How to give money beautifully? You can put them in a bright card or envelope. But such a present will look much more original if it is framed in the form of an interesting craft. In this article we will tell you how to make a money tree from banknotes with your own hands. Readers are presented with three methods of manufacturing such a product. All of them are carried out easily and quickly, do not require serious material costs and at the same time look very beautiful and elegant.
Money Topiary. Preparation stage
A small artificial tree decorated with notes is a symbol of prosperity and prosperity. And if you wish these benefits to the hero of the occasion, then be sure to present him with such a present. How to make a money tree with your own hands using the "topiary" technique, we will tell further.
For work, we need the materials and tools specified in the following list:
- flower pot without holes at the bottom;
- gypsum or alabaster;
- twine (twine);
- PVA glue;
- gold spray paint;
- wooden skewers;
- glue "Titan" or "Dragon";
- thermal gun;
- banknotes;
- coins;
- Newspapers
- napkins;
- golden decorative cord;
- sisal fiber;
- sewing threads;
- burlap cut;
- double sided tape;
- knife.
Making a money tree with your own hands in the form of a topiary: instruction
Top the flower pot (1-2 centimeters) with golden paint from a spray can in two layers. Let the flowerpot dry. Put on the walls of the pot glue "Dragon" or "Titan", starting from the place where the paint ends, and fasten the twine. Wrap it around the container so that the strips fit snugly together. Fasten the tip of the cord very carefully.
Crumple old newspapers to form a ball. Wrap it with thread. In order for a money tree to look spectacular, this part of it should be at least 10 centimeters in diameter. Coat the round workpiece with PVA glue. This will give it density and strength. Leave the part to dry completely.
Make a hole in the ball with a knife about 4 centimeters deep. Fold wooden skewers in a bunch. Its thickness should correspond to the diameter of the hole in the round base of the product. Usually the number of skewers does not exceed 13-15 pieces. Tie them with thread. Apply hot melt adhesive to the hole in the ball. Insert there a bunch of skewers with sharp ends. You got a fake tree made up of a crown and a trunk.
Twine the wooden workpiece with twine, lightly lubricating the sticks with glue. Paste round the white part of the product with white napkins. This will hide the threads and newspapers. Gypsum (alabaster) dilute according to the instructions on the packaging. Pour the solution into the container, not reaching the top of about 1 centimeter. Insert a fake tree in the center of the pot. Hold it for a few minutes until the gypsum solidifies a little.
How to draw up a money tree from banknotes? With our own hands we will decorate it. From notes, make origami figures in the form of flowers. To do this, fold the money in a fan and tie it in the middle with a decorative cord or a narrow satin ribbon. Expand the accordion to form a circle. Thus, complete 15-18 blanks.
Attach the flower to the base ball with double-sided tape. Glue it on the wrong side of the figure to the ribbon. Attach coins between bills in the same way. Decorate the gypsum in the pot with sisal fiber, gluing it to hot melt.
From a burlap cut a circle with a diameter of 10 centimeters. Put some cotton on the center of it. Sew along the edge of this blank, pull the thread and fasten. The resulting bag. Put it under a money tree made of bills made by yourself. Stick a coin on the bag. The gift is ready!
Topiary recommendations
As a round base, you can use a foam or foam ball. These blanks are sold in needlework departments.
Wooden skewers can be replaced with ordinary dry twigs. For this purpose, any stick is also suitable, the thickness of which will correspond to the diameter of the hole in the ball.
Banknotes can be folded not only in the form of flowers. Airplanes, birds, rolls, envelopes look very original.
Application "Tree of prosperity". We prepare materials for the composition
In this part of the article you will learn how to make a money tree in the form of a panel with your own hands. This craft can be hung on the wall or put in a closet.
For work, you need such materials:
- picture frame;
- PVA glue;
- thick cardboard;
- banknotes and coins;
- double sided tape;
- threads
- tailor chalk;
- a piece of satin or dark silk;
- green felt or fleece;
- a piece of brown skin or dermatin;
- scissors.
Application Stage
Next, an instruction is presented for your attention, which describes how to make a money tree in the form of a panel with your own hands.
Cut a blank from cardboard that matches the size of the frame. From the fabric of dark color, perform exactly the same part. Glue it on the cardboard. Do this with double-sided tape, sticking it around the edges of the cardboard. With chalk, draw a sketch of the trunk on the skin (dermatine), on the green fabric - leaves. Cut out these details. Glue them on the base of the picture.
Fill the bills into figures of flowers in the manner described in the previous part of the article. Attach them to the tree between the leaves. Glue a few coins at the bottom of the panel. They will play the role of fallen leaves. Insert the applique into the frame. Money tree made of bills with his own hands.
And another version of the original gift from banknotes
This method of making a tree is the fastest and easiest. For creativity you will need: a dry, but beautiful branch from a tree, paper money, threads, narrow scotch tape, flower pot, gypsum, decorative elements (ribbons, rhinestones, beads), thermal gun.
Fix the twig in a pot with plaster as described in this article above. Next, fold the bills in the form of a bag and fasten the figure with a narrow strip of tape. Perform such blanks of all paper money. Pass the thread through the hole in the base of the bag and tie it to the branch with two ends. Do the same with all the figures from the bills. In the composition, they look like leaves on a tree. Decorate the pot with a satin ribbon, wrapping it in a spiral. Treat the surface of the gypsum with glue from a heat gun and attach beads to it. The product is ready to become an original gift.
Craft "Money tree from banknotes" (photo - confirmation of this) looks very impressive and rich. And if such a composition appears in the house, then its owners will certainly live in prosperity and happiness.