DIY crafts on the theme of insects. Insects made from paper accordions. Newspaper snail

We will need: beer cans, scissors, a small screwdriver, plasticine, wire.

1. Use scissors to cut out the side wall of the jar and straighten it. The result is a flat tin rectangle.

2. We apply a drawing of the future craft to the tin. To do this, it is better to use a marker or soft pencil.

3. Cut out the figures of a butterfly, dragonfly and flower according to the design.

4. Add some texture using a screwdriver. To do this, turn the piece of tin over so that the side with the label faces up. We have to make a lot of dents along the contour of the figures, so we put something soft, for example, newspaper, under the tin. Place the screwdriver on the edge of the figure, press on one corner of the tip of the screwdriver and roll the screwdriver to the second corner. Then we place the first corner in one of the two recesses and continue to perform these rolling operations along the entire contour of the figure. As a result, our figures acquire a three-dimensional appearance.

5. We fix the resulting figures on the wire using plasticine or chewing gum. They can be placed in the garden or on a table and will sway from side to side with the wind.

You can make hearts in the same way.

Marker strips for the vegetable garden.

I will dedicate this master class to the textile moth - fat, but cute)

I immediately apologize for the quality of the photos; I’m a terrible photographer, and I shoot at night, so forgive me)

So, we need:

1. A small piece of some kind of fabric with a short pile - what is that called?

which I use - I have no idea))) Something furniture, it seems.

But viscose, velor, and some spandex, at worst, will do.

2.Adhesive. Mine is thick, papery and non-stretchy.

3. Wide lace on a mesh - although you can do without it.

4. Some kind of filler for stuffing - synthetic fluff, for example.

5. Embroidery threads. Floss or wool. I have wool.

7. Sewing machine. You can try to do without it, but then the process will take more than one hour. I know that some people prefer to sew miniature pieces by hand - it turns out more neat and “more soulful”. I don’t have enough patience for such fanaticism, but if you are more patient, then please)

8. A piece of polymer clay - very tiny, scissors - regular and manicure, lighter or matches, a pair of jewelry pins or sewing pins, sewing thread, needle, beads for eyes, superglue, accessories - I have - the basis for a brooch - but theoretically it’s possible make a hairpin, a necklace or anything else your heart desires)

Let's go) First of all, we need patterns. You can make them yourself, you can copy them from a real moth or pictures with its image, or you can use mine - here it is.

Two wings and a carcass - it seems clear who is where.

Transfer the pattern to fabric. I use a disappearing marker, but you can also use a simple pencil, chalk-soap, or something else, whichever is more convenient for you.

We duplicate PART of the fabric - the one that will be used for sewing the wings. This is necessary so that the wings puff up and not hang sadly.

We leave PART as is - namely, what will be used for sewing the carcass. Although if your fabric is very thin and flimsy—thin spandex, for example—it would be a good idea to duplicate the carcass too.

In the photo you can see that I transfer the carcass pattern onto a fabric folded in half - right side inward and DO NOT CUT ANYTHING out (I have an excellent manicure, by the way, right?! ;)

There are 4 parts in the photo, in fact you need eight - two pairs for each part in a mirror image.

We will also need 4 pieces of wings cut from lace - although this is rather an architectural excess and you can skip this part if you wish.

If you still decide not to skip, you should try to cut out the details in such a way that the lace motif on the paired wings is mirror-symmetrical - something like this, in general:

Now we will assemble the wing-sandwich: take 2 parts from the main fabric and fold them WRONG sides to each other. We slam the whole thing on top with a lace detail and stitch it manually with large stitches - we make a bait so that our sandwich does not fall apart and does not warp during stitching on the sewing machine.

The result should be approximately 4 such blanks.

We set the sewing machine to a very fine step and sew the entire part along the contour with a zigzag.

We pull out the thread of the bait, put the pieces in pairs - the upper wing with the lower one, cut off the tip and melt it with a lighter - this is if the fabric is artificial, like mine, and melts. If not, then we simply sew the cut area over the edge.

This is what we should get:

Let's move on to the carcass. We take our folded fabric with the outlined detail and sew it along the contour on a sewing machine. ENTIRELY, we do not leave any unstitched places for turning - we will turn it out differently.

