In order to decorate your room for the holidays, you don’t have to buy expensive garlands, artificial Christmas tree branches or glass balls. You can make a Christmas tree from ordinary office paper. Even used. At the same time, she will look no worse and even more amazing.
To add shine to such a Christmas tree, it’s worth taking some rain. It will simultaneously replace Christmas decorations and fill the voids between in the paper “crown”.
Materials:
- A4 paper – 4 sheets;
- paper clips;
- PVA glue;
- rain – 1 m;
- wire – 30 cm.
Operating procedure
1. Cut a sheet of paper lengthwise.
2. We fold each strip like an accordion. One fold – 1.5 cm.
3. Fold the resulting strip in half.
4. Glue the two outer edges and secure them with a paper clip (until dry).
5. For the circle we will need two such blanks of the same size.
6. Glue them together and fasten them with paper clips.
7. As a result, the paper accordion will form a circle.
8. In order for our Christmas tree to have a shape that sharpens towards the top, the next circle needs to be made of a smaller diameter. To do this, we cut the accordion strip by 1.5 cm. We make the circle, like the previous one. And we cut each subsequent piece by another 15 cm. For this Christmas tree you will need 5 round parts.
9. Bend the wire tip at an angle of 90 degrees. This will prevent the parts from slipping off.
10. We string the base circle (the largest) onto the wire until it rests on the bend.
11. The next layer should consist of rain. We lay it out at the edge of the paper part. We cut it off, leaving an additional 2 cm. We fasten the ends of the rain together. If the rain is on a wire base, just twist the ends.
Lyubov Lebedeva
To We will need to make these beautiful flowers:
-colored office paper
Simple pencil
Glue gun
Three cardboard templates
To begin with, take eleven sheets paper of the same color, separate five from them, fold them evenly, and onto the top sheet, using the large template, draw the outline of future petals
after this, at the base of the petal you need to measure eight centimeters up and draw a line, then cut out five petals at once, for convenience, so that the sheets do not move apart, I used paper clips
You also need to make a cut along the line. Then we take three sheets paper and draw on them the outline of the middle template and the same eight-centimeter line, cut it out. We do the same with the remaining three sheets, only we apply the outline using the smallest template. About the templates, I want to say that they are made arbitrarily, the only thing that should distinguish them from each other is the reduction on top by about one and a half centimeters. This is what should happen in the end
Now let's move on to assembly flower, we glue the five largest petals in this way
Glue the three middle petals together like this
glue the three smallest petals like this
Now let's start collecting flower, first glue five large petals in a circle,
forming a base from them flower, then we take the three middle petals and glue them in a circle inside the first five petals, then the third row of the three smallest petals
Making the middle of a flower from paper of a contrasting color, to do this, cut the sheet in half lengthwise and bend each half of the sheet lengthwise, making random cuts from the fold side along the entire length
and connect these strips into one and twist it this way
now glue the middle to flower
All that remains is to make the leaves, for this we take a green leaf colors, bend it in half lengthwise and arbitrarily cut out the outline of our sheet
we start making bends
and now we unfold the sheet
We need two such sheets and glue them together
All that remains is to glue them to flower and it will turn out so beautiful
Advice: for ease of use at the back flower you can glue a square of cardboard from the box, it will make it easier to attach flower to various surfaces.
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Paper making self made a very creative and exciting process. The peculiarity of this master class is that to create your own original paper you will not need any special devices and materials, everything you need can be found at home. The result is beautiful textured paper that you can use as you wish: for scrapbooking, cardmaking, various crafts, making gift boxes, business cards, tags for your work, drawings, etc.
Pros of handmade paper:
The uniqueness and originality of each sheet;
Pleasant texture and appearance of the paper;
Creative and exciting process (opportunity to do together with children);
Many options for fillers;
Disposal of paper waste;
Napkins, printer paper, paper packaging, egg cartons, etc. (I do not recommend using newspapers, since the printing ink they contain will turn the paper gray) - you can use one material or combine them as you wish;
- Various fillers (dried inflorescences, flower petals, confetti, pieces of colored paper, glitter, pieces of thread, seasonings, natural or artificial dyes, watercolors, you can even flavor your paper). PVA glue (optional).
- Scissors (shredder), board (tray/tray/baking sheet), sponge, iron, towels, rolling pin, blender (if possible and desired), press.
Step 1:
First of all, let's shred the paper; to do this, use scissors/shredder or tear it into medium-sized pieces with your hands.
