Creating a lotus from available material - napkins
When setting a festive table, decorating with napkins is not the last place. Ordinary paper ones, bought in a store and placed next to each plate, look boring and uninteresting. Products made from fabrics are elegant and noble, but they get dirty easily and require thorough washing.
A beautiful flower made from the most ordinary napkins will help you decorate the most ordinary meal.
Manufacturing will not be difficult and will not take much time.
“Kill two birds with one stone”: you can decorate the table, giving it an original look, and without spending a lot of money and effort, you can make a charming napkin holder in the shape of a lotus with your own hands.
The availability of the material and its low price are also a nice touch.
Lotus for the festive table
To make a lotus, it is advisable to choose soft varieties of material .
Thanks to the airiness, the flower turns out lush and voluminous. Rough paper towels are not suitable for assembly. When composing, you need two colors: one pack for the base and at least 96 pieces for the petals of the flower itself. Standard dimensions for manufacturing will be just right. They make small, light compositions. Large napkins will have to be cut, and if made from whole cloths, large structures will be obtained. It is not very convenient to remove a separate module from them without destroying the entire product.
According to the instructions, modules for the base stand and the flower itself are formed. To assemble the first one, you need to prepare 12 modules, a needle with thread and an awl.
The base is made non-separable and can be used many times until the napkins lose their attractiveness.
To assemble the stand, two holes are made in the corners with an awl on the smaller sides of the triangular modules . The blanks are folded so that the shape completely matches, then they are strung through one hole on a thread and pulled together, forming a circle. The thread is firmly fixed. After this, the base is turned over, and the same assembly is made along the second holes. It turns out to be a pyramid. To make a lotus from napkins with your own hands, you need to place the stand with the flat side on the work surface and the convex part up.
Modules of a different color are inserted onto the adjacent edges of the base petals, thereby fastening the adjacent leaves together. In the first and second rows, their corners are pushed to the middle with the handle of a spoon so that they are well fixed. There is no need to do this in the next six rows so that the napkins can be easily removed one at a time.
Materials and tools for decoration
To begin work on making a flower, you need to prepare the necessary equipment and materials.
Serving napkins has a lot of different options.
You can get creative and prepare flowers from paper napkins in advance.
To work you will need:
- Thick napkins, it is better if they are three-layer and large format;
- Stationery knife and scissors;
- Cute and thick needle with a large eye;
- Thick threads or floss.
You can always use napkins for their intended purpose.
Additional Information. A prerequisite for making decorations from napkin paper is the presence of green material for the base. The petal part can be done in any color scheme - at the discretion of the craftswoman.
The napkins are easy to take out and look the same.
A beautiful lotus made from napkins will help you decorate even an ordinary meal.
What can be used for decoration
Although a lotus made from napkins is an independent table decoration, it can be brightened with the help of additional decorations. DIY lotus decor options from napkins:
- A napkin core in the center. To do this, create a ball of paper. The paper napkin is straightened into one layer and folded like an accordion. The accordion needs to be tied with thread in the middle. Then cut the paper along the folds and ruffle it. You will get a fluffy ball. It must be placed in the center of the lotus, where it will symbolize the stamens.
- The core is made from napkin tubes. Another technique for creating a core from napkins is to make small tubes out of them and insert them into the center. To do this, the napkin is cut into 4 parts, from each you need to twist a tight tube. After this, all parts are inserted into the core of the product.
- Decoration with beads or rhinestones. These elements will look colorful on a flat flower with few rows. It is enough to collect 1-3 rows of petals. After this, beads are laid out in the center of the petals of the last row, as in the photo. The color of the parts should contrast with the color. Mother-of-pearl or metallized beads or large sparkling rhinestones look most striking.
- Lotus decoration with shells. For each flower you need to select 1-2 medium-sized shells, which are placed in the center of the petals. Shells can be combined with beads. Such natural material will make the products more lively and romantic.
- Sisal decoration for flowers. You can cut a romantic lace lotus stand from sisal. From this material, cut into small strips, you can also create the core of a flower. To do this, the sisal needs to be cut, crumpled and placed in the center of the product.
How to make a lotus from napkins with your own hands
A lotus flower made from napkins on the table is an elegant and attractive design element. It is no coincidence that many home craftswomen want to learn how to make a lotus from napkins.
Creation will not be difficult and will not take much effort.
In Japan, this flower is a sacred plant.
Making a napkin holder will require patience and attention, and you will have to start by acquiring the skill of folding the material for the base. They will need twelve elements. The base will be green.
The lotus represents innocence, peace, beauty and the desire to be closer to the sun and spiritual harmony.
- It is necessary to fold them diagonally very carefully. After this, both edges are bent towards the middle.
- Turn the product over and turn the corners up. Fold again to form a triangle.
- After all the edges are hidden, turn the workpiece outside. It turns out to be a kind of shuttle or boat. There should be twelve such parts.
- The prepared elements are pulled together into a flower stand. To do this, you need to pierce each element with an awl, and then thread it with a needle.
This flower is considered a symbol of the growth of the soul.
To make the petals you will also need 12 blanks for each level. To make a napkin holder made of napkins lush and beautiful, you need to make at least eight rows.
Products must be the same size and texture.
All products must be completely dry, as even a drop of water can ruin the craft.
The petal part is folded in the same way as the leaves of the stand. Each element must be performed extremely carefully and accurately. To “tuck” all the corners, you can trim them with a utility knife.
Fold the resulting rectangle in half along the long side, smoothing the fold.
Fold the resulting part in half again. We smooth out all the folds.
Fold the napkin in half to form a triangle. We erase the fold.
We turn the part over and bend the protruding ears onto the part, we get a triangle.
We take the red petal and insert them into the green blank, fastening the adjacent parts.
