To create a unique atmosphere of celebration and comfort, there are many ways, among which not the last place is occupied by a decorative tree, which can be made from various materials with your own hands.
Photo example:
Skillfully crafted miracle tree will be a wonderful gift for any celebration.
The variety of materials for “trees of happiness”, as such crafts are also called, is limitless: scraps of fabric, corrugated paper, beads, lace, napkins, buttons, seeds and grains, shells, pebbles - everything that has been lying idle for years in forgotten boxes. 
Recently, the popular name "tree of happiness" has been replaced by a fashionable European one - topiary. Since ancient times, this word has been called the art of creating sculptures from living plants: dense evergreen trees and shrubs in the process of curly haircuts turned into sculptural images or took on the most bizarre forms.
You can learn how to make topiary even at home - it's simple and exciting. It takes a lot of imagination and a little perseverance.
The main elements of decorative trees
All decorative tree crafts have three main elements:
- The basis. In the final version, the base is the crown of the tree. In most cases, the base is in the shape of a ball. But if the topiary is made for a special occasion, then you can give the crown the shape of a heart, numbers or letters.
For a spherical base, tightly crumpled newsprint or other unnecessary paper is often used, tied with threads and smeared with paste.
For a curly base, foam plastic, polyurethane foam, and a papier-mâché mold are used.
- Trunk. Any suitable material is used as a trunk for the “tree of happiness”: a knitting needle, hard wire, wooden skewers, elements of some structures that fit the shape.
You can also use natural sticks, tree branches. But they are preliminarily prepared: having freed from the bark, the branch must be washed, varnished or stained.
- Pot or stand. Topiaries look more spectacular, the crown diameter of which is larger than the diameter of the pot. It is difficult to choose a ready-made pot that fully meets the idea of \u200b\u200ba decorative tree. It’s easier to take any inexpensive pot that is suitable in size and decorate it with the available materials: cover it with a cloth, paint it, glue it with decorative elements, tie it with a tourniquet. The crown, trunk and pot should form a single stylistic whole.
Depending on the idea of \u200b\u200ba decorative tree and the method of its manufacture, you may need:
- glue (superglue, liquid nails, hot glue)
- cement (gypsum, sand, alabaster) to weight the base and securely fix the trunk in the pot
- decorative elements: ribbons, cones, shells of various nuts, dried flowers - everything that is needed to implement a specific idea.
A step-by-step master class for making topiary
To make a topiary with your own hands, first prepare the main elements:
- The trunk, if it is not a natural branch, is wrapped with satin or other ribbons, twine, covered with cloth, pasted over with materials selected for this composition. If the trunk consists of several elements, for example, several thin knitting needles or kebab skewers, you must first tighten them with electrical tape.
- You need to think about how to fix the tree in the pot, and prepare all the necessary materials. When using a flower pot with drainage holes, it is important to seal them up first. If the pot or bucket is heavy enough so that the crown does not outweigh the base, then foam plastic, pieces of foam plastic, or even polyurethane foam are enough to fix it.
The trunk in such a pot is set in the center, drowning to the base, bursting with prepared materials and poured with mounting foam or alabaster in the consistency of sour cream.
To weight the pot, a cement mortar with sand is used: after setting the trunk in the center and fixing it, cement is poured into the pot and left to harden. A tree on such a basis will stand securely.
- The finished base is put on a firmly fixed trunk or the trunk is fixed with the base already put on.
If the base for the crown of the tree is made in the form of a figure, for reliability it should be fixed with glue.
The "skeleton" of the tree is ready - you can decorate.
The near-stem space of the pot can be decorated with pebbles, shells, covered with a floral net or cloth.
The pot itself can be covered with a cloth, make a beautiful paper "wrapper".
You can attach the crown to the base with glue, pin the flowers with wire, and stick them on wooden skewers.
Popular Ornamental Tree Ideas
Having decided to master the technique of topiary, you can get rid of eternal thoughts about how to make an original gift for a holiday or family celebration.
A few traditional ideas and photos:
- A crown of paper flowers with a pinned butterfly and artificial grass or moss around the trunk in winter will remind you of summer.
- A tree of happiness with banknotes is an original gift for a wedding or housewarming.
- Topiary made of pink or blue ribbons will be a welcome souvenir for the birth of a child.
- New Year's version of the tree - coniferous twigs and cones, silvered with artificial snow.
- Short-lived, but original and practical fresh fruit topiary, decorating the dining room or kitchen.
