Greetings! Today I have selected for you a lot of ideas on the theme of "Autumn". More precisely, we will figure out how to make autumn bouquets with our own hands. With the start of classes in schools and kindergartens, parents are often puzzled by what needs to be done. I think that in the presence of fruits, leaves and dried flowers, it is easiest to create a composition of flowers.

And they turn out so beautiful that they are suitable for a gift for a ball, for Teacher's Day and for the autumn holiday itself.

And to facilitate the search for parents, I decided to make a selection where I collected the most interesting ideas for bouquets using everything that is at hand: from paper to twigs and seeds. There will be simple ideas and more complex ones for those who feel a creative touch and want to create a masterpiece.

One of the most accessible autumn materials are leaves. They have already turned red and yellow. They are collected in beautiful compositions, make the basis for bouquets, or simply put in a vase without embellishment.

And we can roll a rose out of them. And already from such roses and buds to make a bouquet. This is done very easily and for 1 rose you will need from 5-7 leaves. It depends on the level of openness of your flower.

It is important to take those leaves that are still easy to bend and do not break. From dry things, unfortunately, nothing will come of it.

By the way, pick them up so that there is a long tail at the base. It will help to comfortably hold the workpiece and tie a “rose” with it will also be easier.

So let's take:

• 5-7 leaves
• threads.

Let's start by choosing the smallest piece of paper available. Fold it in half horizontally.

And twist into a tube. This is what we got in the middle.

Hold the middle with one hand. And the second again fold the next sheet horizontally. We wrap it around the middle. We don't tighten it too much.

We wrap it in this way until the leaves run out. Not all of them can be used if you want to make a bud.

We open the "petals" and tie all the tails with a thread. To make it more convenient, ask for help from relatives.

This is how the blanks turned out. They can already make a bouquet.

I think that any student will be able to repeat these simple steps and create a bouquet of "roses" on their own.

And now we compose the composition. Indeed, in floristry, not a single bouquet is made without it. The idea always comes first.

You can combine such roses with fresh flowers, dried flowers or mountain ash.

The main thing is that there are no voids in the bouquet, otherwise there will be a feeling of incompleteness. Here is an example with the addition of ordinary leaves. After all, they are also beautiful in their own right.

And here the flowers lie on a beautiful substrate and the center is highlighted with a bright accent.

If you try, you can make roses of different shades, which will look very realistic in a bouquet.

It is not a shame to present such beauty at the Autumn Ball or on Teacher's Day.

It is very beautiful when leaves of different colors and shapes are combined. Nevertheless, our autumn is very diverse and plays with all the colors of the rainbow.

Another idea is when green plant branches are used.

I really liked how the leaves were beautifully wrapped in a tube in this photo. This immediately highlights the composition and makes it individual.

Here, in a composition with autumn fresh flowers, the leaves also actively draw attention to themselves. Agree, it turned out very original.

Another small composition on the theme "Autumn". Very cute and beautiful idea with an apple.

It is worth going into a park or a forest and you can immediately collect a whole bag of material. Twigs of birch, maple, mountain ash, apple tree - everything will suit us.

A variant of the autumn tree in the form. It can also replace the bouquet. All the gifts of trees are used: from leaves to berries and cones.

You can not fold the leaves, but simply collect them beautifully and tie them with a ribbon. You can keep the color style. For example, take only green or only red leaves.

But you can use the branches themselves! See how self-sufficient they look.

I think that any mother will be happy to help her child create such compositions. And the joint collection of leaves in the forest for a walk will only bring the family closer.

Autumn bouquets of vegetables and fruits

You can use autumn fruits. Bouquets with them are also very popular now and look rather unusual.

For creativity, you need to pick up beautiful, small fruits. No dark spots or wrinkled sides.

Let's start considering possible options for compositions from fruits and berries. And then we move on to vegetables.

Here is an idea with tangerines and rowan. Fruit strung on skewers. For strength, they are fixed with adhesive tape or a special floral tape.

