Crafts made from natural materials on the theme of Autumn
I would like to start this conversation with the fact that you don’t even mean and can’t imagine that everything is much simpler than you think.
It turns out that to make masterpieces you can take the most ordinary sticks, twigs, or maybe you have pebbles or shells. In general, we always have all this at hand, so why not take advantage of it. I suggest focusing on stone products, which are always available in any area. If you were somewhere on vacation, you could bring these with you. It is advisable to take, of course, smooth pebbles. Take a log or plank and carefully glue the intended composition using a glue gun. Here you can make flowers, for example. To make the craft brighter and more aesthetically pleasing, paint it using acrylic paints.
A product in the shape of a hedgehog is quite popular, take a look. In my opinion, there is still not enough mushroom or autumn leaves. So this is easy to fix, take colored paper and cut out the desired image.
You can decorate a whole picture, make such a cheerful family in the form of birds on wood. As you can see, regular sticks are also involved here.
Oh, and by the way, do a still life.
For the youngest children, take the following composition as a basis. Draw a maple leaf or some other leaf on a piece of cardboard or A4 and then decorate it with multi-colored stones.
And if it’s even simpler, then choose a minimalist picture like this. Which don’t forget to decorate with colorful paints.
A straw bird's nest could be a great idea. You need to cut a circle out of cardboard.
And twist a flagellum out of straw.
And then twist a nest out of it along the diameter of the circle and secure the ends with threads.
In this way, wind it in a spiral so that you end up with a cup-shaped bed, and glue the straw onto the glue.
Then fill the souvenir with down or feathers and place eggs and pine cones.
If you are a fan of pumpkin or sunflower seeds, then you can create something absolutely fantastically beautiful. Take a quick look at this photo. It was awesome! The author took and decorated the hedgehog, and its thorns with ordinary seeds and painted autumn.
But here we used pumpkin seeds, by the way, you can come up with a lot of all kinds of masterpieces from them. In the previous post I already showed you several such works. Now I'll show you this one. Who knows, the seeds are painted with paints, gouache or acrylic, and then glued.
Here the artist did not use glue, but placed everything on plasticine. The tree trunk is made of buckwheat grains.
They also make a stork from pumpkin seeds, this is a panel that comes out, or hang it on the wall like a painting and admire it.
I was shocked by another amazing and cool craft, I mean a chicken made from different seeds that the author made. For this masterpiece you need pumpkin and sunflower seeds, as well as plasticine.
1. From plasticine, sculpt the base, that is, the head and body of the bird.
2. Then start decorating the chicken by sticking seeds one by one, as shown in the picture. First there will be the wings.
3. And then the ponytail. It already looks funny.
4. Next, take small black seeds and mask the rest of the body.
5. Make the crest from red plasticine, and the beak from yellow.
6. Next are the eyes. put the chicken in the nest, which, by the way, is also in this article.
I also really liked these trees made from beans and watermelon seeds.
You can also combine several types of natural materials to create a pattern. For example, how oats are also used here, and the rim is made from corn kernels.
Do you remember when you were a child they used to fly airplanes, so I also recommend making souvenirs from them. I mean maple ones.
This also includes crafts made from dry materials. The sun is so radiant.
Or a clearing and a forest.
Above all, use straw or acorns.
You will get not only pictures, but also people and insects from chestnuts.
At school, I remember they always made people like this during labor lessons.
Well, if you have a handful of pistachios, or rather peels, lying around, then imagine you can become a real decorator. Make a topiary like this.
Well, or a vase and insert dried or fresh flowers into it.
Well, in conclusion to this chapter, I want to amaze you. I found a fun pattern that you can easily make. All you need is a board, nails and woolen threads.
Trace a maple leaf on the plywood and drive in nails along the outline.
Follow the outline with an orange thread.
Then begin to confuse them in a chaotic manner, as if you were drawing patterns, a spider’s web. Great, did you do it?
I also like this funny story, in which the author took ordinary logs and laid out these birds.
These friends are somewhat reminiscent of snowmen.
Review of paper and cardboard for scrapbooking
Here is an overview of the best manufacturers of paper, tracing paper and cardboard:
- Snow White Rainbow colors - a popular set of single-sided paper for scrapbooking includes several design options compatible with each other (price - from 600 rubles);
- The viola set of colored corrugated cardboard is intended for scrapbooking, but it is not easy to work with; the package contains several A4 size sheets of bright colors (price - from 70 rubles);
- Fleur design - basic plain paper is quite thick, ideal for use and allows you to effectively decorate crafts (price - from 300 rubles);
- Stamperia - cardstock paper has excellent decorative properties, double-sided sheets are very easy to tear and cut (price - from 65 rubles);
- Mr. Painter No. 2 - beautiful black and white paper with a carved edge, these are small sheets with different designs (price - from 180 rubles);
- Applique Our Baby - a bright set contains sheets of colored paper, decorated with drawings, has no flaws (price - from 130 rubles);
- Application Corrugated cardboard is a thick cardboard designed for children's creativity; the sheets have an unusual wavy texture and are difficult to work with (price - from 130 rubles);
- Heyda is a popular set of thick, bright, colored cardboard, designed for handicrafts, various paper hobbies, and gift making (price - from 600 rubles);
- ARTformat Our baby - children's set includes loose cardboard, which requires a backing when working (price - from 300 rubles);
- Aluvision is a worthy option for affordable bookbinding cardboard; the paper is not flexible and is very thick (price - from 20 rubles);
- Handicraft Patterns and polka dots - a set of thin A4 tracing paper has an aesthetic print, but it is necessary to work with special glue, since classic glue is visible through the material (price - from 60 rubles);
- Scrapberry's is an attractive double-sided paper with patterns; this material has a normal density, but is difficult to combine with other paper (price - from 30 rubles);
- Docrafts Geometric Mono - brown and white paper for creativity with geometric prints requires a backing when working and has a low density, but does not deteriorate for a long time due to the absence of acids and lignin (price - from 700 rubles);
- Artie needles are good plain textured sheets, the paper has no flaws and has a rich color (price - from 300 rubles);
- ScrapLike Vintage - popular archival quality paper with patterns, polka dots and pink buds are applied to the sheets (price - from 30 rubles);
- Prima Marketing - a decent set of black and white sheets that can be used without processing or colored, with a drawing printed on the paper (price - from 80 rubles);
- Folia is a good option for paper with flowers, the set includes sheets with archival quality glitter (price - from 400 rubles);
- K&Company Delicate bouquet - creative paper with a floral print, single-sided green and pink sheets of medium density and requiring a backing, the set contains decorative elements (price - from 30 rubles);
- Vine Fairytale Dreams - a pleasant translucent tracing paper with lace, bleached without chlorine and designed specifically for scrapbooking (price - from 250 rubles);
- Vine Curls - a set of colored A4 sheets with attractive prints, archival quality paper (price - from 200 rubles);
- Bunny Mi Babies - an example of children's design paper of archival quality (price - from 300 rubles);
- Art Pattern Indian motifs are colored cardboard of good density, pearl color, the reverse side of A4 sheets is gray (price - from 10 rubles);
- Hobby & You HY1001555 - bleached beer cardboard, which is very easy to cut, but difficult to bend (price - from 50 rubles);
- ScrapBerry's Textured cardstock - cardboard decorated with an original texture, the material is difficult to cut (price - from 30 rubles);
- Luxline Binding cardboard - the material is difficult to cut, but holds its shape very well and does not flake (price - from 20 rubles).
card with butterflies
In this article we looked at paper and cardboard for creativity. Rare and unusual design solutions have other characteristics and textures, for example, burlap, rice or banana leaves. You can use all of the above materials to implement your hobby. Take up scrapbooking, put your soul into your crafts and give these beautiful things to your loved ones.
What is scrapbooking paper
To decorate boxes, photo albums, postcards and other items in scrapbooking, special paper is used. The creations must not lose their aesthetics for many years, so special materials are used. Anyone who decides to make a quality product needs to know what scrap paper is and how it differs from other types. The absence of lignin and acid in the composition is the key to strength and preservation of the original color for a long time.