From time immemorial, people have tried to decorate their homes - it does not matter if it is a cave of a primitive man or a modern apartment. They always tried to decorate everyday life with stucco molding, drawings, and painting. In almost all drawings and murals, a person put a sacred, magical meaning.
People tried to decorate not only housing, but also the area around. The custom of decorating trees (such decorations include giving a certain shape to the crown of a tree) has become a kind of cult.
Since ancient times, there have been holidays that were dedicated to nature, life cycles. At such holidays, trees played a major role.
Ritual actions with trees moved smoothly into garden architecture in the days of Ancient Rome. Topiary or topiary is a garden in which trees grow, more like garden sculptures. Skilled gardeners trimmed the branches and crown so beautifully, intertwined branches that trees and shrubs took on intricate shapes.
Topiary in the modern world
Today we can make a topiary on our own. In today's world, it is not at all necessary to have your own garden in order to have a topiary. Today it is a small original tree, which is also called the tree of happiness or money. Making it yourself at home is not difficult at all.
In order for you to get a tree of happiness at home, you only need a few things:
A small pot or stand. A very important nuance is that the pot or stand should not be larger than the diameter of the base of the tree.
A small stick that will serve as a trunk. Tree base. There are quite a few forms of the base, but the most common is the shape of the ball.
Tree crown. For a more beautiful crown for decoration, you can use a variety of improvised tools that can always be found in the house of any person: coffee beans, pistachios, bizarre-shaped pasta, acorns, buttons, beads and others.
The base can be purchased ready-made (ready-made foam blanks are sold in needlework stores) or made independently from improvised means.
The trunk can be made of thick wire, a pencil or a dried twig, which is pre-wrapped with twine or tape.
In order to make a crown, take plain paper, corrugated paper or multilayer napkins. A ball can be formed from a newspaper, wrapped with thread or twine. For strong fixation - cover with a small layer of PVA glue.
Once the glue dries, cover the ball with paint or varnish. Next, you can stick the selected flowers, moss or other decorative elements.
To decorate the crown, you can use any available materials - leaves, coffee beans, satin or silk ribbons, acorns and others. The finished design can also be supplemented with colored pasta of intricate shapes, buttons, pistachios.
Topiary on your own - step by step instructions
If you decide to put such a tree at home, we will teach you how to make a topiary with your own hands from improvised means.
Prepare everything you need in advance:
- finished round billet;
- nice bowl;
- not real flowers;
- a pencil or a wooden stick of a suitable color and length;
- a ball of the same diameter as a mug;
- artificial grass or moss.
The first step - a pencil or stick is best decorated with a ribbon. Place in bowl and secure in bowl with mounting foam.
The next step is to place artificial flowers on the workpiece. Note that it looks nice when there are no empty spaces. Now you can string the finished top of the tree onto the trunk.
You can decorate the edges of the mug with decorative moss or grass. To make a beautiful topiary, you can plant a butterfly (artificial).
Do-it-yourself boxwood topiary
In order to make a boxwood tree of happiness you will need:
- natural or artificial boxwood branches;
- nice bowl;
- flowers made of paper, felt and other substitutes;
- gravel as a filler;
- round blank of expanded polystyrene;
- fishing line or thin wire.
If you take branches instead of a pencil or a stick for the trunk, pull them off after using the wire. After the work done, the spherical blank must be mounted on the trunk.
Place the trunk with a crown in a container into which gravel was previously poured. Lay moss or artificial grass on top. The crown can be decorated with small flowers, which are placed between boxwood branches.
If you are still in doubt and cannot decide which tree you want to make yourself, we recommend that you look at a photo of a do-it-yourself topiary. Such photos can be found on sites for needlework.
DIY topiary photo
The great Roman Empire left to humanity not only the aqueduct and baths as a legacy. Great aesthetes and masters of landscape design, the Hellenes were proud of their decorative places - topia, topiary, or skillfully cut tree and shrub compositions.
The modern topiary is a miniature that imitates a neatly trimmed tree. Compositions decorate the interior, formed in absolutely any style. They create a miniature topiary with their own hands from paper, fresh flowers, bird feathers, beads, rhinestones, coins, and even coffee beans.
The meaning of the European floristic tree of happiness, as the topiary is called, is not only a decorative load. The miniature symbolizes wealth, fertility and a strong spirit, pouring out the energy of happiness. A small tree tends to enhance the energy potential of the whole house, in whichever of the rooms it is installed.
