Making paper crafts

Paper is a very popular material for making a wide variety of crafts. Children of different ages can work with such blanks. Despite the ease of operation with such material, very original and cool products are obtained from it. In this article, we will get acquainted with the process of creating the most beautiful and interesting paper crafts.

It is possible to make not only extremely aesthetic, but also functional crafts from paper. These include all sorts of paper decorations for home interiors. There are countless original ideas for creating such things. Many of them are very simple and fast to model, and some of them take longer to make.

Amazing interior decorations are made from both white and colored paper. Many creative options can be made with your own hands at home. For example, the decor in the form of garlands made of paper butterflies will turn out to be very cute and cute. Such products are modeled as simply as possible, but they look very creative in the interior.

• To make original garlands of butterflies, it is enough to stock up on sheets of colored paper. Colors can be absolutely any.Specimens made up of butterflies of different shades look especially impressive.
• Each sheet of paper should be folded in half horizontally and then vertically. On folded sheets of paper, you need to draw the outlines of butterflies with rounded or pointed wings. Next, you need to cut them out. The result should be miniature winged characters with a fold in the middle.
• You can do it differently. Cut 2 blanks in the form of paper butterflies. Leave one of them straight, and bend the other along. The second element must be glued over the first.
• Butterflies, cut according to any scheme, must be made in sufficient quantities. After that, they will need to be fixed on neat long ropes, flagella or even beautiful threads like a regular garland. In the spaces between the glued butterflies, it will be possible to fix other decorative components, for example: colored balls or squares.

The result is very beautiful and delicate decorations that can be used to decorate the interior both on a regular weekday and for any holiday.

For non-trivial interior decoration, other curious crafts can be built from paper.

• You can cut many small paper stars and attach them to the garlands so that each is fixed to or near a light bulb. This will give the impression that paper elements are emitting beautiful light.
• Volumetric paper drop-shaped blanks or clouds, collected in a homemade garland, look interesting. Such a beautiful craft can be fixed on the wall.
• You can decorate the interior in an original way with the help of voluminous paper fruits made of colored paper folded like an accordion.

Wonderful and original bookmarks for books come out of paper. Such useful items are made very simply, but they have a very beautiful appearance. It is worth noting that even the smallest master can make an interesting paper bookmark with his own hands.

Consider how you can make the simplest paper bookmark for children with your child.

• First you need to prepare a square paper sheet. Its colors are selected strictly individually. Each little master decides for himself how his finished paper creation should look.
• Taking a paper blank, you need to carefully glue its free edge, and decorate the surface with any pattern, ornament or pattern - there are no frames and prohibitions in the design of such a craft. You can also additionally glue various elegant pictures cut out earlier.
• The creative bookmark, which is given the shape of a mitten, turns out to be very expressive. This is another easy-to-execute option that will surely captivate a young master. The contour of the specified craft is drawn on a thick cardboard pre-glued with plain paper.
• The resulting paper bookmark can be additionally effectively decorated with flowers, butterflies. On the underside of the modeled mitten, you need to make a neat hole through which the lace will be threaded. Then it is tied.

A child can make a funny and pretty paper bookmark, adhering to the well-known paper-making technique called origami. For the smallest creative masters, it is advisable to select the simplest and most understandable schemes. So, in order to independently make a charming bookmark in the form of a paper goby, the following steps will be required.

• First you need to prepare a square piece of paper. You can use a special one, but a simple color one will do.
• The opposite corners of the square are folded over to form a triangle.
• Connect the corner of the triangle on the right with the corner on the top.
• Further, the same actions will be needed in relation to the left corner. The sides need to be aligned in the middle.So bends will be outlined, due to which the corner will subsequently be bent easier.
• The corner sections are now returned to their original position.
• The corner from above is lowered down to the edge opposite. Since the corners are doubled from above, one of them will bend downwards, and the second will remain unchanged.
• Next, the right corner is folded into the pocket in the middle.
• The side is pressed and the fold is smoothed.
• Then the corner on the left is directed in this direction.
• The workpiece is turned over, swapping the top and bottom. On this, a very beautiful and original paper bookmark will be ready!

For toddlers and very young children, the process of making original paper applications with their own hands is ideal. Such crafts have a positive effect on fine motor skills, develop the child's imagination and accuracy.

There are many fun techniques for creating beautiful appliques. Let's get acquainted with one of them on the example of decorating an elegant postcard for moms, dads or other close people / friends. The little master will need:

• thick sheet of colored paper;
• white sheet of A4 format;
• napkins of different colors;
• glue in the form of a pencil;
• brown marker;
• pencil.

Let's get acquainted with the step-by-step instructions for modeling a creative applique.

• An even and small strip should be cut off from a sheet of colored paper, and the rest of the sheet should be folded in half.
• They do the same with a white sheet, after which it is glued together to form a double sheet.
• Using a pencil, a sketch of an apple is drawn on a snow-white piece of paper, its stick can be painted over with a marker. The cut green leaf must be fixed here with a glue stick.
• A pink napkin is taken, torn into small pieces. The torn parts will be used to make important components of the applique. They need to be rolled into compact lumps. The number of the latter depends on the size of the drawn sketch of the apple for the postcard.
• On paper that has been folded in half, an adhesive layer is applied. You must try not to go beyond the pencil contours. After that, the lumps from the napkins should be laid on the glue, and then pressed firmly.
• The blank is glued directly to the postcard. Inside, you must write the appropriate congratulatory text. As a result, you will definitely get a very beautiful and sincere addition to any gift!

Above, a plan for the self-production of a paper bookmark using the origami technique has already been considered. Of course, this is not the only type of craft that can be made in the Japanese style. There are many other interesting techniques such as kusudama.

Let's consider in stages how you can make beautiful paper objects yourself.

• To model the craft, you will need glue in the form of a pencil, as well as square leaves of a double-sided look. It is advisable to use paper of two colors.
• Square leaves will need to be folded diagonally so that a triangle is eventually formed. The corners on the right and left need to be bent to the top.
• Next, you need to bend the right valve to the right edge, and the left - to the edge on the left.
• A pair of pockets will form. They will need to be opened, and then bend the corners down. Next, you need to fold these pockets inward again. A pair of triangles will be created on the sides, which will need to be glued together very carefully, without making bends. This will form one petal.
• We need to make 4 more petals in the same way. Next, the flower is collected. In total, you will need to fold 12 inflorescences, from which a ball will form. The components are glued. A beautiful and bright ball using the kusudama technique is ready!

Paper fruits always turn out to be bright, unusual and attract a lot of attention. As mentioned above, such items can easily serve as a creative interior decoration.For example, a child can make rich tangerines, pineapple or pumpkins with their own hands.

Let's consider how to make bulky paper fruits correctly.

• You can prepare sheets of paper in different shades of orange. You will also need green leaf paper.
• Paper blanks will need to be cut into strips of 4 cm wide and 18 cm long. You will need 2 such elements. Blanks with a length of 23 cm - 4 pieces, 28 cm - 4 more pieces.
• There should be only 10 stripes ready.
• Each of the stripes will need to be bent in the form of a fan or an accordion.
• After that, the paired stripes are glued together, closed into a ring.
• You will need 5 such blanks.
• Next, each ring will need to glue the middle.
• At the next stage, the master will need to very carefully and carefully assemble all the formed rosettes with each other, fixing them with glue.
• The final touch in modeling a beautiful craft is a glued twig with a leaf.

Many more beautiful crafts can be made from paper with a child. Young craftsmen like to simulate figures of different animals with their own hands, such as a dog, cat, frog, cow, bunny, dove, stork, crocodile, mouse and so on. Animals can be shaped both using origami technique and in the form of applique - a variety of manufacturing techniques are suitable.

Boys especially like to make paper crafts, made in the "masculine" theme. Most often they are happy to make paper weapons, tanks, cars, an airplane, a house, and so on. Both boys and girls really like to model figurines of famous heroes of fairy tales and cartoons. For example, it can be crafts in the form of Cipollino, Senor Tomato and other famous characters.

Many little craftsmen are fond of modeling cute paper insects like a ladybug or a caterpillar on their own. The scheme for making such things can be either very simple or rather complicated. So, in order to model an elementary paper caterpillar from rings, you will need to perform the following manipulations.

• You must first prepare the basis for fixing the future caterpillar. To do this, you need to cut out a piece in the form of a leaf with veins from green paper.
• Next, you need to cut the multi-colored strips of paper. They must be fastened in the form of rings, and then glued in a row. In this case, the shades can be alternated.
• With a felt-tip pen or marker, you will need to draw up the muzzle of the caterpillar. A thin paper antennae is glued on top.

A ladybug is made from colored paper simply and quickly. A child of 4 years old can easily make such a craft.

• To create a charming ladybug, you need to prepare two black cylinders, as well as wings that form a circle, cut in half.
• Black cylinders are glued to each other, and then red wings are fixed on top. The latter must be supplemented with black circles.
• We must not forget about the design of the muzzle of the ladybug. Eyes for it can be made of paper, or ready-made plastic parts can be glued.

Children are very interested in modeling paper crafts using the origami technique. For example, you can make an adorable bull. To create it, you only need two main parts: the head and the torso. They will fold without glue.

• To fold the head, a triangle is formed from a square leaf, fastening the opposite corners.
• The lower one is folded up.
• Then it is again directed downward.
• The workpiece is turned over.
• The side corners are raised up.
• The corners at the top should be turned in the direction of different sides. This will form the ears of the bull.
• The workpiece is turned over and the ends of the ears are folded, removing them into the sharp end.
• Next, eyes are added, specks and nostrils are drawn. At this point, the head of the figurine is ready.
• Now you need to form a paper torso for the origami goby. This will also require a square piece of paper.
• It will be necessary to make small folds on one side of the paper sheet, and then on the opposite side.
• Further, similar small folds will need to be made on the sides.
• Now the corners must be opened, and then directed outward. This needs to be done at all 4 corners.
• After that, the paper will need to be folded in half. The result is the body of a bull with legs.
• One corner should be directed towards the middle.
• At the next stage, the only moment will come for which glue will be needed - attaching the goby's head to its prepared body.
• To make the craft more natural and naturalistic, you must not forget about the painted spots on the body of the bull. In addition, one more important detail will need to be fixed at the back of the figure - a paper tail. At this stage, the modeling of the adorable origami goby is complete!

You can learn even more interesting ideas for making paper crafts by watching the video below.