Ekibana is the ancient Japanese art of bouquet arranging. Decorative combinations are created from natural and artificial materials. This set is a great way to decorate your home and develop your creativity. Practicing this type of creativity will help relieve fatigue and lift the mood of any person.
Features of art
Composition in autumn style
Before you start making ekiban, you should get acquainted with the features of this type of art. . Recommendations:
- rigor and conciseness are the basic principles when composing combinations; it is worth paying special attention to the location of the main components;
- during work, materials are placed on the right, and the container is at eye level;
- live and dry gifts of flora are used, as well as trees, branches, berries, fruits;
- the main material is living gifts of flora, which have an individual philosophical sound, which must be taken into account when compiling.
Making it yourself: photo
The finished product will depend on your imagination. It is worth presenting the result in advance and understanding the shape of the bouquet. When compiling, you should not restrain the flight of your imagination.
Striving for harmony- an important component of any creative process. But in order to get a beautiful and harmonious combination, you should adhere to some rules when composing:
Variable works of art from flowers
- In each architectonics, the main element is identified; there may be several of them.
- It consists of three central elements, symbolizing heaven, earth and man.
- To make the sound dynamic, it is worth placing some components at an angle.
- There must be asymmetry.
- Living gifts of flora are not placed next to heating devices.
- Materials are selected depending on the time of year.
- The vase chosen is inconspicuous and dim, which will not attract attention. The focus is on flowers or leaves.
It shouldn't be too big. This is its main difference from traditional European bouquets.
From flowers
To start composing, First prepare everything you need: a small vase, gifts of flora, three shoots, garden pruners, floral sponge.
Refined composition in Japanese style
Place a sponge in a vase or bowl and pour water.
Then the flowers are prepared. If opportunity allows, you can take traditional Japanese ingredients - sakura, chrysanthemums. If they are not available, any others will do, as well as fruits.
The long stem symbolizes the sky. It is placed tilted to the left. To secure you can use plasticine.
The second flower or sprout is 2/3 the length of the first. It is also tilted to the left. This is a symbol of a person.
The third sprout is also 2/3 long; it represents the earth. Its tilt is to the right.
If you look at it from the outside, you should get the feeling that there is only one shoot in the vase.
The gaps are filled small flowers or greenery, but there is no need to use many small elements.
Refined simplicity
All elements of Japanese bouquets carry a certain meaning. Opened buds, as well as dry carpels and fruits mean the past. Unopened flowers and fresh leaves symbolize the present. Symbols of the future are buds and buds.
Roses are a symbol of youth, sakura means devotion, bamboo means hardness, pine means endurance.
It is also worth considering color compatibility, because not all plant species are well suited to each other. For example, poppies and lilies are not combined. Lilies of the valley, daffodils and roses also do not like the proximity of other flowers.
It’s good if the flowers are complemented by shoots and leaves. Other decorative elements look original: ribbons, lace, stones.
From leaves
Leaves in a basket
To compile the autumn version with their own hands they take a container, twigs with bright autumn leaves or branches of physalis, rowan, moss.
Place a sponge or foam rubber into the selected container. Install a tall twig with a slope. Add smaller branches. Decorate with autumn leaves and moss.
To maintain freshness, pour water into the vase.
As a container you can use pumpkin. To do this, cut off the top, clean out the pulp and seeds. Before the creative process, the pumpkin should dry out a little. Next, they are composed according to the same rules as in the vase.
From fruits
Fruits in a basket
Such compositions cannot stand for long, so I make them t as a gift for any event.
Choose different fruits, as well as a vase or basket. They can be used whole or chopped. You will also need a sponge and skewers.
Then cut into beautiful shapes: in the form of hearts, flowers and other interesting elements. Place on skewers and insert into a sponge. Do this to fill the entire vase or basket.
You need to give such a bouquet on the same day, before they lose their attractiveness. Unfortunately, this beauty cannot serve as interior decoration.
New Year's variation
To make a New Year's bouquet colors used:
- red;
- golden;
- silver;
- white;
- green;
- blue.
Bouquet with pine cones
To start determine the leading color. An additional one is added to it. Diluted with gold and silver.
New Year's bouquets use not only flowers, but also other natural materials: pine cones, spruce shoots, cinnamon sticks, Christmas tree balls, candles, candies, ribbons. The candle can be located in the center.
Put in cart floral sponge. The edges of the basket are framed with spruce twigs. Branches, leaves are placed in the sponge, flowers are added. Decorated with New Year's balls.
A great DIY gift for the New Year is ready!
