Making flowers from foamiran for beginners

Foamiran is a relatively new material in Russia, which has already won the love of many craftsmen and needlewomen. You can make beautiful and realistic crafts from it that can become an interior decoration or an original gift. In this article, we will learn how you can make flowers from foamiran for novice craftsmen.

Foamiran is a modern velvety and pliable material that does not allow water to pass through and easily takes the shape the master needs when exposed to high temperatures. At the same time, foamiran crafts are not "afraid" of either heat or extreme cold. Today, this material is on sale in the form of thin sheets that can have different colors.

Foamiran has become such a popular and demanded material among needlewomen for a reason. It is very convenient and easy to work with him, because he is "obedient" and unpretentious. This is a great solution for novice craftsmen who have not encountered such work before.

Let's analyze the basic rules for working with foamiran in the manufacture of decorative flowers.

• For the production of high-quality and beautiful flowers, it is advisable to use Iranian-made material. Foamiran from Iran and China is on sale. The latter is cheaper, but has not the best quality, so it is better to give preference to the Iranian product.
• Before starting work, it is very important to draw up a detailed diagram and templates for the future product. This stage cannot be neglected, especially if you are making artificial flowers for the first time.
• To connect different elements of the craft, you must use not a simple PVA glue, but "Moment" or a special adhesive gun. It will not be possible to securely fix parts from foamiran with classical stationery.
• When gluing different parts of foamiran flowers, always wait until they dry, and only then proceed to fixing the following components. After using a high-quality adhesive solution, it is advisable to leave the product for about a day. It is worth continuing further work only after the specified time has passed.
• For making flowers, it is better to use foamiran, the thickness of which is no more than 1 mm. Crafts from such raw materials are more realistic and delicate.
• Work on the self-production of flowers from foamiran must be carried out carefully and accurately. You shouldn't be in a hurry. In a rush, you can damage the materials or make the craft less attractive. Be patient and act wisely.

If you follow these simple rules, even a beginner master can get very beautiful and spectacular foamiran flowers.

To make flowers from foamiran with his own hands, the master must prepare a number of necessary tools and materials. Consider a list of important components:

• several multi-colored sheets of foamiran (it is advisable to buy Iranian material);
• high-quality curly scissors;
• hole punch (may be needed to make small parts);
• iron (will be needed to give the foamiran a certain shape);
• acrylic paints (you can use pastel crayons instead);
• weiners and molds (with their help, blanks can be given the necessary shape and a more natural look);
• sponges and brushes for applying the coloring component;
• special wire for floristry, with the help of which the master can make stems for flowers;
• special tape ribbons.

With his own hands, a novice master has the opportunity to make a variety of foamiran flowers. Not having a wealth of experience and knowledge, it is worth relying on a master class with a step-by-step description of the creative work produced. Consider several current schemes for making beautiful flowers from foamiran.

It is possible to make very beautiful peonies from foamiran. First of all, the master must prepare the necessary templates, which will later be needed to prepare the pattern. Using a sketch of the necessary parts sketched or downloaded from the Internet, you can cut out all the necessary blanks.

Next, consider the action plan step by step.

• Cut out all the blanks according to the patterns.
• Tone the cut out petals using a delicate pink paint.
• Carefully and carefully draw the structure of the leaves of the future artificial flowers. Use green paint for this.
• To make the petals look more realistic, take several blanks (marked A, B and C on the diagram).
• Fold the petal into a small accordion, twist, and then unfold. Repeat this procedure for all items marked A, B and C.
• Next, take the petals D and E. Give them a neat concave shape. To do this, you will need to place your thumb in the central part of the parts and gently stretch the foamiran at the edges.
• Next, you need to bend the sheet in half, accordion, and then unfold. It is permissible to slightly twist the edges. Do this with each leaf.
• Roll the foil sheet into balls. Punch holes in them, pour hot glue solution there, insert dense wire - this will be the stem.
• It is necessary to put on a workpiece with a mark F in the shape of a sun on the stalk and tie the rays with a thread.
• The ends of the rays can be painted yellow to make them look more like stamens.
• Glue 10 petals (A) with a glue gun. They should be fixed in a circle, fixing them in a chess arrangement.
• Glue petals B, then C, D and E. Glue sepals L and K.
• Attach a thin wire to all the leaves. Fasten the foliage to each other, secure with a tape tape, constructing graceful twigs.

We will analyze in stages how to make gorgeous orchids from foamiran with our own hands.

• The first step is to print templates, according to which you will further cut out the blanks of the petals. This must be done strictly along the contour.
• Paint each of the petals a rich yellow and purple. The top half should be fuchsia and the bottom will be yellow at the edges.
• After painting, supplement the petals with dots.
• Heat the workpieces on the iron, form flowers. You don't have to wait too long to make veins - work on the details while they are still warm. Take a crochet hook or blunt tweezers, trace the veins, or print them by printing.
• Sharpen the tips of the petals slightly. Next, prepare the sepals in the same way.
• To properly prepare a "lip" for homemade orchids, you should attach its front half to the surface of the iron, and then form a groove.
• Take a Q-tip. Put some glue on it. Cut off the head with cotton wool and proceed to the wire. Bend the tip slightly to form a small hook. Lubricate this part with glue, thread it into a cotton head.
• Glue the "lip" of the flower to it, and then the side petals and sepals. As soon as the bud is ready, all other cotton heads will need to be painted golden.
• Wrap tape around the wire. Decorate the upper half of the wire with light green material, and the lower half with dark green.

