DIY Christmas tree made from sisal balls. Festive sisal topiary: DIY compositions

14.10.2019

Miniatures look great in almost all interiors. And it’s nice to receive them as a teenager. Therefore, a small Christmas tree will be a wonderful decoration or gift, and there is also such a solemn occasion - the New Year. And besides, the products are always very expensive.

Green sisal fabric as standard or your choice.
Wooden long skewer.
Crust from the bottle.
A coin or similar size and weight item.
A piece of fabric, preferably made from natural fiber.
Glue or glue gun.
Beads or other decorative elements to decorate the Christmas tree.
Needle with thread.
Scissors.
Ruler.

Let's start making a Christmas tree with a stump. To make it, take the crust from a bottle and cut it in half with a knife. Using a glue gun or any other quick-drying glue, we glue a coin or any other part that will give the future structure heaviness and stability to the bottom of the cut crust.

On the other hand, we make a hole for the skewer. For reliability, add a couple of drops of glue there to strengthen the structure. As you might have guessed, the skewer will play the role of the trunk of the future Christmas tree. You can determine the height of your tree at this stage. It's left to your taste. Just shorten the skewer. We deepen the future trunk into the crust by about one centimeter and do not forget to strengthen it with glue.

You can leave the stump as is or decorate it. To do this, take a piece of fabric of your choice and use a compass to mark a circle. Its diameter should be equal to the diameter of the crust plus the height of the crust and add another centimeter for the screed. Cut out the circle. We gather the edge of the cut fabric onto a needle and thread into an “accordion”. We place the stump blank in the center of the circle and tighten the thread. We fix it with a knot. Excess thread can simply be trimmed or tied into a bow by adding beads to the ends.

After decorating the stump and trunk, we confidently take on the crown of the New Year's beauty. Using a ruler, divide the sisal fabric into strips.

It is better to make the width of these stripes different. Because the spruce is wider at the bottom, and narrows towards the top like a cone. We divide each of the strips into isosceles triangles. Which we sort by size.

After this, we begin assembling the tree crown. You should string the largest triangles first. Be sure to make sure that the sisal triangles fit tightly and the tops are turned in different directions. This will give the Christmas tree more volume. It is advisable to finish the crown with the smallest triangles, and glue a bead or other decoration of your choice to the top. You can also place beads throughout the crown, this will add elegance to your Christmas tree.

DIY sisal Christmas tree, master class

When the word “Christmas tree” is said, one immediately imagines a forest or the New Year holiday. These are the associations it evokes. And for all the people of the globe, the New Year is coming soon. And the Christmas tree becomes the center of attention and attraction for adults and children. In this article we will show you how to make different Christmas trees with your own hands using unusual materials.

Make Christmas trees with your own hands, they will be small and tabletop. Place them in every room in your home or give them to loved ones as a gift.

Beautiful and original ideas with step-by-step master classes are waiting for you.

DIY Christmas tree ideas

Christmas tree with a star

You will need:

A4 cardboard sheet
Sisal in red, green, yellow colors, size 50 x 80 cm
Satin ribbons of red and green colors 1 cm wide = 1 meter each
golden thread
Wrapping paper and pieces of foam measuring 3 x 3 cm
Golden Christmas tree balls with a diameter of 4 cm = 4 pieces
Beads of green, red golden colors with a diameter of 5 mm
Cones = 8 pieces
Artificial rose hips = 6 pieces
Red star
Christmas tree stand
Glue gun
Hot melt adhesive cartridge
Scissors

Operating procedure:

Cut out a template from cardboard and roll it into a cone, secure with glue.

2. Cut 8 cm squares from sisal. Roll them into balls.

3. Cut a square out of wrapping paper, wrap polystyrene in it, secure it and tie it with gold thread.

4. Starting from the bottom of the cone, alternately glue sisal balls, gifts, pine cones and rose hips.

5. Glue colorful beads.

6. Glue bows from green and red satin ribbons.

7. Attach a star to the top of the Christmas tree and place it on a stand. The star on the Christmas tree is ready with your own hands and looks like this.

Sisal balls in a Christmas tree outline

You will need:

Whatman
Brown and milky sisal
Beads on a fishing line
Styrofoam berries
Plaster plant pots
Paint - golden spray
Nuts, cones, acorns
Glue gun
satin tape
Plaster container
Scissors

Operating procedure:

Paint the pine cones, acorns, and nuts with golden paint. There is a good paint called Deco Lack. It is advisable to remove the kernels from the nuts and then glue the shells back together.

2. Tear off some sisal and begin to twist the fiber inward. Do this until a small tail remains in your hand.

3. Roll the sisal tail into a ball.

4 - 5. Make balls of milky and brown sisal.

6. Twist a cone from a sheet of whatman paper size A3, cut it evenly. Please note that its bottom should fit freely onto the flowerpot.

