This article will tell you how to make a winter tree from napkins, as well as applying a technique such as beadwork. These types of needlework are quite common in our time. And to engage in this type of creativity is a pleasure. Let's try to create a winter tree, a photo of which will help us with this.
Beadwork
Working with this technique is not easy, but let's try to figure it out and describe all the work step by step. To make a winter tree from beads, the following materials will be required:
- wire;
- threads of white and brown colors;
- base for wood (you can use a wooden cane);
- ruler;
- beads;
- wire cutters;
- flower pot;
- gypsum or alabaster, if the tree is supposed to be poured into a pot.
DIY winter tree: getting started with beads
It is necessary to cut a wire with a length of 50-60 cm. For a volumetric tree, about 100-120 pieces of cut wire are required. Branches will be made of them. You can not cut them right away, as the sizes can be different. It is more convenient to work from a coil with wire. Only after making the first two branches, you will understand how long the remaining pieces are needed.
To facilitate counting, it is advisable to collect pieces of wire in groups of ten pieces and tie them into a free node.
Create Twigs
This is by far the most time-consuming part of the whole process. By the way, if desired, instead of beads, you can use small beads. A winter tree should stand in the snow, so creating it, of course, is better from white sparkling beads. But matte will also look good in the final composition.
A further step-by-step instruction is as follows:
- We string the beads onto a cut piece of wire of 50 cm. From 1.5 to 2 cm long. We place it approximately in the middle (figure under the letter āaā) and return one of the ends of the wire, passing 1 extreme bead. She will be the top of the first branch. We place all the same in the middle of the wire (Figure "b").
- Next, on one end we again string the beads 1 cm in size and again we return the wire back, having missed the first bead (Figure ācā).
- On both ends of the wire we put on beads 0.5 cm in size (Figure "d").
- We repeat the same procedure from the second side of the future branch (Figure ādā).
- We continue to perform these actions alternately with one or the other end, until the cut piece of wire ends. At the same time, we observe the chess order.
Twig assembly
Two types of assembly are used. You can take several branches and with the help of white threads tie them into a bundle. The result is a low but fluffy tree. Consider the step-by-step instructions for the second option:
- It is necessary to take a stiff wire of larger diameter and with the help of white threads wind the branches in a checkerboard pattern.
- Attach the first one parallel to the base, that is, a thick piece of wire. It is necessary to add about 11 branches, and each subsequent one should be 2-3 cm longer than the previous one. This will give the tree a natural and realistic look.
- The first branch will be the crown of the tree. If you make it 8 cm in size, then the next two should have the same length. The following two must be increased by 2 cm. This principle must be adhered to until the end of the work.
- If you have made the required number of branches, but you still have extra pieces of wire with beads, then they can be wound to the trunk in random order.
Wood assembly
It is necessary to take the base and fasten the resulting branches to it. You should start with the smallest. It needs to be attached in parallel to the base. The rest - to distribute as they increase, adhering to a checkerboard pattern.
Then you should dilute the gypsum or alabaster with water to the consistency of thick sour cream and pour the base of the tree in a flower pot. Everything must be done quickly, because the calcareous mineral solidifies instantly. The tree should be held flat until the structure has hardened. Otherwise, it may bend over and freeze. Correcting this will no longer be possible. If you decorate the gypsum in a pot with cotton or sparkles, this will complement the design and make it more realistic.
Winter bead tree is ready. Try, fantasize, change colors, and you will succeed. If you repeat this technique with brown beads, you can create an autumn tree. A wonderful summer version will come out of green.
The technique of creating a paper tree from napkins
Winter trees for miniature scenes are made of plain paper. They are collected from stacks of paper snowflakes and are a great addition to a Christmas craft or a winter table. For cutting, ordinary napkins are used. This method can be used in any school project for children.
Winter trees made of paper are made of several layers of simple paper snowflakes, consider the technology in more detail.
Materials used for making snowflakes
We need: lightweight paper for the printer, sharp scissors and PVA glue.
The design is so simple that snowflakes easily adapt to more bizarre shapes. Try using floristic or sparkling brown paper or recycled newspaper to create your own style.
The trick in creating these trees is to use material that folds well. Depending on the size of the tree you want to make, you only need a few sheets.
Using the paper used for the branches, you can change the design of the tree.
Making a paper tree trunk
To make the barrel miniature, you need to cut a rectangular triangle from hard paper. You can use sheets for the printer. The height of the tree will be equal to the larger side of the triangle cut out of paper.
Paper snowflakes will be installed along the trunk every 1ā2 cm. From the triangle, a cone will be formed, which will serve as the frame. The longer the base of the triangle, the wider the trunk of the tree at the bottom. If you are going to make some crafts for a school project, change the height and width of the trunk to make the forest or grove more interesting.
To assemble a tree trunk, start from the right corner of your triangle and bend the paper as tightly as possible from the right angle to the transverse point on the bottom edge of the triangle. The tougher you make the barrel, the easier it will be to add snowflakes. When you decide on the place, apply glue to the bottom (two centimeters wide) and glue it. If you use glue on the entire surface, you will not be able to tighten the barrel by twisting the roll at the top.
The next step will be cutting blanks for snowflakes. First you need to prepare a base of paper squares to get six- and twelve-pointed bases. DIY tree to be done, learning how to cut snowflakes.
Sizes and quantity
How to determine the size of snowflakes needed for a particular tree? First you need to find out where the branches will start and how wide they will be. It is necessary to measure the distance from the mark to the top of the barrel. Every 1-2 cm, depending on the desired volume of the tree, paper branches will be placed. The upper snowflake is usually 2-3 cm in diameter. For an average tree, six to eight snowflakes are used, cut from two sheets of A4 paper.
The estimated sizes of a series of squares can be as follows: from 5 to 1.5 cm. The difference between them should be from 1 to 0.5 cm. It is important to determine the width of the base snowflake, and go from it along the path of decreasing size. It is important to make sure that the blanks for snowflakes are square. To do this, they need to be folded four times and trim the excess after the second fold.
Snowflake blanks
For blanks, you can use the standard four folds, but then the tree will not look rounded, as it will with a twelve- or six-pointed star. To achieve this, you need to fold the square of the paper with a triangle and make sure that there is a slight fold to mark the middle line of the base of the triangle with a dot.
Next, you will have to roll one edge up at a point at an angle of 30 degrees, and the second down, so that the free side coincides with the line of the previous bend. Two formed angles, folded in the center, form a blank for a six-pointed star.
It is necessary to trim the edges of the folds to make a rounded shape for the future snowflake. The workpiece is ready for cutting the picture.
Final stage
How to cut a patterned snowflake for a miniature winter tree? In the middle of the workpiece, you need to make a hole for the barrel. Then you can experiment, choose different models of snowflakes suitable for the selected tree style. They do not have to be the same.
The assembly of the tree should begin with the largest, not forgetting to stick in the right places. From the top of the tree, it should be carefully shifted down the trunk, turning slightly. If desired, you can curl the ends of the snowflakes using a ruler. Although they also look great without this procedure.
Winter tree made of paper ready. Create your own options and participate in school competitions.