To make the garden design original and unusual in it have garden shapes. One of the most popular models of these figures are garden gnomes. Purchase of which is a fairly costly event, so much cheaper, make them independently. How to make a gnome for the garden will look further.
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Features of the application and choice of garden gnomes
Installation of Nymph, Dwarves, Lesovkov in the garden is becoming increasingly popular, not only from aesthetic point of view, but also with mythological. It is believed that the gnome is capable of protecting the garden and all the sovereign from evil spirits, in addition, it has a positive effect on plants, improving their condition.
In addition, garden dwarf will become a real decoration of any garden. In the summer, he scares the birds who love to enjoy harvesting fruit trees, and in winter it is highlighted on a general background of brightness and contrast.
It is believed that the installation of a small gnome in the garden can bring happiness and a rich harvest, in addition, his owners will become healthier and lucky.
By installing garden gnome in the garden, it should be remembered that he should have his place where it will look harmonious. Therefore, both before purchasing and in front of the manufacture of garden gnome, it is necessary to study the recommendations that will help determine the place of its location among the Garden composition:
1. Draw a plan.
Before developing a sketch of garden gnome, try to draw it first. After that, imagine it on the place where you want to locate it. Think over how it will look there at different times of the year, with a different climate, whether his strong gust of the wind does not blow. When buying or building several garden gnomes, try to make them harmoniously combined in different corners of the garden.
2. Pick up the background landscape.
Another important element of the installation of garden gnome is its combination with plants located in the garden. Since if the garden dwarf is installed in the fall or early spring, then there are still no leaves on the trees, and the flowers are not yet growing, so it can not be visible at all, among the large number of greenery. The place where the garden gnome is installed open from all sides. An excellent place to install the gnome will be a decorative fence, flower bed, a walkway, a parisade or a plot near the shop.
3. Total style.
The overall style of the garden should correspond to the style in which the gnomes are made. For classic style, the standard option is suitable, possibly monotonous, or made in several color shades. For a romantic garden, a composition of several gnomes, made in gentle pink, purple tones fit. Wooden gnomes for the garden, installed in the garden, made with country style. For modern style, a garden gnome is suitable for metal, marble, concrete or clay.
4. Adextension of placement.
Each figure in the garden composition should have its place. Several figures placed in the garden are incorrectly able to spoil even the most exquisite color composition. It is desirable to choose garden shapes made from the same type of materials, for example, if the fountain is from marble, then the garden dwarf should be the same.
With the right selection of garden figures and their harmonious compound, the garden will become the most beloved holiday destination for all family members and guests.
Gnome for the garden in the exterior
The purchase or manufacture of garden figures is becoming increasingly popular in the process of designing both the private house and the country area. Figures make the territory more attractive. Dwarves, for example, are able to protect peace in the house, and birds or animals - complement the overall composition and make interior fabulous.
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We offer to consider the main features of the use of garden gnomes in the exterior:
- The easiest way to decorating the garden is to buy already ready-made products. They are based on artificial stone, gypsum or acrylic resin. But, the option of making figures with your own hands is more interesting, as they will be unique in their kind.
- The purpose of the dwarves is the main and optional. In the first case, the gnomes occupy all visual attention, in the second are a supplement to the already existing picture.
- German dwarfs, as it will be suitable for the decoration of the garden, made in a rustic style. The main function was scareding birds from trees and garden fruits.
- By choosing a garden figure or a composition of several elements, first of all, focus on the area on which they will be installed and on their own financial position.
- Garden gnomes will be perfectly fit in the children's playing area in the garden. They are also often installed in water bodies, fountains, in flower beds, flower beds, stumps, etc.
- Dwarfs in the country - will make her exterior unique and will give the sea of \u200b\u200bemotions to its visitors.
Varieties of garden gnomes
- Gnomes made of natural wood.
Figures made from wood very harmoniously fit into the overall design of the garden. They bring warmth, comfort and joy. To make such figures, it is recommended to use raw material in the form of logs, branches or coriation. When building such a gnome, perfectly complement the picture of the hat made of leaves or moss.
- Dwarf figurine from natural stone.
To independently build such a figure a lot of strength will be required, as it will have to work with the chisel and hacksaw. But, the result will surprise everyone. After all, the gnomes made in such stylistics are indisputable and exquisite appearance. They look good in the garden with a classic modern style. To supplement the common picture, use the pebbles brought from the lake for a diversity it can be painted.
- Garden figure of a gnome of polystone.
This material for the manufacture of dwarves is new, so rarely used when performing such a job. Although the products made with it are distinguished by realism and attractive appearance. The basis of this material is aluminum hydroxide, acrylic resins and additional pigments that make it stone. Dwarfs made from polystone differ in durability, resistant to abrasion, resistant before deformation and temperature drops. The only drawback is too high worth, which is quite justified by the quality of products.
- Garden gnomes from gypsum.
