Get the pistachios out of the cupboard and start snacking and then make beautiful things. Like right now? What does one have to do with the other? It's very simple: You can use the bowls to create really beautiful crafts that you can use not only for your own decoration, but also as a gift for your loved ones. No matter whether it's a birthday, Women's Day or Mother's Day, the following instructions will give you really great gift ideas that are also original. We'll show you how to make flowers out of pistachio shells for a Mother's Day gift.
Blossoms on a tree disc for a romantic decoration
If you make this decoration with flowers from pistachio shells and a tree slice, you will get a truly unique eye-catcher that you can also personalize to suit your taste or the taste of the lady receiving the gift. Don't like pink or purple? No problem, just use other colors. You can even design the tree disc additionally, for exampleinscribe with calligraphy.
- Pistachio shells
- Tree slice
- artificial branches with leaves (you can also make your own)
- Craft cardboard
- Acrylic paints and brushes
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Compasses or round bowl as a template
- Hot glue
Make flowers out of pistachio shells - here's how to do it:
- Paint the bowls in the desired colors on a surface and allow the paint to dry thoroughly.
- Draw a circle on the cardboard. You can place a bowl overhead and trace the outline or use a compass.
- Cut out the circle.
- Using hot glue, arrange the pistachio shells starting at the outer edge of the cardboard circle.
- Then continue with the next row, arranging the bowls offset from the previous ones, i.e. always between two bowls. Also, stand them a little upright so that they overlap the previous ones a little - like real flower petals.
- Continue doing this until you have covered the entire circle.
- You can make additional flowers from pistachio shells as you wish, depending on what kind of composition you have in mind and how big the tree disc is.
- Glue the flower stems with the leaves onto the disk and then add the flowers. The gift idea for Mother's Day is ready!
Alternatively, you can not cut out the circle for now, but shape the flower onto it and then spray paint it instead of brushing it. Finally, cut out the flower or the cardboard it was glued to. Real stems with leaves also look nice.
Giving away water lilies on a board: Flowers for Mother's Day with a difference
These flowers are very reminiscentthat of water lilies, not true? Making them doesn't differ too much from the flowers in the instructions above. You will need a cardboard base again, but smaller this time, and you will arrange the “petals” this time starting from the inside.Check out the craft ideaFor Mother's Day, take a closer look below:
- Paint the bowls again with acrylic paint as desired and let them dry. They also look beautiful in nature and can be used that way. Painting also works quite well at the end, when the flower is finished.
- Cut out a small circle. This doesn't have to be perfectly formed as it won't be visible later.
- Now begin to shape the flower and to do this, first glue two bowls together upright in the middle of the cardboard circle (the way they were originally stuck together on the pistachio).
- Around it, form a circle out of individual pistachio shells, overlapping at the front and at the back to create the flower for Mother's Day.
- Continue until you have completely covered the circle, making sure to stagger each row from the previous one.
- You can make as many flowers out of pistachio shells as you like. Then arrange them on a surface – a nice board, for example, a wooden disc, a tray or even in a frame. Make the gift for Mother's Day as unusual as you want.
You can find instructions for crocusesin this article.
Make flowers from pistachio shells for 3D pictures in the frame
You can come up with a wide variety of compositions and design entire pictures. Just take an open frame. The pistachio shells can not only be used for flower petals, but also make green leaves. How about cherry blossoms like this on a branch? It's perfect for spring and is guaranteed to make your mom or even your mother-in-law and grandma very happy. The mural can decorate your home every year.
How exactly you make these flowers from pistachio shells can be found in the following video:
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