Flowers are an integral and beautiful part of our planet. They make this world more perfect and fulfilling, bringing extraordinary harmony and aesthetic pleasure. There is more than one direction in this area where flowers are part of wonderful compositions that delight the human eye. This is a unique art of its kind, where a person is given the opportunity to create real masterpieces using the available gifts of nature. One of these areas is ekibana - the art of composing and arranging flower arrangements in the most unusual variations.
Ekibana is the ability to create unusual and expressive compositions through a harmonious and expressive combination of flowers and bizarrely shaped branches. Art originates from ancient India, gradually penetrating the culture of Japan and China. At the dawn of this trend, ekibans were more of a religious nature, being one of the gifts offered to the altar in Buddhist temples. But gradually, exquisite bouquets became in demand in almost many areas of human activity, with some differences in the approach to creating floral masterpieces.
For example, in Europe they prefer more curvaceous forms, but Asian masters adhere to simplicity and expressiveness in creating compositions. Given these differences, there are a number of features that distinguish ekibana from an ordinary bouquet of flowers. Among the most basic:
- Expressiveness a work that conveys the mood of the arranger, his restraint of ideas and the artistic relationship between elements.
- Volume, allowing you to admire the composition from all sides, regardless of the layout of the room.
- Balance plays an important role both in the color scheme and the arrangement of flowers - it is preferable to place dark and large flowers in the lower part, and small and light ones away from the central part of the composition.
- Accent should be focused on one of the unusual elements - an exotic flower or a curved tree trunk, but the other components should complement and enhance the impression of the work.
- Harmony Ekibana depends not only on the shape and size of the plants, but also on a suitable vessel (stand), background and lighting, which must form a single whole.
Ekibana for interior, photo
When decorating a room with decor made from natural materials, it is worth considering the background and lighting. Otherwise, the composition will lose its attractiveness and brightness. For example, against the background of an interior in dark colors, it is better to place an ekibana consisting of light elements.
But a bright room will be harmoniously complemented by contrasting flowers in bright or dark shades.
DIY Ekibana photo
To create a unique flower arrangement yourself, you do not need to receive special education. All you need is an extraordinary approach to work, hard work and a little patience, and the result will not take long to arrive. The main thing you should pay attention to is a color scheme suitable for the interior, in harmony with all the elements of the work.
Living ekibana, ekibana from fresh flowers, step-by-step guide with photos
Before starting work, you should pay attention to the future location of your masterpiece. It is very important that the ekibana complements the interior or fills a certain space in the room. The composition must be voluminous and expressive, otherwise it risks getting lost among other design items.
So, what is needed to create ekibana from fresh flowers?!
- Select the required container, which will become the basis of the work. In our case, the role of the vessel will be played by a watermelon, which must be thoroughly washed and one of the halves thoroughly cleared of pulp.
- Using a sharp knife, we cut out various shapes in the peel, leaving a kind of grid.
- To fix the flowers, we use a floral sponge, onto which we carefully attach bright inflorescences of yellow roses and gerberas.
- We place the flower ball on a tray and cover it with an exquisite decoration of a watermelon half.
- To add grace and completeness, we complement the composition of yellow roses with dry branches and plants with small inflorescences, which can easily be found in flower shops.
As you can see, there is nothing difficult in creating a living ekibana. It is enough to show only a little effort and imagination, as a result of which exclusive floral masterpieces are born.
Ekibana made of artificial flowers, master class
Very often, lovers of floral decor give preference to artificial compositions, which are no less sophisticated decoration of the room. The big advantage of such ekibans is their ease of care and long lifespan of the composition, compared to fresh flowers.
Ekibana of roses, step by step with photos
Roses are exquisite and unsurpassed favorites of many women. They are created to give pleasure and delight with their fragrance over a long period. And even a completely unpretentious bouquet can significantly improve your mood, let alone extraordinary floral creations, which, by the way, you can create yourself.
What is needed for this?!
