What could be more beautiful than receiving gifts? Probably only to give them! And if the gift has not yet been bought in the store, but made with your own hands with love and care, then it is a hundred times more pleasant!
Sami - with a mustache
If creativity is pouring out of you, and someone close is about to have a holiday, try to approach this event outside the box!
Come to the celebration not with a trivial envelope with banknotes, but with … pineapple! Yes, not with some, but with champagne and sweets.
Believe me, you will definitely make a splash, and the owner will appreciate the work spent to create such a masterpiece! And in the company you will be known as a notable creative and inventor! Thus, you can even win the attention of the girl you like.
A man giving a present made by himself will immediately draw attention to himself. The value of such a home gift is usually off the charts. After all, this immediately says that the guy's hands are growing, as it should, and that he is a lot for inventions. And what sane young lady wouldn't like that? The only condition is that the present should really be made independently, and not bought to order.
Therefore, do not postpone, but create. And may originality be with you.
Master Class
A classic simple step-by-step master class with understandable photos is for you!
What do you need?
- Champagne bottle. And already here you can start experimenting, because champagne can be easily replaced with any wine that is similar in shape. If the future happy owner of this present loves, say, semi-sweet red wine, do not deny him this weakness.
- Sweets. It can be any candy with brownish-golden candy wrappers. It is best to have a round shape, so they will look more realistic. Take their kilogram and a half. Even if something remains, you still use them for their intended purpose. Were sweets once superfluous?
- Glue gun.
- Scissors.
- Double sided tape.
- And green crepe paper.
Put the glue gun on to heat, and in the meantime, decorate the top of the pineapple.
To do this, take corrugated paper and carefully cut the leaves. They should be elongated at the top and oblong. If you reproduce the fruit in memory or look at its picture, then the leaves will turn out to be as similar as possible.
Therefore, call on memory reserves for help.
Next, move on to the bottle itself. Gently glue the neck of the bottle with thin strips of double-sided tape. And carefully place the pineapple leaves on top. Above - shorter, below - more authentic. On top of one layer of leaves, you can immediately apply the second. Just reattach the tape and duplicate the previous procedure. This will help the leaves gain a foothold and give the pineapple volume.
If you have a lot of free time and no less creative fervor, you can build up the "green mass" quite magnificently. For example, hide pineapple in leaves in four to five turns. Then it will look more presentable and interesting.
So, a start has been made. The outlines of a groovy pineapple can already be traced.
In the meantime, your glue gun is hot. Now there is a rather monotonous work ahead, so get ready mentally for this in advance and tune in the appropriate way. You can turn on pleasant music to make the lesson a joy.
Take one candy and use a pistol to bend the tails of the wrapper inward, as shown in the picture.
Methodically, slowly, singing your favorite song under your breath, repeat the manipulation for everyone else. It will take you a good hour, but the results are worth it.
Then move on to the main part. Coat the wrapped candies with glue and, starting from the very bottom, glue to the bottle.
When one row is ready, stick the second in such a way that it is between the tops of the first. So you will be able to capture all the free dark space, and the pineapple will turn out to be harmonious, even, without "bald spots".
Thus, apply one row after another to the very top. When you get close to the leaves, stick the candies directly on them. Voila! Before you look back, the pineapple is ready!
Now you can leave it so "natural", or you can tie a fashion accessory on the side - an airy stylish bow. There is a little trick. If a work of art is intended as a gift to a man, then an elegant "butterfly" can flaunt on the side, as if hinting at belonging to the strong side of humanity.
New Year's sensation
Of course, the pineapple itself hints at its involvement in the celebration of the New Year! Tangerines, candles, Christmas tree, Olivier, pineapple - all this is so strongly associated with the entry of the new year into its own that nothing can be added to this bundle. Therefore, fruit baskets with homemade pineapple tops would be a good solution for New Year's gifts. Here you will "kill two birds with one stone": present a useful, tasty and original present.
Can you imagine how your colleagues or relatives will gasp when they realize that they have one of the fruits with a surprise? For this it is worth trying and sitting on long winter evenings for a pleasant and exciting activity.
If we go further, then it can be turned into a business idea. On the eve of the New Year holidays, it will enjoy overwhelming success.
Therefore, be creative! Surprise and be amazed!
And may this not be your last gift made with love with your own hands!
