A simple bird craft made from napkins. DIY crafts from napkins: a delicate Chinese rose or a lush ball of dandelions. We make roses from napkins with our own hands. from paper rolls

Many people do not realize that many beautiful crafts can be made from ordinary napkins. The material will help you create decorations for any holiday without extra costs.

The craft will take a few minutes to complete and even young children can create it. Kids will love making appliqués from napkins, and they will help adults remember their childhood and colorfully decorate their room.

But how to make crafts from napkins with your own hands using scrap materials?

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Ordinary paper napkins can be found on every table anywhere in the world. A rich imagination will allow you to create many different shapes from a napkin.

Origami is popular, with which you can make many swans or wonderful flowers. You can find many ways to create jewelry from paper, which, thanks to the great possibilities, will allow you to create a wonderful craft.

On the Internet you can find many photographs of crafts made from napkins on any topic. Often there are figures made in the shape of flowers.

Examples of creating paper flowers

Step-by-step instructions for making crafts from a regular napkin:

A green napkin is laid out in the shape of a triangle;
Place it in the glass, leaving both ends outside the glass;
The yellow napkin is folded in the same way and twisted to form a tube;
The underside bends and the flower straightens;
The resulting rose is dipped into a glass with a green napkin.

Pocket for various cutlery:

The napkin is rolled into a tube from any angle to the center;
The tube is bent into two equal parts so that the holes remain in front;
On the opposite side, the edge is bent towards the front.

Children's crafts

Let's look at several crafts for children made from napkins.

Dandelion

Children will have fun creating different shapes together with their parents.

The following supplies are required for the dandelion:

PVA glue;
Paper;
Napkins;
Scissors;
Dye;
Stapler.

Making crafts from napkins is an easy task that even children can do. The stem of the future dandelion is drawn on the leaf. A ball of the required size is cut out of a yellow napkin, which is secured in the middle using a stapler.

Using scissors, cuts are made along the edges towards the center, and the resulting flower is glued to the paper. The green napkin will be the dandelion leaves that stick to the stem.

After the glue has dried, you need to straighten the flower by bending and pressing all the cut edges on a yellow napkin. The result is a fluffy flower that will delight adults and children with its appearance.

Butterfly

To create a craft you need:

Napkins;
Scissors;
Glue;
White paper;
Pencil.

A butterfly is drawn with a pencil on paper. The necessary pieces are cut out of the napkins so that they match the size of the drawn butterfly. This will help develop motor skills in children and will be to their liking.

The resulting parts are glued onto paper. The craft will be colorful, voluminous and will decorate the room.

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Bird

For the craft you will need:

Colored paper;
Glue;
Cardboard;
Napkins;
Pencil;
Stapler.

Draw a branch on cardboard with a pencil. Using scissors, the body of the bird is cut out of paper of various colors, which is glued to the cardboard. The green napkin is cut into small pieces and rolled into small tubes.

The resulting tubes are glued to the outline of the branch. We cut out a ball from a red napkin, which we fix in the center using a stapler.

The edges are cut and the circle is glued to the body of the bird. The edges are straightened like a dandelion to create volume.

Decorating a room with napkins

You can create many different flowers using napkins and a stapler and scissors. To make a peony you need several napkins.

A short instruction for crafts made from a napkin:

A circle is cut out with waves along the edges;
Using scissors, a cut is made towards the center;
The middle is secured with a stapler;
The cuts along the edges can be straightened in any order.

Note!

You can cut out beautiful numbers from cardboard and decorate them with napkins. A number is created from cardboard and pasted over with paper. You can cover it with newspaper and coat it with primer. Next, corrugated paper is glued onto the figure.

We create flowers using the peony method or another method. For one flower you will need several colored napkins. You will have to spend some time on the activity, but it is worth it.

Circles are cut out of colored napkins, fastened in the middle and spread out along the edges. Flowers are pasted onto the number in random order.

The created craft will serve as an excellent decoration for any holiday.

Photos of crafts made from napkins

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Natalya Plakhteeva

A little bird lives with me,

In the morning he chirps and sings songs.

