In the age of technological progress, when industry overflows counters with goods and there are no problems with the purchase of finished products, a person wanted to create with his own hands. And the Internet unites all creative people into communities. So, there were many needlewomen who were carried away by cold porcelain. Those products that they manufacture and display on their pages on the Internet are very beautiful. A flower made of cold porcelain or polymer clay is sometimes impossible to distinguish from a living one!
Interesting hobby
No one argues that for such creativity you must have the ability to draw, sculpt. But who said that this cannot be learned? The first products are enough to do on the proposed workshops. When the mastery of technology comes, the ability to mix colors and understanding the behavior of the material, then ideas for further creativity will come. The easiest way is to buy ready-made polymer clay and try it in practice. But nevertheless, flowers from cold porcelain are more beautiful .
Today, on the Internet, many needlewomen demonstrate their talent and products created by them. Seeing this, I want to try to do something similar. A hobby will require some tools and materials. It:
- devices with different tips;
- wheelchair for the test;
- forms for cutting;
- wire of two types;
- floristic ribbon;
- scissors.
To make a white rose, which will not differ from living, you will need a special form. Petals roll out on it: they become as similar to pink as possible.
Homemade Material Recipe
You can buy ready-made, or you can cook cold porcelain with your own hands . Flowers, a master class for the manufacture of which is described below, are molded from a homemade mixture. In order to cook porcelain at home, the following materials are required:
- starch, maybe corn;
- PVA glue;
- oil for children “Johnsons baby”;
- vinegar or lemon juice;
- oily hand cream.
Starch and glue are taken in 240 grams, the rest of the ingredients - 2 tablespoons or 50 grams.
Cooking sequence
All ingredients are mixed in a bowl and placed in the microwave for 30 seconds. Then the mixture should be removed and mixed well. The action is repeated three times. The last time the mixture becomes so thick that it can hardly be mixed.
In this state, it is transferred to a cutting board, greased with a greasy cream, and thoroughly knead until elastic. This is how cold porcelain is prepared with your own hands. Flowers and other products from it do not need to be heated or dried under special conditions: they dry out when exposed in the open.
Therefore, it is necessary to ensure that the cooked mass does not lie in open form before sculpting. The finished product is hermetically wrapped in film and stored in the refrigerator. To sculpt a flower from cold porcelain, it is enough to take a small portion of the material. Close the rest and place again in the refrigerator. There are several more recipes for making the mixture, but this one is optimal and easy to make.
MK: cold china, flowers
Finished material is white. But for sculpting products you need to give it a certain color. To do this, you can use oil paints. Some needlewomen give color to porcelain, adding cosmetics to it: blush, shadows. A little dye is added to a small amount of the mixture and is well kneaded so that the color becomes even and the desired shade. In its consistency, it resembles plasticine, but which hardens.
When cold porcelain is ready, flower-making is very fast. To do this, pre-made from wire, napkins and PVA: bud for future roses. Around it will be superimposed rose petals. Before starting work, the hands are liberally lubricated with cream.
Rose Petal Modeling
A small piece of mass is plucked off and rolled out in the palms. Then it is warmed up, the necessary form is given, the excess is cut off. Using a tool with a round tip, smooth the edge of the petal. It is made thin: much thinner from the edge than in the middle. Modeling flowers from cold porcelain is a painstaking and requiring patience.
You can do the tool yourself: a bead is put on the tip of a wooden skewer, which will play the role of a stack. The resulting small petal is smeared with glue and applied to the workpiece. Excess glue is wiped off. It is necessary to make several small petals that completely close the bud.
Next is the turn of large, blossoming petals. They will be medium in size and must be glued so that they go one on top of the other. The upper ones are the largest petals; a larger tortilla is rolled out for them. They are also brought to condition by bead.
If there is a relief form, then on it. Or you just need to make a notch. The cold porcelain flower is harvested and should be sent to dry. It is recommended to place the rose head down, hanging on a wire stalk.
Stem and green leaves
To arrange the so-called greens, you need a lot of green. It can be purchased, you can add a little paint to your white porcelain and knead until the color is evenly distributed. For leaves there are special molds, they can be applied.
Rolls out on a board lubricated with cream, a layer 1 - 1.5 mm thick. Using a mold squeezed leaves. They should be notched and given the appearance of real, living leaves. Making flowers from cold porcelain, it is necessary to stock up with a thin wire, on which greens will be glued. The wire is wrapped with cooked floral ribbon. The tip is greased with glue and pressed into a porcelain leaf. Excess glue is wiped with a cloth. Then the leaf is attached to the stem of the rose.
Some needlewomen use elements from artificial flowers in their work: they press the sheet to porcelain so that the relief is imprinted and the leaf looks realistic. The form is attached to them using the stack. When all the details are attached to the stem, it should be completely wrapped with floral tape and hide all the fasteners.
Cold porcelain flower
The finished product should be left to dry. When the rose dries, it can be varnished. But I want to note that fresh flowers do not have a sparkle. Therefore, varnish can give out their artificial origin. The finished product can be left as is, with a matte surface. It all depends on what these flowers are for. If you put it in a vase, then not everyone will understand that this product is molded from artificial material. For decoration, varnish.
Having prepared several roses of different sizes, you can make a beautiful decorative bouquet from them. To do this, satin ribbon bows are added and a bouquet is collected, which beautifully binds.
Different types of flowers
There are several recipes by which you can cook cold porcelain at home. Flowers, the master class of creation of which is described above, is only the beginning of an interesting hobby. Having mastered the technique and all the nuances, the craftswoman can no longer stop: there are a lot of flowers in nature and everyone wants to capture in fine china!
In addition, a hobby will always help solve the gift problem: after all, no one is indifferent to porcelain products. And what is done by oneself is exclusive works. It is difficult to repeat the flower made: each one is special.
Additional porcelain recipe
Many use the first version of the recipe. But some get a mass that is not flexible enough or crack when dried. Therefore, you can use another way of making porcelain, the two ingredients in which remain unchanged. This is corn starch and PVA glue. They are taken in equal amounts: for a full serving - 250 grams. 50 grams of glycerin and 50 grams of vinegar or citric acid are added to the mixture. Everything is mixed and heated in a water bath with constant stirring.
When the mixture cools down a bit, it can be kneaded to an elastic state. The board and hands should be generously greased with a greasy cream. As in the first case, the finished mass is hermetically wrapped with a film and stored in a cold place.
Beautiful flowers that are obtained from this material can decorate the home, making it in its own way stylish and original. Gradually needlewomen begin to make amazing bouquets of different types of flowers: made up of an armful of lilacs or autumn asters. It can be whole compositions, which are folded according to the rules of floristic art. Passion for porcelain is a beautiful and original hobby.