Paintings from fresh flowers with their own hands. A fresh idea for the interior is live paintings. How to make a floral panel with your own hands
Vertical gardening has long been considered an important attribute of the homes of the future. Perhaps it was today that people took the first step that could bring them closer to their dream. And they created amazing living three-dimensional paintings from special types of plants - succulents.
Vertical evergreen house garden in a frame, what you need to know about its features?
Eco-designers suggest not to take annual, “capricious” and especially delicate flowers, but to experiment with hardy and unpretentious succulents. There are more than 150 of them in the group, not counting hybrids. "Babies" are so accustomed to difficulties that they are able to endure the most arid places and infertile soils. different shape and the coloring of plants will allow you to realize any fantasy.
2. Draw the project
Before proceeding directly to the task of designing a picture, a design stage is needed. Everyone knows that in every project there is visualization, design calculation and specification. Living interior decoration is no exception.
For a picture, it is important to choose not only color, but also texture design. Stemless succulents are ideal: Echeveria DC, Adromischus, Anacampseros, Agave americana, Haworthia and others. And as a basis - moss tussock moss, flat moss, sphagnum moss.
A wooden blank can be used as a frame, which is simply repainted in the desired color with wood paint. Two or three times is enough to make it saturated, fix it with varnish if desired.
On a sheet of paper, a composition is first planned, each plant is drawn. After that, it remains only to perform the "seating" in the cells.
3. Painting decoration
It is worth noting that to make a living picture with my own hands- quite difficult.
For this you need:
- assemble the harness from the bars, connect it to the frame;
- close the back side with plywood;
- pour the substrate for cacti or succulents;
- cover the soil with a non-woven fabric;
- put moss on top of the cloth, secure with a steel grate.
It is important that the picture does not spoil the walls; it is also recommended to cover the plywood from the inside with garden polyethylene or film.
To plant plants, holes are carefully made with secateurs in the covering material, the incision is only a few millimeters, or a hole is pierced to the ground with a bamboo stick. So vertical flower composition will continue to grow, decorating the interior, and will not crumble.
4. Features of care
Despite the endurance of succulents, unpretentiousness to living conditions, they need sunlight. Therefore, they will take root where it is in abundance. Using stabilized moss or turf, it will be possible to retain moisture for a long time, but at the same time, so that the picture does not lose its decorative properties, you should also not forget to spray it from a pulverizer at least once a month.
Succulents rarely get sick, but excess moisture can adversely affect their growth, causing rotting. Watering should be dosed, it is better to remove the living picture from the wall and transfer it to the bath.
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Living pictures in vertical gardening: rules for selecting plants and planting technology
Making pictures from plants. Master Class.
The fashion for "green walls" or "phytowalls" came to Russia quite recently, although this design technique has existed for a long time. With the advent of large and bright rooms, as well as materials and technology, “living walls” became possible with us, but this name did not take root among designers, so they often say “pictures from plants”. This is one of the types of vertical gardening.
The direction is so interesting that it interested not only professionals, but also lovers of indoor plants.
Here are interesting implementations of this design idea.
Living painting representing a copy of Van Gogh's famous painting "Wheat Field with Cypress" - a project of the National Gallery and GE. It was presented in 2012 along the west wall of the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square in London. It took 8000 plants, a lot of time and effort to create it. But it was worth it.
Van Gogh's painting was chosen from many others, as it is most suitable for creating a picture of living plants in all shades of green due to its clear lines and color scheme.
But these masterpieces are not for our climate. We can limit ourselves to only a heated room.
Therefore, the dimensions should be more modest.
Perhaps even more modestly:
Plants in a modern home and office should be harmoniously integrated into the surrounding environment. Pots on the windowsills are no longer fashionable, they are often a hindrance in the interior.
In winter, we have so little sun, so the windows should let in the maximum amount of light.
Decorative leafy species of indoor plants are used in phyto-pictures. They are usually unpretentious. But they perfectly enrich the room with oxygen and maintain a comfortable level of humidity.