Here you can see that the apples are strung on skewers. They are beautifully combined with asters and mountain ash and bird cherry. Parents made a very original coaster from birch bark.

Apples are combined with any leaves and berries.

Here the emphasis is on rowan. Sprigs of coniferous trees add splendor to the composition.

These bouquets are made to order. Here it is important to firmly connect all the workpieces to each other.

I was captivated by the idea of ​​coloring fruits. For example, such “golden” apples look very expensive. It won't take long to realize that they are real!

Variations with fruits, cones and berries in a pumpkin. A little later I will show how you can use this vegetable.

You can put the composition not in a pumpkin, but in a zucchini.

Apples go great with the "roses" we made earlier.

Step by step video on making fruit compositions.

Now I will show options for bouquets with vegetables. You can not collect all types. And turn on design fantasies and use only two types - pepper and garlic. See what came of it.

Small fruits make pretty compositions.

The entire space between the vegetables, where the junctions can shine through, was covered with rowan berries.

By sticking to a certain color scheme, you can create a very stylish bouquet. For example, using cabbage and succulents. After all, autumn is different.

In this photo, I was subdued by a substrate of rolled leaves. The composition is clearly visible here. A highlight in the form of earrings descending under their weight.

See how beautiful the idea of ​​\u200b\u200bpainting the ears looks. Very bright and lively.

Now let's move on to a very common idea to use a pumpkin as a vase for flowers and grass.

Bouquets with pumpkin

It is convenient to put bouquets in a pumpkin. But in order for them to stand and not wilted longer, all plants need water. How to place it in this large vegetable?

There are three most convenient options: using a floral sponge, using a tin can, or combining both of these options.

So, from the pumpkin we take out the middle with seeds. They can be dried and used for applications and panels. Below will be about this.

And inside lay out a floral sponge. It is sold in many flower shops, as well as in the departments for creativity.

Then water it with water and insert flowers. Most often, this option is needed when you create a bouquet of fresh flowers. The sponge also helps keep the shape of the composition when the stems are stuck into it.

You can also put a tin can inside. In this case, it is not necessary to remove all the pulp. The main thing is that the jar is not visible. We use canned pineapple containers. You can also pour water into it, or you can not do this if you are using dried flowers.

For these purposes, it is better to take a wide pumpkin.

You can use a glass instead of a jar. Its upper side indicates the diameter that needs to be cut out so that the glass fits. For fresh flowers, put a floral sponge inside and saturate it with moisture.

Ideas for compositions in a pumpkin are in front of you.

A vegetable vase can be decorated with ribbons or braid.

There are only fresh flowers here.

And here we see the use of spruce branches, bunches of bird cherry and mountain ash.

A whole composition on the theme "Autumn".

Such crafts will appeal to both schoolchildren and children of the older group of kindergarten.

The main thing is not to be afraid to use the materials that are at hand. Making a bouquet is a very entertaining and creative process.

How to make paper compositions on the theme "Golden Autumn"

I have an idea to make autumn paper bouquets. Initially, flowers are harvested from which the composition is created.

It turns out very beautifully using the origami technique.

With a splash.

Let's add leaves in autumn shades to them.

This master class describes the detailed process of creating leaflets.

The ends of the sheet folded with an accordion are smeared with glue and connected.

Maple leaves can also be made using the origami technique.

Here is a detailed tutorial.

If it is not clear from the photo, then I attach the video.

Everything is described in detail here. I think that you can definitely create a craft from the video, repeating all the steps in stages.

Master classes and ideas from natural material in kindergarten

For little kids, you need something simpler. Therefore, I suggest using natural material for bouquets. We will look at ideas from cones, peanut and pistachio shells, pumpkin seeds, dried flowers.

From cones

It turns out that the cones are very similar to flowers. Especially if they ate unopened things put in water. They absorb moisture and open up. My child, when he saw these metamorphoses, was simply delighted.

