If you want to congratulate a loved one in a special way, try making a postcard for him with your own hands. You can use any material available in every home for this. After all, a postcard can be not only traditionally paper, but also fabric or simply embroidered.
Tips for a beginner
If you decide to start making postcards for the first time, then keep in mind that the materials sold in specialized stores are not cheap at all. It is much more profitable to use goods purchased in stationery stores or sewing accessories. You can decorate the card with rhinestones and beads of different colors and sizes.
In addition, it is very important to learn how to correctly combine colors with each other. Your masterpieces should be harmonious in color, without being conspicuous by the inconsistency of elements.
At first, ideas for creating postcards with your own hands can be borrowed on the Internet, because this process requires a certain skill and experience that is not acquired immediately.
Postcard made of fabric
To make a postcard from fabric, you will need cardboard for the base and various pieces of fabric to create decorative elements. In addition, you will have to stock up on colorful ribbons, lace, threads and a needle.
The basis for such a postcard is simple. To do this, fold the cardboard in half, after giving it the desired shape. The base can be completely covered with fabric, or you can leave it with paper, decorating with fabric decor elements. To do this, a thin layer of glue is applied to it, it is better to use a glue stick for this, and glue pieces of fabric.
To cut, for example, petals for flowers, draw the outline of the design on the back of the fabric, and then carefully cut them out. You can make them voluminous with the help of double fabric, then sew them with a needle.
The finished parts are fixed on the postcard with glue, if the base is paper, or with a needle and thread, if the base is fabric. The petals are attached only near the core, their tops can move freely. Flower stalks can also be glued or sewn on. The resulting bouquet can be decorated with ribbons or lace. It remains only to write a congratulation to the hero of the occasion.
Embroidery
You can make a very interesting embroidered postcard. To do this, you can use a ready-made embroidery kit or separately a canvas, multi-colored threads and an embroidery pattern. Such a postcard can be embroidered with satin stitch, cross stitch or beads, it all depends on your skills. The drawing is embroidered strictly according to the scheme, and then glued to the cardboard base. If you wish, you can embroider a wish on it.
Musical card
You can make a postcard musical. To do this, you will have to purchase a ready-made sounding postcard, tk. the music unit cannot be purchased from the store. Search on the Internet or come up with a design for a future postcard. This can be, for example, lace glued diagonally on which paper butterflies can be seated. Free space can be interestingly decorated with beads, rhinestones or buttons. Do not forget to apply a congratulatory inscription with silver or gold paste. The musical element is attached inside the postcard, on top it can be masked with ribbon or lace.