We stitched, and now we cut out the part along the contour, leaving a very small allowance - a couple of millimeters will be enough.

Cut it out - now you need to mark the cut line for the wings. We draw such a smile - the bottom edge - at the base of the future... hhhmmm... do moths have a neck? If it happens, it’s at the base of the neck. The top one is closer to the back.

Now we take sharp manicure scissors, stick them into the beginning of the intended line - right through both layers of fabric at once - and cut through both layers at once. Next, I use a lighter to melt the edges of the cuts so that they do not fray.

Now we need to turn the carcass out through one of these cuts....

and stuff it. Tight. Just really tight.

Now we take the wings and sew them into the slits. We try to sew symmetrically - I first sew the top edge of both pairs, then the bottom edge of both pairs. We don’t worry too much about the beauty of the seams - everything will be covered with embroidery or beads anyway - the main thing is to sew it tighter so that nothing dangles.

This is how it should work out somehow.

The sewing part is over, now on to the decorations)

We embroider all sorts of little things on the belly - I don’t know what these stitches are called in embroidery - but they are elementary - I think I remember them from the days of home economics at school.

You can stop there, but I am a radical lady, with a shameful penchant for imperial chic and glitter. So bring your beads! First, mother-of-pearl milky...

then rose gold. Walk - just walk!

Somehow this is how it worked out for me. At this stage, I realized that I had gone overboard with the gold, of course, but what now, let it be.

Now we outline the place for the eyes. We take a thread corner and pull together a piece of the muzzle symmetrically on both sides, simply stitching it several times - something like this

Now we take beads - I have these small elongated pearls - but you can use the same beads - and sew on the eyes.

The mustache is missing. You can take two pins with a round pin at the end, or you can take two thin rooster feathers - you will have a mustache like a silkworm. I made mine from two jewelry pins and a piece of polymer clay. We sculpt and into the oven.

While the mustache is baking, sew on the base for the brooch.

We take the mustache out of the oven, cool it, adjust it with a blade if necessary, bend it at the right angle, and tint it. Or we don’t tint.

We take our long-suffering moth, mark the holes for the antennae with a thick needle, try it on, if you like it, apply superglue thickly to the protruding part of the pin (I use gel)...

And paste it in. I also stained mine with liquid pearls, but I never know how to stop in time.

Et voila - everything is ready! Here he is, my handsome fat man. There's one here.

And here - not alone.

Materials:

fabric, beads, wool

Very often in kindergarten and primary school children are asked to do a craft. As a rule, this fate does not pass over parents, who always help their children in everything. Children often practice postponing everything until later. They hold out until the last minute and towards the end of the night they admit that they need a craft by tomorrow morning. There are no prepared materials for the assignment, and you don’t want to get a bad grade. In this article we want to talk about how to quickly make insects with your own hands from scrap materials.

Linen moths

Every family probably has a mountain of waste material. This means that the chance to complete a craft for school increases.

To create an original butterfly we will need:

• clothespins;
• colored cardboard;
• watercolor paints;
• tassels;
• matches;
• glue;
• pencil;
• scissors.

So, when everything is ready, you can get to work. Take clothespins and paint them in different colors. Take all colors at your discretion. Let all clothespins dry thoroughly. In the meantime, we'll take care of the wings. Draw wings on a piece of paper. Cut them out using scissors. Take all the prepared matches and paint them the same shade as the clothespins. When all the parts have dried well, glue them to the clamping point on the clothespin itself. Now glue the wings cut out of paper to the same place. Our air butterflies are ready. It took very little time to create them. And together with your child, this lesson will bring a lot of joy.

Bright butterflies

Cardboard butterflies are a very easy craft to make. You can easily cope with it, and your children will be faithful helpers. You don't have to go to the store for the necessary materials, since you can find everything you need at home.

We will need the following materials:

• old glossy magazines;
• colored paper;
• glue;
• pencils;
• scissors.

Take A4 paper and draw two butterflies on it. Use scissors to cut them out. Use these stencils in the future. Place the stencils on a magazine, trace them with a pencil and cut out the butterflies. Since one butterfly will not be enough, do the same thing three times.

To make our butterfly whole, we need to make two stencils. One is from a magazine and the other is from colored paper.