The cones can also be attached to skewers, sushi sticks, or toothpicks. To create a round composition, use round floristic foam balls. I made them from ordinary polyurethane foam.

They come in different diameters. All kinds of plants and materials are stuck into them. You can use both fresh flowers and branches, and any other materials.

A beautiful bouquet when the buds are turned tip first. It turns out a very neat composition. The tips themselves are decorated with beads, ribbons, rhinestones and flowers. They adhere well to hot glue.

How do you like this autumn composition. I think it's very original.

Also, the cone lends itself perfectly to painting. They can be painted with gouache or spray paints. The intensity of the color depends on the number of layers.

dense gouache will also be able to cover the natural brown shade of the cones.

If you remove the inner branches, then the flowers will turn out to be more open.

And you can take only one thing and make it the center of the composition.

Another idea from the gifts of the forest. Everything that lies at the trunks and under our feet is used.

Agree, cones are an excellent material for creating an autumn bouquet for children in kindergarten.

From pumpkin seeds

Pumpkin seeds also make great flower petals.

There are two options for buds. The first is to stick seeds on paper in several rows. Here is a detailed tutorial.

The middle can be painted or covered with a piece of colored cotton wool.

With the use of plasticine, you can make such daisies.

Or those flowers.

Let's take a closer look at how this is done. Pumpkin seeds are inserted into the plasticine ball in rows. You can form different buds and variants of inflorescences.

It's also very interesting, don't you agree?

From peanut shells

We rarely buy peanuts, but we often take the shells from friends after the men's get-togethers. To once a year in the kindergarten to make such bouquets for educators.

Whole “hydrangeas” are obtained from pistachios.

It is convenient to attach them to plasticine.

It will be easy for kids to make such daisies. Younger children can insert shell petals into plasticine. And the elders connect them with hot glue.

Using floristic balls (I wrote about them a little higher), you can create the correct spherical shape of a sunflower. See how organic coffee beans look. After all, these are all the gifts of autumn.

Whole pistachios and peanuts can be presented as a gift. To do this, connect them into bags and decorate with corrugated paper.

With walnuts

Of course, walnuts are not bypassed. From the shells you can make an autumn topiary.

Walnut bouquets with whole fruits look very presentable.

You can close the gaps with pieces of napkins.

For interest, you can combine all of the listed natural materials and fruits.

from dried flowers

Dried flowers are very suitable for our autumn theme. They look noble, they can be painted. They will complement any composition.

Everything will do - dry herbs, cereals, leaves.

And here the spikelets were painted.

Cotton flowers want the composition to be very delicate and airy.

A beautiful bouquet of dried flowers in a stand decorated with branches.

More ideas for you.

An interesting frame for a bouquet of branches.

We mix dried flowers and roses from leaves.

Golden ears have a very presentable appearance. It’s just that you have to go far for the material - on the field. Look for unharvested wheat.

Dry grass with leaves are combined harmoniously.

Many of the ideas I just love.

Applications with flowers on the theme of autumn in the middle group

For the older group, you can offer ideas for applications or panels. They are made from leaves, dried flowers, cereals and seeds.

Idea with a vase in which twigs are inserted. Only the sides and bottom are glued. The top is left free so that the material can be inserted.

Use the candy box as a base and frame for the panel.

Leaves, cones and coffee beans create such an autumnal bouquet.

Different types of flowers from pumpkin seeds for application.

Use coniferous branches.

All bones, seeds and cereals hold well on hot glue.

Leaves and flowers made of paper are no worse than natural material.

You can take the usual frame for the base.

You can make applications in the form of bouquets simpler, or more complicated.

Autumn ideas for candy and crepe paper bouquets

Corrugated paper flowers look incredibly realistic and beautiful. For Teacher's Day, there is an idea for a small bouquet with sweets.

Or a gift idea.

Flowers for a gift can be packed in autumn leaves.

You can use these flowers without sweets.

Let's combine sweets with natural materials: dried flowers, cones and leaves.

Composition with sweets in a basket.

