How cool it is to fill the space at home with hand-made crafts! On the one hand, it is a whole modern art called hand made. It requires certain skills, craftsmanship and time. On the other hand, there are many cool crafts that are quite simple, but elegant and unique. Even the child can fulfill them.
Origami Tulip
This interesting, informative, and also developing imagination and logical thinking technique appeared in Japan a long time ago. Although the name “origami” was invented only at the end of the 19th century, they learned how to do cool paper crafts with their own hands much earlier. Currently, this activity has become very popular in many countries.
From paper you can make flowers, animals, birds, objects, equipment. There are inflatable, modular, composite, movable varieties of crafts.
We will tell you
how to make a tulip out of paper. The manufacturing process of this flower is quite simple. We need 2 sheets of square-shaped colored paper for the bud (you can take red, yellow or pink) and green for the stem with a leaf.
- The sheet of paper intended for the bud is folded along two diagonals. A leaf came out, divided by lines into 4 equal parts.
- Now you need to bend the sheet along the vertical and horizontal axes. It’s good to press down so that all the folds are clear. Expand but do not expand. Put the leaf so that the center "looks" up (like the roof of a house). We should get 4 equilateral triangles, each of which has a middle dividing line (bisector).
- Next, you need to take two opposite bisectors with your fingers and press them one against the other. You should get an equilateral volumetric triangle, in which the sides consist of two planes.
- Next, we take the corners of the bases of the first triangle with our fingers and apply them to the top. Press down the bend. Turn the triangle to the other side and repeat the action. It turns out a small rhombus folded several times.
- We open it so that the corners made in points 3 and 4 move to the middle of the craft. It will turn out the same rhombus, but now its sides will be whole.
- Next, we bend each face so that one corner is inserted into the other. We perform this operation on both sides of the rhombus. The result is a figure very similar to a folded (flat) tulip.
- There should be a hole in its lower part. We blow into it so that the flower becomes voluminous.
- After that, you need to carefully bend the "petals" to give our "tulip" the appearance of a drop-down flower.
Production of leaf and stalk:
- Fold the square-shaped sheet diagonally and open it again.
- Fold 2 corners to the center on both sides. It should be a rhombus.
- From the side that formed first, fold the corners to the center again.
- Fold the figure in half along the horizontal axis, and then along the vertical.
- Remove the stem and flatten the leaf.
- Put a tulip bud on the stem.
Holiday decorations
Funny crafts for the New Year and for any other holiday, created with your own hands, are more valuable than bought.
It is especially interesting to craft something on the eve of the winter holidays, since the atmosphere itself already fills with magical energy, creative inspiration.
Volume balls
The following materials will be required:
- Paper (white, color, any).
- Glue.
- Needle with thread.
- Tape.
- Sequins, glitters.
- Scissors.
Ball number 1.
- It is necessary to draw 14-20 circles on a paper using a circular pattern.
- Cut the round components, stack them in a stack and stitch them in the center with a needle and thread.
- Spread the circles.
- Glue the upper and lower parts of adjacent semicircles in pairs.
- Leave to dry.
- Lubricate the resulting "recesses" with glue and cover with sparkles (glitter).
- Attach a ribbon to the craft.
Ball number 2.
- Cut paper strips of different colors, lengths and widths.
- Glue the beginning and the end of each of them to get round rings.
- Connect all the rings to the ball with a needle and thread.
- Attach a ribbon at the top.
Christmas trees made of felt
With the help of this material, you can make many cool DIY crafts of various nature (wood, flower, animal, typewriter, doll and others). These will be products with a flat base, which will add volume to various decorations (buttons, sequins, beads, beads, braid).
From green felt it is necessary to cut a large isosceles triangle, and from brown - the middle rectangle (Christmas tree leg). Decorate the triangle (by sewing or gluing) with the above decorative items. Attach a loop fastener from a tape at the top.
Cone
How to make fun crafts that can decorate the Christmas tree, as well as the space of the house, office, school, kindergarten? Very simple. For example, a volume cone is quite easy and fast.
