Topiary, European trees of happiness, can decorate any interior. From what just do not "grow" their skilled craftswomen. Coffee beans, sisal, beads, lace and ribbons, flowers, dried flowers and even banknotes adorn the crown of these trees. Making a tree with your own hands is not at all difficult.
It is necessary
- - twine
- - PVA glue
- - balloon
- - sisal
- - satin ribbons
- - wooden skewers
- - plastic cup (for example, from Baskin Robbins ice cream)
- - gypsum (alabaster)
- - decorative birds, ladybugs
- - a branch of a tree with a diameter of 1-2 cm
- - self-hardening mass for modeling
- - acrylic paint of the desired shade
- - hot glue gun
Instructions
Step 1
Inflate the balloon to the size you want. Wrap it with twine, as if winding a ball. Thoroughly coat the resulting ball with PVA glue diluted with water 1: 1, and send it to dry.
Step 2
While the ball is drying, tinker with the pot. To do this, wrap a plastic cup, suitable in size for the crown of a tree, with twine, carefully smearing each turn with the already familiar mixture of PVA glue and water (1: 1).
Step 3
After the balloon is completely dry, pierce the balloon with a needle and gently pull it out of the ball. In the resulting ball, cut out a round window. Attach the crown of the tree to a branch of wood with a hot glue gun.
Step 4
Prepare gypsum, pour it into the prepared pot and plant a tree. Wait for the plaster to harden. Cured gypsum is white and not dry to the touch. Mold a few eggs from the sculpting mass, let dry and harden, paint in the desired color scheme.
Step 5
Twist a sisal nest, put it in a twine ball, secure. Place eggs in the nest, attach birds, ladybirds with a hot glue gun. Decorate the trunk of the topiary with a satin ribbon bow. Optionally, you can decorate the topiary with a ladder made of wooden skewers tied with twine. The spring tree is ready! Please your friends with a nice gift! Their delight and surprise are guaranteed to you.
