Creative recycling, flowers. Paper, satin ribbons, old t-shirts, plastic caps and cans. Here are some of the materials that can be easily recovered in our homes among the waste and all that now unused lies in the various drawers of the house. The decorative flowers are simple to make, they can represent jobs to be done in the company of children, for example on the occasion of the upcoming Mother's Day. We offer you some creative recycling ideas that you could be inspired by.
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for Mother's Day give a flower, but without cutting it! Because it is possible to make it with… waste! Paper, satin ribbons, vecchie t-shirt, plastic caps e tin cans. These are just some of the materials that can be easily recovered in our homes among the waste and among all that now unused lies in the various drawers of the house to turn into splendid do-it-yourself floral decorations.
I decorative flowers they are simple to make, they can represent chores to do in the company of children, for example on the occasion of the upcoming Mother's Day. We offer you some creative recycling ideas that you could be inspired by.
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Paper roses and flowers
With sheets of recovery card it is possible to make beautiful ones rose decorative, as Laura teaches us (Hippy Witch) in his video tutorials. At first it is necessary to create the model starting from a square sheet of paper, to be folded in half a first and a second time, continuing to form a triangle. You must also have a ruler, a pen and scissors available to be able to cut out the petals.
The cuts for the creation of the petals are made following the folds of the sheet and the measurements to be indicated with the help of the ruler. After creating the sample model from the sheet of paper, place it on a cardboard to be cut out following the instructions in the video to make three cardboard flowers that will finally be cut to obtain the petals necessary for the formation of the rose, which will take place with the help of a toothpick.
The possibilities of making flowers from recycled paper sheets are not limited to roses. Simple gods paper flowers can be made with various types of recovery sheets, for example coming from the pages of old magazines or from Gift card preserved. To make these flowers, it will be sufficient to start from square-shaped paper cuttings to fold back on themselves to form both the center and the corolla of the flower, following the images of a simple tutorial.
Flowers from plastic bottles
Even from PET and plastic bottles it is possible to give birth to different types of flowers. The Israeli designer Orly Rostoker knows it well, and she has focused her business on this activity by creating a company that creates floral decorations for the most varied events from plastic bottles that, given her shape, are well suited to be used. And, not surprisingly, on the net you can find many tutorials to make different floral varieties. We offer you one:
Flowers from plastic caps
In addition to the bottles, the corks can also be recovered and literally “made to bloom”. It is necessary to use scissors to be able to cut the sides of the plastic caps in order to form the flower petals, which will be folded outwards with the help of small shears, until complete opening of the corolla of the flower. The innermost part of the cap will then become the center of the flower corolla, which can be decorated as desired with colored beads. With other plastic caps it will be possible to make a basket to decorate with the flowers created earlier.
Flowers from the old t-shirts
From the fabric obtained from an old t-shirt or from other garments no longer used it is possible to try to obtain decorative flowers. You start by drawing the flower corolla pattern, of which you will have to follow the outline to cut the petals from the fabric, which will have to be folded back on themselves forming triangles and joined to the base petals to complete the creation of the corolla, following a simple tutorial. It is preferable to use a needle and thread to join the petals together, rather than glue.
Always with the fabrics of decorative roses can be made not only from old T-shirts, but also using gods satin ribbons recovery. A simple satin rose can be created by hand in just two minutes, after having learned how to fold the ribbon on itself to obtain the flower corolla, as shown in the following video. In addition to a satin ribbon, it is necessary to have a needle and thread of the same color.
Flowers from the cans
By recovering soda cans it is possible to create decorative flowers for the home or garden, in the name of creative recycling. It is necessary to divide a can in half with the help of a knife and engrave the sides in such a way as to form the petals, which must be pushed outwards and flattened, following simple guide images.
The ends of the petals can be rounded and from the remaining part of the can it is possible to cut out further petals, in order to complete the formation of the flower corolla, which can be positioned on a support that will constitute its stem, such as an ice cream stick, a wooden toothpick or wire. From soda cans it is also possible to obtain pink.
Marta Albè
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