She simultaneously personifies death and resurrection, winter and spring. The Slavs considered her a gift from the gods that protects people. For many nationalities, it symbolizes light, radiance, purity and femininity. And all this is a white birch tree - so close to every Russian soul.
For work we will need:
- large green beads - 100-150 g.
- silver (light) beaded wire - 2 spools
- pieces of wire with a diameter of 1 mm and a length of 25-30 cm in the amount of 40-50 pieces.
- aluminum (copper) wire for the frame - 40-50 cm.
- mold for filling the stand
- foil and cling film
- white threads (floss or shoe silk)
- medical adhesive plaster
- toilet paper
- decor (moss, stones)
- white water-based paint (can be replaced with white gouache)
- black gouache
- hard brush
- plaster
- PVA glue
— car varnish transparent aerosol
Step 1. Weave low.
Before starting work, we need to prepare pieces of beaded wire 45-50 cm long (you can cut two coils at once). Take one piece and fold it in half. We put on one bead and in the middle of the segment we twist the wire at a distance of 1-1.5 cm (see photo). Then string the next bead onto one side of the wire and twist it again to the same distance, and so on.
In this way we make two types of lows:
8-9 beads long, 35-40 pcs.
- 10-13 long beads in the amount of 100-120 pcs.
Step 2. Collecting branches.
Before we proceed to this stage, I would like to remember that interesting fact that there are many unique patterns in nature. So one of the mysteries of nature is the amazing sequence of tree branches. Namely, the branches are located according to the Fibonacci sequence (the golden ratio rule), saying in simple words- along a helix or from small to large. Therefore, we will not forget about this fact and will start small, i.e. from first order branches.
For all branches we will need a so-called blank. It is done in the following way - onto a piece of wire with a diameter of 1 mm and a length of 25-30 cm. Using a strong thread, we attach three strings in an alternating order as shown in the photo. Thus, we prepare - 30 blanks from long lows and 10 from short ones.
From the resulting blanks we begin to assemble the branches directly:
The branches of the first order (crown) are made from short blanks (with 8-9 beads) to which two beads are added in alternating order (see photo). You need 3 such branches.
Branches of the second order (middle of the tree) can vary and consist of 3 or 4 blanks (you can also add long low branches along the length of the assembled branch in an alternating order, if desired). 4-5 such branches are needed.
Third-order branches (bottom of the tree), they are the largest and widest - are made by connecting branches made according to the previous scheme (second-order branches). When assembling such a large branch, it is necessary to use aluminum or copper wire as a frame, and its length must be sufficient to be firmly screwed when attached to the trunk.
Step 3. Assembling the tree.
For the frame, copper or aluminum wire with a diameter of 3-4 mm and a length of 50-60 cm is used. If we plan to bend the trunk, then the wire must be bent immediately (before attaching the branches), and at the end of the wire we must make a loop for reliable fastening in the stand.
Not forgetting the rule of the golden ratio, we begin to attach the branches to the frame, arranging them like a spiral staircase. The branches can be grabbed with a strong thread or pinned with a medical adhesive plaster.
Step 4. Planting and shaping the trunk.
To cast the stand, we need a mold and cling film (cellophane bag). We line the mold with film (bag), install the frame in the mold and fill it with a solution (gypsum, PVA glue and water - the consistency of sour cream) to a height of 2-3 cm. After a couple of hours, the stand can be carefully pulled out of the mold.
Before opening the trunk with the first layer of plaster, it is necessary to wrap the trunk with strips of gauze and bandage, making a slight thickening at the bottom. It is advisable to wrap the low parts with pieces of foil (cling film).
In this work, I used the method of simulating bark using papier-mâché. To do this, you and I will need the coarsest toilet paper and PVA glue (slightly diluted with water).
We tear off (be careful not to cut with scissors) a piece of paper, coat it with PVA glue (diluted) and glue it to the trunk, imitating the folds of the bark with wet paper. Carefully coat the resulting layer on top. In this way we glue each subsequent layer. We continue until you are satisfied with the result. Don’t forget to carefully soak each layer on top with PVA glue. Using this technique, I made an imitation of torn bark. Let the barrel dry thoroughly.
