On the eve of the New Year everyone wants to create a unique romantic atmosphere in their home. I want something new and unusual. We offer you an original solution for decorating a festive interior. This is a kanzashi Christmas tree . Light and expressive winter beauty will delight your family. Gorgeous satin crafts can be a great gift for friends and acquaintances.
What is kanzashi?
Kanzashi is a Japanese technique for designating special hairpins with which Japanese girls decorate hairstyles. They are made from rice glue and silk ribbons. In Russia today, this technique has become very popular. From petals of kanzashi you can make not only original hair clips and jewelry, but also a variety of crafts of incredible sizes and shapes. Let's see how a beautiful Kansashi tree is made.
Materials
To create a beautiful masterpiece, you need satin ribbons 5 centimeters wide. A medium-sized kanzashi tree will be made of 10 meters of material. The color of the atlas is not serious. Of course, we are used to green New Year trees. However, if you create a white, blue or pink Christmas tree, then for your interior this will be only a plus. You also need to prepare a thin cardboard, preferably to match the Christmas tree. Do not forget about scissors, a glue gun, a lighter, French pins and tweezers. As a decoration, you can use beads, decorative balls or multi-colored Christmas tinsel. An ordinary glitter varnish is also suitable.
Making the foundation
To begin with, we will make the basis for our future Christmas tree. To do this, draw a circle with a diameter of 30-35 centimeters. It should outline 10 circles, starting from the outer radius, ending with the center. These will be the rows on which we will stick the kanzashi petals. You will also need a circle whose diameter should be one centimeter larger than the diameter of the base of the cone. It remains to glue the cone and glue the base for structural stability.
Make the petals
A DIY created tree (kanzashi) will consist of two types of petals. Large - for the lower rows, small ones will be placed at the top of the structure. First you need to make large sharp petals. Each of them is performed separately. To do this, you need squares from a satin ribbon. Each detail is folded in half horizontally. Then again in half, but already vertically. Once again in half. Now it remains to cut off excess material at the base and melt the edges with a lighter. We squeeze the design with tweezers to get sharp specific petals. Small petals are made a little differently. Also take a square from the tape, only a smaller size. One side should be approximately 3 centimeters. We bend it first horizontally, then vertically. Now the upper right corner of the structure should be bent to the left, and the lower left corner - to the right. Cut off the excess tape at the base and process the edges with a lighter. You should get small round petals.
Collecting crafts
Having prepared the petals, you can begin to assemble the model. The Kanzashi herringbone is assembled in one piece, they are attached with a glue gun to the cone. We proceed to gluing the petals from the base, following the intended line. We collect each row in turn, very carefully and accurately. Alternate sharp and round petals. First we assemble the first five rows of large parts, then we use smaller petals. When gluing small petals, we use tweezers for convenience. Thus, we glue to our cardboard base all the petals to the very top, until the frame is completely filled. The main thing is to be patient and bring the job you have started to the end.
Decorate the craft
So, the Kansashi tree is almost ready. It remains to decorate our New Year's beauty. The crown can be crowned with a plastic star. Hang beads on the Christmas tree or use multi-colored French pins that can be stuck directly into the base of the petals. Choose your color scheme at your discretion. The main thing is that the Christmas tree fits into your interior and pleases the eye. You can hang New Year's tinsel or sprinkle with varnish with sparkles. In general, decorate the craft as your fantasy and your heart tell you.
Conclusion
If you did everything right, then you should get a great kanzashi craft. The Christmas tree made of satin, decorated with beads and sparkles, looks very elegant and original. You can put it in the place of honor - on the festive table. This will create an amazing romantic mood and will please everyone at home. If you have the patience, make Christmas trees for your friends. An adorable gift filled with the warmth of your soul cannot but be appreciated. Such a bright holiday will be remembered for a long time. A Christmas tree all year will remind you of the most wonderful holiday of the year.