Joins the All-Russian action " White color ok", which originates in 2000, and gradually became popular in many cities of our country. Vyazma has recently joined the White Flower campaign, and as reported in official sources, it will take place in our city today - 14th of April, tomorrow - April 15, 20 April and May 8. The purpose of the White Flower action is to raise funds for the treatment of sick children, when citizens donate some amount of money for a good cause by buying a flower.

By the way, the action of charity "White Flower" has nothing to do with Easter or other religious holidays. And in order to find out how this action of mercy arose, one should turn to the history of the White Flower charity action in Russia.

History of White Flower

At the end of the 19th century, the European League for the Fight against Consumption appeared in Europe, to which the idea of ​​​​the appearance of the "Day of Flowers" belongs. By the beginning of the 20th century, the "Days of Flowers" was supported by many European royal houses, including the House of Romanov, where Empress Alexandra Feodorovna and the Grand Duchesses participated in all charity events, helping the sick, raising funds to fight the greatest problem of that time - consumption.

By 1914, the Flower Festival had become very popular in Russia among all segments of the population. They prepared for it in advance, made flowers and handed them over to the committees of the "White Flower" for the celebration. When buying a bouquet of flowers, the donor gave as much as he could for it. The flower had no fixed price, and this, as it were, emphasized that not a certain amount of money is important for charity and helping the sick, but every penny that the donor gives from the bottom of his heart.

Vyazma was no exception, and according to many surviving sources, in ancient times not only merchants who built churches and opened hospitals, but also other estates living in Vyazma, did charity in our city in ancient times. After all, it was not for nothing that Vyazma, before the events of 1917, was a city that was in no way inferior, and even surpassed the regional center in terms of living standards.

white flower how to make

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Greetings, dear readers and visitors! I have repeatedly written that I love decorating gifts in the most unexpected ways. And today I suggest you make paper flowers with your own hands. Already twenty-odd methods, by the way.

Now, unfortunately, I rarely get to mass gift wrapping. Moreover, every year there are more and more acquaintances and friends who should be congratulated along with relatives. It's very joyful! I love giving presents. But if I choose them very carefully, I pack them in recent times in organza bags, since I decide on detailed packaging only for single holidays (like a birthday).

However, it is difficult to defeat my passion for various kinds of packaging beauty, so today I will train with you to do beautiful flowers according to step-by-step plans.

DIY paper flowers: simple and with a twist

There will be a lot of master classes, get ready. Good news for all rose lovers: there will be 4 of them.

Aster

Guys, honestly, I'm not very strong in the names of colors. So if you see a clear discrepancy for you - write in the comments.

So, the first in line is the aster. For her, cut out five circles: two large, two medium and one very small. Fold each circle in half three times, then draw the edge as in the 4th photo. After unfolding the design, squeeze each petal to add volume. Fold all the circles into each other and decorate the middle.

Almost calendula

This flower is much more like a packing bow. Prepare for it a square of paper of the desired length and cut the edges according to step 2. You will need several such blanks. Lay them one on top of the other and squeeze in the center, tightening with wire or thread.

Now the most important thing is to straighten the petals so that you get a beautiful likeness of a flower. Accordingly, the more layers, the more petals and the more magnificent the flower in the end.

Tip: make several of these flowers different sizes and glue them on the packaging next to each other, then you get a beautiful likeness of a bouquet.

Calla

To create calla lilies, you can use both ordinary double-sided paper and foamed rubber (here I wrote what it is - in the section about the minion).

For calla, take a stamen (you can crumple it out of paper, go make it out of polymer clay) and a heart-shaped petal. Insert the stamen into the petal, fold the edges of the petal over the stamen, gluing them together. It remains only to unscrew the edges to get the maximum resemblance to calla lilies.

Such flowers are well suited for postcards, packaging, and as an independent gift in the form of a bouquet.

Bell

The master class for the bell is quite simple and understandable. Cut out the blank according to the first photo. Glue the edges of it, and gently straighten the ends. To make everything look natural, make the middle of several oblong stamens that will need to be glued inside the flower.

Of these bells, by the way, it will be great to decorate the packaging for March 8 or just a spring birthday.

lilies of the valley

Well, or something similar. For one flower, take a long rectangle and bend the edge of it, as in the photo. Cut the wide part so that you get a lot of small strips. Using scissors, twist the strips (to do this, you just need to run the sharp side of the scissors along these strips, slightly pressing the blade against them).