To decorate the trunk, we prepare a mixture of plaster, water and PVA glue (the consistency of liquid sour cream) - we begin to coat the trunk and branches.
Advice: If you add PVA glue to the mixture, the texture will be smoother, and if you use only gypsum and water, the texture will be more pronounced (closer to natural bark), but the composition dries very quickly.
Let it harden for a while.
Step 5. Painting and decoration.
We paint the trunk and branches with white water-based paint (I use Snezhka - environmentally friendly and odorless) and leave to dry well. To apply black stripes we will need a dry, hard brush and black gouache. Dip a dry brush into gouache (remove excess paint on the paper) and apply black stripes along the entire trunk using horizontal movements. We paint the bottom of the trunk more intensely.
The stand can be decorated with moss.
The final stage is to coat the entire product with colorless aerosol varnish. We open the bottom of the stand with varnish.
Do-it-yourself spring decoration of a preschool educational institution. Master class with step-by-step photos
Volumetric trees made of ceiling tiles. Master Class.
Spring group decoration.
Vera Ivanovna Proshina – teacher of the Central Regional Educational Institution kindergarten No. 60 “Fairy Tale” Moscow region, Likino-Dulevo
I prefer to use ceiling tiles to decorate the group. I suggest you see how you can make voluminous trees with your own hands from ceiling tiles for spring decoration of the room.
Target: production of volumetric birch from ceiling tiles.
Tasks:
Show a method for making three-dimensional trees from ceiling tiles.
Develop your imagination creativity for the spring decoration of the premises.
Cultivate the desire to make trees for the spring decoration of the group with your own hands.
The material will be useful to educators and teachers additional education, teachers primary classes and everyone who likes this idea for decorating a room.
Trees made from ceiling tiles can be used in the design of a group, music hall, stairwell, in the decoration of theatrical performances or musical celebrations.
Material: ceiling tiles, scissors, pencil, ruler, corrugated green paper, glue stick, artificial branch, “Master” glue, wallpaper, black, white paint, brush.
Introductory part.
This forest fashionista
He often changes his outfit:
In a white fur coat - in winter,
All in earrings - in the spring,
Green sundress - in summer,
On an autumn day - dressed in a raincoat.
If the wind blows,
The golden cloak rustles. I. Semenova
(Birch)
Birch is the most common species among deciduous trees. It lives for about 150 years, the trunk reaches 30 - 40 cm in diameter and 28 m in height. There are about a hundred species of birch in the world. Birch is a slender tree, with a thick fluffy, bright green crown. The leaves are small - up to 7 cm long and up to 4 cm wide, heart-shaped with a serrated edge. Birch flowers - “earrings”. The bark is white or yellowish. The outer part of the bark is birch bark. It peels off very easily. The birch tree initially grows at a relatively slow pace, but after a few years it begins to develop rapidly.
Linguists associate the Russian name for birch with the verb to preserve. This is due to the fact that the Slavs considered birch to be a gift from the gods that protects people. Birch in a number of traditions symbolizes light, radiance, purity, and femininity.
Birch is a healing tree. People say about the benefits of birch: “The birch has four things: the first thing is to illuminate the world; the second thing is to cry to console; the third thing is to heal the sick; The fourth thing is to maintain cleanliness.” The bark, leaves and buds are used for medicinal purposes. The buds are collected in early spring during the swelling period, but always before the leaves bloom. Store them in paper bags during two years. But the birch leaf is plucked in May, during the birch flowering period, when the leaves are still sticky and fragrant. Dry outdoors in the shade.
It should be remembered that you should not collect leaves from trees growing near roads. Birch leaves are good for preparing baths - they have a calming effect on the body, have a beneficial effect on the skin, help with dermatitis, eczema, as well as rheumatism, gout, and stimulate metabolism in the body.
With the arrival of spring, axillary birch buds release resinous, fragrant droplets called “tears,” which attract bees. They use them to produce propolis.
