Decorative tree

A flowering tree represents stability, prosperity, forward movement and harmony. Such a tree will perfectly complement the interior or become a pleasant and unusual gift. And most importantly, it can easily be done independently. For this you need:
- a paper cup with a volume of 0.2 liters;
- two-layer napkins;
- plastic or wooden knitting needle;
- electrical tape;
- rice;
- newspapers;
- threads;
- a needle;
- scissors;
- glue for paper;
- decorative stones.
First you need to make a frame for a tree. To do this, it is necessary to crush the newspaper sheets in the shape of a ball, wrapping each layer with thread for fixation. Do not make the ball too big, 30-35 cm in girth will be enough.
Now the ball must be pierced in the center with a spoke and shortened if necessary.
At this stage, the structure of the tree can be checked for stability, if the sphere (ball) is even and pierced exactly in the center, then it will stand firmly in a glass with rice.
If everything is in order, then it's time to move on to the decorative design of the tree. Its best to start with a glass. It will be enough just to glue it with napkins with a beautiful pattern using clerical glue.
Now you should do the tree trunk. To do this, you need to wrap the needle with a sheet of newspaper, with the exception of the part that will be inside the ball. And at the end, glue the outer edge of the newspaper.
Further, the tube obtained from the newspaper must be wrapped with electrical tape.
After that, you can proceed to the manufacture of flowers. To do this, cut out circles with a diameter of 6 cm from napkins.
And sew them in 10 pieces. (If the napkins are single-layer, then they need to be sewn together in 20 pieces).
And now bend their petals up one at a time.
Such flowers will need about 50 pieces.
It remains only to glue the flowers evenly to the ball and put decorative stones on top of the rice.
All. The tree is ready.