- Decorative plate for fixing the composition.
- Flowers, decorative elements.
- Floral sponge.
- Scissors or pruning shears.
Operating procedure:
- At the bottom of a capacious basket we place a moistened floral sponge, on which we place a small plant (in our case, a Kalanchoe).
- Using pruning shears, we shorten the flower stems and place them in a basket, carefully fixing them on a sponge.
- We add decorative elements and twigs that will give the composition elegance and completeness.
- We supplement the work with small balls, fixing them well on the branches.
Spring Ekibana, detailed instructions with photos
Hyacinths, tulips, freesias... The splendor of spring flowers amazes with their grace and variety. Why not create a spectacular and attractive composition with the addition of these wonderful plants, complementing it with a flowering branch of a fruit tree?!
When choosing flowers, pay attention to the role of each flower in the composition - the brightest and largest ones should be the main ones, and plants with inflorescences play the role of additional or secondary ones.
So let's get started.
- We will prepare all the necessary components for creating a flower ekibana - a vessel, pruning shears, floral material for fixing plants, flowers.
- Cut the floral material to the size of the container and place it in a container of water until completely moistened.
- Place in a vase and add water to cover the sponge.
- We prepare the flowers by cutting off excess foliage and shortening the stem.
- We place roses in the central part of the composition, complemented by peonies and dusty miller leaves.
- In random order we fix flowering branches, tulips and other plants that complement the ekibana.
- To complete the piece, it is better to place small flowers on the sides, emphasizing the contrast of the primary colors.
- Upon completion of the work, it is necessary to straighten the plants, giving them a natural and free form.
Ekibana in a vase, photo
Creating ekibana is a creative process that depends on the imagination and inspiration of the master. The correct selection of components, including decor and natural materials, should be in harmony with the vessel, which is the basis of the floral work. We present to your attention several options for compositions in vases of various shapes and shades.
Autumn Ekibana, step-by-step instructions with photos
Autumn is a special time for creative people. After all, such a riot of colors among flowers and trees occurs only once a year. Even an ordinary branch of a fruit tree with yellow or reddish leaves in combination with a chrysanthemum and a rose of the same shade will create a real work of art. You just need to choose the appropriate vase and follow a certain sequence of work.
Composition 1
- At the bottom of the container we place a floral oasis with thorns, which can be purchased at any flower shop.
- We thin out the leaves of a fruit tree branch and give it a curved shape, carefully bending the edges.
- We place the branch in the vase, firmly fixing it on the oasis.
- We shorten the stem of the rose, cutting off the lower part diagonally with a sharp pruner, and place it in a vase.
- We clear the chrysanthemum of foliage, cut off half the stem and place it so that it is lower than the main flower.
- We add another rose - smaller than the previous one, and complement the composition with another branch of an autumn tree.
Composition 2
An equally exquisite version of autumn ekibana is presented in the photo below - a harmonious combination of dahlias and branches of a decorative tree with small fruits. In some cases, exotic plants can be replaced with a sprig of hawthorn or cotoneaster, which can be found on any gardener’s plot.
- At the initial stage, we stir the branches in the vessel, carefully cutting off the excess parts to balance the composition.
- We decorate the central part of the ekibana with several varieties of greenery.
- We fill the vase with water so that the flowers retain their existence longer.
- We finish the composition by adding large and delicate dahlias of different lengths, and carefully adjust all the elements of the ekibana.
Composition 3
Using several types of chrysanthemums of different shades, you can become the author of a magnificent floral work that will decorate the interior and add color to gloomy autumn days. To do this, 3-4 types of flowers are enough, which should be placed in an elegant vase, after cleaning the leaves. This way the flowers will be able to delight you with their blooms longer.
Compositions made from branches, especially those of unusual and whimsical shapes, will be an excellent solution for decorating your home and office. The main thing to consider is the harmony of additional elements, which in this case are flowers.
A branch of an unusual shape itself draws attention to itself, so you should not oversaturate the composition with bright containers and large flowers.
