Crafts from dried flowers

Undoubtedly, fresh flowers always look very gentle, beautiful and sophisticated. But, unfortunately, cut plants cannot delight with their pristine beauty for a long time. A withered bouquet should not be thrown away, because it can be used to create incredibly spectacular and unusual decorative elements. You can make a gorgeous panel from dried flowers, build an unusual composition. Dried flowers are used to create postcards, bouquets and even decorations. Such material requires careful attention to itself, since dried stems are usually very fragile and tender. How to prepare natural material for work, as well as the use of dried flowers, will be discussed in this article.

For those who are engaged in creative handicrafts, dried plants can be a very good material for creating original crafts. Such raw materials can be purchased in a store or prepared yourself.

When harvesting plants, a number of nuances should be taken into account.

• The timing of their procurement may fluctuate depending on the type of plant. Usually the period from the beginning of spring to the end of autumn is chosen for this. Material for dried flowers can be collected in the park, in the country or in the forest.
• It is important to harvest plants in dry weather. The best time to harvest is late in the morning, when the dew is no longer on the leaves.
• When collecting, spoiled, damaged or insect-eaten plants should be thrown away, they are not suitable for work. It is worth choosing beautiful specimens with well-developed petals and stem.
• It is recommended to dry the workpieces in the air, in a ventilated place.It is important that no sunlight falls on the flowers, otherwise they will change their colors and become faded.
• When harvesting, take into account the color gamut of plants. It should be remembered that after drying, the red buds will become darker, and yellowness will appear on the light petals. Blue, orange, pink and purple petals usually do not change color when properly dried.

There are several techniques for drying plants.

• Under the press. This method can be called the simplest. It is enough to place a flat plant under a press or put it in a folder for herbariums.
• Hot express drying. One of the drying options is using the microwave. It is recommended to turn on the microwave oven for a few minutes and dry the selected specimens. To prevent them from drying out, it is recommended to place a container of water next to the plants.
• Hanging bouquets. Drying is done by tying spikelets and stems into small bunches and then hanging them. The bouquets are hung in such a way that the flowers are at the bottom.
• By volumetric drying. In this case, it is better to lay out a large plant in one layer on paper. They also dry individual parts of plants, for example, buds, flowers or petals. To do this, you should prepare in advance a container filled with a loose substance that absorbs moisture well. It can be salt, semolina or flour. Flowers are placed at the bottom of the container with the bud down, covered with a desiccant, covered with a lid and left in a dry, warm place for 3-4 days.

Crafts made from dried flowers look very unusual and immediately attract attention. Very beautiful panels and pictures are obtained from dried roses, daisies, feather grass, fern.

When creating volumetric paintings, bouquets with a preserved shape are usually used. Such bouquets are mounted on a cardboard or burlap base. Volumetric paintings always look very impressive. Their peculiarity is that such works are always copyrighted, that is, exclusive. Such a voluminous panel will become a decoration of a room or a workplace, it is also suitable as an unusual gift.

Flat applique can be called the simplest option when creating a picture of dried flowers. For work, you only need paper and dried flowers. Often, such paintings are created using a prepared base, covered with cloth or burlap, painted over with watercolors.

Cardboard is usually chosen as the basis for paintings. Plastic or wooden frames can be used. For the background, different materials are used in the form of mesh, paper, leather, fabric, wallpaper.

Using dried flowers, you can build a simple craft for a kindergarten or school. It is better for children to start working with simple appliqués, later moving on to voluminous compositions.

A vase made of plasticine flagella with dried flowers placed in it will look very interesting.

To do it, you need to take:

• plasticine packaging;
• a board for work and a stack;
• dried flowers;
• decorative elements.

We offer a master class on making crafts.

1. You need to take plasticine, then roll out small balls from it. It is better to take the color of the balls in the same color scheme, but they should differ in tone. In this case, purple shades are used.
2. Form a flagellum sausage from each ball. The length of the flagella should be different. The bottom is formed from the dark flagellum by twisting the sausage.
3. The remaining few centimeters begin to curl upward, forming the base of the vase.
4. Gradually, adding other shades, they continue to work.
5. For the neck, use the lightest shade of plasticine. Finishing the work, the neck should be slightly widened, giving the shape necessary for the vase.

You can make a postcard from dried flowers with your own hands. Such crafts for children will be simple if you follow the instructions provided.

To make a postcard yourself, you need to take:

• cardboard;
• scissors;
• glue;
• masking tape;
• the cloth;
• dried flowers.

Progress:

1. you need to cut a sheet out of cardboard and fold it in half - it will become the basis for future crafts;
2. then a rectangle is cut out of a piece of fabric with curly scissors, which is glued to the cover of the postcard;
3. using glue and masking tape, dried stems and flowers are attached to the fabric.

Herbariums and dried flowers can always be the reason for creating original crafts. Such products will take their rightful place at an exhibition at a school or kindergarten. Such crafts can be a decoration for any interior.

Autumn compositions will be a wonderful decoration. Bright and rich colors typical for this season will create a positive mood. Hand-made bouquets will delight the eye for a very long time, they can become a decoration of the room, complement any event.

A classic bouquet will always look appropriate.

Products in a pot or basket will look no less organic.

Putting a bouquet of dried flowers in a vase, you can plunge into the hot summer or hear the whisper of autumn.

The delicate scent of lavender will make you remember a French village.

Mini bouquets are used as a gift or to decorate postcards or panels.

For information on how to make crafts from dried flowers, see the next video.