7. To give the Christmas tree more density, you can twist another sheet of whatman paper and place it on the base. Cut off excess corners with scissors. Glue sesal balls and acorns onto the cone. nuts and cones. Try to arrange objects so as to alternate colors. Remember, you are doing it with your own hands and you should be in a good mood.

Check how you made the bottom of the Christmas tree: place it on a flat surface and step back a couple of steps. If the top of the cone points straight up, everything is fine. If not, cut off the side of the cone that is opposite to the side of the slope. The cone should be level on the table.

8. Please note: the bottom of the cone must be very carefully closed so that the Whatman paper is not visible.

9. Tie bows and glue them to the Christmas tree.

10. Glue gold elements - a heart and stars - into the spaces between the sisal balls.

11. Glue milky candied berries and gold-plated foam balls into the remaining voids. Try to place as many berries as possible and leave space between them.

12. Glue the beads in a circle, starting from the top.

13. Dilute the plaster in a plastic container and pour it into the flowerpot. Let it dry.

14. Apply glue to the edge of the flowerpot and glue the top of the Christmas tree to it. Also apply glue to the sisal balls, glue them to the planter and press firmly.

The DIY Christmas tree is ready and looks great.

Christmas tree made of vines

You will need:

Tree branches (wild grapes) and long sticks
Cones
Dried flowers
Star anise, nuts, acorns, cinnamon
Leg-split
Beads
Glue gun
Clothespins (you don't have to use them)

Operating procedure:

1 -1a. Braid a wreath - this will be the base of the tree. To do this, pinch the vine with your left hand so that a circle is formed, and with your right hand wrap it with the remaining part of the branch.

2. Insert 6 long sticks into the wreath. They must be tough. Secure the top with twine - this is the frame of the tree.

Tip: Make sure the base of the tree is strong enough to accommodate sticks. This means you did everything right and you can move on.

3. Push flexible branches through the rigid ones.

Tip: It is advisable to weave a Christmas tree from freshly plucked branches. If you can't find fresh ones, soak old branches in a bath for a couple of hours. They will absorb water, become soft and it will be convenient for you to weave a cone.

4. Braid the Christmas tree to the top.

5. Attach the vertical sticks to the bottom of the tree using glue.

6. Glue cones, acorns, cinnamon, star anise, dried flowers, and vine balls to the tree.

7. Wrap the top of the Christmas tree with twine.

8. Now glue beads, twine bows and clothespins to the Christmas tree (you don’t have to use clothespins). Make the crown as in the photo.

We show you step by step how to make small sisal balls with your own hands. Sisal balls are used to create topiary or decorative Christmas trees, as well as for other creative works. We offer the simplest and fastest manufacturing method. Take it!

Sisal is a natural fiber that is extracted from the fresh leaves of the Agave sisal plant. The material is widely used for almost any craft - due to its unique properties, variety of colors and application possibilities. All information about sisal (article in progress).

How to make sisal balls step by step

Stage 1. Roll into balls. We select a bundle of fibers from a common sheet of sisal and intensively roll it with our palms, giving the material a spherical shape. If the size of the ball is smaller than required, add more fibers and roll it out. We form the required amount of material.

For topiary, sisal balls of one color are used, but you can also combine fibers of 2, 3 or even 4 colors. Experiment!

Stage 2. Working with glue. Rolled sisal balls can crumble, fall apart and are difficult to use. To strengthen the balls, you need to glue them: smear one palm with PVA glue, roll the sisal balls again. After drying, the product acquires a frame and does not fall apart.

PVA glue is environmentally friendly, allergic reactions or harm to the skin are excluded. After finishing the work, wash your hands with soap; the glue washes off easily.

Stage 3. Trimming excess fibers. Sisal for topiary or decoration is a fairly stiff and unyielding fiber. That is why, even after gluing, individual threads stick out shapelessly. To fix this, after the balls have dried, it is necessary to inspect each one and cut off the protruding fibers, as well as re-roll those products that have flattened or lost their shape.

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The Christmas tree is an integral attribute of the New Year; on this holiday, you want to please with a gift made by yourself. A great idea would be to make a topiary Christmas tree with your own hands.

Coffee Christmas tree

There can be an unlimited number of options for making topiary in the form of a herringbone, as far as human imagination can allow. The most versatile topiary is coffee, but what if you make it in the shape of a Christmas tree? This master class will present step-by-step photos of the manufacturing process.

First you need to make a cone out of cardboard or thick paper. You can use paper, newspaper, fabric or cotton wool as a base, the main thing is to push it all inside. How to make a cone: a sheet of paper needs to be rolled up in the form of a bag, or you can first use a compass to mark the diagram. The workpiece is glued together with an overlap using a hot-melt gun, regular glue, adhesive tape (you can use double-sided tape) or fastened with a stapler.

The cone can be placed on a paper coffee cup. The joints are glued with PVA or other suitable glue.