Manufacturing technique
In European countries, it is customary to give topiary for any occasion - for a wedding and name day, housewarming and on New Year's Eve. They give friends a miniature tree and for no reason at all, but from the bottom of their hearts, making another visit. Moreover, all crafts are made by hand.
Topiaries are quite easy to make. Mini-trees consist of three parts - a crown and a trunk, fastened together and installed in a container. Pots, coasters or baskets of various shapes are used as a base.
The crown can be round, oval, heart-shaped, letters or numbers. But most often they make a topiary with a spherical crown.
The trunk is a strong thick wire or branch wrapped in twine, bright floral ribbons or colored plastic. In some cases, a thicker bough is used in the form of a trunk. The bark is removed from it, etched with stain and varnished.
Thematic decor
Topiary ideas can be varied and fantastically beautiful, reflecting all kinds of artistic ideas of the author, and most importantly, handmade. For example, paper mini-trees decorated with sweets, fresh flowers or fruits are used in the festive table setting. Thematic topiary is made on the New Year's table. Their crown consists of cones, organza, satin ribbons, artificial flowers.
Contrasting shades of blue, green and red in the decorative elements of the topiary will perfectly emphasize the silver and gold threads. And flowers or figurines in pastel colors will wonderfully shade the shiny elements in the crown of the topiary.
It is important to come up with a theme and choose beautiful material. The miniature should reflect its purpose and express the idea that prompted its creation. Shells, feathers, threads of beads and small coins allow you to create delicate, love-filled mini topiaries. Coffee and cereal grains, artificial flowers, lace and organza are suitable for creating compositions designed to decorate the kitchen space.
For classical, designed in gray tones of the interior of the house, a topiary created from satin ribbons of blue or blue cold shades is perfect. For rooms decorated with sunny tones, compositions are made in dark colors.
Details and elements
The trunk of a mini-tree is assigned not only a bearing role. In general terms, the composition of the trunk should be in the same spirit, both with the base, and emphasize the magnificence of the crown. Therefore, the trunk should be given appropriate attention - the material for its decoration is carefully selected. If a bough is chosen, then the tone of the stain is selected, with which it will be impregnated and matte or glossy varnish. The coverage depends entirely on the type of composition.
The base can be of various shapes and created from any material - a small ceramic flowerpot or a fancy-shaped glass cup. In some cases, topiaries are placed in baskets, such as decorations for the Easter table.
All parts are firmly attached to each other. The crown is glued, and the trunk is fixed in the vessel with pieces of foam and filled with alabaster for strength. It should be remembered that alabaster hardens very quickly. Therefore, the consistency of the gypsum solution should resemble liquid sour cream. Then the material will be easier to work with.
The crown is fixed on the trunk only after the gypsum mortar is completely dry. During this time, the crown is made. To form the crown, hot glue is used to secure the flowers, pins and skewers. After that, the topiary is finally assembled.
Festive topiary
Topiaries are made for the holiday and as a decorative decoration for the interior of rooms. For example, interesting ideas for decorating a children's room for a child's birthday. Sweet large topiary in the form of a candy tree with funny souvenirs. In addition to the pleasure received, each kid will be able to take with him a small gift:
The autumn holiday of Halloween indulges in abundant harvests. The symbol of the holiday is the pumpkin. A pumpkin imitation topiary made from pumpkin seeds, leaves, candies and ribbons, set in a tea tin, will be a great decoration of the kitchen space for the holidays. The lower part is decorated with canvas, and the witch figurine is located in the upper part of the topiary, recalling the mysticism of the holiday:
Christmas topiary is made from cones, holly berries, organza, pine needles and silk ribbons. They decorate mantelpieces and coffee tables in the living rooms, as well as bedside tables in the bedrooms:
On Valentine's Day, lovers prepare gifts for each other. Topiary in the form of a quivering white-pink heart, decorated with valentines, feathers and satin ribbons, will bring a touch of romance to your relationship:
In anticipation of the Easter week, you can create an Easter tree decorated with colored eggs, artificial flowers and satin ribbons. It can become the main decoration of the Easter table. And miniature topiary, fortified in pots in the form of eggshells, will be wonderful gifts for guests invited to the holiday:
Topiary in the interior
Fragrant coffee topiary decorated with straw, pieces of canvas and thick twine will find its place in the kitchen. A mini tree made from napkins is also great for the kitchen:
Topiaries, unusual in their beauty, made up of fresh flowers, will decorate the festive table in the living room. Elegant miniatures in bright colors, made in accordance with the style theme of the room, will help to create a unique style of the guest room:
For the bedroom, delicate, like feelings, original decorative compositions of ribbons and beads, lace and organza in light pastel colors, reminiscent of a spring haze, are formed. The basis for the composition is usually transparent small containers of unusual shapes:
In the girl's bedroom, you can install a fabulous mini-tree created from corrugated paper. It will be a pleasure for a boy, a football fan, to see in his room a topiary photo from a nursery, where a mini-tree is made in the form of a large soccer ball. For decorative decoration of the topiary, butterflies, colored and mother-of-pearl beads, decorative bugs and ladybugs are used. The base, as a rule, is covered with a floristic mesh or artificial colored fabric:
For new settlers, a tree collected from hazelnuts and walnuts, large pumpkin seeds, beans and peas, symbolizing prosperity, will be a pleasant gift. Such a topiary is decorated with twine, pieces of canvas, buttons:
For a gift to a close friend, a composition of delicate real roses is formed. Decorate with satin ribbons to match the inflorescences, silk fabric, corrugated paper:
Wedding topiaries are real works of art. Traditionally created from large pearl beads, decorated with satin ribbons, lace and sisal, fabulous compositions keep memories of the most important day in life for a long time:
Fragrant dracaena, or the tree of happiness, is an evergreen shrub originally from Africa, which flower growers have been growing as a houseplant for many years. Dracaena is an exotic guest from tropical Africa. At home, the plant is grown in order to obtain wood and a medicinal leaf extract. In other countries, the flower is grown exclusively for decorative purposes.
The first botanical description of the plant was provided by Carl Linnaeus in 1767, who based his work on the work of the Italian scientist Domenico Vandelli. According to the description of sailors, in 1942, an old tall tree of an exotic shape was seen on the island of Tenerife, which was considered sacred by the locals, and they worshiped it like a deity. Dracaena began to be grown at home in the 19th century, and since then the plant has not lost its popularity among flower growers.
Several legends are associated with the history of the appearance of the genus Dracaena, which explain the name of the plant. According to one of the legends, the first dracaena grew from the soil, which was saturated with the blood of a dragon and an elephant as a result of their fight. But in Latin America it is called the tree of happiness, because, according to one of the legends, dracaena brought good luck and happiness to a young couple of lovers.
It is believed that the tree brings family happiness and love to the house where it grows. For this reason, the plant is great for single people who dream of a prosperous family life. There is also an opinion according to which the quality of a love relationship can be determined by the growth rate of the leaves of a flower. If the leaves grow steadily and quickly, it means that peace and love reign in the family, and the slowdown in their growth suggests that relationships should be worked on.
Dracaena fragrant got its name from the sweet scent of its white flowers. According to signs, the flowering of a tree portends material luck or career growth, but it should be borne in mind that it rarely blooms in home conditions.
Type characteristic
Dracaena is a popular ornamental crop from the Asparagus family. In its natural habitat, the shrub grows up to 6 m in height, when indoors its growth rarely reaches even 2 m. It has a thick, erect, stiff, light brown stem, from which several branches extend. However, in a plant grown indoors, the stem is quite unstable and requires additional support.
The curved glossy leaves of the shrub are located at the top of its crown alternately, gathering into a rosette. The length of the lanceolate rigid leaf plate can reach 60 cm, but its width, as a rule, ranges from 1-10 cm. The leaves of the shrub can have a monochromatic green or two-tone color. White, yellow or dark green longitudinal stripes clearly stand out on two-color sheet plates. As the tree matures, it loses its lower leaves and its trunk becomes bare.
In the wild, adult dracaena boasts an annual lush bloom, but you should not expect white-green flowers to appear on a plant that grows indoors. The flowers of the shrub exude a pleasant aroma, reminiscent of the smell of freshly cut grass, after which the plant was named. The result of the flowering shrub is the appearance of small orange fruits of a round shape.
Features of home growing a tree of happiness
Dracaena is an ideal ornamental culture that even a novice grower or just a lover of indoor plants can easily grow. However, despite all its unpretentiousness, the flower still requires care, in case of neglect of which it is unlikely that it will be possible to grow a healthy and beautiful plant.