A correctly composed bouquet will become an unforgettable gift and can decorate any interior.
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You don't have to be a designer or florist to be able to create composition from gifts of nature, which will decorate your home interior, loggia, terrace, office space or garden plot. So I wanted to create an atmosphere of autumn comfort in the house. What I ended up with delighted everyone at home and guests.
And the source of inspiration for this unusual autumn composition was the rowan tree, which grew so beautifully in the country house. In my opinion, the rowan fruits, in color and shape, are simply the ideal material for autumn creativity.
Bunches of rowan berries look very attractive in a wreath or candlestick; it is also appropriate to place them on a table or near the fireplace. These berries go well with autumn leaves, reminding us of our favorite season.
Compositions from autumn materials
However, you should not limit yourself to mountain ash. Autumn fruits are very rich and varied. These are chestnuts, acorns, cones, viburnum branches and oddly shaped seed boxes, as well as late apples, pumpkins, autumn flowers and strange leaves. They can be found in the forest, on a personal plot, in a garden, in every park or square.
Editorial "So simple!" I have prepared 21 bright ones for you composition using the gifts of autumn. Create a sunny mood. Just can't take your eyes off!
- Such a magnificent multi-layered wreath using dry lavender, various greens, apples and decorative pumpkins can decorate not only the doors, but also the windowsill of a country house.
- And here is one of the simple but quite elegant compositions using rowan fruits.
- Fire is a fascinating element, especially pleasant to watch on cold autumn evenings. And if your house does not have a fireplace, you can use such an unusual and cozy one as a symbol of the hearth. candlestick made from natural materials. Would you like to have one of these in your living room?
- I simply admire this composition with its extraordinary approach. Perhaps I’ll take it into service!
- Amazing magnificence!
- Who said that autumn floristry is only wreaths on the door and bouquets of flowers in pumpkins? How do you like this autumn cake made from natural materials? Surprise your guests with such unusual decor.
- Physalis wreath to decorate the front door.
- Pumpkin is better than any other fruit for creating autumn compositions. This type of ikebana is easy to do and, most importantly, looks very impressive.
If desired, it can be additionally decorated with flowers or simply decorated with very delicate and beautiful carvings. I also suggest that you familiarize yourself with interesting pumpkin compositions.
- Topiary is an almost eternal bouquet that is very easy to make with your own hands. Such a berry tree will elegantly complement the interior and add comfort and warmth to the house.
- Another wonderful wreath using rowan fruits.
- This fall I really want to create a cornucopia-shaped arrangement for my home. It is a symbol of wealth and prosperity. It is depicted mostly curved, filled with flowers, fruits, berries, seeds and, according to legend, brings prosperity and happiness to the house.
When preparing an autumn composition, it is important to pay attention to compatibility of natural materials and the harmony of their proximity to each other, as well as take care of the conditions in which they will have the best appearance. For some compositions, the selected elements must be in the freshest form, for example, cut flowers, branches of a bush or tree, fruits.
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Ekibana is the traditional Japanese art of making flower bouquets. Translated into Russian, this word, incomprehensible to us, means flowers that live. As a rule, the Japanese use exclusively live and, if possible, freshly cut flowers to create their floral sculptures.
But since we live in a country where it is not possible to grow fresh flowers all year round, our ekibana has been slightly transformed. In the autumn-winter period, florists and simply lovers of beautiful floral objects make it from all kinds of available materials. In addition to dried flowers and herbs, our people use chestnuts, autumn fruits and even rowan.
Ekibana made from leaves.
So, first, prepare a vase, approximately 40 pieces of maple leaves, threads. Then we take the still wet leaves and begin to form a rose out of them. We make the required number of buds, and then begin to attach them to the stem. It can be made from any flexible twig of brown or green color. After your autumn roses are ready, let's start collecting ekibana. To do this, pour sand into the bottom of the vase and start sticking the stems of our roses into it. Having arranged all the roses, be sure to make them a so-called wrapper of beautiful maple leaves.
Autumn ekibana made from leaves.
Flat ekibana is an ideal option for schools and kindergartens. Some florists also call it foliage paintings and panels. Since in this case the leaves are attached to a dense base, all that will be required of you is to give them the correct shape and form certain shapes. If you wish, you can very quickly make a beautiful and airy butterfly, a small mouse, flowers from autumn leaves, or lay out a beautiful clearing.
But in order for you to get all these pictures, first you will need to prepare the decorative material. And if for a volumetric composition the leaves must be flexible, then for flat ones they must be as dry and even as possible. In view of this, all collected material will need to be properly dried.