Such paintings are like a carpet with a lush pile and are admired.
Is it possible to use flowering plants in living pictures?
Maybe. But flowering plants require more care and better conditions. Therefore, but my mind is blooming houseplants better grown traditionally.
If the living walls of decorative leafy plants are more like a carpet, then a real picture can be made from succulents. Succulents grow slowly and do not require frequent watering, they have rich shades and textures.
A real picture frame would be appropriate here. In addition, you can enjoy your stonecrops not only in the summer in the country, but also in the winter at home.
What should be considered when choosing succulents for plant painting?
They are photophilous, therefore, the place for the picture should be well lit by sunlight and it would be quite appropriate to place a phytolamp with directional light.
Well, now let's turn to the experience of foreign designers and see a master class on how to make a living picture.
To do this, you need a picture frame, a wide soil frame with a bottom and a grid. And of course succulents different forms, sizes and shades. Succulents can be planted either rooted or cut from big plant- they will perfectly take root right in the picture.
The first stage: making a frame with filling it with soil.
Cara and Will Meyers, owners of DIG Gardens Santa Cruz, Calif., believe that a vertical garden can save space on both a small deck and a home without completely giving up green space.
Cara Meyers conducts workshops on the design and installation of living pictures. Succulents are ideal for this vertical garden because they grow slowly and have little water requirement.
Among the succulents you can find plants of different colors, mixing which, you get great patterns.
Here are a few principles to help you create your own painting:
Using an inexpensive frame and cuttings from existing plants at home, the cost of creation will be minimal.
Choose plants that grow slowly so that the garden requires minimal maintenance.
Limit your palette to three or four colors. choose different varieties succulents in this color scheme.
Diagonal stripes over bright color, or plants of another species will give the picture dynamism.
You will need:
Frame without glass (you can make it yourself)
Shallow box to fit the back of the frame made of waterproof rocks
tree. Or line an ordinary plywood box with polyethylene.
A hammer
Metal grid
Metal shears
Stapling gun and staples
Dye
Universal soil
Freshly cut cuttings of succulents
1. Take cuttings
Cut off cuttings of selected succulents.
Remove the lower leaves, leaving a couple of centimeters for rooting. Leave the cuttings to dry before planting.
2. Assemble the box
Nail a box to the back wall of the frame, thanks to which there will be space for the soil.
3. Install the mesh inside the frame
The grid should be frequent enough so that the earth does not spill out, but at the same time the cuttings can be placed.
4. Paint the frame
If you want to achieve an antique effect, after staining, let the paint dry a little and wipe it with a clean cloth.
5. The frame must dry.
Gently pour the soil into the holes in the mesh, shaking it to make it even. The soil must reach the border of the grid.
6. Lay out the cuttings in the diagram as you want to see them.
Use a stick to make holes and place the plants. Succulents root easily. Plant the larger plants first, then the smaller ones as close as the grid allows, until all the spots are filled.
7. After planting, a week or two will take rooting, so that the cuttings give roots.
8. Place the painting on a table or shelf where it can be leaned against a wall or hung on the wall using hooks.
Once a month, thoroughly moisten the soil. For this, a sprayer is suitable.
MASTER CLASS based on site materials:
Phytodesign enters our life thanks to and from various countries. vertical gardens admire their grandiosity in the number of plants and are very good for landscaping large and small sections of walls anywhere.
On the site, you could already familiarize yourself with the global ones in this direction and learn how, using an ordinary one, to make a small vertical garden with your own hands.
And now I bring to your attention a master class on creating an amazing do-it-yourself paintings from living plants . The author of the project chose moss and various as the material. > >>
To make it clearer how to do this DIY vertical garden, I will describe the work process based on 2 options that are similar to each other. And do living picture very easy.