Important! At the base of the flower, the “boats” should be turned upside down, and the petals should be directed upward.
Without some skill, inserting the petal element into the stand will not be easy. Therefore, it is better to practice before placing the decoration on the table.
You can decorate the “Lotus” with beads.
To keep the structure tighter, the work must be done very carefully, correcting it with a stationery knife, fork or tweezers.
This flower can be used to decorate a holiday table.
Attention! It is not advisable to correct it with your fingers: you can wrinkle the component parts, and the lotus made from napkins will look sloppy, and the connection will not be strong, and the flower may crumble.
Each petal must be secured to the “ridges” of the stand that connect the two elements.
Even children can easily make such a flower for decoration.
You can make a beautiful and festive lotus yourself from napkins.
After installing the first row, you can move on to the next. And so - all eight levels, each of which, moving towards the middle, “covers” the flower more and more. As a result, a lotus flower made from napkins will become a wonderful decoration for the festive table.
Sometimes you can make completely unusual jewelry out of the most ordinary things.
Creativity and an extraordinary approach to any task make it possible to make original pleasant things that attract attention from the simplest ordinary materials. One of these original elements is a lotus made from napkins, which you can make with your own hands. You can learn how to make it by watching master classes posted on the Internet.
Beautiful decoration will involuntarily make guests rejoice at the magnificent reception.
Ideas for ready-made products
In addition to the classic two-color lotus model, you can create many more options in different colors.
Lotus can be made in completely different colors and shades.
An option of layers of different colors in pastel shades will create a rainbow mood.
For a romantic dinner, you can make a flower from napkins in burgundy, red and pink tones. The bottom layer is made from the darkest tone, and the top layer is made from the lightest tone. You can put a cute gift or engagement ring in this flower.
The boiling white model will emphasize the cleanliness and freshness of the table decoration. It is perfect for the summer.
A white lotus will highlight the beauty of a summer table.
Whatever material is used, a do-it-yourself lotus made from napkins looks soulful, warm and cute. In any case, it will delight guests and owners.
Origami from napkins: flowers and fruit compositions
A huge advantage of origami is that this type of creativity requires minimal costs. To create an interesting and unusual paper figurine, you only need napkins, the desire to create something with your own hands and surprise your guests.
Just imagine, you don't even need glue!
Floral arrangements are suitable for both a simple family dinner and various celebrations. For example, weddings, romantic dinners on the occasion of Valentine's Day. Or maybe you decide to decorate the table with paper flowers for your birthday?
Even if you have never folded shapes from napkins, these patterns for beginners will help you get the hang of it and inspire you to do more complex work.
Lily water lily
Start with the simplest lily pattern to master the basics of origami techniques and warm up a little.
Napkins in the shape of flowers look very beautiful on the holiday table.
Lily is formed as follows.
Step 1. First, we unfold and straighten the napkin; if necessary, we iron it, so the finished origami will look neater. The napkin can be either paper or rag, as in this case. Next we turn all the corners towards the center. We make sure that no corner overlaps its neighbor.
Step 2. Repeat the previous step. Fold the resulting corners toward the center again.
Step 3. Turn the resulting square over to the other side, carefully holding the workpiece with your second hand, so that the folds are at the bottom.
Step 4. Repeat step 2. Fold the corners to the center.
Step 5. Pull the lower corners up a little, straightening them and carefully holding the workpiece in the center.
Step 6. Repeat step 5 with all remaining corners.
Step 7. Bend over the remaining small back corners.
Step 8. The Lily Water Lily figurine made from napkins for table decoration is ready.
They visibly decorate and set a festive mood for the entire table.
Lotus
Modular origami may seem complicated. But in fact, it differs from the usual one only in that instead of one napkin we take several at once. Let's look at modular origami using the example of a lotus flower. You will need eight green squares for the base of the flower and twenty-four for the bud. All parts of the composition are attached to each other using a stapler, the staples of which will not spoil thin paper like, for example, glue.
Lotus made from paper napkins: a simple and beautiful decoration for the holiday table.
Step 1. Take a green napkin and make the base of the flower. We don't straighten it, we leave it folded four times. Fold diagonally.
Step 2. We bend the side corners, as if we want to make an airplane.
Step 3. We wrap the resulting ends again and fold the workpiece in the center. We fasten all the blanks together using a stapler
Step 4. We make a bud using the same principle, simply inserting the modules into the base of the flower. You can continue this until the rows close together, or insert napkins of a contrasting color, for example yellow, into the middle. Ready!
In the shape of such a lotus, you can serve napkins to the table in an original way.
Rose
Even a small child can handle origami rose bud, so if you want to spend the evening before the holiday with your child, then fold origami roses from napkins with him.
Paper rose is a very simple and beautiful origami model.
Unfold the napkin and fold it exactly in half, corner to corner, to form an even triangle. Roll the triangle. Repeat this action until you are satisfied with the result. Take out the small leaves, do it very carefully, because such a fragile bud is easy to damage.
It will only take you a couple of minutes to fold it.
Iris
Origami in the shape of an iris, placed in glasses, looks very interesting and beautiful on the festive table. These figures are very easy to put together once you know the basic principles.
Realistic irises made from napkins.
Step 1. Take a large napkin and fold it diagonally.
Step 2. Then, lift its edges up.
Step 3. Then fold the edges of the napkin into the center again.
Step 4. Fold the workpiece in half.
Step 5. And again in half.
Step 6. Now put the workpiece into a glass or wine glass and straighten it. Ready!
The model takes on a very realistic look if you choose the right color.
Additional Information! Make a choice in favor of plain multi-layer napkins, without a catchy pattern or ornament. For large figures, choose appropriate napkins. Then the work will look neater.
