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DIY dragonflies in the interior. How to make a dragonfly from chenille wire. To work you will need

Elena Mitina

In the summer, we often talk with the guys about various insects. solve riddles about them, memorize poems:

On the daisy at the gate

The helicopter descended -

Golden eyes.

Who is this? ...

The children in the conversation emphasized the following features of this insect: flies easily and quickly, very beautiful, her thin large wings and expressive eyes are especially attractive.

We decided to convey the image of an insect we especially liked in such a craft made from colored paper and cardboard:

We invite you to participate in the production funny dragonfly.

To decorate a group or area, you can make several of these crafts.

So, for work you will need scissors, glue, a green or blue two-color sheet of cardboard, white, black and colored paper.

1. Take a sheet of green cardboard and trace the stencil of the body dragonflies(the stencil is made from a strip 8cm wide and 22cm long)


2. Cut out the body along the contour


3. You need to fold the body in the center, to do this we mark its middle

and use scissors



5. Glue smaller white circles onto the black circles to create volume for the eyes. dragonflies


6. Prepare the wings dragonflies. To do this, take a sheet of double-sided colored A4 paper and fold it horizontally like an accordion.



7. Now let's collect everything details: glue the eyes


8. Do it in the center of the abdomen dragonflies cuts 1 deep.5-2cm


9. Insert the wings into the cuts


Dragonfly is ready


Dragonflies and butterflies from plastic bottles will serve as a decoration for a dacha, as well as for a themed holiday. You can easily make insects from plastic bottles with your own hands or with your child.

The site offers a simple master class on making dragonflies and butterflies. You will need a plastic bottle, scissors, permanent markers.

Cut off the bottom and neck of a plastic bottle.

For ours you will need the central part of a plastic bottle. We cut it, we get a rectangle.

We place this rectangle on paper with a picture of a dragonfly (use my picture, it can be printed on a printer or traced on paper from the monitor).

We trace the picture with a dragonfly on plastic with a permanent marker.

Then we turn over part of the plastic bottle and trace the dragonfly on the other side.

Coloring dragonflies from plastic bottles permanent marker. You can fix the paint with a special varnish.

Carefully cut out the dragonflies from the plastic bottle and bend their wings.

Similarly, you can make a butterfly from plastic bottles. We prepare a plastic bottle as described above. Print or draw a picture of a butterfly.

Trace the butterfly on the plastic bottle with a permanent marker.

Master Class. Making a creative composition "Dragonfly Decoration" with your own hands

This practical material will help teachers and parents plan their work with children and create bright and unusual compositions together with their children. Based on the proposed images, teachers will be able to propose their own ideas that they can implement independently.
Purpose: This work is multifunctional, can be used as an educational toy, a finger exerciser with clothespins for the development of hand motor skills for children, a didactic, teaching aid for speech development, a wall panel, interior decoration, exhibition applique.
Target: making a creative composition "Dragonfly Decoration" with your own hands
Tasks:
- study the technology of making a composition using the appliqué technique;
- develop skills in working with colored self-adhesive film and the ability to work independently;
- develop creativity, attention, memory, imagination, fantasy;
Technique: applique
Materials:
- for the background blue gift paper, white cardboard;
- decoration elements cut from colored self-adhesive film;
- color film;
- cardboard;
- glue stick;
- a simple pencil;

Once upon a time there lived a dragonfly
Long wings, big eyes
In the morning he will wake up and be covered in dew
Smile sweetly at himself in the mirror
How beautiful I am right to say
Neither convey nor describe with a pen.(L. Lukanova)

It is known that dragonflies have brightly colored wings, and this makes the insect attractive.
Let's try to make dragonflies ourselves and decorate them using colored self-adhesive film.
Sequence of work:
Prepare a sheet of paper for work in A3 format.
Draw a dragonfly


Cut out a sketch of a dragonfly along the contour


Trace with a simple pencil the outline of the cut out dragonfly on the green self-adhesive film



From colored film, cut out the drawn details to decorate the dragonflies, place them inside the dragonfly model, and secure with glue. Decoration of details can be very diverse, depending on your imagination.
Options for decorating dragonflies:




Let's arrange the finished dragonflies on different backgrounds.
Let's see how dragonfly models will look on a blue background


Let's see how the dragonfly models fly in the air on a white background


We attach clothespins to the dragonfly model, we get antennae, the model can be used as a finger simulator for developing fine motor skills for children.


Thus, the applique technique allows you to create expressive images, promotes the development of cognitive activity, practical skills in creative types of work.

Made with your own hands by a child, it will decorate any sunny or cloudy summer day, reminding you of the moments spent by the river or lake.

Before making a dragonfly, prepare in advance:

  • a dozen or two large beautiful ones;
  • two pieces of chenille wire: one in the color of the beads, the other in any shade;
  • scissors.

The most affordable dragonfly craft for children is made according to a simple principle:

We cut off a piece of chenille wire for our beads.

You can also use regular wire, but it will be less convenient, since the beads easily slide down along it. Chenille fibers fix them in one place.

We fluff the tip of the wire well to keep the beads in place.

We string the beads onto the wire. The younger the child, the larger the holes in the beads should be, otherwise he will not be able to cope with the work.

Towards the end, we leave a gap between the beads, as if separating the dragonfly’s head from its body. Fluff the tip well again. The DIY dragonfly craft is almost done, all that remains is to make its flying machine.

Cut the second piece of wire into two parts - one larger, the other smaller. We connect the edges of each piece into a ring.

We twist each ring in the middle to get a figure eight.

We wrap the resulting figure eights around the dragonfly’s body in the place where there is a gap free from beads.

The charming dragonfly is ready to fly all summer, just like in the famous fable by the famous author. If you make several of these crafts, you can decorate your front garden, bouquet of flowers or garden area with them. And a little dragonfly will be a wonderful summer hair decoration for young fashionistas.

Dragonfly on a tree. Photo

As a garden decoration, we suggest making a funny dragonfly from wire, beads and industrial plastic. You can vary the size of the craft yourself, based on the amount of material at your disposal.

To work you will need

  • a piece of wire (approximately 1.5 m);
  • plastic bottle of any color;
  • pliers or round nose pliers;
  • large beads with a large hole.

Sequence of work:

First, draw a full-size sketch of a dragonfly on a piece of paper. This is necessary so that during the work you can form a silhouette from the wire according to the drawing and not disturb the proportions.

Cut two pieces of wire approximately 75 cm each. Thread both through the largest bead, which will be the dragonfly's head, so that the ends of the wire extend approximately 10 cm out of the bead.

To prevent the bead from sliding along the wire, secure it as follows: on the “antennae” side, twist the wires together, and on the wing side, twist the wires through the pencil using pliers. The resulting air loop will secure the position of the bead.

Bend pieces of wire 3-4 cm long in half, making 8 parts in total. Pierce holes on the plastic wings with an awl or thick needle, thread loops through them and attach to the dragonfly according to the sketch.

Make a dragonfly hanger from a piece of wire of any size. To do this, first twist the wire into an elongated loop, bend the ends with pliers so that you get hooks and use them to hook the dragonfly by the antennae.

Since wire is a plastic material, the shape of the product can be easily changed and restored using pliers. The dragonfly can also be given an elegant shape by bending the body with beads in a smooth line.