And now a detailed master class on creating roses from corrugated paper. It is easy to stretch and bend and can imitate real leaves.

The colors of autumn are very cheerful and any yellow, orange and red flowers are suitable for them.

I am attaching a video on how you can make several types of flowers.

Corrugated paper is sold in book and stationery stores, in places for floristry, creativity and holidays.

Ideas how to arrange a bouquet

And now you have already decided what your autumn bouquet will be made of, even blanks are made. But you need to arrange it somehow so that it has a more marketable and presentable appearance!

So I offer a few ideas.

For example, take the now popular craft paper. Or packing dense mesh or fabric.

From the same corrugated paper you can make a beautiful envelope. With such a design, it is not a shame to present your craft.

Insert the craft into a paper bag. It can even be folded from scrapbooking sheets.

Mounting foam, foam rubber, floral sponge or polystyrene are inserted inside.

Ideas from reed napkins are beautifully obtained.

You will need:

• napkin,
• can,
• cardboard,
• pencil,
• hot glue (glue gun).

We put a jar on cardboard and circle the bottom. We cut it out and stick it on a tin. We also glue the sides with cardboard.

We measure the height of the walls of the tin and cut off its size on a napkin. We wrap the sides and fix with hot glue.

That's it.

The bouquet can be placed in hat boxes or shoe boxes. To do this, they are pasted over with a cloth or special paper. The bottom is lined with a film on which we put a floral sponge. We fill it with moisture and begin to form a composition.

There is a fun idea for decorating jars with plastic straws for cocktails. The main thing here is to cut them neatly and evenly.

Insert dried flowers or paper flowers into paper boxes. Here is one of the ideas. By the way, in this article I described very much, suddenly you will like something.

Cardboard fits very harmoniously into this composition. Original and beautiful.

To congratulate teachers, you can decorate the packaging with letters.

Or just put the bouquet in the basket. They are now made not only from vines, but also from newspaper tubes, paper and canton.

Thank you for your attention and wish you fruitful joint creativity. I'm just sure that you can find an idea for yourself and create such a composition that you are not ashamed to give to the teacher and send to the exhibition!

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 relevant topic of creating ekibana with your own hands becomes autumn. Why, you ask? And all because at this time of the year the number of fresh flowers for home compositions is becoming less and less, and the desire to diversify the interior of the room with floral motifs does not depend on the season outside the window. However, this does not mean that it is impossible to find other natural material for creating an autumn ekibana! An incredible number of diverse, unusual and bright components can be found in autumn nature (various cones, tree fruits, autumn leaves, acorns, rowan berries and much more). The composition of such natural materials has its own advantages: it is more stable and durable than crafts made from natural flowers.

It is worth thinking about creating ekibana on the theme of autumn quickly and easily with your own hands in advance. Start collecting the right craft material at the very beginning of the fall season, as many plants quickly wither and disappear from nature. Choose the warmest and most pleasant autumn day and take a walk through the parks and forests. At the autumn ball of plants you will find a huge variety of leaves, you will see a riot of colors and you will be able to choose the natural material you like to create an ekibana. Choose the materials you like the most. Collect all the most interesting and be sure to find a use for them in the future.

We make Ekibana about autumn with our own hands in a master class

In any case, it is very important to properly prepare the source material. In order for autumn leaf ekibana to look beautiful, it is necessary to choose only whole and healthy leaves. You need to dry the leaves between the pages of a book or album, pressing down with a load. This must be done in order to avoid curling 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 perform a bulk composition, autumn leaves are soaked for three to four days in a solution of glycerin (200 ml) and cold water (400 ml). When processed by 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:

1. natural method. The collected natural materials are tied into bundles and hung on a thread in a dry, well-ventilated area.
2. Drying with a hot iron. Autumn leaves are laid out on thick cardboard, thin paper is placed on top and gently ironed with a hot iron. It is necessary to iron until the moisture from the leaves has completely evaporated.
3. Bulk drying. With this method, autumn flowers best retain their shape and volume. The flower is cut and placed for one month in dried and calcined sand.
4. Drying method in the oven. 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 the base and dried slowly. You should always monitor the condition of the leaves and flowers, to prevent them from darkening or losing their shape.

