Foamiran (or plastic suede) is a material resembling rubber in its properties. It is less durable, but is very suitable for creativity and for creating beautiful realistic colors. It can be cut, heated, stretched and even painted. From foamiran you can make festive decor, bouquets of flowers and decorations with roses and daisies. In this article, we will tell you about how to create a beautiful wreath of foamiran with your own hands. You will need the following materials: plastic suede, scissors, oil paints or oil pastels, thick wire for the base of the rim and, of course, patience.
What you need to work with plastic suede
Of course, you will need the foamiran itself. It is produced in sheets of various sizes by three countries - China, Iran and South Korea. As a rule, products made of foamiran are made from Iranian or South Korean material. In addition, it is better to buy thin sheets for flowers. To cut the foamiran, you need to buy sharp scissors and a clerical knife. Sometimes, to shape the petals, the craftswomen use hot steam from the iron.
How to make the simplest wreath of foamiran
Take sheets of white, light green and red, aluminum wire with a diameter of two to three millimeters, a brown teip tape, red berries, blanks, a red satin ribbon and scissors. A similar wreath of foamiran is made quite simply. First, cut from a red, green and white sheet of petal droplets ranging in size from one to three centimeters. Petals can be toned a little, so they will look more natural. For tinting, it is better to take oil pastel or oil paint. Acrylic paint can make the petals too stiff.
Then, with glue or thread with a needle, connect the petals together. Then take the wire and cut it into pieces 40-50 centimeters long. The length of the wire will depend on the size of your head. Wrap the pieces of wire with a brown teip tape, simultaneously attaching red berries in the form of barberry. Weave the wire together, leaving a loop for the satin ribbon at the ends. Then, with a thread or glue, attach the rosettes to the base. The foamiran wreath is almost ready! You just have to cut a little red satin ribbon and tie it to the loops.
Purple wreath of foamiran. Master Class
To make such a wreath with violet flowers, you will need plastic suede, wire, tape or yarn, beads with a diameter of five to six millimeters, a satin ribbon of violet color and dye for dyeing. First draw a flower template with four petals on paper. Then cut it out. Next, attach the template to the foamiran and cut out the required number of such flowers. On average, one rim takes from ten to thirty flowers.
Then tint the flowers with paint or pastel and treat them with steam from the iron. Make small holes in the center of all the flowers. You can also make a base for the rim from wire and tape. Leave the loops at the ends, then you will tie a purple or lilac satin ribbon to them. Then take a thin wire. To attach flowers to the base, you need to take a piece of wire, push it into a bead, and then pass through the flower and wind it to the wreath. Make sure that the flowers are evenly distributed across the wreath. Once you have wound all the flowers and checked the reliability of the fastening, you can rewrap the base for the wreath with tape. If desired, the tape can be replaced with a yarn of the appropriate color. Yarn has several advantages over teip tape: it is more durable and will not deteriorate from moisture.
How to store products from foamiran
Wreaths made of plastic suede, like other handicrafts, need proper storage and handling. First, do not leave a wreath of foamiran for a long time in the sun. Otherwise, colors may fade. Secondly, it is desirable that the products from foamiran be well packaged. So you can not only avoid accidental pollution, but also protect the flowers from creasing.
We hope that our article was useful to you, and you understood how to create beautiful jewelry on your head with your own hands.