How to make crocuses from isolone?

Hand-made compositions of various artificial flowers will be an excellent option for creating a festive atmosphere or just a decorative decoration for your home. Such decorations can be made from all kinds of materials of different colors. Today we will talk about how you can make crocuses from isolone.

Izolon is often used for the manufacture of various decorative ornaments, despite the fact that it is a building insulating material. This base can be stitched or non-stitched. In the first case, it will be without processing, such a sheet will be the most durable, but it will be harder to work with it.

The second option is a modified version of the canvas. Isolon sheets can be designed in different colors, so they can be suitable for creating bright and rich decorations.

To make a beautiful bouquet of Isolone crocuses, you will need the following items.

• Izolon... You can pick up sheets of different colors to create a composition.
• Patterns... You can make these elements yourself, or you can find suitable templates on the Internet, print them and transfer them to paper or cardboard.
• Sponge. It will be needed to apply coloring pigment to the product.
• Dyes. Better to pick up oily pastels.
• Wire. You can pick up a special floristic wire.
• Instruments... These include scissors, an iron, and a glue gun.

Consider a simple option for creating crocuses from isolone. First you need to cut out the templates.For one flower, you need to cut three petals. Then the inner bottom of these parts should be covered with a sponge with a pastel of a suitable color.

After that, take a floristic wire, on its end you need to drop a little glue mass. A little special tape is wound on it. This is done in order to give thickness to the product. Later, several stamens are glued to the place where the tape is located. They can be made from the same wire. To do this, it is completely wrapped with colored paper or cloth, making a slight thickening at the ends and painting it with a sponge with a pigment.

Each of the petals made are placed between sheets of corrugated paper, and then a heated iron is applied to it. This procedure is carried out in order to give the details a light relief. The petals are applied to the iron for a few seconds. After that, a small depression is made in the still warm petal with a finger, placing it completely on the palm of your hand. The elements stretch slightly along the direction. Thus, every detail must be processed.

After that, you need to glue the processed petals to the wire, twisting their base a little. Next, with the second row, the elements are attached in a checkerboard pattern. At the same time, you need to take a sheet of isolon, painted in green. Long narrow strips are neatly cut out of it.

The ends of these strips are cut off slightly with scissors. They do this in order to give them a pointed shape. They are also lightly heated with an iron and rolled to shape. Thus, the leaves for the crocuses will be ready.

The wire is completely wrapped in green material. You can use colored cardboard or paper, and thin fabric can also work. It is worth applying such a base as carefully as possible so that the places where the joints will be located are not too noticeable. Previously, such a material is well coated with an adhesive mixture. In order to end up with a beautiful and bright composition, you can make several of these flowers, and it is better to make two types of buds with different colors of petals and stamens.

All flowers should be joined together. To do this, you can firmly weave the ends of their stems together. On the ends of the stamens, if desired, you can glue small beads or shiny pearls to make the flowers look as beautiful and interesting as possible. The resulting miniature bouquet can be placed in a small wicker basket, also made by hand, or in a small flower pot.

You can make several of these izolonovy crocuses and glue them to a table lamp. This option will make it possible to make a beautiful decorative item for interior decoration from a light source. Also, these artificial flowers can be attached to the wall clock. But at the same time, you need to make buds of such a color so that it goes well with the colors of these items.

For information on how to make crocuses from isolon with your own hands, see the next master class.