Corrugated paper topiary production technology

Creating a topiary is a very interesting business. To make such a decorative tree from corrugated paper, you need perseverance, because this work is quite painstaking. But the result obtained will fully pay off the time spent. A corrugated paper topiary will become a decoration of the room, such a decorative composition is suitable as a gift for any celebration.

For the construction of the topiary, certain materials and tools are required.

• Pot. It is not necessary to use only flower pots as a flowerpot for a tree - any container made of ceramics or plastic, as well as disposable dishes, are suitable for this purpose. It is desirable that the size of the pot is smaller than the ball, otherwise the composition will look less aesthetically pleasing.
• Ball. You can buy it at a specialty craft store, or make it yourself from newspapers, soft paper, papier-mâché, and other suitable items.
• Trunk. For the trunk, you can choose any branch of the original shape or a regular pencil, sushi sticks or thick wire.
• Glue gun with rods. You can work using superglue or PVA, but experienced craftswomen recommend giving preference to a glue gun.
• Decorations for the design of the composition. Various beads, rhinestones, dried flowers, as well as sisal and other improvised means are used as decor.

And you also need to have scissors, scotch tape, threads and a needle, decorative twine on hand.

Even a beginner can create a beautiful topiary from corrugated paper.

A master class for beginners will allow you to make a simple design. Detailed instructions on the process will come in handy.The step-by-step execution of these actions will be the key to successful work.

Typically, topiary is round in shape, but you can give the design any non-standard shape. For example, a product in the shape of a heart is suitable for a gift for Valentine's Day, March 8 or a birthday. The heart can be made of corrugated paper, used to decorate coffee beans, and much more. You can leave room for a photo inside.

Corrugated paper topiary is very beautiful. Roses, peonies and any other flowers will look organic in this case.

To make a tree of happiness out of corrugated paper yourself, you need to prepare the necessary materials and tools. For work, you need a ball of foam or foam rubber measuring 12-15 cm. And you also need corrugated paper. You can choose one or more colors of corrugated paper, depending on what the original idea is.

The most crucial moment in the construction of a topiary is the formation of its base. It should be a neat, even ball. It is desirable that the structure is absolutely flat. If there is no possibility or desire to use the store version of the ball, you can make it yourself.

The base can be made of paper or newspapers, which are rolled tightly in the form of a ball and wrapped with threads moistened with PVA glue.

If you don't want to wait that long, you can choose another method for making the ball. For this purpose, polyurethane foam is used. To make a balloon, you need to take a balloon and inflate it a little. Then a tube is inserted into the hole and the polyurethane foam is blown into the ball. After 12 hours, the foam hardens, the balloon is removed from the spherical base.

After preparing the base, you need to fix the stem in the pot. To keep the stem well, the alabaster mixture is poured into the flowerpot, the stem is fixed and wait 5-10 minutes until the mixture hardens.

In order to make topiary from corrugated paper, you need to perform several sequential steps.

• Take a roll of corrugated paper and cut strips about 5 cm wide. The length of such a strip should be about 60 cm. There should be 60-80 such strips. When using two shades of paper, it is better to prepare 30 strips of different colors each.
• Each strip is twisted in a specific way, giving it the appearance of a rose. When twisting, you do not need to pull the tape too much - the bud should be loose.
• It is necessary to twist all the remaining strips of corrugated paper in a similar way.
• Each bud obtained should be slightly tightened from below and fixed with a thread. It is better to cut the tip of the flower to the thread.
• A mark must be put at the place where the barrel is attached. It is also recommended to mark the ball itself and glue it with the resulting buds. You can glue flowers randomly or in a certain order according to the scheme. It is advisable to glue the buds so that they fit snugly together, leaving no empty space. It is better to start work from the bottom of the ball and continue to the top.
• A barrel is attached at the mark. This can be done before or after the ball is glued. As a trunk, you can use sushi sticks, which are carefully wrapped in a single layer of decorative twine. The thread is not wrapped completely, leaving 2-3 cm for fixing in the ball.
• It's time to put the tree in the flowerpot. This can be done using floristic foam, cement or alabaster. When using cement or alabaster, you need to prepare a solution by mixing the dry mixture with water until it becomes thick sour cream. The resulting mixture is poured into a pot, insert the stem and, holding in this position, wait until the mixture hardens. The hardening time is about 10 minutes, depending on the composition of the mixture.
• At the final stage, the tree should be decorated. The surface of the pot can be covered with decorative grass, moss or pebbles. Sisal looks very good in this case. Satin ribbons, beads, lace are used for decoration.

A wide variety of flowers can be made from corrugated paper. For beginners and even children, you can try to make a tulip topiary. In order for tulips to keep their shape well, use ordinary disposable spoons.

To make one tulip, you need to take 5 disposable spoons. These can be small teaspoons or cutlery. The size of the flower will depend on their size.

It is necessary to take corrugated paper and cut it into squares with a side of 8-10 cm, depending on the size of the cutlery. A spoon is placed on each square and, having wrapped a corner on top, they begin to wrap inward on each side, dropping to the leg. In this way, all 5 spoons are wrapped to get tulip petals. The wrapped spoons are laid in the shape of a bud and fixed at the bottom of the flower.

At the final stage, you need to make leaves for the tulip, which are cut out of green corrugated paper. Small tulips can be fixed on the basis of a non-standard shape, or by placing the bouquet in a flowerpot or basket.

Recently, "edible" topiary has become very popular, for which they use not only decorative elements, but also food products, for example, sweets. Such an "edible" tree will become an original gift for any holiday, it will become a party decoration.

Variants of corrugated flowers and chocolates are a little more difficult to make, but following the instructions, you can make a similar creation.

To make an "edible" poppy topiary, you must follow the following plan:

• take a candy and put it on a wire;
• make a fringe from a piece of green corrugated paper;
• on the lower part of the fringe, you need to apply glue and glue the candy;
• using corrugated paper of red color, cut out rectangles measuring 4x5 cm;
• scissors give the rectangles the shape of droplets;
• glue the blank with the resulting petals;
• after making several poppies, they should be inserted into a foam ball, leaving room for the crown.

After the tree is made in the usual way. To do this, a metal wire or stick is wrapped with a satin ribbon or decorative cord and inserted into a ball. Alabaster solution is poured into the pot, the stem is fixed and waiting for solidification. As soon as the foundation thickens, they begin to decorate the structure.

Looks good as a separate tree, as well as a composition of several products... It is desirable that the trees be of different height or shape, as well as volume. In this case, the composition will look the most organic. A composition consisting of 3 trees, which are installed in a separate pot or other vessel, will look very original.

To create a topiary, the same principle is used. The design and the chosen material play a major role in this. The work of making blank flowers is quite painstaking, but the result will be pleasing for a long time.

Often, flower crafts are chosen by brides as a bouquet. In this case, they only use the crown. Such bouquets look very unusual and attractive.

Only by showing imagination, you can create amazing crafts that will decorate the interior or emphasize the theme of a particular celebration.

Using a variety of techniques for making corrugated flowers will allow you to make a variety of topiary.

An edible tree made of sweets and corrugated flowers will be a pleasant gift for a sweet tooth and will decorate the room.

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