Lighting
The plant prefers bright light, but can grow in partial shade. It should be borne in mind that variegated dracaena need good lighting more than species with plain leaves. When choosing a place for a flower, it must be borne in mind that burns may appear on its leaves from exposure to direct sunlight. For this reason, it is necessary to choose a place with bright but diffused lighting.
Temperature and Humidity
Dracaena, as a native of the tropics, likes to grow in conditions of heat and high humidity. In summer, the flower is best kept at a temperature of 19 to 25 ° C. In winter, the shrub can grow in a cooler room, the air temperature in which should not fall below 10 ° C. However, the plant does not respond well to drafts, which must be taken into account when choosing a place to place it.
You can ensure the optimal level of humidity for a flower by spraying its leaves daily with settled water. It is also recommended to put a pot with a tree on a pallet, into which water will be regularly poured.
To avoid waterlogging the plant, the pallet can be provided with drainage, which is usually expanded clay or pebbles. Dust-covered flower leaves cannot fully breathe, so experienced flower growers recommend periodically removing dust from the plant with a slightly damp soft cloth.
Watering, fertilizing, loosening the soil
The tree prefers moderate watering. In summer, it is enough to water the flower 2 times a week, and in winter you can reduce the number of waterings to 1 time in 7 days. However, do not allow deep drying of the soil. As a rule, the drying of the top 2-3 cm of the soil indicates that the tree needs watering. You can water the plant only with well-settled water at room temperature.
The top layer of soil in which the tree grows must be periodically loosened. This increases the air permeability of the soil and regulates its moisture, which has a beneficial effect on the state of the root system.
During the period of active growth, which falls on the warm season, the tree needs additional feeding every 2 weeks. In winter, the flower does not develop so actively, so fertilizers at this time of the year can only be applied once every 30 days.
As a top dressing, it is recommended to use complex fertilizers for palm trees and dracaena, which can be purchased at specialized stores. The main thing is not to feed the flower with fertilizers, which contain a large amount of phosphorus.
Trimming and shaping
Dracaena does not need mandatory pruning. Circumcision of the top of the flower is carried out in order to restore its decorative effect. The fact is that the older the plant becomes, the more it becomes similar to a palm tree. The tree stretches upward, and the trunk gradually loses old leaves, in place of which new ones no longer grow. A bare, leafless trunk spoils the appearance of the flower.
In this case, the top of the tree with 5-7 leaves is cut off, leaving only 4 leaves on the trunk, and the cut point treated with hot wax is covered with a polyethylene bag. Under the influence of heat, the buds will awaken and give life to additional side shoots, with the advent of which the polyethylene can be removed from the trunk. After such manipulations, the dracaena will become more magnificent and will look more like a shrub.
Diseases, pests and methods of dealing with them
Improper plant care can lead to various diseases. For example, in the case of watering with low-quality water, speckled spots appear on the lower parts of the leaf plates. For this reason, it is worth using exclusively settled or filtered soft water for irrigation.
An excess of moisture in the soil leads to rotting of the stem, wilting and the appearance of wet brown spots on the leaves. The lack of moisture, in turn, leads to the appearance of dry brown spots on the leaf plates and their wilting. You can get rid of the problem only by establishing irrigation.
If the plant is kept in a cold room, its leaves become soft, begin to curl, and their tips turn black. In this case, it is necessary to remove painful leaves with your hands, and move the tree itself to a warmer place.
Dracaena can be affected by spider mites, aphids, scale insects and thrips. You can cope with them by treating the shrub with insecticides. Fitoverm and Aktellik can be used as insecticides.
How to propagate and transplant a flower at home
It is recommended to transplant the plant in early spring. A young flower requires a transplant every 2-3 years, but a mature plant needs to be transplanted only after its root system has completely filled the pot. In all other cases, it is enough to simply replace the topsoil.
With each flower transplant, a new container should be 3-4 cm larger than the previous one. As a soil, you can use a soil mixture of peat, coarse sand, compost, as well as hardwood and sod land, which are taken in equal amounts. You can also purchase ready-made soil for palm trees.
Dracaena root system - Pour hot water over the pot.
- Place 3-4 cm of drainage layer on the bottom of the pot. Expanded clay, pebbles or small gravel can be used as drainage.
- Remove the flower from the old container and inspect the roots. The rotten roots of the plant must be removed with a sharp blade.
- Place the shrub in the new pot along with the old clod of earth.
- Fill the voids in the container with previously prepared soil.
- Compact the soil carefully.