How to Use Paper for Scrapbooking
Craftswomen who are keen on scrap metal use paper sheets as a basis for their products. Needlewomen have hundreds of types of sheets of different densities, sizes, textures and colors in their arsenal. Initially, the idea of scrapbooking was to beautifully design photos, but today the scope of creativity has expanded. Sheets are used to create not only photo albums, but also postcards, boxes, wedding invitations, mug coasters, chocolate bowls and much more.
Types of paper
- cardboard – density 120-700 g/m2;
- paper (tracing paper, thin - 100-150 g/m2, multilayer - 150-200 g/m2);
- designer options (a broad concept that refers to special types: banana, rice, burlap, etc.).
Features of paper decor
This type of interior decoration is primarily accessible to anyone. Paper figures or decorative elements can be made even from ordinary white office sheet.
Many stores sell specialty colored sheets, craft sheets, crumpled sheets, and a variety of other craft supplies. All this can be used to your advantage and the interior.
Such crafts are easy to attach to any surface and to almost all objects in the room:
- Mirrors
- Curtains
- Windows
- Furniture
- Office chalkboard
- To the computer
- Refrigerator
- Chandelier
These crafts are especially convenient for decorating a children's room. Thanks to such products, a child can plunge into a completely new world every day, thereby developing his imagination.
On an office desk, such toys will look cute and harmonious. They will bring a calming atmosphere to your workspace and help you concentrate.
Application
Of all the different techniques for working with paper, this is considered one of the most popular. This creative activity consists of alternately gluing pieces of colored paper, fabric, leather, cardboard, leaves, beads, plates and other elements to the base to obtain a complete composition.
Appliqué activity is accessible even to young children; it develops thinking and fine motor skills well. Elements of a future craft can be made in advance by an adult or entrusted to a child. The composition can be made entirely of glued elements or combined with drawn details.
Using this technique, entire paintings are created that reflect the mood, movement and character of their characters. To do this, silhouettes of people, animals, and household items are cut out. In the last century, still lifes and black and white illustrations were composed in this way.
The art of scrapbooking
What is scrapbooking?
Scrapbooking is a fun art form that revolves around decorating various household items. Arts and crafts are based on memories, romance and creative thinking. Scrapbooking most often involves photo frames, photographs, photo albums, newspaper clippings, drawings, boxes and caskets. The object of creativity can be a personal item that is very dear and associated with warm positive moments in life, or some kind of family value.
The word “scrapbooking” is of English origin and is made up of two parts. The word "scrap" is translated as a piece, and "book" means book. Simply put, it is the art of creating a book from the pieces, stories and memories of our lives.
postcard
What is scrap paper?
To decorate photo albums, boxes and cards, coasters, invitations and much more, you need paper sets with special properties. Finished products must be practical, look aesthetically pleasing and last for years. This means that you need to use only high-quality proven materials. Sheets vary in color, texture, size and density. Often, handmade creations are made as gifts or decorative items for the home. Products with paper decorations look very cute.
album with hearts
Designer
Types of paper for printing in printing houses
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Usually this is paper with a dense structure, but there is also a tracing paper type. Designer sheets come in a variety of textures. This is quite a capricious paper. Therefore, if you are given a choice from the available catalog, it is better to consult with a manager or technologist.
For example, digital printing is not possible on sheets with a velvet surface. The toner simply falls between the fibers, resulting in a fuzzy outline. This type of paper can only be used for silk-screen printing, when inks are applied from above under a press.
The only universal design material that is suitable even for inkjet printing, not to mention digital, offset or silk-screen printing, is the so-called “linen”. Paper with special veins reminiscent of natural fabric.
Designer papers are usually used for:
- covers;
- business cards;
- presentation booklets and gift certificates.
From open source Yandex Pictures
You should not look for such paper on sale on your own. Even though it is available in some stores, it is usually used as scrapbooking material and in A4 size, which is not suitable for all printing methods. For example, offset provides sizes from A3 (A2, A1, A0).
