Everything ingenious is simple! This decor is another confirmation. Looking at the patterns on the wall, I decided that it was wrought iron. But it turned out that all the work was made of paper. And such creativity can be done with your own hands.

To implement this idea, prepare tubes from toilet paper, paper towel tubes, glue, metallic spray paint, pencil, ruler, scissors, frame. The frame can be taken ready-made or made from paper, polystyrene foam, baking foil tubes, etc. The frame size corresponds to 25x25 cm.

Straight long strips are cut out of paper towel tubes, which break the ornament into parts. Cut strips along the length of the tube. For curls, strips were cut from toilet paper tubes. Cut the pipe in half and cut strips along the width of the pipe. All strips are cut about one centimeter wide. If you need to get a very twisted element, twist the end of the strip onto a pencil.

The author embodied an ornament for wrought iron that she found on the Internet. It is better to take a simple ornament, consisting of straight lines and curls. It can be drawn on a piece of paper in life size. Place the frame on this sheet and lay out the ornament according to the template, connecting all the parts with glue or adhesive tape. When the glue dries, paint with metallic paint. More detailedMaster Class can be viewed on the blog “Suzy’s Artsy-Craftsy Sitcom”.

You will need:

Large number of toilet paper tubes

Several tubes of paper towel

Glue

Spray paint (metal)

I started cutting 3/8" balsa wood strips into 10" long pieces to shape my squares and then glued them together with tacky glue.

Tubes of paper towels were used for straight pieces. I simply cut the length of the tube, crush it and use scrap balsa strips to measure 3/8" strips cut lenthwise from the tube.

The toilet paper tubes were cut into 3/8" strips across the width of the tube to hold the rotor. Simply cut to the length of the tube, line up and mark 3/8" strips across the width. This will result in 3/8" curls.

Using some examples I found online of wrought iron wall art, I created four 10" squares.

I pressed the cardboard with the end of the brush where I wanted the curls and used tacky glue to glue it down as I went.

Using these squares, I started by dividing it into four equal parts and then creating the same pattern in each part. I just created as I went and used the end of the brush to do any curls needed.

Good afternoon, my friends!

I love these leaves so much. They are very interesting; to me personally, it reminds me of imitation forging.

Paper leaves - imitation of forging.

To work you will need:

• live leaves;
• napkin;
• PVA glue;
• acrylic paints – black and gold;
• acrylic varnish.

My husband gave me this, a bouquet of roses. And in the design of this bouquet there were green branches with leaves.

It is interesting that when the roses withered, these branches with leaves remained fresh for a long time. When they began to dry out, I put them to work.

At that moment I was faced with the task of decorating an old floor lamp. That's what I needed the leaves for. So, I decorated plenty of leaves. And the poor guy still hasn’t brought the floor lamp to fruition. But that is another story.

When I started decorating the leaves, they were mostly dry, but not yet brittle. And I placed completely dry leaves in a cup of water and soaked them until they were slightly saturated with moisture and did not crumble.

But I think that you can use completely fresh ones, not dried out.

Let me clarify that this was a long time ago. But I still have a few leaves, just a little decorated. Therefore, the photos of the master class do not come from the very beginning of work.

In the photo below you can see that the leaves are already dry. This is understandable, they lay there for a long time. But the fact is that the reverse side of them is already covered with napkins. And that’s why the leaves don’t crumble.

Leaves for decoration

Then, I cut ordinary napkins into rectangles larger in size than the leaves themselves. And I took the same napkins as before. There are stocks left.

I cut the napkins into rectangles.

Then, on one side of the sheet, a thick layer of PVA glue was applied.

Applied PVA glue

I applied a napkin and carefully smoothed it with a wide brush. At the same time, I applied more PVA on top of the napkin. I was especially careful around the edges. So that the napkin sticks well to the edges of the leaf.

I also applied PVA glue to a napkin.

On the reverse side it looks like the photo below.

This is what the other side looks like.

In the same way, I pasted over all the leaves.