To prevent the flower from falling apart, take a rod on which you wind a green strip. Then, from above, begin to gently twist the “flower” part, previously smeared with glue. Apply layers tightly so that greenery does not show through from under them.

But it’s not at all difficult to make green leaves - for them, just fold a rectangle of green paper with an accordion and cut the edges with a “triangle”. When unfolded, you will get a lot of green leaves ready to be glued to the base.

Poppy

Now let's use corrugated paper. Cut out about ten teardrop-shaped petals from it. Stretch the wide part so that the blanks resemble mushrooms.

Take a thin wire and wind some paper around it - this will be the core. Wind the petals onto this core so that each slightly overlaps the previous one. When everything is ready, the structure can be pulled down below so that it does not fall apart.

The master class shows how this flower can be attached to a festive cap, but, believe me, gift box poppy will look great.

Red flower

What kind of species does he have? No associations came to mind. But this is not the point - to create it, you will need about ten petals (corrugated paper is used, by the way). Their shape is almost drop-shaped. but with a cut end.

Cut out a base circle from thick cardboard. Glue all the petals in layers to this circle, slightly crumpling (doubting? God, how right: _D) the bases, thus forming folds - then the flower will be more voluminous and “fluffy”. Decorate the center with some button or bead.

Such a flower, by the way, will look great from soft felt- so it will gain durability. And if you attach the base for the brooch at the back, you get two in one - a gift decoration and a gift itself.

Extravaganza of color

There are only two flowers, but due to the bright combinations, a very unusual effect is obtained. Take the crepe paper again, cut out a circle and fold it into a chrysalis shape. Cut a “skirt” to it, which you wrap around the chrysalis. Attach the petals on top, gluing them in a circle. Glue two wide leaves at the base.

The second flower is quite simple - cut the fringe and twist it into several layers. Flowers are very simple, they can make a very interesting gift composition.

Unseen flower

To prepare the basis for this flower, I advise you to look here - here the basis for the second Christmas tree is created in the same way. But then the differences begin - each of the corners must be wrapped with a thick wire or knitting needle so that a spiral is obtained.

You can leave this design alone, but I suggest you connect several (say, three) pieces using the existing spirals - the wow effect is provided. Then you can also experiment - combine elements with spirals into unprecedented designs.

Tip: going to a party in Japanese style? Then make such a flower very big size and take it with you - it will serve as an excellent decoration for the chandelier.

Peony

“Pio-, pio-, peonies are given by a new acquaintance ...” - the words from the song of the underground group “My Michelle” (I often listen to it lately, inspired). We will make from corrugated paper. You will need five sizes of petals, approximately five copies of each ( appearance as in the photo).

Stretch the petals so that you get a semblance of a wave (for both large and small ones). Then form a stamen from the same corrugated paper by folding the paper with further compaction. You can do this on a wire skewer, or you can do it without it.

Glue the petals onto the finished stamen, overlapping each subsequent previous one. Do not tighten the petal too much. At the end, it remains only to cut the green leaves and stick them around the peony.

4 in 1: dandelion, carnation, aster, chamomile

All these wonderful creations of nature are made according to the same principle - cutting the edge of the strip from which the flower will be made. The final shape of the flower also depends on the shape of the cut. Keep in mind that some require a core, while others do not.

Please note: despite the very simple design, the flowers are very realistic. If there is very little time for production, then this is an ideal option.

Experiment and discover your unprecedented plants - be sure to tell us what happened.

paper roses

Magic roses are one of my favorite flowers.

Rose with twisted edge

The main difficulty here is to carefully twist the edge of the corrugated paper, straightening the folds. Then make sure that the folds are even. Now twist the strip so that the layers fit snugly together. At the end, fasten with a thread, cut off the excess.

simple rosette

Need to make a plant in five minutes? Then this rose is for you! Just cut out a circle in which draw a spiral. Cut out a spiral like in the photo and twist the rose starting from the longest link of the spiral (the central part will serve as the base).

big rose

Even gigantic, if you follow just such dimensions. Heart petals are stretched and superimposed on each other in a circle with fixing with glue. Green petals are attached at the end. Of course, the flower does not have to be as big as in the photo - start from your preferences.

Twisted paper rose

Once I already described this way of creating a rose (here is the second one). The principle is exactly the same, but the dimensions of the triangles resulting from twisting must be the same along the entire length of the tape, otherwise there will be a not very neat flower.