If you don’t want to make a basket yourself, you can take a ready-made one and turn it into an original autumn decoration. Both fresh and dried flowers can be used as filling. If you use live plants, for example, asters or chrysanthemums, then you need to ensure that they need to create favorable conditions that will help them stay fresh for as long as possible.
In view of this, you will have to insert a plastic or glass container inside the basket into which you can place a floral sponge soaked in a nutrient solution. If you use dried flowers for filling, you will need to stick them into the sand or simply attach them to the walls of the basket with thin wire.
Dried flowers are good because you can use them to create quite a lot of different objects. These can be bouquets, wreaths, paintings and original panels. The simplest ekibana, of course, is a bouquet. It can be done in two ways. If you prepare flowers yourself, then simply collect the plants that you like, make a bouquet of them, tie the stems well and hang them to dry in a dark, well-ventilated place (buds down).
If you do everything correctly, then in the fall your home will be decorated not only with a beautiful and pleasant-smelling composition. If you buy dried flowers and then make compositions from them, you will first need to adjust their stems to the same length, put all the flowers together, and then carefully look at whether all the elements of your ekibana are in harmony with each other.
Ekibana of autumn fruits: a basket of pine cones.
In autumn, there is literally a lot of decorative material lying under your feet, which can be used to create an original autumn ekibana. For example, you can collect acorns or cones and make an original basket out of them, which can later be filled with dried flowers, fruits, autumn leaves or homemade flowers. The easiest way to make such a basket is to take an ordinary small cardboard box and carefully cover it with pine cones of the same size.
Ekibana - autumn bouquet.
Or you can simply collect autumn leaves and make a bouquet from them. Let the leaves lose their shape after some time, but it’s beautiful.
The work was carried out jointly with parents.
Good afternoon - we continue theme of autumn crafts for interior decoration. And today we will talk about compositions and lamps from pumpkin... about elegant flower and fruit compositions with wicker baskets... about how you can make beautiful autumn ones with your own hands sprinkles in transparent vases... and I’ll give you a large selection of compositions with candles and candlesticks decorated in autumn style. In short, there will be many interesting interior ideas for creating an autumn atmosphere in the house, for decorating a wedding in the fall.
Autumn compositions - crafts with PUMPKINS.
Pumpkin is, one might say, a SYMBOL OF AUTUMN. And pumpkin crafts for interior decoration can be very different. You can cover a white pumpkin with yellow autumn leaves (if they don’t stick well to PVA glue... you can plant them on acrylic varnish)... Or you can stick the leaves on - and just apply paint on them - and apply it to the side of the pumpkin AS A STAMP... and it will remain on the pumpkin skin sheet imprint.
Or you can make a PUMPKIN CARVING. To do this, you need to... attach an autumn leaf to the pumpkin - trace the outline with a pencil... then cut out the outline with a knife - and peel off the skin inside the outline - you will get a beautiful CARVED PATTERN on the pumpkin (as in the left photo below).
You can put several pumpkins on the table and braid them with branches of a berry bush...
Or you can make beautiful LAMPS from pumpkins. To do this... you need to cut off the lower part (bottom) of the pumpkin... cut through this cut and remove all the pumpkin pulp - so that only the walls remain.
Then we need cut round holes– for it to turn out well – it’s best to use metal tubes with thin sharp walls and a hammer. We apply the cut of such a metal pipe to the side of the pumpkin from the INSIDE - (that is, we put the tube inside the pumpkin... and the pumpkin should lie on the side that we are going to pierce). And so we apply an iron tube to the side - and hit it with a hammer (or press hard) - and the sharp edges of the tube perforate the pumpkin side (just like a cookie cutter perforates the rolled out dough).
You can choose the patterns at your discretion... if you take tubes of different diameters, you will get holes of different sizes.
If you have miniature decorative pumpkins growing in your garden beds, then you can use them to make a beautiful wreath arrangement with asters cones and bright ribbons (as in the photo below).
If the pumpkin doesn't have a convenient tail to tie a ribbon on– then you can drive a construction dowel with a metal eye into the pumpkin... or just a long nail bent into a loop
To get such a bent nail- you must first hammer it 1 centimeter into the board - and then hit it with a hammer at a crooked angle - so that the nail bends - and then remove it from the board and hammer it at an angle into the pumpkin - and you will get a metal grip for tying a ribbon.
MORE YOU CAN DO HERE such a wreath from small pumpkins and patisons (photo below).
