Here is my master class - do-it-yourself poppy seeds made from corrugated paper. This is a simple step-by-step instruction on how to make a poppy for a candy bouquet using corrugated paper and available tools. First I will tell you how to make a poppy flower, then two options for a bud. To make it we will need: corrugated paper of three colors, 3 round caramels, white or black threads, scissors and a ruler. Don't forget to keep glue on hand to quickly fix the workpiece if it accidentally breaks.
First I want to show photographs of poppies, these flowers of incredible beauty.
Now let's begin :) Real poppy flowers in nature can have from 6 to 10 petals, but we will make a poppy from 6 petals.
- red No. 580,
- black No. 602,
- green No. 562.
We cut out rectangular blanks for petals measuring 5x7 cm from red corrugated paper. For one flower we will need 6 pieces. From black paper we cut out one square with sides of 7 centimeters.
The next step is to cut the black square along the folds, not reaching the edge by about 1 centimeter. Then you can twist our resulting “stamens” into thin tubes. If desired, you can use green paper instead of black.
We cut out red rectangles in the shape of petals as in the photo.
Then we stretch the top edge.
We crumple and crumple our petals. This paper is of very high quality, it practically does not tear, so you can crumple it without sparing any effort.
Carefully straighten the crumpled petals. Thus, they turned out to be “alive”.
Using nail scissors, make neat cuts along the edges, about 2-3 pieces per petal.
Take green paper and cut out a rectangle with sides 3 and 11 centimeters.
Right in the middle, scroll once.
And we hide our sweet candy.
We make a stem from wire, then we take our stamens and attach them to the center with the help of threads.
We also attach the petals, one at a time, using threads.
This is what a poppy with three petals looks like.
Attach the remaining three petals in the same way.
Our paper poppy is ready!
So, take nail scissors and make cuts in the green bud in the center.
Then prepare black acrylic paint and brush No. 1 or No. 0.
And we tint our cut “tails”.
It turns out this is a poppy flower for a bouquet of sweets.
How to make a poppy bud out of paper with your own hands?
I will show two options for making a poppy bud from paper. Let's get started.
We will need corrugated paper:
- red paper No. 580,
- green paper No. 562 (I took pistachio, you can take any other shade of green) And also, wire for the stem, candy and pliers.
We prepare the stem by twisting the end of the wire so as not to accidentally pierce the candy in the future.
Cut out one red rectangle measuring 11 by 3 cm, and two green rectangles measuring 8 by 3 cm.
We scroll the red rectangle in the middle twice, we get a blank in the form of a bow.
We hide the candy.
We attach the wire to the bud with the candy and tie it with thread.
We round the top edge of the green rectangles.
Then we visually divide it into three parts, scroll one upper part once and bend it inward.
We give it a boat shape, slightly stretching the paper. We attach the red unopened bud between the green “boats” with threads.
We ended up with a poppy flower with an unopened bud.
The second version of a paper poppy bud
Cut out two green rectangles measuring 10 cm by 3 cm and two red rectangles measuring 7 cm by 3 cm.
Use scissors to shape the red petals into droplets.
Stretch the top edge. Then the petals need to be crumpled, as they did for the poppy flower itself.
We round the green rectangular blanks at one edge using scissors.
Rotate the green rectangles 180 degrees and bend them inward, as in the first option.
We straighten the petals and hide the candy between them.
We pull out the green petals in the shape of “boats” and secure them with threads around the bud with the candy.
Our poppy bud is ready!
From the resulting poppy flowers and buds you can assemble a real bouquet of candies that will decorate your interior. I decorated the composition in a wicker basket.
Scarlet poppies attract craftswomen with their simple beauty and enchanting color. They are made from different materials: paper, polymer clay, and in this master class DIY poppies The process of making these wildflowers from red material is presented in detail.
To work you will need:
- Artificial material of scarlet bright color, for example, satin. Chiffon will not work, as it is very thin and the petals will turn out shapeless.
- Source of flame (lighter, candle).
- A skein of black thread.
- Semolina.
- PVA glue and hot melt glue.
- Scissors.
- Pen.
- Cardboard.
- Square of green fabric.
How to make poppies with your own hands?
First you need to make a cardboard petal template. All details will be formed according to its parameters and the size of the poppy will depend, so if you want to create small flowers, for example, 6 cm in diameter, the template should be 3 cm in height.
Cut out 12 identical blanks, 9 of them will lie in the bottom row, and three will form the top layer of the inflorescence.
You will also need rounded parts on which the petals will be placed.
To create the middle of the poppy you will need a black thread. This wildflower has a very unique center, so it needs to be copied as accurately as possible.