At this, the homemade orchid will be ready.

Consider a detailed MK for the manufacture of foamiran poppies.

• As in the previous cases, draw the patterns of the poppy petals on a piece of cardboard. Cut them out. It is advisable to make several blanks with different shapes. Thanks to this, the flower will come out more realistic.
• Take foamiran green. Cut a 6 cm circle out of it.
• Carefully insert the wire into the bead. Secure by twisting it. This will prepare the stem of the future flower.
• Heat the green circle with an iron, wrap the bead in it. Secure the edges around the wire.
• Wrap the resulting ball with black threads.
• Then carefully cut out the red petals according to the patterns.
• To make the petals have a natural wavy relief, fold them like an accordion and twist them, squeezing them with your fingers.
• Glue the scarlet petals to the prepared stem. Soaring rows will be enough to make the product quite lush.
• Cut the leaf blades out of the green foamiran. To make these components as realistic as possible, you should make an incision around the edge and twist them between your fingers.
• Cut off the head and fix the leaves.

Foamiran tulips are easy to make. Such flowers can be made by a novice master who does not have rich experience.

• First, you should depict a tulip petal on a cardboard leaflet, which is 6 cm high and 3.5 cm wide in the center. Cut out the template carefully.
• Then draw a leaf of a flower on a cardboard with a length of 25 cm and a width of 3.5 cm in the center. Also cut out the indicated detail.
• Trace the petal pattern on the base material using a toothpick. Cut 6 petals.
• Then you need to circle the leaf template using toothpicks on the green material and cut it out.
• Carefully tint the petals into the leaf of the future flower. Use a damp cloth along with dry pastels.
• Heat each of the leaves by placing them on the surface of the iron. Give the components a natural look, pull in both length and width.
• Warm up a homemade tulip leaf, fold it in half lengthwise.
• Stick the 3 petals to the wire, covering it completely.
• Fix the 3 remaining petals in a checkerboard pattern.
• Glue a piece of floristic wire onto the sheet.
• Complete the wire with a tape of tape, secure the sheet.
• In a similar way, you can make a whole bunch of artificial tulips.

We will analyze how to correctly make cute daisies from foamiran.

• First, cut out 30 snow-white petals of the future flower.
• Cut the fringe from a strip of yellow leaf.
• Warm up the tweezers, slide them over each of the blanks.
• Form a neat core of the flower, heat it over a candle flame or iron.
• Glue the white petals in a checkerboard pattern.

First, let's figure out how to make a beautiful lily out of foamiran.

• Draw on the cardboard the outlines of the lily petals, the length of which is 6 cm. Cut out the details.
• Attach the resulting template to the snow-white foamiran, circle and cut with sharp scissors. There will be 6 such elements.
• Tint the petals on 2 sides. A lilac or pale pink light shade will look more natural.
• Now the petals need to be warmed up on the iron. While they are still warm, make streaks by pressing a toothpick. This will make the plant more textured and natural.
• Heat the edges of the petal so that it gets wavy bends.
• Draw the bottom and dots on each of the petals using a brown felt-tip pen. Try to make these details as similar as possible to the elements of a living plant.
• Fix the prepared stamens on the wire with glue.
• Draw 3 oblong leaves on the green foamiran, then cut them out.
• After heating on the iron, add additional texture to the petals.
• Now you can collect the flower. Around the stamens, first glue 3 petals, and the remaining 3 should be glued nearby, adhering to a checkerboard sequence.
• The final stage is gluing green leaves.

Irises are made like this.

• Make blanks for the flower.
• It is necessary to circle the templates using a toothpick, then cut out, moving along the contours.
• For the iris, you need to make only 3 petals of each of the patterns.
• Draw neat veins on the blanks. For this, it is most convenient to use a toothpick.
• Tone the petals. Use ultramarine acrylic paint. Apply it with a sponge.
• Make the edges of the petals embossed.
• Then apply color. Complete the petals with snow-white paint.
• When the first coat is dry, paint over a rich yellow acrylic paint.
• Apply the petals to the iron. Squeeze it out from the back. Bend the elements in half while heating the leg. This should be done with all the blanks.
• Glue 2 petals together (the folds of the legs should "look" at each other).
• Connect 3 ready-made flower components.
• Having fastened all the components, glue the bud to the stem, supplemented with tape.

Let's figure out how to make delicate roses from pliable foamiran.

• Cut 2 types of rose petals from foamiran. They must have the same shape, but different sizes. Prepare 5 petals of each type.
• Place each petal gently on the hot iron bed. Stretch the edges of the elements with your fingers.
• Prepare a miniature circle from foil, attach to the wire.
• Glue a small petal around the ball.
• Attach a petal in a circle, creating a bud.
• Cut leaves from green foamiran, attach them to the stem.

