How to make a money tree from banknotes?

In anticipation of the holidays, one can increasingly hear the question: what to give to a person who has everything? One of the options for an unusual and appropriate gift in this case can be a money tree made of banknotes made by yourself.

Money tree is also called so - topiary from banknotes. Topiary, as a type of landscape gardening art, has gained wide popularity in the field of landscape design, and now topiary names are not only decorative sculptures from living shrubs in household plots, but also elegant crafts for the home and interior.

Money tree is valuable not only because it attracts material wealth and good luck in financial matters, but also because in its manufacture a person puts his warmth and positive emotions. In the process of working on a souvenir, it is recommended to be in high spirits and a good mood, and then the craft will certainly bring its owner only the most positive events that will contribute to its financial well-being and capital appreciation. It is very important to believe in the magical and mystical power of the money tree, and then it will certainly help to enrich its happy owner.

Most often, a money tree is made from souvenir banknotes.First of all, you need to purchase banknotes in the amount of approximately 30-40 pieces in the gift shop: the more notes there are, the crown of the money tree itself will look thicker and richer. You can also print their image on a color printer, and then cut it out of paper.

There are times when topiaries are made from real notes, but then the manufacturing process will be slightly different so that the notes do not suffer in the process of creative work and do not lose their material value. That is, bills should be fixed in such a way that they can be easily removed without damaging them.

You can also decorate the topiary of souvenir notes with several real ones, but place them in a prominent place, in the center of the whole composition.

Or, on the contrary, hide real bills, and then, after some time, make a surprise to the owner of the money tree, indicating a secret place with genuine money. Pleasant surprise and good mood will be guaranteed, and this is essentially the main goal of the donor.

To make a money tree, in addition to souvenir notes, you will need a base container. It can be any pot made of plastic, clay, glass, an old vase or any other container that can be unusual decorated if desired. For example, paint with acrylic paint, wrap with decorative film or paper in a tone similar to the color of the notes used in the manufacture of crafts - red to the color of five thousand ruble notes or a green tint to the color of the dollar. In this matter, there is a wide scope for imagination, in which it is best to focus on your taste and color preferences. After all, the general image of the whole craft will depend on this.

The bills themselves are attached to some basis. It can serve as any round object, for example, a rubber springing ball or an old tennis ball, in general, all that is at hand in a spherical shape. If a bouncer ball is to be used, it is best to wrap it with tape so that the hitch with bills during gluing is better.

If you haven’t found such a ball in everyday life, then you can make it using papier-mâché technique.

• To do this, we first need to weld a paste. The paste recipe is very simple, and the ingredients are available to everyone:
• Three tablespoons of flour or starch pour half a glass of cold water and mix.
• Then pour 2 cups of water into another container and put it on gas.
• After the water begins to boil, pour the resulting mixture with starch or flour, reduce the heat and stir constantly.
• When the substance thickens, it can be removed from the fire.

Then we need an old newspaper. You need to tear it into pieces with a width and length of about 2 centimeters. After that, it is necessary to take a spherical base and put newspaper pieces moistened in water on each of its halves, then cover the newspaper layer with a paste. It is necessary to repeat a similar procedure 3-4 times, and let the halves of the ball dry. When both halves harden, they can be removed from the mold and glued together with tape or glue.

For the trunk of a money tree, you can use any stick made of wood. And not only the one that can be purchased at the store of creativity and needlework, but also any smooth stick of the right size found in the nearest park or in the forest, will do.

It may not be perfectly smooth, but may have a wavy or some other bizarre shape, which will give the craft an even more original and non-standard look and will become its highlight. If desired, the stem can also be painted with acrylic paint, wrapped with foil or a self-adhesive film.

In order for the stem to hold firmly in the base, you need to use gypsum or alabaster. It is important to dilute the mixture in the correct proportion, depending on the material. Alabaster is dissolved in a ratio of 1: 6, where one part of alabaster and six parts of water.

Gypsum is best diluted from a 2: 1 ratio — two parts of gypsum and one part of water. Alabaster hardens much faster than gypsum in literally 10 minutes, and it takes about 24 hours to harden the gypsum completely.