Step 2:
Fill the paper with water and grind it to a mushy state. To do this, use a blender, and if this is not possible, then leave the paper to soak for a day, periodically rubbing it with your hands to the desired consistency. In order to make the paper more durable, you can add a little PVA glue to it.
Step 3:
Take part of the resulting mass and form a sheet with a rolling pin on a board (tray/baking sheet), you can add a little water during the process to make the paper mass more flexible. At this stage, you yourself determine the thickness of the future sheet. Next is the most exciting stage, since here you can mix paper pulps of various colors, add all kinds of fillers, dyes, flavors and everything that your imagination allows. Now, using a regular sponge, gently blot the paper several times to remove all excess moisture.
Step 4:
Next, cover the paper with a towel (I used regular waffle towels) and dry the sheet with a hot iron until the paper can be easily removed from the board. Be extremely careful, because... Until the paper is completely dry, it is very fragile and you can easily damage it.
We will show this with the help of a video lesson at the end of the article - and suggest how the results of your work can be applied in practice.
Homemade paper and its uses are many and varied. Basically, almost anywhere paper is used, homemade paper can be used. But with a few nuances. So, homemade paper differs from regular paper in that it:
- thicker,
- less smooth
- less smooth
- sometimes a little less durable,
- more beautiful,
- more pleasant to the touch,
- much more unusual than regular paper.
Thus, if you want to achieve the described advantages, then let’s start making homemade paper.
Homemade paper is very easy to make.
The main stages of making homemade paper:
- Prepare cellulose mass.
- Add adhesive and plasticizing substances to the mixture.
- Add decorative elements to the mixture.
- Form a sheet of paper.
- Add decorative elements (others).
- Dry the sheet of paper.
- Use the resulting homemade paper.
Well, now let’s go through each stage in more detail. And at the end we’ll talk about using homemade paper.
Preparation of pulp for homemade paper.
The main idea of the preparation is to make a paste of as small pieces of cellulose mixed with water as possible. Suitable sources of cellulose are:
- paper napkins;
- toilet paper;
- paper egg cartons;
- newspapers;
- shoe wrapping paper;
- regular White paper for printers.
They say that even old waste fabric is used to make paper. That is, there is also cotton paper. In theory, the procedure with it is the same as with regular paper - divide it into fibers and form a sheet. But there are no practical results on the Internet yet, so we will limit ourselves to what we have - homemade paper made from paper.
The paper for making paper needs to be torn into small pieces (the smaller the better) and soaked for a while - from 1 hour to a day, as long as you have enough patience. By the way, it is not necessary to use paper of one color; you can also make multi-colored designer paper from multi-colored paper for applique. Cellulose does not dissolve in water, so over-wetting will do no good. The purpose of soaking is to make the torn pieces of paper saturated with water and swell, further disintegrating into fibers, which is what we want to achieve. But in fact, you can do without soaking.
Now you need to turn the scraps of paper into pulp. A regular kitchen blender works well for this. Beat the mixture for about 5 minutes. Take a wide container, a regular basin will do, and pour in the contents of the blender. If the mixture is too thick, dilute it with warm water and mix thoroughly. If the mass turns out to be too liquid, place it in a colander and let the excess water drain (you can press down if necessary). The consistency of the resulting cellulose should resemble sour cream.
And now, having prepared the cellulose mass, you can proceed to adding additives to it.
Adding additives to pulp for paper making.
The first thing you need to add to the present cellulose mass is PVA glue. Without this agent, the paper will be very brittle. It must also be taken into account that too a large number of PVA glue will make the paper look like oilcloth, with a smooth surface made of dried PVA glue. But it will be durable :) In fact, you select the desired proportion experimentally - the more glue, the more it is visible, and the stronger the paper. And vice versa. Depending on how durable or textured you want your products to be.
But there is also a general proportion: for a sheet of A5 paper you need about half a teaspoon of PVA glue. Well, or a whole teaspoon.
In addition, starch and/or detergent can be added to the paper pulp to make the cellulose fibers slide past each other more easily and the paper is formed with fewer lumps and mounds. But, on the other hand, lumps and mounds give the paper texture - so adding or not adding plasticizers is at your discretion.
Next, what can be added to the pulp at this stage are decorative elements. The simplest decorative elements are the strongest black tea or very strong coffee. In addition to color, these additives also add flavor to the paper. You can also paint paper with any water-soluble paints.
In addition to tea and coffee, you can add
- various grains,
- foil,
- wool,
- pieces of bark,
- twigs,
- threads,
- beads,
- chopped straw
- and so on
- anything small enough to form beautiful inclusions.
Forming a sheet of homemade paper.