From the materials required:
- Foam ball (it can also be made from crumpled paper).
- Colored paper or cardboard.
- Glue.
- Pencil.
- Ruler.
- Tape.
- Scissors.
The operation algorithm is as follows:
- From paper or cardboard, it is necessary to cut strips 2.5 cm wide.
- Cut each blank across so that 2.5 x 2.5 cm squares are obtained.
- Add the corners of each square blank obtained so that the arrow comes out.
- After the constituent cones are ready, you can start gluing them to the ball. Do this in layers, starting from the bottom row.
- From green cardboard (or other material), cut out the leaves and attach them to the top of the workpiece.
- Lock the tape.
It turned out quite a spectacular decoration. The size of the cones can be adjusted at will.
Volumetric snowflake
On a circle of cardboard, you can make a cool craft - a snowflake. She looks pretty pretty. To give it even greater brightness, the central part of the workpiece can be decorated with rhinestones.
We will need:
- Colored thick paper (plain, with ornaments) or cardboard.
- Glue.
- Ribbon or braid.
- Scissors.
The process of doing the work:
- A base circle with a diameter of 10-15 centimeters is cut out of cardboard.
- From thick paper or cardboard, it is necessary to cut 14 squares measuring 2.5 x 2.5 centimeters and the same 3 x 3 centimeters.
- On each workpiece, diagonally opposite corners are glued together to overlap to get small “tubes”.
- Based on the outline of the center, apply glue to the surface. Starting with large ones, glue the “tubes”. This is done sequentially, each workpiece is placed tightly one against the other. There may be several rows. Small blanks are glued on top of large ones.
- At will, decorate the snowflake with sparkles, rhinestones and other details for the decor.
- Attach the tape.
Glass bottle vase or candlestick
This work will be interesting for adults and schoolchildren. Since stained glass paints are used here, everything must be done accurately and accurately.
The coolest crafts come out when a little non-standard materials are used. For example, as a basis for a vase or candlestick, take a glass bottle of milk or kefir.
You will also need:
- Disappearing marker (felt-tip pen).
- Acrylic contours (several colors).
- Stained glass paints.
- Jewelry (rhinestones, sequins, beads).
Working process:
- Using a disappearing marker and a stencil, apply a drawing (ornament, miniature landscape, people, flowers, hearts and so on) to the surface of the bottle.
- Outline the lines, closing each element of the composition.
- Allow to dry.
- Rotating the bottle, gradually fill in the details of the picture with stained-glass paints.
- Allow to dry.
- Garnish with rhinestones.
The effect is amazing - an ordinary milk bottle turns into a chic vase. It will be a great gift for mom, sister, grandmother, teacher.
Fabric Jewelry
Cool crafts are obtained from shreds of various fabrics: hairpins, brooches, buttonholes and so on. We will tell you how to make a rose from chiffon.
For work you will need:
- Chiffon color - a strip of 35-40 centimeters long and 4-5 centimeters wide.
- For leaves, chiffon is green - a strip of 15x5 centimeters;
- Glue for fabric (or PVA).
- Stencil in the form of circles of different diameters.
- Candle.
- Scissors.
- Toothpick.
The sequence of actions is as follows:
- When applying stencils to the fabric, cut many circles of different sizes. These will be the petals of a future rose.
- Cut leaflets in the same way (2-4 pieces).
- On the candle, treat the edges of the fabric blanks (so that the threads do not crumble).
- Starting with the largest petals, form a rose with glue and a toothpick (gently fix the glued parts).
- The smallest ones are folded into a bud and also glued to the center of the rose.
- Attach leaves at the base of the flower.
Optionally, you can decorate the petals with sparkles, place a bead inside. And to the flower itself from the fabric attach a hair clip, a mace for a brooch or ribbon.
Conclusion
Performing such crafts will be a joyful process, and the results will give a sea of positive emotions. Many people quite rightly believe that an individual thing made with love will be a more pleasant gift than a finished one.
It is also a great way to realize creative energy, develop imagination, hone skills in applied practice. And just a great pastime in the circle of loved ones, children.