Instructions for making flowers from napkins.
With the holidays approaching, many people are thinking about how to decorate their home and make it unique and stylish. This can be done using crafts. Various decorations made from paper flowers are also popular.
DIY napkin flowers for beginners: diagrams, templates, photos
Making these flowers is quite simple. They are often used to paste over birthday numbers and even decorate wedding halls.
Instructions:
- Fold a napkin like an accordion, with another one next to it
- Three napkins are enough for one flower
- After this, tie it in the middle with a thread, and round the ends with scissors.
- Spread the petals, below is a schematic instruction
How to fold a beautiful flower from a paper napkin for table setting?
In fact, folding a lily is quite simple. This is the best option. For needlework, take thick three-layer napkins.
Instructions:
- Spread the napkin and fold it into a triangle
- Now, before reaching the top, turn up the corners
- You will get something similar to a rhombus. After this, bend the bottom corner 2 cm, and then a little more
- Now fold the fold outwards, you will get a kind of pocket into which you need to put the side corners
- Spread the petals, instructions below
How to make voluminous origami flowers from napkins?
There are many options for making origami flowers from napkins. Below are the simplest instructions.
Instructions:
- Extend the napkin to its full length and fold it like an accordion.
- Using scissors, cut the strip without reaching the end of the fringe
- Now apply a little glue to the wire and wind the fringe with twisting movements
- Straighten the strips and wrap the base of the bud with a piece of green napkin
- The result will be something similar to an aster
How to make a poinsettia flower with your own hands from napkins?
This flower is considered the Christmas star. It’s easier to say “Cancer neck”. It is she who usually blooms during the New Year holidays.
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How to make roses from napkins?
The results are very naturalistic buds. To make this you need red and green napkins.
Instructions:
- Cut the third part of the napkin and straighten it
- You will get a long strip
- Screw it on forefinger, and remove from it
- Now just pull one part and form a bud with your fingers
- Twist the bottom part and wrap it around 1/3 of a green napkin
How to make flowers from openwork paper napkins?
It is best to make peonies or chrysanthemums from such napkins. The corrugated structure will emphasize the naturalness of the flower. Below are the diagrams. 
How to make a lotus flower from napkins?
This is a rather complex flower that takes time to make.
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How to make flowers from viscose napkins?
This option is suitable if you have a lot of fabric towels. Of course, when you are expecting guests, you want to arrange them in an unusual way, so use our tips.
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How to make flowers from napkins for volumetric figures?
This is a fairly common craft. Just for your birthday, you can make numbers from cardboard and decorate them with paper flowers.
Instructions:
- Take three napkins and arrange them so that they are folded in half
- Stack 3 napkins one on top and fold them like an accordion
- Tie with thread exactly in the middle
- Now straighten each layer of napkin
How to make an applique of flowers from napkins?
This option more suitable for babies preschool age. Usually these crafts are used to congratulate mothers on March 8th and their birthday.
How to make flowers for topiary from napkins?
A very beautiful product and addition to the interior. For the base you will need a balloon or foam ball. You will glue the flowers onto this base.
Instructions:
- Fold 4 napkins one on top and staple them crosswise in the center
- After this, place a circle in the center and cut along the contour
- The result is a multilayer circle; make cuts around the perimeter at a distance of 1 cm
- The length of the cuts is also 1 cm. After this, straighten the layers
- You can glue ready-made fluffy flowers to a spherical base
How to make a large flower from napkins?
Large buds are most often used to decorate a festive hall. It could be a wedding or christening, an anniversary. They are often hung on threads and attached to the ceiling. The end result is nice big flowers.
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How to make flowers from sweets and napkins with your own hands?
Actually making such products is quite simple. It is necessary to use tape or a glue gun to glue the candy to the skewer that is used for kebabs. After this, the napkin is straightened and folded into a strip. This strip is wound around the candy and then straightened out.
You can make a bud from napkins as for numbers and simply stick a skewer with a candy attached inside.
Napkin flower ideas
Flowers made from napkins are a great idea for decorating rooms. This is the most budget option for festive decoration hall It looks impressive and is cheap.
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I always thought that I was the one with the sweet tooth in the family, but now I’m increasingly noticing that I’m left without sweets, and it’s all my husband’s fault...
