Paper is very grateful and pliable material if it is wet. When dried, after treatment it becomes hard and keeps its shape.
In the , we learned how to make inexpensive basis for green leaves.
Today we will decorate a gift box simply and beautifully.
I cut down the leaves on the machine, there was such waste.
Someone will throw them away, but not me. I am an economical person, so waste is the smallest thing .
With black, I marked how I would cut the leaves from the waste. If you use the whole sheet of paper, cut into squares and cut off the round opposite sides. I do not mark, I cut at once, in nature all the leaves are good.
So, you get such leaves, if I have some with teeth, I keep them. Here only large leaves are marked, in the same way you can cut small ones, you may also need them.
To make it more interesting, you can cut teeth on the leaves. It is faster to use scissors with teeth, they are very cheap for children.
Some steps are typical and simple, so I combined them, as there are many photos.
I will be happy to answer your questions if any.
I made the veins on the leaves, using leaf hydrangeas mold, it can be other, but it turns out beautifully, when the central vein is high and the veins are not small, I like this one better.
The second is weiner, it consists of two halves. It also has pronounced and deep veins.
Wet the leaves in water, put on the mold, combining the central veins, place the leaves face down and with a soft cloth or sponge strongly press the entire sheet. You can use your fingers, but you won't last long.
You get a leaf with fine veins, if to paint (black, red, yellow) on a wet leaf with a thin brush, tone the edges, it will be more interesting. So I make large leaves.
The second maple leaf, but it can be printed from the Internet and cut out.
Do the following with the weiner: wet, put a leaf on either side (preferably on the concave side of the weiner) and also strongly press. When my hands were tired, I pressed my foot, it was even better. The leaf can be used from any side. Large and small leaves look beautiful.
How to make leaves without molds is the next step.
You can move it: bend to the side or dry, putting something round. Last photo.
Since I wanted to show not only the leaves, but their use, we will decorate the box or gift packaging.
We need flowers.
I do not claim authorship, I came to this when I had to make flowers from office paper. Otherwise, they just got torn.
Ley`s imagine that we have only hands, scissors and paper.
I have 160 grams of double-sided paper, but it doesn't even matter. You can make paper yourself or paint flowers.
Take 3 squares of 4*4 cm. The third I cut a little, for it to be smaller after cutting.
Fold diagonally three times and cut as noted, then trim.
Forget about the bumps.
You get eight petals, which we cut to the center, but leave 3-5 mm. Look at the top flower.
Take a soft film — soft, it is important. Cut off a piece from the bag, we don't need much.
Wet the flower in water. Put it in a bent piece of film — both sides of the flower should be in the film.
Then, together with the film fold until there is one petal as we cut it out of the paper. What you get, wrap it like a candy in one direction. Firstly, you can I just mash for paper to become flexible.
Now goes the most interesting thing: take the film by the tips and pull. It will spin and our flower will just jump out of it. Now it is necessary to dry a little, so as not to tear the petals, and then spread as we need — the petals are very pliable. There are many tutorials on flowers on the Internet, but I have not watched them.
In the same way, a leaf is made: it folds along the longitudinal vein and folds at an angle or simply crumples along the vein and then straightens.
But the flower will not be alone, add buds and interesting antennae.
Take a small square, I have probably 1.5*1.5 cm. Cut the corners (do not pay attention to the irregularities) fold along the diameter several times to outline the veins. Cut through them without cutting the middle. You can trim the edges, but I didn't trim at all. Guess what?
Also put it in the film. You can unfold a flower, or you can leave a bud.
If you want something else from the remaining leftouts (I told you I am greedy), cut stripes of different lengths 5-6 mm wide, they can be uneven, I assure no one will understand that our hands trembled. Put the stripe in a folded film and twist like a rope. Take out.
Then you can tighten it even more. When dry, wrap around the skewer or knitting needle. So, the cute little spirals are ready.
Assemble the composition and admire the results of your work.
You can use glue gun or super glue. I love the joiner glue. It quickly grasps the paper.
Inside the flower I inserted a small ribbon pompom, covered with glue and sequins. You can insert the stamens, beads, sequins... You make a flower of even smaller diameter, and collect the petals at the top, so that the middle will not be seen.
Let's sprinkle some more paint, you can use a toothbrush or brush as a child. But first try on a piece of paper not to spoil our beauty.
Even children can do that. Let your toddler feel how you appreciate his/her help or let him/her make a gift or a postcard.
Even if you have never done it, you can decorate your gift. I think, another person will like your gift. You will experience moral pleasure that your gift is special.
Go for it!
I would be grateful for your feedback. Interesting ideas.