Autumn bouquet crafts - basic combinations and best application ideas

Any handmade handcraft is nothing but a manifestation of creativity and creativity. Many people like to create author "things" in their free time, someone brings such a task children from schools or kindergarten. But the creation of a joint "masterpiece" with a child is a very fascinating and unifying process, in which a part of the soul is invested.

Handmade materials

During the fall months, nature itself throws up ideas and thoughts about working together. With the use of recycled materials can create unique compositions on the appropriate topics. These can be:

Fallen leaves from different trees. Their color range is so diverse: from green to purple, that they are beautiful in their own right;
cones;
acorns;
chestnuts and their peels;
berries;
tree bark;
seasonal flowers and their petals;
ears of wheat;
sunflower grains.

These materials and the binding component are enough to start creating a joint fall craft with your child.

Maple roses

To assemble such an alternative to the living composition of a bouquet is not at all difficult, and the appearance will not leave anyone indifferent. It can be made as for the exhibition, and present separately on a themed autumn holiday.

The main components:

5-10 leaves of different colors and sizes;
Synthetic thread, to fix the bud.

Do not choose withered leaves, which crumble in your hands, but live leaves, so they can easily bend and curl. Pay attention to the presence of the tail, it is convenient to hold on to it and it will be an additional support for the head of the flower.

Step by step process:

Take the smallest leaf and fold in the middle;
Roll in a vertical direction as a tube - this is the first layer of petals;
Clamp the base with a clothespin, so as not to unravel;
Fold in the same way the next leaf and wrap it around the resulting;
clamp again;
Do the same with the rest;
Tie the resulting inflorescence at the base with a thread;
Carefully, so as not to break the fold line turned out the petals outward, as if opening a bud;
Assemble a bouquet of roses.

Useful tip: using leaves of different colors, you can get interesting combinations and smooth transitions.

The tails of the leaves can be turned into a stem by inserting a wooden skewer or plastic tube in the middle and wrapping the top with green corrugated paper or duct tape. And you can also hide them in a pile of leaves, imitating the decoration of gift bouquets.

Sprigs of rowanberries, dried spikelets, live seasonal flowers will add completeness to the composition. For durability, the heads of "roses" can be covered with colorless nail polish and even sprinkle with glitter, it will make a bouquet more festive.

Bouquets edible and not so

Autumn is generous with its gifts. If you include the imagination, you can assemble a unique bouquet of literally everything: seasonal vegetables and fruits combine very organically. Such gifts have become very popular and cost a lot of money. But after all, you can make it yourself.

The main secret is to choose not large and beautiful fruits and vegetables, so that the composition does not disintegrate under the weight.

Of fruits are used:

tangerines;
apples;
lemons.

Of the vegetables:

onions;
garlic:
pepper;
carrots;
corn cobs;
cabbage florets.

Additional decorations will serve:

rowan trees;g.
bird cherry
dog rose;
coniferous twigs;
fresh flowers.

If a bouquet is planned, the fruit or vegetable is strung on a skewer, which is then hidden in a backing of leaves or purchased wrapping paper. You can buy it both in flower stores and in gift wrapping places. And you can prudently save the wrappers of the gift flowers.As an option, give not only a useful, but also a delicious gift already in a vase, also made of improvised materials.

On a side note: any element can be covered with paint, varnish, glitter, even glue rhinestones.

"Edible" vase

Fruit and vegetable compositions are quite massive, so that they will last longer and look complete, you can put them in a homemade vase. Pumpkin or a large zucchini will do. Choose a beautiful, dense and suitable in size fruit.

Next, follow the instructions:

Cut off the top like on a watermelon.
Peel the inside of the seeds and pulp.
Remove excess liquid and dry.
Put a floral sponge inside, you can also use a regular kitchen sponge. Also fit any container, suitable in diameter: a glass or tin can, a glass, a base cut off from a plastic bottle.
Pour water in it and place the composition. Check that the feet reach the water.

The second option without water is suitable for the bouquets described above. In this case, you should cut off the top of the pumpkin, where the tail is, and turn it upside down. Check the stability of the stand, cut until the pumpkin is flat. Take the vegetable and fruit skewers and poke into the rind. The flesh of the pumpkin is dense, this will help hold even large specimens.For beauty, the pumpkin can be decorated with ribbons, lace, foil. Of natural means: rowan berries and rose hips, acorns, cones, straw.

Ideas from paper

Those who masters the technique of origami or quilling, from ordinary paper can create entire paintings and three-dimensional shapes. Children are difficult to assemble small parts, but they can connect the prepared elements together. You can trust them to paint or decorate the finished result. The main thing is that the creativity should be joint.

Bouquet of spruce cones

Doing crafts with a child, you are constantly learning something new. It turns out that cones are opened if you give them to swell in water. They become like a flower. There are many variations of bouquets on this theme. Cones can be turned with the base forward and are very interesting.

They are attached to the skewers on plasticine or with a glue gun. They can be painted with regular gouache, gold and silver paint, decorated with rhinestones and beads. The base is wrapped with ribbons. You can make a frame of harsh thread and paint it in any color.

You can add a couple of vegetable or fruit skewers to the cone bouquet. Anything that comes to mind will complement the fall composition from cones.

From pumpkin seeds

Don't rush to throw away the seeds from the sunny vegetable. If you wash and dry them, you will have something to do in the fall. The baby can also cope with such flowers. There are two options here.

On paper

From heavy cardboard we cut out a circle.
Using hot glue, attach each seed in a few rows around the circle.
Cover the middle with a piece of absorbent cotton, paint or fill with glue small grains: millet, rice. You can use sugar.
Paint petals.
Set on wooden sticks.

On clay

A variation for the smallest children. Flowers are like daisies or lotuses.

Roll a ball. You choose the diameter.
In rows we insert a seed. You can arrange as you wish. It depends on this, it will be a bud, or open flower.
Fix to the base.
Shape a bouquet.

Applique from improvised materials

Here it all depends on the flight of fancy. Candy boxes, shoe covers, plastic plates, and cloth napkins are used as the base.

Filling can be anything from natural materials to cereals, macaroni and coffee beans. Various combinations with paper and ribbons look good.

You can create your own, or you can use a ready-made stencil, which only needs to be filled.

Whatever you choose, autumn itself gives ideas and inspires you to create beautiful things. On an ordinary walk with your child, you can come across amazing finds that will help in creating bouquets from recycled materials with your own hands. Include your imagination, sit your child next to you and start creating together, because it not only brings you closer, but also brings the actual result.