I covered all the leaves

Then, I left the leaves to dry. I laid them out on a plastic tray because... PVA glue is not intended for gluing plastic. And after drying, the leaves are easily separated from the plastic. And of course, I laid it dry side down. It took about 4 hours to dry completely.

When the glue is completely dry. I cut the napkins along the very edges of the leaves.

Trimmed the edges of the napkin leaves

Then, you should glue the leaves on the back side. But I already did this much earlier..

After I completely covered the leaves with napkins, I painted them black. To do this, I mixed black acrylic paint With acrylic varnish, in proportions 1/1. And thickly, using a brush, I painted the leaves with this composition.

And I especially carefully painted the edges of the leaves. No matter how hard I tried, the napkins did not stick very well in some places. Therefore, these places should be painted especially carefully.

I painted both sides at once and laid them on polyethylene so as not to stain the work surface.

Painted the leaves black

Then I painted it gold

In the photo below, the first three leaves are painted with gold paint. And the last one is bronze. This is just for the sake of experimentation.

Which color do you like best? For example, I liked the gold one.

Painted leaves

This is a bunch of people waiting in the wings. And for a long time now.

This is the number of leaves waiting in the wings

I really like these leaves! We can say that they are made practically from paper. And also, they remind me of imitation forging.

Anyway, these leaves are very cute.

And besides this, they are quite durable - they do not tear. And elastic - they bend well, but do not lose their shape.

Beautiful leaves made of paper - imitation of forging.

P.S. Recently, I had the opportunity to take them apart. I cut very small shamrocks from these leaves. I needed them when I... On this bottle, I needed to depict ivy. This is where a few of these leaves came in handy for me.

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There is a great idea how to create a chic wall decoration from four photo frames. If you looked at the photo, you thought it was metal art forging. And no matter how good it is, its cost is sometimes no less impressive than the work itself! And if I claim that such decoration is quite accessible and at very modest material costs. Moreover, you can do it yourself, if you wish, of course. Do you have any doubts? To convince you, I will present a list of things needed to implement the project “”.

1. Photo frames 4 pieces, 10 by 15 cm,
2. 2 pieces of slats, 1 meter long and 1 cm wide,
3. glue gun,
4. Cardboard rolls of toilet paper (about 20 pieces),
5. White glossy spray paint,
6. Tons of patience.

And so let's get started and start by cutting each rail into 3 parts. The length of the resulting slats will be approximately 33 cm. Now, using two slats and glue gun, fasten two photo frames at a distance of 8 cm from each other. Using one strip, also glued from the inside out, we fix the remaining two frames at the same distance. Place the first row of frames (fastened with two slats) on the plane at a distance of the same 8 cm above the second row (with one slat).

All that remains is to connect the resulting rows to each other with two slats, also using a glue gun. I repeat once again that all the work described above is carried out on the reverse (wrong) side of the frames. As you work, check the photographs to avoid making unnecessary mistakes.

For further work, we need to turn the resulting workpiece over. This must be done carefully, as this moment The structure is still fragile. But don’t rush to worry about this, after you add “artistic forging”, the structure will be stronger.

Now we'll get to our extravagant ingredient: cardboard toilet paper rolls. You need to cut them into strips of 7 mm. Don't forget to check the photos! From one roll you will need to cut longitudinal stripes also 7 mm for straight “forged” elements.

It's time for the most interesting thing -! We start by making the central flower. We wind a strip onto a pencil. Not very tight. Glue the tip so that the resulting curl does not straighten out. We leave one element round - the center of the flower, pinch 8 elements on two opposite sides - these are the petals of our flower. We assemble and glue together the central element. Now you need to give it time to dry. In the meantime, while the flower is drying, we will begin to assemble the pattern of our so-called forging.

To the slats in the central part we glue a circle made from prepared paper curls. As soon as the flower is dry, we attach it, also with glue, carefully to the center of our installation.

