New Year tree from sisal - a perfect gift for friends and family

Very soon the New Year. Did you take care of gifts for relatives and friends? If not, then we suggest you make a beautiful and original hand-made article for the closest people with your own hands. It's handmade gifts that can convey all your love, sincerity and warm feelings. In this article, we will talk about how a Christmas tree is made from sisal. Such a souvenir looks bright, smart and fun. Having looked at the photo, you can see for yourself.

How is the tree made with sisal hands? Stage 1 st. We prepare materials

To create a New Year's souvenir you will need:

• cardboard or heavy paper;
• wire for floristic work;
• Scotch tape double-sided and usual;
• thermo-gun;
• a stapler;
• sisal fiber;
• pieces of foam plastic;
• wooden skewers;
• capacity (plastic cup, flowerpot, any other jar or box);
• gypsum;
• elements of the New Year's decor: snowflake sequins, rain, serpentine, tinsel.

1. From paper twist the cone, fix it with tape or stapler.
2. At the tip of a wooden stick, put on a smalla piece of styrofoam (diameter about 3 cm), here also attach a piece of wire (5-6 cm). It will serve as the top of a tree. Secure the structure with a glue gun.
3. With the other end, stick the stick into the cone from the top. Hold it right in the middle of the construction, fill the inside of the cone with small pieces of foam or crumpled paper. Cover the bottom of the product with a round piece of cardboard with adhesive tape.
4. Lower the bottom of the wooden skew tape or tinsel.
5. If the paper from which the base of the product is made is not the color of sisal fiber, paint it with watercolor or gouache paints and dry it.
6. Cover the surface of the cone with strips of double-sided scotch, grasping and the wire on the vertex. Pre-bend it a little to the side.
7. Sisal fibers gently wrap around the product in such a way that no paper is visible. Locally fix the fiber with a thermo-pistol.
8. Pieces of polystyrene fill the container, insertcenter of a tree. To herringbone from sisal was stable, take a deep and wide jar or box. It is desirable to fix a large product with gypsum. To do this, dilute it to the consistency of sour cream and pour into the container over the foam. Hold the tree for a few minutes straight until it grit. Leave to dry for a couple of hours.

Stage 3-rd. We decorate

The fir-tree from sisal will look bright and elegant,if it is decorated with New Year's attributes. For this purpose, use snowflake sequins, bright bulky buttons, rain, ribbons and other decor elements. Pour a pot of paper, floral net or just cotton wool and tie the tape. Place under the tree close up with tinsel or cotton wool, imitating a snowball. On the twisted crown of the Christmas tree hang a small ball or bell. So your tree is ready from sisal!

The master class certainly inspired you for creativity. Such beautiful New Year's souvenirs will not only be a good gift, but also a beautiful decoration of the house. New Year's mood for you!