How to make original chrysanthemums from foamiran?

Foamiran crafts can look very realistic and elegant. This material is becoming more and more popular every year, since it is convenient and easy to work with it even for novice craftsmen. In this article, we will learn how to make original chrysanthemums from foamiran.

Foamiran is a relatively new material in our country, the popularity of which is steadily growing. Many craftsmen, both professional and beginners, use it to create a variety of crafts, gifts and decorations. Today, in specialized outlets that sell products for creativity, you can find foamiran of various colors and shades.

From foamiran, beautiful and elegant flowers of any kind are obtained. It can be either single flowers or whole lush bouquets that look expensive and bright. So, very beautiful chrysanthemums are obtained from the material in question.

Foamiran is not in vain so popular. This material attracts craftsmen with its pliability and ease of processing. If desired, you can easily make the foamiran blanks take one shape or another and keep it. This does not require any special knowledge or special skills. Enough to enlist the "help" of the iron. Let's consider what the main features characterize this material:

• high-quality foamiran does not allow water to pass through - not every material can boast of this;
• it can be easily given a certain shape by exposure to a hot iron or a lit candle flame;
• foamiran retains the shape that was given to it earlier.

Currently, Chinese and Iranian foamiran are supplied to the stores. A product from China is cheaper, but its quality is far from ideal. Iranian foamiran is more practical and good, but it also costs more. For the manufacture of beautiful and original chrysanthemums, it is recommended to use material from Iran - better quality and more realistic crafts are obtained from it.

To make beautiful and neat foamiran chrysanthemums with your own hands, the master must definitely stock up on a number of necessary tools and materials. Let's take a closer look at what you need to have at hand:

• high-quality foamiran (it is recommended to use the silk variety);
• dark green foamiran;
• scissors with sharp blades;
• a toothpick or small stick;
• glue "Moment second";
• 2 sheets of white cardboard or thick paper;
• sheet mold;
• foil;
• dry pastel;
• iron.

A chrysanthemum made from foamiran can look very elegant and spectacular. In order for the craft to turn out aesthetic and neat, the master must act in stages and without haste. If you are a novice needlewoman, it makes sense to rely on a detailed master class describing all stages of work. Let us examine several relevant step-by-step MKs for the manufacture of original foamiran chrysanthemums of various types.

From foamiran you can make a beautiful simple chrysanthemum. The first step is to prepare the necessary patterns from foamiran. Let's consider how to make them with your own hands and what details will be needed.

• Carefully cut out a 10 cm square piece. You can use a piece of paper or cardboard to do this.
• Fold the cut out in half.
• You will get a rectangle that will need to be folded in half again.
• Fold the square diagonally.
• The resulting triangle should be folded again.
• As a result, you will get an element that will need to be rounded off in the form of a sheet.
• Next, you can unfold the workpiece. Thus, you will have a template for a future simple chrysanthemum. It will need to be circled on a piece of paper and folded again.
• Cut off about 0.5 cm from the edge. This will result in a more compact template.
• Repeat these steps 4 more times. Cut out the template with the smaller dimensions each time. For miniature blanks, the petals should be slightly thinner. In total, 6 patterns should be ready.
• To prepare the patterns of the leaves, you will first need to draw a shamrock on paper. Draw 3 more petals from the top. Don't forget to sketch the teeth.

Let's figure out what to do with the blanks next.

