It will always remain a mystery who first decided sticks, driftwood and stumps of bizarre shapes to collect and create picturesque compositions. Driftwood can be used to decorate the garden and garden. Such art has received an interesting and harmonious name “rutarius”.
And you can use them in the interior of an apartment, house, office, creating a unique style of the room. Snags, knotted branches and stumps wonderfully transform the home, introducing comfort and naturalness into it. Crafts from driftwood - This is an exciting and fascinating occupation, which has recently been done by both professional designers and amateur craftsmen.
Designer things
Decor elements made of twigs and snags are environmentally friendly material, as well as the design of an apartment, house or cottage in a single and unique instance. Natural material is used to decorate homes in various styles. It can be country, Scandinavian, ecological style. Farm or beach style also gravitates to additions in the design of twigs or snags of a bizarre shape.
Using the material that is lying underfoot, designers and stylists create a huge number of household items, all kinds of jewelry and crafts made of driftwood. Flight of fancy is just unlimited!
Craftsmen can do anything
An ordinary branch or driftwood that fell under your feet while walking can inspire a craftsman to create a whole masterpiece. And in terms of beauty and functionality, such designs are not inferior to expensive models. From this material you can make a table or bedside table, lamp or hanger, candlestick or shelf.
To create such things, branches after trimming the garden, or sticks and stumps of an interesting shape that can be found on the street, in parks or forest plantations, are suitable. Snags caught from a river or sea will also go to work. Only before they need to be well dried.
Driftwood and branches in the garden
With the help of natural material, which literally rolls underfoot, the dacha or garden plot is transformed beyond recognition. Rutarium - this is the name of this craft. Derived from English root, which means root.
The various branches, roots, stumps and driftwood assembled together are picturesquely arranged on a plot of a garden or a house. This is the center of the composition of rutaria. In addition to it are flowers, all kinds of plants, dwarf trees. A good addition will be clay products, even a little broken or broken, stones, as well as household items.
In order for the snag or branch to play, it needs to be slightly modified. To do this, remove dirt, decrepit bark and excess elements that do not fit into the composition. It is not worth removing the bark that holds tightly to the snag. To prevent parasites, wood must be treated with a suitable antiseptic.
DIY crafts from driftwood - interesting and exciting
Creating compositions from branches and snags carries away not only adults, but also small designers. After all, this is a huge field of activity and scope for children's imagination. Kids with great pleasure fantasize and create unique crafts from driftwood.
It can be various little men, gnomes, elves. Funny bunnies come out of the diagonally cut small stumps. With the help of small rounds cut from the average thickness of the branch, you can decorate a tin can under a vase or a glass for pencils.
There are many options, especially since wood is a malleable material. Children's crafts made of snags - this is the creativity and imagination of a child. And how much joy and positive the baby gets at the sight of the final result. This craft is stored for a long time, reminding a child who has already grown up about a wonderful time, which, unfortunately, cannot be returned.