Master Class on Topiary from Organza on the Example of Making a Tree-Heart

What can be a better gift for a loved one and an dear person than a heart? Perhaps nothing but a basket of fruit. The store shelves are littered with plush, talking, dancing, smiling hearts. But t Just look, what beautiful can be homemade trees of happiness from organza! They are like from a fairy tale! How great it will be to do the same for a loved one.

We, inspired by beautiful examples, make our own topiary made of organza in the form of a heart. Pay attention to the important role played by small things and details! Before carrying out the work, well consider the design of your tree. Better even make an approximate sketch.

Materials:

1. Flower pot( small).

2. A rod for a trunk. You can use skewers for shish kebab, thick wire, I have a simple branch pre-dried and dyed with acrylic paint.

3. Gypsum, water.

4. A piece of dense cardboard. We carve it in the form of a heart.

5. Floristic organza, approximately 2 meters.

6. Newspaper, toilet paper, napkin in organza color, thread.

7. Artificial flowers.

8. Beads, satin ribbons.

9. Adhesive gun.

Procedure:

1. Connect the barrel and workpiece with hot glue.

2. Now the heart needs to be given volume. You can pave it with a newspaper.napkins, toilet paper. We will slip the workpiece with glue, crumble the newspaper and lay it on the cardboard core.

3. We wind the heart from all sides. If an uneven surface is obtained, then it can be leveled, wrapped with napkins and secured with threads. The napkin should be chosen in the color of the organza, so that the base does not shine through.

4. We fix the barrel in the pot with the help of gypsum, alabaster or cement. If in brief, then we cultivate gypsum or alabaster to the state of liquid sour cream, fill the pot and quickly insert the trunk. We wait while it dries.

5. As long as the "foundation" dries, we will tackle the organza. Topiary from organza to do very long, so be patient. We will cut about 40 squares 5 * 5.

6. Fold the square on the diagonal

7. And then again.

8. Let's corner the corner.

9. And on the other hand.

10. Apply a drop of hot glue and apply the resulting kulechek to the heart.

11. We wait until it is stuck. In order not to burn yourself, we help ourselves with a toothpick, as in the photo.

12. Now glue the workpiece first along the contour.

Tip: Your product will look more original, if you complement it with more complex crafts from organza - flowers, bows and ribbons. You will learn how to make them from the following videos.

13. And then from all sides.

14. Until the heart is completely covered with organza.

15. Now we will attach our blanks for the heart to the gypsum base. If for some reason, the gypsum should not be attached to the gypsum, then grease the gypsum with a layer of PVA and glue several napkins into the color of the future product.

16. Filling the bottom is the same as filling the heart. After that decorate with beads and a flower.

17. Final touch: tie a satin ribbon on the trunk and bow on the pot. The topiary is ready!

We have just made the perfect wedding topiary, which can be not only white, but, for example, red:

Using organza you can make really magic trees! Which you can give not only to your half, but to all close people: mother, child or girlfriend! Use organza as a foundation, and with the help of other parts create a composition or even a whole story! For an example, look at the suggested photos! They are impressive!

Video on the subject:

Well, have already thought out, what topiary will make next? Ideas for registration of a million! And most importantly, all the decor can be purchased in a supermarket or a store for needlework.