Autumn Ekibana can be arranged in a decorative vase, basket or artificial stand. You can approach this issue in a very creative and creative way: use a pumpkin or a small hollowed log instead of a vase.

The process of creating an autumn Ekibana entirely depends 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 about right away. This will allow you not to forget what result you are striving for, what your original compositional idea was. After that, 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 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 a variety of design ideas.

To fix the autumn composition, it is best to use plasticine or foam rubber, which must be placed in the selected container.

As you can see, do-it-yourself autumn-themed ekibana will be a great addition to the interior of your home. Engage in its creation with your children. For children, for schoolchildren and even for adults, this activity will be exciting and exciting.

Video on the topic of the article

Ekibana is the oldest Japanese art of competent arrangement of natural materials. Although initially it was used exclusively for sacred purposes, over time, the religious aspect ceased to win back great importance. Today, ekibana is a great way to decorate a house, bring some new touch to it. And it doesn’t have to be oriental motifs, because this art has gained popularity all over the world and there are an incredible number of schools and methods that will help you with your choice. Especially relevant is the autumn Ekibana. Why? The answer is simple. After all, it is in autumn that there are less and less fresh flowers and making bouquets for decorating a house becomes more problematic. At the same time, an incredible amount of other natural material appears (dry leaves of amazing colors, acorns, chestnuts, cones, tree fruits, dry grass, etc.) that can be perfectly used to make natural autumn compositions. In addition, such material is much more practical, because it does not succumb to the destructive influence of time so quickly and will be able to please you for many months. It is better to start preparing for the manufacture of autumn ekibana in advance at the beginning of autumn. After all, autumn weather is so fickle and unexpected rains or frosts in mid-October can spoil all your plans. Therefore, it is better to arrange for yourself a short walk in the nearby forest on a beautiful September day and collect everything that can be useful in the distant manufacture of your masterpiece. It can be dry leaves, the last autumn flowers, tree bark, fruits, dry grass, and in general everything that seems original to you. When you already have a sufficient amount of material, it is important to properly prepare it. Leaves and flowers must be dried. You can do this by hanging them “upside down” in a dry, dark place. If you want the color to be brighter, you need to leave your material in glycerin diluted 2 to 1 with water. Also, twigs, dry grass and other materials can be sprayed with hairspray (possibly with sparkles). After that, they will look even brighter. For the shape of the autumn ekibana, you can use a tall, narrow or wide vase. Or, more original, artificial coasters. A cut of a tree or a pumpkin is perfect for this purpose. To fasten the details of the autumn Ekibana to each other, use wet sand, ceramic drainage, foam plastic. Heavy branches are best fixed with a plaster solution. You can also make holes in a wooden saw cut using a thin drill and fill them with putty, but be sure to match the main color. In general, the process of making autumn Ekibana depends entirely on your imagination and capabilities. The only requirement before starting work is the formation of the main “backbone” of the composition. Think it over from the very beginning in order to approximately understand what kind of result you are striving for in terms of form. Further, you can completely give your creation at the mercy of creative flight. Add small leaves and roots, already prepared dry flowers or varnished sprigs - do whatever you want. The main thing is that the final result looks harmonious and the colors you use are perfectly combined. If you want the autumn Ekibana to look even more original and go beyond the generally accepted canons, do the following. Stick the dried flowers and leaves into the peel of an orange or grapefruit. This will give your composition some tropical hues against the backdrop of amazing Russian nature. Also actively use soft and flexible branches for connection, willow branches are perfect, they will help you combine all the elements of the autumn kibana so that they look more organic. Thus, autumn ekibana is a great way to decorate your home, workplace for a long time. It is also a wonderful way to release your creative abilities, because the manufacturing process requires a fair amount of extraordinary solutions. Fantasize, create, create something out of the ordinary and let your loved ones be proud and enjoy your masterpieces!