We continue to glue the paper curly blanks, creating a pattern. As soon as the pattern is completed on one side, it begins to mirror it on the opposite side. Before gluing the curl, attach it to the finished pattern to compare and if you need to add it or straighten it a little. And thus achieve a more accurate result, a mirror effect. Gradually and carefully we complete the pattern.

The final touch is to make a 3D flower. To do this, we make eight arrows with a forked end. Glue the arrows into the center with the forked tongues facing up. Now you need to carefully paint the resulting installation using white spray paint.

That's all! All that remains is to insert photos and place the work in a visible place! The result is a chic interior decoration. In addition, this decor turned out to be functional and has not only an aesthetic effect, but also has practical applications.

Have fun creating!

Everything ingenious is simple! This decor is another confirmation. Looking at the patterns on the wall, I decided that it was wrought iron. But it turned out that all the work was made of paper. And such creativity can be done with your own hands.

To implement this idea, prepare toilet paper tubes, paper towel tubes, glue, metallic spray paint, pencil, ruler, scissors, frame. The frame can be taken ready-made or made from paper, polystyrene foam, baking foil tubes, etc. Frame size 25x25 cm.

Straight long strips are cut out of paper towel tubes, which break the ornament into parts. Cut strips along the length of the tube. For curls, strips were cut from toilet paper tubes. Cut the pipe in half and cut strips along the width of the pipe. All strips are cut about one centimeter wide. If you need to get a very twisted element, twist the end of the strip onto a pencil.

The author embodied an ornament for wrought iron that she found on the Internet. It is better to take a simple ornament, consisting of straight lines and curls. It can be drawn on a life-size sheet of paper. Place the frame on this sheet and lay out the ornament according to the template, connecting all the parts with glue or adhesive tape. When the glue dries, paint with metallic paint. More detailedMaster Class can be viewed on the blog “Suzy’s Artsy-Craftsy Sitcom”.

False forging for wall decoration

Everything ingenious is simple! This decor is another confirmation. Looking at the patterns on the wall, I decided that it was wrought iron. But it turned out that all the work was made of paper. And such creativity can be done with your own hands.

To implement this idea, prepare toilet paper tubes, paper towel tubes, glue, metallic spray paint, pencil, ruler, scissors, frame. The frame can be taken ready-made or made from paper, polystyrene foam, baking foil tubes, etc. The frame size corresponds to 25x25 cm.

Straight long strips are cut out of paper towel tubes, which break the ornament into parts. Cut strips along the length of the tube. For curls, strips were cut from toilet paper tubes. Cut the pipe in half and cut strips along the width of the pipe. All strips are cut about one centimeter wide. If you need to get a very twisted element, twist the end of the strip onto a pencil.

The author embodied an ornament for wrought iron that she found on the Internet. It is better to take a simple ornament, consisting of straight lines and curls. It can be drawn on a life-size sheet of paper. Place the frame on this sheet and lay out the ornament according to the template, connecting all the parts with glue or adhesive tape. When the glue dries, paint with metallic paint. More detailedMaster Class can be viewed on the blog “Suzy’s Artsy-Craftsy Sitcom”.

You will need:

Large number of toilet paper tubes

Several tubes of paper towel

Glue

Spray paint (metal)

I started cutting 3/8" balsa wood strips into 10" long pieces to shape my squares and then glued them together with tacky glue.

Tubes of paper towels were used for straight pieces. I simply cut the length of the tube, crush it and use scrap balsa strips to measure 3/8" strips cut lenthwise from the tube.

The toilet paper tubes were cut into 3/8" strips across the width of the tube to hold the rotor. Simply cut to the length of the tube, line up and mark 3/8" strips across the width. This will result in 3/8" curls.

Using some examples I found online of wrought iron wall art, I created four 10" squares.

I pressed the cardboard with the end of the brush where I wanted the curls and used tacky glue to glue it down as I went.

Using these squares, I started by dividing it into four equal parts and then creating the same pattern in each part. I just created as I went and used the end of the brush to do any curls needed.

Once they were completed and dry, I then spray painted them with metallic paint. If you get up close and personal and even touch them, they look completely metal. But not worth nearly the price.