Bend the finished parts in half. To create the effect of fluttering butterflies, carefully pass the wings through a pencil.

All that remains is to glue the elements together. Take a butterfly from a newspaper and apply glue to its fold. Next, place the second colored butterfly on top and press so that both stencils stick well to each other. Please note that there is no need to glue the wings all the way, as they should remain free and move slightly.

Our craft is ready. You can decorate curtains or indoor plants with it.

Wire dragonfly

In this section we will look at another option for making insect crafts from wire. You can make an excellent brooch from it.

For this we need:

• wire (its diameter should be 0.3 cm);
• beads (white, blue and purple);
• beads, two large pieces, four medium size pieces.

Take a piece of wire and measure 60 cm. Place two purple beads on it. Make a loop using the threaded end of the working wire. Then string two blue and one purple beads. Increase the amount of beads to the required width of the wing, and then work backwards. Using this algorithm, weave the second wing.

To make the tail, we will need another piece of wire. It is better to start weaving from the end, so that later you can connect it to the body. To begin, collect two black beads. After that, you need two black ones plus one purple one. Increase each row by one purple bead.

Take the wire and thread a large bead through it. Fold the wire in half and thread about six large beads through the two ends. Make the last one a different color. Place one bead on the end of each wire to serve as eyes. Carefully secure the wire and cut it using pliers. Glue the wings to the base of the body, which should be between two dark beads.

Our dragonfly is ready. If you want to use it as a brooch for clothes, then glue a pin to the back of the body.

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Master Class. DIY crafts for decorating a kindergarten area. Insects.

Dear Colleagues! I bring to your attention knitted plastic bags insects for decorating a kindergarten area. Such practical crafts, are not afraid of rain and will not soon fade from the sun, enough for the summer season. If anyone is interested in my idea, I will be very glad!

We will need:

Various colors of polyethylene bags;

Crochet hook;

Scissors;

1. Cut the plastic bag in a circle, using a ribbon of about 1 cm. We collect a chain of air loops (3-4 pieces, close them in a circle and knit in a circle with the addition of simple stitches, add depending on what size you want insect.

2. In order for knitting to take shape "heads" insect, the columns are evenly reduced in a circle.

3. We knit the body, it is solid, and stuff it with the same cut plastic bags.

4. We knit the body and wings of the bee.

5. And this is the body and wings of a butterfly.

6. These are the details of the dragonfly.

7. We sew all the parts and in the end we get something like this insects, you can also knit different flowers, it’s up to your imagination to tell you.

Crafts made from paper accordions are popular and interesting. They make all sorts of funny characters: little men with movable arms and legs, animals and insects. This is one of their types that we will make today.

Craft materials:

• Colored paper black, yellow, red;
• Moving eyes;
• Glue stick, scissors, simple pencil.

If you don’t have moving eyes, you can make them out of paper. Cut out white and black circles or ovals of different sizes and glue them together. The black pupils do not necessarily have to be in the center; if you place them diagonally or converging inward, the insect will look even funnier.

Insects made from paper accordions step by step

Cut two strips of black paper 2 cm wide. The length can correspond to the wide side of the paper. If your paper is short, you can cut out 4 strips and glue them in two, increasing their length.

Lubricate the tip of one strip with glue and glue the tip of the other to it at a right angle.

Then stack them, alternating, one on top of the other until you reach the end.

The last fold needs to be glued. If there is excess paper, cut it off. You will get a paper accordion like this.

Give the insect a face. Glue on eyes, a smile cut out of red paper, and a thin mustache. The antennae can be bent forward, backward and even to the sides.

Glue the resulting head to the accordion.

Cut out two yellow stripes and round one side. These will be the wings.

Glue the wings to the back of the head and press them to the back.

These are the cute and funny insects we made from paper accordions. I saw them in some scanned magazine and immediately decided that they were winged ants and that I just had to make them. But my household, having seen the insects, recognized them as anything but ants. I was a little sad because I already saw a mention of ants in the title of this article. But I had to call it simply insects. Imagine my surprise when I found out who these characters really were as conceived by the author of the idea. I never would have guessed it. But I still don’t agree with the author, so the name of this craft will remain the same. What kind of insects do you think these are?