Before you begin the process of creating a topiary from banknotes with your own hands, it is advisable to familiarize yourself with step-by-step instructions. For the most clarity, this article presents the step-by-step production of topiary - a master class from paper money. Such a simple option will be optimal even for beginner needleworkers.

To make a money tree from banknotes, you will need:

• a pot or any other container;
• souvenir banknotes;
• a wooden stick or a thick, even rod;
• a papier-mâché ball-base or any other object of a spherical shape (for example, a jumping ball);
• glue gun;
• gypsum or alabaster;
• decorative elements (artificial flowers, animal figures, beads, beads, etc.)

Walkthrough

1. First of all, you need to form flower buds and inflorescences from notes. Each banknote is cut in half, and then twisted into a conical shape and in two or three places we fix the resulting petal with glue. It is necessary to fasten four such petals at one point on the spherical base of the topiary with a glue gun. Then we fasten banknotes rolled in the same way on the sides of the resulting flower. You can also simply roll up the notes in a small accordion and bandage them with golden or silver decorative thread.
2. When the crown of the money tree is ready, in the lower part of the base we fix the previously decorated stalk. The decor can be a shiny dense thread or twine, tied continuous along the entire length of a wooden stick. You can also paint the stick with beautiful paint or gently wrap it with foil paper.
3. We decorate the pot for the topiary with fabric, acrylics, threads or coffee beans. When choosing a decor, it is best to rely on your taste preferences, because you can use a wide variety of materials, such as buttons, lace, thread, beads, beads, rhinestones and much more.
4. Then we pour a mixture of gypsum or alabaster into the decorated pot and immerse the stem of the money tree into it.
5. After the mixture hardens, we cover the base of the topiary with a thick layer of PVA glue, and then sprinkle with decorative colored sand the entire surface of the base. Also, instead of decorative sand, sisal of various colors can be used. Such decor will look very impressive, since the fibrous texture of this material will give the craft relief and additional realism.
6. Optionally, you can decorate the base of the topiary with figures of birds, ladybugs, which also need to be fixed with a glue gun.

Topiary master class from notes see in the following video:

Topiary made of money instead of leaves is an original and unusual gift. Such an article will easily fit into the interior of almost any room and will look very original and unusual, capturing the views of guests and household. In addition, such a gift will appeal to people who believe in the influence of mystical forces on everyday life, namely, on the favorable development of events in the financial sector, which is very important for almost every modern person.

If the gift is to be presented to nonresident or foreign citizens, it is important to remember that during transportation the souvenir can be damaged, since the design itself is quite fragile, and the bills can be wrinkled. For such cases, the production of a money tree in a frame is most appropriate. In this form, the craft will be easy to transport in a suitcase with things or in a travel bag, avoiding damage to parts of the composition.

In the frame, the craft is much more compact, and the size can be chosen such that it will be convenient to carry even in hand luggage, in a bag over your shoulder or in a backpack. When choosing a frame, you can focus on its color, for example, bronze, silver or golden shades emphasize the monetary theme of the product.

It is important to take into account the moment that the craft itself will not be so voluminous, but it will retain its mission and positive positive message. Instead of bills, you can use coins that will be fixed on the canvas with a glue gun.

You can decorate a money tree with a wide variety of decorative elements. For example, at the base of the topiary can be a figurine of a turtle or an elephant - a symbol of material well-being, abundance, prosperity and fertility, and maybe a scattering of gold or silver coins, symbolizing wealth and wealth.

You can also add a butterfly, a heart or some other figure out of a real banknote and decorate the whole composition with such a bright addition. Banknotes can be very diverse: rubles, dollars, euros, to whom it is more to your liking. The composition will look spectacular, regardless of which currency you want to decorate your money tree.

Despite what bills a tree will be made of, the most important rule when making a gift with your own hands is sincere positive emotions coming from the heart. Positive energy will certainly be handed over to the lucky owner of this beautiful souvenir, which for a long time will delight the eye and warm the soul, recalling its creator and his caring and reverent attitude.