Properly prepared natural materials can serve as the basis for the manufacture of a huge number of varied scenery. For example, chic wreaths, candlesticks, bouquets and other original New Year decorations are obtained from cones. In today's article we learn how to make a spectacular decor from these natural components.
Preparation of material
Before proceeding to modeling a variety of New Year's decorations (and not only) decorations, careful preparation of natural materials should be taken. And spruce, and pine, and cedar cones will need several preparatory procedures, to neglect which it is impossible. Consider several main rules for the proper preparation of natural components for further creative works.
- Collected in the forest or in the Park Park will definitely need to be cleaned. It will be necessary to get rid of the whole garbage and pollution, which are stuck between scales. We are talking about needles, grass, dust, land and so on. Cleaning can be done manually, but you can use a rough brush.
It is recommended that you begin to clean the cones as early as possible so that the house does not have time to sprawle with different harmful liveliness, which can be skidious about them.
- When natural materials are fully cleaned They will need to soak in a solution prepared from vinegar (6-7%) and water in a ratio of 1: 1. The prepared composition must cover the natural components entirely, so that all alleged livelihood in them died.
- To process cones, you do not need to take too cold water. More hot liquid will fit. It is more convenient to take a bowl of sufficient depth, fill it with cones, and then pour the solution specified above. From above, the dishes can be covered with a film and leave for 1.5 hours.
- After the specified time, the film can be removed from the tank. It will be noticeable that the bumps have gained water, but at the same time their form should not be changed. If completely dry material is assembled, it can change slightly after processing, but as soon as it rises, it will return to the previous state.
- Now natural materials should be rinsed with clean water several times. Then the components can be put on the windowsill or balcony on pre-shine with newspapers or towels surface. In the residential room, dry the bumps after processing by vinegar is not recommended.
Decor options
When the cones are completely dried and prepared for the implementation of various creative designs, you can move directly to their implementation.
Wreath
You can easily and simply make a very beautiful and elegant winter wreath of cones on the New Year. We will figure it out in the main features of manufacturing such a spectacular Christmas decoration for a hospitable house.
- The basis of the future beautiful wreath should serve a strong framework. It should be prepared before starting other works. You also need to be wetted with wire, cardboard, rush branches and old newspapers twisted in the ring.
- When the base of the New Year's wreath is ready, it will be possible to start attaching the bumps. It is possible to implement this stage in several ways.
- The simplest solution is the use of adhesive solution. This method of fasteners is ideal in case if the base for homemade is made of paper or cardboard.
- To each of the decorative elements you can attach small rings, strung on the wire base. The connection of the tips of the circle will be able to complete after the final execution of the product.
- Corses, nuts and other scenery are attached on a fishing line or on a twine, which is then wound on the frame base.
Ready New Year's wreath can be hung on the front door or put on the table or next to the Christmas tree. To decorate such crafts, you can use a variety of decorations and details.
Christmas decorations
From the cones can also make a lot of various original decorations for the Christmas tree. We will get acquainted with one of the master classes on modeling such a curious scenery.
- At first it will be necessary to prepare all the components from which the decorative ball will be mastered. We need: toilet paper and glue, air ball, paint under the color of the cones, the bumps themselves.
- At the first stage, the ball should be inflated. After that, it is absolutely wounded as much as much as possible toilet paper, pre-painted in adhesive solution. The prepared composition is left untouched by untouched until it is dry.
- Next, the surface of the workpiece is stained to hide the possible lumens of the paper.
- A ball is tensioning an elegant festive ribbon. It will perform the function of the loop-fastener, by means of which the handicraft may be mounted on the Christmas tree or fixed under the ceiling or doorway.
- The next stage of work will be the most difficult. It is necessary to stick a bumps. The basis is quite fragile, so it is necessary to act carefully.
- The bumps are glued with rows, trying not to leave emptiness. When all the details are dried, the ball can additionally reap.
Christmas tree
From natural materials, very cute and charming figures-Christmas trees are published. To make such a thing, you will need 1 large bump either about ten cones equal size. Little Christmas tree should be placed in the same small pot. You need to paint the bump using the canister. Preferred or green, or silver color. When the paint is driving, you can decorate the craft.
On opened flakes hang beads, asterisks or balls formed from brilliant paper / foil. If the Christmas tree is big, for it you should prepare a cone from the cartons. It is necessary to glue the bumps with pointed ends. Larger bumps are fixed downstairs, and the bumps are smaller - on top. Ready homemade is complemented by various New Year's attributes.