It's just that cute daisies are made from foamiran.

• Cut out templates.
• Make them thin by ironing them.
• Make circles out of the squares. Highlight the edges with pink pastels.
• Prepare the petals. Divide each circle into 16 parts. Cut them carefully, making the tips rounded.
• Draw a fringe on the yellow strip.
• Make the end of the wire like a hook. Pin it with a fringe. Twist the yellow strip over the metal to create the heart of the flower.
• Spray the middle with glue, sprinkle with sand.
• String the pink petals onto the wire. Make a hole in the center of the circle, moisten with glue.
• Make sheet plates from green material. Cut the workpieces using special scissors. Details should be oblong. Paint them with pastels, draw veins, wrap them around the wire.

Let's take a step-by-step look at the process of making apple flowers from foamiran.

• Make blanks for petals, bud, leaves and sepals.
• Cut 15 pieces for the flowers, 10 for the buds, 3 large leaves, 2 small, 5 green sepals.
• Give the petals the desired shape, tint them.
• Make the stamens.
• Attach 5 petals to each of the stamens.
• To make buds, fold the lengths of wire of different sizes in half. Wrap the loops with foil material.
• Attach the miniature petals to the foil.
• Hold the bud and sepal together.
• Attach leaflets to the composition.

Crocuses are also easy to perform.

• Make blanks. Cut through the petals.
• Heat each component on an iron, press it against a corrugated paper sheet. Tint the outer half of the petals.
• From the yellow foamiran, cut a rectangle 2 cm wide and 3.5 cm long. Make a fringe on one side. Attach the yellow strip to the wire. 3 stamens should be set to 1 pistil. Collect the bud.
• Wrap the wire stem with green tape. Cut 2 strips from green foamiran, which are 2.5 cm wide and 13 cm long. Cut them in half. Bring all components to the iron, bend. This will make the crocus leaf ready.

The soft blue foamiran cornflower is made as follows.

• Make blanks.
• Bend the wire. At its tip, set the edge of the blue strip.
• Make 1 turn. Glue the snow-white straws to the blue teeth.
• Wrap the strip around the wire. Lubricate with glue.
• After that, you can collect all the details of the flowers.

Consider a step-by-step MK.

• Draw on a piece of paper petals 2.5x2 and 1.5x1.2 cm in size, as well as 2 sepals. In total, you will need 15 large and 6 small blanks.
• Cut out the petals. Tint with a pink tint.
• Attach the finished stamens to the wire.
• Remember the green sepals in your hands.
• Fix large petals around the stamens one by one.
• Small components must be attached to the iron and then glued to the wire without stamens.
• In the center, the sepals must be pierced with a wire, and then moved to the bud.
• Wrap the ribbon around the stems. Collect all the flowers into a single branch.

This foamiran flower is made in a few steps.

• First, cut out the petals and leaf blades of the future craft from foamiran. If necessary, the workpieces must be pre-toned.
• Apply each petal to a hot iron. Take a toothpick. Squeeze veins on the geranium foliage.
• Bend the sheet along large strips, iron it, and then remember with your fingers.
• Thin the edges of the sheet plates. Such actions will surely "revive" them.
• Bend the wire at an angle. Attach the leaves on the back.
• Take a thin wire and fold it in half. Apply glue to the part where the eyelet is located. Dip the part into semolina, let dry until the end. After that, the stamen will be ready.
• Carefully put the petals on the finished stamen, fix it well with an adhesive.
• Place the sepals, processed with an iron, on the wire under the geranium bud.
• Form an inflorescence using a few small flowers.

Before you start making artificial flowers from foamiran yourself, it makes sense to listen to some useful recommendations.

• If foamiran needs to be painted, stable acrylic paint or pastel is most often used for this. The material can also be successfully painted using gouache, watercolor, multicolored glitter, or watercolors. But it must be borne in mind that after painting, the products become disposable - it will not be possible to wash off the dust from them, since this will cause the coloring layer to flow.
• Fastening of various applications can be carried out not only with the help of an adhesive composition, but also with threads with needles. Carefully made stitches will prove to be just as reliable as fasteners.
• It is possible to give a certain shape to the details of foamiran not only with the help of a hot iron, but also with the flame of a lighted candle. If you choose the second method, you should follow the safety rules and act as carefully as possible.
• You should not start work without pre-prepared templates and diagrams, especially if you are a beginner master. However, these basics can not only be downloaded from the Internet, but also sketched on your own - you yourself can adjust the sizes and shapes of future elements of homemade flowers.
• It is not recommended to use foamiran, the thickness of which is less than 1 mm. Not the most durable and durable products will be obtained from such a material.
• Foamiran flowers can be used to decorate a variety of objects. For example, it can be photo frames for placement on a wall or a table, earrings and necklaces, panels and paintings, clothes and shoes, hairpins and headbands, interior items. With such interesting additions, many things take on a more interesting and attractive look. The main thing is to make a foamiran flower according to all the rules - then it will turn out wonderful.
• Foamiran should be given one form or another while it is still warm. Don't wait too long. It is useless to process cold material.

See the following video for a master class on making flowers from foamiran.