How to make a gift to mom out of paper?

Mom is the main person in our life. If you want to please her and make a nice gift with your own hands, surprise her with an original gift made of paper. Such a surprise will cause her tears of emotion, as you put your heart and soul into it.

To make a gift from paper, you can use not only this material, but you also need additional tools. Here is a sample list of necessary supplies.

• Paper and cardboard. This is the basis of the whole surprise. The stores sell a huge amount of such materials in the most different price categories. You can combine different colors, textures, and there are even iridescent copies. There is a cardboard, similar in texture to fabric or covered with sequins. Colored paper is easily cut, it is often used as a base for flowers, butterflies and other figures. White paper will serve as a background for postcards or applications. Both cardboard and paper can be used to make a wonderful gift with your own hands.
• Colored ribbons. They can also be used to decorate the elements of paper and cardboard from above. From ribbons you can twist a bow or fold them in the form of a basket, fix it with glue, and glue paper flowers on top.
• Stickers. You can decorate the finished surprise with beautiful stickers. They can be obtained in stores with office supplies. It is better to choose something festive: flowers, balloons, hearts.
• Beads and rhinestones. You can make the middle of flowers or the eyes of the little animals on your gift with the help of beads, beads or rhinestones. These elements will be interesting to look at the composition, emphasizing its originality.
• Scissors. High-quality sharp scissors will help you to work carefully with materials and not to spoil them. It is better to choose this item with pointed ends, so that it is convenient to cut small parts.
• Glue. Without PVA glue or glue stick, you are unlikely to be able to seal the gift details. If the surprise will consist exclusively of paper, then the usual pencil should be enough. Thicker and larger parts need a strong adhesive, such as PVA.

What can be done as a gift to your beloved mother? There are a lot of options, but we will look at the postcard, applications and origami in more detail. Learn how to do these cute things step by step.

The postcard is a compact and pleasant surprise. Mom will be able to put it on your desktop or chest of drawers and periodically remember you, looking at this picture. In this craft you can put all the love and tenderness, as well as express them in words of congratulations. The postcard does not take up much space and can be stored for many years. Instructions for its creation includes several steps.

1. Decide on the idea. What will your postcard look like? Expand a panorama or just contain a beautiful cover and content.
2. Prepare the base. It is better to use for this purpose thin cardboard to give it strength. Fold it in half and make cuts on the fold, if you want to make a panoramic postcard. Turn the cuts inwards, and paste the outer side with a layer of paper so that the slits are not visible.
3. Glue the elements of the postcard. This stage is the main. It is important to carefully place all the items as intended. Do not feel sorry for the glue and try to do everything qualitatively the first time.
4. Make a congratulatory inscription. Consider what holiday is a surprise, and write pleasant words and congratulations.It is good to say how much you love your mother and how much good you want her.

If you don’t have much time for a gift, but you really want to please your mom with a hand-made surprise, grab the appliqué. This craft can be of various subjects.

If you donate it in honor of the New Year, then images of Christmas balls and garlands will be appropriate, and on March 8, it is better to attach pictures of flowers and chocolates to the appliqué.

Step by step instruction includes several actions.

1. Think over the idea - what exactly will be shown on your application. The whole creative process begins with the idea.
2. Prepare the background on which your creation will be located. It is better to choose it in contrast with the main elements of the application so that they look more advantageous.
3. Make a sketch with a pencil. It is much more convenient to attach the elements of the application on top of the easily erasable marking. So you just can not go wrong when you create your masterpiece. Draw all the elements on the back of colored paper or cardboard so that they can be cut.
4. Cut out all paper and cardboard. Try to do this carefully and clearly, so as not to spoil the material. The smallest pieces of appliqués are best cut using nail scissors.
5. Stick them to the previously prepared background. The final stage of the application is to glue its elements onto the sheet. Decorate the whole composition with glitter or stickers to give it a festive look.

Crafts are different in complexity. One of the difficult options is a surprise from origami. This is the Japanese art of paper folding various animal, bird and even flower figurines. With the help of this technique, you can fold the whole bouquet as a gift to mom for birthday.

There are a lot of types of figures, but you should consider the following step-by-step drawing up of one of the most popular figures - cranes:

• prepare a square sheet of paper (you can color);
• fold it into a triangle - pull one vertex of the square to the opposite and bend the fold line;
• fold the resulting triangle in half again;
• turn out the triangle, and press its angle to the bottom of the resulting figure - you get a rhombus;
• expand the sheet and repeat the same on the other side;
• place the diamond in front of you and press the sides to its central axis, as if you are folding your nose on a paper airplane;
• wrap the top of the rhombus along the line of its folded sidewalls;
• turn the resulting figure back into a rhombus - now you have the necessary fold lines for subsequent actions;
• pull the rhombus at the bottom corner upward, fold it along the fold lines that were done earlier;
• repeat the actions from the opposite side;
• you should have a diamond with sharper upper and lower corners;
• once again fold the side faces of the rhombus to its central axis — perform this action on the reverse side in the same way;
• open a rhombus and turn its lower tops inside, then open it again on the previous side;
• slightly pull out the former tops of the rhombus, and bend one of them forward - this is the head of a crane; pull the wings with your hands - they should unfold;
• the crane is ready - you can paint it, draw your eyes and beak, or you can pass a rope through the backrest to decorate it with a chandelier or window opening.

A gift in the form of origami figures will certainly please your mother.

In fact, gift ideas from paper set. Make them quite simple, and the surprise will be just wonderful. We offer you a few options for such crafts that you can give to your mother with or without him.

• Collage. Use old magazines to cut out photos and make a collage.If you and your family go to the sea soon, then stick photos of your family members with your mom at the head against the background of the sea beach. You can also make a funny surprise: find the image of your mom's dream machine and paste a picture of you and your mom into the driver's seat. She laughed heartily at such an odd job.

• Beautiful box. Take the old box, for example, from the shoes, glue it with paper or even wallpaper. Decorate it inside: velvet paper is perfect for decorating the inner layer. You can make separation compartments of cardboard.

• An envelope. Fold the envelope is simple: look carefully at how a regular mail copy is made and repeat in practice. Make it out of colored paper and cardboard, and top it with appliques, stickers and glitter.

• Picture. Draw a beautiful picture on a sheet of paper or cardboard, you can decorate it with elements of application. Drawing with volume inserts will look original.

• Notebook. Cut out small sheets of paper and fasten them with a stapler; you can make a cardboard cover beforehand. From above decorate a notebook with a beautiful pattern or the same application.

• Paper ring chain. Cut the small strips of paper and glue it first into the ring. Pass the other strip through the first one and lock it into the ring. Gradually, you will have a long chain, the links of which you can make all the colors of the rainbow.

This is how much paper craft you can present to your beloved mother as a gift. Do not be afraid to experiment to surprise her. In any case, my mother will be very pleased.

To learn how to make a tulip out of paper for your own mom, see the next video.