Foil crafts with their own hands - a selection of master classes for every taste

Foil - what is it?

Simply put, foil is a thin sheet of metal. It has a wide range of applications from printing to cooking:

• Colored, textured foil is used in the decoration of business cards, posters, covers;
• holographic - for protection of documents against forgery;
• metallized - for shielding of electrical products;
• sketch foil - to create an erasable coating on lottery tickets;
• food foil - used for culinary purposes for baking dishes.

For creativity, especially for children, it is suitable food foil, as well as foil wrappers from candy and chocolate.

Postcard out of foil

Looking forward to New Year, you want to prepare more themed souvenirs to give to friends and relatives. A classic greeting card is perfect for this occasion. The front side can be beautifully decorated with foil, beads, paints, sequins, and on the back side write a touching greeting.

Foil always looks festive, daylight or artificial light is reflected from its mirrored surface, creating a playful sheen. To create a card you will need very little material, which is available in any home:

• A piece of burlap or other textured woven flap;
• yellow cardboard;
• foil;
• scissors;
• PVA glue;
• white or silver satin ribbon.

The master class is simple, the child can make the card on their own, the task of the adult is only to watch and help if necessary:

1. Bend the cardboard in half, this is the base of the card;
2. Cut a square out of foil, the side of which is 1 cm less than the front side of the card;
3. From the burlap, cut a square, which will be smaller than the figure of foil;
4. Glue the burlap to the foil and the foil to the cardboard;
5. Put it under the press and wait until it dries;
6. Make 3-5 balls of foil, flatten them to be flat;
7. Attach the resulting balls to the card, beautifully arranged;
8. At the bottom, under the balls, attach a bow.

The result is a peculiar bouquet of festive balloons, which is guaranteed to make a pleasant impression on the giftee.

New Year Toys using the wrapping method

Foil is better than other materials suitable for creating Christmas decorations. You can use any object of suitable shape and wrap it in foil. Decorating with metallized paper always creates a festive effect due to the glitter and silver texture.

A master class on how to create a New Year's Eve balloon:

1. Take a container from an empty Kinder egg;
2. "Pinch" a ribbon folded in half in it;
3. Wrap the container with colored metallized paper.

The toy for the Christmas tree is ready. You can use your imagination or take ideas from photos on the Internet and further decorate it with improvised materials.

In the same way, you can give a second life to old Christmas balls that have lost their attractiveness.

New Year garland

The garland is a favorite craft for children of all ages. They like to make it with their own hands, and then be proud of the handicraft, which decorates the room. The step by step plan of action is as follows:

1. Roll balls of foil;
2. Pass a long thread through them;
3. Place several strands of silver rain between the balls.

A simple garland is ready. You can complicate its production and dilute the balls of different figures, snowflakes.

Figure "little man"

Metallized paper, suitable for creativity, has good plastic properties. Of it you can in the technique of twisting to make different elements that are required for crafts, and they will remain strong for a long time without falling apart.

A master class on making people:

1. Cut a sheet of foil into 10x40 cm strips;
2. Twist the strips, taking care, haste in movement can tear the thin metallized material;
3. The resulting tubes bend in half;
4. At the bend form a head;
5. Bend the ends of the tube symmetrically, these are the arms;
6. Curl the loose ends, forming the body of a man;
7. For the body is enough for 3-5 cm, after the ends to separate again to make the legs.

Man ready. Such figures are fun to play with, as they decorate the Christmas tree or garland.

Butterfly

Handicraft "butterfly" is traditionally considered a creative task for the youngest. In kindergartens it is often mastered with children. The teacher prepares in advance several foil strips, 25 cm long and 5-7 cm wide.

The child in the process works out the skills of twisting, which is very important for the development of fine motor skills.

Master class:

1. Twist the tubes out of the strips with your fingers;
2. Fold one tube in half, then again in half, twist around its axis, this will be the body of the insect;
3. The remaining strips twist into thin tubes and wind them on the body, leaving 2-2 cm from the body to form the wings.

Teacher helps children create wings, it is not an easy task. The result is an elegant, airy butterfly, incredibly pleasing to its creator.

A Christmas tree made of silver balls

Some people think that the traditional green Christmas tree is boring and uninteresting. In this case, they can be creative and create a Christmas tree out of silver balls. The process is not complicated, it consists of the following:

1. Cut out of thick paper a circle of such size that you want to see the base of the Christmas tree;
2. Roll out a lot of foil balls, the size of a child's fist;
3. The first row to place on the edge of the circle, attaching the glue PVA;
4. The second row lay out the top, shifting inward to get a smaller number of balls;
5. Similarly, lay out the balls in the shape of a cone, soaking the surfaces with PVA glue.

The result is an original, voluminous Christmas tree. Due to the fact that it is hollow inside, you can hide a gift under the tree. The delight of the surprise and the good mood of the household is ensured.

Star

With the help of metallized paper, you can decorate a fragment of the wall or ceiling in the form of the night sky. To do this, you will need stars. They are easy to make, enough:

1. Cut out on a stencil of stars from thick cardboard and foil;
2. Glue the foil onto the cardboard;
3. On the side of the cardboard, attach a piece of double-sided tape, with which to place the stars on the wall or ceiling.

By reflecting the light from streetlights or headlights from passing cars, the stars will mysteriously twinkle in the darkness. Such an effect is very appealing to children, draws in their imagination good fairy tales and helps them fall asleep.

Foil crafts always turn out beautiful and festive. They are especially relevant in the run-up to the New Year, when people want to decorate their homes. You can get creative ideas from your own imagination, and if it is not enough, then from photos and videos on thematic handmade resources.

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