In order for paper to be made from the resulting and decorated cellulose mass, it needs to be formed—to make flat sheets. Well, a variety of devices are used for this. What almost all devices have in common is gauze or a mosquito net. That is, a barrier with the smallest possible cell size. Since it is difficult to hold gauze or mosquito net suspended while creating a sheet of paper, they need a backing - something that has large holes and is at the same time durable. The variety of substrates is great. It can be:
- special frames with metal mesh
- hoop
- cat litter box
- just fabric and newspapers.
The main rule when forming a sheet of homemade paper is simple: put gauze / mosquito net on the backing, put a little cellulose mass on top, distribute evenly by shaking or pressing with your hands. You also need to remove excess water. In principle, you don’t have to do this, but then the drying process will take longer. And to remove excess water, you can blot the layer of mass with a sponge until it remains dry. Take your time during the making process. When separating the base from the paper, do not make sudden jerks. If the base does not come off, continue to remove moisture with a sponge.
Well, then you need to put a press on top of the prototype sheet of paper. First, the prototype sheet must be removed from the base - otherwise the cells of the sheet will be imprinted on the paper when it lies under the press. Although it may be beautiful :)
A rule when forming a sheet: the thicker you pour the layer of cellulose, the more your paper will turn into designer cardboard. So you need to take into account the required layer thickness. By the way, before putting the paper under the press, on its surface you can throw:
- corn,
- leaves
- flower petals,
- glitter
- hearts
- etc.
These additional decorations During drying, they will be slightly pressed into the paper and stick to it. So the paper will turn out even more unusual and even more creative than if this stage had not taken place.
So, we formed a sheet of paper and put it to dry under a press. Drying takes a day or two. If you are in a hurry, you can iron a slightly dried sheet of paper through the fabric.
By the way, there is also an alternative way to form a paper sheet.
This alternative method occurs without gauze, without backing - only with cloth and newspapers. This method is also suitable when you need to make a lot of paper sheets at one time.
So, lay out a large piece of polyethylene on the bathroom floor, a stack of old newspapers on it, and a cotton rag on top. And place a wad of paper pulp on the rag. Level the mixture with your fingers so that it lies in an even thin layer. The smoother and thinner you lay it out, the better the paper will be. Then pat the surface with your palm or roll it a little with a rolling pin.
Next, wrap the fabric so that it completely covers the layer of paper pulp. Place another piece of cotton rag on top and repeat the operation - spread, level, cover. And so on until you run out of cellulose mass.
Cover the resulting stack (newspapers, layers of paper pulp, fabric) with a board on top and place a weight on it. Use a sponge to remove any excess water. Leave it all to dry overnight. In the morning, unwrap our “sandwich” and carefully place the finished pieces of homemade paper on a dry surface. Wait until the paper is completely dry.
Well, now it’s time to move on to the next stage promised at the beginning:
Using homemade paper.
Homemade paper can be used wherever decoration using paper is needed. So, you can make many versions of such paper, and then use it to paste a photo album, folder, gift box. That is, homemade paper can be used in such a well-known technique as. That is, where the pasting of paper and fabric is used, and where an unexpected texture or color is exactly what was missing to complete the composition. In addition, homemade paper is very useful when creating one of the types of applique. Collage It will be more alive and more beautiful if you use homemade paper when creating it. Just applique It will also be more noticeable and more creative if there are moments from homemade paper.
The second point where homemade paper can be used is decoupage(covered in more detail in the article “Decoupage technique on furniture”). And in this case, homemade paper, just like with appliqué, serves as separate accents.
But there is an area where homemade paper is the basis of the basics, and does not serve as an accent, in small quantities, but is presented precisely as a main dish. This area is scrapbooking. Scrapbooking (English scrapbooking, from English scrapbook: scrap - scrapping, book - book, literally "book of scrapbooks") is a type of handicraft art that consists of making and decorating family or personal photo albums. This type of creativity is a way of storing personal and family history in the form of photographs, newspaper clippings, drawings, notes and other memorabilia, using a unique way of preserving and communicating individual stories using special visual and tactile techniques instead of the usual story.
Well, an excellent basis for gluing photographs, casts, clippings, and so on is nothing more than homemade paper. Agree, it’s one thing when the story is told on an ordinary photo album. And it’s completely different when a special, beautiful album made with one’s own hand from homemade paper is allocated for a personal story.
Accordingly, in addition to the album, you can use homemade paper to make a book, notebook, envelope, letter, invitation - anything made of paper that needs to be highlighted in comparison with other similar items.
