Make a laurel wreath. Where did the laurel wreath come from

Wreath - stylish accessory and an element of interior decor that you can easily make yourself using almost any materials. The presented ideas and workshops on making wreaths will help anyone who would like to learn how to make wreaths to show their creativity.

A wreath is a spectacular decorative element in the form of a ring, used as an amulet and accessory for women's attire, as well as for interior decoration or as a gift.

Depending on the design, wreaths can be abstract or themed - Easter, Christmas. They are easy to learn how to make yourself. The possibility of using almost any materials - textiles, paper, artificial or natural flowers, leaves, branches, etc., to create them, allows you to come up with interesting ideas and creative implementation. The video below demonstrates the principle of making a head wreath using artificial flowers.

How to make decorative wreath for the interior of coniferous branches, shown in the master class presented in the video below.

A master class on making an original souvenir wreath from an ordinary metal hanger and 1-2 kg of sweets is shown in the photo below.

How to make a laurel wreath step by step with a photo

The laurel wreath, as a symbol of glory, victory and peace, has been used since ancient times. In ancient times, they were crowned with the heads of victors, poets and priests, now it is used not only to reward the winners, but also as an obligatory accessory of the ancient Roman costume worn on costume party. You can make a laurel wreath on your own in 2 ways.

1. Using real bay leaves.

The principle of making such a wreath is quite simple:

• cut out a ring from a sheet of cardboard or foam, or buy a ready-made base ring in a store offering art supplies. The size of the ring should be equal to the girth of the head;

• using glue gun or ordinary PVA, stick bay leaves on the base ring, overlapping them, first along the outer contour in one row, then stick the leaves along the inner contour of the ring in the same way;

• glue the middle of the base ring with bay leaves, placing them in a herringbone pattern;

• ready laurel wreath can be interlaced beautiful ribbon or decorate with a small bow by gluing it at the top of the wreath. As a decor, you can also use allspice, cloves or dried chokeberry berries by sticking them on a wreath.

Using paper blanks cut out in the shape of a bay leaf:

• cut a long strip from cardboard, measure the desired size = head circumference, glue the ends of the strip into a ring. Instead of cardboard, you can use wire, which will need to be decorated by wrapping it with paper and painting it in gold;

• draw bay leaves on a piece of paper - about 25 pieces, cut out;
  stick the cut leaves on the paper ring with a glue gun;

• paint the finished wreath in gold color using spray paint.

Using the technology for making a laurel wreath, described above, you can also make models of laurel wreaths, for example, such as in the photo below

The video below demonstrates how to make a DIY laurel wreath.

How to make a wreath of paper on the head, step by step with a photo

A paper wreath, as in the photo above, can be made even by a beginner. Such an accessory, being used for a photo shoot or a themed party, will add romance and style to the image.

For crafts you will need:

• kraft paper in different colors;
• wire;
• glue gun;
• scissors.

Take a thin wire with a length equal to the girth of the head + 5 cm, Make a rim out of it, twisting the ends of the wire into a ring.

Make blanks of leaves and flowers from wire and paper, as shown in the photo below. For a wreath, you will need about 8 large and 12 small flower buds, 16 leaves.

Arbitrarily alternating blanks of flowers and leaves, attach them to the rim, while the tip of the stem of the previous element should be hidden under a new flower or leaf.

Wrap a strip of paper around the entire circumference of the wreath, covering the empty sections of the wire, securing the flowers and leaves screwed to the rim.

Spread the flowers and leaves, the wreath on the head is ready.

The video below shows a master class on making another model of a wreath. For its manufacture, ordinary paper napkins are used.

How to make a wreath from branches, step by step with a photo

A wreath of branches can serve as the basis for an original souvenir-gift or interior decor.

Branches of willow, weeping birch or grapes about 80 cm long are best suited for crafts. The number of branches used depends on how large the wreath will be. If the existing material does not bend well, then its flexibility can be improved by soaking the branches for 30-40 minutes. in boiling water.

After soaking, the branches must be wiped. Then, taking two branches, and connecting the thin end of one with the thick end of the other, roll them into a ring of the required diameter so that one wraps around the other. Then, taking the third branch, wrap it around the wreath. Repeat the manipulation until all branches are finished. You can twist the branches both hourly and counterclockwise. Protruding tips and small branches should be tucked in so that they look neat. To prevent the wreath from falling apart, it should be secured with threads, rope, wire or tape. Now you can decorate it. If desired, a wreath of branches can be painted white, golden or any other color.