Once she even made a Rosemary doll, which took part in the city exhibition. Her whole body was covered with roses, made just in this way (the roses were from ribbons, really).

Clover

I will only show you how to make the base for a four leaf clover. To do this, take a square of paper and fold it in half lengthwise and in half again. Bend the ends to the center. Cut out a heart from the resulting design. The result will be exactly what we wanted - a happy flower.

Nameless

As much as I puffed up, I could not give an intelligible name. As a result, the comrade remained simply beautiful flower reminiscent of kanzashi motifs ( Japanese art production of jewelry from satin ribbons).

The beginning here is the same as in clover. But after bending the edges, it will be necessary to bend the ends so that the length of the bent part is equal to the length of the visible side in the middle. Then these parts are straightened and their edges are already bent so that the sides are even. They are again bent and glued so that three stamens are obtained. There should be three such petals.

Most of all, such a flower is suitable for decorating a gift in the Japanese style.

And again aster

This time, you already need to glue the petals around the edge until you reach the desired volume. Decorate the center as you wish or just fill it as best as you can large quantity petals.

On this large flower review, I declare it closed. I hope you have found exactly the option that will help you decorate the best gift. See you soon, subscribe and share with your friends!

Sincerely, Anastasia Skoreva

MOU "Pakharevskaya school"

educational event

for junior schoolchildren

Teacher: Sosnovskaya

Tat `yana Aleksandrovna

Topic: "Charity and Mercy"

Target: on historical materials to reveal the meaning of the holiday of charity and mercy "White Flower"; to develop in students the need for mercy, compassion, the desire to help; develop respect for others.

Equipment : text material about the holiday "White Flower", literary works about mercy, a video about historical events, paper for children's creativity.

Location : cool room.

Lesson progress

1. Organizational moment

2. Teacher's word.

Today we will talk about the holiday of charity and mercy "White Flower", which was held throughout Russia a century ago. We are talking about the holiday, but it becomes sad to understand that there are people who are left alone with their misfortune. Without our help, they may simply die. But without thinking about it, without doing good deeds, without helping the weak, the word “mercy” will turn out to be empty, just a worn out metaphor, and, if you think about it, this is the most important thing that makes us human.

And what is "mercy"? How do you understand the meaning of this word?

Mercy is the mercy of the heart, compassion, care, love ... Someone else's pain, someone else's misfortune, someone else's loss, someone else's fall - that's what it is addressed to. It cannot be manifested either by the mind or by the word.

The idea of ​​White Flower Day was born in Switzerland. In 1908, young men and girls appeared on the streets of Geneva for the first time with shields strewn with white chamomile flowers. The sale of the white flower as an emblem of the fight against tuberculosis brought income to anti-tuberculosis organizations.

Soon the idea of ​​the "White Daisy" reached Russia, and in the spring of 1911 the first Day of the White Flower was held in St. Petersburg. The action of selling daisies as an emblem of the fight against tuberculosis was very successful. By decree of Emperor NicholasII, who spent large personal sums on charity, the Russian League to Combat Consumption was created in St. Petersburg.

At this time, public and private charity becomes a ubiquitous phenomenon in Russia, not in words, but in deeds, proving the breadth of a great soul. The era knew many bright merchant selfless patrons, thanks to whom new hospitals, schools, theaters, art galleries, museums, libraries, and sanatoriums appeared.

Today, White Flower Day is being revived. It is gradually gaining popularity and, since 2000, has already been held several times in many cities of Russia: Kursk, Voronezh, Yekaterinburg, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Uglich, etc. Today, the problem of tuberculosis control is not as acute as it is was a century ago, so modern days The white flower is dedicated to raising funds for the treatment of poor patients.

Mercy, sincerity of relations, reckless manifestation of nobility, self-sacrifice have always characterized the breadth of the Russian soul. For Christians, it is obligatory for every merciful person to feed the hungry, give drink to the afflicted, clothe the naked, receive the traveler. The manifestation of spiritual mercy can be good advice and words of comfort. Merciful are those people who gladly share knowledge with others, endure grief and evil, but always know how to forgive. Mercy is based on such qualities as attentiveness, caring and benevolence. Mercy is manifested only by the heart! The desire to do something kind and good is first born in him with a quiet knock.

