Creative personalities with well-developed imagination see not only food in pasta. From horns, stars, bows, feathers and other curly shapes of the paste can make excellent decorations and crafts. A variety of brooches, earrings, pasta beads, Christmas balls - all this turns out to be beautiful, interesting and very unusual. Depending on the complexity of the product, the hobby may appeal to both kids and older children. Even many adults are keen on creating pasta masterpieces. The joint creative process of children and parents will make the relationship more intimate and warm.
Do it yourself pasta beads. Training
Before you start work, you need to prepare, take:
- any curly pasta;
- synthetic thread, fishing line or thin ribbon;
- gouache of different colors;
- scissors;
- brush;
- container for paint.
Making beads from pasta with your own hands is not at all difficult. A variety of curly products are suitable for work, if only there are holes in them. You can take shells, stars, feathers, horns. The most elegant look pasta beads with a corrugated surface. It is best to string products on a synthetic thread or fishing line. The usual thread is often torn, and the baby will immediately lose the desire for creativity. Large items are immediately strung on a fishing line, for small items a large needle is required.
Use gouache
To stain the material, you can take gouache. It should be diluted in a container, and then put the pasta there. Turn the “beads” in the solution several times so that all sides are painted. You can do it in another way - put on gloves, take a brush and paint each item. After the paint has been applied, spread the pasta so that it dries well. Gouache-dyed “beads” will be very bright, but matte. Anyone who prefers a shiny surface can varnish the material. For greater effect, sprinkle the workpieces with silver or golden sparkles. Beads made of pasta can begin to string as soon as the material dries. After assembly, the thread must be tied tightly and hide the ends in adjacent beads.
Pasta glamor or how to make pasta beads
Pasta allows you to create not only simple beads for children. In skillful hands, using tricky techniques, more complex staining, the paste turns into the most fashionable jewelry. In such products even young fashionistas of catwalks can flaunt. It is possible to create not only beads from pasta, but also bracelets, earrings, hairpins. To work, you will need:
- pasta of various shapes;
- braid, chain, thread;
- thin drill;
- nail polish;
- paint in the spray can.
To make the finished product more fashionable, choose the most unusual forms of pasta: spirals, scallops, horns, stars, bows. Decor can be thought out in advance and sketch on paper. A beautiful silk lace, golden chain or bright braid is perfect for the base of the beads.
From a large feather paste and chain, you can build a gold jewelry using a spray paint. To paint pasta from a spray can is better in air or in a room where there is good ventilation. This will require skill. Each pasta needs to be painted separately, both externally and internally. Products must dry thoroughly.
Collect the “gold” products on a chain, you can alternate with large original beads. Place the pendant in the center. You can make it either from a large shell or from a bow. Also, in advance it must be painted in golden color. After the pendant has dried, drill a small hole and fix it on the beads.
Funny bows
Many girls like elegant beads made of pasta bows or butterflies. In order to make them the desired decoration, you need to carefully drill holes in them from both sides. They should be located symmetrically. For brightness, you can cover the pasta with nail polish. It is better to apply it in two layers. In addition, each layer should dry well. Choose different colors: from pastel to contrasting bright. On each product you can draw a pattern. The choice will depend on your idea.
If you want to give, for example, mum beads from pasta for your anniversary, make them fun, vibrant, festive. On each product, apply strips, peas, strokes. To make the beads glossy, you can cover them with a top for manicure. Dry the workpieces.
For the base, take a thin, bright braid, thread the product so that the braid remains on the inside. It should be a series of fun bows. Make knots at the edges and fasten the clasp. In the same way, you can make a bracelet. Get a great gift - a set of glamorous look.
Coloring pasta with food coloring
If you work with your baby, use regular food coloring to color your pasta. Products from boring pasta will turn into funny beads. To work, you will need:
- pasta of various shapes;
- zipped pouches;
- food colorings.
Working process:
- Dilute food coloring according to the attached instructions.
- Pour the prepared solution into separate bags.
- Pour pasta into dye bags.
- Close the bags tightly, shake, turn, so that all pasta is colored.
- Remove the blanks and place them on paper sheets for drying.
- After the products dry well, put them in separate containers.
You can get to work, give a gift of pasta beads to anyone: sister, grandmother, teacher.
We paint pasta with acrylic paints
For more serious coloring, you can use acrylic paints. To work, you will need:
- acrylic paint;
- brushes;
- paper sheets (for drying and protecting the table).
Working process:
- Cover the table with paper, protect your clothes, hands (put on an apron, gloves) and get down to business.
- You can paint as you like, in any colors. Apply a variety of patterns, stripes, strokes.
- First paint over half of the product side, put it on the dry side unpainted side down. After it dries, paint over the other side and put it back again.
- Acrylic dries for about an hour. It all depends on the thickness of the layer. Consider the fact that part will be absorbed by pasta. It is better to perform staining in the evening and leave to dry until morning. If you decide to make someone a bead from pasta for a birthday, it is better to prepare the material in advance.
Ideas for creativity. Angels for the Christmas tree
Pasta allows you to create many masterpieces. Creative ideas may vary. Not only comic beads from pasta can be created with your own hands. The most complex products, such as Christmas tree decorations.
Such angels are also made of pasta. To work, you need materials:
- for the head, any ball or round shell;
- large mantles for the mantle;
- hand horns;
- for decoration small stars;
- for hair tubular ditalini pasta;
- butterflies or bows for wings;
- glue.
Instruction:
Glue the wheel to the duct, the head to the center of the wheel, and wings under the resulting collar. Glue hand horns to the sides. Attach ditalini (hair) to the ball in several rows. Decorate the mantle with asterisks. You can color the angel with any paint, preferably white. Make some of these figures. After the angels have dried, draw a face on them with a thin marker. You can make a small halo of wire, paint the stars with golden paint.
Pasta Paintings
To create paintings or panels from pasta, you need to choose several types of pasta: of different shapes and sizes. Choose the appropriate shape, pattern for embroidery that you like. This will be your future picture.
Prepare small stars, tubules. Paint them, as described above, with paints or dyes. Calculate in advance what, how much and what color is required. After the material is ready, get to work. Glue the pasta exactly according to the pattern for embroidery. You can use PVA glue in the work - you can apply it on canvas - or thermo-glue, in this case it is better to process each pasta.
Such masterpieces look very beautiful. Top picture is better to be varnished. You can take any image as a basis: portrait, landscape, still life.