Growing flowers from foamiran

Growing flowers from foamiran are a good way to decorate a living or office space, a banquet hall or a photo space. You can easily make them yourself, the main thing is to follow the sequence of actions and do everything carefully and without rushing.

The use of flowers from foamiran in interior design is a mast-have in the field of design. They can be harmoniously fit into any style - from the loft to the classics. Such decor can be placed on the wall, covering part of it or the entire surface, creating a panel, lamp or any other element of the interior.

Growing flowers-lamps of large sizes look interesting and unusual. They give a muffled, dim light, painted in the tones of the material from which the flower is made. Such a lamp requires a simple, discreet “frame” - furniture, decor items surrounding it should not distract attention from the flower itself. Their task is to emphasize the beauty and originality of the lamp. In its manufacture, an important role is played by the thickness of the material - it should transmit light well, but at the same time be fairly dense to provide the necessary strength of the product.

To create a simple flower, which will not perform additional utilitarian functions, but will become only a subject of decor, the list of necessary materials is limited to sheets of foamiran of different colors, the basis for the bud and stem, stapler, glue. If you plan to create a lamp - you will have to stock up on electrical equipment. The main material (foamiran) can be of two types: glitter or marshmallow. They differ in the thickness of the sheets.The density range is from 0.5 to 2 millimeters.

To make beautiful, natural flowers from glitter foamiran will be difficult - it is too dense. It is good to use it when creating jewelry for gifts, hairpins, brooches and the like products that do not require a change in the shape of the sheet. The elegance inherent in this material is appreciated by the craftsmen, as well as its other advantages - reasonable price, density, ability to keep a good shape.

In addition, you will need:

• iron - so that by heating the foamiran, give it the desired shape;
• molds - they will help to make the leaf textured, like living plants;
• tape tape - they wrap a stem of flowers around it so that it looks realistic;
• flock powder - a powder that allows you to make leaflets, flower stamens velvety;
• stamens themselvesthat are on the market in a wide variety.

To learn how to make growth flowers from foamiran with your own hands is not as difficult as it might seem at first glance. In order to master this type of creativity, you can see master classes for beginners, where each step of creating these decor elements is described in detail. A variety of templates, patterns, patterns also facilitate the work, helping not only to cut out the necessary details accurately and accurately, but also explaining how to connect them correctly.

Flowers are made in stages, even if you follow all the instructions, even a beginner can easily cope with this.

In order to make it, you will need:

• green foamiran (half a leaf);
• pink foamiran (4 sheets);
• metal-plastic pipe (3 meters);
• glue "Moment" or glue gun;
• teip tape green;
• Scotch;
• green corrugated paper;
• cardboard;
• stapler;
• newspaper tubes (6 or 7 pieces).

First of all, you need to make the petals. They will be of different sizes, first of all they prepare the largest. To do this, 6 squares measuring 35x30 centimeters are cut out of the pink foamiran, of which the petals are cut out using templates or randomly.

Next are the smaller parts. They are cut from the remains of pink material. The basis will be the same squares, but their sides will decrease along with the required size of the petals themselves: 30x30 (6 pieces), rectangles 20x26 (6 pieces), 12x15 (6 pieces), 8x10 (the same amount). To make even, identical rectangles, a whole sheet of foamiran is taken and divided into 3 parts. The result is a rectangle measuring 20 x 70 centimeters. Then, on the longer side (70 cm), lay 26 cm twice and cut.

Petals are cut out of all blanks using special patterns or relying on their own imagination. Then they need to be processed - to make the edges wavy. To do this, use an iron (silk-wool temperature mode) to heat each element and gently stretch the upper edge of the petal. The lower part is collected in 2-3 folds and secured with a stapler.

The next step is to prepare the base of the flower. To do this, you need a dense cardboard, from which it will be necessary to cut a square measuring 20x20 centimeters. Further, the corners of this square are cut so that a neat, even circle is obtained, on which the petals will be glued. They start from the first row - the largest. They are attached closer to the edge of the circle, retreating 5 centimeters. They overlap the petals so that the edge of one slightly overlaps the other. Each next row is glued staggered in relation to the previous one.A center made of the remains of foamiran is glued to the center of the flower.

For its manufacture, newspaper tubes are taken and inserted into a metal-plastic pipe. In the place where they ended, a mark is put. The workpiece is removed from the pipe and thickly smeared with glue, leaving the tips free from it for a length equal to the radius of the base of the flower. Glue the stem to the base - first the center, then, carefully smearing with glue the end of each tube, we fasten them, placing at equal distances from each other. After the glue has dried, you can put on the pipe and also attach it to the base. This will give the stem extra strength.

After that, the stem needs to be decorated. For this, corrugated paper is used, which carefully covers the base so that it is not visible anywhere. You can simply wrap the stalk with paper and stick it on the base of the flower at the top, or glue it over the entire surface of the stalk.

On top of the corrugated paper, the stem is wrapped with teip tape, also carefully covering the paper layer completely. Then the sepals are made to close the place of attachment of the stem and the base. A green foamiran is taken, from it parts of the right size in the amount of 6-8 pieces are cut out and glued to the base. They are fastened in the same way as the petals - in a circle, with an overlap.

The final stage will be the production of leaves. They are cut out of green material, giving the form that is natural for this type of flower. In their manufacture, you can use molds - they will create a relief on the surface of the leaves and give them realism.

Not only roses, but also any other flowers can be made from foamiran. This material gives very wide opportunities for creativity due to its flexibility, flexibility and at the same time the ability to maintain a fit shape. You can make any flowers from it - daisies, poppies, cornflowers, peonies and many others. For beginners, it is camomile, cornflower and similar types of plants that are well suited. They are simple in execution, will allow you to fill your hand in this new kind of creativity, but at the same time they are no less attractive and spectacular than the same roses or peonies.

Due to the moisture resistance of foamiran, it is easy to care for products from it. It is enough to wipe them with a damp cloth as necessary to remove dust and other possible contaminants. No special cleaning agents are required. But this applies only to that material that has not been additionally tinted with paints that are moisture-resistant.

If foamiran was tinted with gouache, watercolors or other easily washed away compositions, the product will “survive” only to the first pollution, which cannot be removed without using water. After that, you have to throw it away.

Watch the video below for a master class on creating a growth rose from foamiran.