Happy child 20.11.2017
Dear readers, today I once again want to invite you to get creative. And, of course, it will be great if you actively involve creative process your children. Children always offer something new and unusual. Such joint creativity is always distinguished by originality and originality. In addition, the process of making crafts with your child brings you closer together and gives you the opportunity to talk about something important and intimate. Don't miss this opportunity! And another idea for such creativity is do-it-yourself decor and crafts from napkins, which Anna Pavlovskikh will introduce us to. I give her the floor.
Greetings, dear readers of Irina’s blog. I am very glad that my master classes and photos creative works resonate with you. I always read comments with interest and am sincerely glad that people are passionate about creativity. This is very important for me as a teacher and as an artist.
It’s great that you create together with children. This, it seems to me, is an important component of education. How often parents are busy with work and worries, but if in this hustle and bustle you find at least a few hours a week for modeling, crafts, drawing with your child, then these are the memories that will remain with him for the rest of his life.
Now I bring to your attention crafts from napkins with children with step-by-step photos of making flowers from napkins. Such flowers can decorate both our holidays and everyday life. We will use the simplest and most affordable material - paper napkins of different colors and shades.
Napkin applique
What we need:
- colored cardboard;
- colored paper;
- napkins of different colors;
- PVA glue;
- scissors;
- pencil;
- eraser.
To begin, draw the outlines of the future application on colored cardboard. Next, you need to decide what exactly will be done in volume with colored napkins, and what will be done on a plane of colored paper.
To make balls, you need to cut the napkins into squares with a side of about 5 cm. Let the children roll small balls from these squares with dry hands - they will certainly enjoy this exciting process.
In a few minutes you will have a lot of paper balls, and all you have to do is glue them according to the design. Apply PVA glue to the desired areas of the design and glue napkin balls onto them.
Make individual parts from colored paper. You can also cut rectangles from napkins and roll them into sausage tubes, from which you can make antennae for butterflies and stems for flowers.
I suggest you look at the work of my daughter Svetlana using this technique. Perhaps you will be inspired by some ideas and do similar work with your child.
Bouquets of flowers from napkins with children
How to make flowers from napkins with your own hands? We will need the following materials:
- napkins of bright colors;
- pencil;
- stapler;
- scissors;
- glue stick;
- cardboard for the base or floral ball.
Children as young as five years old enjoy making such flowers. They are very simple to make and look impressive. They can be used to decorate greeting card or make a whole bouquet.
Draw circles with a diameter of 4-5 cm on folded napkins. Carefully cut out the circles. Secure the middle of each multi-layer circle with a stapler.
Separate each layer of napkin and crumple it up towards the middle. Fluff each layer, form beautiful flower. Make several of these flowers and collect them on a floral ball for bouquets or on a cardboard base for a card. The postcard can also be supplemented with leaves of colored paper and a beautiful inscription.
Roses from napkins
I offer you three options for making a rose from a napkin. Take a look and choose the one you like best.
1 option
To make a rose, you need one napkin. Cut off the two folded edges of the napkin and separate all the layers separately.
To make the first petal, you need to fold one layer of napkin not in half, but so that one part is slightly larger. Start rolling the folded edge evenly along its entire length. On both sides you need to twist the corners of the resulting rectangle.
Make petals from all the separated napkins. Twist a bud from the first petal and continue to twist all the petals in this manner, gradually unrolling the petals that are further from the center. Make several of these roses and combine them into one bouquet. Similar compositions can be used for table setting.
Option 2
Lay out the entire napkin, fold the square onto the corner. Fold the bottom of the triangle over one centimeter and continue folding, leaving a small triangle at the top. Twist the wrapped strip into a spiral. Turn the remaining tails of the triangle to the other side - these will be rose leaves.
Option 3
Lay out the napkin into one large square. Roll the square into a tube. Step back six centimeters from one edge of the tube and twist it tightly - this is the future base of the bud. From the opposite side of the tube, straighten the corner - it will become a rose leaf. Roll the remaining part below the sheet tightly. Open the petals of the bud, twist the center of the bud tightly.
