We make artificial flowers with our own hands

There can be only one answer to the question whether there is energy in artificial colors. Of course, yes, because the energy of creativity is also strong, inspiring. I mean those flowers that you can make with your own hands, and there are a lot of ways to design such beauty.

Paper flowers began to appear frequently on the walls - they form a composition of flowering heads that looks great over the sofa, above the desk and in other places. But paper flowers can be used as an element of scrapbooking, and as a brooch, and in any other way.

You can learn how to make them with your own hands using the example of a beautiful gerbera. To make it you will need: pastel paper, a stencil with petals, a stationery cutter, scissors, as well as a glue stick, a black marker.

Master class step by step.

1. The template must be downloaded, printed, and then cut out the elements indicated in it. You need to print immediately on pastel paper.
2. From the cut out blanks, you need to take 2 large flowers. The back of the cutter should be drawn in the middle of each petal. Then along these lines the petals have to be bent.
3. Then you need to take the smaller petals, twist them with small scissors. And do this twisting with all the flowers.
4. Next, a small round piece of paper is taken, which needs to be painted over with a black marker. It is glued to a small flower, and the petals are bent over it as much as possible.
5. You can glue the gerbera starting from the smallest flower, the one with a black circle. So far, only those with twisted petals are glued together, with the exception of the largest.
6. After gluing, the flower petals must be pressed to the middle, forming a bunch.And he, a bunch, is glued to the largest flower with twisted petals.
7. Now you can grab 2 large flowers, whose petals are bent in the middle, and glue them together. You need to press the middle with your finger.
8. Finally, the base is glued to the large two flowers with curved petals in the center.

For beginners, such an MK will be useful: the simplest technology possible, and for everything about everything - from 10 to 20 minutes. These flowers are ideal for decorating gifts. You need to prepare any suitable satin ribbon, beads, scissors, glue gun.

Here's how to make a flower.

1. Cut a circle out of cardboard, which will become the base of the flower and will be closed later with petals. That is, you do not need to be especially careful when cutting.
2. The tape should begin to be glued on the top of the circle so that the pleating is formed.
3. You need to continue to glue the tape in a spiral in 3 layers (there may be more). When we have already reached the center, the excess tape can be cut off, the tip can be tucked up and glued.
4. You can drop a drop of hot glue into the very center of the flower, and then quickly fill it with beads.

There are so many materials that an inquisitive lover of needlework will not limit himself to paper or only ribbons.

Newcomers are afraid to take on such a big, serious job. But there are examples of MK, where the algorithm is quite simple, and the maximum sacrifice that such work requires is time. For example, lavender made of beads looks very original, it becomes an interior decoration, or even a beginner can do it.

For work you will need: 200 g of green beads No. 10, 170 g of blue beads No. 10, wire 0.3 mm, wire 2 mm, floral tape, nippers, scissors.

Work plan.

1. The lavender bouquet will consist of 40 branches. This example shows how to create one such branch.
2. On the wire, you need to dial 10 blue beads, make a loop. Then - a small indent, 4 more loops are twisted. So one inflorescence of 5 loops is ready.
3. You need to weave 6 such inflorescences. Then a piece of wire 40 cm is cut off, it is attached to the crown of one of the inflorescences, and is twisted with wire. An indent of 1 cm is made, a new inflorescence is screwed on, and this is repeated 4 times. An indent is made already 2 cm, and again fixing the inflorescence.
4. It's time to make leaves. 6 green beads are put on the wire, a loop is twisted, and another one is formed next to it. And you need to make a lot of these leaves, of different lengths - from 2 to 5 cm. The leaves are more authentic at the bottom of the stem, you can observe a free order.

When all the details are already on the stem, you can wrap it with floral tape. And that's the only way one branch is considered ready. Taking into account that there will be 40 of them, it is not difficult to imagine how long such work might take. And then they have to be planted in a pot (using plaster).

Foil is in many ways a very beneficial material for creativity. Does not deteriorate from moisture, is not afraid of temperature jumps, impervious.

An example of such work: a rose from a foil baking dish. By the way, they should be cut well with scissors. The corrugated texture will make the flower more durable.

Now let's see how to make a rose.

1. You need to take a mold, cut off the hard edge from it. Make 6 cuts on the lateral surface to the very bottom. The incisions must be symmetrical.
2. The unfolded blank should represent a circle with blades, and each blade must be given a petal shape. This will make one petal row. And you need at least 4 of them.
3. A dense ball is formed, making up half the diameter of the bottom - this will be a bud of petals that have not yet blossomed. It is necessary to take one of the blanks, continuing each cut by one quarter of the bottom diameter. A ball is placed on this blank. It is important to wrinkle it by correcting the shape of the leaves. And a new row is made.
4. You will have to glue the parts together with heat shrink glue. So the flower is ready. And to fix it on the stem, you need a spiral cone woven from sticks.

Probably the most obedient fabric for shaping flowers - felt... Very beautiful anemones are obtained from delicate shades of felt. For work you will need: felt sheets of pastel colors, cotton threads in the color of felt, patterns of anemone petals, neodymium magnets, scissors, a needle.

We make felt flowers step by step.

1. Cut out felt parts according to the template: 3 parts of the petals of the same color and 3 parts for the core - a darker shade. For example, deep purple and powdery pink look great together.
2. One edge of the rectangular core is cut with scissors to form a fringe. The details of the petals are folded at an angle of 60 degrees one above the other so that you can see the outline of the anemone.
3. The two upper layers are fixed with a needle and thread; the color of the thread must match the core. A knot is tied at the end of the thread. The thread is threaded through the two petal layers where they intersect.
4. The next is the fringe, one tip is passed through the bottom, the second through the top, so that a small stitch remains on the fringe. A needle is drawn through two layers of petals, the core is adhered to. The bottom layer returns to its place, with a basting seam in a circle, sewing of the core to the petals begins. You need to stop when more than half is sewn.
5. The back layer of the petals must be unscrewed, a small neodymium magnet inserted there (it will be in the sewn circle), and you can continue sewing. At the end, the needle is passed several times through the bottom stitch to secure the thread. It needs to be brought out between the petals, cut off the tip.

At home, such flowers will look dubious, but as a decoration in a summer cottage is an excellent option. They can be fixed to the tree, and the flower garland is ready. Useful for work are plastic bottles, acrylic paint, scissors, a brush, a pen, as well as a simple Christmas garland on batteries.

And making the flowers yourself is not difficult.

1. Cut off the top of the bottle. Then cut it into pieces starting from the cutting line, forming petals. Fold back.
2. Cover the resulting flower with acrylic paint. There will be several colors, you can take different colors.
3. A hole is made in the bottle cap so that the garland light can go in there.

And a few more recommendations to help you decide how to use artificial handmade flowers.

Tips for beginners:

• flowers are to be collected in a bouquet - it is convenient to do this in a box (it can be cylindrical), and the base will be a porous structure, the same floral sponge;

• you can make them in a vase and make them a stationary decoration in the house;

• paper flowers can be made as a single composition by framing it with moldings, but there will be no foundation as such - just a wall;

• fabric flowers can be a good decoration for the hallway - they can be used to decorate a background made of old boards, burlap, velvet paper, flax;

• with beaded flowers, you can form a volumetric applique on homemade textile bags;

• paper (and not only paper) homemade flowers can become a highlight of table setting, with their help you can create consonance on the table - they will become a unifying element of the composition;

• you can form a suspended modular composition from artificial flowers, place it above the dining table - it will turn out very beautifully.

Enjoy your immersion in the art space!

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