From ancient times, women adorn themselves with wreaths. All kinds of artificial flowers, natural flowers, stones, ribbons, leaves, accessories are woven into them.
Today's master class is devoted to decorating the head with artificial flowers and vibrant, as well as colorful autumn maple leaves.
All the above examples are easy to manufacture and assemble at home.
Do it yourself wreath on your head in Ukrainian style
The manufacturing technique is suitable for beginners. The wreath is made of artificial flowers, bought in advance in the store. It is recommended to use a special soft wire for weaving wreaths in work. It has no sharp metal ends and is pleasant to the touch.
Materials and tools: soft wire with a large diameter, brass, copper or decorative wire with paper wrapper, artificial flowers, dark fabric (felt can be used), scissors, thread, decorative tape, glue for instant drying, pliers (if metal wire is used).
Stage 1
A wire is taken and applied to the head in a circle. The excess part is cut off. Both ends twist into each other in a spiral, as in the photo.
Stage 2
Do-it-yourself flowers for the wreath are laid out in the order they are attached. Circles are cut from suitable dark-colored fabric. All are of different diameters, corresponding to each flower.
Stage 3
One by one, flowers are glued to the wire of the wreath with their own hands starting from the largest. A circle of fabric is glued on the back of each. It is important to apply a thick layer of adhesive mass on the wire, on the circles and on the back of the flower for a quality connection.
Ukrainian style wreath is ready. It is decorated with bows and twigs of fresh flowers to top it off. This craft can be safely worn in bad weather: the leaves will not deteriorate and the colors will delight the constancy of colors.
Do-it-yourself wreath made of colored paper
This decoration is made of corrugated colored paper. It can be purchased at any office supply store. The wreath is characterized by ease of assembly and originality of the idea.
Materials and tools: corrugated paper of 7 different colors, decorative soft wire, glue, scissors, pencil, ruler, beeswax, brush.
Stage 1
A decorative wire is taken and cut into sticks 12.5 cm long.
Stage 2
Stripes of 2 cm wide are cut from green corrugated paper. It is important to cut them across the lines on the paper, not along them.
Stage 3
Glue is applied to the strips. It is better to do this in the form of droplets, rather than a solid strip.
Stage 4
Each wire is spirally wrapped with a strip of corrugated paper with adhesive applied. It is recommended that during the folding process, constantly hold a strip of paper, kneading and pressing it. When one paper strip ends, a new one with pre-applied glue is taken.
Stage 5
For future daisies, orange paper is taken. According to the already iconic pattern, a stamen is made of it, as in the photo.
Stage 6
A 5/10 cm rectangle is cut out of white paper. The short side should correspond to the longitudinal lines on the paper.
Stage 7
The rectangle folds into an accordion. It should turn out five layers, five additions. The lower side is cut off at its corners, rounded off. And the top one is sharpened, as in the photo.
Stage 8
A strip of glue is applied to the lower left corner, on which a blank with an orange stamen for a wreath is placed with your own hands.
Stage 9
Clockwise, a white piece of paper is wrapped in a floral bundle.
Stage 10
The base of the flower is fixed with a strip of green paper, which is wrapped in a 4 cm spiral.
Stage 11
Each petal bends to the side. Using a pencil, they are given a rounded shape.
Stage 12
Making a poppy flower. A 2.5 / 7.5 cm rectangle is cut out of corrugated paper of red or pink color. Oblong strips are cut out on it, parallel to the lines on the paper, as in the photo.
Stage 13
The resulting skirt is wound on the tip of the wire in a familiar pattern.
Stage 14
A rectangle of 7.5 / 14 cm is made of orange paper. It is folded into five accordions in an accordion. An unusual shape is cut out, exactly as in the photo.
Stage 15
Pink poppy stamen is wrapped in orange paper, on which a strip of glue is previously applied. The base of the flower is also wrapped in green corrugated paper, like the previous daisy.
Stage 16
Each poppy petal is straightened manually for a wreath on the head with your own hands. At the edges of the paper you need to stretch a little.
Stage 17
Beeswax is melted. It is applied with a brush to flowers, petals and leaves. Wax will give the wreath a realistic look, the feeling of fresh flowers on the head. The flowers dry for a while. Wax hardens slowly. Varnish instead of wax is better not to use. It does not have elasticity after hardening - by negligence, any petal will simply break and the product will be damaged.
Stage 18
Oblong leaflets are cut out of green paper. They are also covered with wax.
Stage 19
The resulting flowers are collected in small bouquets, wrapped in paper. Each bouquet is leaning in the main wire and again secured with paper.
A wreath of paper is ready!
DIY autumn wreath
The theme of such a wreath on the head is inspired by autumn motifs. Walking through the park or forest under your feet you can see dry fallen leaves. Their coloring is so diverse and attractive. Fantasy plays with ideas and pictures.
Materials and tools: maple leaves, thread, scissors.
Stage 1
For an autumn wreath, only leaves with a length and a strong leg are taken with their own hands. They should also bend well.
Stage 2
The first two leaves are taken and put on top of each other with sprigs of cross to cross. The top branch wraps around the bottom and is laid along it. This position is fixed by a thread.
The weaving technique is similar to weaving a well-known wreath of dandelions.
Stage 3
Thus, each new leaf is placed on top, and its branch is wrapped around the previous one and placed along all the others.
Stage 4
When the desired length of the autumn wreath with their own hands will be woven, the tip is tied with thread and inserted at the beginning of the first sheet.
Autumn crown of leaves is ready!
Perhaps you will need the ability to make kanzashi flowers from satin ribbons.