Gypsum figures have always been extremely popular, due to the cheapness of the material and the simplicity of working with it. The disadvantages of gypsum include its fragility, therefore it is impossible to be in the playground for such a dwarf. For the manufacture of gnome of plaster, there will be great experience in the sphere of modeling, as it will be very difficult to give it a form without experience. Therefore, it is better to make more simple figures from the gypsum in the form of additional jewelry, such as caterpillars, mushrooms, flowers, etc.
- Concrete garden gnomes.
Gnomes for the garden, made of cement mortar differ primarily in durability. But for this it will take the presence of a special form in which the finished mixture is poured, waiting for its drying. Another option is to cover the cement mortar of the ready-made frame. For its manufacture, there will be enough ordinary wire. In this case, to achieve a plasticity of a solution and a high level of clutch with a wire surface, it is recommended to add a plasticizer or PVA glue into a ready-made mixture.
- Garden gnomes based on hay or straw.
Even with the help of an ordinary hay, it turns out to build figures for the garden. For this, the material twists is very tight in the form of individual character details that need to be made.
- Dwarfs from remedies.
As a material for the manufacture of garden gnome, an ordinary unnecessary garbage, such as old flower pots, basins, barrel, plastic bottles, tires, etc. If you draw the body of the gnome on a big barrel and add a car bus, in the form of his head, get a fun garden figure.
- Use mounting foam.
It is quite realistic to make a garden gnome of the mounting foam, the more it is resistant to temperature drops, frost, atmospheric precipitation and ultraviolet. To create a garden gnome such, first prepare the form in the form of its skeleton, it is recommended to use such materials as a wire, unnecessary garbage in the form of plastic bottles, plates, buckets, sticks, etc. The foam is applied in several stages, while each layer must dry well. The stationery knife will help get rid of excess foam. The finished product is painted with paints and is covered with varnish.
Master Class - Gloom Gnome from Gypsum
The easiest option of the manufacture of garden gnomom independently performs gypsum. This material is distinguished by resistance to atmospheric precipitation, cold, ultraviolet radiation. There will be no such figure only mechanical impacts, so install it in the place from which it will never fall.
For work on the manufacture of garden gnome, you will need:
- sculptural gypsum;
- construction glue PVA;
- acrylic paints and brushes to work with them;
- varnish;
- circular;
- pencil;
- stationery knife;
- decorative elements in the form of beads, colors, leaves;
- forms for working with plaster;
- water-resistant glue;
- sunflower oil;
- water.
Instructions for the manufacture of garden gnome with their own hands:
- First of all, it is necessary to take care of the purchase of gypsum. According to the instructions, dig a gypsum with water. ATTENTION, it is very important to comply with the specified proportions, since incorrectly divorced solution is able to reflect on the strength of the structure.
- To dilute the plaster, use a rubber or plastic reservoir. Mix the water and gypsum thoroughly, and then add PVA glue into the solution to increase its elasticity and plasticity. The amount of glue for the solution is one percent of the total mass. For example, in a solution of plaster, weighing 4 kg, you need to add 40 grams of glue.
- If the GNOM will have a size of up to 50 cm, then the pre-construction of the design in the form of a skeleton is not required, the gypsum is poured directly in the curly shape. Most comfortable - silicone forms, they are sold in any building stores or on the market.
- A variant of self-making form for a dwarf is possible, it will be appropriate when it is necessary to make several identical dwarfs. Otherwise, it is better to use a purchase form, as its construction will take more than one day.
- To produce large sculpture, it requires construction of a metal frame. It is made of reinforcing rods that stabilize the shape. To fix the product on the ground, it is required to build gnome element protruding from the bottom.
- Start pouring plaster solution. First fill the odds half wait to solution clutched, knock shape to prevent the formation of air bubbles, and then pour the residue. Tap the form again, level the surface with a spatula and allow to fully dry dwarf.
- After that, reach for the shape of the mold. To do this, you need to put on the shape of a piece of board or a cover, the right size. Push it to the form, and turn the figure.
- The following dyeing process gnome recommended for this acryl-based paints because they are highly resistant and able to function normally outside. In addition, the plaster figures decorate gouache paints, but since they are in the garden, then gouache quickly wash off in the rain. This paint is appropriate in that case, if the figure is under cover.
- Before beginning staining, cover gnome using primers, after that, to increase the adhesion between the figure and the paint, it is recommended to cover it with white glue.
- To decorate, use a mosaic, for its production need glass, stone, shells or other items.
Master-class on making a garden gnome with his own hands
To make a small garden gnome will need to have:
- several plastic bottles;
- cellophane;
- adhesive tape;
- knife and scissors;
- newspaper;
- egg trays;
- wire.
Take two bottles in two and a half liters. Connect together from a carcass. Newspapers help build the torso, arms and legs. Make gnome hat, glue the eyes and nose.
Make papier-mache, it is necessary to glue PVA dissolved and cast paper newspaper. Next, this mixture treat the surface of the gnome. Dry the finished product on the air for five days. Paint paint and varnish unpack.
This dwarf decorate every corner of not only garden, but also at home. Also produced in this way the whole picture or fantastic scene.