Spring birch sap (“birch tree”) is considered a blood purifier and, as people define it, “heals” the blood. It is taken 3 glasses a day with skin diseases, all kinds of eczema, lichen, rashes, childbed fever and diseases with high temperature; It is considered a diuretic and is used for gout, arthritis, rheumatism and scurvy. Experienced producers advise: when going to harvest juice, take with you a small brace, a drill, drill a hole in the trunk no more than 4-5 cm deep, insert a tube into it (such as for cocktails), deepening it 2-3 cm. Tie it on. dishes - a bottle, a jar, juice will flow into it through a tube. Don't forget to cover the hole afterwards to keep the tree alive. One adult birch tree can produce up to 150 liters of sap if used skillfully.
Modern bioenergeticists confirm that this tree has enormous positive energy, and advise people to recharge with this energy from time to time. To do this, you just need to lean your back against the trunk and stand there for a while. For a Man, it is pleasant and useful to wander in a birch grove, where there is a lot of light, the air is transparent and clean.
Heavy, dense birch wood is used to make high-quality plywood, skis, small carved toys, and whistles. Birch bark has long been used in folk crafts. Birch bark is the upper, elastic layer of birch bark. Due to its remarkable qualities (strength, flexibility, resistance to rotting), birch bark has long been considered an excellent material for the manufacture of various utensils - traditional containers in which dairy products do not spoil even in the heat, salt shakers, baskets, purses, baskets, boxes, ladles, the simplest shoes.
Signs:
It is good to plant a birch tree near the house for the well-being of the family and protection from lightning.
If you throw birch branches on garden beds, there will be no caterpillars on the cabbage.
Birch is a blessed tree that once sheltered the Virgin Mary and Christ from the weather.
As soon as the birch leaf unfolds completely, you can plant potatoes.
The nightingale sings when it can drink dew from a birch leaf.
If in August the leaves on birch trees turn yellow below, early sowing will be good.
If a leaf falls cleanly from an oak or birch tree - easy year, not clean - for a harsh winter.
If a lot of sap flows from a birch tree, then it will be a rainy summer.
If the birch blossoms before the alder and maple, expect a dry summer.
If the leaves of birch trees begin to turn yellow from above, it is early spring; if the leaves turn yellow from the lower branches, it is late spring.
Russian birch is a symbol of Russian nature, the favorite tree of the Russian people. Slender, curly, white-trunked, she was always compared to a gentle beautiful girl, with the bride. Artists and poets dedicated their best works to her. The birch tree in Russia has always been loved for its beauty. Our ancestors, the Slavs, called it the main tree of their land, its support.
Why - suddenly they asked you -
Do you see Russia in the birch tree?
Because in beauty and strength
She will not yield to Russia.
On the seventh Thursday after Easter, the Russian people celebrate the holiday of the Russian birch tree - “Semik”. It marks farewell to spring and welcome to summer and glorifies the green earth. Semitic Thursday and the days following them were celebrated in the old days with girls' festivities: round dances around birch trees in the grove, weaving wreaths and telling fortunes about the grooms. Over time, some of these rituals were transferred to Trinity.
My birch, my little birch, my white birch, my curly birch.
You are standing, little birch tree, in the middle of the valley,
On you, birch tree, the leaves are green,
Below you, birch tree, silk grass,
Near you, little birch, the red girls are singing in seven,
Below you, little birch, red girls are weaving wreaths.
On this day, temples and houses are decorated with young birch branches, the floors are sprinkled with herbs, and ribbons are curled into the birch branches. The fun is accompanied by dancing, singing songs and round dances around the birch tree. The most familiar round dance, “There Was a Birch Tree in the Field,” was composed in 1750. It is still popular today.
April 11 – Birch Day is celebrated.
Birch in Russia is a symbol of happiness, purity, love and tenderness.
No other country in the world has as many birch trees as we have in Russia. Therefore, it is a symbol of our homeland Russia, a symbol of its spirituality, prosperity and longevity. And it will be in our vastness forever, because our land is eternal and our people are eternal!
The sun warmed the slopes a little
And it became warmer in the forest,
Birch green braids
Hung it from thin branches.
All in White dress dressed,
In earrings, in lace foliage,
Welcomes the hot summer
She is at the edge of the forest.
Step-by-step process for completing the work:
Birch can be made of any size depending on your space in the room, even from floor to ceiling. To make a tall birch tree, you need to connect the ceiling tiles together.