If you want to use roses, it is better to choose small buds, which should be placed in the central part, complementing the unusual bouquet with branches of viburnum or red rowan.
Branches of unusual colors can become decor without floral accompaniment; only the original shape is enough to fix them and pre-treat them with a special wood product.
Ekibana on March 8, master class
Floor Ekibana, photo
Depending on the room and purpose, ekibana can serve not only as a decorative item, but also to fill empty space in rooms with a large area. Floor racks are perfect for this. For their construction, both high stands and low volumetric containers with bright accents are used. A beautiful addition to the decor will be a combination of flowers and unusually shaped driftwood, which will give the room some extravagance.
Here are some examples of how you can transform a room using floor compositions.
Ekibana tree, step-by-step instructions with photos
In the Japanese tradition, there is a custom of composing authentic ekiban, among which one of the first places is occupied by a coniferous composition.
To create such splendor you will need:
- tools;
- branches;
- stable container and flowers.
Operating procedure:
- To prepare the branches for work, it is necessary to cut their lower part in such a way as to fix it in a special hole in the dish.
- Then we place the branch firmly in the container.
- The coniferous branch will be beautifully complemented by the curved part of a flowering tree, which we cut in a similar way and fix in a container.
- A few leaves and inflorescences of daffodils will become a colorful element in the ekiban.
Ekibana on the table, beautiful composition with photo
It so happened that a beautifully composed composition always testifies to the manifestation of the refined taste and aesthetic preferences of the owners.
When forming a flower ekibana for further placement on the table, you should not make it too bulky and voluminous, as this may cause some inconvenience.
We present to your attention several examples of beautiful ekibans that will decorate any room and give it a touch of perfection.
Ekibana of fruits, summer composition photo
Particularly popular among lovers of unusual gifts are not only flower ekibans, but also those with elements such as fruits and vegetables. Such compositions have double benefits - aesthetic beauty and the benefits of fruit elements, which, after the flowers have withered, can serve as a source of vitamins. Here are a few examples of fruit ekiban:
Ekibana for Easter, composition for Easter with your own hands step by step with photos
Easter is an incredibly bright holiday, with a number of traditions and customs, including decorating your own home. A flower ekibana will perfectly complement the celebration and fill the holiday with special meaning, especially if you build it yourself. This will require quite a bit of time, patience, and, of course, material to create the composition.
- We place it on a tray with a floral sponge at the bottom and decorate it with moss.
- We lay leaves of evergreen ornamental plants, such as ivy and hosta, on top of the moss, and complement the composition with willow branches.
An equally festive composition can be created using small decorative elements, in this case chickens, and yellow flowers. In addition, we will need a round glass vase, pruning shears, glue and some greenery.
- glue the chickens along the entire perimeter of the container, holding them for some time for good fixation;
- Place it in a vase and enjoy the festive composition!
Option 3
Winter ekibana, Christmas and New Year's ekibana, photo with explanations
The pre-New Year bustle is something fabulous. People decorate their homes, creating miracles with their own hands in the form of coniferous works that give an extraordinary atmosphere of comfort. You can create a New Year's Ekibana from the most affordable ingredients. A few spruce branches and New Year's decor are enough for magic to reign in the house.
Autumn ekibana made of natural material fits perfectly into absolutely any interior in the house. If you create an ekibana in the fall, also with your own hands, it will fill any room with a special atmosphere and become the highlight of your home.
The most pressing topic of creating an ekibana with your own hands becomes in the fall. Why, you ask? And all because at this time of year the number of fresh flowers for home arrangements becomes less and less, and the desire to diversify the interior of the room with floral motifs does not depend on the time of year outside the window. However, this does not mean that it is impossible to find another natural material for creating autumn ekibana! An incredible amount of diverse, unusual and colorful components can be found in autumn nature (various cones, tree fruits, autumn leaves, acorns, rowan berries and much more). A composition made from such natural materials has its own advantages: it is more stable and durable than a craft made from fresh flowers.