Materials:- Vintage picture frame 16″ x 20″ or 2 deep medium photo frames
- The oak plywood sheet is slightly larger than the vintage frame (22″x 26″)
- Thick garden film as used here (optional)
- Coarse mesh wire or coil of steel wire
- Hammer and nails or furniture stapler
- wooden bars
- wire cutters
- Paints and brush for painting frames (optional) + varnish
- Substrate for succulents (cacti)
- Spanish moss or sphagnum moss
- Gloves
The process begins with the preparation of frames for work. If required, paint your frame in the desired color and polish. It will take about 4 coats of paint and varnish. Be sure to dry each coat well before applying a new coat of paint or varnish.
Turn the frame face down. Stretch the wire mesh along the perimeter of the wrong side (nippers come in handy). Don't forget to wear gloves. They will protect your hands from cuts and punctures. Nail wooden beams on top of the stretched mesh.
Or twist the steel wire mesh yourself. Staple one of the frames along the inner perimeter and screw the wire mesh to the brackets. The mesh should be well stretched, without deflections. Put the second frame on top, secure it with a hammer and nails. The grid will be between 2 frames.
In both options. Start laying in an even layer on the grid spanish moss or moss-sphagnum. Moss will prevent the earth from spilling out, it is also a means of retaining moisture, protects against mold and fungi. Top with a substrate for cacti (succulents).
In the first version with a vintage frame, a sheet of oak plywood is nailed on top. Do not forget to immediately attach reliable fasteners that can withstand remarkable weight. A large vintage frame will be quite heavy. The author of the project did not immediately think over this issue and subsequently did not hang the frame on the wall, but simply leaned it against it.
But I suggest using double-folded landscape fabric or thick plastic wrap for a small frame and staple it with frequent stitches. This method has already been used by Fern Richardson in . Although this is not necessary, as moss perfectly absorbs moisture. But this will help to avoid unnecessary expenses of moss and will definitely prevent moisture from entering the wall.
It is up to you to decide which method to choose, of course. If you stop at the author’s version, then the mesh will allow you to mount a living picture on the wall, if on my addition, then make mounts for hanging right away until they are seated.
Choose to plant succulents with long roots in size so that they cover the entire cell. Leave some soil on the roots.
All preparatory work behind and now in both cases you just have to turn the processed frame over to the front side and start planting your succulents in the cells in the order and combination that suits you. You can make indentations for planting with a stick.
Check out how to make earrings, panels with your own hands from dried flowers. Learn how to make toys, three-dimensional paintings from fresh flowers and succulents.
Flower toys
From beautiful plants florists came up with the idea of creating not only bouquets, but also such charming toys. To present such original gift, see how to make figurines of flowers yourself, and quickly start a pleasant and exciting activity.
Start simple. For example, make such a fun snail.
For needlework you need the following:
- floristic sponge piaflora - 3 bricks;
- spray yellow and green chrysanthemums, 4-5 branches of each color;
- large leaves of monstera, palm trees or others;
- round dish or plate;
- floristic fixative or straws, sticks;
- for the face: 2 buttons or beads, thread, paper, wire.
Before making such figures from flowers, you need to decorate the plate. In this case, we paint leaves on it.
We soak the piaflora bricks in water, letting them get wet without the help of hands. Then we cut out a few details from it. For business, we cut off 2 upper corners of the brick, from the second we cut out a rounded part for the back and the head of the flower toy.
From the third brick we create her neck. With the help of a floristic fixative or a straw, we fasten the sticks together as shown in the photo.
Now you need to cut off or cut the flowers so that they have a short stem 2 cm long.
Starting from the bottom of the "house" of the snail, lay it out with green chrysanthemums. We decorate the second part with yellow, from the top of the head.
Flowers should be placed as close as possible to each other so that the piaflora is not visible. If small gaps nevertheless form, close them with smaller buds.
After the whole body of the figurine of flowers is decorated, we take 2 yellow chrysanthemums, cut off its petioles so that the length is 4 cm, put these horns in their places.
