Snowdrops from beads - a step-by-step master class

With the advent of the first thawed patches, the firstdelicate florets. It is they, the harbingers of the coming spring, grow literally from under the snow. Therefore, they are called - snowdrops. Of beads, you can weave an almost exact copy. A bunch of these white flowers will decorate the house every day and remind of the awakening of nature. It remains only to create them with your own hands.

Necessary materials

In order to make snowdrops from beads with your own hands, you will need:

- white translucent beads №11 15 gr;

- green beads № 11 5-10 gr;

- dark green beads № 11 10-15 gr;

- wire diameter 0.3 mm 2-3 meters long;

- thread for winding wire.

Also it is necessary to think over at once a support for a bouquetsnowdrops. It can be a vase or a basket, or you can make a stand of alabaster. But more about this will be told a little later. As for any other work from beads, you will also need a clipper and a special organizer.

Petals for a flower

Weaving snowdrops from beads begins withthe smallest part of it - the petal. For each flower, they need at least 3 pieces, and the colors in the bouquet should preferably be at least five. Thus, only 15 petals are needed.

1. For one petal, take a piece of wire 40 cm long and type one salad bead on it. And then in the technique of parallel weaving next series already 2 light green beads. In the third row, thread 1 white, 1 salad and 1 white bead.

2. All the following rows are woven from white beads in parallel weaving, but only the number of beads in them varies. 4 rows - 5 pieces, 5 rows - 6 pieces, 6 and 7 rows - 7 pieces, 8 row - 6 pieces, 9 row - 5 pieces, 10 row - 4 pieces, 11 row - 3 pieces.

3. From the 12th row, the lace beads are again used. So, in this and the subsequent series there will be 3 beads, and in the last only one. The ends of the wire are not fixed yet, since they still have to be weaved together with other petals.

4. In exactly the same way, make 2 more petals for each flower, only you need to weave up to 13 rows. This is necessary so that they can be combined into one snowdrop from beads. The connection scheme is also performed by the parallel weaving technique.

Pair of petals in a shamrock

After all 3 petals are ready, they are leftweave together. That petal, which consists of 14 rows, is considered the first, and 2 others - the second and third. So it will be easier to understand the sequence of how to make a snowdrop from the beads.

1. To connect the 2 petals, you need to cut the wire of the second one between 12 and 13 near the first. Then on it to type 2 salad beads and to weave in parallel weaving 13 a row for the second petal.

2. Then pass the wire between 13 and 14 near the first petal. It remains only in the 14th row to dial one salad bead. 2 petals are connected.

3. Now it remains to add the third "incomplete" petal. Connect it to the second, skip one of the wire lengths between 12 and 13 next. Next, pass the free end of the wire from the third lobe between 12 and 13 near the first lobe.

4. To put on 2 salad beads on the remained free end. Then pass one end of the wire between 13 and 14 near the first, and the other between the same rows of the second lobe. Pull off the wire so that the ring turns out. It remains only to weave the 14th row of the third petal, consisting of one light green bead. On this, the shamrock is ready.

Flower core

To make the snowdrops of beads look more likereal, they still need to weave the middle. It will resemble a flower in its structure, but its technique is slightly different. In total, they will need 1 piece for each flower.

1. Take a piece of wire 30 cm long and dial 4 white, 1 light green and 5 white beads. Place them in the center. Then the end of the wire, where 4 beads are typed through the 5th bead on the other end. Tighten the loop.

2. For the second petal, type 5 whites, 1 light green and 4 white beads on one end of the wire. Now you need to pass the end of the wire through the very first dialed bead. Make a loop.

3. Repeat all the same actions on the other side of the wire. As a result, you will get 3 small petals. Connect them so that they are in tight contact with each other. Now you need to pass this flower to the middle of the snowdrop. Twist all pieces of wires together.

The first flower for the bouquet is ready. Similarly, other snowdrops made of beads are made. The master class does not end at this stage, you still need to make the leaves and the stand a color.

Leaflets for flowers

For each flower will need to do no more than 1-2sheets. Their production is, perhaps, the easiest part in the whole work. One sheet will need to take 70 cm of wire and a bit of green beads of a darker color than for sepals. For its manufacture we use the familiar technique of parallel weaving. In the first row there will be 2 beads, in the second row - 3, from 3 to 32 - 4 pieces in each row, in the 33rd row - 3 beads, 34 - 2 pieces and in 35th - only one. Fasten the wire, and on this one leaf for the snowdrop is ready. For a bouquet of 5 snowdrops will need to make from 5 to 7 pieces.

Flower Assembling

Now that from the disparate elementsturned snowdrops from beads, you need to collect everything in one bouquet. And they start with the same flower. For this, the wire remaining from the weaving of the flowers is wrapped around the length of 10 cm with green threads. Instead, you can use a floristic tape of the same color. Sometimes still use alabaster, which is then covered with paint.

Then attach a leaf of beads and wrapthe stem is a few centimeters more. In the same way make the remaining flowers, and then combine them in a common bouquet. It can be left like this, or it can be put in a vase or a basket of the right size. And, of course, you can make a stand for a bunch of flowers with your own hands.

Stand for snowdrops

To make such a stand of alabaster with your own hands, you will need the following materials and tools:

- alabaster;

- PVA glue;

- some water;

- 2 small cans (one for mixing the mass, another for the mold);

- plastic bag;

- Brush;

- paints.

1. In a jar mix in equal proportions alabaster, PVA glue and water. Weight should be obtained by consistency as thick sour cream.

2. A jar, which will serve as a form, to lather with polyethylene. This is to ensure that the finished stand is easy to remove. Fill the container with alabaster paste until it has hardened.

3. Place approximately a bouquet of snowdrops and hands to give the desired shape to the mass. You can make small hillocks to look like thawed patches. Leave for a day until completely dry.

4. It remains only to paint the stand. You can use light blue and green shades to make it look like a spring clearing. Around the bouquet make a dark patch of land appearing. Do not forget to remove the stand from the jar.

After the work has completely dried, it remains only to varnish the stand. Thus, the snowdrops made of beads, the photos of which were at the very beginning of this master class, turned out.