Spring has fully come into its own. The warm sun warms the earth with its rays, flowers bloom, and birdsong can be heard everywhere.

I offer a very simple way to make beautiful little “Small Birds” with your own hands. At the same time, it is not at all necessary to use a sewing machine in your work, but you can simply sew them with a needle and thread. This will give the finished bird a very original look.

For work I needed:

Multi-colored household napkins;

Bird pattern;

Bird wings template;

Sintepon.

Preparation method

Using a template, apply the outline of a bird on a napkin and cut out two blanks

In the same way, cut two pieces per wing of the bird, which will give it rigidity.

Match the color of the bird's wings to your liking. I did it like this

Take a needle and thread and sew two blanks of the bird’s body, leaving room for filling it with padding polyester. Don't forget to sew on the beak!

Fill the inside of the bird with padding polyester

Sew up the hole through which the bird was filled with padding poly. Sew wings and eyes on both sides. Use braid, lace, beads or sequins to decorate the bird

These are the cute little “Little Birds” I got!

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Good afternoon, today we have prepared for you a selection of crafts in the form of paper birds. We have collected all the ways to make a bird that are suitable for kindergarten and school. That is educators and primary school teachers They can take any idea and it will be within the power of children’s hands. Here you will find birds made of colored paper and cardboard birds in different techniques. We also have a special article for those who are interested in crafts from paper origami modules

Let's see what bird crafts you can now make with your children.

Simple birds made of cardboard

For children.

Here is the simplest DIY spring craft in the form of birds. Here silhouettes of birds are cut out of cardboard and wings are cut out separately from colored paper. The wings are glued to cardboard. A hole is cut out on the back of the bird with a hole punch and we hang the bird on a branch with a string.

You can glue the silhouette of a bird from several layers of colored paper (or a colored napkin) and then the tail can be fluffed up - separate these layers, as in the photo below).

You can make an accordion fan out of a napkin. Make slits in the silhouette of the bird and insert a fan like the wings and tail of our paper bird. A simple craft for children.

Here is a stencil template with beautiful silhouettes of birds for such children's crafts made from cardboard or paper with their own hands.

Birds are two-sided

From cardboard with your own hands.

The essence of this craft is that a round piece of cardboard is bent in half. And we get a semicircular double-sided blank for the bird. Further inside - along the fold line of the workpiece - we glue a strip of paper (also bent in half lengthwise) - on one side this strip is cut into feathers (this is the tail), on the other side the strip is cut obliquely (this is the beak). Next we glue the wings and eyes, the craft is ready. If desired, you can glue on a semicircular part of the breast. A beautiful and simple DIY bird.

We can improve this craft and add a variety of elements to it. For example, make the wings not from a flat part, but in the form of a fan inserted into a slot on the back of the bird. And decorate the tail part in the form of painted chicken feathers. Feathers are painted in colored water (food coloring or gouache).

Using this technique you can make any bird with your own hands. Depending on the color of the breast and plumage, it may look like a sparrow, bullfinch, or titmouse.

Here's an interesting one master class on titmouse made of paper and cardboard. We bend the cardboard round in half. On the fold line we place a rectangular long strip of paper on the glue so that so that its tail part sticks out. After gluing, we lift this tail part of the black strip up - we turn the bend outward. Next, we glue round pieces of black paper on both sides (this will be the head), and glue the wings on the sides of the bird. And what remained was the beak, eyes and white cheeks of the plumage.

Here's another thing - in the photo below we see birds. They are made using exactly the same technique. Only here it’s not just a circle in half – but changes have been added to the shape of the circle. Below I specially drew you a drawing of this bird - so that you can see for yourself how such changes were created.

Firstly, we slightly changed the shape of the circle - we made it more oval (since part of the circle will go on the back of the bird). Secondly, appendage details were added to the circle - in the tail, in the beak, and where the legs are. We cut it out of cardboard and use colored paper to cover the beak and paws of the bird. And bend along the fold lines. There is a secret how to bend cardboard in half with a perfectly straight line without creases or wrinkles - place a ruler on the intended fold line - from the tip of the beak to the edge of the bird's tail - and, pressing the ruler firmly, bend the cardboard upward. The line turns out straight and smooth like in a factory.

