A ballerina made of wire and napkins is a very interesting craft that will decorate a bedroom, living room or children's room. It is weightless, so the interior with it is light and airy. We offer you to find out how a ballerina is made of napkins and wire.
Necessary tools and materials
To make such a ballerina does not require a lot of materials and tools. It is enough to take:
- napkins (it is better to use plain white, blue, pink and so on);
- flexible wire;
- PVA glue;
- strong threads (the same color as napkins);
- scissors;
- pliers.
Ballerina from wire and napkins: master class
Crafting is pretty quick, just a few steps:
- a wire frame is created;
- the entire body is prepared using napkins;
- a tutu skirt is made;
- assembly of the ballerina and its installation.
Make the frame
A ballerina from wire and napkins begins to be made from the fact that a frame-trunk is created. To do this, take the wire and bite off a long piece. Then fold it in half. Make a small loop at the bend point. This will be the head of the future ballerina. After the loop, twist the two parts of the wire together, but not completely. Leave the ends unfastened - these are the legs. The longer they are, the better.
Take a smaller piece of wire and fold it in half. Now it needs to be completely twisted, without leaving eyelets and ends. These will be hands, so place the resulting piece of wire on our "torso", stepping back a little from the head. Twist the part around the frame. If the length of the hands is not the same, then this can be fixed with pliers.
Finish the torso
Take two or three napkins (the amount depends on the size of the craft) and tear them into thin strips one and a half centimeter wide. Be sure to tear them with your hands, not with scissors. Napkins need torn edges. Then pour PVA glue into a wide container.
Now take one strip, dip it in glue so that it is completely saturated with it. Pull out a piece of napkin and wrap it on the ballerina's leg. If it is inconvenient to work with your fingers, take tweezers. In this way, wrap the wire frame fully. Your ballerina from wire and napkins (see photo above) should resemble a mummy.
Wait for the workpiece to dry. To make this happen faster, place the craft under a desk lamp or put it on the battery.
Make a pack
Take a napkin and fold it diagonally a couple of times, as in the picture above. Cut the looking triangle by rounding the edges. Then twist the napkin around its axis. Then expand it. You got a magnificent cone. Make some of these blanks. The more of them, the more magnificent the pack will be.
You can also adjust the length of the skirt: cut more than the edge of the napkin so that the tutu is shorter. If you use multilayer wipes, then peel them.
End stage
Attach two pack blanks in the middle of the frame on both sides and wind the napkins with thread. Then lay two more pieces on top, as in the picture above. Wrap napkins so that you get a dress. You can also limit yourself to one napkin from the bottom and top, making a hole in each in the center and threading through the top and bottom, respectively.
Between the first and second layers of napkins, make a few more so that the skirt is more magnificent. When you finish tinkering the outfit, give the ballerina a form. Spread her arms and raise one leg up.
The ballerina from napkins and wire is ready!
This craft can be put on a stand (for example, on a wooden block). A garland of ballerinas looks very beautiful. To do this, you need to make them a few pieces. Use different color napkins to make the garland brighter. Then tie a thread to each ballerina. You can also use a thin tape or fishing line. To make the thread look attractive, string several large beads on it. You can fix them at the desired height using a nodule. Hang the tape with the ballerinas under the window or next to the bed. He is the slightest breeze the garland will move, and the ballerinas will spin and soar in the air.