Gift for half an hour: snowdrops of sweets and corrugated paper

Those who know how to make snowdrops from sweets, do not intimidate improvised holidays and parties, because they can make an attractive and original present in literally half an hour. In addition, the total cost of the composition is extremely democratic.

Of course, it's quick and easy to make snowdrops from candy and corrugated paper will those skilled workers who have the stock of necessary materials and at least a little experience in such matters. However, let this phrase does not frighten the others who want to try their hand at working with corrugated paper: this material is sold in many stationery stores, and it is not difficult to handle it.

What is needed for a bouquet

To build a decorative composition with a sweet filling, you need to prepare:

• Small sweets, each of which must be wrapped in a wrapper.
• Thin wire.
• Wooden skewers or wire thicker.
• Corrugated paper of those colors that will be used (white, green and light green).
• Double sided tape.
• Ruler, sharp scissors and ruler.
• Pistol with silicone adhesive or thin double-sided adhesive tape.
• Decorative basket, flower pot or other base.
• A small piece of foam or a floral sponge.
• Elements for decorating a bouquet (ribbons, beads, beads, organza, floral net, sisal and other materials).

When everything is ready, you can start working. The described method is suitable for making not only snowdrops, but also crocuses, spills and even tulips.

Saw paper

Since the snowdrops of candy and corrugated paper will have three large petals, for each of them you need to cut three strips of white material. The width of the strips is 2 cm, the length is 16 cm.

Inside the flower there will be a light center, for which you will need a rectangle with dimensions of 5 x 4 cm.

We will decorate the stem with green paper. To mask the base of the flower (skewers or wire), you need to cut a strip 50 cm long and 2 cm wide.

So, we make a snowdrop out of sweets with our own hands! The flower is produced in several stages.

First you should prepare a sweet center. Each candy must be firmly fixed on the basis of the future flower. This is easily done with the help of an adhesive tape, glue gun or even a thread.

At the same time, it is not necessary to plant a candy on a skewer, enough that the wrapper will be securely fastened or glued.

The next step is to prepare internal petals. Snowdrops of sweets and corrugated paper will be as much as possible alive flowers, if you make the middle as follows: you need to gently stretch your fingers the long side of the lettuce rectangle. The edge should take the form of a ruche, but do not tear. Then you should take the rectangle with both hands and with your thumbs, stretch it from the middle to the edges. This form will allow you to put a candy inside and not to deform the flower.

Formation of petals

Each white strip of paper should be bent in half. Then deploy and bend at the bend point to 360 degrees.

And fold it in half again.

Then you need to form a convex petal with your fingers, stretching the part from the center to the edges.

Thanks to this form snowdrops made of candy and corrugated paper will be voluminous.

Flower Assembling

On the stalk with candy you need to reel the salad color detail and firmly fix the thread or tape.

Then one by one, white large petals are tied up. They should be slightly superimposed on each other.

A strip of green paper needs to wrap the place of attachment of all the petals, and then go to the skewer. Leaves can be simply cut out of paper or to have a kind, as on a photo.

Such a wide sheet allows you to hide small flaws.

Alternative color options

If you want to make not only snowdrops, but also other types of flowers for a bouquet, then the above algorithm will also be useful. Varying the color, size and type of the middle, you can make spills or crocuses.

To do this, you need a bright blue paper (for spills), as well as various shades of light purple, pink, blue and yellow (for crocuses). It is advisable to choose colors that are found in nature, then the bouquet will look real.

The middle for crocuses is made as follows:

• Cut a rectangle of yellow paper (5 x 4 cm). Cross sections are made along one of the long sides. Their length should reach the middle of the detail. It is better that the strips of paper (fringe) are very thin.
• The prepared rectangle is wrapped around a candy attached to the base. The middle looks like a stamen.

Then the flower is made according to the above scheme.

To get a tulip, you need to choose the material of red shades, and instead of the middle use candy in a black wrapper. If these were not found, you can wrap them with a dark foil yourself.

In the tulip six petals, and in size they are slightly larger than snowdrops and crocuses. Therefore, when cutting the paper, you need to proportionally increase all dimensions by 50%. The previous figures should be left only for a strip of green paper to which the stem will be wrapped.

How to make a bouquet

In the selected container (basket, pot) should be placed foam or a sponge, and on top of it, cover it with green paper. Then you need to place ready-made flowers from corrugated paper (snowdrops, spills, crocuses). The sharp ends of the skewers or wires perfectly fit into the bottom of the bouquet.

At the final stage, a basket with snowdrops should be supplemented with decorative elements that are available. Here, spruce branches, ribbons or ruffles made of organza, chiffon, net will be appropriate.