Here's another craft - figured bird made of cardboard or thick paper. Here the bird is also made from a ROUND PIECE of cardboard, which was folded in half into a half-disc in the same way - but then worked with scissors to give the cardboard half-disc the shape of a bird.

Let me draw too diagram for assembling such a bird from paper. That's a really good idea. Don't be too lazy to tinker with the graphics. So that you can quickly make these birds with your own hands in classes with children.

Using the same principle of SLOTS and inserting new parts into the slots, you can make a wide variety of birds.

For example, such swifts or swallows (see diagram below).

You can hang your paper birds on a spring tree branch. Or make a mobile pendant to decorate a child's room. Dilute the birds with flowers, leaves, clouds.

Or you can place our homemade paper bird inside a new craft - a cage made with your own hands.

To create a cage, we need one wide strip of paper (this is the bottom part of the cage). We twist it into a ring and attach it with glue or a stapler.

And we also need 4 narrow strips (these will be the rods). We make a hole in the center of each narrow strip with a hole punch. We thread a rope into it and tie it so that the twigs stick to each other in the central part. Leave the end of the rope dangling (we will tie the bird to it later).

We glue the ends of the narrow strips in a circle to the lower wide ring-base of the cage.

BIG bird crafts

from corrugated cardboard.

Here's an idea for a craft where birds are cut out of ordinary gray corrugated cardboard packaging left over from boxes. We cut out bird silhouettes, round heads, tail petals, oval wings and long strips of legs. We fasten all the parts with a stapler or glue. And after that, we take either gouache paints or colored paper - and decorate or paste over the bird with bright details.

The good thing about this bird craft is that each child comes up with their own bird design. And it turns out that with his own hands he creates a new, author’s bird, reflecting his idea of beauty.

You can cut out a bird with open wings from cardboard, and cut many, many feathers from colored paper, and methodically cover the wings with feathers, starting from the bottom row and gradually rising to the top rows. Bird breast cover with wavy strips of colored paper. The tail part is made of long narrow feathers.

In kindergarten, such a craft can be a collective one, when the whole group of children cuts out feathers in one lesson, and in the second lesson they cover the bird with them. You can make a long-lasting DIY craft.

Of course, you may not have a large cardboard box, then your bird craft can be simpler and smaller. For example, like the one in the photo below. And by the way, you can make a nest for it. Make several of these birds - one per child - and let them paint them during drawing lessons. There are always plenty of cardboard boxes in the kindergarten kitchen (they bring food to the children in them) - go down and ask the cooks, they can supply you with such material every day.

Paper birds

using the VEER technique.

As we said above, a paper fan looks like the wings of birds. Therefore, we can use it in various bird crafts. For example, beautiful duckling– the beak for it can be made two-bladed so that it opens. You can make a whole duck family with your own hands with these wing fans.

A long narrow strip folded into an accordion can become a long neck ostrich, and his own feet.

If we take several sheets of colored paper, fold them like accordions and glue them side by side, we will get a large colored fan, which can become a fluffy tail for a turkey or peacock made of cardboard.

But it can be done more economically. This one is perfect for kindergarten peacock bird craft. When a peacock's tail is made from ONE sheet of paper. The accordion folds - and then bends in half - into a semicircular arch. The tail of a cardboard bird is inserted between the halves of this arch fan. This is the fastest way to make a peacock bird. You don’t have to draw the spots, but cut them out of colored paper - it will be more elegant.

Using a similar principle of a “fan bent along the floors,” the wing of the bullfinch bird is made in the children’s craft below. In the photo we see that a triangular piece of paper is folded into an accordion. Then this accordion is bent in half and its halves of blades come together (like the peacock above) - and we get an oval pointed wing. An excellent bird craft for kindergarten, easy and quick to do with your own hands, even for small children.

