One of the most pliable materials for making crafts is wire. Working with it is quite easy and if you want to make an interesting and original thing from different types of this material can even a child without the help of adults. In this article, we will tell you which wire products can be made for children, and we will offer appropriate schemes that will make the task much easier.
Crafts of chenille wire
Among young boys and girls, crafts made of chenille, or fluffy wire are especially popular. This material is a rather thin shaggy cord, consisting of a certain number of threads and nap between them.
Fluffy wire is very easily bent, so that even babies can easily cope with it, keep the shape well, cut with ordinary paper scissors and perfectly attach to any surface. In addition, such a wire can be used several times, although after repeated use it may slightly lose its shaggy.
The unique properties of this material make it possible to use it to create a variety of gizmos, but special delight in children is caused by crafts made of fluffy wire in the form of animals. Even from a pair of small pieces of such a wire you can make an amusing little animal with your own hands, but if you have enough material in stock, an incredibly bright and beautiful fluffy animal can turn out of it.
Learn how to create crafts from chenille wire will help you the following visual diagrams, thanks to which even a child can easily make the figures of cute animals:
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Crafts from copper wire
In working with copper wire there is nothing too complicated. Little children, starting from the age of five, gladly fold these thin strips in a certain way, cut off pieces from them and connect them to each other. The developed imagination and imagination of the child and his parents make it possible to make decor elements for decorating the room from this material, for example, photo frames, wall clocks or flower pots for flowers, figurines of animals, insects and plants, Christmas decorations, costume jewelry and much more. In particular, with the help of the following schemes you will be able to make simple, but interesting crafts yourself:
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Very often, guys make crafts made of copper wire and beads. In this case, the copper rods perform the function of a strong, but flexible frame, on which beads and beads of different colors, shapes and sizes are threaded. Also popular are crafts made of copper wire and nylon, although their manufacture is a rather complicated process, so small children can not cope with it on their own.
To create masterpieces from these materials, a wire frame of the desired shape is initially created, which is then tightened with a thin nylon. Most of the wire and capron make incredibly beautiful flowers and bouquets, but if you like, you can create many other original handicrafts.
How to make crafts from colored wire?
Colored wire is also made of copper, however, it is covered with colored varnish on top. The use of modern technologies in the creation of this material allows you to maintain the saturation and brightness of the hue for a long time, so the crafts made from it for a long time remain beautiful.
You can make anything from colored wire. As a rule, it is folded, cut and joined so as to obtain an original volumetric or flat figure. Colored wire can serve as a frame for stringing beads and beads on it, but in this case the latter should have a rather large diameter, since the thickness of the rods is markedly increased due to an additional coating layer with varnish.
Learn the technique of working with colored wire and create simple crafts from this material will help you the following schemes:
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