First we make thin branches. We string two beads onto a thin wire approximately 25 cm long, move them to the middle, fold the ends of the wire and twist them 2-3 turns.
Next, we put two more beads on one of the ends of the wire, and twist the ends again.
So we must string 7-8 pairs of beads, and we will get a twig, as if covered with frost.
We collect thin branches in bunches of three.
And from three bunches we form a thick branch.
We wrap the twisted wires at the base of the branch with threads about 1 cm so that the wire is not visible.You need to make 12-14 such branches; the more branches, the taller the birch will be. We attach them to a thick wire, wrapping the ends of the wires that are not wrapped with threads around it. As the branches are attached, we also wrap the trunk with threads, since later, when the whole tree is assembled, it will be more difficult to do this, the branches will get in the way.
After the crown is formed, we wrap threads around the lower part of the trunk. If it turns out too thin, you can add two or three more central wires.
Now we need to cast the stand. You can use a small plastic food tray as a form. We dilute the plaster mixture to the consistency of thick sour cream, pour it into the mold, making sure that there are no air bubbles between the walls of the mold with the mixture, and immerse the lower part of the barrel. Usually this mixture sets within 20-30 minutes.
After complete hardening, remove the stand from the mold and begin shaping the barrel. We dilute the same plaster mixture more liquidly and apply it with a brush to the trunk and branches on top of the threads in several layers.
When the mixture dries, cover the trunk, branches and stand with white acrylic paint. We apply black strokes to the trunk. The side surface of the stand can be painted with frosty patterns. Winter birch is ready.
