decorative material - foamiran. It is sold in the form of flat sheets of various sizes with a thickness of 0.5-2 mm. Available in all kinds of colors.

Physical properties of foamiran: soft, plastic, well cut. Products made from it are not afraid of water. Fine crafts can be washed with powder; after drying, the products retain their shape. Foamiran does not attract dust, dry cleaning of products is possible.

The main feature of the material is the ability to stretch and change shape when heated. A large stretch percentage allows you to create wavy and round shapes. Foamiran parts are easily held together with glue.

The material has a wide range of shades. There are options with prints - flowers, geometric shapes, pictures. Produced in plain color or covered with glitter (glitter foamiran).

Wonderful crafts made from shiny foamiran are used to decorate the Christmas tree. The Christmas tree looks original with brightly sparkling toys. The sequins are sprayed on one side. When made from this material, the lower layer is heated.

Due to its amazing properties, foamiran is used to create toys and jewelry. It is used to create flower compositions that decorate albums (notebooks), photo frames, hair accessories. For the New Year, garlands are created from multi-colored sheets, beautiful snowflakes - from silvery shiny canvases.

Stars are cut out of red glitter foamiran for Kanzashi-style ribbons of St. George (a special technique of folding satin ribbons). The St. George ribbon is a symbol of victory in the Great Patriotic War. Involving teenagers in creating crafts has a certain message. Children should know the history of their own state.

For small children, foamirin is used to make puzzles, letters and numbers. These products are made of thick material. Foamiran is environmentally friendly, does not emit harmful substances when heated, therefore it is used for decorations on children's clothes.

To work with this interesting material, it is advisable to study master classes with photos and videos. All actions are described step by step on them and errors are told - this is especially useful for novice craftswomen.

Foamiran is an artificial porous polymer. It is velvety, both in appearance and in touch. It is very pleasant to create fakes with your own hands from it. The shimmery foamiran is strong and flexible with almost no weight. The glitter look is not tinted; the necessary shades are immediately bought for the products.

To create a flower, you need to prepare the following items.

• 2 sheets. Pink for the petals and green for the leaves.
• Scissors.
• Glue. For a heat gun - silicone glue. Transparent gel "Moment" or "Crystal".
• Decor (beads or foil).
• Heating devices (iron, battery, special soldering iron).
• Molds (double-sided templates). They are made from silicone, clay, metals with a low melting point.
• Wire.
• Tweezers.
• Tape tape for wire wrapping. The tape is impregnated with glue on one side. It is well cut and does not stick to the hands.

Making a flower begins with creating petals:

• cut several rectangles from a pink sheet measuring 4x5 cm;
• fold in half and cut off the upper corners in a semicircle;
• for about five seconds, heat the top of the petal at the sole of the iron and twist the edge 1 cm outward;
• a fold is made on the lower cut with tweezers and fixed by heating.

The petal is ready. Repeat with each rectangle.

The middle of the flower is made from a bead. The wire is threaded through the hole and twisted. It is possible to create the middle from a piece of foil. The size 4x4 cm is rolled into a ball and glued to the wire.

The wire is wrapped with greenish tape. Stretching increases the adhesive properties of the tape. The first turn is firmly pressed against the wire, held for several seconds. The rest of the turns should fit snugly against each other. It should be borne in mind that it is very difficult to peel off the tape.

A bud is formed from the petals. Glue each petal slightly shifting to the side.

Creation of leaves.

• 5 leaves of different lengths are cut from green foamiran. Heated and pressed against the mold, which should have a clear relief.
• Cut out an 8x8 cm green square for the flower substrate. The square is folded in 4 additions. Notches are made along the edges 1 cm inward. Foamiran is heated and a bowl is created by raising the edges.
• The remaining leaves are glued to the sepal, pierced with wire in the center. They are brought close to the flower petals and carefully glued.

So you can create bouquets, decor for wedding dresses, jewelry.

Some nuances of working with foamiran.

• The denser the foamiran, the longer it is heated for the required shape. To change the shape, apply to the heating device again.
• When creating small parts, a hole punch helps. There are special curly hole punches.
• Tinted parts are fixed with a transparent varnish using dry paints.
• Do not overheat the material. The hot temperature changes the structure, it starts to melt. This releases air bubbles, which reduces the flexibility of the polymer.
• Thick sheets of foamiran are used to make reusable patterns for sewing clothes.

A large number of schemes and templates from foamiran are freely available on the Internet.Products made from this material are durable and in great demand. Jewelry with floral arrangements turns out to be unique and stylish.

You can learn more about the intricacies of working with shiny foamiran from the following video.