Today paper napkins are not only a decoration for a festive table, but also an excellent material for making various crafts.
Thanks to the development of manufacturers, on the market you can buy material with the most intricate design, pattern, embossing on the surface.
And the assortment of texture, thickness and available colors is amazing. In addition to affordability, this material has a number of advantages: ease of making beautiful products, absolute safety for humans, and for some models, strength.
Preparation of materials and tools
Working on the creation of beautiful handicrafts from napkins with your own hands is always painstaking work that requires the skill, skills of the master and the preparation of a number of tools:
- Threads and needles.
- Glue.
- Scissors.
- Stapler, metal staples. Sometimes invisible hairpins can come in handy.
- Satin ribbons, rhinestones, beads, sequins, beads are used for decoration.
- Cushions for flower buds can be sewn from felt.
To make flowers from napkins, wooden skewers or toothpicks are often used to act as a stem.
To create appliques and compositions, you may need a frame, fabric or cardboard, paints and brushes, fishing line or metal wire.
For more complex creative projects, find instructions on how to make napkin crafts in advance.
Techniques for working with napkins
Like any other paper, napkins can be used in several variations:
- As separate parts. To obtain flower buds from napkins, you can cut out blanks, which will subsequently be subjected to final assembly.
- Origami method. Beautiful flower buds, figurines of animals or insects can be folded using the origami technique.
- Twisting. For some crafts, a paper napkin is wrapped around a wooden skewer, toothpick, or other rigid frame.
To create paintings and appliqués, the folding of flagella is often used, which are then glued to the chosen base.
Creation of applications for children
For the smallest craftsmen, applique making classes will be very interesting. For such creative work, it is necessary to prepare a sketch of the future applique, glue, paper napkins in several colors. Instructions on how to make crafts from napkins for children:
- The selected material is cut into thin strips or small pieces.
- Each piece should be rolled up into a small ball.
- Glue is alternately applied to the prepared sketch.
Focusing on a photo or a finished drawing, paper cords are glued to the base, forming an image. The finished application can be used at an exhibition in a kindergarten or for a home interior.
Bouquet of lush chrysanthemums
The most popular are volumetric bouquets made of paper. Such products are presented as a souvenir, placed on a shelf in the hallway or living room, and used as an exhibit at an exhibition.
For creative work, you need to prepare:
- Wooden skewers or metal wire
- Red napkins,
- Wrapping paper,
- Scissors,
- Glue or thread (depends on the thickness and density of the material used),
- Inflorescence pattern with 4 petals.
Step by step making crafts flowers from napkins:
- Using the prepared template, blanks are cut out from napkins in the form of an inflorescence.
- For one chrysanthemum, 6-8 parts are needed (the more parts in the assembly, the more magnificent the bud turns out).
- A circle cut from cardboard is used as the base.
- They begin to glue the petals to the base, trying to ensure that the petals overlap each other with a certain asymmetry.
- Before assembling, you can slightly squeeze the paper blanks to give them a realistic embossed look.
- A little glue is applied to the surface of each made bud, and the inflorescence is decorated with a scattering of rhinestones or sparkles on top.
- Decorative facets can be wrapped around the buds.
If you plan to collect a gif.webpt bouquet, you should wrap a wire or a skewer with a green napkin (fixation is done with glue).
The end of the wire is guided inside the cardboard base, and slightly curved inside for a secure fit.
Alternatively, you can decorate one of the walls with the resulting buds or create a beautiful composition. In the photo of such a stylish napkin craft, you can see the methods used for fastening paper blanks.
Holiday napkin crafts
Do-it-yourself decorations for a festive interior are very popular. Paper napkins are the best fit for this purpose. A beautiful Christmas tree made of paper pom-poms will favorably emphasize the style and gloss of any holiday. Instructions on how to make a craft from napkins for the New Year:
- The most important detail of the New Year tree is a paper pompom.
- To make a pom-pom, you will need to fold the napkin into an accordion. In this case, the master must ensure that the strips of the accordion are even, with the same width.
- The folded accordion is folded in the center, tying the fold with a thread.
- Using sharp scissors, cut the edges along the periphery, giving them a rounded shape.
- The folds are gently straightened to create a fluffy and lightweight paper pompom. For the final assembly, you will need at least 50-55 green pompons (the color of the festive tree depends entirely on the wishes of the master).
- It is necessary to roll a cone from thick cardboard and fix it with paper clips or staples.
- Glue is applied to the surface of the cone, and then paper balls are attached diagonally. Multi-colored pom-poms, located in a chain, look very stylish, when one color series replaces another at a new level.
To create a festive look, a similar Christmas tree can be decorated with a garland of beads, rhinestones or beaded weaving. The most skilled craftsmen will be able to decorate the tree with miniature figures made of chenille wire.
Photo of crafts from napkins
