Such gifts of nature as leaves, flowers, chestnuts, shells collected by the child during walks should not lie in your house and gather dust. Moreover, do not rush to throw them in the trash. All these "wealth" can be excellent material for creating beautiful crafts. In this article we will talk about how to make applications from natural materials. With your own hands you can create whole pictures and panels that will become a worthy decoration of your home or a gift for loved ones. Look at the photos presented to your attention. Try this beauty and you make with your kids.
Foliage - a fertile material for application
This natural material is considered the easiest to work on creating floral paintings. But before using foliage to make an application of natural materials with your own hands, you should properly prepare it. What does it mean? Leaves need to be dried. This is best done between the pages of a book. In this way, the material will be ready for use in about a week. If you need to dry the foliage quickly, use an iron. Between pages of a notebook lay out natural material. Iron with a warm (not hot!) Iron.
How to make a do-it-yourself applique out of foliage?
To get started, decide on the theme of the composition. Draw a sketch on the cardboard with a pencil. Next, select dry material to perform all the elements of the application. Put the leaves on the sketch, cut the blanks of the desired size and shape. Next, apply glue to the inside of the parts and fasten them in appropriate places on a cardboard base. When the whole composition is done, put a heavy flat object on it and leave it like that for an hour or two. Next, remove the load and leave the craft to dry naturally.
Seafood - the basis for beautiful products
Hand-made shell applications will complement the interior of your home very well. To make this type of craft is easy. If you correctly prepare the materials and adhere to the technology of their fastening, then as a result you will get an original, and most importantly, an exclusive product. What you need to know in order to make such applications from natural materials with your own hands? Shells should be washed thoroughly from sand and dust. Then lay them on a towel and dry. It is desirable to use plywood or thick cardboard as the basis for the application. When choosing a material for mounting shells, stop your choice on a thermal gun or glue "Titan", "Dragon", "Moment".
The technology for performing this type of application is the same as described above. First, a schematic drawing is applied to the base, then materials that are suitable in shape and color are selected and glued. Next, the product is allowed to dry completely. To make the shells shine, they are varnished.
Making compositions into paintings
If you want to make applications from natural materials, made with your own hands, to hang on the wall, you need to frame them in a frame. You can run it from wooden planks, plywood, cardboard. A box of sweets with sides can also be a great solution to this issue. The frame can be painted with gouache, spray paint silver or golden, varnished. On the wrong side of the product, loops must be made. That's all. Let applications from natural materials bring comfort and beauty to your home.