New Year's Eve with my own hands. How to make the most winter New Year's ikebana
Today we will not limit our New Yeardecor with an ordinary Christmas tree. Especially if it is not real, but artificial. But we will not deprive ourselves of the fresh coniferous aroma of Christmas either? Let's try to refresh our home, breathe in the holiday and joyful mood from the anticipation of the New Year's magic, with the help of New Year's ikebana with your own hands from orange bark and fir branches.To create a simple ikebana you will need: pine cones, pine branches, rowan or cypress.Glue, tinsel and beads.Any container, bottle, basket or even a thick felt boot can serve as a base for ikebana. Use a floral foam during the process, then your composition will last longer, and the needles from the branches will not quickly fall off. To fix the branches in the desired position, use a piece of foam plastic, plasticine or polymer clay of a suitable size. After the base of the branches is ready, proceed directly to decorating the ikebana with dried fruits.Read below for a photo report on how to make New Year's figurines from orange peel.Why orange?Because it is the fruit of the sun, it has a distinct aroma, and the interesting texture and warm shade of orange peel can be transformed into creative material in skilled hands.Plus the aroma of tangerines and oranges in the house is a sign of New Year's holidays.You need to take any fresh citrus fruit and cut off the peel in a thick piece.Prepare molds for cutting out the dough.Place the prepared cut skins on a board.Choose the desired figure and place it on the orange peel. With a light blow of the hammer, you will get the same figure, but from the citrus peel.You can make two-part figures by turning the skin over.If you want the figurine to be smoother after the bulla dries, press it down a little with a book. Dry on a radiator or in the oven.You can use these figurines for ikebana or Christmas treedecorate with nut shells, pine cones, seeds, star anise or cinnamon sticks, dried fruit or gingerbread. You can come up with your own options for decorating with orange peels and slices. You can also hang them on the Christmas tree instead of toys. Try slicing not only oranges, but also limes, tangerines, lemons or grapefruits - then the rings will be different in size and shade. After looking through our selection of wonderful New Year's ideas, you will definitely be inspired by the photos of unusual uses of natural materials and dried fruits in New Year's interiors and ikebana. And your home will be ready to celebrate the New Year with an originally decorated interior and an orange - ginger atmosphere!