How to make poppies from foamiran?

Foamiran is a popular material that is often used for needlework. It produces beautiful and naturalistic flowers, which are often confused with the living. In this article we will learn how to make smart poppies from foamiran.

Foamiran is a relatively new material in our country, however, this did not prevent it from becoming one of the most popular among needlewomen. Foamiran crafts are not only spectacular in appearance, but also realistic. Often masters make flowers of all possible varieties from this material. Subject to all manufacturing rules, such crafts are difficult to distinguish from natural living plants.

The relevance of foamiran is not surprising, since this material is characterized by malleability and unpretentiousness. It is very easy to work with. If necessary, the master can give it any desired shape, just acting on foamiran blanks with high temperatures. The form that is attached to the foamiran is preserved. This is another nice feature of this material. Consider other features of foamiran.

• He does not let water through.
• Presented in a variety of shades. If desired, the master can independently paint this material. To do this, you can use acrylic paints, dry pastels and even gouache.
• You can give it any shape using an ordinary iron. Not only an experienced, but also a novice master can easily cope with creative work.
• You can make flowers of any size from foamiran. Often it is from him that chic growth plants are made that have large and lush buds - there are no boundaries for the wizard’s imagination.
• The material in question is not afraid of either heat or cold.

Today, in specialized stores that sell products for creativity, you can find Chinese or Iranian foamiran. The first is cheaper and often found, but its quality can hardly be called ideal. The foamiran from Iran will cost more, but it is more high-quality, practical and durable.

Each user can make a beautiful craft from foamiran. The main thing is to be patient, properly prepare and prepare all the necessary tools with materials. Consider the list of components that the needlewoman may need to make a chic poppy from foamiran:

• high-quality foamiran of different colors: red, black, green;
• acrylic paints of red and white colors;
• sponge for tinting;
• colored pastel (you can choose a coloring component in dry form);
• foil sheet;
• curly scissors;
• ordinary threads;
• wooden stick for manicure with a pointed tip (you can prepare a toothpick);
• glue (it is worth buying both PVA and “Moment-second”);
• flock powder;
• automatic hairpin;
• iron.

All fixtures and materials should first be located next to the place of creative work. Thus, you will protect yourself from a long search for the necessary components, breaking away from work and spending extra time.

Making poppies from foamiran cannot be called extremely complicated. Beginning masters who do not have rich experience in “communication” with the specified material often undertake such creative works. If you decide to make attractive poppies of foamiran with your own hands, it is worth considering a detailed master class, which step by step explains each of the stages of work.

• First, the master must prepare all the necessary templates for future foamiran poppies. First, the patterns need to be depicted on paper or a sheet of cardboard. You will need to sketch the petals, among which there may be large terry details, if you want to build this type of poppy.

• Templates should be transferred to the main material, and then cut them as accurately as possible. From foamiran saturated red, you will need to make 4 small petals (size - 5.5x4.5 cm) and 4 or 8 large. The size of a large petal can reach 7.5x5.5 cm.

• To make stamens for a homemade poppy, a foamiran of black color is suitable. Some masters prefer to use ready-made dark details, however, components made from the material in question look more realistic and natural. Take a strip of black foamiran (2.5x25 cm), complement it with a shallow fringe.

• To make the base, use a foil sheet. Roll a ball with a diameter of 1.7-2 cm out of it.

• Tint the petals with red acrylic paint. Tint 2/3 of the elements at the bottom. Blend the ink component well using a sponge. Toning should be applied only on 1 side.

• Work around the perimeter using special curly scissors. Get rid of obvious angularities.

• Apply white acrylic paint by smacking (sponge) on the lower half of the petals.

• Next, you need to make a box for poppies. Take the olive material, cut a circle with a diameter of 8 cm from it. Put a foil ball in the middle. Shape the head.

• Wrap foil in foamiran. Tie the thread tightly. Grind the ends, fold 4 times.

• Cut the excess thread. Turn out the ends, glue it. Get a head that will need to be toned. Do this with a sponge and red and then white acrylic paint.

• Next, you can proceed to the assembly of poppies. Take the fringe and gently start gluing it. The adhesive for this will need to be applied almost in the middle of the part.

• Make about 2-3 coils of dark fringe around the head. In certain places you can glue it.

• Next, it will be necessary to form the petals in order to subsequently collect a flower bud from them. Heat the workpieces on the iron. It is better to set the temperature in the silk-wool mode. Fold the details according to the type of accordion, twist the upper part of the petals.

• Next, the workpieces will need to be carefully straightened, slightly stretched out in the middle. Thus, it is necessary to process all the petals - both large and small.

• Take snow-white acrylic paint. Using a sponge, blot it on the ends of the fringe.

• The next step is to collect the flower. Attach the miniature petals first. The adhesive should be applied to the tip of this element. Then it will need to be carefully applied, grabbing the tip of the fringe and the head of the future home-made poppy.

• Glue components lightly overlap. Expose 4 petals in a row. Keep them at the same level, otherwise the craft will look messy.

• Large petals should be glued literally a couple of millimeters below the “starting” row. It is necessary to fix the elements between the petals located on the first row, making a small overlap.

• In accordance with the prepared templates, cut leaf blades from green foamiran. Act carefully and without rushing. Foliage can be of different sizes, or you can make it the same. The master doesn’t spoil any of these solutions.

• Take a pointed wand. Using it, make the corresponding texture on the leaves of the future poppy. Next, the elements must be tinted from 2 sides with a pastel of a dark green hue. Suitable oil painting composition. It can be easily shaded using a sponge.

• Now you need to apply a small portion of PVA glue. Make a sprinkle from a special flock of powder. It is necessary that the leaf blades find a pleasant velvety, similar to natural. Finished leaves neatly, but firmly attach to the litons.

Further actions depend on what the original idea of ​​your craft is. If the flower is on the stem, you will need to wrap the wire with a green teip tape and attach all the prepared components to it. You can decorate with a foamiran poppy a women's accessory, for example, a hairpin. Let's consider how to proceed further if you decide to decorate a hairpin with a homemade varnish.

• Take a working hairpin with an automatic latch. Gently glue it with a green foamiran. This is necessary not only for the aesthetics of the product, but also for the poppy to hold on to the accessory more firmly.

• The back of the item is also recommended to glue.

• Next, you will need to gently glue one foamiran leaf of poppy to the hairpin. It is preferable to try on the existing flower arrangement to the hairpin and place the areas on which you will glue it.

• After sticking all the components, allow the product to dry. At this, the production of hair clips with decoration from foamiran poppy can be considered completed.

Let's look at some useful tips for working with foamiran.

• It is possible to heat the material not only with an iron, but also with fire from a candle. But this must be done as carefully and carefully as possible.
• Schedule a future product in advance, whether it be a single poppy flower or a whole bunch of red buds. Only real professionals can work without a plan.
• Cut foamiran with scissors only with sharp blades. A dull tool will not allow you to cut workpieces neat and perfectly accurate.
• Do not resort to tinting and painting a homemade flower if you later want to safely clean it from dust and dirt. If the product has a coloring layer, during wiping it will begin to crumble, which will affect the appearance of the craft.
• It makes sense to process and twist parts from foamiran only until they have cooled down and still remain warm.Cold stuff will not be so easy to take other forms.

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