Interesting interior decorations: do-it-yourself pasta topiary

An artificial tree (topiary) is a very beautiful and original element of decor in the interior of the house. They are made from artificial flowers, natural materials, napkins, shells. But in this article we will talk about such a product as pasta topiary. Surprisingly, such a tree looks unusual and interesting. It will become an original decoration of your home. The master classes presented below describe in detail how to make a topiary of pasta with your own hands.

On the eve of the winter holidays, you can make a Christmas tree from pasta to decorate your home or as a gift to friends. Design options for such crafts you see in the photo.

In order to make a herringbone macaroni topiary, you will need the following materials and tools: thick cardboard, glue gun, scotch tape, scissors, paper, spray paint, decorative elements. Any pasta can be taken, but it looks best of oblong shape (spirals, tubes).

Step-by-step instructions for making Christmas tree topiary

1. Twist the cone out of cardboard, secure it with tape.
2. Place the blank on a piece of cardboard and circle around the bottom edge. Cut the resulting circle.
3. Fill the inside of the cone with paper to make it tight. Cover the bottom with a round piece cut out of cardboard (attach it to the base with tape).
4. Spread each pasta with glue and, starting from the bottom of the product, glue in a circle. So decorate the whole cone.
5. Spray the topiary with spray paint. Choose its color to your liking. It can be either shades of green, or golden or silver.
6. Decorate the tree with decorative elements: beads, bows, ribbons, serpentine.

Topiary of pasta "Christmas tree" is ready. The same product can be made by taking not a cone as a basis, but a plastic bottle. It must first be filled with something heavy (sand, pebbles) so that it becomes stable. And then do the steps described above.

Round pasta topiary. Master Class

According to the following description, you can make your own artificial tree-ball on your own. The main elements of its decor will also be pasta, only in this case it is better to give preference to these flour products in the form of bows, wheels, shells, stars. In addition to the pasta itself, you will need a flower pot, a wooden stick, a foam ball, gypsum, paint, a glue gun, decoration elements.

Topiary ball made of pasta. Step-by-step instruction

1. Cut a hole in the ball with a diameter slightly larger than the circumference of the stick. Pour glue into the hole, insert a wooden blank. It will be the crown and trunk of the future tree.
2. Dilute the gypsum, pour it into a flower pot. Insert the barrel in the center of the container.
3. Decorate the stick with tape, wrapping it all over the surface. Fix the upper and lower ends with glue.
4. Paste pasta over the entire area of ​​the ball.
5. Spray the product from the spray can.
6. Decorate the tree to your liking.
7. Wrap the pot with corrugated paper. Tie a bow. Instead, you can run on it the application of the same pasta.

Topiary made of pasta in the form of a round tree is made.

And some more tips

A product looks very interesting if several types of pasta are used for its manufacture. They can be placed in stripes, in a spiral or in random order. Then decorate the topiary with decorative elements and will not be needed. A tree will look beautiful anyway.

If you are not sure that you can paint the craft carefully, then first glue the ball, paint it, and then fasten it to the barrel.

A foam ball can be replaced with a paper ball. To make it, you need to crumple a lot of paper into a ball, wrap it with tape, and then decorate it in the manner described above.

Try to make such topiary, make sure that pasta can be not only a delicious meal, but also a great addition and decoration of your interior.