Such a ring woven from branches can be used to make an autumn, Easter or Christmas wreath.

The photo below shows how to make a wreath of branches in the shape of a heart. To make it, you need to take a bunch of willow or birch branches, tie it at the end, then divide it in two, fold it into a heart shape and fix it by tying it with a rope, as shown in the figure. Carefully cut off the protruding ends of the branches. Decorate the wreath with flowers, hearts, angel figurines, bows.

How to make a spring wreath with your own hands, step by step with a photo

Using the base ring of branches, it is easy to make a wreath with spring flowers - mimosa, willow, tulips, muscari, lilies of the valley. So that the flowers in the wreath do not quickly wither, you need to place several plastic capsules with water inside the wreath, as shown in the photo below. The tips of the stems are placed in them, and even such delicate flowers as tulips will remain fresh for a very long time. A wreath of fresh flowers will bring spring mood and joy to the interior.

A more practical solution when creating a spring wreath would be to use artificial flowers. To fix them on the base ring, you can use:

• a glue gun that allows you to simply glue flower buds onto the base;
• type tape, with which flowers are wound to the base.

If the base ring is tightly wrapped in paper or textile tape, then artificial flowers with thin wire stems can be securely fastened by simply tucking them under the winding. How this is done is shown in the photo below.

Another version of the spring wreath can be made by following step-by-step recommendations.

For the wreath you will need:

• willow or birch branches;
• ribbon;
• flowers - artificial, live or dried flowers;
• 3 quail eggs;
• sesal;
• acrylic paints, thin wire, pliers, glue gun.

From the branches and wire to make the base of the wreath.

Puncture quail eggs with a knife, remove their contents, and wash and dry the eggs themselves, if desired, toned with acrylic paints. Make a bird's nest out of sesal by rolling it into a ring and bandaging it. Glue the eggs to the nest. For more realism, insert dry twigs and moss into it.

Decorate the wreath with flowers, moss, tie with a ribbon.

Glue the nest with eggs on the wreath, fasten the hanging tape. The spring wreath is ready.

How to make an Easter wreath with your own hands, master class

Easter wreath made by your own - great way decorate the interior of the house bright holiday. Use it to decorate walls, doors, holiday tables. A characteristic feature of such a wreath is the presence of Easter symbols in the composition - painted or colored eggs, figurines of chickens and rabbits, bird nests. The Easter wreath is decorated in bright cheerful colors - green, red, yellow. When making a wreath, it would be appropriate to use greens and spring flowers - hyacinths, tulips, daffodils, dandelions, lilies of the valley.
As a basis for an Easter wreath, you can use a ring made of wire or foam, wicker, piaflora. The finished ring can be braided with branches of boxwood, willow, laurel, satin ribbons, crepe paper. And also decorate eggshell, moss, natural flowers, grass, painted eggs, beads or feathers. Decorative painted eggs for an Easter wreath can be made yourself from foam or wooden blanks and fixed to a wreath with a glue gun.

The sequence of making an Easter wreath can be seen in the video below.

How to make a Christmas and New Year wreath on the door, a master class

A traditional Christmas or New Year's wreath is used for festive interior decor. The easiest way to make such a wreath is to wrap a cardboard ring with New Year's rain or string New Year's balls on a wire and close it into a ring.

A Christmas wreath made of live or artificial coniferous branches, decorated with cones, looks spectacular. Christmas balls and other tinsel. Making a wreath begins with the creation of a frame. It consists of 2 wire rings of different diameters fastened together.

Next, you should disassemble the coniferous branches into bunches. Attach them with wire to the ring so that each new bundle covers the attachment point of the previous one.

Decorate the wreath with ribbons, balls, bells, cones, nuts, candies in bright wrappers, dried lemon slices.

The finished wreath is used as an integral part festive serving table, or, from the inside, attaching a loop to it, hang it on a wall or door.

In the photo below you can see other ways to make a New Year's wreath from pine or spruce branches. As a basis in the first wreath, a circle cut out of cardboard is used to give volume, crumpled wrapping paper is tied to it. And then coniferous branches are glued and tied on top. The wreath is decorated with cones, cotton flowers, nuts, ribbon, textile stars.

Making the second wreath is even easier than the first. It requires thin pine branches and wire. The branches are simply folded into a ring, weaving together, and fixing the protruding ends with wire. Decorate the wreath with fir cones and rowan branches.