3. Discussion of a work about mercy.

"Mercy" B. Ganago

Dima walked down the street, holding tightly to my mother's hand. It was a sunny, frosty day. Trees, as if in a fairy tale, fluffy, weightless! The snow crunched underfoot. True, the frost slightly pinched his nose and cheeks, but Dima was cozy and warm in a fur jacket and boots. The scarlet stripe on the jacket and the dark scarf gave him the appearance of a bullfinch. In addition, he walked, jumping for joy. Dima was having fun - either because it was Sunday, and he did his homework yesterday, or because dad gave him a new toy.

All in all, he was in a great mood. Mom stopped for a minute. Dima involuntarily admired a young silver birch against a blue background, and when he tore his eyes away from her, he seemed to have plunged into summer. Before him shone red, orange, yellow spots- fruit trays Red-cheeked aunts hung these little pieces of summer in rustling and clinking packages.

Red apples, as if rubbed with wax, fragrant oranges and tangerines, insidious lemon! Dima even salivated. Mom, as if reading his mind, confidently went to the tray. A few minutes later, the boy was already happily watching the fruit move from the boxes to the rustling bag. He already imagined how he would make a flower out of an orange at home, how beautiful apples would look in a vase on the table.

Suddenly Dima's dreams were broken by an old voice. Some old woman, touching him, extended her hand to the saleswoman and asked:

– Honey, give me an apple, please. I'm very hungry. I haven't eaten anything yet today and I feel like I'm about to fall over. I feel bad...

Dima did not hear what his aunt answered. He kept looking at the old woman, at the withered, trembling hand. On an old worn coat, on something that even in his childish concept could not be called shoes. The old woman's head was tieda black handkerchief, from under which another white one peeked out.

Involuntarily, Dima remembered his grandmother Nastya. She, too, always wore two headscarves in winter. He imagined her kind, radiant eyes, the warmth of her hands, the hot stove that treated them to sumptuous pancakes.

A tear ran down the old woman's cheek and was lost in the wrinkles that thickly cut her face.

For a moment it seemed to Dima that this was Nastya's grandmother - chilled, in tatters, hungry and lonely. The boy was still looking at the old woman, who decided to try her luck at another seller, and his hand was already reaching for the package and feeling for an apple and oranges there. Yeah, that seems to be a lemon, or not - a tangerine.

Dima pulled out everything that fit in his children's hands, and handed it to her. Their eyes met. He almost whispered:

– Here, take it, please!

Tears glittered in his eyes. The boy rushed to his mother, clung to her, then pulled her hand:

– Let's go soon!

Stepping back a little, the boy turned around. The old woman was still standing in the same place. She hid the fruit in her pocket, only a red, pot-bellied apple remained in her hand. Dima saw her cross herself and smile at something. The boy took a breath and slowly walked with his mother.

He now knew that people lived nearby who needed not only sunlight, but also the warmth of their neighbors. And how great it is that he, Dima, can help them at least somehow.

4. Staging by the children of the poem with further discussion.

"Random number" S. Makhotin

4. Making a flower - a symbol of a charity action (fixing them on a board in the form of a heart)

The white flower is a real holiday, because it gives the joy of good deeds, and it will remain in our hearts for life.

5. Proverbs about kindness.

A kind person and someone else's disease to the heart.

good good, and for a thin one - a rib in half.

kind person live a good life.

A good person teaches good.

6. Action "Help today, tomorrow will be late" on Channel 5. Discussion.

7. The result of the lesson. Children read the poem.

Poem (Faina Milovanova, Lidia Myasnikova)

Mercy in my understanding

It is affection, love, compassion.

Help a tired mom

This is to visit my grandmother.

And overcome your offense

And the one who offended, forgive.

This is to feed the birds and cats.

And water the flowers on the window.

All living things in the world to love,

And regret, and appreciate, and forgive.

Need to complement the interior of the house or to please loved ones? Paper flowers will do just fine with this, which can decorate your hearth for a long time and will never fade.

This element of decor can decorate both a banquet table and a living room, it will also be a nice addition to a gift.

Let's look at popular examples of making paper flowers and look at photos of paper flowers.

Coffee filter flowers

For this you will need:

• Colored aluminum wire.
• Paints.
• New coffee filters.
• Pliers.

If there are no coffee filters at hand, corrugated paper in the shape of a circle will come to your aid.

