The presented product, in the form of three-dimensional hearts, attracts with its simplicity of the work process and affordable materials that do not require large financial investments. Despite this, it looks attractive and interesting. To make flowers, you can use corrugated paper, but based on the price category, ordinary napkins look no worse, but are several times cheaper.
Materials for production:
- cardboard;
- scissors or stationery knife;
- glue Moment transparent Crystal;
- stapler;
- pink table napkins;
- acrylic paints, brush;
- glitter;
- rope or ribbon for hanging.
Manufacturing process
1. Draw a heart on cardboard for the base.In this craft, a composition will be made of three hearts, one - 30 cm, two - 20 cm at the widest part.
2. Cut out the hearts with scissors. A more convenient option is a stationery knife.
3. Paint the back of the hearts with paints. Here we use pink paint to match the color of the napkins. If pink is not available, it can be obtained by combining red and white.
4. Immediately, before the paint has dried, sprinkle it with glitter. They will stick directly to the paint without requiring additional adhesive. We decorate the back if the heart will be given as a valentine, or hung in the center of the room or on the windows. In the case where the heart is hung on the wall, it is possible to skip these steps and focus on the design of the front part.
5. Leave the hearts to dry completely.
6. The front of the hearts will be decorated with flowers. To make one flower you need two napkins.
7. Cut the napkins into single-layer squares.
8. Fold the resulting 8 squares like an accordion, one side measuring 1 cm.
9. Secure the accordion in the middle with a stapler. If it is not available, you can tie the accordion with thread. But this will require additional time and, possibly, the help of another person.
10. Trim the corners on both sides. You can, by cutting, make a sharp corner to obtain a flower, such as a dahlia or chrysanthemum. You can cut it in a semicircle, then the flower petals will be softer, like a rose.
11. Open the accordion. Gradually, carefully lift all layers towards the center.
12. Fluff the flower randomly to give it a finished shape.
13. Prepare the remaining flowers in a similar manner.For smaller hearts you will need, on average, 13-15 buds, and for a large one about 25 will fit.
14. Before attaching flowers, take care of the hanging hole. Make it using scissors or an awl, stretch a ribbon or string in advance for the loop.
15. Apply Moment glue to the entire surface of the heart.
16. Starting from the bottom, fill the entire area with flowers. Moment glue is good because it quickly secures parts; an important factor for its use is the first firm pressure.
17. Fluff all the flowers, making the surface of the heart uniform and curly.
Fluffy volumetric hearts are ready. They can be used one at a time or in a composition of several. You can play with colors and sizes based on personal preferences. Happy creativity!