Probably the whole point is that I like to experiment with different recipes for dishes, and these are mainly confectionery products: cakes, pastries and muffins, which turn out surprisingly tasty for me.
It so happened that over time my hobby turned into an additional source of income - I began to bake to order. And for a long time I was looking for a way to beautifully design my products, until I came across openwork paper napkins. At first I used them as a base for cakes and cupcakes, but soon I realized that the napkins can also be used to decorate the box.
One day I was holding a napkin like this in my hand, and several ideas were born in my head, thanks to which my home is now decorated with a new openwork lampshade and a charming basket for goodies. Yes, yes, I made all this using napkins.
Editorial "So simple!" I have prepared 11 ideas for you crafts made from openwork paper napkins, which are usually used to serve cakes and muffins. They are elegant, like lace, but at the same time very inexpensive.
Crafts from paper napkins
- Openwork napkins look very stylish on packaging. Recently, decorators have often used them in registration of gifts because of the elegance and simplicity of the lace underlays.
- You can also decorate with such napkins paper bags with sweets for children, adult guests, or decorate wedding bonbonnieres in a similar way.
- And here is one of those ideas that I personally implemented using openwork paper napkins in just 2 hours. As you can see, napkins can also decorate a lampshade!
- Another way to use lace confectionery bases is to decorate ordinary jars with them. This way you will get cute candlesticks that will decorate any wedding celebration, your apartment or country house.
- Great idea to prepare for the New Year!
- First of all, confectionery lace napkins resemble paper snowflakes, which everyone probably cut out in childhood before the New Year holidays.
So, with their help, you can decorate a winter shop window or a window in a room in an original way, combining patterned stands of different diameters. It will turn out beautifully if you make a Christmas tree out of them.
A good idea for creating an elegant snowflake.
- Openwork paper napkins make fascinating light garlands that can be hung in a restaurant or at home for a holiday. And most importantly, making such a garland is very simple, you can definitely do it, even if you have never decorated anything before.
Very nice idea, if you take a garland with light bulbs. Pass each light bulb through the center of the napkin. The light will scatter very beautifully. The main thing is to take lamps that do not heat up, otherwise this idea can be a fire hazard!
- This napkin can also be used as bag decor template.
- Or create a cute sheep. I will definitely make one for the New Year to hang on the tree.
- If you are having a delicate openwork wedding, feel free to use this confectionery paper in your decoration. It will give a magical look to your invitations.
And each guest will be able to receive a designer personalized seating card in the style of your holiday.
- Such beauty can be created using hot air balloon, PVA glue, 20 openwork paper napkins and your inspiration.
Anastasia Davidenko
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Beautiful and unusual Christmas tree you can easily make it with your own hands from this unusual material, How paper napkins.
She might become original decoration your his New Year's interior. It can be placed on New Year's table, give it to your family or work colleagues. A Christmas tree made from napkins with your own hands will certainly add New Year's holiday a piece of your soul, warmth and comfort.
To make a Christmas tree with your own hands, you will need items that you will probably find in your household: paper napkins, scissors, glue, cardboard. When you take the master class, you may need other materials. You can make a Christmas tree with your own hands quickly and easily:
- First, a frame for the Christmas tree is made, usually from cardboard.
- Then the frame is fastened with glue or a stapler.
After this, improvised branches are made from napkins, which are attached to the frame.
There are many ideas for unusual paper Christmas trees, but each of them has its own little secrets and nuances, so we offer you several master classes on creating a New Year's beauty with your own hands.
You will need: 92 napkins of different colors, stapler, scissors, pencil glue, tape, thick cardboard for the cone.
Step one: Fold the napkin in half twice. We fasten the middle of the resulting square with a stapler. We cut out a circle around the paper clip, as shown in the master class diagram. In the same sequence we make circles from the remaining napkins.
Step two: raise upper layer napkins, lift it up with your fingers, then crumple it thoroughly. We do this with all layers. As a result, you should end up with a crumpled bud. Then you need to straighten the bud with your fingers to make a fluffy carnation. Make 92 cloves this way.
For more information on how to make “carnations” for the Christmas tree, watch this video:
Step three: Carefully glue the paper nails onto the cone in any order. If desired, you can glue beads or hang beads on the Christmas tree.