A Christmas wreath of fir cones is made in the same way as other wreaths. As a basis for such a wreath, it is better to use a wide ring made of foam or cardboard and newspapers; it is better to fix the cones with a glue gun. The finished wreath can be decorated with artificial snow by spraying it from a can.

Another detailed master class on the manufacture of a New Year's wreath demonstrates this video.

How to make a Ukrainian wreath with your own hands, step by step with a photo

A wreath of flowers is an indispensable element of Ukrainian women's costume. Only unmarried girls wear it. A characteristic feature of the Ukrainian wreath is the presence of ribbons attached to the back of the rim of flowers. When weaving a real Ukrainian wreath, 12 types of plants are used, each of which carries a symbolic meaning. As a rule, it is harvested from poppies, immortelle, cornflowers, daisies, forget-me-nots, marigolds, hops, lovage, mallow, periwinkle, yarrow, viburnum branches.

Today the wreath in the Ukrainian style has become fashion accessory, which I often demonstrate in designer collections. Making such a wreath yourself from artificial flowers is not at all difficult. For this you will need:

• artificial flowers, harmoniously combined with each other in color;
• thick cardboard for the base;
• newspaper to create volume;
• thermal gun with glue, mounting tape or transparent tape;
• satin ribbons.

Cut out 2 identical base pieces from cardboard. They are a ring with a displaced center, that is, one part of the circle should be wider, and the one on the opposite side, respectively, narrower.

Taking one of the details of the base, give it volume with the help of rolled-up newspapers, fix the structure by wrapping it with mounting tape or tape. Glue the second part of the base to the first, closing the winding places and giving the wrong side of the future wreath a neat look.

Disassemble the available artificial flowers into buds and leaves.

Glue them on using hot glue. It is necessary to arrange the flowers in the following order: large buds in the middle, medium ones along the edges, fill the remaining openings with the smallest ones.

Flowers must occupy at least ¾ of the circumference of the ring. In the narrowest part, you need to attach the ribbons by tying them with a simple knot.

This video will help you get acquainted with the process of making a Ukrainian wreath in more detail.

Another option for making a simple wreath of artificial flowers is shown in this video.

How to make a wreath of ribbons, step by step with a photo

An original wreath for interior decoration can be made using a regular ribbon.

For such a wreath, you will need a thin and flexible wire, several meters of satin or viscose ribbon 5-8 cm wide. A motley ribbon will look especially impressive in a wreath.

1. Having cut the wire of the desired size, string the tape on it, forming wavy folds.
2. Roll the wire with the tape into a ring, twist the ends of the wire, intertwining each other, and fasten the ends of the tape with a stapler or glue, laying one on top of the other.
3. Spread the strung tape evenly around the entire circumference. The wreath is ready!

Another version of the wreath, which is easy to make from a wire ring and ribbons. It will require a base ring of any size and ribbons of 2-3 colors, tied around the entire circumference of the ring in the form of bows.
Other options for ribbon wreaths that even a beginner can easily make can be seen in the photo below.

How to make a Greek wreath, step by step with a photo

A Greek wreath is a special kind of wreath, which is a thin decorated rim. With it, it is easy to create a hairstyle in the Greek style. When creating a Greek wreath, floral motifs are used as decor - small flowers, leaves, fruits. A Greek wreath is put on in such a way that its decorated side is located either on the forehead or on the back of the head. To make a wreath you will need: You can make a wreath by making a wire base, wrapping it with a satin or suede ribbon, sticking it on it as a decor:

• rhinestones and pearls;
• small flowers made from polymer clay, fomiaran or fabric;
• kanzashi flowers;
• applications embroidered with gold or silver threads depicting plant motifs;
• made of paper and covered with gold paint laurel leaves.

A simple Greek wreath of pearl beads, wire, chains with rhinestones and a satin ribbon can be made by anyone by following the step-by-step instructions:

• cut off 35cm thin, soft wire, roll one of the ends of the wire into a loop, as shown in the photo.

• string pearl beads on the wire, fix them by turning the loop.

• add a pearl thread with a chain of rhinestones, at the ends of which screw loops of wire

• connect a pearl thread and a chain with rhinestones into a wreath, stretching it through the loops satin ribbon or lace, tying them in a bow.

The finished wreath can be used to create hairstyles in the Greek style.

Examples of other variants of the Greek wreath can be seen in the photo below.

