Topiarii from coffee beans, or How to make your own hands fragrant souvenirs

Beautiful, stylish, original and very fragrant! All these characteristics refer to such a subject as the topiary of coffee beans. You can see photos of similar products in this article. Charming, is not it?

Buy or make yourself? A few words in favor of needlework

Today topiary, they are "trees of happiness", very popular. Such a souvenir is a wonderful addition to the interior of the house or office. It not only looks aesthetically pleasing, but also radiates the divine aroma of coffee. Where can I get such a tree? Topiary from coffee beans can be purchased in souvenir shops, you can order a master, but both these options are not cheap. We suggest you learn how to do it yourself. To help all newcomers in this kind of handicrafts, we present a list of necessary materials and a description of the process of execution of the souvenir.

We learn to make hand-made topiary from coffee beans. What will it take to work?

To perform a fragrant "tree of happiness" we prepare the following tools and materials:

• coffee beans;
• A foam ball;
• Capacity (a flower pot, a bucket of mayonnaise, a large plastic glass);
• A wooden stick or a plastic tube;
• Thermo-gun;
• Gypsum or alabaster;
• Satin and kapron ribbons;
• double sided tape;
• scissors.

Description of the stages of the coffee tree

The manufacture of such products as topiary from coffee beans, do not tolerate haste. Carry out the work neatly. Let's dry up every detail.

• Crown. On the flat side of the coffee seed, drip the glue and attach it to the foam ball. Hold your fingers for a few seconds. Seal other grains together tightly to each other. Thus, form the whole basis. Then glue the crown with another layer of grains, only now fasten them with a rounded side down.
• Decoration of the trunk. Wrap the tube (stick) with double-sided tape. From both ends of the workpiece, leave 2 centimeters unglued. On top of the scotch wrap the trunk with a satin ribbon. Fix its tips with glue.
• Fastening of the barrel. Dilute the gypsum (alabaster) in a separate vessel. Its consistency should resemble sour cream. Pour the solution into a container. Keep in mind that you do not need to fill it to the top. In the middle of the bucket, insert a tube or stick. Hold her hand for 3-4 minutes until the gypsum grabs. Leave the product to dry completely.
• Capacity registration. On the surface of dry gypsum, glue coffee beans. Wrap the container with wrapping paper or cloth. Secure the structure with tape. Alternatively, you can wrap it with tape or twine. Just look good topiary made from coffee beans, the lower part of which is wrapped in decorative sacking.
• Mounting the crown to the trunk. On the top of the tube (stick), drip the glue and attach the ball. Do not rush to remove your hands, make sure that this part is firmly held. Decorate the crown of the tree can be chopsticks vanilla, sprouts badyan, ornamental fruit.

We hope that our master class inspired you to perform such an aromatic souvenir yourself . Coffee topiari (photo confirmation) looks stunningly beautiful. It is a pity that the picture can not convey the fragrance that comes from the tree. For coffee lovers, such a souvenir will be the most expensive and favorite gift.