1. First, cut off the thin edges of the tile evenly. We check how the tile bends: on one side it bends strongly, on the other it bends worse.
2. Determine where the width will be on all tiles. We measure the required width for the trunk and cut off the excess with scissors.
3. Place the edges of the tiles overlapping each other (check that the fibers bend correctly). Cut along the ruler stationery knife, pressing the tiles tightly.
4. Apply a thin layer of ceiling glue to the cut sides.
5. After a minute, firmly press (join) the tiles on a flat surface so that the cut points coincide exactly.
6. Strengthen the junction of the tiles on the wrong side by gluing a thin strip of paper. Let the glue dry. This will be the trunk.
7. Cut a strip from the wallpaper equal to the height of the birch tree. We make the width 1.5 -2 centimeters narrower than the width of the tile (width of the trunk).
We glue the cut strip of wallpaper along its entire height to the birch trunk from the wrong side. Spread the glue with a thin strip of 0.5 cm. Apply it evenly so that the barrel does not warp. We put a load on top - books, let the glue dry.
8. We glue the wallpaper on the other side in the same way. Place the load for 10 minutes.
9. This is how the barrel turned out.
10. Draw branches.
11. Using the template, we cut out branches from the ceiling tiles and glue them onto the trunk. First, mark the junction of the branch and the trunk. Press the branch with your hand until the glue dries (no need to spread it in a thick layer).
12. We decorate the birch with black and gray strokes with a brush and paint.
13. We make thin hanging branches. Take a vine with leaves. We remove the leaves and make blossoming leaves from corrugated paper. Cut strips of green paper 5 cm long and 3 cm wide. Fold it in half, bend the side corners into the middle - it looks like “bundles”.
14. We glue these “balls” to the vine.
15. Now you can decorate the birch tree on the wall.
16. Branches can be made from the stem of an artificial flower.
17. The rose branch turned into a birch branch.
18. The volume of the trunk is visible here.
19. Birch put on earrings (real ones).
20. This is what a birch tree looks like in autumn.
21. And this is how it is in winter.
Now let's make a maple tree.
Its trunk is thicker than that of a birch. Drawing the bark: ballpoint pen We randomly draw stripes along the trunk. You need to adjust the pressure on the handle. If you increase the pressure while applying the strips, then when bending the ceiling tile, it may crack or break. Paint the trunk with brown paint. Then use a sponge to randomly apply light brown and gray paint. The recesses obtained by drawing the stripes with a pen are painted over with black paint.
We remove the leaves from the purchased maple branches and make small green blossoming leaves just like on a birch tree.
And this is what maple looks like in the fall
And this is a maple in winter.
General view of the spring composition.
I love Russian birch, sometimes light, sometimes sad,
In a bleached sundress, with handkerchiefs in his pockets,
With beautiful clasps, with ze linen earrings,
I love her across the river, with elegant mantles
Sometimes clear, ebullient, sometimes sad, weeping.
I love Russian birch, she is always with her friends
In the spring they dance and kiss, as usual,
He walks where there are no fences, he sings where he is not supposed to,
In the wind the valley bends and bends, but does not break.
A. Prokofiev.
There is hardly a person indifferent to the beauty of birch. Perhaps this is the tree most sung by poets. Birch is a symbol of the Motherland and tenderness. I would like to offer you a children's craft - Birch. It's not complicated at all. A child can do it independently, but joint creativity is much better!
Children's craft - Paper birch
For this we need:
- sheet of white paper
- sheet of double-sided green paper
- black felt-tip pen or marker
- scissors
You need to cut out a circle from white paper. Cut out a quarter of the circle and glue the resulting part in the form of a cone. This is the trunk of a future birch tree. You need to apply the stripes characteristic of the Russian beauty on it with a black marker.
Cut thin strips of green paper. Screw them onto a pencil or pen and carefully remove them. You should get some funny spirals.
Glue the resulting spirals to the top of the cone - this is the foliage of the tree.
As a result, we will get such a beautiful birch tree.