How to make a wreath of fresh flowers, master class

A wreath of natural flowers is an accessory traditionally used for thematic photo shoots. Decorating a girl's head with such an accessory makes the image sweet and romantic. The technology of weaving wreaths of wild flowers and herbs with long flexible stems is probably known to everyone who wove dandelion wreaths in childhood. But how to make a wreath of roses, carnations or other flowers with short or inflexible stems, demonstrates step by step master class shown below. So, for a wreath you will need:

• wire for making a rim;
• type tape for wrapping the base and fastening flowers;
• small spray roses, carnations, gypsophila, twigs of eucalyptus, boxwood and other greens;
• decorative wire for fastening and secateurs for trimming flowers.

Wrap the wire with tape. Bend it into a ring according to the size of the head, twist the ends of the wire together, fix them with tape.

Attach the boutonnieres, alternating roses and carnations, to the wire rim using type tape and decorative wire. When attaching boutonnieres to the base, it is necessary to place them only along the outer edge, while large buds are best placed in the middle of the wreath, and small ones along the edges.

Sprinkle the assembled wreath with water and keep in a cool place until you need to put it on.

The wreaths shown in the photo above are made of foamiran, a foamed plastic material widely used for handicrafts. Foamiran is unpretentious in work, has a pleasant, velvety texture, easily takes the desired shape. It is easily cut with scissors or a clerical knife, painted acrylic paints, glued with hot glue, combined with other materials. Using foamiran, you can make a wreath of any complexity. An example of one of the wreaths, which even a beginner who has never worked with this material can easily make, is shown in the video below.

Using corrugated paper, you can quickly and easily make an original wreath for your head or a decorative wreath for decorating walls and doors. To make a wreath you will need:

• corrugated paper in 2 colors - pink and green;
• cardboard;
• PVA glue, scissors and thread.

The process of creating a paper wreath begins with making flowers. To do this, corrugated paper must be cut into 9 × 13 cm rectangles. To create 1 flower, you need to put 2 green rectangles together, add 8 pink rectangles on top, then fold the whole stack with an accordion, tie it in the middle with a thread, as shown in the photo below.

Cut the ends of the paper blank in a semicircle. Form bulk flower, lifting and spreading the petals.

Repeating the above steps, make 10 flowers.
A step-by-step master class for another version of a wreath of paper roses, which you can do yourself, is presented in the photo below.

It will require:

• pink corrugated paper for making roses;
• finished volumetric ring for the base of the wreath.

Fold the corrugated paper several times so that you get a small multi-layered square. Then, on a sheet of white paper, draw a pattern in the form of a spiral for the future workpiece. After laying the template on paper folded several times, cut out the details of future roses.

Taking the outer tip, roll the paper blank into a spiral, giving it the appearance of a blossoming rosebud.

Having made the required number of blanks. Using hot glue, glue the paper roses onto the base ring.

This is what the finished wreath of paper roses looks like.

As you can see from the photo, a wreath is a spectacular decorative element used as an amulet, part of a women's costume or interior decoration. Using the above master classes, everyone can make a wreath from flowers, paper, branches and other improvised materials.

A relatively simple way to slowly build in one day carnival costume- make a costume in antique style. The prototype for my wreath was a golden laurel wreath, presumably from Cyprus, 4th-3rd century BC. By the way, the word “laureate” (Latin laureatus) means “crowned with laurel”.

Cut thin strips from a roll of gold-colored crepe paper for wrapping wire and a strip 5-6 centimeters wide for leaflets.

Wrap the thin wire with strips of gold paper. Fasten the beginning and end of the strip with PVA glue, and also grease the wrapped wire with PVA.

Cut the paper into squares. Lubricate half of the square with PVA glue, lay the wire and cover with the other half. This must be done quickly, because. paper is soaked with glue. When the blanks are dry (they dry quickly enough), cut out the leaves.

The leg of the berry can be additionally wrapped with a strip of crepe paper.

I got 32 leaves and 14 berries in a wreath.

This is the base of a wreath made of steel wire wrapped with a strip of crepe paper and smeared with PVA glue.

Ears for adjusting the size, they are not necessary.

We begin to collect a wreath. Tie two or three leaves firmly to the base in two places.