And if you take a long strip for a fan, then an accordion from a long strip can be folded into a circle. And this circle can become a fluffy wing of a paper dove. Or this round fan will become the body of a bird.

Paper birds

in loop technique.

And here are children's bird crafts, where the plumage is made using the paper loop technique. An ordinary strip of paper is folded edge to edge with glue - we get a paper loop. Such paper loops can become the feathering of a peacock's tail.

You can even make entire birds out of paper loops. Or loops can become an element of flat swan appliqué.

Below, you can take a good look at what parts such a paper bird consists of.

DIY birds

from paper rolls.

Wide strips of paper can be rolled up. Make two rolls like this - one for the head, the other for the body of the bird. The rolls can be left hollow, or they can be filled, for example, with rolls of smaller diameter (as in the right photo).

Below we see several handmade designs of such paper birds.

The body of the bird can be made not in the shape of a round roll, but in the shape of a paper loop. And then a long tail extension can be glued to such a body. You can glue layers of paper curls onto the tail as in the photo below.

You can attach wings to the side. The wing consists of one whole strip, it is glued inside the roll and its two ends stick out from different sides - you get two separate wings.

You can make a whole family of birds out of paper with your own hands in a nest, also made from paper strips.

A strip of paper folded into a wide ring can become a source for new bird crafts. This is such a beautiful white paper swan. But what a bright turkey.

Craft birds

from paper plates.

Ordinary disposable paper plates can also be a source of inspiration for bird-themed crafts. A round plate can become a nest-basket for a family of chicks.

The plate can become the curve of a swan's neck, or the round, lush tail of a peacock.

Paper birds

from toilet bushings.

Toilet paper rolls can be a source of inspiration when creating paper birds. Children love such crafts - turning an unnecessary object into a beautiful thing is interesting.

You can simply paint the roll with paint. You can paste it over with a sheet of colored paper. And add accessories: feathers, beak, etc.

Or you can cut a cardboard sleeve from the top on both sides - and insert the silhouette of an owl into this cut, and then the sleeve will become its tummy.

The sleeve can be turned the other way - placed horizontally. And then your imagination will go in a different direction and you will see new ideas for birds. Here is a chicken made of paper, here is a cheerful parrot.

Volumetric cardboard crafts

DIY birds.

If a sheet of cardboard is rolled into a tube and secured with a stapler, then we will get a blank - the body of the future bird. Feathers, beak and eyes make this template a beautiful bird. And here your imagination is free to do what it wants.

The cardboard can be rolled not in the shape of a tube - but in the shape of a cone, also fastened with a stapler. Based on the cone, you can also come up with your own bird crafts.

We also have other articles with interesting bird-themed crafts.

These are the ideas for paper birds. Now you can not only take a ready-made craft from this article, but also, based on any technique described here, CREATE your own bird. After all, copying is boring, but creating something new with your own hands is very interesting.

Good luck with your bird crafts. Best wishes to them and you.

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Not all needlewomen know that you can decorate the interior or prepare an inexpensive gift for your family or close friends using ordinary paper napkins. Decorations for the holiday table, New Year's toys, snowflakes for the Christmas tree, origami animals, Christmas decoupage and other decor are just a small part of what can be made from this simple material. Detailed and step-by-step master classes, as well as visual photos presented in this article will help you quickly and correctly make crafts from napkins with your own hands. Your children can also participate in this exciting process, since a common craft activity not only brings the family closer together, but also contributes to the development of the creative abilities of your kids.

Rainbow monogram

Once you've redecorated your children's room, as a finishing touch, you can place your child's monogram on the wall, decorated with a rainbow pattern of paper napkins. For this we will need the following materials:

Simple pencil;
Napkins in seven colors of the rainbow;
Thick cardboard;
Loop cord;
Glue - moment or PVA;
Ruler and scissors;
Additional decor for decoration - leaves, ladybugs, flowers, butterflies.