Rose and water lily made from napkins for table setting
On holidays, we especially want to see the table beautiful and elegant. Flowers made from napkins will help decorate it with minimal means, but such decor will look very bright, unusual, and original.
Rose
Take a small glass and napkins of the same color. Place the corner of the napkin inside the cup and turn the opposite corner of the napkin down. Place the next napkins into the cup with a slight shift in a circle and also turn the corner down.
Having inserted 12 napkins, remove the finished rose from the glass and place it on the table. Making such a rose will be a real surprise for a child and a worthy decoration for the dining table.
Origami water lily
When working with napkins, you can use a technique such as origami with great success. Let's try to make a beautiful water lily using this technology.
Lay out the napkin and fold it diagonally. Unfold and fold four corners toward the center. Next, fold all four corners toward the center two more times.
Turn the napkin over to the other side and repeat this action once. Flip it back over and turn the petals out from the corners on the underside. Also turn the corners up from the bottom side.
Let's watch a video on how to make flowers from napkins.
Today we met this interesting material for creativity, like paper napkins. We learned how to make flowers and crafts from them. This material provides enormous freedom of creativity, is very easy to process, and is not toxic or dangerous for children. In stores today there is a huge selection of napkins of different sizes, colors and shades. This material is very accessible and inexpensive. I hope that you will definitely use my tips for working with this material, and that you will enjoy doing work using this technique with your children.
Typically, napkins are used to decorate a holiday table. But if you wish, you can make very original craft, which will decorate gift packaging for loved ones, diversify home interior or will decorate the same festive table, but in a slightly different capacity.
There are various crafts from napkins: flowers, little people, angels, animals, insects, birds, etc. Some are easy and quick to make, others require time and certain skills. We will tell you how to make flowers from the most ordinary napkins yourself with your own hands.
Such a bouquet will delight you for a long time; moreover, it does not require financial investments or a long production time. You can make flowers for every taste from napkins.
Master class on creating flowers from napkins with your own hands
We'll tell you about the in a simple way making such cute crafts.
To work you will need a paper napkin, scissors, thread, glue and a tube for the stem if necessary.
First, carefully align the edges of the napkin. Fold the napkin in half. Then we make an accordion out of it: we bend the edge of the napkin by one centimeter, then we bend the next centimeter of the napkin in the other direction, we bend the next centimeter in the same direction, then the first and so on until we get the accordion effect.
We flatten the accordion, determine the middle of the napkin and tie it with thread.
For more interesting looking Round the edges of the napkin with scissors.
Now let's fluff the flower. If you have small children, then this moment will give them a lot of pleasure. They are delighted by the transformation of a piece of paper into a fluffy flower. If you just created a flower, then place it on a stem (a cocktail tube or skewer) and glue it. You can glue it to paper box to register gift wrapping for a gift.
You can also make a rose from napkins:
The rose always looks beautiful and is made quite quickly. To work, you need a simple single-layer napkin. Divide the napkin into four parts, which will be rose petals. So that the napkins do not lose their decent appearance during operation, they must be dense and of high quality.
Fold the other napkins diagonally. The edges of the resulting triangles should be bent.
After this, we place the core on the triangle and wrap it with the free ends of the triangle. At the same time, we give the flower the required shape. Fix the resulting figure with thread.
We work in the same way with the rest of the blanks. Using this technique, you can make roses of various sizes and textures.
For the stem, you can use a wire wrapped in a napkin. You need to glue the napkins together with paper glue.
This flower can be used both in a composition and separately.
Trying to make your own flower bouquet for a gift
You can make a more complex version of flowers from napkins. To ensure you do everything right, we offer step by step instructions on how to make a flower like this.
This flower can look great in flower pot and as an accessory in your interior. Such a flower will be irreplaceable when decorating a banquet hall.
You will need: stapler, glue, napkins, bouquet base, scissors.