For such a wreath you need metal rim(quite strong) – to the rim for volume you can screw dry branches in a circle- wrapping them with wire.
And then use the same wire to attach the pumpkins. For this each fruit must be holed - from one side with a through hole (like a button)– so that there is an entry hole for the wire and 3-7 cm from it an exit hole for the wire.
To get such an “underground passage” you just need make a hole in the pumpkin with a bent nail... a nail bent in the form of an arch will go into the pumpkin and will come out immediately next to the entrance hole. And we will get an EYE like a button. We will thread a wire into this eye, and the pumpkin will be strung on it like a mushroom - and it can be tied to the wreath base.
Autumn compositions - IN BASKETS.
Ordinary wicker baskets can also participate in the creation of autumn interior crafts.
Inside the basket you can make an AUTUMN BOUQUET. Buy “oasis” at a florist shop (this is a material similar to green spongy plasticine) - you stick flowers into it and they will not fade for weeks, feeding on moisture from this “oasis sponge”.
Or you can do DRY compositions autumn floristry in a basket - or even take three baskets of different sizes and make a beautiful autumn pyramid out of them from pine cones, rose hips, dry ornamental herbs, velvet sage leaves and pine twigs.
If your basket is old and shabby, and the oak tree next door is actively bearing fruit, then you can collect acorns... arm yourself with a glue gun(sold in hardware stores for 3 or 5 dollars) and pave the entire basket, paste over the bodies and caps of acorns. You will get a beautiful autumn craft like in the photo below.
GIFTS OF AUTUMN IN A DISH - like interior compositions.
Or you can not be too tricky and just make a fruit and leafy display in a beautiful bowl. Pumpkins for shine rub with paraffin(smear it with a candle) and then polish with a dry cloth to a glossy shine...
Bright persimmon fruits and silver velvet leaves of garden wormwood...or other plants have the same velvety gray leaves - for example chistets, cineraria– they look very beautiful in dry autumn bouquets and compositions.
Or you can make the dish itself for the fruit composition from cut (in half horizontally) pumpkin.
You can make an autumn composition from small pumpkins, garden flowers and seed umbrellas of plants.
But you can think even more interestingly... and create a small a masterpiece of fruit creativity... Glue rhinestones onto ordinary ruddy pears (ordinary adhesive rhinestones that are sold in stalls... they already have a sticky surface on the back and are easy and quick to stick. By the way, this table decoration looks good for decorating an outdoor wedding.
Artistic compositions – from natural and plant materials.
You can make beautiful ones autumn ekibans from stones, dry driftwood and flowers.
You can make a real autumn composition from a carved pumpkin... with a birch stump and a toy deer. Place it on the coffee table and let it please the eyes of you and your children... Let them play with this cozy pumpkin house... This is such a great childhood pleasure. And by the way, the children themselves can take part in making such a composition from a hollow pumpkin - let them decide for themselves how to arrange the house
You can also buy it in a gift shop small decorative birds... They are made from papier-mâché and feathers - they look like real ones. And make a beautiful composition of autumn leaves, berries and birds sitting on a perch. Children will be happy to take part in such a craft. I described in great detail and step by step how to make such a bird corner with your own hands and with your children’s hands in the article. “AUTUMN CRAFTS for children (for school and kindergarten) – 15 best master classes”
And next to it you can put a beautiful composition with a birdhouse on an aged coffee table... an autumn bouquet of autumn twigs and a beautiful dry vine.
Or you can make autumn ekibana - beautiful on a platter Lay out rows of dry herbs, branches, rosebuds, apples, and perennial inflorescences. To keep rose buds fresh for a long time, they can be stuck into pieces of a spongy “oasis” soaked in water.
AUTUMN LAYINGS – made from natural materials for table decoration.
Or you can make bulk ekibans... we take several transparent vessels and pour different natural materials into each of them... chestnuts, acorns, grain stalks. There are some places where you can insert candles.
Rose hips and poppy pods look beautiful... especially if sprinkled with dried perennial flowers.
It’s also beautiful if you surround the glass with carved autumn leaves and tie it with twine.
The size of the overall composition depends on your plan and the amount of natural materials and suitable glass containers.
Or you can simply make a small cozy table setting - with autumn branches... and a sprinkle of pine cones in a vase... beautiful bunches of leaves and candles to match the overall composition. A wonderful autumn still life that just begs to be painted.
Here is an example of pouring autumn bouquets of flowers and herbs into small containers.
AUTUMN PICTURES - from leaves, acorns, branches, etc.
