Sisal is a natural material, hard fiber from the leaves of a desert agave plant. Strong fibers , ropes are twisted from this fiber . Painted with bright colors, it is also used in floristry to design floral arrangements. Buy with
izal is available in online stores and in flower salons.
Topiary is a popular type of needlework, an artificial tree created to decorate the interior from a variety of materials. Topiaries made of artificial flowers, coffee beans, bay leaves are very common, not only decorating, but also flavoring the room. Also make topiary from sisal. A master class on making such a decorative tree is easy to find in needlework magazines. In anticipation of the New Year, I want to make some original festive decoration of the room or an unusual gift for my friend. New Year's topiary from sisal in the form of a fir-tree or a fluffy "fairy-tale" plant is perfect for these purposes. To create such a “miracle” is quite easy, the materials for its manufacture are very simple.
How to make topiary from sisal? We will prepare white sisal fiber, a tree branch well polished and painted with white paint, a base ball made of foam or plastic (such blanks for Christmas decorations are sold in online stores), a beautiful pot, or any other item that replaces it (for example, a glass vase with a leg for sweets, an original candlestick, finally, a children's old boot, etc.). You will also need building gypsum, Moment or PVA transparent glue, silver beads, decorative snowflakes, satin ribbons, better than red, and everything that suits as a New Year’s decor.
We begin to make topiary from sisal from the crown. We fluff the fiber, smooth it with a brush and twist it in the form of a tangled ball, slightly crumple and dump it to make a twisted bun. There are so many such koloboks to make so that they densely cover the entire surface of the base ball. Glue them one by one over the entire area of the ball. It should be a round crown of a fantastic tree, as if covered with snow. We firmly put this crown on the branch-trunk and fix it with glue. Then we dilute the gypsum with water, pour the mixture into the prepared pot, insert the stick-stick in the center and wait for the gypsum to solidify. The main work is completed. Now we decorate the sisal topiary with various beads, snowflakes and ribbons, turning it into a real work of art.
Let's try to make a topiary of sisal in the form of a Christmas tree. To do this, we disassemble the fiber into threads, align them and cut them into lengths of at least 15-20 cm. You can also use a sisal rope, disassembling it into separate threads. To make the Christmas tree fluffy, many such blanks will be required. Now take a medium-thick metal wire, cut a piece from it, equal in length to the double height of the future Christmas tree, plus 10 cm, under the base. Fold the wire segment in half and lay the cut sisal threads between its two ends (see figure). Holding one wire on one side, clamp the other two free ends with pliers and begin to twist with a tight spiral. In this case, the sisal threads are clamped with a twisted wire in the center. We should get a fluffy roller that looks like a bottle brush. Then we straighten our Christmas tree, fluff and trim the cone. It remains only to fix it in the stand with plaster, tint the tips with white paint and decorate. That's how you can make a topiary from sisal for the New Year holiday.