New Year is the holiday that we look forward to most of the year. Bright, fabulous, it takes away all the bad things and leaves us only the most positive emotions.
It’s hard to imagine this holiday without its main component – a decorated Christmas tree. With garlands, tinsel and toys, the Christmas tree charges us with a festive atmosphere. Some people place a natural beauty at home, while others prefer an artificial Christmas tree. But there are also creative individuals in the world for whom it is not enough to just go and buy the necessary New Year’s attribute in a store or at the market. A New Year's tree can be made from improvised and not quite elements, you can give it any color and shape... Why not make a Christmas tree from a mannequin? It looks not only unusual, but also feminine and stylish.
Assembling the mannequin
To make it work Christmas treeFirst of all, you will need a mannequin. And since you and I are going to be creative, we’ll try to make it ourselves, instead of buying it in a store, especially since the prices in the store are very high. So, a finished structure can cost you 7-8 thousand.rubles, but for the home option presented below we will spend no more than 800-1000 rubles.
For a mannequin, you can use your figure, or ask your friend/daughter/mother to be your model. Follow the instructions below and you will definitely get a wonderful preparation for your future New Year's beauty.
- take cling film and wrap it around the body. Do not squeeze the body, you or your model should be comfortable. By the way, instead of cling film, you can use cellophane or polyethylene;
- Cover with tape everything that is covered with film. Take small pieces of tape 5-15 cm long and stick them overlapping;
- Apply plaster soaked in water to the entire surface covered with tape, successively from back to front, then under the chest and crosswise across the shoulders. In order for the impression to be strong and solid in the future, you will need to apply at least 2-3 layers of bandages;
- wait until the plaster hardens (not the most pleasant task, because it is very difficult to be in a plaster on the whole body) and start removing it. Take control measurements on the sides and shoulders, as well as on the hips so that you can then connect the parts evenly;
- Carefully cut the plaster figure into 2 halves with a sharp regular or stationery knife. Do this slowly so as not to accidentally cut yourself or injure yourself;
- dry your mannequin and cover each of the two halves inside with melted paraffin;
- fill the insides with polyurethane foam. After applying the last layer of foam, connect the two halves and secure the resulting structure with tape.
- Saw off the excess from the structure so that its edges are even and let it dry.
- remove the tape and remove the resulting mannequin from the mold. Remove any remaining paraffin. Sand with sandpaper;
- cover with putty and sand it again with sandpaper;
- cover the structure with papier-mâché paper;
- cover with batting or padding polyester;
- make a stand as for a regular Christmas tree, using the “cross” type.
Making a New Year's beauty from a mannequin
There are many design options, let’s present the most popular ones:
Dress with New Year's pattern and appliqué.
The mannequin can be dressed in any dress of your choice. Sew appliques in the form of Christmas trees and snowflakes on the dress, or sew a dress from fabric with a pattern of Santa Claus and deer. Add stylish accessories to your dress, such as a pearl necklace.
Want to add some style? Dress up a mannequin in the costume of the “sultry” Snow Maiden and your next year will definitely be bright and hot.
Dress - Christmas tree.
In order to create such a Christmas tree you must be an excellent seamstress. The upper part of the dress is made of lace and can be decorated with a bow, rhinestones, beads and should in some way resemble the bride's dress. The lower part is attached separately and consists of artificial fir branches and cones. You can put delicate silver tinsel on the branches.
One of the options for making such a Christmas tree is to combine an artificial Christmas tree and a mannequin. To do this, you will need a prefabricated Christmas tree, a bright, elegant top for decoration, and the mannequin itself. Gather the Christmas tree to about halfway, and then attach it to the top of it (it should be small and very light so that the Christmas tree can hold it).
A mannequin tree made entirely of Christmas tree branches.. For this, both artificial and natural branches are suitable for you. To make the design look elegant, instead of the usual black upholstery, make it light.The main rule is that they should be flexible so that it is easy for you to arrange them the way you intended. You can even create a Christmas tree with a train of twigs. Garlands and laconic Christmas tree decorations will fit perfectly with such a Christmas tree.
Crafting for the New Year is a pleasure! And if you like to be creative, then be sure to try making a mannequin Christmas tree for the New Year. The Christmas tree is simple in its design, however, it is very impressive. To make it, you can use anything: Christmas tree legs, lace, sparkles, and even just Christmas tree decorations.
Try making some New Year's character out of a mannequin, this will make your children happy. You will definitely impress your relatives and guests with such an unusual New Year's composition.
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