Step by step guide

The first step is to make a sketch of the monogram from the intertwined initial letters of the last name and first name.
Next, the image is transferred on an enlarged scale using the technique of cells onto an A4 sheet. You can do this part of the work on a computer.
After carefully cutting out the letters, a monogram template is created, which is traced onto cardboard and cut out.
On the front side, markings are made from top to bottom into seven equal intervals. It is better to mark the strips at an angle, although a straight, arced or zigzag arrangement is allowed.
Multi-colored napkins should be cut into squares, the size of which is selected independently, based on the desired size of the resulting balls when rolling.
First, red balls are made and glued to the top strip, then orange ones to the next strip, and so on until the end, in accordance with the order of the colors in the rainbow. That is, the next one will be yellow, then green, blue, indigo and violet.
After drying the monogram under a stack of books, all that remains is to glue a loop to it on the reverse side, add decor and hang the decoration on the wall.

A bright and beautiful rainbow monogram made from napkins will be an excellent addition to the interior, and the kids themselves will certainly be happy with such a decoration.

Beautiful flowers

It’s easy to make a festive decoration for a table or gift box in the form of flowers from paper napkins. For work we will need the following materials:

Scissors;
Glue stick or PVA glue;
Strong thread;
A tube that acts as a stem if you plan to make a bouquet.

Step-by-step master class

The napkin is folded into an accordion with the width of each fold equal to one centimeter. To make the product neat, it is advisable to make markings on both sides.
Without unfolding the accordion, you should place its flat side on the table and fold it in half to find the middle. Along this line, the folded napkin is tied with a strong thread.
The free ends of the accordion are rounded off using scissors.
All that remains is to fluff the flower and glue the folds together to create a spectacular corrugated circle.

You can fasten together several flowers of different sizes. The resulting terry version will look great as a decoration on a box, photo frame or in a bouquet, especially if you attach the flower to an improvised stem - a tube.

Spectacular Rose

Crafts made from napkins in the shape of roses are very beautiful and unusual. To make them yourself you will need:

Single-layer napkins;
Scissors;
Decorative ribbon or thread;
Soft wire;

Manufacturing Guide

One of the napkins needs to be cut into four equal parts. One of them is folded in half and twisted along the short side into a loose cylinder. On one side it is pulled together with a thread. This will be the base of the flower core.
The remaining squares are cut diagonally. The right corner of the resulting triangle is bent, and the remaining ends need to be wrapped loosely around the core, securing the resulting petal with thread. Their number may vary and is determined during the work.
To make a bouquet, stems are made. This can be thick copper wire wrapped in a strip of napkin of the desired color. You can attach a piece of paper during the wrapping process.

Rose is a symbol of love and perfection. This is an excellent decorative item that can become an original decoration for your interior.

flower composition

An interesting flower arrangement can be made from several multi-layer napkins. List of required materials:

Scissors;
Stapler;
The base, which can be used as a foam ball or newspaper crumpled into a ball, wrapped with threads to fix the shape.
PVA glue.

Do it yourself

A circle with a diameter of approximately 14 cm is cut out of a napkin. This size may vary depending on the dimensions of the napkin and the size of the flowers being made. To give the flower greater expressiveness, the edges of the circle are outlined with a bright felt-tip pen in a color contrasting with the general background.
Exactly in the middle, the cut out circle is fastened with a stapler with two staples crosswise.
Now the top layer separates and rises, folding in a beautiful zigzag. All subsequent layers are laid out in the same way.
Having made about 16 flowers, you can attach them to the base with glue, placing them over the entire surface of the ball, close to each other.
Next, you can place green paper leaves between the flowers, this will give the composition a more impressive look.
All that remains is to put the glued ball in a beautiful flowerpot or vase, making it a full-fledged decorative element of the interior.

Such a composition can be made not only from paper napkins, but also from other suitable material, such as corrugated paper or colored felt.