- Water the plant generously.
The photo will help to visually familiarize yourself with the stages of transplanting a shrub.
Dracaena is usually propagated by cuttings, since it is almost impossible to achieve seeds by growing a flower indoors. It is best and easiest to propagate the shrub in spring or summer.
Surely many people want to have a tree of happiness at home. In the master classes we will tell you how to make a topiary from napkins, coffee beans and corrugated paper.
It is believed that the topiary is a tree of happiness. Such a gift would be appropriate for any holiday. By the New Year, you can make a tree and decorate it with tinsel and garlands. It would be nice to give your soulmate a topiary on Valentine's Day, on which hearts and valentines “grow”. The tree presented below will never wither, and such a gift will delight the one to whom you present it for a long time or will become another attribute of the comfort of your home.
To create such a delicate graceful tree, you will need the following materials:
- corrugated paper in pink and green;
- foam ball;
- PVA glue;
- wooden stick;
- scissors;
- paint can;
- satin ribbon;
- decorative moss;
- floral sponge;
- flower pot or planter.
To make crepe paper roses, cut it into strips 24 cm long and 3–4 cm wide.
The size of paper tapes may be different. It all depends on what size you plan to make the composition and flowers.
Now fold over the large end of the paper strip to about a third of its width.
Starting from the small side, twist the workpiece, as shown in the photo.
At the same time, twist the lower edge of the tape more tightly, and the upper, bent, slightly weaker. Then it will be seen that the rose petals are blooming.
Glue the flower with PVA to the top of the ball. In the same way, you need to make other roses from corrugated paper and attach them to the base.
Try to glue the flowers as close to each other as possible. Decorate the entire foam sphere in this way.
If you don't have a styrofoam ball, replace it with a plastic one. You can twist the paper, tie it with a rope to achieve a round shape and use such a base.
This is what you should have after all the flowers are glued on. If you want the pink color to be set off by the leaves, make them from green crepe paper, but the strips should be shorter and slightly narrower than rose ribbons.
We continue to create corrugated paper topiary. Having cut the floral sponge to the size of the diameter of the pots, we put it inside the pot.
Pre-paint the wooden stick, let it dry. Stick this blank with one side into the ball, and the other into the sponge, fix it in these places with glue so that the structure holds better.
Hide the sponge under a small layer of decorative moss, tie a satin bow to the strip, and then you will get a beautiful corrugated paper topiary.
Such a tree can be made by a child under the strict guidance of the father and presented on March 8 to mother, grandmother. This creation will decorate the holiday table. If you make several of these trees, they will perfectly fit into the interior of the room where a wedding is celebrated or a fun party is taking place.
To make roses in harmony with the surroundings, you can make them from corrugated paper in another suitable color.
How to make crepe paper roses?
In order to decorate our tree in this way, we will twist the roses for it with a knitting needle. Right now you will learn how to make such flowers with your own hands and decorate the topiary with them.
For needlework, you must have:
- paper napkins;
- knitting needle;
- scissors;
- spool of thread;
- glue gun or glue "Titan";
- wand;
- corrugated paper.
Buy the cheapest and simplest single napkins. And you can not only save money, but also make flowers, the blanks for which are beautifully draped.
Put the first square on the table, and on one of its sides, which is closer to you, a knitting needle. Moving away from you, start winding a napkin on it, not reaching the edge opposite 3-4 cm.
Slide the opposite ends of the resulting roller towards each other, and then carefully remove the napkin from the knitting needle.
Now, starting from one edge, twist this workpiece into a roller. In this case, the roller should be at the top, and the free, not wound side, at the bottom. Attach exactly the same second blank to this one and continue to twist the corrugated paper rose in a spiral.
Depending on how splendor you plan to make a flower, you will need 3-5 blanks, from which you will make one rose.
This is how beautiful the paper flower turned out.
From below, tie it with a thread, and cut off its “tail”.
To make leaves for the topiary, place 2 green napkins one on top of the other obliquely, as shown in the photo.
Crush them in the form of a bag, tie a thread at the bottom.
We create a lush tree from flowers
Now we need to assemble the topiary from blanks and other materials. This can be done, as in the case of a corrugated paper tree. Wrapping paper is quite suitable for the basis of this. It must be crumpled in the form of a ball, tied with twine. All sorts of office drafts, unnecessary papers will do. The main thing is to give the workpiece a round shape, aligning it. Then glue the napkins on top and let the ball dry.
