Making a scroll with your own hands is an interesting idea. From this item antiquities blow, which in itself is fascinating. It can be used as an invitation to special occasions. We can say with confidence that the guests will be delighted, because they are not often found in ordinary life. How to make a scroll with your own hands? Very simple. If you are interested, then let us examine this issue in more detail.
What to use?
When preparing for any celebration, it is very important to think through each stage. One of the most important is invitation, because it is precisely a business card that indicates the direction and sets the tone for the holiday. A do-it-yourself scroll will look creative and fresh against the background of bored ordinary invitation cards. You can make such an option at home, the main thing is to follow the sequence.
To make a scroll, you need to prepare everything you need:
- paper - preferably watercolor, if not, then any will do;
- strong tea or coffee brewing;
- container for soaking;
- scissors;
- glue;
- tape;
- decor.
Manufacturing process
At first glance, it might seem that making a scroll with your own hands out of paper is difficult, but it is not at all. The process is fascinating and creative, you can attract children, they will be interested. Let's take a look at what and how to do:
- The first thing to do is to make strong tea or make coffee, let it cool slightly, the liquid should not be too hot, it is better to let it be a little warm.
- To give the paper an old-fashioned effect, it must be crumpled, then well-aligned with your hands.
- We cut out the paper you need in size and lower it into a container for soaking, pour over the solution with tea leaves and leave for 10-15 minutes.
- After the time has passed, it is necessary to dry a piece of paper on newspapers, a towel or a hairdryer, it will be the fastest.
- It is necessary to process the edges - tear or burn. In the second option, you should act quickly and accurately - the paper should not catch fire, otherwise all the efforts to nothing.
- Now you can do the design of an invitation or congratulations. The text can be written in pencil or paints, each time dipping into the water so that the inscription fades a little - this will give a special charm. You can print a pre-selected verse on paper and glue it carefully. There is very little glue needed, after which you need to put a scroll under the press so that it does not deform.
- At will, we add various decorative elements - ribbons, seals or stamps.
- You can tie the scroll with twine and a seal made of polymer clay, you can also attach it to beautiful sticks and roll up on both sides. Any of these options will look original.
Computer design of the scroll
Design can be done on a computer, a variety of programs allows you to pick up all the elements that you want to see on the scroll. Such programs can be found on the Internet and downloaded, in addition, you can use the online editor. It allows you to create pages of the desired format and save them to your computer. In the future, only printout and design. Making the scroll with your own hands should be done in accordance with the points indicated above.