Poinsettia is a beautiful indoor flower,known in our country as milkweed. Full name - Euphorbla pulcherrima. Habitat - Mexico, South America. The flower has elongated leaves and rosette-shaped petals. Red is considered a traditional color, but you can find blue, yellow and even tricolor inflorescences. Why is poinsettia considered a Christmas flower? This question can be answered in different ways. Firstly, it is the flowering period - from December to February, just in time for the Christmas holidays. Secondly, the flower resembles the eight-pointed star of the Virgin Mary. Thirdly, there are several legends saying that it was poinsettia that was presented as a gift for the birth of baby Jesus. Due to various circumstances, not every family can afford to keep a living flower. And it's not about the price - it is just acceptable. The plant requires care, and our eternal busyness does not leave such an opportunity. In addition, poinsettia contains poisonous milky juice, which makes it an unwelcome guest in a house with children. In addition, it can cause allergies (however, like any other plant). That is why many try to make this beautiful flower with their own hands, using improvised materials.
The variant is simple - from colored paper
You can use regular paper for children's crafts, but it is better to take paper for origami, since it is colored on both sides.
- Cut out blanks
The initial stage in this event is the mostcomplex. Before making poinsettia with your own hands, you need to cut out the blanks. We make three ovals, connected to each other at the base. We sharpen the tops of the oval petals so that we get three teeth: one large in the middle and two small on the sides;
- Collect the flower
When the stencil is ready, we transfer it onto paper.We make three blanks. Then we carefully crumple the paper - do not spare it. As a result, there should be many small creases, imitating the veins on living petals. Each leaf must be folded in half so that a clear middle line is formed. To do this, we put three blanks perpendicular to each other and fasten them in the middle with a stapler or sew them with thread;
- We decorate
To decorate the middle, these are perfect:rhinestones or small beads that are glued with super glue or sewn in. The edges of the flower can be decorated with white paint, silver paint, bronze, applying them with an almost dry brush to the petals. You can also lightly go over the paper with a brush dipped in PVA, and spray shiny hairspray on top. This craft looks great on a bottle of champagne or on glasses. It can also be attached to the edges of a tablecloth or to napkins, having previously decorated the base with green or white lace.
Christmas star made of cloth
Quite an original way that allowsmake poinsettia with your own hands. The flower will be exquisite, and most importantly - resistant to mechanical impact. The principle of execution is the same - you will need: stencils, scissors, glue, threads, decor. The basis for the flower will not be paper, but red fabric. You will also need starch.
- Blanks
First, we make the blanks described in the first option;
- Preparing the paste
This is a standard "jelly" for starching,only a little thicker. Boil a liter of water. Prepare a mixture of a tablespoon of dry starch and a glass of cold water. Pour it into the boiling water and mix thoroughly so that no lumps form. Let the mixture cool;
- Starch blanks
We lower the petal blanks into a container withstarch and let it soak well. Squeeze it thoroughly and give it the desired shape. The flower should be crumpled, but still look neat. Place it on a flat surface to dry;
- Collect the flower
Once the fabric dries, it will becomerough, you could say - it will stand like a stake. If you crush it, the starch will crumble, and the whole structure will lose the necessary rigidity. Therefore, we assemble the flower carefully, trying to deform the resulting blanks as little as possible;
- We decorate
On red fabric, potato starch will give a slight floury coating, giving the flower a special charm. In the folds and creases, the fabric will be brighter. We decorate the core with beads, rhinestones, sequins.
The variant is complex - building
An unusual craft can also be made from construction materialsor medical plaster. It can be used to decorate gift wrapping and to decorate interiors in a Christmas style. For plaster poinsettia you will need: plaster, water, gouache, double-sided tape, liquid nails, thick foil.
- We prepare the form
We cut out blanks from thick foiltrefoil. Make them 1-1.5 centimeters larger than the finished product will be. Fold the foil into a cup shape. You should get a shape that can hold the plaster mixture for some time;
- We make gypsum
Dilute the gypsum powder with water to a consistencypancake dough. Add red gouache to this mixture: this is necessary to give the future product the desired shade. Remember that after drying, the color will fade a little;
- Making workpieces
We put the gypsum mixture into the prepared oneform and leave to dry at room temperature. For a life-size product, five hours is enough. If you take it out earlier, the mixture inside that has not dried out can destroy the entire workpiece. It is easy to take the plaster out of the foil - just turn it over and remove it like a candy wrapper;
- Collect the flower
To connect the petals together, you can use liquid nails, super glue or liquid plaster;
- We decorate
All that remains is to decorate the resulting piece.craft. You can silver-plate it or glue beads on it. In order for the “stone flower” to stick to any surface, it is enough to glue double-sided construction tape to its base. This will facilitate both the fastening itself and dismantling after the end of the Christmas holidays.
For those who know how to knit
For lovers of this type of handicraft it will not be difficultlabor to make poinsettia with your own hands. All you need is thread and a hook (knitting needles). Three blanks are made with openwork knitting. For a hook, this can be a yarn over loop, columns. For knitting needles - a complex lace pattern. Then the petals are assembled according to the same principle. As you can see, there are enough ways to make poinsettia yourself. The main thing is to have skillful hands and a great desire! In all other respects, improvised materials and imagination will help. We recommend reading:
