The tree is an excellent ornamental material, which opens up almost unlimited opportunities for creative people. Crafting your own handiwork from wood can absolutely everything, including children. Of course, crafts made of wood by the hands of children should be the simplest, in addition, in the manufacturing process it is better to take part in the adult. Children like to make various figures of animals, dolls. In this case, the ideal form of crafts is round, there is no need to achieve complete similarity, let the figures only remotely resemble an animal.
To make animal figures or dolls from a tree with your own hands, you should choose a piece of softwood, of suitable size and process it with a chisel. After obtaining the desired shape, the surface should be ground with coarse-grained sandpaper, then lowered into water. When the figure is completely dry, it should be carefully polished in order to remove excess fibers and dirt. In addition, the final treatment will maximize the texture of the tree. A ready toy can be varnished or painted, and it can be supplemented with other materials. For example, put on a piece of clothing, sewn on your own, make a haircut, etc. Figures are made of wood very much like children, they will be happy to play with them.
Nature is the best clue!
But you can not only make hand-made articles from wood with your own hands, but also ask for help and ideas for nature. Surely, many of you have seen unusual and very beautiful roots, branches, pieces of bark, when looking at which you can distinguish the outlines of animals or people. All this is created by nature itself, you only need to look carefully around yourself while walking through the forest, park or square, not to miss an interesting find. And then add something from yourself, correct what nature has created. In total, get a unique hand-made article that will become a real decoration of your home. Made souvenirs from wood with their own hands will become a wonderful gift.
How to make simple crafts made of wood with your own hands?
New Year's decor with their own hands made of wood is an ideal choice for beginners. Wooden toys on the Christmas tree of this natural material - an excellent solution! They do not fight, they are completely safe and, not least, environmentally friendly. If you decide to make your own decorations made of wood for the New Year tree, you must stock up with special materials in advance. You will need wooden blanks of suitable shape, as well as what you are going to decorate your toys. It is best to take finely broken pieces of Christmas toys. This glass crumb is applied to a wooden workpiece on a thin layer of glue. Everything, after drying a beautiful and bright toy is ready. Such New Year's toys from a tree can be made by own hands everyone.
Original homemade decorations for home decor
Wooden objects used in everyday life and for decorating a house have long enjoyed love and are very popular. These are boards, painted spoons, plates, vases and so on. It's quite difficult to make them, it will require certain skills and special tools. If you decide to do it yourself, prepare yourself for the process, which requires a lot of time, patience, perseverance, and accuracy and accuracy.
There are many options for finishing finished products. They can be burned with fire, varnished, painted with special paints. The top of the skill is woodcarving.
Present your friends with gifts made of wood made with your own hands, and you will see how sincerely they will be surprised and delighted with such a souvenir!