Paper artwork by March 8: melange cornflower

With the help of improvised tools and the material that every home has, you can get a wonderful, original hand-made paper for March 8 for your mother. In this article we have provided a master class on making an amazing melange cornflower, which will become the main part of the present to the mother for the women's day.

Necessary materials

Paper hand-made by March 8 for mom - step-by-step instruction

  1. We start with the work from the manufacture of patterns. From a dense cardboard we cut out one petal, similar to the one that has the flowers of a cornflower.

    Its dimensions should be about 3 cm in length and 2 in width. Put the template on the paper and draw a pencil.

    Note! If cigarette paper is used for the job, perform all manipulations carefully, with the minimum pressure of the pencil on the material. After outlining 15-20 petals, we begin to cut them.
  2. We put the finished parts at the bottom of the inverted cup as shown in the photo.

  3. Wet paper with water from the spray gun.

    Pay attention to the fact that the paper is not too wet. This can lead to damage during further operation. At this point, you can use several cups and process all the material, or divide the parts into batches.
  4. After the uniform irrigation, we proceed to painting the blanks. To do this, use a soft brush and watercolors in blue.

    Do not seek a smooth texture and similarity of all the details. Some petals are stroked, some stain completely. Paints on wet material will create stains and stains.
  5. We send the petals to be dried in a microwave oven. This process will take from 8 to 15 seconds for each lot. We try not to dry the paper so it does not darken and become fragile. Dry flower details will have a crumpled appearance. This is exactly the effect that we need for crafts by March 8.

  6. We prepare the basis for the flower. This will be a circle of cardboard with a diameter of about 3 cm. Begin to glue the petals, on the stem from the outer edge, moving towards the middle.

  7. The core for the cornflower is made from a strip of white paper. We take a length of about 10 cm and a width of 1 cm. From one edge we make cuts and twist the strip into a tube.

    We fix the core and let the flower dry out.

  8. We give the finished item a complete look, slightly crushing the cornflower's petals.

    Our wonderful piece of paper by March 8 as a gift to my mother is ready. It remains only to attach the finished flower to the bezel.