It’s worth thinking about creating an autumn-themed ekibana quickly and easily with your own hands in advance. Start collecting suitable materials for crafts at the very beginning of the autumn season, as many plants quickly bloom and disappear from nature. Choose the warmest and most pleasant autumn day and take a walk through parks and forests. At the autumn plant ball you will find a huge variety of leaves, see a riot of colors and be able to choose the natural material you like to create an ekibana. Choose the materials you like most. Collect all the most interesting things and you will definitely find a use for them in the future.
Making ekibana about autumn with your own hands in a master class
In any case, it is very important to properly prepare the source material. In order for the ekibana of autumn leaves to look beautiful, you need to choose only whole and healthy leaves. You need to dry the leaves between the pages of a book or album, pressing them down with a weight. This must be done in order to avoid curling of the leaves in the future. Autumn leaves prepared in this way are used for children's applications, leaf collages, and also for herbariums.
If there is a need to make a volumetric composition, autumn leaves are soaked for three to four days in a solution of glycerin (200 ml) and cold water (400 ml). When treated with this method, autumn leaves become flexible, pliable and do not lose their original beautiful appearance.
Flat crafts.There are four ways to dry leaves for flat crafts:
- Natural method. The collected natural materials are tied into bundles and hung on a thread in a dry, well-ventilated area.
- Hot iron drying. Autumn leaves are laid out on thick cardboard, thin paper is placed on top and carefully ironed with a hot iron. It is necessary to iron until the moisture from the leaves has completely evaporated.
- Volumetric drying. With this method, autumn flowers best retain their shape and volume. The flower is cut and placed in dried and calcined sand for one month.
- Oven drying method. It is necessary to set the oven at a very low temperature, about 60 degrees Celsius. The prepared natural raw materials are laid out on a base and slowly dried. You should always monitor the condition of the leaves and flowers to prevent them from darkening or losing their shape.
Autumn ekibana can be decorated in a decorative vase, basket or artificial stand. You can approach this issue very creatively and creatively: use a pumpkin or a small hollowed out log instead of a vase.
The process of creating an autumn ekibana depends entirely on your imagination and desire. You can add unusual, varied elements to your composition. However, before you make an ekibana, you need to know that the primary task is to form the base or “backbone” of the composition. It needs to be thought through immediately. This will allow you not to forget what result you are striving for, what your initial compositional idea was. After this, you can completely surrender to creative impulses and ideas: add dried flowers, cones, berries, acorns, roots and leaves. The most important thing is that the final result looks harmonious and that all the constituent elements of the composition are combined with each other.
If you want to create an autumn ekibana with your own hands, on the Internet you will find many photos with various design ideas.
To secure the autumn composition, it is best to use plasticine or foam rubber, which must be placed in the selected container.
As you can see, a DIY autumn-themed ekibana will be a great addition to the interior of your home. Start creating it with your children. For children, schoolchildren and even adults, this activity will be fun and exciting.
Video on the topic of the article
Ekibana is the traditional Japanese art of making flower bouquets. Translated into Russian, this word, incomprehensible to us, means flowers that live. As a rule, the Japanese use exclusively live and, if possible, freshly cut flowers to create their floral sculptures.
But since we live in a country where it is not possible to grow fresh flowers all year round, our ekibana has been slightly transformed. In the autumn-winter period, florists and simply lovers of beautiful floral objects make it from all kinds of available materials. In addition to dried flowers and herbs, our people use chestnuts, autumn fruits and even rowan.
Ekibana made from leaves.
So, first, prepare a vase, approximately 40 pieces of maple leaves, threads. Then we take the still wet leaves and begin to form a rose out of them. We make the required number of buds, and then begin to attach them to the stem. It can be made from any flexible twig of brown or green color. After your autumn roses are ready, let's start collecting ekibana. To do this, pour sand into the bottom of the vase and start sticking the stems of our roses into it. Having arranged all the roses, be sure to make them a so-called wrapper of beautiful maple leaves.
