How to make flowers from isolon?

If earlier artificial flowers were a sign of bad taste, now, when the quality of manufactured products has improved significantly, they have begun to be used everywhere. Beautiful and "eternal" flowers can be made by hand. This article will tell you how to make beautiful flowers from isolone.

It should be noted right away that isolon is usually sold in building supermarkets, another name for polyethylene foam. It is used as a coating for insulation, most often placed under the laminate flooring. This material is sold in rolls, where the sheet thickness can vary from 0.2 to 100 mm. For flowers, sheets with a thickness of 2 to 4 mm are used.

Isolon itself can be of different colors, including foil. One of the reasons for using izolon for making artificial flowers is its ability to be easily cut with scissors or a penknife.

Let's talk a little about the properties of this material. It is not subject to combustion, but only melts.

Simply put, they practically do not hold on to it, it is necessary to acquire a separate type of paints.

Next, we will consider other characteristics of izolon, which make it a good material for making artificial flowers.

Izolon is a safe material that does not release various carcinogens into the air. It is included in the list of materials used in the manufacture of toys. The temperature range for its normal state is -60 to +75 degrees Celsius.

The main advantage of izolon flowers is the ability to give the petals any bend. This is possible due to the fact that when exposed to a high temperature, the isolon does not ignite, but begins to melt, and later bend, as already mentioned. Thus, by lightly acting on the petals of the flower with fire, you can give them a slightly wavy appearance or fix any shape. You can wavy the petals and just stretch the material. Izolon is able to withstand heavy loads during stretching, while changing its appearance.

Due to the thinness of the izolon sheets, the flower petals look natural. They can be bonded together under the influence of high temperature. Another method of connecting the petals is mechanical - using threads with a needle or other fastening materials. It must be remembered that this material "remembers" the shape. For this reason, flowers cannot be crumpled and stored in this form. Creases will remain on the petals.

However, flowers from isolon can be wetted - they will perfectly tolerate it. But they should not be exposed to direct sunlight. From this, their color can acquire a yellow tint. This is especially true of the white isolone.

First of all, to make flowers, we need a knife to cut the material. It can be either an assembly knife or regular scissors.

Another thing necessary for fastening is a glue gun and a hair dryer. The latter can be taken both normal and construction.

Another set of necessary things is a stapler thread.

And the last thing we need is acrylic paints. But you can also use spray paints.

In the end, everything depends on the boundaries of your imagination and your skill.

You can calculate the amount of isolon that goes to one flower yourself. To do this, you just need to add up the entire area of ​​the cut petals. Usually, small flowers take from one to two standard isolon store sheets. For growth crafts, meters of material can be spent.

Even a child can learn how to make artificial flowers from isolon. Further, step by step instructions for making a bud are presented with a detailed description for beginners.

• The first thing to do before you start making a flower with your own hands is to decide on the color. You are not limited in your choice of colors, but it will be best to focus on shades of real colors.

• Another important step is choosing the size of the petals. Before starting work, you must be clear about what you want to get in the end. It should be noted that the sizes of the petals can be very different. For example, small roses can range in size from 1 to 12 cm or even larger. If you want to make a large flower, then you need to purchase an isolon, the thickness of the sheets of which will be more than 3 mm. This is due to the fact that how large flowers will keep their volume depends on the thickness of the isolon. In general, the number of petals for one flower is not limited. They can be fastened to each other as long as it seems possible.

• The next step is preparing and cutting out the template. Traditionally, the template can be easily cut out of paper on which the diagrams were previously drawn.

• After that, it is necessary to give the sheets the desired shape. You just need to heat the isolon a little, and stretch the leaves with your fingers. But also the petals can only be fitted on one side. In this matter, as well as when choosing a color, it is best to focus on a model in the form of a real flowering plant.If the petals of chamomile and chrysanthemum practically do not differ from each other, then the same cannot be said about orchids. Making lily petals also needs to be considered more carefully.

• The penultimate step is to glue all the petals into a flower with hot glue. Here you also need to consider how the petals of real flowers are located. Isolone leaves should be fastened in pairs or alternately, depending on the appearance of the natural flower. In general, all flowers can be divided into two groups - those whose petals are located freely relative to each other, and those whose petals are tightly adjacent to each other.

• The final, but not always necessary step is painting the flower with aerosol paints. Craftsmen can even paint the veins on the petals, which are mainly needed for roses, tulips and lilies of the valley.