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When autumn comes into its own, painting the world around us with multi-colored cheerful colors, I want to wander endlessly in the garden, rustling with fallen leaves. And in order to keep the mood of autumn longer, you can create compositions from natural materials with your own hands, which this season gives people in abundance. An excellent product will be the hand-made ekibana from leaves “Autumn”. In it, in addition to the bizarre forms of foliage, you can use dry flowers, and vegetables with fruits.

What can be done?

From the materials that autumn presents, you can make various compositions together with children. These will be absolutely free crafts from pasture, but their value will be in the warmth of the relationship between an adult and a child. In addition to moral benefits, such a pastime is also useful for children physically: fine motor skills of the hands develop, which is necessary for speech, sensory abilities, and imagination. This is especially important for young children in their early stages of development.

The adult theme developed by the designers will make it possible to place exquisite panels, paintings and compositions on the walls of the rooms, for which you can use mixes of foliage of different tree species. Chestnut, maple and oak leaves are perfectly combined with each other.

Preparation of materials

Before making an ekibana or other composition, it is important to properly prepare the source material. This is done in several ways:

1. Autumn leaves are laid between the sheets of albums and pressed on top with a load so that they do not curl when dried. For bookmarks choose healthy, whole leaves. This method of preparation is suitable for making herbariums, children's applications or sheet collages.
2. To make voluminous crafts and bouquets using autumn foliage, the latter must be processed in a special way, as will be discussed below. This is necessary so that the foliage does not crack when twisted, is pliable and does not lose its original appearance. This method is suitable for the manufacture of topiary or dried flower compositions.

With proper preparation of raw materials - leaves - crafts will retain a beautiful appearance, and the composition of the leaves will not turn into twisted, shapeless, cracked masses. After all, you can make a semblance of roses, cornflowers, chrysanthemums, daisies and water lilies from foliage. Moreover, their color will be not only natural - red or yellow - products can be painted with acrylic colored primers. On top of the gel pen, you can apply a variety of patterns, and then varnish.

Activities with a child: ideas for ekibana

For manual creativity, you can offer the following ideas:

1. Application. For her, you can use dried castings and flowers for herbarium. On a thick sheet of paper, it is necessary to lay out the available materials, combining them in color and shape. When the desired location is reached, each element is glued with PVA glue or photo glue.
2. Collage-ekibana on the theme "Autumn". Such a composition is made under the frame. A layer of large bright leaves of dark colors is laid out on a thick sheet of cardboard or paper, smaller and greener on top, and small bright yellow and red leaves at the very top. Mixed, you can add autumn dried flowers, getting And also from foliage and flowers, you can lay out various shapes.
3. Beautiful compositions can be made from leaves, flowers and pine needles, fixing them on cardboard with wire.
4. Fallen branches are fixed in the form of a tree, and leaves and flowers are fixed on it.

Preparation of raw materials for bulk crafts

Volumetric ekibans from the natural material "Autumn" are not made by folding dried leaves, as they will break. Therefore, the material for such work is processed in a special way.

It is done like this:

• Prepare a solution consisting of 200 ml of glycerin and 400 ml of pure cold water.
• In a plastic tight bag, evenly and carefully put fresh fallen leaves and fill them with the prepared solution.
• The edge of the bag with the contents is hermetically sealed with a heated knife or carefully sealed with adhesive tape.
• The package must be left for three to four days in a dark, cool place, and then removed and spread out on a paper towel to dry.

The leaves processed by this method will be flexible, retain their original appearance for a long time, and it will be possible to fold flowers of various shapes from them to make a stylish and original composition of leaves.