You can also make wall compositions from natural materials... These can be mat panels
Or three-dimensional paintings from bright colored leaves filled with varnish (photo below).
I told you more about how to make such a picture in the article.
You can dry the leaf and insert it between two glasses- under one frame.
Autumn compositions WITH CANDLES for interior decoration.
Also, the autumn composition on the table will be decorated candles made from pumpkins... or apples. In the evening, such illumination will give our autumn still life artistic lighting, where each color will sparkle with highlights of shades swaying as the candle flame fluctuates .
Or like this autumn candlesticks which can be made from empty glasses. If you tie the glasses with leaves, sprigs of berries and tie them with a string. Very beautiful.
You know... I found so many ideas for autumn decoration of candles - that I will have to separate them into a separate article and give a link to it... here “Autumn compositions WITH CANDLES – 28 photos of beautiful ideas”
AND MORE...
I also have other articles on fall decorating your home...
As well as a series of articles on new crafts made from various natural materials.
May autumn be cozy and beautiful.
Olga Klishevskaya, specifically for the site
Autumn gives us a lot of materials for creativity. These include leaves of various colors, chestnuts, dried flowers, acorns, and a decorative miniature pumpkin.
But, before you start making souvenirs from them, you need to properly prepare them, namely dry them and, if necessary, coat them with varnish or paint.
If you make a craft from unprepared raw materials, it will be a short-lived product.
As soon as the material dries on its own, the souvenir will lose its shape and will have to be thrown away. And besides this, half-raw leaves can simply rot or become moldy.
So let's start by drying out our autumn finds.
Let's prepare the leaves for the herbarium as follows:
1 way:
Place them between the book sheets and place them back on the shelf, pressing them tightly with other books to the side. In about a week to a week and a half, the leaves will be suitable for crafts.
This method is the best, since the natural color of the leaves does not change and then they do not break for a long time.
Method 2:
This method is good if you don’t have the strength to withstand a week and a half and want to get to work quickly. Place the sheet between two white sheets of paper and iron with an iron set to the lowest setting.
In this case, the yellow and red leaves retain their color, but the green ones may darken and become an ugly, brown shade.
We dry chestnuts, acorns and decorative pumpkins.
1 way:
Dry outdoors in the shade. It will be necessary to wait quite a long time before these materials acquire the dryness we need.
Sometimes this process takes a month. This is especially true for decorative pumpkins, which make wonderful DIY autumn crafts.
You will see for yourself when the moment of readiness for the gifts of autumn comes. Acorns and chestnuts will become lighter, and the pumpkin will become like a rattle, as the cavity inside will dry out and shrink, and dry seeds will beat against the walls.
Method 2:
We use the oven for this. It needs to be set at a temperature of up to 60C and dried until tender, stirring occasionally.
The main thing is not to rush and do not put on high heat, as the fruits will simply cook and become completely unusable.
Drying dried flowers
There is only one way and it takes a long time. Flowers need to be strung on a thread threaded through the stems and hung in a dry place, with the flower stems facing down.
Drying in a book or with an iron will not work, as the shape will be lost and they will become flat. After the dried flowers are completely dry, they need to be covered with a layer of hairspray. It will give them the desired density and will not allow them to crumble at the slightest touch.
Well, now, let's move on to specific master classes and examples.
1. Panel of autumn leaves
We offer you a great idea for a DIY leaf panel. It’s not at all difficult to make, but the result is quite impressive.
It would be nice if you placed other autumn decorative elements next to the finished leaf painting. For example, pumpkins, spikelets and other things that suit the style. Then you will have a whole autumn ensemble.
What we need for work:
- 1. Dried maple leaves of yellow-red color.
- 2. Tree branch for the trunk
- 3. A square piece of plywood
- 4. Stain or dark varnish
- 5. Simple pencil
- 6. PVA glue
- 7. A bunch of dry spikelets
- 8. Wicker basket for pumpkins
- 9. Several Jack Be Little or Baby Boo pumpkins
If you don’t have such pumpkins, you can fill the basket with chestnuts and acorns. But next year it wouldn’t hurt to grow them, as they look very colorful and festive. Of course, if you have a plot of land.
Look at the variety of varieties and how harmoniously they combine with each other:
Master class step by step:
1 step. Sand the board, paying special attention to the edges. They should be smooth.
Step 2. Cover it with stain or varnish, preferably with a brownish tint. Apply the coating in several layers, trying to make the board not a uniform color, but a slightly “spotty” one.