The New Year's beauty, created with your own hands, is ready!
See also the whole process in this video:
Christmas tree in paper ruffles - master class
You can make a wonderful Christmas tree with your own hands with flirty ruffles.
You will need: colored plain napkins, thick cardboard, needle and thread, pencil glue, ribbon and beads.
- For the frame of the Christmas tree, a cone is made according to the same principle as in the previous master class.
- Strips of 3-4 cm wide are cut from napkins, which are then collected onto a thread.
- The assembled tape, starting from the bottom, is glued to the cone in a spiral.
- Beads are glued to the shuttlecocks, and the top is decorated with a ribbon.
Christmas tree made from napkins using the cutting method - master class
You will need: a pack of green napkins, cardboard, scissors, PVA glue, brush, green gouache, rod ballpoint pen and decorations.
- We make a cone in the same way as in the first master class. If desired, the frame of the Christmas tree can be painted green.
- Cut the napkins into small squares measuring 2x2 cm. The square should be in one layer.
- We glue the squares tightly to the cone, starting from the bottom, in this way: apply glue to the lower edge of the cone, press the blunt end of the rod into the middle of the square placed on the finger and wind the square onto the rod, as shown in the diagram.
- Remove the lump from the rod and glue the base to the cone. Having glued the entire row with lumps, we move on to the next one and so on until the top of the Christmas tree. We decorate the Christmas tree with beads and homemade toys.
Green Christmas tree - master class
We invite you to make a simple and beautiful Christmas tree with your own hands from green napkins. You will need: 12-15 green napkins, beads, glue and cardboard.
- Draw circles of different sizes on napkins in descending order.
- Tear off (do not cut!) excess paper around the circumferences. The result should be several circles of different sizes, which will have torn edges.
- Then cut the circles in one place and stick, starting from the bottom, onto the cone. You learned how to make a cone after completing the first master class.
- You will get an original and one-of-a-kind Christmas tree with shaggy branches that look like the branches of a real spruce.
Interesting ideas for creating a Christmas tree from napkins
A beautiful and elegant Christmas tree can be made from openwork table napkins.
An openwork white Christmas tree decorated with tinsel will look great on the New Year's table. Even children can make such fluffy snow-white beauties.
The New Year's table will look truly festive if each guest is given a Christmas tree made from cotton table napkins.
DIY Christmas trees will be a wonderful decoration for your home. They can be done together with children, family and friends. This little New Year's beauty will certainly bring a joyful New Year's mood to your home.
Napkins can become part of a decorative composition or a separate souvenir that you can give as a gift to someone close to you. And the kids are happy to use such crafts in their games. They especially like to use crafts from napkins in the game, made with their own hands or with the participation of adults.
In your work, you can use both multi-layer thin and thick paper napkins.
Ballerina made from napkins
For example, several thin sheets can easily be transformed into a miniature graceful ballerina.
The basis of such a craft is a frame made of aluminum or twisted copper wire.
Before you make the craft, you will need to cut many strips from napkins. Next, using PVA glue or paste, you will need to cover the wire frame with these paper strips.
Now we take white napkins and fold them into a triangle.
We cut off the top of the triangle, round the bottom edge and unfold it. We got a charming tutu skirt.
To give the skirt a pleated shape, we twist it into a tight rope and unwind it.
You can make multi-layer packs - the more layers, the more magnificent they turn out. We make one such layer separately; it will become the top part of the ballerina’s outfit.
We arm ourselves with sewing threads and dress the dancer in her outfit.
We “hem” (or rather, tie) the napkin in the right places to give the desired shape to the dress.
By bending the wire frame, we give the ballerina’s body the desired position.
You can make several of these and hang them by thin threads. The result will be a real aerial ballet.
Flowers from napkins
And from several thin napkins you can make beautiful flower.
To do this, we fold them like an accordion.
We tighten it in the center with sewing thread.
We fluff the remaining ends well.
The flower head is ready!
Let's take it wooden stick and put the head on it. Now the flower also has a stem.
We wrap the stem with green napkins.
You can make a beautiful composition from such flowers - for example, .
Look at the video “How to make a rose from a napkin”:
Watch the video “How to make flowers from paper napkins”:
Angels made from napkins
Thick round napkins with an openwork edge can easily be turned into angels with the help of glue, scissors and large beads.