The sweet taste of victory, deafening applause, world fame and enthusiastic exclamations of admirers in honor of the conquered peaks and new open horizons ... All this is inextricably linked in our minds with such stable expressions as "win the palm", "be kissed by Fortune" and " put a laurel wreath on your head. All this has become so familiar and ordinary for us that few people even think about the meaning of these words, and even more so do not delve into the history of their appearance. Nevertheless, it is the realization of the simplest truths that often turns out to be one of the most difficult tasks, and therefore it is sometimes very important to understand the essence of them.

Appeal to flora

Like many other realities of our modern life, such a concept as a “laurel wreath” originates in ancient Greece, at the very origins of our cultural traditions, beliefs and views on art and the world as a whole. You do not need to be a specialist in the field of biology in order to understand what, in fact, this expression is associated with.

The name of this item is quite obviously associated with one of the oldest symbols borrowed from the world of flora - the laurel tree, common in the Mediterranean. Nevertheless, the history of the emergence of this symbol is much more complex and romantic. In order to understand the essence of the meaning, one should turn to Greek mythology.

Connection with the golden-haired god

For a person who understands Antiquity, a laurel wreath is inextricably linked with the name of Apollo, the son of the powerful Zeus and the goddess Leto. Traditionally, this representative of the Greek pantheon is depicted as a beautiful young man with a bow in his hand and a harp behind his back. Thanks to his amazing beauty, grace and masculinity, it is he who is considered a kind of ideal of the male body and appearance in general. And the famous laurel wreath adorns the head of Apollo, the appearance of which is associated with a romantic but tragic love story.

Arrow of Eros

According to myths, the beautiful son of Zeus, in addition to a sharp eye and the gift of foresight, also had an excessively large conceit, for which he later had to pay. Eros, who decided to teach Apollo a lesson, pierced his heart with a magic arrow of love, and the young man burned with love for the daughter of the river god Peneus, the nymph Daphne.

Fate was not favorable to the beautiful god, and the girl did not share his feelings. Obeying the torment of his heart, Apollo rushed in pursuit of Daphne, but he failed to catch up with her - exhausted, the nymph called out to her father, asking him for help and salvation. Peneus answered the prayer of his beloved daughter in a very peculiar way - Daphne's thin camp was covered with bark, her hands turned into branches stretched out to the sky, and her hair was replaced by green bay leaves.

Realizing that he was not destined to be with his beloved, the son of Zeus wove a wreath as a memory of the unrequited feeling for the beautiful nymph, which later became his symbol and permanent attribute.

First sign of victory

Nevertheless, the ending of this rather sad story was not so gloomy. Everyone knows that the laurel wreath is a symbol of victory in the modern world. It was this meaning that the ancient Greeks invested in it, rewarding the best participants in the Pythian games, which were held to honor the god of beauty and sunlight, Apollo. Since then, the world has made it a tradition to crown the head of the winner with a wreath from this evergreen plant with a sad history.

Lavr and other nations

This tree had a deep meaning and power not only for the Greeks and Romans, who inherited their traditions. The laurel wreath also had a different meaning. For example, residents ancient China it symbolized eternal life and rebirth.

In the Christian tradition, this tree is almost inextricably linked with the funeral ceremony, since it was laurel wreaths that were used, as a rule, at funerals.

Becoming a symbol of victory

Few people know, but the modern understanding of this peculiar decoration appeared largely due to the Great French bourgeois revolution. It was then that the laurel wreath - a symbol of victory - became such, entering heraldry. In the 18th century, the branches of this plant adorned the coat of arms of the French Republic, and then the banners of other countries.

Value conversion

It is no secret that the ancient Greeks, and then the Romans, paid great attention to sports, arranging numerous games and grandiose competitions. Decorating the head with a laurel wreath as a reward was at that time only available to outstanding wrestlers or, for example, javelin throwers.

Nevertheless, times are changing, and traditions are changing along with them - in the modern world, not only athletes, but also outstanding figures of culture, art, science and even journalism every now and then are honored with the privilege of crowning their heads with a wreath of laurel leaves.

The biggest difference is that today it has become more of a common figurative expression than the actual material embodiment of a victory won. Nevertheless, medals, cups and certificates decorated with this floral ornament cannot be called a rarity today. The symbol of victory, which arose in the distant times of Antiquity, has survived to this day, having been transformed over time, but without losing its greatness.

On fashion shows recent seasons, you can often see a demonstration of dresses and sundresses in combination with wreaths adorning the heads of models. The sizes of compositions are the most various, as well as color schemes. The trend for this accessory was immediately appreciated by the fair sex. And, age doesn't matter. Everyone can choose for themselves ideal model, favorably emphasizing natural beauty.

