How to make topiary on March 8?

DIY topiary will be a great gift for any lady on March 8th. A woman of any age will be very pleased to receive such an unusual tree of happiness. On the one hand, this is a purely symbolic gift, as it should be for this date, on the other - it is much nicer than any other unnecessary presentation. Colorful crafts will be pleasing to the eye for a long time and can become a real decoration of the interior.

Typically, women look forward to March 8 with great impatience, because on this day they receive congratulations everywhere. That is why men are wondering in advance what to present to their beautiful ladies, so as not to seem trite, presenting traditional sweets and a bouquet. At the peak of popularity are now topiary. If we consider the original crafts on March 8, then this gift can be very handy.

Fashionable trees of happiness came to Russia from Europe. This jewelry is notable for the fact that it is made by hand - this means that there is truly no limit to diversity. There are compact models with a height of 7-20 cm, and there are crafts reaching 1.5 m - this directly depends on what place in the overall interior will be assigned to them. The smallest topiaries are usually placed on a desktop or bedside table, models 40-50 cm long become an adornment of a living room table, window or fireplace, but tall ones are usually placed on the floor - they adorn volumetric spaces.

You can always order a topiary to a professional master, but it’s much more interesting to do it yourselfAt the same time, you can always take into account the subtleties of the interior in which it is located, select materials and a color palette, as well as think through related decorative elements. Handmade tree is gaining more and more popularity in recent decades, as it represents one of the brightest opportunities for self-expression - any woman will surely appreciate such a gift.

There are many different options for decorating a topiary as a gift on March 8. Novice craftswomen most often use corrugated paper, from which beautiful flowers are made. Trees can be created from beads, beads, satin ribbons, fabric, sisal, threads and many other improvised materials are used - imagination is limited only by the materials available.

A foam ball is most often used as the basis, but, taking into account the characteristics of the holiday, you can make the frame yourself in the form of a figure eight made of cardboard or soft plastic.

And also for work, the following working materials and tools will be required:

• large beads;
• a cache-pot, glass, cup, can or any other container;
• glue gun;
• scissors;
• bulks or similar devices;
• foam sponge.

Before starting work, think over the details of your composition and color scheme. If you plan to use combinations of several shades, then they should harmoniously complement each other. Given that we are talking about preparing for the spring holiday - it is worth giving preference to delicate floral colors (pink, lilac or white). Experienced craftswomen often make flowers, consisting of two elements of different shades - this gives an additional volume to the topiary, makes it more festive, elegant and magnificent.

There are many varied options for making topiary on March Eighth - they all use different materials and have a different look. However, if we are talking about the crown, trunk and planter - then the technique of their manufacture is the same in any case.

Crohn is usually presented in the form of a heart or a small ball. The basis can be purchased in shops for craftswomen, or you can do it yourself - for this, several newspapers are twisted into a tight lump, and then randomly wrapped with threads to give a round shape.

For the manufacture of the barrel, you can use one of the following materials:

• wooden branch - we draw attention to the fact that in this case its thickness should not exceed 5 mm;
• stick for rolls and sushi;
• the basis of paper towels;
• Drumsticks;
• dense wire twisted in several rows.

To give a decorative look, the trunk is wrapped with satin ribbons, jute thread or colored paper. If desired, it can be painted with indelible paint.

Any topiary needs a cache-pot. The easiest way is to use a flower pot for this - it is painted in the theme corresponding to the upcoming event. For small trees, you can use a beautiful glass, cup or even a jar. The easiest way to decorate the flowerpots is with a floral grid, and a bow is glued on top.

After this, a gypsum or alabaster solution is prepared. To do this, the powder is diluted with water, stirring, brought to a state of thick cream. When the composition begins to harden, topiary is immersed in it and held upright until the alabaster completely hardens.

Then it remains only to take the threads for knitting, slightly confuse them and place them on top of it as an additional element of decor, in addition, you can use artificial moss, grass or sisal.