And finally, another large area where homemade paper can be used is. You can draw on plain paper... But when drawing happens on designer, homemade paper - the drawing itself becomes different. And graphic techniques look completely different when the background is not ordinary smooth paper, but corrugated, textured paper, with the addition of various inclusions and blotches (which can not just play the role of a background, but also act as parts of the picture).
That is, when drawing on homemade paper, the range of possibilities for drawing expands.
And finally, a short one on the topic of how to make homemade paper (by the way, there is also a great way to make a frame with a steel mesh; and the procedure itself is slightly different from the one described in the article):
Thus, it is easy to make homemade paper, as well as to use it for a variety of decorative purposes.
Based on materials from http://doll-as-art.livejournal.com/5999.html and http://stranamasterov.ru/node/2770
Wicker items have been popular at all times. Only earlier they used birch bark, wicker, and willow twigs, but now they are replaced with ordinary newspaper, magazine and office sheets. Such products are coated with stain and varnish, thereby creating an imitation of the structure of wood.
This is the popular Master class for beginners will be devoted to the basics of this craft, since the information on it is scattered in pieces from various sources, and all the available lessons on weaving crafts are designed for people with basic knowledge.
Material
For weaving you will need paper, knitting needles, paint, stain, varnish, cardboard, glue. Newspapers, magazines, office and fax paper are suitable for the work. Softer tubes are made from newspaper, and thinner, elastic tubes are made from magazines and office paper.
Please note: from one newspaper spread you should get four tubes (the width of the segment is no more than 7-12 centimeters). Cut narrow strips 2-3 centimeters wide from office paper.
Experiment with different types material, then you will get an extraordinary paper weave. You can create a wide variety of crafts using this technique - from trays and panels to animal figurines and dishes.
Craftsmen use knitting needles different thicknesses. The selection depends on the craft: for example, for a newspaper you need a knitting needle No. 2-3, and for office paper - a stocking needle. For the base of the craft, twist thick tubes, and for the braid - soft ones.
Choose a water-based paint or stain (alcohol-based product dries quickly, but makes the tube brittle). Thin the paint with PVA glue (2:1 or 3:1). Either the product is painted after work, or the blanks are painted before the creative process begins. But the finished craft is always coated with glue and left to dry. Only at the last stage is it coated with varnish. Cardboard is used to create a finished bottom or container of the desired shape.
Paper weaving: master class for beginners
How to prepare the tubes:
The tubes should not be soft or hard; ideally, a “medium” paper weave is obtained. There are a lot of video tutorials on twisting for beginners, but without practice they are useless. For example, for blinds and panels, craftsmen specially twist hard sticks; for decorative miniature objects, they prepare thin tubes, where the width of the strip can be less than the traditional seven centimeters. You need to experiment to find your own thickness of tubes.
Please note that when cutting with a knife, nicks are formed that interfere with proper twisting. Therefore, before work, carry out research work: try cutting two sheets of newspaper into transverse and longitudinal strips, determining which method produces fewer notches. It is from the segment with smaller notches that the tube rolls without problems.
Paper weaving: step-by-step instructions for twisting and painting
When twisting sticks, one end should be wider and the other narrower. So, when weaving crafts, a build-up occurs due to insertion, that is, a narrow corner is inserted into a wide one. If the ends are the same, then one edge is flattened, compressed and inserted.
Many artists do without glue when doing extensions; they simply insert a stick three centimeters deep into another. Other pros drop a drop of glue into a tube with a wide end, and push it three centimeters with a narrow stick.
There is also a secret how to make the twisting go faster and the weaving to be soft. Before work, newspaper tubes are laid out in a row and rolled over them with a rolling pin. It turns out that each craftsman has his own paper weaving.
Master class for beginners on painting tubes
- First way. Paint the sheets before work, then dry them, cut them into strips and roll them into tubes.
- Second way. Twist the sticks, then paint each one individually with a brush. Suitable for products that require an unusual pattern.
- Third way. You make a craft, then decorate it using weaving or randomly with a brush.
Mass painting methods
For paint you can use water emulsion, pigments, for eggs. If the color turns out to be unsuccessful, continue weaving from paper anyway. A basket, for example, can have any color, just complicate the weaving or resort to decoupage.
Secrets for working with straws
Please note that the color becomes lighter as it dries. By combining with other sticks, you create the desired pattern or paint the finished product with the desired shade. Do not dry until completely dry. Wrap the slightly damp sticks in a bag so that both ends are outside. In winter they can be stored in the cold.
