Pumpkin and sunflower seed crafts - master classes for creating applications, paintings, bracelets

Preparation of seeds for use as source material for handicrafts

If you have chosen to make crafts from seeds, and use them as the basis of the composition, it is required to prepare them carefully before further use.

Stages of preparation

1. Select healthy seeds of equal size;
2. Rinse and peel seeds from foreign matter;
3. Spread them out in a thin layer to dry;
4. Dye in the desired color;
5. Once again, dry it until it is completely free of moisture.

After completing each handicraft, experts suggest covering it with a layer of varnish to protect it from contamination and prolong its preservation in pristine condition.

Methods of coloring pumpkin seeds

To give the source material (in our case they are pumpkin seeds), bright attractive colors, they should be dyed.

Stages of coloring:

• in small-sized polyethylene bags place dyeing compounds of different colors;
• put necessary amount of seeds into bags with necessary shades;
• seal the bags and mix the seeds inside to get a uniform deep coloring.
• After coloring, the seeds should be dried, avoiding their contact and mutual coloring.

Using this method, you can color the entire original set of seeds without contaminating a large number of dishes.

What crafts can be made at home

A completely unexpected result can be obtained from ordinary pumpkin and sunflower seeds, if an interested and enthusiastic home craftsman takes up the task. Experienced masters advise to start with simple products, and only when you achieve success at a certain level, go to the next, higher level.

This advice is especially applicable to children, who are not disappointed in their own abilities at the beginning of the creative path.

A hedgehog made of plasticine and sunflower seeds

This handicraft is very popular with young children, so only soft materials are used for its production. Combining different seeds, cereals from whole grains of cereals, fallen leaves and plasticine, you can create a touching composition "Hedgehog in an autumn forest".

You will need:

• seeds, including striped seeds (can be replaced with cereal grains);
• plasticine of any color;
• peppercorns for the eyes.

Stages of work:

• Make a figure out of plasticine, resembling a drop;
• glue a nose and eyes from pepper seeds;
• Insert the seeds, representing the needles;
• decorate the finished product with grass, leaves, a small decorative apple.

Decorating the room with paintings and applications

Guided by the step-by-step instructions for making crafts in the form of applications and paintings with the use of pumpkin and sunflower seeds, you can without much difficulty achieve impressive results. Start with the search for a satisfying sketch and buy the necessary seeds and paints. For the basis of products is used cardboard or sturdy paper. The fixing of the source material on the base is made with PVA glue. In some cases, a hot-dip glue gun or silicate glue is used.

Painting wristbands

The child will not be afraid of the complexities of work, if he is explained in an accessible form the technology of making a handicraft. Subsequently, he will be able with his own hands, without the help of adults, to make a variety of jewelry, seeing that his buddies will appreciate it, and will be happy to accept it as a gift.

Making a children's bracelet

Before you start to work, you should think about the allowed combinations of colors of seeds. Then using one or more elastic bands fasten the seeds and turn them into a finished article - a necklace or a bracelet. Depending on the brightness and extravagance of the ornament, it can be worn daily or only on holidays.

A modern frame for pictures, photos and a mirror

Such a frame made of seeds goes well with the interior in ethnical style. The basis of the product can be a wooden board, chipboard, plywood, plastic or strong cardboard. The dimensions of the workpiece must exactly match the size of the thing to be framed.

Stages of work:

1. Choosing color options and additional decorating elements.
2. Finding and drawing a sketch pattern on the frame blank.
3. Coating the surface with glue and creating its even layer.
4. Applying sunflower and pumpkin seeds according to the selected sketch.
5. Waiting for the glue to harden completely.
6. Applying a protective layer of varnish and the final drying of the handicraft.

To decorate the frame, in addition to seeds, other natural and artificial materials and raw materials are used. Their choice depends on the author's preferences and his ideas about modern interior design solutions.

At the beginning of the creative path, with insufficient experience, it is recommended to use time-tested, available and inexpensive seeds of pumpkin and sunflower. It should not be thought that these materials can limit the creative imagination of craftsmen. Using these seeds, you can make almost any crafts, including trees and flowers, and using plasticine as a base, you get great pictures, applique, three-dimensional products and other decorative ornaments that can transform any room.

In case of difficulties in the implementation of the conceived, you should familiarize yourself with the master classes placed in the world network on making crafts from the sunflower seeds.

Photo ideas of articles made of sunflower seeds