Handmade crafts from branches - weaving technique and a master class of making natural crafts

Very often, natural material crafts are made for various exhibitions in kindergarten or elementary school. And then this part of crafts is safely forgotten. At the same time, handicrafts made of tree branches and twigs can give a unique look to every room or become an original gift for any holiday.

Advantages of creativity with branches

The source material is completely free of charge will provide the forest or the nearest park. You can use both small twigs and large snags.

Each little thing will be a completely unique creation, nature tried to make each element unique, so that even the "mass" production within the apartment will allow you to create different from each other creations.

This process develops creative thinking, and someone will discern a bird in the tangle of branches or in a stump, and someone will make an exotic animal out of them. So the scope for imagination opens up a huge range.

Material preparation

Natural material can be collected throughout the year. However, experienced craftsmen prefer to select the material more carefully. This will ensure a prolonged existence of the handicrafts. It is recommended to prepare branches in early spring or in late September-October, when bark beetles disturb trees less.

The collected material should not have cracks, chips, and resin buildup, unless this is part of the grand plan of the future creator.

Parts of any tree may be used:

birch;
pine;
spruce;
alder;
linden;
willow.

Before you start creating handicrafts from the branches of trees, the collected material must be processed.

Processing instructions are very simple:

The collected branches are cleaned of dirt and dust, washing in warm water.
Soak briefly in a weak solution of manganese to remove all undesirable inhabitants.
Dry thoroughly. Natural drying takes about two weeks, the process can be accelerated by using an oven.
Prepared parts are treated with varnish or paint.

If you plan to use branches without bark, it is removed before drying.

Handicrafts for decoration

Small soft branches of willow or birch can decorate:

mirrors;
paintings;
aquarium;
photos.

Such delicate decor will perfectly highlight the unconventional design of the room.

Lampshades

Beautiful and unusual look lampshades made of intertwined branches. These creations will be especially good when used in a private home or in a child's room. Such crafts are great for inventing unusual fairy tales or nightmares.

Candle holder or vase

Small straight branches will help make an unusual craft in the form of an ecological candlestick. To do this, you will need to take an unnecessary glass and fasten the sticks to it. For fans of unconventional thinking suit sticks of different lengths (they can lay out a unique pattern), for connoisseurs of order twigs pre-align in length and width. The decoration of the craft can be a satin ribbon with a cute bow.

Similarly make a vase in the eco-style, charming cup holders or knife holders.

Kitchen coasters

Hot dish coasters can help create an ambiance of vintage coziness. Both tree trunks and flat twigs can be used for this purpose.

Holiday branch crafts

You can make themed crafts for the holidays.

For the spring holidays, you can decorate the cut branches with artificial flowers and bows, or make willow buds from absorbent cotton. In this case, the branches are not processed and not dried.

For the feast of the Holy Easter you can weave a nest of branches. Handicraft of this type is decorated with light fluff from woolen threads or green lawn made of colored paper. Inside the nest, painted eggs are placed or a fragrant kulich is placed. The handicraft will be the center of attention of any table or an unusual gift.

A Christmas wreath made of twigs can easily replace its artificial brother. Decorations for such a natural wreath will be cones, nuts, spruce paws, rowan sprigs. Bright ribbons will give the creation an ornate look.

New Year's house made of twigs will help you create a cozy home for the fairy winter wizard or his granddaughter, Snow Maiden. The craft will require attention and concentration, so that the help of adults will not be superfluous.

Useful crafts from branches

Branches can serve not only for decorating small interior items. Very often they are used to create quite practical things.

The screen for the battery

Heating radiators usually do not have the most attractive appearance. It will help to camouflage them with a kind of screen made of twigs. To do this, they are intertwined in a wattle and daub manner. You can use thicker twigs as a support, use twine or rope to give the structure strength.

Eaves

Thick branches or small tree trunks can be used as original cornices. In order not to make unnecessary gestures for attaching curtains, drapes hang on rope or fabric strips. Although it is possible to fasten a regular curtain rod covertly.

Shelf

An unusual shelf made of thick material will help to place books or knickknacks in a non-standard way.

A branch with many knots will decorate the hallway and serve as an original coat rack. It can be supplemented with a stump from the forest and make a stool out of it.

Handmade with wooden elements will always be interesting. This is a great way to spend time with children, teach them to remake the most prosaic things into unusual crafts, apply imagination and fantasy.