Draw a circle in the middle of the napkin and cut it out. Depending on the size of the base, flowers can be of different sizes. To give a more interesting look to our bouquet, we outline the edges of the cut out circle with a red felt-tip pen.
Then cut out the circle.
We staple the circle in the middle.
We received a flower blank. Now let's start designing it.
From the middle, lift each layer of napkin as shown in the photo.
By lifting all the layers of the napkin, you will get a flower like this.
You need to make several of these flowers. To make enough for a bouquet, you will need 16 pieces.
Next we work with the base of the bouquet. This could be a simple foam ball. You can make the base yourself. To do this, make a ball out of newspapers, crumple them, tie it with threads, and the base is ready. You can also use a foam base. If you plan to hang your ball as an interior decoration, then you need to make a ribbon at the base in advance.
Napkins - irreplaceable attributes on the table. But needlewomen view it from a completely different angle. For many needlewomen, napkins have become a material for creating beautiful lush flowers. Thin, bright paper allows you to show your imagination and create unique and stylish jewelry for decoration of any shape.
How to make a flower from a napkin with your own hands
Various options with flower arrangements, which are made from ordinary napkins, are popular. Firstly, they are inexpensive, secondly, everyone can make them, even children, thirdly, the flowers look stylish, original and bright.
Such attributes are indispensable for birthdays, weddings, anniversaries and especially children's parties.
Anyone can make flowers from this pliable material. It is enough to study several master classes, buy suitable napkins and get to work.
DIY napkin flowers: step by step
In order to make flowers from napkins yourself, you need:
- Prepare materials. You can use both regular napkins and thick ones (they are brighter).
- To form a flower, you need to decide on its splendor. The more layers of napkins, the more magnificent the finished flower will be.
- Next, fold the napkins in several layers and cut out a circle.
- Thus, you need to prepare the preparations. It is important that all the circles stay together.
- To secure the workpieces, you can use a stapler.
- You should get something like this.
- After this, you can begin to form flowers. To do this, you need to lift each layer of paper up and squeeze it a little with your fingers.
- After completing such manipulations with each layer of napkin, lush and beautiful flowers are obtained.
Taking into account the colors and the number of layers of napkins, you can make large and small flowers, lush and not so lush.
Flowers from napkins: photo
Flowers made from napkins are often used to decorate various celebrations.
Those who like to decorate their home with exclusive elements will certainly like topiary, the main element of which is flowers made from napkins. In addition, it can be an excellent gift for any holiday.
Romantic people will certainly like the heart, which can be an excellent gift for.
The most popular element decor that uses paper flowers. They are often ordered in a specific color to match the color scheme children's day birth.
As you can see, there are many ways to turn ordinary napkins into unique things. The main thing is to show imagination, perseverance and get down to business.
Good afternoon, dear needlewomen!
How can you beautifully and stylishly decorate a celebration, such as a wedding or birthday, or even just a room? Flowers. On our website you will find many
master classes dedicated to DIY flowers, including those made from paper. And in this article we will show you how to easily and quickly make wonderful large flowers for wall decor or photo area.
This decor will immediately enliven the walls and create a beautiful backdrop for celebrations and holiday photos.
Large flowers made from napkins
Master class of the D.I.Y. channel ideas. The advantage of this wall decor is that such flowers are attached with double-sided tape. It's very simple and you don't need a special permit for outdoor decor. They also have the advantage of being reusable.
To create such beauty we will need colored plain napkins.
For one flower we need 6 napkins, we also need threads.
First, place three napkins on top of each other and fold them like an accordion.
Then take the three remaining napkins and fold them like an accordion, then trim the edges of each in a semicircle.
After this, fold the two blanks together and tie them with thread very tightly, do not cut off the ends of the thread - we will need them to hold the flower.
We get a circle like this, which we will straighten.
Don’t worry if the napkin tears - you can cut it, it won’t be noticeable, by the way, you can prepare three such blanks, that is, 9 napkins instead of six, the flower will only be more magnificent.
