Flowers from paper trays from eggs

One of the best forms of creativity is the creation of objects of art from junk materials. Creative use of recyclables helps protect nature and give a second life to seemingly useless things. In this article we will tell you how very beautiful flowers and decorative compositions for the interior are created from an available material - paper trays from under eggs.



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Artificial flowers with their own hands Cardboard boxes Eggs are comfortable to work and safe for health, so be sure to connect children to the creative process. We suggest you learn to make elementary blanks from cardboard trays in the form of charming roses, which you can later use to decorate vases, lampshades, photo frames and other things. A simple and understandable master class does not require a lot of materials, time and special skills.

You'll need it.
  • egg-tray
  • shears
  • brush
  • watercolour
  • glue


Progress of work
  1. Cut the tray into separate sections. High sections of cells will be needed to form petals.



  2. Cut each cell with scissors on four sides in the form of petals and give them a rounded shape, cutting sharp corners. Apply the glue to the center and on two opposite petals, twist them a little and glue them together. Next, in turn glue all other petals to the resulting base so that the closed bud comes out. Place each petal on top, bending the tops so that the flower looks more natural.





  3. Attach all other blanks to the bud. Make sure that its corners are directed to the center of each subsequent petal. At this stage, you can paint the rose in the appropriate color. Check the flower for minor defects, such as unpainted glue residues, and leave to dry.





Having made many such blanks, you can arrange with your own hands a frame for a mirror or photos.









Some craftsmen manage to adapt flowers from egg boxes as flashlights for garlands.





You want more petals? It is enough just to pick up a wide base and fix everything with the help of a glue gun.





You can decorate. cardboard to your taste and create real masterpieces. For example, bouquets, topiaries, hanging gardens, vases.





By the way, these flowers are also very durable. So, they can be successfully used in products that serve not just for beauty, but also in those that quite often have to be picked up and used: boxes, vases and others.





Creating with children voluminous flowers with their hands From cardboard waste, you're going to teach the next generation how to take care of the environment. The topic of bad ecology directly concerns such a delicate area as honoring the memory of the dead. People have no idea what terrible consequences traditional burial practices entail for our nature!





Visiting the graves of deceased loved ones, everyone seeks to indicate their feelings with a funeral wreath or bouquet. We strongly recommend not to buy toxic artificial ritual attributes made of plastic, but to make paper flowers with their own hands for decoration cemeteries.

Egg cartons consist of recycled wood, a safe biodegradable substance that is rapidly destroyed by microbiological and chemical processes. According to environmentalists, cardboard products are the best alternative to plastic bouquets and wreaths.

Hopefully, after such arguments, you don’t want to throw egg trays in the trash. Remember that even unremarkable objects hide a huge creative potential. How would you like to use cartons for eggs? Express your opinion in the comments and be sure to share the article on your page!

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