Poems about birch
And here’s some more poetry about the inspiration of poets of all times - the white birch! and first of all, of course, from Beryozka’s biggest fan - Sergei Yesenin :
White birch tree under my window
White birch tree under my window
Covered with snow
Exactly silver.
On fluffy branches
Snow border
The brushes have blossomed
White fringe.
And the birch tree stands
In sleepy silence,
And the snowflakes are burning
In golden fire.
And the dawn is lazy,
Walking around
Shedding branches
New silver.
The sleepy birch trees smiled,
Silk braids were disheveled.
Green earrings rustle
And the silver dews burn...
Green hairstyle,
Maiden breasts
Oh, thin birch tree,
Why did you look into the pond?
What does the wind whisper to you?
What is the sand ringing about?
Or do you want to braid branches
Are you a moon comb?
Open up, tell me the secret
of your woody thoughts,
I fell in love with sad
Your pre-autumn noise...
L.A. Surnina,
Song to the birch
Blizzards whispered this tale,
They registered frost on the windows,
The winds sang to the sound of drops,
Storms and thunderstorms echoed.
This tale is about the holy oak groves,
Russian strength, faithful soul.
This song is not for fun.
I Russia believe in your happiness!
My heart squeezed with impenetrable melancholy
It’s from evil that burst in like an evil cloud.
Captivated by the Beloved Beauty
Buried behind a mountain steep.
I wanted to drive the wormwood into the distance.
Turn into an unknown meadow.
How can we survive this long night?
To save a faithful soul from shame.
“Get away from me, evil force.
I have grown into roots with the earth.
Let me die. Here is my frontal place,
I'll spill spring water.
I don’t change my free will
To the wealth of your bright cages.
My tent is like a flower pole,
And your paradise is like red-hot whips.”
Angrily evil hissed with resentment
“Turn yourself into a weak tree.
May you be beaten by rumors,
Let your soul be burned by a greedy heart.
They won't recognize you in that guise
I will confuse souls with poison.
Your land will forget about greatness,
You will only be an amusement for rudeness.”
I am a white-trunked birch tree.
My tenderness is like a crystal song.
Rus' is my native land, joy is my pain
And my soul groans sadly.
Timelessness flies by like a bird,
But the curse will not be prophetic.
You have become a “belfry” for the people,
For love and reward and honor.
The spring abysses were filling up,
The dawns and lightning blossomed,
The wind swirls with joy
You remained a Beauty - Zaryanitsa.
You, Berezka, are our Russian soul.
You are our persistent, gentle soul,
Patient, faithful, wise,
Like a clear sky - boundless!
T. Gerasimova
HYMN TO THE BIRCH
If I sing to the birch tree
The order was given from above,
I am her holy tears
I will sing for you.
I am her sad face
I'll put it in rhyme,
Whisper of leaves, bird call.
Wounds forever...
How light it is in the open space.
A wondrous light streams;
On a high slope.
Honey, it's worth it...
I’ll come up and, admiring,
Branches
Let me gather it into a tight strand...
Wind, blow, blow!
Don't break a birch tree in a storm
If the soul is a diamond,
Even in the midst of the autumn gloom
You are a delight to the eye!
In a winter dream, in the bitter cold.
On the edge of the village.
On a cliff, above a steep slope,
How sweet you are!
And in the spring... Good God!
There is nothing more beautiful!
The young leaves are tender,
Emerald color!
You at any time of the year
Wonderfully good
And for the Russian people
You are his soul!
L.M. Smirnova,
Birch bowing its head...
In the forest against a snowy background,
Where there is cold, wind and drifting snow,
It gets dark in the twilight of the night
Evergreen pine.
A birch tree grows nearby,
Bent like an arc in illness.
Of course she won't die
In the shadow of a dear friend.
The birch tree bows its head,
The dress sparkles with whiteness.
Gusts of wind. And pine
The branches are reaching out to her for a hug.
They hugged so tightly
That there is no talk of separation.
I believe: with the growth of pine trees
Birch will straighten its “shoulders” again.
And the wind blows away.
He is cold and angry at this time...
I'm sure he's happy in life
Who feels support in a friend?
By the way, using this birch tree, my son and I built a whole one.
All the best, gentle and green!