Step 3. Freehand draw a large maple leaf.
Step 4 Start gluing on the maple leaves. Start from the edges, gradually approaching the middle. The edges of the leaves should match the edges of the sketch as best as possible. The next row of leaves should overlap the previous one. Do not glue the ends, they must be “overhanging” to create a volume effect.
Step 5 Glue the selected twig in place of the stem.
Now hang the autumn panel you created with your own hands above a cabinet and place other decorative elements around it.
2. Topiary from herbarium and other autumn materials
Topiary is a decorative tree. In autumn, you can collect beautiful leaves and make such a wonderful and cozy decorative element.
Any leaves, dried flowers, acorns, spikelets will be used here. The main thing is to understand the essence and make the right foundation. And what to fill it with - your imagination will tell you.
What we need for work:
- 1. Ceramic pot of a dull color
- 2. A straight tree branch for the trunk
- 3. 1 ball made of foam rubber, polystyrene foam or special floral foam
- 4. Dry moss, sesame or a handful of beautiful pebbles, acorns, dry rowan
- 5. Glue gun
- 6. Dry plaster
- 7. Decorative elements: herbarium, dried flowers, rowan, acorns, etc.
Master class step by step:
1 step. Let's start with the basics. Take a foam ball and place it on a branch that will serve as your trunk. Then remove it and drop some glue from the gun into the hole formed. Reattach the ball and let it dry.
Step 2. Secure the trunk in the pot. To do this, drop a drop of glue onto the free edge of the branch and attach it to the base of the pot.
Then, dilute the plaster with water to the consistency of liquid sour cream and fill the container. Don't forget that you will still need to decorate everything on top with moss or acorns, so leave a gap of about 3-4 cm from the top.
Step 3. Now we insert leaves and dried flowers into the ball, sticking them with their stems inside. If you want to add acorns to the composition, then first place them on pieces of wire.
Step 4 Now all you have to do is decorate the top of the pot so that the plaster is not visible.
That's all. Using this simple scheme, you can make a wide variety of autumn crafts with your own hands, not only from leaves, but also from dry peas, nuts and so on. They will all look just great!
3. Roses from maple leaves
Looking at this elegant bouquet of roses, you wouldn’t even think that it was made from ordinary maple leaves!
But, nevertheless, it is so. You just need to learn how to fold them correctly and you will get a great basis for many ideas.
Such roses can be included in various autumn topiaries, wreaths, compositions and panels. They look great in combination with any natural materials.
Well, let's get down to business.
What we need for work:
- 1. Maple leaves are not dried
- 2. Thread or soft wire
- 3. Matte hairspray
Master class step by step:
1 step. We form the middle of the bud. To do this, fold the sheet as shown in the pictures below. Try to twist it as tightly and evenly as possible. First in half and then into sausage.
As a result, we should have something like this:
Step 2. Now take the second sheet, fold it in half again and wrap it around the base.
The sharp edges of the maple leaves should be carefully hidden inside, like this:
Step 3. We continue to build up the mass around the base, adding more and more leaves. If you want to end up with a bud, then twist it more tightly, but if you ate a more magnificent rose, then loosen the twist a little.
Step 4 When you see that a real rose has “bloomed” in your hands, you need to secure it with threads as tightly as possible.
Step 5 We trim the edges with scissors and place the rose on a lining of leaves, preferably already dry. We cover the composition with varnish and admire it!
These leaf roses last quite a long time, definitely enough for the entire autumn season. You can make as many of these flowers as you like. The more there are, the more chic this autumn composition, reminiscent of a fabric motif, looks.
4. Compositions of decorative pumpkins
Even if you do not grow this vegetable on your own plot, in the autumn you can freely buy them at the market and then dry them yourself. We have already told you how to do this above, so let’s not waste time talking.
Let's get creative!
There will be no master classes in this block, we will simply show you examples of such decor, and how to make them is already quite clear from the photo.
Of course, there are more complex techniques, for example, carving or painting on dry lagenaria, but this is a broad topic and worthy of a separate article. Here we will consider only the simplest compositions that even a schoolchild can do.
Option 1. Basket with a scattering of pumpkins. It couldn’t be simpler, and the view is spectacular!
Option 2. Mini pumpkin candle holders. To do this, you need to cut a hole with a knife of such a size that you can place a foil-based candle in it.
Or this option:
Incredibly simple, right?
Option 3. Pumpkin door wreath. Take any circle as a basis, for example, an embroidery hoop, and attach mini-pumpkins to it.