First, we give the napkin a cone shape, cut out a triangular piece from it and connect the edges of the cutout.
We glue a couple of such fragments together to form wings.
Glue them to the body.
Glue a pale purple circle onto a separate circle of napkin. We glue a bead into the center of it.
Glue this circle to the body or sew it on.
Our angel is ready!
Using this principle, you will quickly make several angels, which can later be used as decoration or a memorable souvenir.
Crafts from waste material- This is a separate direction of needlework. What’s especially nice is that this type of creativity is accessible to everyone and is not limited by anything except the imagination of the master. We bring to your attention interesting idea. It’s not at all difficult to make a Christmas tree) can be made even by a child in a minimum amount of time and from materials that can be found in any home.
Christmas tree made of openwork napkins
If you happen to have round openwork napkins for desserts and pastries on hand, you can make an interesting Christmas tree. Build a cone of a suitable size from cardboard, glue it or staple it. Take napkins and cut circles in their center so that they can be easily put on the workpiece. If desired, the decorative “skirts” can be painted or left in their original white color. Your Christmas tree made from paper napkins will look more interesting if you take blanks of different sizes and place the largest ones on the bottom and the smallest ones on top. Carefully glue the paper lace to the base cone. How many napkins will be needed to make a Christmas tree? It all depends on how fluffy you want to make it. 3-5 pieces will be enough depending on the height of the cone. But you can glue much more by placing them close to each other.
DIY fluffy Christmas tree made from napkins: learning how to make paper flowers
A very beautiful and interesting Christmas tree can be made from paper flowers. To make such a craft, napkins for table setting, as well as toilet or corrugated paper. Find a round object of a suitable size; a standard juice glass or jar of cream is ideal. Once the template is chosen, it's time to prepare the paper. If you have multi-layer table napkins, you can start cutting. Corrugated or toilet paper fold in 8-12 layers. flower napkins? Everything is quite simple - we trace the selected circle on paper, fasten its center with a stapler, and then cut it out in a circle. Then the real magic begins. You have to carefully fluff each layer of paper. As a result, you should end up with a ball-shaped flower that looks like a carnation. Now be patient and make a lot of these blanks.
How to assemble a Christmas tree from flowers?
Once you have made enough flower balls, you can start assembling the Christmas tree. Make a cone out of cardboard or thick paper and start gluing it with paper blanks from the bottom. Try to place the flower balls as close to each other as possible, so that the base is not visible. Helpful advice: the Christmas tree will look more beautiful and original if you arrange the elements from the napkin in rows in a checkerboard pattern.
Accordingly, the closer you get to the top, the fewer paper flowers you will have in one row. A DIY Christmas tree made from napkins using this technique can be additionally decorated with sparkles and miniature toys. Don’t forget to make a beautiful top for the Christmas tree, and if you wish, you can put the craft on a beautiful stand.
Christmas tree made from napkins for little ones
A Christmas tree craft made from paper napkins can be a great idea for children's creativity. Very young children are unlikely to be able to assemble a tree from flower blanks. Invite your child to cover a cardboard cone with strips of paper randomly. You can also make an equally interesting and original Christmas tree by cutting paper fringe from a napkin and gluing it in even rows. In addition, you can paste over the workpiece with whole large pieces of paper, forming folds and interesting draperies to your liking.
How to decorate a homemade Christmas tree?
The Christmas tree should be elegant and festively decorated. If your Christmas tree (you can build a real masterpiece from napkins with your own hands, you just need to show a little patience and give free rein to your imagination) is made of paper flowers, you can do without additional decor. Just make the balls different colors and alternate them when assembling the craft. Small beads look very delicate on tabletop homemade Christmas trees. They can be glued in bulk or arranged in garlands. Take foil or shiny paper, cut out small stars and circles and glue these “toys” onto your Christmas tree.
A Christmas tree craft made from napkins, assembled from individual paper flowers, can be made on the basis of a large cone. If desired, you can even paste over a workpiece 1-1.5 meters high with such balls, just make sure that the structure is stable. like this big Christmas tree can be decorated with store-bought New Year's toys and shiny rain or tinsel. Try making several different ones, experimenting with decorating techniques and sizes, and decorate the entire apartment.