The cone is wrapped with twine, it is glued with double-sided tape or with Moment.

A bow made of golden ribbon is tied to the top of the tree. Instead of a bow, there can be any other decor.

The bottom edge of the cone is covered with coffee beans. Everyone decides how many rows to make, but you can lay out three or four rows and then leave the twine. The first layer dries in about half an hour and only after drying can the next layer be glued.

Now the second layer of grains is glued.

The more chaotic the better. This will make the topiary look more voluminous. If desired, you can paint the grains with acrylic.

Now you can start decorating the cone. Bows are made from, for example, silver ribbon and glued with hot glue; grains are glued into the center of the bows. The decor can be arranged arbitrarily.

The coffee tree is ready.

Another variation would be a Christmas tree with a trunk made from a tube or branch and planted in a pot. This is done like a standard topiary, it differs only in design.

Other decor options for coffee trees are presented below:

Product made from sisal

An interesting option would be to make a Christmas tree from sisal. What is sisal? This material is made from the leaves of a shrub - the Mexican agave. Its fibers are very tough, coarse and very durable. No special technology is required to produce the fiber. Its main purpose is to create decorative crafts, various brushes, washcloths, all kinds of ropes and ropes.

If you want to create a New Year's topiary from sisal, then you need to stock up on spruce needles and the corresponding decorative elements: tinsel, broken Christmas tree decorations, confetti, etc. A sisal Christmas tree is made in the same way as any other tree of happiness. The only difference is the shape of the crown. A sisal Christmas tree will be an excellent gift for loved ones or colleagues.

The crown of the tree is made of dense material rolled into a cone. Tinsel, rain, bows, and miniature toys are glued onto it or reinforced with decorative needles. Also, a sisal Christmas tree can be an excellent lamp if you attach a garland to the form.

If it’s difficult to choose your own design option, then photographs of the finished work can help:

If the top of the tree is slightly bent, it will resemble a tree from a magical forest and will surely appeal to both children and adults. It can be given as a gift or used as interior decoration in your own apartment. A spectacular sisal Christmas tree will certainly create a festive atmosphere in your home. The decoration of the stand can be varied: pine cones, fir needles, tinsel, ribbons and beads.

New Year's tree topiaries look especially beautiful if they are decorated with various small decorative elements. An option could be this: beads or beads are strung on a thread or wire and wrapped around the product in a spiral. The same can be easily done using thin satin, brocade or other decorative ribbon, lace or braid.

You can glue artificial snow onto a Christmas tree or pot. It can be store-bought or made from cotton wool. You can also cut out small snowflakes and stick them on the tree. The gaps between the ribbons can be filled with small balls or bows. Not only Christmas trees decorated with small details will look beautiful, but also trees made from sisal balls. The only difference is that the surface of the topiary will be uneven. You can place larger balls at the base, and smaller ones at the crown. Simple and tasteful.

Video on the topic of the article

Sisal provides great opportunities for creativity. In the master classes presented below, you can see various designs and methods of creating a New Year's tree:

For work we will need:

Cone base (blank made of foam plastic or cardboard)

Sisal (milk and brown)

Sackcloth

Coffee flowers

Natural material for decoration

Twig for the stem

Let's start with the basics. I ram the cone with paper (newspapers, magazines)

Actually, the stem itself. We insert the prepared twig into fresh plaster, which we pour into the prepared pot (I use a plastic soy sauce container). Leave until completely dry (30 minutes).

In the meantime, I’m preparing the bases for the Christmas tree pine cones)) When the plaster has hardened, we’ll start decorating the base pot. The bottom will be covered with burlap. Lubricate the container with Moment glue...

And on top we place a circle of burlap, 1 cm larger than the diameter of the bottom.

Now we apply a layer of glue to the walls of the container near the bottom and glue the protruding burlap to the walls.

We decorate the walls with twine. Apply “Moment” again and begin gluing the twine along the very base.

We wind the twine in a spiral.

It turns out that this is the basis.

Let's decorate the bottom of the Christmas tree. First, mark the center of the circle and make a hole in it, where we will later insert the stem. Then we will wrap it with twine, using Moment glue.

After this, we will wrap the bottom with twine, using Moment glue.

The twine can not be glued tightly, because... I still can't see anything from below =)

Having reached the edge of the circle, we move to the side of the base.

We make a couple more turns of 1-1.5 cm. This is necessary so that in the future the lower edge of the base is not visible in the decor.

Now let's connect the two parts of the base. To do this, fill the left hole with a hot gun or “Titanium” and place the cone on the barrel, adjusting the height.

The workpiece is ready. Let's start decorating.

For decoration we will use sisal balls, coffee flowers, acorns (I have two types), cones, nuts, and star anise.

Sisal balls are used for decoration in the manufacture of topiaries, Christmas trees and other things. I offer you a small tutorial on how to make them.