For whom and for what cases is it suitable

Almost all women can use a wreath to decorate their hair. Another issue is the choice of floristic composition and size of flowers. Teenagers and girls can safely try on any form. The main criterion is compatibility with the outfit. Restrained compositions from small buds are more suitable for women. The color scheme should consist mainly of pastel and light colors.

Wearing an accessory is appropriate even in Everyday life. Of course, you can hardly wear such an accessory to work. But for meetings with friends, a weekend trip, this decor is quite suitable.

The main purpose of the wreath are solemn and holidays. IN last years there is a popularity of using an accessory in the image of a bride. Little girls and grown ladies look equally good with delicate little buds on their heads. This emphasizes femininity, gives the appearance of gentle notes and charm.

Folk festivities and holidays can also be an occasion to transform by decorating your hair with a wreath. Today's youth loves to celebrate Ivan Kupala. Girls with a floral composition on their heads look mysterious and charming. This holiday is not complete without a mandatory attribute - a wreath woven from fresh flowers.

When using a flower accessory, it is important to remember that it is appropriate in the spring and summer. Although some women of fashion manage to combine it with fur coats and high boots. You can adapt the accessory to the season by using decorative elements that correspond to the time of flowering. autumn decorations look beautiful and appropriate from yellowed leaves.

wedding hairstyle can be complemented with delicate wreaths of beads or flowers
Wearing an accessory is appropriate even in everyday life
Little girls and grown ladies look equally good with delicate little buds on their heads.
Lovely little ladies can wear a wreath for a photo shoot

How to DIY

For the manufacture will require the following materials:

• wire;
• flowers on twigs or individual buds;
• ribbons.

To ensure that the base is firmly fixed on the head, you can use a headband. It is recommended to complement the flowers with beads and various greens. So the composition will look more beautiful and richer.

Of the tools you need only scissors. For the convenience of attaching flowers, stylists advise using a glue gun. hot way fixation will quickly and securely fix the desired fragment on the base. This will save a lot of time on drying the surface.

Elements for the composition are applied from different materials. For celebrations and stately events, hair is decorated with a rim of living inflorescences. But more often plastic and paper are used. The composition made of fabric looks very impressive. The skill is honed over the years, as a result of which buds are obtained that cannot be immediately distinguished from real flowers.

From artificial flowers

Step-by-step instruction:

1. Measure the circumference of the head to create a wire frame. If it is not possible to take a measurement, then you should make a wire rim with open ends, on which the ribbons are fixed. By tying at the back of the head, the wreath can be worn on different sizes. In the case of using measurements, you need to cut 3-4 wire rods, equal to the circumference of the head plus 4-5 cm in length to fix the ring. Twist the base from them, without closing the ends.
2. Take branches of artificial flowers and disassemble them into individual buds and leaves. Short branches are also suitable for composition. Flowers should be cut close to the base so that the stems do not interfere with the fastening.
3. Preliminarily make a blank of buds and leaves, laying it out on the table. Larger fragments are placed in the center, small fragments are placed towards the back of the head. Flowers should overlap in tone and size, and the overall composition should be complemented by greenery from leaves and twigs.
4. Cut out circles from felt, smaller in diameter than flower buds.
5. Glue a piece of felt to each piece so that a free strip 0.5-0.7 mm wide remains in the center.
6. String all the elements one by one, pulling the wire base into the empty space in the center of the felt.
7. Distribute and correct the composition.
8. Twist the ends of the wire wrapped around each other several times.
9. Cover the junction of the rim with flowers.

From fresh flowers

Step by step instructions for making a wreath:

1. Make a wire frame. To do this, you need to cut 3-4 twigs, the length of which will be equal to the size of the head circumference plus 3-4 cm to fix the ends.
2. Prepare the plants by cutting their stems into 10-14 cm pieces. In order for the flowers not to wither quickly, they should be treated with a floral spray. So the wreath will keep a presentable look for a long time.
3. Wrap the resulting ring with a 4-5 cm floral tape, and then alternately lay the wreath fragments. Each stalk is tightly fixed with tape, making 3-4 turns. You need to arrange the elements denser to each other. The main flowers, field herbs, and other greens will serve as elements. As an addition, you can use beads and pebbles, planted on pieces of wire. In combination with fresh flowers, the decor will look elegant.
4. The stems of the last elements hide under fixed plants and tightly fixed with tape.

