Decorative plate "Bees on flowers"

A decorative plate can be made from any object of a suitable shape or, as in this case, from a regular disposable plate. Beautiful and unusual product will make the original composition. Whether it is a personal idea or a motive borrowed from somewhere that inspired the creation of a particular plot, is not so important. The main thing is to approach the matter with a creative attitude and then the imagination will tell you how to make something unusual out of ordinary things.
I would like to share my master class on making a children's decorative plate called “Bees on Flowers”.
For work, we take a simple white plastic plate, gouache paints, plasticine, pistachio shells, oats, watermelon seeds of various shapes, raspberry stalks, black fine beads, thin golden wire, cardboard, scissors, glue, brushes, colorless varnish. However, natural material can be anything that is found at hand.



To begin with, we paint the frame of the plate in black and yellow “bee” colors, and with the background we draw green grass and a blue sky. Draw some leaves lightly.



From the watermelon seeds, lay out the flowers on the left side of the plate. The combination of petal seeds looks different in shape and color. Glue dry raspberry stalks on the right side.



Glue cardboard bases in the form of raspberries to the stalks. Flowers from seeds are slightly tinted with gouache: large colors are red, and small colors are yellow. Highlight the leaves brighter.



We make the middle of the flowers from yellow plasticine and proceed to the production of plasticine raspberries. To have additional colors and shades you do not need to buy a huge package of plasticine. This material can be mixed in the same way as paint, achieving the desired color. We need brown. We get it by mixing red (3/4) and black (1/4) plasticine. Now form the balls. For each berry, approximately 12–13 balls of red plasticine and about 7–9 of brown are required. When the right amount is ready, we begin to “pick” berries. To keep the clay better, you can grease the cardboard base with super-glue.



We turn to the manufacture of bees. As a basis, take halves of pistachio shells. First, spread a yellow plasticine over the entire surface of the shell with a thin layer, and then make strips from black plasticine. We attach paws, a hat and sculpt a face. We make wings from white plasticine, and the antennae from thin wire with beads at the ends. In this way we produce 7-8 different bees.



We plant them on a plate, fixing on super-glue. Let the bees fly, sit on the berries and collect nectar from the flowers.



In conclusion, we draw a frame with ears of oats. To do this, gently tear off the seeds from the stem and glue them in a circle around the frame.




It remains only to cover the craft with varnish and you can hang it on the wall.



This decorative plate can not only be made to decorate a child’s room, but also made with a child, for example, as a crafts for school. The kid will definitely like such a colorful fun composition.