Our daily life is surrounded by many cute little things that, falling into our eyes, remind us of past events, meetings and loved ones. If you present someone with an unusual souvenir, it will delight and remind you of the person who gave it for a long time. As an original addition to the gift, we suggest making a paper shirt. It can act as an independent postcard, packaging for a small presentation or a small business card indicating who the surprise was presented from. For those who love crafts, a paper shirt is a matter of minutes, and even a beginner needlewoman will cope with such a task without problems by following the detailed instructions.
What you need to make a paper shirt
List of necessary tools and materials for work:
- white and colored paper;
- scissors;
- glue;
- pen or felt-tip pen.
To begin with, it is advisable to test your strengths on a monophonic craft, in addition, the finished shirt can be painted in any color, put inscriptions and drawings - so it will become unique. Several multi-colored little Hawaiian shirts will be a great addition to your desktop, revitalize the atmosphere, and the notes on them will be remembered. Origami-making "paper shirt" does not require even glue, only if you decide to stick a tie or other decorative elements to it.
Step-by-step recommendations for creating crafts
How to make a shirt out of paper? You will need a rectangular sheet, for example, A4 format. It is folded in half (portrait orientation), outlining the middle line, and straightened. The left and right parts are folded, connecting in the center along the original line. The upper corners arch outward - these will be the sleeves of the shirt. Turn it upside down and sleeves down, bend a 3-4 cm line on top of itself. Again, turn the front side and bend the corners to the middle line - a collar is obtained. Now the lower part is lifted upward, folding the craft in half, slipping under the corners of the rack.
If the whole process of how to make a shirt out of paper is not entirely clear from this description, focus on the above diagram, it has a step-by-step image.
Other methods for making such a card
The simplest way to make a shirt out of paper without using glue and scissors has been described above. But if you want to make longer sleeves, to modernize the style of the collar - it is not necessary to follow the instructions given. Estimate what size the shirt and all its details will be, cut them out of paper and fasten with glue. In the same way, the craft is complemented by any decoration popular for a shirt - a tie or bow-tie, buttons cut out of paper of a different color or drawn with a felt-tip pen, pencil or paints.
If you involve children in the process of creating this unusual craft, then here they will be able to show all their imagination by painting a faceless white card with bright colors.
Decoration of finished crafts
Skilled craftswomen do not stop there. Having made a paper shirt, they proceed to the process of decorating, decorating each finished card to your taste. For example, instead of buttons, rhinestones, beads, satin bows, pasta and other suitable elements are used, including real fasteners. On the bottom of the shirt, a belt with a bow or buckle (like a belt) or a wide strip of fabric (under a tuxedo) is launched as a belt. The same finish is glued to the collar and sleeves.
It looks very nice New Year's card-shirt made of paper (the diagram above), decorated in the form of a costume of Santa Claus or Santa Claus. To do this, take red paper, fold, as described, and decorate. On the collar and sleeves there is a white edging, like a snowball, in the center there are black buttons, and below it is a black or dark blue belt with a white buckle ...
Surely such an addition to a New Year's gift will be remembered no less than the present itself.
How to use a paper shirt
So that the postcard not only gives positive emotions with its appearance, but also carries a semantic load, inside (before folding the craft in half) you can write a text of congratulation or simply warm words to the person to whom the gift is addressed. The text is written by hand or printed on another paper and glued inside. If you attach the sidewalls to a large shirt, you get a gift bag, packaging for a light presentation. It remains to attach the pens, and you can safely give a gift to a man for any occasion. And if you decorate the craft in pink or red, add feminine accessories, beads, ribbons and bows, any lady will be delighted with such a presentation package.
We hope that after reading the above information, the question of how to make a shirt out of paper will not bother you anymore. Create, create masterpieces, give joy and positive energy to your loved ones!