Spread all the petals properly and you will get a beautiful and lush flower from napkins.
By the way, to get flowers of different sizes, you just need to cut the napkins with which you will work.
Also watch the video master class of this lesson. If you want to make large flowers from corrugated paper, follow this link.
Large flowers made from napkins video
Text prepared by: Veronica
You will be surprised when you find out how much beautiful crafts can be made from paper or openwork napkins. In this material we presented 5 step-by-step master classes, following which you can make decorative items, accessories for table setting, Christmas decorations, gifts for loved ones or toys for children. By the way, all ideas are designed for both adults and children’s creativity.
Master class 1. Dancing dolls made from paper napkins
Looking at these graceful figures of ballerinas and fairy fairies, it seems as if they were made by a real master. In fact, even children from the most ordinary can make such crafts with their own hands. paper napkins.
You can come up with a lot of ways to use a paper ballerina. For example, it can be hung on christmas tree, put it on a shelf as a figurine, give it to a loved one, use it as a doll, or make a children’s mobile from several ballerinas as in the photo below.
Mobiles with ballerinas made from napkins
What you need:
- Flexible wire approximately 1.5 m long;
- Plain napkins of any color (in this project napkins 30x30 cm are used);
- PVA glue and a brush for applying it;
- Needle with thread;
- Scissors.
How to do it:
Step 1. First we need to make a “skeleton” of the ballerina from wire. To do this, divide your wire into two unequal parts: the long wire should be 90 cm long, the short wire should be about 40 cm. You can make the ballerina of a different size, but keep in mind that her dress will be made of napkin, and therefore a “skeleton” shouldn't be too big. In this master class, the size of the “skeleton” is designed for a dress made of napkin 30x30 cm.
Step 2: Fold the long wire in half, twist it a little, and then form a small loop (see photo below). This will be the head. Pull the two ends of the wire apart to form legs, then make a loop on each leg.
Step 3. To make the arms, fold a short piece of wire in half and twist it, forming loops at the ends. Then wrap and tie the resulting blank around the ballerina’s torso just below the neck. As a result, each arm will be 7-8 cm long, and the “skeleton” will look something like in the photo.
Step 4. Now let's work on the “muscles”. Cut or simply tear the napkins into narrow strips and start wrapping them around the “skeleton”, simultaneously brushing the layers of paper with PVA glue using a brush. When the figurine is ready, leave it to dry.
Step 5. While our ballerina is drying, we can make her a dress. Take a napkin folded into a square (that is, in its original form), fold it into a triangle, then bend the top of the triangle to the fold line and cut the workpiece along the curve as shown in the photo below.
Having straightened the napkin, you will see that it is cut in the shape of a quadrant (quarter of a circle). Place the quadrant on 2-3 napkins folded in a stack and cut out blanks for the dress along it.
Step 6. Twist each piece so that the dress is soft and textured. If desired, the napkins can be painted at this stage.
Step 7. Take 2-3 blanks for the dress, fold them as shown in the photo and cut off their ends at once (just a little!).
Step 8. Now put the dress on the ballerina through the resulting hole, pull it up to the shoulders, then sew the back and front parts to each other. Hurray, almost ready! All that remains is to tighten the waist with a thread/ribbon and tie/glue a loop to it (for example, to the back or arms raised up).
By experimenting with the color, length and style of the dress, as well as the position of the arms and legs, you can create a whole collection of dolls that are different from each other.
Master class 2. Volumetric balls from openwork napkins
Now we offer to make crafts from lace napkins in the form of three-dimensional balls that can decorate any holiday, and especially New Year and Christmas.
You can also make a beautiful mobile from lace balls.
These little balls on a baby mobile are made from 4 napkins that have been previously decorated with colored paper.
What you need:
- 10-12 openwork napkins for the cake (you can use openwork napkins of a smaller diameter to make small balls, in this case you will need about 4-10 napkins for one ball);
- Thread (colored or white);
- Needle;
- Beads for decoration (optional).
