A handmade gift is always exclusive, beautiful and sincere. Such a present is kept especially reverently and carefully. There are a lot of ideas for original handmade gifts. But today we offer you another interesting gift option - volume letters. Making them yourself is not a difficult process, but very pleasant and exciting. In this article, we will tell you the easiest ways to execute. Examine all the information and make sure that this trend in needlework deserves attention.
For whom and for what reason?
Before learning to make volume letters with your own hands, let's decide who you want to give them to and for which celebration. Based on these data, you can choose a method of manufacturing the product.
If the letters are intended for a child, then it is advisable to make them from fabric (knitwear, cotton, plush, felt). The finished product is soft, warm, pleasant to the touch and absolutely safe. Such a letter can serve as a toy, and a pillow, and decoration of a children's room.
3D letters, made with your own hands as a gift to an adult, can be made from cardboard, plywood, wood, polystyrene. And then decorate as desired. If the product is intended for donation, then a surprise pocket can be made on the letter, in which there will be a gift: money, a ticket to the theater, a note with wishes or a vacation ticket.
On the wedding day, voluminous letters will also be an excellent gift for the newlyweds. With your own hands, you can make them and present them on the eve of the wedding. This decor is very popular today in the design of the celebration venue and photo shoot. Letters can be laid out not only the names of the newlyweds, but also the words "love", "happiness", etc. It is possible to make such attributes for a wedding celebration both soft, and firm. The main thing is to get them fixed in an upright position.
How to make volume letters?
The cloth. On paper, make patterns of letters in full size. Fold the fabric in half with the wrong side facing out. Transfer the pattern to it, fix it with pins and redraw the pattern with chalk. Cut the workpieces, leaving seam allowances. Keep in mind the fact that the pattern must be moved in the mirror position, so that after you turn the blanks, the letters will be in the right angle. Sew seams on the machine, leaving holes at the bottom of the product. Turn out the blanks, fill them with filler (synthetic winterizer, holofiber). Sew the hole carefully with a seam. Now it remains only to decorate your soft volume letters. With your own hands you can make applications from fabric, embroidery, decor from satin ribbons and bows.
Tree. Volumetric letters can be made from plywood or wooden blocks. The first option is easier to complete. On the plywood, draw the letters, cut them out with a jigsaw and clean them with
sandpaper. You can add volume to the product in different ways: wrap the letters with a thick layer of twine,
yarn, ribbons. It is possible to paste over with natural materials (caps of acorns, shells, pebbles). An extraordinarily beautiful effect is obtained if the product is decorated with cereals or pasta in the form of stars, wheels, spirals, and then coated with golden or silver paint from a spray can.
Styrofoam. From this material light volumetric letters are obtained. With your own hands, the implementation of such a product takes several hours, and the result will be amazing. On a thick piece of polystyrene, draw the letters and cut them with a construction knife. Clean up areas where material has crumbled. Next, use a hot gun or glue to decorate the entire surface of the letters with plain white paper. Now you make out the letters as you wish: with fabric, floristic mesh, wrapping paper, artificial flowers, ribbons.
Backlight If volumetric letters will be used as a decor for the festive premises, they can be supplemented with electric garlands. To do this, use Scotch tape to attach the Christmas tree lights along the outline of the letters. Pull the cord to the outlet. When the garland turns on, the letters sparkle with beautiful multi-colored lights.
Make volume letters with your own hands for the next holiday. And let the result please you, and bring your friends and relatives to complete delight. Creative success!