Preparation of material for flat compositions

For flat crafts, there are several methods for drying raw materials:

1. Drying with a hot iron. Autumn foliage and some small flowers are dried with an iron. To carry out this operation, the raw material is laid out evenly on thick cardboard and covered with thin paper. Then all this is carefully ironed with an iron until the moisture has completely evaporated. The iron should not be very hot.
2. Drying in a natural way. For this method, the collected flowers, folded in bunches, are hung on a rope in a dry room where there is good ventilation. The bunches are arranged with inflorescences down. Do-it-yourself “Autumn” ekibana created from such material will have an original natural look.
3. Drying in the oven. This method is great for drying and preparing large single flowers (roses, tulips, peonies) for making ekibana and arrangements. To do this, a not very high temperature is set in the oven, within sixty degrees Celsius, and the raw materials laid out on the base are slowly dried. In this case, you need to carefully monitor so that the flowers do not begin to turn brown or lose shape.
4. Bulk drying of flowers. This drying method best preserves the color and natural shape of the autumn flowers that will make up the leaf ekibana. With your own hands, autumn will be able to save in this way for a long time. After cutting, the flower is placed in pre-calcined and dried sand for about one month. A box with a fine mesh bottom and a retractable bottom can serve as a container for this. Terry voluminous flowers such as roses, dahlias or lilies are placed stems down, and flat inflorescences-baskets of flowers such as asters, buttercups, forget-me-nots or daisies are placed stems up. At the same time, holding the flower in the right position, it is carefully sprinkled with sand in layers to the top.

Tools for the job

Before you make an ekibana, you need to prepare the following tools for work:

• scissors, for adults - large long, and for children - small with rounded tips;
• stacks - for children and a clerical knife - for adults;
• an awl with a thin sting and a comfortable handle;
• manicure tweezers, in which the front part is reduced and twisted - for twisting some parts and wire;
• long tweezers - for small details;
• thin, strong and flexible copper wire for frame crafts and toys 0.35 mm in diameter;
• foil paper and foil for decoration;
• threads and a sewing needle - for fastening details and bouquets.

Work materials

In order to create an ekibana from leaves with your own hands “Autumn”, the following materials may be needed:

• types of paper of different thickness, color and density (wallpaper, corrugated, parchment, velvet, copying, wrapping and landscape);
• multi-colored polymer clay and plasticine - for sculpting additional details of the compositions;
• PVA or "Mars";
• brushes and gouache or watercolor paints are useful for coloring materials and flat compositions;
• for bulk work you will need soft squirrel brushes and acrylic paints.

Rose from autumn fallen leaves

Ekibana on the theme "Autumn" will decorate the interior in an original and stylish way, if such a flower as a rose is present in its composition. You can make it yourself without much difficulty.

You will have to work creatively with plain maple leaves, strong threads, sunflower oil and golden paints. The foliage is pre-treated with a glycerin solution, which is described above.

It turns out large, so five to seven pieces will be enough for a bouquet. The same maple leaves will serve as foliage.

Do-it-yourself Ekibana from leaves "Autumn" is performed in the following sequence:

1. Bend the maple leaf in half with the right side out and twist into a roll.
2. Insert the bud into the base of the second maple leaf of the same color.
3. Wrap the bud with the second leaf, thus forming a rose petal.
4. Next, take the next maple leaf and repeat the operation with an offset. The more you make such rose petals, the more voluminous the flower will turn out. For the appearance of a blossoming flower, each next sheet needs to be moved a little lower.
5. A little above the leaf petioles, fasten the craft with a thread - and the first flower is ready.
6. Make another five to seven similar flowers.
7. To preserve the appearance - grease maple roses with sunflower oil and cover with golden paint.

At the final step, you need to take a small flowerpot, place a few maple leaves in it and place the made roses in the form of a bouquet between them. Ekibana is ready and will please the eye for a long time.

To decorate any place, whether it is an apartment, house or office, you can create many beautiful elements yourself. For example, you can make an ekibana. For it, you can use different artificial materials or natural natural elements.

Very often, ekibana is made for some serious events to decorate a table or a room for celebration, but on ordinary days, you can make an ekibana to maintain the mood and comfort in the room. You can use flowers, paper products, fruits and many other elements that seem suitable for this. It must be remembered that a live ekibana requires special care and can quickly lose its appearance, while artificial ones delight everyone with their brightness for a long time.

