Even some 30 years ago napkins were considered not a matter of first necessity, nor a means of personal hygiene at the dinner table, but an indisputable indicator of prosperity and respectability of the family. Every day they were replaced by wafer refillable towels, and the "squeezed" square packs of a delicate deficit waited for a festive feast. The only thing that could let the snow-white messengers of the holiday - this is to make napkins from snowflakes with their own hands. Crafts of this kind were carved with manicure scissors, and then pasted on window panes with the help of soap. Less fortunate cut out lacy articles not from napkins, but from paper, but not decorate the windows for the Christmas and New Year holidays did not dare many. Today, we are faced with the widest choice of different crafts from paper napkins. This material is available today, inexpensive, pleasant to use, suitable for working with children and adults.
Flowers from napkins
Crafts of flowers from napkins are simply wonderful. Especially natural are obtained from napkins of roses and chrysanthemums. Especially good these handicrafts are suitable for classes with children, develop small motor skills of the hands.
rose flower
Tear off the napkin strip of 7-8 cm wide (to act better by eye). The resulting rectangle rolls into the tube. The tube is wrapped with one more strip of napkin. Then one more strip. And one more. And ... Until you like the fullness of the future bud. The edges of the napkins are turned in such a way that they look like a blossoming rose. The basis of our children's crafts from napkins is bandaged with a thread. As a stem, invite children to use a cocktail tube or wire.
Chrysanthemum
Very effectively looks like a flower made of napkins chrysanthemum. The handicraft is easy to make from several napkins fastened with a stapler. The edges of this stack are cut around and cut from the edges to the center, like a daisy with many narrow petals. We separate each petal and roll it with wet fingers into the flagellum. To moisten your fingers, it is convenient to use a moistened sponge or cotton pad.
Facing
This technique was specially designed to create children's handicrafts from napkins. The result is a wonderful application-mat with a soft napkin. This useful and fascinating occupation is sure to please both children and their mentors.
For cutting, you need to cut the napkins into squares measuring 1cm x 1cm. Such a square is placed on the index finger, the core of the paste is set for the ball pen with the writing node up. Then the fingers lift the corners of the square and lightly wrap around the rod. Now carefully place the twisted square on the rod to the place of the drawing with greased glue and press it with force. First you need to lay out the contour of crafts with squares of paper napkins, and then fill the middle.
You can twist napkins with your own hands an odd job in the form of a doll or a horse, in the manner of Old Slavonic toys made of thread. For this, the napkins are rolled into tubes and we tie their ends with a thread. To make the mane of a horse or hair, tear off a piece of napkin into strips and form them into flagella with moist fingers.
Crafts from bamboo napkins
From bamboo napkins do handicrafts by pasting cardboard blanks. You can carve a miniature chest, peel it with bamboo napkins, lightly age with sandpaper and black-rusty acrylic paint. Glue in the corners of the lining cut from the tin can, add a couple of small shells, decorate the bottom with sand - and the pirate chest is ready! In such a stylish casket, even simple jewelry will become a real treasure.
Dare, and your hands will acquire the status of gold.