Wreaths from living inflorescences can be woven without creating a frame. Cutting the stems in this case is not necessary. Weave to start with the formation of a bundle of 3-5 stems. Each new fragment wraps around the long stems of the initial bundle in two turns (before and after the inflorescence).

The end is connected to the bundle and closed into a ring with a floral tape. To give the accessory strength, you can put a satin ribbon on the stems of the initial bundle. Use it later to connect the composition.

From autumn leaves

The wreath looks very nice autumn leaves. The most popular is maple. Its leaves turn yellow faster than other trees, and the structure is strong, not losing its original appearance for a long time.

Step-by-step instruction:

1. Attach 4-6 leaves at the same time to the rim prepared from wire. Fix with floral tape.
2. After 3-4 beams maple leaves insert on a branch of mountain ash. A reminder of summer will be useful. To do this, you can insert green leaves every 5-7 rows.
3. The stems of the last fragments need to be hidden under the fixed leaves, and cut off the excess.

From paper

Paper flowers are very delicate and fragile. When worn, they can lose their shape, so the masters recommend fixing flower arrangements on a solid foundation. An ordinary hoop is best suited for this. It is better if its base is wide, then the accessory will turn out to be massive.

Instruction:

1. Lay out a composition of paper buds and leaves on the table. You can add plastic greenery and beads fixed on a wire. Place the massive part in the middle, and place small elements to the edges.
2. Alternately fasten the fragments to the base of the hoop using hot glue or PVA.
3. Seal the composition with greenery and other decor.
4. Parts of the hoop that go behind the ears no need to cover with floral elements.

From tapes

To create a wreath, you will need to prepare elements: 4-5 types of flowers, greenery, stamens. All of them are made of satin and organza ribbons. If everything is clear by the tone of the colors (for beautiful composition they are made from various bright colors), then the leaves are cut out to create a three-dimensional composition of several shades of green ribbon. To add airiness, you need to use organza blanks.

The shape of greenery should repeat the outlines of the leaves of several plants. For example: poplar, oak, maple. All edges of elements made of tapes must be melted to prevent fraying of threads. For these purposes, you can use a lighter. The most commonly chosen flowers are: poppies, daisies, cornflowers, roses, chrysanthemums, asters. They are well combined with each other or in addition to other inflorescences.

Step-by-step instruction:

1. Braid the rim with green ribbon in the “snake” way. Fix the ends of weaving with a needle and thread. This will be the base.
2. Glue the leaves along the contour of the rim on both sides. Lay elements overlap using different types greenery. You should get a solid base.
3. Next, fasten glue flowers.
4. Lastly, the composition is compacted with organza leaves. They need to be fixed at once in 3-5 pieces. Then the wreath will be big.
5. Sew an elastic band 10-15 cm to the edges of the rim(depending on head circumference). It should be decorated with green organza.
6. Sew a few freely sagging ribbons of 30-40 cm onto the elastic. It will look beautiful if you use satin strips of different thicknesses (1 and 2 cm). Their colors should overlap with the tones of the colors used in the composition. Along the edges of the ribbons, make a beautiful triangular undercut.

• For long-term events, you should carefully use accessories from live inflorescences. They quickly lose their appearance and by the middle of the celebration they will completely lose their presentable appearance if they are not previously kept in the refrigerator. A special spray bought at a florist's shop will help prevent rapid fading.
• If active rest is foreseen, the reliability of fastening the wreath should be taken into account. Ribbons tied at the back of the head will help to better fix the headband on the head.
• A bright wreath of large flowers should not be complemented with catchy makeup. You will get an image overload.
• The flower accessory looks spectacular on loose and slightly curled hair. Appearance acquires features of tenderness, romanticism and freshness.
• You can make a wreath from several branches of artificial flowers. First, you need to parse the branches into separate fragments. Then assemble the composition by gluing the elements onto the hoop.
• On solemn events and weddings are recommended to use accessories from small flowers in pastel colors. Thin satin ribbons will give the decoration a fit for its intended purpose.
• Before making a wreath for the bride from natural flowers, you should consult with a florist. The specialist will tell you which plants are better to make jewelry. Quick damage to the flower rim can ruin the holiday.
• The longer the strands, the larger the elements of the composition in the wreath.
• The accessory should fit comfortably on the head. Do not build too bulky rims. It is inconvenient to wear them, and in the photo the face will constantly be lost in buds and leaves.
• If the bride's outfit involves the addition of a wreath, then the buds from the rim should overlap with the bouquet.

