Bead trees - a decor worthy of the pharaohs (20 photos)

Beadwork is a very popular type of needlework. Initially, beads from many ancient peoples were embroidered with clothes (among the Egyptians, Indians). The world flowering of hobby for beads occurred in the late XIX, early XX centuries. At the same time, a new direction appeared - bead floristry. To assemble delicate and small compositions or a bonsai tree from beads for beginners is quite possible. The jewelry imitating fruit trees looks especially ferociously: rowan from beads, an apple tree.

This art develops creative imagination and inspires. Moreover, crafts can be useful in different situations:

• make trees from beads as a gift or under the season. An autumn tree made of beads, woven from golden yellow or red beads, will dispel a rainy mood;
• Sakura or mahogany bead perfectly dilute the ascetic monochrome shades of design in the style of minimalism or hi-tech. And the orange tree from beads will look bright in the blue and white interior of the Mediterranean style;
• it is not necessary to give flowers from beads only on March 8. Miniature floral arrangements will bring summer notes to the apartment at any time of the year.

Tools and materials for beadwork

Do-it-yourself wood beads can be easily made using conventional devices that are bought in stores or ordered online:

• wire for weaving flowers and leaves with a thickness of 0.3 mm or 0.4 mm. For branches, use a floristic or copper wire with a diameter of 0.6 mm to 2 mm. For trunks take a wire with a thickness of 1.5 mm;
• glue, alabaster - mandatory materials for creating products (form trunks);
• nippers, pliers and pliers, sandpaper, nail files.

Beads in shape are round, elongated (ponies), in the form of glass tubes (bugles). Bead sizes range from 1.5 mm to 4 mm. The accepted classification is the number of beads that fit in an inch. For weaving flowers, popular sizes are 9/0, 10/0 and 11/0, and for trees - 10/0 and 9/0. When weaving “fruit” trees, large beads are used: red - for rowan from beads or apple trees.

How to make a tree from beads?

Weaving decorative products requires attention and perseverance. Before weaving the composition, you need to draw a tree project from beads. This is especially important in the manufacture of unusual trees - willow from beads, sakura. The basis of needlework is the use of basic schemes. The initial stages of work are the creation of flowers, twigs. The most important process is to assemble all the details into a beautiful whole.

The main technique for creating a tree is weaving twigs using the “twisting” method. For this, 6 beads are placed in the middle of a piece of thin wire 50 cm long. The wire is bent in half and twisted, forming a bead loop. The ends of the wire are bred. On each side, leaflets are formed in the same way. A distance of 1.5 cm is maintained between the loops. After every three leaves, the ends of the wire are connected and twisted, and then bred again. In total, about 13-15 leaves should be formed. If you want to place “fruits” on an twig (an orange tree made of beads or a mountain ash made of beads), then beads of suitable shades are immediately woven.

To collect the tree, twist the branches in pairs at the bases.The trunk for a tree of beads is formed by screwing twigs to a thick wire at different distances.

Sakura - a refined decoration of the interior

For the Japanese, this plant is the embodiment of female beauty. To weave a tree take pink beads, wire, masking tape and gouache. From pieces of wire 20-35 cm long. Twist the twigs. 5 beads are strung to create sakura flowers. At one level have 2 flowers. Twigs, connected in three pieces, are gradually woven into the trunk, fixing everything with tape. The trunk is painted with brown gouache and fixed in a pot. The sakura trunk has an unusual shape, which is important to carefully reproduce.

Money tree from beads - a great gift

According to Japanese legend, this tree necessarily brings wealth to the owner. Collect a money tree from beads of golden / yellow shades, decorative coins, wire. Twigs are made using the above weaving technique. Together weave 2-3 branches with coins, which are fixed on the trunk at a distance of 0.5 cm - 1 cm from each other. A composition of several trees looks great (especially if the money tree is made from beads in different shades).

A variety of trees are made in the loop technique. An apple tree looks like home, especially if yellow beads are woven into twigs - apples. By changing the length of the branches and forming a crown, you can make any trees from beads. The willow from beads with magnificent branches looks originally.

The yin-yang tree from beads looks elegantly and extraordinary. Such a gift will definitely always attract attention with a solemn combination of white and black branches.

The main feature of mini-crafts - these trees do not have to repeat natural plants. A winter tree made of blue shades of beads looks great on a windowsill in the cold season.

Bead-woven trees always attract attention. This type of needlework can be done not only by adults. Bead color schemes for beginners will be understood even by children. If you show zeal and add a pinch of ideas, then a hobby may well become a source of additional income.