Now stick the leaves and flowers on the resulting blank.
Well, how to attach a stick to an already decorated ball, put it in a pot, you read above.
A floral or ordinary sponge can be draped not only with decorative moss, but also with such bags made of green napkins. To do this, they are folded obliquely and the corner is fastened with a stapler.
This is what a wonderful result of creativity is obtained at the end of the work.
Other variants of corrugated paper roses
If you want flowers to be more fluffy, check out another way to create a topiary from napkins.
For this process, you need the following equipment and materials:
- napkins of the desired color;
- scissors;
- a small sheet of cardboard;
- stapler;
- glue.
Crumple the top layer of the napkin at the base. Then, the second and subsequent layers.
If you want to finish this work as soon as possible, then crumple 2 layers at once. If you have a ball with a diameter of 20 cm, then you need to make 48 blanks from napkins to cover it all with flowers.
If you don't have a tree trunk stick, then you can make a paper topiary without one. In this case, simply place the round blank-ball in a flower pot or a basket made of newspapers.
Now, using a heat gun or glue, attach hand-made flowers to the ball. Start with the first bottom row, gradually moving up. If you alternate roses like this, creating a do-it-yourself topiary (the following step-by-step photo shows the process), then you will get an amazing flowering tree.
A basket or a pot can be decorated with satin ribbons, and you will get such an amazing result.
DIY gift - a heart made of grains
Here is another example of how you can make a topiary with your own hands. The master class will explain each step of the needlework process.
Such a topiary can be made and presented not only to your soulmate on Valentine's Day, but also to present to a dear person, relative on February 23, birthday, girlfriend - March 8.
To create such a fragrant coffee topiary, you will need:
- twine;
- brown satin ribbon;
- coffee beans;
- glue;
- cup and saucer;
- brown paint;
- alabaster or plaster;
- thick brown threads;
- anise stars.
Glue 2 rows of grains on the sides of the heart, while they need to be placed flat side down. After that, fill in the middle in the same way.
In order for the workpiece to be voluminous, the base does not shine through, glue the second layer of grains on one side and the other already up with slots. The final touch of this step is gluing anise in the center of the star.
And then he tells how to make a do-it-yourself topiary master class. Take a piece of wire, wind its base around the leg of a table or chair. Bend as shown in the photo and wrap with twine, gluing each section of the rope to the wire.
Bend the end of the wire with larger coils, attach a heart of coffee beans here, putting it on a loop.
In a container that you don’t mind throwing away later, pour alabaster or gypsum, add water to get the consistency of sour cream. Install the lower part of the wire into the cup, fill it with the resulting mass, leave to harden completely, leveling the surface. When this happens, glue 2 layers of grains on top.
How to make a coffee tree with your own hands?
If you like to create from such an interesting material, create another topiary from coffee beans. It is performed almost according to the same principle as the previous one, but a ball is taken as the basis.
Here's what you need to prepare before starting work:
- coffee beans of an even shape;
- a ball with a diameter of 8 cm;
- flower pot or other suitable container;
- glue gun;
- a plastic tube 25 long and 1.2 cm in diameter (if there is none, use a piece of plastic pipe or a wooden stick;
- alabaster;
- nylon and satin ribbon;
- Double-sided tape;
- scissors;
- a container for mixing the solution.
You can leave the balloon like this, but it is better to glue the second row of grains to it, placing them already up in strips. Then a do-it-yourself coffee tree will look more attractive and aesthetically pleasing. Here is what you should have at this stage.
Now wrap double-sided tape on a stick or tube, not reaching both ends by 3 cm, and on top of it - a tape.
To measure how much water is needed for the solution, pour it into the container in which the coffee topiary will be located. Then pour it into a bowl for mixing the solution, add alabaster and stir well. The consistency of the solution will resemble thick sour cream.
Immediately transfer the resulting mass to a pot, put a tree of coffee beans in the center of it. When the solution hardens, stick on its surface first one and then the second row of grains, in the same way as we did above - first with a strip down, and then, the second row - with a strip up.
Apply glue to the top of the stem and put the hole of the round blank on it.
It remains to decorate the crown with anise stars, tie a bow, and a magnificent coffee tree is ready.
If you liked the tutorials on making topiary, you want to see visually how to make a coffee tree with your own hands with a crown in the shape of a heart or a ball, watch two videos. And the third will give inspiration, suggesting a lot of ideas to create a topiary from napkins:
