Making lilacs from foamiran
Lilac - an elegant and beautiful flower that needlewomen embody in a variety of versions and from different materials. Foamiran flowers look quite realistic and elegant, but not every person decides to work with this material. However, although the process will take patience, no special skills are required. Lilac from foamiran can be made by anyone who wants, if he studies a detailed master class and learns the features of working with this material.
Description
Foamiran lilac - incredibly delicate and realistic composition that pleases the eye and attracts lovers of needlework. Before you start making flowers from this material, you need to take into account its features. Foamiran is also called plastic art suede or rubber. Among its advantages are the following:
budget price;
availability, can be purchased at any specialized stores;
profitability;
aesthetics and artistry.
From foamiran, you can create complex flower arrangements, which include lilac branches.... If you master the technique of making lilacs, then you can try to make a spectacular interior decoration, brooch, hairpin. It should be borne in mind that a realistic ensemble will take quite a lot of time, patience and materials. However, if you are fond of foamiran products, all of them will be useful to you.
Step-by-step master class
Anyone can make lilacs with their own hands, preferably the ability to work with foamiran, but a beginner can also master this process.
Materials (edit)
For lilacs, experts recommend using light tones of foamiran, it is easier to tint them with any shades. Lilacs come in different colors, it is recommended to consider the following recommendations:
for white lilacs, a light lemon tone is suitable; from marshmallow lemon-milk material, a luxurious bunch will also turn out;
boiling white tones of lilac do not occur in nature, a slight yellowish undertone is present in any variety;
a white bunch can be tinted with yellowish or greenish shades;
for pink branches, it is worth using shades of light rose, pink peony, marshmallow rose, marshmallow purple;
to get a realistic composition in lilac-purple tones, pay attention to marshmallow light lilac, lilac, lilac;
marshmallow-silk foamiran of white tone is optimally dyed in the desired color, although this procedure will take longer, but the result will be perfectly realistic;
for foliage it is recommended to use olive tones.
In addition to foamiran, very it is important to prepare high-quality acrylic paints for greenery and flowers in white, pink or purple tones... In addition, you will need a wire for the branches, the best choice is a special thin wire for florists. Wire for beading is also suitable. To hold the branches together, prepare olive-tone tape.
Instruments
The material must be supplemented with tools, for work you will need:
scissors;
hole puncher;
iron (can be replaced with a curling iron);
Phillips screwdriver
hot melt glue or other type of glue.
This is a basic set that can be supplemented with other necessary tools.
Manufacturing instruction
Lilac flowers can be made in different ways:
cutting by hand is a laborious process that is unlikely to be suitable for a large composition;
using a hole punch, you can quickly create a large number of templates, but the shape in this case will have to be finalized, however, you can use ready-made cuttings;
an imprint on a mold is the simplest and fastest method, which has only one drawback - a large consumption of foamiran.
You can set the shape of foamiran by heating; for this, an iron is used on the linen or silk mode. The smallest details are easier to shape with a thermal gun. It is very important to be able to correctly apply a drawing, for this there are several options:
molds with a ready-made structure;
with a toothpick, stick, rod;
any embossed things that fit in structure;
pinpoint details are often applied with a burner.
You can also glue the parts in different ways - with a thermal gun, special glue for foamiran, second glue. To assemble a lilac branch, in addition to basic materials, you only need a toothpick.
Algorithm:
we form rectangles of different formats from green material;
from lilac we create two stripes, the length of which is 70 cm, the width is 1 and 1.5 cm;
we cut out templates in pairs of 10 pieces in a convenient way;
cut the strips into squares, divide them into 4 parts, form petals with scissors;
round the petals, put on a toothpick, scroll well, put on the stamens, glue;
flowers of 3 or 5 pieces are fastened with a tape cut into 3 parts;
we collect the stamens in bunches of 6 pieces, fasten them with a tape to the wire, then the next and so on;
after the bunches we attach small brushes, collecting the bunch, we still use the tape;
from green material we form leaves of different sizes;
we work with an iron and apply a drawing of a leaf, create waves;
we make a liton peduncle, wrapping the wire with a tape, attach the foliage;
we paint the leaves with varnish with a glossy effect 3 times, leave to dry;
we collect the branch, attaching the foliage in pairs in a checkerboard pattern with the tape to the stem;
we attach a bunch of flowers to a branch with foliage, use a ribbon cut into 2 parts.
Branches connected together can be used in a large floral arrangement.
Beautiful examples
Foamiran lilac can be refined and graceful.
Flower arrangements in a small format look attractive and aesthetically pleasing.
Flower bouquets of this kind are an exquisite gift.
Flower bouquets of this kind are an exquisite gift.
A bouquet in a vase looks realistic and magnificent.
For information on how to make lilac from foamiran, see the next video.