Candlestick
For candles it is possible to simulate a luxurious candlestick made of cones. The easiest, but no less pretty option will come out of the usual glass container. Salt poured into it. It will imitate snow. Well will look for add-ons in the form of thin twigs. In the very center of the resulting composition placed a candle.
The neck of the billet banks should be labeled with a glue solution, which then sprinkle slices.
A few decorative cones fixed on the ribbon from the satin or twine are fixed on top of the artificial layer "Snowball".
Year-round ideas for home interior decoration
The cones are natural gifts, of which it is possible to simulate not only New Year, but also year-round scenery, looking very beautiful and original. Ready products can very effectively decorate a variety of settings. Below will look at several excellent master classes.
Bouquet in a vase
From the natural components under consideration, amazing flowers are obtained, from which unusual creative bouquets can be. R Aspect step by step, how to correctly simulate such unusual things.
- It is necessary to fix painted cones on a wire basis. To do this, use high-quality glue composition. Through this component, the wire is glued to a wide-based bump. Then the last component must be painted with acrylic paints or to climb a special teep tape. Having dippeding the element in the paint, you will need to wait until it fails.
- There is another way in which it is necessary to use only the bottom wide part of the cones. For this, their macushk islated, leaving only the bottom. The selected part is painted in white, the seer is done in it the hole and passes the wire. The last one will need to wrap a teep ribbon.
- Made in any way, elegant colors from cones can be connected to one bulk bouquet. , to tie with thread or jute, and then put in any vase you like. As a result, it will turn out a cool decor for home or country interior.
Photo frame
To make a nice photo frame, you need to stock elements in such components:
- pine or fir bumps not very large sizes;
- Candy box;
- scissors;
- dense paper;
- glue gun.
We will analyze a step-by-step master class.
- Preparing cones, free the box from sweets, crumbs and candy.
- A template in the form of a heart is carefully cut out of a high density paper. The size of this part must match the sizes of future photos that will be placed in the frame.
- The template lays on the bottom of the box, will be worked out and cut.
- Then you can proceed to gluing cones. Hurry up with it is not worth it. At first it will be necessary to gently decompose them around the metal-shaped hole.
- The bumps must be fully fill in the entire surface of the box. To do this, use the adhesive gun. Next embed a photo in the homemade and fix it in the frame.
Ready decorative item can be hanging on the wall in the room.
Other
There are many other interesting schemes for the manufacture of original scenery from natural cones. For example, the charming councils made from natural material can be interesting and unusual interior decoration. Consider how you can do.
- Pine bump will serve as the basis of the body of the future cute birds. It can be treated with sulfur or white paint, and you can leave in primevarial form.
- In the wide part of a sufficiently discontinuous cones attach legs. The easiest way to make them from the plasticine mass.
- Wings, eyes and beaks for consignment can be made of paper or fetra. All these components must be installed as hard as possible on the base.
As a result, very cute figures will turn out, which can be places on the shelves in the house. A decorative bank will become a good interior decoration, creatively decorated by natural components. It is enough to choose a glass jar that has any non-standard form. It should be filled with properly prepared cones, pre-painted in attractive colors, such as white, black, blue or gray. It is permissible to paint natural components in the paints of acid tones. This will be quite enough to get a cool decorative item, which will definitely attract attention in the interior.
You can arrange the address discussed above a little differently. To do this, find a simple jar. It will be necessary for a third to fill in painted multicolored cones. On top of the natural components, it will be possible to lay a layer of garlands powered by a battery hidden at the bottom. Such a scenery will look gorgeous both in the New Year and in year-round settings.
Examples in apartment design
Materials granted to man in nature itself, amazing scenery are obtained. Thanks to these products, a variety of interiors become much more original, bright, creative. Consider several successful examples of the use of decoration of cones.
- Very aesthetic and cozy on the shelf in the interior will look three high chips, fully made from the cones. Elegant stars decorated from the same components can be collapsed on their top.
A similar decor can be set on chic stands made in the composition.
- If you want to bring a special highlight to the interior, you can make the topiary from the cones. Its volumetric top should be fixed on branches descending into imitation of hemp with a thin layer of green grass. Such things will find their place in a variety of settings, especially if there is a finish of neutral tones on the background.
- An elegant and exquisite interior decoration will definitely be a transparent glass closer, under which there are small shiny vases with seasons placed in them, painted in white. The top of the glass part can be supplemented with imitation of an inlet or snow, and can be left without such elements.
About how to make a garland from the cones, see the next video.