Master Class Of Crafts From Ordinary Cones

2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38

Cones are amazing material for the embodiment of interesting ideas. Using simple techniques and improvised means, original decorations for the interior are obtained. A pleasant walk in the park or forest will allow you to stock up on material for work. The fruits of any needle trees are suitable: pine, cedar, larch, thuja, fir, cypress, spruce. From such gifts of nature, you can create original gifts and "masterpieces" for the home. What can be made of cones, how to work with them?

How to color buds

The structure of the ornamental material is difficult to paint over with a brush, although you will need a brush or a piece of foam rubber to highlight some parts. Typically, a colorant spray can is used. The types of paints depend on the concept of the project (with sparkles, silver), artificial snow, gilding are used. Selection criteria: technology, price, number of blanks.

Fastening cones

Many compositions use a base on which the buds are fixed. Most often it is polystyrene, cardboard, plywood, vine. For a horizontal arrangement, any viscous mass such as plasticine is sufficient. Products intended for vertical placement require a more solid substance: liquid nails, paraffin wax, glue. The elements are fastened together with toothpicks; for strength, the holes are filled with glue.

What can be made from cones

Traditional Christmas decorations involve cones. They make original pendants, wreaths, elements for the Christmas tree. Children's works made of birch bark, twigs, moss, acorns often include cones. Children love to make little men out of them, animal figurines, create fabulous models.

Christmas tree made of cones

Work begins with preparing the stand. Better to take a wooden, plastic circle, you can cut it out of cardboard. A large diameter will make it possible to make a tall tree, so a lot of material will be needed. The buds are pre-sorted by size. Glue is applied to the edges of the base and the largest specimens are laid out (on the barrel, with the crown outward). The second row is shifted towards the center.

Observing this sequence, you need to strive to obtain the shape of a cone. The top ends with the smoothest bump, set vertically, tip up.

Vase of cones

The technology for creating a vase is similar to laying out a Christmas tree: a row with a selection of sizes. For fastening, liquid nails are needed. The diameter of the alternating rows allows you to get any shape: from an elongated glass to a wide bowl. Such a "container" is used for compositions of dried flowers, blades of grass, cattail, immortelle. There is another option that can serve as a full-fledged container for installing fresh flowers. In this case, unnecessary dishes or a plastic container (bottle, canister) will be required for the base.

Christmas wreath

A thick wire or hoop is needed for the frame. The diversity of materials for decoration allows the use of tinsel, ribbons, Christmas decorations, coniferous branches. Before the start of collecting the structure, the cones are toned in the desired color using a spray. After drying, additional accents and strokes are applied. Next, a wreath is assembled.

Decorating candlesticks

Polyurethane foam is applied to a wooden block with a stable base-platform. The prepared elements are arranged according to their plan. Cones alternate with rowan berries, anise stars, circles of dried citrus, cinnamon sticks. A simpler option is a candle holder. A candle is placed on a wooden disc, plate or saucer (on molten wax). Cones with any decor are beautifully laid out. It is important to remember about the safety of the composition during use.

Pine cone crafts themes

A preschool child can independently complete simple tasks. With your help, fabulous compositions, play layouts will be obtained.

Cockerel

Plasticine holds two cones together (torso, head). Legs are made from acorns, toothpicks and PVA glue are used to connect. A beard and scallop - halves of a dry leaf or cut out of red paper, inserted into the scales.

Hedgehog

The hedgehog's body is made from a plastic bottle, but pine cones are attached at random to the bottoms. You can use plasticine, glue, foam. The neck is the muzzle, the bottle cap is the nose. A layer of black plasticine is applied to the lid. For the eyes, two white caps from other bottles are used, with two "peas" of black plasticine. "Needles" can be decorated with sculpted mushrooms, berries, leaves, cut out of colored paper.