• To create one instance, you need to take about 5-10 filter sheets, depending on how voluminous flower from paper you want to make.
• Gather all the papers and fold them in half a few times.
• The edges of the filter can be wavy cut - this will add similarity to real colors.
• Then, we divide the filters into two halves, those that will be upper - we shorten them by 2-3 cm, so the bud will be more realistic.
• We put all the cut out sheets on the table, so that the smaller ones are on top. We pierce the centers of all filters with wire. We stretch it to half, bend it and pierce the filters again at a distance of 5 mm.
• We fix the wire by twisting it.
• Each "petal" is twisted, squeezed. We do these maneuvers with each sheet.
• To prevent the bud from falling apart, we wrap the base with the remnants of the wire.
• We hide the wire behind the adhesive green tape.

It is not difficult to paint the filters, as they are perfectly saturated with paint. To color the flowers, simply pour any food coloring into the water and dip the bud into it. Your product is ready.

paper rose

Would need:

• Bamboo sticks.
• A thread.
• Corrugated paper (red, pink or yellow).
• Adhesive green tape.

The complexity of this design is to beautifully and neatly wrap the edges of corrugated paper, while straightening the folds, making them even.

We twist the strip so that the tiers are tightly leaning against each other. Then we string the bud on a bamboo stick, fasten it with a thread, wrapping it around.

If desired, wrap the bamboo stick with duct tape. We make several roses from paper to collect a magnificent bouquet.

Asters from old magazines

For this you need:

• Bamboo sticks for decorative items (can be green).
• Glue stick.
• Unnecessary magazines.
• Little scissors.
• Green adhesive tape.

Cut out the brightest and most colorful pages from the magazine. Then we bend them in half, and the halves - to the center. We start cutting the fringe where the folds begin, while leaving 10 mm to the base.

Then we wrap a bamboo stick with the resulting colored strip, and fix the base with adhesive tape. We make the bud voluminous by opening the fringe. Fully wrap the stick with adhesive tape. We repeat the manipulations with each flower.

Corrugated hyacinths

To make this kind of crepe paper flower, you will need:

• Bamboo sticks or skewers.
• Glue stick, hot glue.
• Corrugated paper.
• Food toothpicks.
• Scissors.

We cut several colored strips of paper. We make a border on each strip.

We wind the resulting border on a toothpick, make a kind of serpentine.

We make buds and wrap them on sticks and fasten them with glue. We wrap the “stem” with green adhesive tape, if possible, cut out the sheets and fasten them.

Note!

Calla with your own hands

You will need:

• Double-sided colored paper.
• Stamen (made from polymer clay).
• Wire.
• Hot glue.

We cut out a heart from paper, put a homemade stamen in it. We glue the edges of the heart over the stamen.

We wrap the edges so that the calla is more realistic.

Flowers of this style are suitable for decorating a gift, postcard, and a bouquet of such flowers will delight every girl with its beauty.

paper peonies

For a lush peony you will need:

• Corrugated paper in different colors.
• Scissors.
• Sticks.
• Paperclips.

Stages of work:

Note!

• Cutting sheets of paper different colors. We make an "accordion" out of them. We do this with each color.
• We make it so that each previous strip is 5-6 mm shorter than the next.
• We make the corners of each "accordion" triangular.
• Find the middle of the strip and fold them together.
• With the help of aluminum wire we connect all the "accordions" in the middle.
• Bend the edges to form petals.
• We fasten the buds to the sticks.

paper poppy

You will need:

• Thin corrugated paper.
• Bamboo sticks.
• A thread.
• Green adhesive tape.

Cut into about 10 teardrop-shaped petals. We stretch the folds so that each petal looks like a fungus.

We wind a small amount of paper on bamboo sticks - the core. We fix the main petals on top of the core. We wrap the resulting bud with a thread. We mask the sticks with adhesive tape.

Photo of paper flowers with your own hands

Note!

Based on the content, the action pursues several goals at once. First of all, it provides an opportunity to raise funds to provide comprehensive medical and social support to children with severe and incurable diseases. To draw the attention of society and the state to the problems of these children is the most important task of the action.

Its no less important goal is to convey to people the idea that every person, regardless of age and financial situation, can help their neighbor, who at this moment is hurting, lonely and hard. Healthy child can do paper flower and thereby give a sick child hope. White has always been considered a symbol of purity, hope and renewal..

Pupils of "Borovichok" with the help of their parents made crafts for the action. There were also huge flowers and miniature flowers, but each was imbued with a bright feeling of wishing for health and joy.

We call on all residents of our beautiful city to unite and give children with serious illnesses hope for new life. On Saturday, September 29, a charity event will take place in the Catherine's Garden near the monument. Accept the white flower from the volunteers and donate the amount of your choice. Show by example how easy and how important it is to do good deeds.