To make the face of the snail, poke a hole in the button with one end of the wire, remove it from the other, and poke the sponge in the appropriate places to attach the first and then the second eye in place. Cut a mouth out of red paper, glue it.
Now you can give such a beautiful and original gift of fresh flowers.
You have understood the principle of this floral idea, so now you can create other flower toys. You will need almost the same materials. If you have larger flowers, the figurine will turn out to be more fluffy.
It is important to cut out the details of his body from piaflora bricks so that they turn out to be proportional, and then fasten them using hairpins. Wooden skewers, pencil. To do this, these elements must be cut to a length of 5-8 cm. Insert one end into one part, and the other into another. Thus, you will fasten 2 parts of the body of the animal.
For such a flower toy, first cut out the following details from water-soaked floral sponge bricks for the body, nose, and head. Two for legs, paws, ears.
To ensure that the bear is securely located on the base, cut sponges into the shape of the dish. To do this, cut the piaflora brick into 2 narrow parts, put them side by side, and place a dish on top. Press them on the lips to get the outline. Cut across it. Put the piaflor on the dishes, and attach the details of the body and legs on top, and on this basis - the rest of his body.
Start decorating the base by attaching small green chrysanthemums to the muzzle. Then use 3 of these flowers instead of toes, and one large one each to decorate the foot and ears of the flower toy.
Decorate the remaining parts of the animal's body with large chrysanthemums. Then you get a fluffy bear. Tie a light bow around his neck, border the dish with leaves, and drape the piaflor on it with small flowers, for example, gypsophila. Here you have such a wonderful bear made of flowers.
Living three-dimensional paintings
If you want to create a long-lasting beauty that will delight you for more than one year, then make a picture of unpretentious house plants.
To create this little child you will need:
- succulents;
- a wooden box with a plywood bottom or 4 bars and a fiberboard sheet;
- picture frame;
- plastic mesh;
- the soil;
- scissors;
- scapula;
- wand;
- dye;
- silicone gun;
- a hammer;
- nails;
- brush.
Many adult houseplants give "babies". It is often a pity to throw them away, so use these small and unpretentious houseplants to create an original picture.
See what condition they are in, if there are dry sheets, remove them.
If you do not have a box that fits the frame, then saw off 4 bars and knock them down, giving the shape of a rectangle.
Cut a piece of the construction mesh according to the same dimensions, attach it to the furniture bars.
Glue a picture frame to the same side of the bars using a silicone gun. Now turn the work over so that the frame is on the bottom. Nail a sheet of plywood to the bars. So that it does not get wet, it is better to first glue the mesh to it, and only then attach it to the base.
Paint the picture frame with varnish, let it dry.
Now pour the soil through the mesh into the tray, water it well.
After that, plant succulents to create a living picture of them.
Leave your creation for 2 weeks in a horizontal form, so that the plants take root. Then you can put the picture upright or hang it on the wall.
You can create not only lively pictures, but also beautiful compositions from dried flowers. Before you start such work, find out how they need to be prepared.
How to make dry flowers
They can be bought or prepared from spring to autumn, collected in the forest, in the country. Donated bouquets should also not be thrown away when they begin to fade, because they make excellent material for creative needlework.
Flowers for compositions should be collected on a dry day in the late morning, when the dew has dried. Use fresh, beautiful, undamaged plants.
When choosing a range, pay attention to the fact that when dried, red flowers become darker, light ones turn yellow. But the blue, pink, purple, orange gamut of plants, with proper drying, is perfectly preserved.
The easiest way is to dry the flowers in the air, but always in a dark place. Under the rays of the sun, they simply lose their beautiful color. Large plants are laid out on paper in one layer. The same is done with individual elements, if, for example, you only need buds, leaves or flowers.
Plants of medium size are tied into small bunches, turned upside down with flowers, hung several times on a rope or a stick. In a dark room, it should be warm, dry and have air flow.
