Gladioli from corrugated paper

Corrugated paper is a pliable and attractive material that can be used to craft any type of product. Paper flowers are especially original and effective. In the article we will tell you how you can make beautiful gladioli from corrugated paper with your own hands.

Before making elegant corrugated paper flowers, you need to prepare the necessary materials and tools. First of all, you will need to purchase the corrugated paper itself. This material can be found in many stores. Most often, the product is found on store shelves, where everything for creativity and study is sold. It is recommended to buy paper in several colors at once.

Be sure to prepare a simple pencil and thread. Use good quality glue. Regular PVA will work, but you can also use a glue stick. In some cases, craftsmen may find it useful to use Moment glue in small tubes.

To make beautiful paper gladioli, you need to purchase tape tape... This material can also be found in stores that sell everything for creativity and art. Prepare the wire. This component will serve as the basis for many of the details of the craft.Metal knitting needles may be used instead of wire. And you will also need sheets of cardboard and paper. Usually, templates are made from the last components. In some cases, felt-tip pens or markers may be needed.

Novice craftsmen who are little familiar with the procedures for making paper flowers are advised to turn to simpler schemes. Let's consider in stages how you can make a beautiful gladiolus with your own hands.

• At the first stage, the master will need to prepare the patterns of the flower petals. You can make them out of cardboard. First, a small pencil sketch is made on a piece of cardboard. In this case, the edges of the petals should be made wavy. Next, the template is carefully cut out clearly along the contour.

• Further, from the corrugated paper of the selected color, you will need to cut off several small blank sheets. They are folded 3-4 times. A previously cut cardboard template is applied from above, parts are cut out along the contour.

• Immediately after that, separating the paper parts, the workpiece needs give a convex shape.

• Thus, you will need to collect 3 first petals future flower.

• Slightly lower to the bud you will need attach a similar number of petals.

• Now the base will need apply glue, to securely fix all 6 petals. After that, the master will need to form a couple of the same buds.

• The next step for the top of the branch should be simulate imitation of buds, which have not yet blossomed. For this, the excess crepe paper is rolled up so that they acquire an oblong shape.

• Next, take green paper. From it you need to cut a thin strip twisted in the middle. In this case, the tips of this part will need to be given a convex shape.

• An oblong-shaped blank is put in the middle of the bow... This part is covered with strips, and then everything is fixed with glue. Similarly, you will need to model a couple of the same buds.

• Next, using green paper or tape tape, you will need attach all the flowers made to the wire base.

• From green corrugated paper you need cut out a few thin leaves. They are glued to the tip of the wire piece. After that, the original and beautiful flower will be ready! All work will take a little free time.

A very original craft - a bouquet of gladioli with sweets. Such a product can serve as a creative gift or addition to the main present. Making such a paper bouquet is not too difficult.

Let's consider step by step how you can model a spectacular bouquet of gladioli with sweets with your own hands.

• At the first stage, you will need to prepare the stem preparation... This component can be made from twisted magazine sheets arranged on a skewer base. All components are dried and then wrapped with green corrugated paper.

• Then you can proceed to modeling buds and flowers. These components need to be cut out of crepe paper. A wooden skewer is inserted into the candies, after which they are wrapped in corrugated paper.

• Next, you need to take green paper... From it you will need to cut out the leaves of the future gladiolus. When these parts are cut, they should be glued to the already assembled flower.

• By a similar principle, you should collect a sufficient number of beautiful flowers for an original sweet bouquet. After that, all the components are put together. Flowers can be wrapped with thread or wrapped in mica / colored paper.

An original growth flower can serve as a creative decoration for many interiors. Such a decoration will always attract a lot of attention. In many settings, growth flowers play the role of bright accents.

Let's analyze a step-by-step master class on modeling such an original craft.

• At the first stage, you will need to take a small piece of snow-white corrugated paper... A 4x15 cm piece is enough. This component must be carefully cut into a fringe. In the future, the detail will play the role of flower stamens.

• When the fringe is ready, each of its long parts will need to be twisted... After that, the workpiece is dipped into the adhesive, and then into the semolina. With the help of such components, it will turn out to simulate more natural stamens for gladiolus. The workpieces will need to be set aside to dry.

• At the next stage, you will need to cut 3 identical paper strips with dimensions of 8x14 cm... From these bases, you will need to cut the petals of the growth plant.

• To make the next three petals, you will need to prepare pieces of paper with a size of 10x14 cm. Petals will also need to be cut out of these materials.

• Now the master will need to take a small piece of foam rubber... It should be covered with an orange tint mixture. After that, the foam can be used as an impromptu brush. With its help, it will be necessary to tint the lower part of the cut petals.

• For each flower you need to form a base.... It can be made from special floristic wire. If this material is too thin, then you can connect 2 wires together at once, winding them with green tape.

• Then glue should be applied to the tip of the base wire. It is most convenient to use a glue gun. To the base with the applied glue, you need to attach the first part cut out for the stamens. It is carefully wrapped around the stem of the flower.

• Next, you need to take small petals... They must be turned out slightly using a ruler. The edges of the parts are carefully stretched.

• Now the blanks of the petals are necessary glue to the stamen stemmaking a neat winding.

• The next row of petals is recommended stick in chess order... Due to this, it will be possible to close the remaining gaps.

• You need to take green crepe paper and cut out blanks from it with dimensions of 4x10 cm... From these materials, the master will need to cut leaves for the gladiolus.

• After that, the cut green parts must first be glued to the very base of the bud... For this, it is most convenient to use the same glue gun.

• At the next stage, you will need a piece of green corrugated paper... They will need to wrap the base with wire to model the base of the flower with the transition to the stem.

• Further, for the flower, you will need to form more buds.... To do this, use yellow corrugated paper. From it you will need to cut 6 pieces with dimensions of 8x14 cm. Petals should be cut out of the pieces.

• The petals are folded into one another, twisting. The buds should be almost completely closed.

• The bases of the buds complemented by green sheets of paper.

• Then you can simulate a couple more budsconsisting of only one petal.

• When all the ingredients are ready they will need to be combined into one beautiful structure.

For more information on making a growth flower, see the next video.

There are many other interesting ideas for making gladioli from corrugated paper yourself. Let's consider what else can be original and very beautiful crafts in the form of paper flowers.

• Original bouquets of paper gladioli can be placed in an attractive wicker (or other) basket... To do this, flowers made of wire and crepe are placed in a special floral sponge, laid in a basket. Such an interesting craft can be supplemented with other decorative elements, for example, satin ribbons.

• Homemade crepe gladioli can be a spectacular decoration for a greeting card. For this, the flowers are glued on the outside. Such things are mastered very simply, but they look unusual and aesthetically pleasing.

• Crepe gladioli, laid in a special decorative bouquet, look charming. This is a great solution for a cute gift for Mother's Day, March 8 and so on. You can make the packaging for the bouquet with your own hands, or you can purchase an attractive ready-made option.

• Large paper flowers, placed in a tall exquisite vase, look elegant and stylish. From such products, chic decorations for interior compositions are obtained.

• Those crafts and paper bouquets with flowers of different colors look bright and original. A master can combine several bright shades in one composition at once. Thanks to this, the bouquet will turn out to be especially bright and original.