Refined spring vase

Crafts made from napkins are not limited to just flowers. From this wonderful material you can make or decorate almost anything, for example, a decorative flower vase. To make an unusual vase, you will need to stock up on the following materials:

Napkins with elegant plant or animal patterns;
Can – tin for coffee or juice;
Acrylic white paint and putty;
PVA glue;
Stack;
Brushes.

detailed instructions

The jar is coated with paint on both sides, and then dried in a well-ventilated area.
The top thin layer, where the pattern is located, is carefully peeled off the napkin. The fragments of the picture needed for the composition are cut off with your fingers. It is not advisable to cut them with scissors, as in this case the edge will be too smooth.
The next one-color layer is glued to the outside of the prepared jar, tearing off small pieces according to the papier-mâché principle.
Acrylic putty is applied in uneven strokes along the upper cut of the can, masking it.
Next, on one side of the future vase, from top to bottom, a trunk and branches are formed using putty using a stack.
The adhesive composition is diluted from one and a half parts PVA glue and one part water. Fragments with leaves, birds, butterflies, forest animals are placed on the surface of the jar in accordance with the compositional design and are carefully coated on top with a brush with an adhesive solution. During gluing, it is important to apply movements from the center of the fragment to the edges, carefully but carefully smoothing it, trying not to tear it.
Having covered the entire surface of the vase, paint the neck to match the main background. To paint the branches and trunk, use brown paint to fill in all the irregularities.
After the trunk has dried, decorative protrusions are highlighted with golden paint using a sponge. To do this, the sponge is lightly pressed against the desired area of the improvised trunk without indentation. A slight golden effect can be created over the entire surface of the vase.

A DIY vase is a beautiful and affordable accessory that allows you to transform your interior.

To secure the decor, the dried surface is coated with colorless varnish. Bouquets of wild and garden flowers will look great in such a vase.

Unusual vase with three-dimensional ornament

If you urgently need a tall vase for your favorite flowers, but the store does not have products that match the interior of the room, you can easily make it from scrap materials, spending a small amount of money. Materials for making a vase:

PVA glue;
Can-opener;
Scissors;
Paper towels that match the color of the wallpaper;
Three or four cans of peas;
Napkins of a contrasting color to the main background;
A simple pencil.

Step-by-step master class

First, empty jars are prepared. One remains with the bottom, and for the rest it is cut out.
Next, the prepared jars are placed one inside the other, forming the desired height of the future vase.
Using PVA glue, the structure is covered with paper towels. You will need at least three layers.
After complete drying, a drawing is applied with a simple pencil. It is more convenient to make it from large geometric shapes that make up an interesting abstract composition. It can also be hearts, flowers, butterflies in accordance with your own creative ideas.
From squares cut from napkins, balls are formed, which are filled with the depicted figures by gluing.

Crafts from napkins for interior decoration (photo)

Crafts made from napkins can also serve as an excellent decor for any festive event. Decorating a wall with ordinary paper napkins and creating a cheerful atmosphere is not difficult even for beginners in this matter. For this we need:

Napkins;
Scissors;
Stapler;
PVA glue;
Fishing line or thread.

Making decor from napkins

We take napkins in the desired color scheme. It is better to combine several colors, so the festive decor will turn out more elegant.
We unfold the folded napkin completely and from this position we begin to fold it into an accordion. You need to fold it so that each new bend coincides with the previous one; the width of the folded bend (strip) should be approximately 2-3 cm.
After the entire napkin has been folded, it needs to be thoroughly ironed with your hand on both sides so that each wrinkle is clearly defined.
Carefully fold the napkin in half along the marked center. In total we will need three such accordions, so we are making two more.
Next, take scissors and round the edge of the folded napkin. We try to do this so that the edges of the accordion do not move and the cut is even. You can cut napkins in different variations so that the finished products differ from each other.
Taking the edges of the napkin, we bring the upper and lower parts together to form a semicircle, fix it with a stapler or PVA glue. We proceed in a similar way with each accordion.
All that remains is to glue all our blanks together. As a result, we should get a corrugated circle resembling a flower.
Finished products are hung on a thread or glued to the wall with double-sided tape.

You can make crafts from napkins with your own hands in various ways, but we have brought you the most popular and simple ones that anyone can handle.