Obviously, flowers do not consist only of buds, they also have leaves, stems, buds, thorns, and so on.

Sometimes it is absent, as the flower can attach directly to the surface. If you plan to store flowers in a standing position, then in this case, the stem is certainly necessary. Usually a tube is used as a stem. The stem is used as a support for the flower. Therefore, it can be replaced with punched tape. Large paper clips can be used as attachments, for example, to a panel or wall. Especially for this, holes are made in the panel or hooks are installed.

Another wall mounting concept is to hang a horizontal or vertical base onto which the workpieces are attached.

A stem for volumetric flowers can be a hollow tube with a diameter of 40 mm or more. It can be both plastic and metal, and metal-plastic.

The leaves are attached to the stem using the same technology as the petals. You must first cut them out according to a previously prepared scheme and later bend them or make them wavy. It should be borne in mind that leaves are required for growth flowers.

It is also required for one or more growth flowers. Welded stands are considered ideal. To do this, low poles are welded onto a metal sheet with a thickness of more than 3 cm. Later, tubular flower stems are planted on these poles.

But there is another option for a homemade do-it-yourself stand. To do this, you need to prepare a hollow tube or several tubes, as well as a floor pot for regular flowers. Take one pipe, place it in a pot, then fill it with cement by a third. When it hardens a little and fixes the position of the tube, then add more cement.

After all layers of cement are completely dry, the pot is decorated with fabric or paints. Instead of cement, you can use gypsum, and the pot can be replaced with a barrel, in rare cases even with an ordinary bucket. It must be remembered that the walls of the container must be tight so that they do not burst while the cement dries, expanding in volume.

Such stands are quite massive, therefore they not only withstand a large weight of flowers, but also practically do not turn over. By the way, such coasters can also be made from small pots.

Most often, it is the huge and floor flowers from Isolone that are used as decor at various events. Usually the color scheme is kept in pastel colors.Celebrations also use wall panels and individual flowers to complement the decor. Separate shops attach large buds to the wall, thereby making themed decoration for various holidays. Growth flowers are frequent details in the decor of banquet halls, photo studios and shop windows.

If you still want brightness, then it is best to stick with one shade, for example, red.

Such crafts are used not only for decoration, they can also be used to make sconces. The best option in this case is a floor sconce flower in a pot. It should be borne in mind that for a homemade lamp, you only need to purchase an LED lamp. It does not heat up; therefore, the isolon practically does not melt. But it is best to play it safe, and not too tightly to glue the material to the lamp.

Peonies look great as table flowers. Having decorated a bouquet of them in a hat box, peonies can be presented as a gift. As a rule, table flowers from izolon are used as a decoration for a night light. Such a table sconce looks impressive, pleases the eye and fills the room with subdued light.

Obviously, the paint works best on white. Therefore, if you plan to paint flowers, then you must initially use a white isolon. There are only three types of dyes that can be used to paint isolon.

1. Rubber dye. It is distinguished by its durability, resistance to temperature and humidity changes, and a uniform structure during application. But after drying, it becomes dull, so most often varnish is also applied over it.
2. Acrylic paint or acrylic enamel. It is also distinguished by its durability - it can retain its original appearance for several years. It can only be applied with a spray gun.
3. Regular spray paints. This is the most budgetary, affordable and fastest painting option for isolon flowers. But under mechanical stress, the coating can crack and fall off. Such dyes have a very uneconomical composition consumption. Simply put, they are expensive for large-scale paint jobs.
4. Automotive enamel. It fits well on isolon and is also durable. This paint is expensive and consumable.

Summing up the theme with paints, it is worth noting that it would be best to paint the finished product with a spray gun. But if there is none, then it will be necessary to tint each petal with rubber paint, and later collect a bud from them.

Cleaning of similar colors is a separate topic. It is clear that washing is strictly forbidden to them. Nevertheless, it is imperative to take care of the flowers from the isolon, since almost no area is distinguished by clean air with no dust. It can be brushed off with a feather or lint brush. Another way to get rid of dust is with a hairdryer. It can only be used in cold air mode.

Izolon products must be treated with an antistatic agent. If it happened that the products were stained, then you need to carefully remove the flower from its stand, then rinse it under a small stream of shower. The water should not be hot, but moderately warm.

If you saw stunningly beautiful flowers from Isolon in any room, then be sure that such a masterpiece can be quite realistically made at home.

How to make flowers from isolone, see below.