First, wind the threads on cardboard, the size of the winding should be slightly more than half the height of the petal.
Remove the wound thread in one movement and immediately fix the part with a transverse winding, then cut the edges of the thread fold.
To give the poppy petal the desired shape, it will need to be burned. The workpiece should be kept close to the flame, but try not to scorch it so that there are no black marks left. Having melted the edge by half a centimeter, immediately pull this place in different directions with a bend to get a wavy edge.
Carry out such manipulations along the entire edge of the petal so that it acquires a unique shape.
The rest of the blanks undergo the same procedure and turn out beautiful, openwork.
Start fixing the petals onto the round base using hot glue. Each subsequent element overlaps.
The last petal half overlaps the first part and forms a circle.
The second layer of the poppy is formed by only three petals; glue them to the middle of the flower, placing them symmetrically.
On May 9, it is customary to give red flowers, mostly carnations, to veterans and to place them on monuments dedicated to soldiers who died during the Great Patriotic War. Red needle-shaped flowers are distinguished by increased durability; they do not wither for a long time even without water, but they still wither. Then we came up with one simple idea to make bright red flowers with our own hands. The choice fell on poppies, since the red poppy is a symbol of memory of the victims of all military and civil armed conflicts since 1914. And how to make a bright and beautiful poppy from high-quality fabric quickly and easily with your own hands, the master class given below in the article will tell you step by step. In addition, you can clearly see its creation in a small video selection after the text.
How to make a red poppy from fabric using the cold crimping technique of petals with your own hands
To work you will need:
- A piece of chiffon measuring 30x30 cm in a bright red shade
- Organza stripe
- Green satin ribbon
- 2 teaspoons instant gelatin
- Skein of black floss
- PVA glue
- Semolina
- Sheet A4
- Pencil
- Thermal glue gun
- Before proceeding with the actual production of the flower, instructions it is necessary to prepare a gelatin solution. To do this, pour 2 teaspoons of instant gelatin into a glass of water at room temperature for about 45 minutes. The swollen gelatin, which has increased several times in size, is heated in a water bath until the grains are completely dissolved; it is important not to let the solution boil, otherwise it will lose all its binding properties. As soon as you see the first small bubbles rising from the bottom of the solution, immediately remove the container with it from the water bath.
- After the gelatin solution has cooled a little, red chiffon is lowered into it and soaked in it sufficiently. Then the chiffon is removed from the solution, slightly wrung out, but not twisted. The material is hung by one end on a rope until it dries completely, while the fabric is still wet, all smooth and irregularities are smoothed out with the help of hands, and during smoothing, all unnecessary gelatin solution drains off. After drying, the chiffon will resemble paper, which means you can remove it and start making it flower .
- On a regular sheet of A4 paper, using a simple pencil, draw stencils of three petals of different sizes. Fiery chiffon, hard as paper, is placed on the stencils and traced along the contour. For a voluminous flower you will need only 9 petals, three of each size. After all the petals are cut out, they need to be corrugated.
- First of all, the petal is folded in half, a strip of organza is placed on top of it so that the folds of both parts coincide.
- The left hand presses the edge of the organza strip with a petal to a flat hard surface, the other edge is pulled with the right hand, the fabric is twisted clockwise.
- This is what we ended up with. The fiery corrugated petal of the future poppy is depicted on photo . The remaining 8 petals are corrugated in the same way.
For the poppy core, you need to make a box with stamens. The first step is to make the stamens; for this, thin threads of floss are wound around 4 fingers approximately 100 times.
The floss is removed from the fingers and tied together with thread, forming a ring. The thread tie should be in the center of the ring, its edges are cut, and you get this shaggy bow.
To create white tips on the stamens, the ends of the bow threads are first dipped in PVA glue and then lightly rolled in dry semolina.
A little filler is placed in the center of the circle, the thread is tightened and secured with a knot.
Then the green plump ball is stitched on all sides, and you get this poppy box.
A little thermal glue is applied to the center of the box, onto which the stamens are fixed.
First, small poppy petals are fixed to the finished poppy box one by one, then slightly larger petals go in the second row, covering the distances between the first row. In the same way, the last row of large petals is fixed in a checkerboard pattern.
That's it, the fiery red ruffled poppy is ready! You can plant the flower on a wire stem wrapped in thin green ribbon and decorated with leaves, and then create a small bouquet of fabric poppies. You can decorate your headband, brooch and other accessories with similar flowers before going out to the square on a holiday. The main condition for preserving the shape and volume of such a flower is its dryness, since after water gets in, the gelatin gets wet, and all your efforts will go down the drain.
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