Autumn ekibana made from leaves.
Flat ekibana is an ideal option for schools and kindergartens. Some florists also call it foliage paintings and panels. Since in this case the leaves are attached to a dense base, all that will be required of you is to give them the correct shape and form certain shapes. If you wish, you can very quickly make a beautiful and airy butterfly, a small mouse, flowers from autumn leaves, or lay out a beautiful clearing.
But in order for you to get all these pictures, first you will need to prepare the decorative material. And if for a volumetric composition the leaves must be flexible, then for flat ones they must be as dry and even as possible. In view of this, all collected material will need to be properly dried.
If you don’t want to make a basket yourself, you can take a ready-made one and turn it into an original autumn decoration. Both fresh and dried flowers can be used as filling. If you use live plants, for example, asters or chrysanthemums, then you need to ensure that they need to create favorable conditions that will help them stay fresh for as long as possible.
In view of this, you will have to insert a plastic or glass container inside the basket into which you can place a floral sponge soaked in a nutrient solution. If you use dried flowers for filling, you will need to stick them into the sand or simply attach them to the walls of the basket with thin wire.
Dried flowers are good because you can use them to create quite a lot of different objects. These can be bouquets, wreaths, paintings and original panels. The simplest ekibana, of course, is a bouquet. It can be done in two ways. If you prepare flowers yourself, then simply collect the plants that you like, make a bouquet of them, tie the stems well and hang them to dry in a dark, well-ventilated place (buds down).
If you do everything correctly, then in the fall your home will be decorated not only with a beautiful and pleasant-smelling composition. If you buy dried flowers and then make compositions from them, you will first need to adjust their stems to the same length, put all the flowers together, and then carefully look at whether all the elements of your ekibana are in harmony with each other.
Ekibana of autumn fruits: a basket of pine cones.
In autumn, there is literally a lot of decorative material lying under your feet, which can be used to create an original autumn ekibana. For example, you can collect acorns or cones and make an original basket out of them, which can later be filled with dried flowers, fruits, autumn leaves or homemade flowers. The easiest way to make such a basket is to take an ordinary small cardboard box and carefully cover it with pine cones of the same size.
Ekibana - autumn bouquet.
Or you can simply collect autumn leaves and make a bouquet from them. Let the leaves lose their shape after some time, but it’s beautiful.
The work was carried out jointly with parents.
Galina Bogacheva
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Autumn It's a great time for creativity. After all, it is autumn gives us wonderful natural materials to create something extraordinary.
To realize my ideas and fantasies, I also use waste material. By combining two types of material (waste and natural) I did it ikebana« Autumn mood» .
To make it we will be needed: cones, waste material, glue gun, acrylic paint, hard wide brush, sharp scissors.
Advice: To make crafts, it is better to use large cones with well-open scales.
Move work: cut off a wide part of the cone, about 5-7 scales. Cover the resulting part well with paint. (color each scale on both sides). Wait until the paint is completely dry. Apply a second coat of paint, carefully painting each scale.
If you want the flowers to be placed on the base at different levels, screw a screw into the middle of the painted cone or glue a small piece of foam plastic.
As a basis for forming a bouquet, you can use various waste material: plastic plate, mayonnaise lid, bottom of a plastic bottle, etc.
I used: a basket made from a dried bouquet and a plastic ball. To make the craft stable, I glued the ball to the bottom of the basket with a glue gun.
Then we form a bouquet and add our imagination to embellish it a little.
Ikebana is ready.
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Good afternoon - we continue theme of autumn crafts for interior decoration. And today we will talk about compositions and lamps from pumpkin... about elegant flower and fruit compositions with wicker baskets... about how you can make beautiful autumn ones with your own hands sprinkles in transparent vases... and I’ll give you a large selection of compositions with candles and candlesticks decorated in autumn style. In short, there will be many interesting interior ideas for creating an autumn atmosphere in the house, for decorating a wedding in the fall.
