I present to your attention my topiary master class “Tree of Happiness”. So, for this we will need the following materials:
– sisal;
– corrugated paper;
– several pages of newspaper;
– glue gun;
– several sticks of silicone glue;
– buds of artificial flowers;
– gypsum;
– pot (yogurt jar);
– beads;
– tulle or any other material;
– a narrow ribbon;
- dense wire.
Making a composition
1. Take several layers of newspaper and put them together one by one, forming a ball. We fix each layer with glue.
2. Cover the top of the newspaper ball with corrugated paper and also fix the ends with glue.
3.We wind small balls of sisal with a diameter of about 2-2.5 cm. To do this, you need to pinch off a little sisal from the skein and use your palms to twist the ball.
4. Using glue, fix the balls onto a pre-prepared tree top (newspaper ball). You shouldn’t glue it too tightly, as we will then insert flowers between some sisal balls.
5. After all the balls are glued, insert the flowers and fix them with a glue gun.
Upon request in topiary there may be more or fewer buds, so I did not initially specify the number of flowers. It all depends on the size of the product and your imagination.
6. Next, we decorate the top of the tree with beads or any other accessories.
7. We proceed to the formation of the trunk. To do this, take the wire, bend it into a spiral shape and cover it with sisal.
8. We make a hole in the top to insert the barrel. To do this, choose the most unfortunate angle of the flower ball, make a puncture with scissors or an awl and, after applying a lot of silicone glue, fix the stem.
9. I also decorated the trunk with beads.
10. Pour gypsum into a jar (pot), add water and mix. The consistency should be like thick sour cream.
11. We insert the trunk of the tree into the plaster and place it in such a place that the tree freezes evenly. For example, I rested the top of a tree against the window frame.
12. After the plaster has hardened well, we proceed to decorating the pot. You can, of course, buy a beautiful, elegant pot and not waste time decorating it. But in my case it’s a yogurt jar, so decoration is inevitable. Cut off the required piece of corrugated paper and wrap it around the pot.
13.We cover the top of the paper with several layers of tulle or any other fabric that matches the color.
14. Finishing touches. We tie a bow from a ribbon folded several times onto the tree trunk near the very beginning of the topiary crown.
And the pot can be decorated with beads or any other accessories.
Topiarchik “Tree of Happiness” – ready!
I really hope that my master class will be useful to you in creating your own composition. Initially, I did not write the amount of materials, their colors and the size of the product. In fact, thanks to your imagination and desire to create beauty, you yourself will come to what color and size you need topiary decoration. Good luck and creative ideas!