To make a paper laurel wreath, you need: a thin hairband, wire, thick gold-colored paper, a whole Bay leaf, corrugated paper, glue and scissors.

We apply a bay leaf berm to golden paper and circle it with a pencil. Then we cut out the leaves and, in turn, fasten the wire to the rim.

Cut the corrugated paper into strips 1 centimeter thick (spread with PVA glue when it becomes transparent when it dries), wrap the rim with it, covering the wire and the rim completely. Let the glue dry well.

A laurel wreath from paper can be prepared, in this way, you need to take a few bay leaves and cut patterns from golden or silver paper.

Then, using a stapler, we connect natural leaves with artificial ones.

Secure each pair of leaves with a thin wire.

We take a thick wire, we make a rim from it. If the wreath is needed not for too large a volume of the head, you can use a hair hoop for the rim.

It turns out a completely natural laurel wreath.

You can make a wreath in this way from some golden leaves.



There is such an idea laurel wreath, with your own hands. For this, we need corrugated paper, golden color



to begin with, we wrap our wire with corrugated, golden paper



now, let's make double leaves, and glue the wire in the middle



dress and beads on the wire



here is what we got



left, take a thick wire, make a wreath shape





and we will make an ornament on our wreath so that it becomes laurel





here it is done.



There is nothing difficult in making a laurel wreath.

1. For the leaves themselves, use crepe paper. Leaves should be 5-7 cm.
2. Wrap plain wire with gold paper using glue.
3. Moisten a square piece of paper with glue, then lay the wire on it and glue the two pieces together.
4. Make the base of the wreath out of wire.
5. After, glue three leaves on both sides to the wire.
6. Decorate the wreath further.

• If I needed to quickly build a laurel wreath out of paper, I would take the wire, bend it with a rim, but not entirely, but with a tie or clasp. Then I would take colored paper golden or green, cut out the leaves (2 halves per 1 sheet), glued them together, and passed a thin wire inside, which tied the leaves to the base. It is best to cut the leaves with special scissors so that the edge is carved - in a zigzag. The base - the rim at the end is better to wrap with yarn golden color, with the addition of glue, so that the winding does not go astray.

  The laurel wreath is ready, and you can at least reward the winner with it, even wear it with a carnival costume!

  To make a laurel wreath with your own hands, you need to take crepe or corrugated paper of the color you need. It is needed in order to make the laurel leaves themselves and their size can vary from five to six centimeters. And this will be the best solution.

  Then you need to take an ordinary braided bending wire and wrap it with gold-colored paper, carefully winding it in a circle, you can use glue for this purpose. Or adhesive tape.

  And this will be the main basis for your wreath. Then you need to glue the prepared leaves and decorate the wreath at your discretion. and your wreath will be ready, it will take a little time to make it.

  

  

  A laurel wreath is best made from gold or green corrugated paper. You will also need a wire or a thin bezel, cardboard, PVA glue and scissors.

  • We wrap the rim with paper and fix it.
  • Cut out bay leaves from cardboard and glue them with paper.
  • After drying, we attach the leaves to the rim.
  • Decorate the resulting wreath with sparkles, rhinestones or beads.

• To make a laurel wreath out of paper, you need to show a little imagination and put a little effort into making it. Of course, there are many ways and methods, prim if you like, for the production of a paper wreath. To speed up the process, I suggest you follow this link to YouTube and quickly get acquainted with the technology. Good luck!

  Does it have to be paper? Cut out several shapes in the form of a tree leaf. Then you take a strip of long thick paper (the diameter of the circumference of the head) and stick them on 3 like a fan from different sides. step by step, when the workpiece is ready, wipe it with a slightly damp cloth, sprinkle it with hairspray and after half a minute wrap the end of each sheet in the floor with a tube. It should turn out something similar. In general, in childhood, such wreaths were made from fallen autumn leaves. turned out beautifully. How many emotions did it evoke? remember your childhood?

  Make a bay leaf out of paper? couldn't be easier...

  for this we need: green (two shades) and white paper, as well as adhesive tape! or glue and scissors. Cut out leaves from green paper. Next, from white paper, a strip with a head diameter and glue our leaves on this white paper, alternating so that they do not merge. We connect the edges and lay on the head of the winner.