Autumn compositions - crafts with PUMPKINS.
Pumpkin is, one might say, a SYMBOL OF AUTUMN. And pumpkin crafts for interior decoration can be very different. You can cover a white pumpkin with yellow autumn leaves (if they don’t stick well to PVA glue... you can plant them on acrylic varnish)... Or you can stick the leaves on - and just apply paint on them - and apply it to the side of the pumpkin AS A STAMP... and it will remain on the pumpkin skin sheet imprint.
Or you can make a PUMPKIN CARVING. To do this, you need to... attach an autumn leaf to the pumpkin - trace the outline with a pencil... then cut out the outline with a knife - and peel off the skin inside the outline - you will get a beautiful CARVED PATTERN on the pumpkin (as in the left photo below).
You can put several pumpkins on the table and braid them with branches of a berry bush...
Or you can make beautiful LAMPS from pumpkins. To do this... you need to cut off the lower part (bottom) of the pumpkin... cut through this cut and remove all the pumpkin pulp - so that only the walls remain.
Then we need cut round holes– for it to turn out well – it’s best to use metal tubes with thin sharp walls and a hammer. We apply the cut of such a metal pipe to the side of the pumpkin from the INSIDE - (that is, we put the tube inside the pumpkin... and the pumpkin should lie on the side that we are going to pierce). And so we apply an iron tube to the side - and hit it with a hammer (or press hard) - and the sharp edges of the tube perforate the pumpkin side (just like a cookie cutter perforates the rolled out dough).
You can choose the patterns at your discretion... if you take tubes of different diameters, you will get holes of different sizes.
If you have miniature decorative pumpkins growing in your garden beds, then you can use them to make a beautiful wreath arrangement with asters cones and bright ribbons (as in the photo below).
If the pumpkin doesn't have a convenient tail to tie a ribbon on– then you can drive a construction dowel with a metal eye into the pumpkin... or just a long nail bent into a loop
To get such a bent nail- you must first hammer it 1 centimeter into the board - and then hit it with a hammer at a crooked angle - so that the nail bends - and then remove it from the board and hammer it at an angle into the pumpkin - and you will get a metal grip for tying a ribbon.
MORE YOU CAN DO HERE such a wreath from small pumpkins and patisons (photo below).
For such a wreath you need metal rim(quite strong) – to the rim for volume you can screw dry branches in a circle- wrapping them with wire.
And then use the same wire to attach the pumpkins. For this each fruit must be holed - from one side with a through hole (like a button)– so that there is an entry hole for the wire and 3-7 cm from it an exit hole for the wire.
To get such an “underground passage” you just need make a hole in the pumpkin with a bent nail... a nail bent in the form of an arch will go into the pumpkin and will come out immediately next to the entrance hole. And we will get an EYE like a button. We will thread a wire into this eye, and the pumpkin will be strung on it like a mushroom - and it can be tied to the wreath base.
Autumn compositions - IN BASKETS.
Ordinary wicker baskets can also participate in the creation of autumn interior crafts.
Inside the basket you can make an AUTUMN BOUQUET. Buy “oasis” at a florist shop (this is a material similar to green spongy plasticine) - you stick flowers into it and they will not fade for weeks, feeding on moisture from this “oasis sponge”.
Or you can do DRY compositions autumn floristry in a basket - or even take three baskets of different sizes and make a beautiful autumn pyramid out of them from pine cones, rose hips, dry ornamental herbs, velvet sage leaves and pine twigs.
If your basket is old and shabby, and the oak tree next door is actively bearing fruit, then you can collect acorns... arm yourself with a glue gun(sold in hardware stores for 3 or 5 dollars) and pave the entire basket, paste over the bodies and caps of acorns. You will get a beautiful autumn craft like in the photo below.
GIFTS OF AUTUMN IN A DISH - like interior compositions.