If you need to get dried flowers quickly, then you can use the CB oven. The main thing here is to bring the plants to the desired condition without overdrying them. Therefore, turn on the oven at low power for a few seconds. Turn it off, see what condition they are in, if necessary, dry them again, in the same way, turning on the SV-oven for a few seconds, setting it to low power.
If you want the plant to retain its natural color for a long time, dry it in the sand for 3-4 weeks. Unlike air-dried ones, these flowers will be less brittle.
You can also use silica gel, which quickly absorbs moisture. Using this method, only inflorescences are dried.
Dried flower arrangements
After you were able to buy dried flowers or made this material for needlework yourself, it's time to start amazing creativity.
Bouquets of dried flowers are in perfect harmony with the stones. Therefore, this material was used in this work. Here is the complete list of what is needed:
- dried flowers: amaranth and yellow craspedia;
- oblong (rectangular or oval) dish;
- scissors;
- large and small pebbles.
Put the dried flowers on a dish, crush them with large pebbles, and sprinkle small ones on top.
Cut the branches of 3 craspedia a little, put it in the upper part of the composition. For another 3-4, cut a larger stalk. Stick these plants into the pebbles.
The work is over, now you can admire what a beautiful composition of flowers and stones you have got.
Picture of dried plants
You can also create such an interesting composition with your own hands. Even in winter it will remind you of a colorful summer. For needlework, prepare:
- A4 paper;
- cardboard;
- masking tape;
- pistachio shells;
- PVA glue;
- toilet paper;
- hot glue gun;
- acrylic paints.
You can slightly tint the background in this way: crumble the leads of colored pencils with a knife, and then rub the resulting colored powder over the sheet with a cotton pad.
Here's how to make a picture frame, use...toilet paper. Unwind a strip from it, coat that PVA, twist it in the form of a rope. Then lay along the edges of the cardboard, and when the glue dries, paint the resulting frame.
Here's how to make pistachio flowers. Cut out a circle from not very thick cardboard. Using a hot glue gun, glue the nutshells to it so that each one touches the center and edge of the mug.
Now take dried flowers, place them in one corner of the picture, decorate it with pistachio elements and greens. The picture from improvised materials is ready.
How to make earrings, pendants
Highly interesting ideas bestow dried flowers in combination with epoxy resin. As a result, here are some amazing designer jewelry you will get.
For such work, accuracy, patience, and also:
- dried flowers (used here: oak veronica, heather, forget-me-nots);
- epoxy resin;
- files;
- pencil;
- paper;
- scissors;
- syringe;
- earrings for earrings;
- fine sandpaper.
At this time, put small dried flowers on a piece of paper, outline them, giving a teardrop shape.
Cut out the resulting stencils.
Next, you need to find a perfectly flat surface, check this indicator with a building level. Put cut out stencils on it, and files on top.
After the resin has been infused, pour it from a syringe onto the blanks with a layer 2-3 mm thick. If the contour is blurred, correct it with a toothpick. Let the epoxy dry a little for 20-30 minutes, then adjust the edging again with a toothpick.
To prevent dust particles from sticking to the blanks, immediately cover them after pouring. In this case, it is better to isolate each separately.
Leave the blanks to dry for a day, then separate them from the files and sand their edges with a nail file or fine sandpaper. Attach dried flowers to transparent elements. Prepare a new portion of resin in advance, after it has stood for 0.5-1 hour, fill the workpieces with a small layer over the dried flowers.
Again, give them a day to dry under cover. Turn the blanks over, fill them with epoxy (a small layer). After it is completely dry, turn the products over and fill the front surface.
After a day, make a hole in their upper part with a thin drill, thread through each seam. Here's how to make your own earrings. If you want to make a pendant, thread a chain ring through the hole.
Here's how dried and fresh flowers can help you look beautiful, make unforgettable gifts and decorate your home.
And, as usual, at the end of the article we invite you to look interesting videos, which clearly shows the stages of work. From this you will learn how to make toys from flowers:
This video will help you better understand how live pictures are made:
