Polymer clay is an amazing material that opens infinite possibilities to needlewomen. Crafts made from this affordable and pliable material in work, only outwardly look fragile. Polymer clay is the best option for creating artificial flowers that, unlike the living ones, will not fade before your eyes. Incredibly beautiful flowers made of polymer clay can easily decorate your house, bring notes of spring and summer, even in the most severe winter. And you will not find any difficulties in working with this material. In general, molding flowers from polymer clay is a pleasure and aesthetic pleasure. Do you want to try your hand at this? Then this master class will be useful to you, and flowers made of polymer clay will turn out beautiful and will become a worthy decoration of the interior or a gift-souvenir. So, we are making flowers from polymer clay.
We will need:
- polymer clay;
- scissors;
- wooden skewers;
- glue;
- thin wire;
- paints.
- In this lesson we will make hydrangea flowers from polymeric clay, which symbolizes tenderness and the onset of spring. From a briquette of clay, pinch a small piece, the size of which corresponds to the size of the flower. Carefully mash it with your hands, and then shape the ball. After this, pull one end to make the part drop-shaped.
- Take the scissors and make a drop from the clay cut, dividing the droplet into two parts, but not cutting to the end. Then make another incision to make four petals.
- Dilute the four resulting segments to the sides and flatten them well with your fingers, shaping the hydrangea petal. On the surface of each petal with a wooden skewer, make small longitudinal grooves that will make it look like a real flower. And in the center form a pestle, making a deepening around it.
- Cut off 7-10 centimeters of thin wire, dip one end of it in the glue and plant a flower on it, which you just dazzled. Similarly, blind the rest of the flowers, put them on the wire and leave for a day, so that the glue and polymer clay are frozen. Since the flowers of hydrangeas are small enough, to create a beautiful bouquet you need to dazzle dozens of such details. This work can not be called fascinating, but the process itself is quite simple, so it will not take much time.
- When the material dries and the flowers harden, you can start painting them. We recommend using several colors or shades to make the bouquet look more impressive. In our example, pastel purple and muted blue are used, but the hydrangea can be anything - white, pink, red, lilac, etc. To simplify your work, divide the flowers on the wire into several groups, and then work with the paint. It is more convenient for this purpose to use aerosols which allow to impose a paint in regular intervals.
- After painting, let the artwork dry. You can use a glass or a vase for this. When the paint dries, proceed to create a bouquet. This is very simple, because the stems of the wire are well bent. Choose a beautiful vase that will allow you to emphasize the beauty of colors from polymer clay, and the hack is ready! If desired, you can decorate the bouquet with leaves molded from clay and painted in green.
Crafts made of polymer clay made by own hands - it's simple, incredibly beautiful and exciting!
In addition to flowers made of polymer clay, you can make beautiful ornaments, such as beads or earrings .