Or you can not be too tricky and just make a fruit and leafy display in a beautiful bowl. Pumpkins for shine rub with paraffin(smear it with a candle) and then polish with a dry cloth to a glossy shine...
Bright persimmon fruits and silver velvet leaves of garden wormwood...or other plants have the same velvety gray leaves - for example chistets, cineraria– they look very beautiful in dry autumn bouquets and compositions.
Or you can make the dish itself for the fruit composition from cut (in half horizontally) pumpkin.
You can make an autumn arrangement from small pumpkins, garden flowers and seed umbels of plants.
But you can think even more interestingly... and create a small a masterpiece of fruit creativity... Glue rhinestones onto ordinary ruddy pears (ordinary adhesive rhinestones that are sold in stalls... they already have a sticky surface on the back and are easy and quick to stick. By the way, this table decoration looks good for decorating an outdoor wedding.
Artistic compositions – from natural and plant materials.
You can make beautiful ones autumn ekibans from stones, dry driftwood and flowers.
You can make a real autumn composition from a carved pumpkin... with a birch stump and a toy deer. Place it on the coffee table and let it please the eyes of you and your children... Let them play with this cozy pumpkin house... This is such a great childhood pleasure. And by the way, the children themselves can take part in making such a composition from a hollow pumpkin - let them decide for themselves how to arrange the house
You can also buy it in a gift shop small decorative birds... They are made from papier-mâché and feathers - they look like real ones. And make a beautiful composition of autumn leaves, berries and birds sitting on a perch. Children will be happy to take part in such a craft. I described in great detail and step by step how to make such a bird corner with your own hands and with your children’s hands in the article. “AUTUMN CRAFTS for children (for school and kindergarten) – 15 best master classes”
And next to it you can put a beautiful composition with a birdhouse on an aged coffee table... an autumn bouquet of autumn twigs and a beautiful dry vine.
Or you can make autumn ekibana - beautiful on a platter Lay out rows of dry herbs, branches, rosebuds, apples, and perennial inflorescences. To keep rose buds fresh for a long time, they can be stuck into pieces of a spongy “oasis” soaked in water.
AUTUMN LAYINGS – made from natural materials for table decoration.
Or you can make bulk ekibans... we take several transparent vessels and pour different natural materials into each of them... chestnuts, acorns, grain stalks. There are some places where you can insert candles.
Rose hips and poppy pods look beautiful... especially if sprinkled with dried perennial flowers.
It’s also beautiful if you surround the glass with carved autumn leaves and tie it with twine.
The size of the overall composition depends on your plan and the amount of natural materials and suitable glass containers.
Or you can simply make a small cozy table setting - with autumn branches... and a sprinkle of pine cones in a vase... beautiful bunches of leaves and candles to match the overall composition. A wonderful autumn still life that just begs to be painted.
Here is an example of pouring autumn bouquets of flowers and herbs into small containers.
AUTUMN PICTURES - from leaves, acorns, branches, etc.
You can also make wall compositions from natural materials... These can be mat panels
Or three-dimensional paintings from bright colored leaves filled with varnish (photo below).
I told you more about how to make such a picture in the article.
You can dry the leaf and insert it between two glasses- under one frame.
Autumn compositions WITH CANDLES for interior decoration.
Also, the autumn composition on the table will be decorated candles made from pumpkins... or apples. In the evening, such illumination will give our autumn still life artistic lighting, where each color will sparkle with highlights of shades swaying as the candle flame fluctuates .
Or like this autumn candlesticks which can be made from empty glasses. If you tie the glasses with leaves, sprigs of berries and tie them with a string. Very beautiful.
You know... I found so many ideas for autumn decoration of candles - that I will have to separate them into a separate article and give a link to it... here “Autumn compositions WITH CANDLES – 28 photos of beautiful ideas”
AND MORE...
I also have other articles on fall decorating your home...
As well as a series of articles on new crafts made from various natural materials.
May autumn be cozy and beautiful.
Olga Klishevskaya, specifically for the site