• Transfer the paper blanks to the foamiran, circle with a pen with a core that does not write. Cut out the part and sketch veins on it.
• Prepare the rest of the elements for the flower in the same way. There should be 9 layers in total, but more is possible.
• For cutting, prepare a circle with a diameter of 2.5 cm. Decorate its edges in the form of a 1 mm fringe.
• Prepare acrylic paints (mix a little with water). Apply tinting in a circle. This will allow the edges to appear.
• Cut through all the layers of the chrysanthemum. Tinted reverse side. Let dry. Preheat the iron on the wool setting. Place the foamiran parts on the hot platform.
• After a while, the components of the future flower will begin to bend.
• Tint and process the leaf blades of the future chrysanthemum.
• Give the details a natural shape.Bend the petals, scrupulously rub them between your fingers with movements to the left and right.
• For the middle, prepare a strip 25 cm long and 1.5 cm thick. Make a fringe 0.9 cm long and 1 mm thick. Iron for 2-3 seconds. Smear the edges with glue, roll into rolls.
• Next, sequentially collect the artificial flower, spreading glue in the middle of each of the layers. Glue the leaves last.

Now we will consider MK for creating a spectacular needle-type chrysanthemum from the material considered.

• It is necessary to cut the foamiran into strips (1.5, 3, 4, 5, 6 cm wide). The master can choose the length on his own.
• The smallest strip should be cut so that the tips are pointed.
• The remaining strips need to be trimmed in the form of elongated triangular elements. Further, these components will be used as petals.
• In the middle of the workpiece, you can tint a little. Use pastels.
• Thread the starter strip into the bud using wire. The rest of the petals will be attached to the same base.
• Form the cut strips, attach these components in rows to the bud. First, short and then long details are fixed.

We will analyze in stages how to make an original bush-type chrysanthemum from foamiran with our own hands.

• As in other cases, you first need to make all the blanks. You will need a long strip and round details.
• Carefully cut each of the circles along the edges, dividing it into several parts.
• From each trimmed element, a bush chrysanthemum petal should be carefully formed.
• A longer strip will also need to be cut to make the part look like a kind of fence.
• This component will need to be slightly warmed up with an iron, formed petals, rolled up with a toothpick. The result is an attractive bud.
• Small circles will also need to be warmed up a little on the iron platform. Then petals are created from them and glued one by one. In a similar way, it is possible to make miniature bush chrysanthemum flowers.
• The next step is to form leaf flower plates from foamiran. For this, a green shade material is best suited. These components must be prepared using the same technology as the ones listed above. Then they will need to be securely attached to the flowers.

If you have planned to make original and attractive foamiran chrysanthemums with your own hands, you should heed some useful tips and tricks.

• To cut the necessary parts from foamiran of any type (Iranian, Chinese, marshmallow and any other), you must use scissors with sharp blades. If the tool is blunt, then it will not be possible to carefully cut out the constituent components, which will negatively affect the appearance of the flower craft.
• Before starting work on the manufacture of crafts, you must definitely think about how you will use foamiran chrysanthemums next. Often, these products are complemented by women's accessories, for example, a hairpin or a scallop. You can make a spectacular bouquet and present it as an original presentation.
• Most often, dry pastels or acrylic paints are used for toning ordinary white foamiran. But the use of simple gouache or watercolors is not prohibited.The only thing that the master needs to take into account when using such components is that they will interfere with the cleaning of dust from the surface of flowers. After wiping the painted foamiran crafts, the applied paint will also be erased from them.
• To give the components one shape or another, most often craftsmen use a heated iron. But you can get by with the usual flame from a lighted candle. If you choose this method, then you will need to strictly follow the safety rules and exercise the utmost care.
• If you use an adhesive solution during the manufacture of foamiran flowers, you should not apply too much of it to the parts and the base should not be. The craft filled with glue will have an unattractive appearance and will seem careless.
• All components for making crafts from the material considered are recommended to be bought at specialized retail outlets, where various products for creativity are sold.
• Ordinary PVA glue for gluing foamiran parts will not work. It is advisable to buy a more reliable composition, for example, "Moment-second". Some craftsmen even sew foamiran details using threads and needles.
• If this is your first time with foamiran crafts, you should be patient. There is no need to rush to make flowers from this "flexible" material. Otherwise, you run the risk of making many mistakes, not all of which can be corrected later.

For information on how to make a bush chrysanthemum, see the next video.