Doing the topiary of napkins with your own hands

Topiary is a figurative artistic cropping of plants. The idea of giving sculptures to green plantations first came to the mind of the gardeners of Ancient Rome. Soon this occupation spread to the territories of Egypt and Europe. The Hanging Gardens of the Semiramis in Babylon is a famous example of topiary art.

Today the art of making topiary includes not only the sculptural haircut of living plants, but also the manufacture of artificial small trees. To create topiary use a variety of materials: paper, fabric, coins, coffee grains . Topiary not only complement and decorate the overall interior of the house, but also carry positive energy.

This article presents a master class that will help you learn how to create a topiary from napkins.

To create a tree from napkins you will need the following materials:

• Newspapers;
• Thread (acrylic, cotton);
• Wooden skewers;
• Paper napkins;
• A piece of cloth (organza, chiffon);
• Moss is dry;
• Dried or artificial flowers;
• Ribbon satin;
• Beads;
• Glue PVA ;
• Hot glue (gun);
• Gouache paints;
• gypsum;
• A plastic cup;
• Colored paper.

Topiary of napkins: step-by-step instruction:

1. Crumble the newspaper into a ball. To give it a round shape, wrap it with a thread.
2. The other newspaper should be torn into pieces, which, according to the papier-mache principle, should be glued to the ball. When the whole surface is pasted, let it dry out.
3. The trunk is made of bamboo sticks. For this you just need to glue 4 pieces together. If you do not have one, then you can use a pencil or just a dry twig. In the bowl, carefully make a hole, drip hot glue and insert the trunk of the future tree.
4. Dilute the gypsum to a dense condition and fill it with a plastic cup. In this procedure, make sure that there is 2 cm of free space left up to the top of the cup. Insert the trunk of the topiary in the center of the glass and leave it until it is completely solidified.
5. The trunk of a tree should be painted with gouache in the color you need.
6. On the surface of the ball with uniform intervals of gluing artificial flowers. The distance between the flowers should be about 3-4 cm.
7. Prepare paper napkins to fill the space between the flowers. To do this, cut the napkins into squares of 2x2 cm. Such elements will need a lot: a ball of 6 cm in diameter will take a whole pack of napkins.
8. Pipe for the cocktail in the middle of the square and scroll so that the paper a little bit on it wound up. Now dunk the bottom of the paper element in the glue and glue it on the ball. These manipulations should start from the bottom and move upwards. To make the topiary of napkins look lush and rich, all the details should be fastened close to each other.
9. Glue the glass with a colored paper sheet. Then zadekorit his organza. Tip the organza ends inside the cup and glue it with hot glue.
10. Free space in the cup filled with moss. If you do not have one, you can fill with stones or decorative sand. The surface of the cup can be decorated with a flower or a bow made with the origami method of napkins.
11. Crown trees to decorate beads. On the trunk, tie a ribbon. The topiary is ready.

Following the instructions given, it will not be difficult to manufacture the topiary from napkins alone. Such a tree will bring home comfort, happiness and positive emotions.