Pierce the tails with wire and screw it to the base, circle. Use berries, acorns, twigs and autumn leaves as additional decorative elements.
It will look something like this:
5. Chestnut topiary
To create this spectacular autumn craft with your own hands, we will need the same materials for the base as for creating a decorative tree from a herbarium. And for decoration you just need other elements.
For work we will need:
1. Ceramic pot
2. Styrofoam ball
3. Dry plaster
4. Glue gun
5. Tree branch for the trunk
6. Cones, chestnuts, acorns
7. Harsh thread or twine for forming decorative balls
Master class step by step:
- 1. We form the base of the tree in the same way as in the case of topiary from leaves.
- 2. Secure the base in the pot using glue and plaster
- 3. Apply drops of hot glue to chestnuts, acorns and other elements and attach them in a chaotic manner to the foam crown ball.
- 4. Wreath on the door made of chestnuts
Such a wreath of chestnuts on the front door will cheer up not only you, but also passers-by. It's very easy to make. Follow all the steps given to make a pumpkin wreath.
Find some kind of dense base, then pierce the chestnuts and other elements through the back side, insert the wire, form a hook and use it to screw them to the circle.
Complete the chestnut composition with leaves, acorns, berries and other autumn decorative elements provided by this fertile time of year.
6. Autumn garland “Leaves” made from salt dough
This is a very impressive DIY autumn craft. The big advantage of such a garland is that it is not seasonal and will decorate your home for many years.
After all, it is made not from natural materials, but from salted dough, which does not deteriorate for years. The only thing is that such products are fragile and you need to handle them carefully so as not to break them. But, even if this happened, they can always be glued together, and the joint will not be noticeable.
What we need for work:
1. 2 cups flour
2. 1 glass of salt
3. 0.5 cups of water
4. Gouache
5. Sewing pins with hook eye
6. Twine
7. Oven
8. White landscape paper, pencil
Master class step by step:
1 step. We draw patterns of leaves of various types, but approximately the same size, on a landscape sheet. Let's cut them out.
Step 2. Knead a stiff dough from flour, salt and water. If the dough turns out to be unplastic, you can add liquid drop by drop. Knead the resulting material thoroughly and roll it out on a board. The layer should be approximately 5 -7 millimeters.
Step 3. Place the templates on the rolled out dough and cut them along the contours with a knife.
As a result, we should have approximately this many blanks.
Step 4 We make holes with pins and carefully secure the heads. We will hang our leaves on them. Use a knife to squeeze out the veins.
Step 5 Dry the dough in the oven at 50-60C until completely dry.
Step 6 We paint the dough pieces with gouache, trying to create natural tones and transitions.
Step 7 We string the garland onto a twine, making a knot over each leaf so that they do not move.
So our DIY autumn craft is ready. You can hang it anywhere, it will be in place in any corner of the house, especially if you have some other decorative elements in the autumn style.
7. Vases and houses made of ordinary pumpkin
Autumn is the time for pumpkins to ripen. It costs mere pennies and finding a beautiful shape and coloring is not difficult.
And making an element of autumn decor based on it is as easy as shelling pears! There are no step-by-step technologies or accessories needed here.
The only thing you need: pumpkins, a knife for carving, a tablespoon to pick out the pulp and flowers with which you will fill these colorful vases.
Look at our selection of photos of pumpkin vases. It looks very decent and autumn-like.
As you already understood, you just need to cut off the top and clean out the core of the vegetable. Then fill the container with water.
Or you can make pumpkin houses. To do this, you just need to cut holes in the right places. You can see exactly where they are located in the picture below. Kids love these things!
8. Wreath on the door made of natural materials
We have already given above an example of wreaths made of pumpkins and chestnuts. You already know how to make them. Here we simply present a selection of the most effective, in our opinion, ideas.
9. Acorn frame for a photo or mirror
Decorating any base in this way is very simple. We think no explanation is needed here.
The only thing we can advise is that you should not glue acorns with a glue gun or PVA. It's much better if you use plasticine.
Because, most likely, you will soon get tired of this decor and will have to throw it away. And so, you can always dismantle the acorns and get a regular photo frame back for use.
This is what it will look like.
On the photo frame there are whole acorns, and on the mirror there are only caps. This way you can create a variety of autumn crafts with your own hands and decorate any surface: boxes, bread bins, etc.
10. A bunch of grapes made from acorns
This autumn craft will look best if you paint the “berries” in natural colors, and instead of grape leaves add a herbarium of maple leaves of various colors.