One of the most common materials for making topiary is satin ribbon. Craftswomen love this material for its spectacular appearance and ease of twisting shapes. All that is needed to create beautiful flowers is only sharp scissors and a candle or a lighter to fix the places of cut.

Experienced needlewomen know many techniques to make flowers from satin ribbons. For starters, we recommend roses. Their manufacture includes several simple steps.

• Take a tape 35 cm long and bend the top corner away from you. After that, twist the ribbon along the bent edge into a small roll and secure with a needle and thread.
• Then the tape is bent again, but in the direction towards itself, capturing a small corner from the previous bend.
• These actions are performed until the tape runs out. After that, the atlas is twisted into a bud, bending the ribbon on itself at a right angle.
• At the end of the work, all the petals near the base are stitched with a needle and thread and gently straightened.

After the blanks are done, you can proceed directly to decorating the crown of your tree. To begin with, on the surface of the base ball, with an awl, make small holes and insert the roses received into them, securing them to the glue gun.

In the lower part of the base, it is necessary to make a larger hole and insert the barrel into it - it can be a dry branch, a wooden stick, a skewer and other workpiece.

The next step in this workshop will be the creation of green leaves.

To make them, you need a green satin ribbon. Circles of several sizes are cut out of it, each blank is folded 4 times and the edges are melted over the flame, pressing against each other until the atlas is warmed up and the edge is melted.

After that, the edges are treated with glue and the petals between the roses are inserted into free areas so that the entire base is filled with decorative elements.

Beads are very popular in the manufacture of topiary. This material has a presentable appearance and a fairly affordable cost. An undoubted advantage is its durability and exceptional ease of use. That is why happiness trees made of flat beads are so popular with all hand-made lovers. The shape of the crown is usually selected depending on the skills of working with beads and the characteristics of the interior. The most common forms are cone, ball and birch.

For beginners, it is best to use the technique of making coral - it is the simplest and fastest. For the manufacture of topiary, it is necessary to fasten 2-4 dozens of wire cuts to the tree trunk - they will act as coral branches. The required amount of beads is planted on each, branches are formed in some areas and beads are strung on them again. These steps are repeated several times so that each subsequent branch is shorter than the previous one.

When all the branches of the coral have been processed, you can begin to trim the trunk. It is lubricated with glue and wrapped with thread, with beads strung on it.

The finished topiary must be decorated in such a way that it acquires a spectacular look. To do this, the base is painted or pasted in the same style as the trunk, usually stones, tinsel or shells are used to create the decoration.

One of the most popular options for making topiary is coffee tree, and its creation is much easier than all of the above work. For a coffee gift for the spring holiday, you will not need to prepare decor elements separately. All you need to do is just buy a pack of coffee beans.

Step-by-step work on the manufacture of coffee topiary includes several stages.

Hot glue is spotted on the foam ball and coffee beans are fixed. Try to fix the details as close as possible to each other so that the base does not shine through the grains. Experienced needlewomen lay grains alternately convex and smooth side up. In those places where gaps will be noticeable, you can stick coffee beans in two layers.

To design the trunk, jute is used - the branch is tightly twisted with braid, and so that it does not unwind during operation, each layer is coated with PVA glue, and the tip is fixed to the glue gun or using a stapler. If you used a thick wire to make the trunk, it can be slightly bent - in this case the tree will look more natural and realistic.

Flowers from ribbons and fabrics will help to add color to the topiary; you can use ready-made floral arrangements - rest assured, all female representatives will be delighted with such a gift.

If all your thoughts are busy searching for an unusual gift for International Women's Day, then do-it-yourself topiary can be a pleasant surprise for the fair sex. There are many variations of the tree of happiness - each of them is an original embodiment of a creative flight of fantasy.

The topiary in the form of a figure of eight is very popular. However, it is not necessary to focus on the date - you can always create any other light, airy and truly spring decor.

Delicate shades look very harmonious - pink, white, green and lilac. They personify the onset of spring days and inspire women to be positive and smile.

Topiary can be large and small. The most compact ones can even be mounted on a magnet, and large ones will become a real decoration of the living room.

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