Autumn ... A sad time! Eye charm! Autumn landscapes - bright colors of leaves, gardens, pleasing with harvest, alluring forests - are magnificent! But winter comes, and we say goodbye to autumn miracles. But you can make an autumn-themed topiary that will leave a piece of golden pore in your memory!
Topiary is called an artificial decorative tree, which is suitable for any interior. Also, these trees are sometimes called the "tree of fortune," the "tree of happiness." Put your soul into the creation of the topiary and it will certainly become a delightful gift for your beloved people, and the manifestation of imagination will help you in your work.
Topiary - a wonderful tree of good luck
Tiny trees, which are actually topiary, bring a charge of positive emotions to the house and are often amulets. In Feng Shui, these good luck trees can help improve health, achieve longevity, and increase wealth. That is why so many people replace them with fresh flowers.
In appearance, the topiary is completely different: very small or large, with a spherical tip, placed in a cache-pot, in the shape of a heart, in the form of a "flying" cup and so on. It’s quite simple to create such a talisman, but the result is always amazing.
Autumn amulet created from natural materials
In order to assemble a do-it-yourself topiary on an autumn theme, you need to prepare:
- a newspaper;
- threads, twine;
- stick for the trunk (branch, wire, cardboard tube);
- glue;
- paper napkins;
- a pot (any small container for our tree);
- gypsum, cement;
- autumn crown material (leaves, dried and artificial berries, flowers, nuts);
- decorative ornaments (sisal, fabric, beads, ribbons, birds, butterflies).
First, we make the basis of our topiary. To do this, take a newspaper and doubt it, forming a ball of suitable diameter. To maintain the shape, wrap with threads or twine. We’ll stick a stick-barrel in a newspaper ball, having preliminarily greased its end with glue. We glue our design with paper napkins and leave for some time to dry.
Next, prepare the pot. Add some water to the gypsum or cement and stir. The consistency of this mixture should resemble a very thick sour cream. Gently put the solution in the pot and set the tree. Leave for 4-5 hours until the cement dries.
And we just have to do the most interesting - decorate the crown. We glue leaves, flowers, berries so that they are picturesquely distributed around the ball and there are no gaps between them. We hide the cement, covering it with a cloth and sisal. Now add the beads, ribbons (optional), and our amulet for the autumn theme is ready!
Decorative tree for a children's holiday
A wonderful decoration for a kindergarten can also be made from foliage, chestnut and oak fruits, orange boxes of physalis, branches or berries of red mountain ash, fruits, autumn flowers. Leaves and flowers can be collected while walking with the child, on the way to the kindergarten. For crafts for the holiday in the autumn theme in kindergarten we need:
- acorns, rowan berries, leaves, physalis and other materials;
- sisal, beads;
- old newspaper, napkins;
- rope, wooden spoons from ice cream, a branch from a tree;
- PVA glue, glue gun;
- alabaster, polystyrene, candy box, small jar.
We make the base in the same way as described above, but instead of the pot we take a small jar.
Decorate the box of sweets. Glue bright paper on it or paint it with gold paint, and glue the ice cream sticks in the form of a fence on top.
We glue the tree with flowers, acorns, physalis, mountain ash (instead of beads) - we use all materials on the autumn theme. We put it in our beautiful box in the form of a fence, fill the free space between the bank and the box with polystyrene. Top with sisal and glue rowan berries and beads.
Topiary "Fruits of Golden Autumn"
Crafts on the autumn theme in the school can also be done in the form of a topiary. You can do creative work with your children - this is very exciting and interesting.
We will make a ball for the crown using papier-mâché technology. You need to prepare an inflatable balloon, paper napkins, PVA glue.
So, we inflate the ball, glue it with napkins with a layer of 1 cm and dry it. After the glue has dried, the ball must be punctured and removed.
You can also use foam for installation for this purpose.
We do this: squeeze the foam into a strong plastic bag, leave it to dry and carefully cut to the desired shape.
The collected herbarium dries quickly and loses its shape and bright colors. We will need to prepare the leaves. There are 2 ways to keep them fresh and vibrant:
- We melt the paraffin in a water bath, immerse the leaves in it, remove and dry.
- You can take glycerin, mix with water in a ratio of 1: 2 and put leaves in this solution for 10-15 days.
We collect our tree, as described earlier, using prepared leaves and various materials on the autumn theme.
A bright topiary made of fruits and foliage will not only be a magical decoration of the interior, it can also be a wonderful gift. Collect it from maple leaves, mountain ash branches, berries, and an autumn-themed topiary, made with your own hands, will bring a piece of golden sun warming you into the house.