We invite you to watch a fascinating video on our video channel "Workshop on the Rainbow"
Natalia Mikryukova
For work we need: yellow and green threads, wood cuts, colored primer for an aquarium, green, small flowers from hairpins, a tube of self-adhesive film, a glue gun, white and black gouache, a brush, scissors.
1. The first thing you need to do is cut the tube from the self-adhesive film into two parts, into equal or unequal parts - this is the trunk birch trees.
2. Paint the resulting parts with white gouache. After the paint has dried, draw lines with black gouache on the white trunk birch trees.
3. The next stage of work is to wind the threads onto a piece of cardboard of your choice. It will depend on what color you want birch tree(green, yellow or yellow-green foliage).
4. The next step is to remove the threads from the cardboard, and fasten it in the middle, cut the other side with scissors, you get a bundle.
5. Using a glue gun, secure the secured part of the threads to one side of the tube - you get the crown of a tree.
6. Using a glue gun, I secure the barrel birch trees on a tree cut.
7. The next stage is decorating the foot birch trees with pebbles, decorative greenery and flowers. The birch is ready!
Publications on the topic:
“Glade of Good Deeds” A visual aid used in working with parents. For two years, a wonderful “Tree of Good Deeds” grew in our group.
Center for cognitive and speech development. Games and benefits Didactic manual(made by hand) - the character of the “Butterfly” corner. Assistant in.
To work you will need (calculation for about six colors): - a grid for decorating bouquets of flowers in two colors (4 meters each.
Dear guests, friends, I am glad to introduce you to making crafts for anyone family holiday with older children preschool age And.
Dear friends, I want to offer you an idea for decorating a group for the autumn season. I called my craft “Autumn Lanterns”. For execution.
Hello, friends! I have already introduced you to the craftswoman Svetlana Kuleva, who makes. And today I would like to introduce you to an equally talented reader of my site - Olga Pivneva, who prepared a master class on making birch from plastic bottles.
I give the floor to Olga:
Festive birch tree made from plastic bottles
We will need:
— 4 green plastic bottles;
- thin wire;
- scissors;
- sewing needle;
- stick (25 cm long);
- PVA glue;
- glue "Titan";
- toilet paper;
- gouache paints (white, black, blue and green flowers);
- brush;
- alabaster (construction plaster);
- plastic tray;
- buttons;
- sequins;
- narrow satin ribbons of different colors;
- gel pencils;
- corrugated paper;
- green and brown beads.
Stages of making crafts from plastic bottles:
Cut leaves (1.5x2 cm) from green plastic bottles. There are 100-150 leaves.
Lightly burn the leaves over a burning candle (do this very quickly.) Using a sewing needle, make holes on one edge of the leaf.
Collect twigs.
Make 17-19 such branches. The more, the more magnificent the birch tree will be.
Connect the branches two at a time and attach (wrap) them to a stick.
Starting from the top, glue the attached branches toilet paper using PVA glue.
Paint the trunk with white gouache paint.
Start making the base on which the birch tree will “grow”. Take alabaster (construction plaster), apply a solution (1:1 with water). Pour the solution into the base.
Let’s make a “pond” (immediately!). Place a small metal plate on a plastic bag and place a stone in it. Let the solution dry.
Paint the inside of the “pond” with blue gouache paint. The remaining surface is green.
Proceed with the design of the “pond”. Place sequins (stars), shells, and pebbles on the bottom. Fill with Titan glue. Then (after 3-4 minutes) install the grass and “reeds”. Make reeds from beads. Let the glue dry in the “pond” (for 24 hours). Decorate the surface of the “pond”: using sequins (leaves) and buttons, make flowers. Color the flowers with gel pencils. Make grass under the tree using corrugated paper.
Tie narrow satin ribbons of different colors on the branches of the birch tree.
The birch is ready for the holiday - the Holy Trinity.
Similarly, you can make a birch tree using sequin leaves (they can be purchased at the store).
The master class was prepared by Olga Pivneva, Gryazovets
Thank you very much, Olga for the master class! Olga participates with a craft made from plastic bottles in a competition that takes place in her city and is dedicated to the Trinity Day. Let's wish her good luck!