Also, a bunch of acorn grapes is a wonderful element of any autumn door wreath or large topiary. After all, it can be made not only tabletop, but also human-sized!
But instead of a foam ball, you need to take a large plastic one. Making grapes from acorns is very simple, we will now tell you exactly how.
What we need for work:
1. Acorns without caps
2. Shilo
3. Wire
3. Glue gun
4. Acrylic paint
5. Autumn leaves for decoration
Master class step by step:
1 step. We poke holes in the base of the acorn with an awl.
Step 2. We break or cut the wire into pieces 7-10 cm long.
Step 3. Dip the ends of the wire into a drop of glue from the gun and insert it into the punctured holes.
Step 4 We paint the acorns any color you want. The main thing is that it is combined with leaves that will complement the composition.
Step 5 We collect acorns in a cluster, forming a wire rod on top. Then we attach leaves to it.
Now you can make any decoration based on this autumn craft. Panel, wreath, etc.
11. Autumn crafts from felt
Working with this fabric is a pleasure! The material does not crumble and holds its shape perfectly. This means that any beginner can make an autumn craft from felt with their own hands and it will turn out no worse than the products of experienced craftswomen.
We offer you a selection of the best and simplest decors in autumn style, and you can choose any of them! They are so simple that there is no need to describe their step-by-step technology in detail.
As you can see, based on felt leaves, you can make both a wreath and a garland, like the one we already made from salt dough. Here are a couple more options for DIY fall wreaths.
All you need is to draw the templates, cut out the felt and design it according to our photos.
12. Garlic and red pepper braid
How cozy it is when bundles of garlic, onions, and red peppers hang in the kitchen! But if you hang them fresh, they will very soon lose their appearance or simply run out because they will be eaten.
Let's do something like this, but for centuries! Now we will look at how garlic and pepper are made, from which we will form a cute braid for the kitchen.
For work we will need:
1. White nylon tights or a plastic bag (for the garlic base)
2. Cotton wool or padding polyester (for filling)
3. White coarse thread (for dressing and forming lobules)
4. Glue gun
5. Buckwheat or twine (to imitate garlic roots)
6. Fabric for sewing peppers or salted dough for sculpting them
Master class step by step:
1 step. We form the body of the garlic. To do this, we need to cut nylon tights or simple plastic bags into squares. Garlic made from nylon looks, of course, more realistic.
But even from the packages it looks good. But the main thing is that this material is always at hand. So, cut out a square, approximately 7 by 7 cm in diameter.
Step 2. Roll a ball out of cotton wool or padding polyester, place it inside a piece of nylon and form a head of garlic. It looks like the one shown in the photo.
Step 3. Then we begin to tie a harsh thread around the head, forming cloves of garlic. First we divide it in half, then into quarters, then into 8 parts.
Look at the photo, the process is clearly shown there.
Step 4 In the place where the roots of real garlic are located, drop a drop of glue and sprinkle this place with crushed buckwheat. If you want, you can replace it with twine, which needs to be unraveled and finely chopped.
Step 5 We make a braid from twine and attach the resulting garlic cloves to it.
Step 6 Now it's time to deal with the pepper. You can sew it, but peppers made from salt dough look much better.
We have already given the recipe for the batch, in the subsection “Garlands of autumn leaves.” These are the peppercorns you should end up with.
Step 7 We make holes in the tails of the peppercorns (we will then thread twine through them and use it to secure them to the braid with garlic). You can do this with an awl or any available item.
The main thing is to make them large enough so that you can thread the thread freely later. Otherwise, after drying, you will not be able to attach the finished product to the composition in any way.
And one more thing: if you make a hole, make sure that the edges of the leg remain more or less large. Otherwise, after you thread the thread, the thin walls may crack and the pepper will fall to the floor.
Step 8 We dry them in the oven, paint them with acrylic paint, and once dry, coat them with varnish. When the pepper shines, it looks more natural.
Dry at a low temperature, do not rush, otherwise your work may burst and you will have to sculpt everything again. You can't paint a cracked pepper the way you would like.
9. Attach the pepper to the garlic and hang this autumn composition in the kitchen. You can make several such bundles. You can make carrots from salt dough, and a bunch of onions from brown tights.
The principle of making bulbs is the same as garlic, only even simpler. There is no need to form slices.
Also, a bunch of mushrooms on the wall will look great, which you can also sculpt from dough and paint realistically.
Our big review has come to an end. You have seen many examples and any kind of autumn crafts with your own hands. We really hope that our master classes will be useful to you and you will definitely take something into account.