Do-it-yourself autumn ekibana

Ekibana can be made in different shapes and sizes. For example, autumn-style ekibana is made using living elements, and its size and shape are chosen individually by each person. Autumn Ekibana can be distinguished by its brightness, since for its manufacture you can collect leaves of all colors, sizes and shapes, you can add some flowers to this set, after drying them.

The most important thing in the manufacture of Ekibana is to properly prepare all the decorative elements. So, having collected all the leaves and flowers, they need to be dried by hanging upside down in a dark and dry place. After the leaves are dry, they must be soaked in a solution of glycerin with water and dried again. Glycerin will help maintain the shape and color of all elements of the ekibana.

If elements such as bark or tree branches are used, then hairspray can be applied to them, using sparkles, thus, the dead wood takes on a festive look.

You can choose a vase or container for autumn Ekibana according to different criteria, it can be a vase, plate or other stand. The main thing is that the vase should not be too bright, then all attention will be directed to it. After all the steps taken, the ekibana from the leaves will be ready, you just have to decide on the method of attaching all the components of this autumn bouquet. For example, wet sand or foam will do a good job of fixing the composition.

Do-it-yourself Ekibana for the New Year

In order for the New Year mood to appear, you can make a festive ekibana. This time you can use different decorations, ranging from artificial to living objects. For New Year's ekibana, you can take live tulips and coniferous branches, the number of such elements depends entirely on the container in which the ekibana will be placed. For example, if a vase has a small neck, then there cannot be many decorative elements, but if the container allows you to place many flowers and branches, you can dream up.

Also, for winter Ekibana, you will need a special floral sponge that will not allow the flowers to fade. So, you can start preparing the container for the ekibana: to do this, you need to cut out a shape suitable for the size of the vase from a sponge and glue it to the bottom of the vase. The sponge can be taller than the vase to give the ekibana a denser look.

Next, you need to fill the vase with a special liquid, which will soak the sponge. The flowers need to be trimmed so that they are easy to insert into the sponge, and extra leaves do not interfere. Then the sponge must be filled with flowers, but do not forget about the free space for coniferous branches. After all the flowers are inserted into the sponge, you need to prepare the coniferous branches, after cutting them off and clearing them of unnecessary elements.

Branches need to be inserted into empty places so that the ekibana has a beautiful appearance without bald spots. This is how Ekibana is made from fresh flowers on the eve of the New Year holiday. You can also make an ekibana from cones, complementing the finished composition of flowers and needles with cones, they can either be glued or simply put on coniferous branches.

Fruit Ekibana

Ekibans from fruits are usually made as a gift, because such a composition cannot stand for a long time and will not serve as an interior decoration. Therefore, you need to make such a gift quickly and eat it on the same day.

To prepare fruit ekibana, you need to decide on the fruits that will fill the container, and with their type: they can be cut, or they can be served as a whole. Usually, if you make ekibana from whole fruits, you can use a basket, and no auxiliary materials are needed. But if you want to make an original gift, you can choose a vase of any size, buy a special sponge into which you can insert fruits, and skewers.

Fruits need to be beautifully cut, they can look like hearts, flowers and other beautiful elements. You need to put a few fruits on the skewer and insert it into the floral sponge. And so you need to do until the entire vase is filled with fruit. There is an option to use hard dough instead of a sponge, but this is at the request of the creator. The main thing is to quickly deliver the gift so that the fruits do not have time to lose their appearance and taste.

Ekibana from paper elements

Decorative ekibana can be made from paper, that is, from different elements that are made from paper. For example, it can be used to make beautiful flowers, fruits and other shapes. In order to make flowers, you need to buy special paper that holds the shape, wire and a vase. Such flowers can be used both independently and in combination with other elements of the ekibana. For a more detailed study of the scheme for making paper elements, you can watch photo and video master classes.

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