How to do it:
Step 1: Stack 10-12 cake napkins and draw a line in the middle.
Step 2: Sew the stack of napkins straight along the line. Use clothespins to secure the sheets while sewing.
Step 3: Flatten your ball.
Master class 3. Lush flowers
These beautiful paper flowers can be placed in a vase or glued to the wall, say, for a wedding or March 8th.
What you need:
- 4 napkins of the same color;
- 1 napkin in a contrasting color;
- Thread or ribbon;
- Scissors;
- Wooden skewer or any other wooden stick;
- Glue;
- Scotch.
How to do it:
Step 1: Spread out your napkins and fold them into a pile.
Step 2: Take the contrast napkin in its original form (i.e. folded into a square) and cut the edges about 2.5cm wide on the right and bottom sides.
Step 3. Spread out the contrasting napkin, place it on top of the rest, then fold the resulting stack into an accordion. Squeeze the accordion in the center and tie it with thread.
Step 4. Use scissors to shape the ends of the accordion into a round or tongue shape.
Step 5. Arrange your accordion so that it resembles a bow, then begin to gently lift each layer of paper towards the center to “fluff” the flower.
Step 6. Tape a wooden skewer-stem to the underside of the flower, then mask the tape itself with a piece of napkin. Hooray! Your craft is ready! By the way, if you paint the flower stems with green paint and add artificial leaves to them, the flowers will turn out more realistic.
Who would have thought that the white hydrangeas in the photo are made from paper napkins. To make one hydrangea, make two flowers according to our instructions and glue them together or just use more napkins. In this case, it is advisable to trim the edges of the napkins in waves, paint the stems and add large artificial leaves to them
Master class 4. Angels made from openwork napkins
Another idea for a New Year's craft made from openwork napkins is angels for decorating a Christmas tree or for a festive table setting.
What you need:
- Scissors and stationery knife;
- Paper glue;
- Markers;
- Chenille wire or pipe cleaner (available in tobacco stores) in silver/gold color.
How to do it:
Step 1. First we need to make the body of the angel. To do this, cut the napkin in half so that you get two semicircles. Then, using a utility knife, make small slits for the wings in one of the semicircles. Glue the edges of the semicircle to form a cone.
Step 2. Now we will make the wings. Take the remaining semicircle and cut it into two parts. Insert the resulting quarters into the slots on the angel’s back (with the corners).
Step 3. Finally, let's make the angel's face. Draw two identical circles (determine the diameter by eye and to your taste), cut them out, then draw closed eyes and a mouth on one of the circles. The second circle will become a cap; it needs to be glued behind the face and slightly above it. By the way, if you have shiny silver or gold paper, then it is better to cut out the angel’s cap from it.
Step 4. The angel is almost ready, all that remains is to make the halo. To do this, take chenille wire or a pipe cleaner, make a round loop at one end and tilt it slightly. Next, glue the angel's face to the wire and finally insert the wire into the top of the cone (body) and secure it with glue or tape (on the inside of the cone).
Here are a few more ideas for crafts made from openwork napkins in the shape of angels, which are not difficult to make with your own hands even without instructions.
The crafts were made from openwork napkins, wooden beads and chenille wire.
Master class 5. Butterflies for holiday decoration
Now we will introduce you to how to make butterflies like this in a matter of minutes. This master class is so simple that even the smallest craftsmen can handle it.
What you need:
- Two paper napkins;
- Wire (preferably in colored braid);
- Pin.
How to do it:
Step 1. First we will make the top pair of wings. To do this, unfold the napkin completely, then fold it into a triangle. Fold the triangle into an accordion shape and secure the center with a clothespin.
Step 2. Now we will make the lower wings. Take an unfolded napkin and place it in front of you in a diamond shape. Fold the accordion as shown in the photo.
Step 3. Connect the upper and lower wings with wire and remove the clothespin.
Step 4. Tie a straw with two ends of the wire or use tape to decorate the wall with a butterfly.