When working, the sticks must be flexible, but after painting they become hard and brittle. Ideally, paper weaving should begin immediately after painting the tubes. A basket, boxes, and dishes can be made from dry painted tubes if, before work, you spray the middle of the sticks with plain water using a sprayer on all sides.
Wrap them in a wet cloth (ends outside) or put them in a bag. Prepare a large number of tubes at once, so as not to be distracted by twisting while working.
When weaving, an even and odd number of tubes are taken. It is in the side where the odd number of sticks is where the work begins. The “odd” tube entwines all the others. As soon as its length ends, grow a new stick.
Types of weaving
We've finished with the material preparations, now let's look at paper weaving. A master class for beginners on its technique is given below.
- Simple ordinary weaving. With a braiding tube, like a snake, go around each base stick. That is, it either covers the base or hides behind it. If you need to go back, the weaving goes the same way, but in the opposite direction.
- Simple weaving in rows. The pattern changes after several rows. That is, take one stick and go through simple weaving. The next tube is placed in the same way as the first. Continue this way several times. Then you shift the pattern, that is, where the base was braided, it remains free, and the next one is braided the same number of times as in the first pattern.
- Simple diagonal weave. Each tube starts with a new base stick diagonally. The result is an oblique (oblique) pattern.
- Simple diagonal weaving in rows. Just as in a horizontal pattern, you weave with several sticks, and new circle move according to the drawing.
Types of weaving
We continue to look at paper weaving (master class on creating patterns):
Weaving techniques and secrets
To keep any pattern, it is braided with a rope or a braid. Let's take a closer look at the “protective” paper weaving (we will describe it step by step using the example of a basket).
Please note that weaving the tubes starts from the thick ends from left to right. To get the desired shape, the stands are pinched to the desired object (vase, bucket, box, etc.). Ready product generously smear with PVA glue (with or without paint), “put it on” the object of the desired shape, and dry it. Then, when painted and varnished, the product made from tubes will be beautiful and durable.
Making a basket
For beginners, it’s better to start with something simple (for example, blinds, frames, panels) to train your hand in twisting the tubes and weaving them together. Then you can move on to complex paper weaving (horseshoe, heart, box, bell). Consider a master class on weaving a simple basket without a lid or handle.
To save labor on weaving the basket, use a cardboard bottom. To do this, take an object of the desired shape and trace the bottom on thick cardboard. Cut out two pieces. Decorate them right away (cover them with wallpaper, paint them, or use decoupage).
Attach the bottom half along the edge. Now glue the newspaper tubes onto it. The distance between them should not be more than 2-3 centimeters. This is the basic rule of such needlework (meaning paper weaving).
A stand for pens, a photo frame, a hat - any craft should have a distance between the posts of no more than three centimeters. The fact is that a larger gap between them leads to looseness and fragility of the product.
Continuation of basket weaving
Next, apply PVA glue to the bottom with the tubes, cover it with the second bottom, place a weight on top and leave it overnight. Now go through two rows with a “rope”, a simple interweaving of the racks. After this, place the form on the bottom along which you will weave, with a weight (the weight is needed to fix the bottom when weaving). If you immediately start weaving the walls from the cardboard bottom, you will end up with holes in the basket that will need to be decorated.
Raise the tubes up and continue working until you reach the desired height. Next, braid it up or braid it separately, gluing it to the base. The same principle is used to weave paper boxes with lids.
There is another way to weave a rectangular bottom using ribbons and newspaper tubes. This look is reminiscent of working with a rug made from paper strips. Only in this case you take not one tube, but two or three for one unit. For example, there are four groups of sticks below. Then place three sticks crosswise on them.
Place four groups of tubes on top so that their ends are between the bottom ones. Now you braid all the rows with ribbon or a soft stick. Then again lay a transverse group of sticks, braiding them with tape. Using colored tubes, you can get an original pattern.
The bottom in this case turns out to be voluminous, as if double. Then you lift all the joints and braid them with a “rope”, smoothly moving onto the walls of the product. For trays, this is the optimal paper weave. Step by step photo The weaving of a square basket clearly shows the essence of the work. Prepare some straws and get creative.
If you have never worked with newspaper tubes, start with simple types. For example, blinds. To do this, simply twist the thick sticks along the length of one half of the window. Tie each stick with a double knot on both sides, retreating 3-4 centimeters from the edges. While working, coat the “seams” with glue.
At the top you attach a curtain ring (the blinds will be attached to them) and a loop where you can put a rolled roll if necessary. Paint the finished product and varnish it. Now you can try simple weaving on small souvenirs and move on to baskets.
