Did you know that Easter in 2018 will be celebrated on April 8th. Traditionally, this bright holiday ends with Great Lent, which this year will last from February 19 to April 7, during which the Orthodox adhere to strict food restrictions, try to cleanse themselves of sins, and rethink their spiritual life.

Every year, my whole family begins preparations in advance to create a bright, spring mood in the house. After all, for me, as for any Orthodox person, this holiday is very close.

And to make this Holy holiday even more joyful and beautiful, I propose to decorate your home with Easter compositions. For example, last year my husband surprised the whole family: he created very beautiful Easter topiary, which then delighted us for a long time.

Easter compositions

Editorial "So simple!" prepared for you 20 Easter composition ideas that will make this bright holiday even happier and more beautiful. Amazing decor in just an hour!

1. Usually they prepare for Easter from Maundy Thursday, but it is better to prepare in advance so as not to forget about the small details in the festive bustle. There is a belief that how many changes you make to your home before Easter will determine your luck this year.

   I'm just sure that by decorating the interior of your house with the help of Easter compositions, you will certainly be able to attract lady luck to your side.

   
   
   

2. The craft will become a real decoration of a great holiday, if it has the appropriate symbolism.

   
   
   

3. If you don't have the skills to create complex crafts, then you can make a simple and beautiful composition for Easter.

   All you need is Easter eggs, ceramic or wooden figurines of chickens and a container for the composition - a tray or an ordinary mug with a saucer. Also, additional elements of lace or moss can be added to the composition, it all depends on the idea.

   
   
   

4. Absolutely anyone can surprise and delight their guests with attractive Easter compositions. As you can see for yourself, this will require a minimum of auxiliary materials and a maximum of imagination.

   For example, you can make impromptu bird nests and put Easter Easter eggs in them, hang them on the door easter wreath decorate an Easter basket or festive table.

   
   
   

5. One of the most popular materials for Easter topiary is sisal, which is sold in any flower shop. They decorate pots, and also create an imitation of eggs on the crown.

   
   
   

6. I really like the idea of ​​creating such a bright topiary tree.

   In any craft store, you can find egg-shaped elements and apply them to your creation. Perhaps the decor will need to be pre-painted, painted with unusual patterns. And it is not necessary to buy food coloring, ordinary acrylic or watercolor paints, even gouache, will do.

   
   
   

7. Easter compositions perfectly convey the feeling of a holiday, a sense of renewal and faith.

   
   
   

8. A few more unusual and enough interesting ideas, which will add uniqueness to your interior on this bright holiday.

   
   
   

9. And I will definitely take these options into service in order to implement this year. Simple and beautiful, isn't it?

   
   
   

10. If you, like me, were inspired by these ideas, be sure to save them to create something similar on the eve of the bright holiday. It will not take much time and will bring joy to you and the children!

    
    
    

Easter is a holiday during which many people visit each other: children visit their parents, grandchildren - grandparents, nephews come to uncles and aunts. At this time, everyone is trying to have time to congratulate loved ones on the resurrection of Christ, and a festive atmosphere reigns in everything. Make your loved ones happy beautiful Easter arrangements and you will see how their mood will become even better!

Be sure to tell your friends about these ideas, they will definitely thank you for it.

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Easter is truly a bright holiday. His approach is always exciting and long-awaited. Indeed, very often it marks the arrival of a real, warm and gentle spring. Perhaps that is why it is customary to decorate your house on the eve of this great day. Many needlewomen every year create a variety of compositions for Easter with their own hands, transforming everything around.

Easter symbols

Among the Slavic peoples, the most common Easter symbols are Easter cakes, Easter eggs and eggs - Krashenka. They are an essential attribute of the Easter table. Another symbol is the rabbit, which means fertility and prosperity. In some countries, you can find on the festive table not only him, but also a chicken - a symbol of new life emerging from an egg. Figurines of these animals take pride of place in decorating the festive table and at home.

A mandatory attribute of the holiday is the one that was brought from the temple after the service or consecration. It is desirable that it be brought to the house lit from the church itself. According to beliefs, this contributes to the purification and consecration of the home, the expulsion of troubles and diseases.

Recently, decorating the house with an Easter wreath has become very common. It is somewhat similar to Christmas, but flowers and various Easter symbols are used to make it. Also, compositions for Easter, created with your own hands the day before, can be presented as a gift to your guests. Such a gift will carry good thoughts and a wish for well-being.

sweet gift

Sweet surprises will certainly become an excellent table decoration or a gift for guests. Homemade candy compositions for Easter will please little kids and adults will like it. Such a gift is very easy to make yourself. The main thing is not to forget to include mandatory symbols in it. It can be either a chocolate rabbit, small wicker baskets with flowers and sweets inside.

If time is running out or there is simply no way to decorate a gift beautifully, you can supplement it with fluffy figurines of chickens or porcelain figurines of hares. It is enough to show a little imagination - and compositions for Easter from sweets will definitely be in the spotlight.

confectionery treat

Most housewives bake or buy Easter cakes for Easter. This is a traditional pastry that can be found in almost every home. But if you do not dare to take on this rather difficult task, you can get out of the situation in a different way. Cookies or gingerbread decorated with bright sugar icing will be excellent. If done oval shape, you get a real themed pastry. In addition, with the help of special molds, you can cut out chickens or hares from the dough, decorating them to your taste.

Flora in decor

Main spring holiday can not do without bright flowers and green grass. After all, it is at this time of the year that nature gives us the opportunity to contemplate the riot of its colors. Therefore, flower arrangements for Easter will be especially relevant in the decor of the table and the room. Collected in a bouquet, placed in a basket or a transparent vase, they will certainly bring joy, harmony and comfort to the house.

It is not necessary to use fresh flowers for these purposes - although they would be the best option. You can build them yourself, for example, from corrugated paper. Yes, regular color is fine.

You can decorate any part of the interior - a table, walls, doors, chandeliers, whatever. Vases with flowers look stylish in the interior. So, tulips, especially when they are closed, resemble an egg in their shape, and daffodils are in harmony with the yellow figures of chickens.

Bushes with hyacinths, decorated with souvenir eggs, look good as interior decoration. And the center of attention can be a vase-egg, in which a bright spring bouquet is placed. If there is none in the house, you can use cleanly washed egg shells, into which water is poured and small flowers are placed. The egg blanks themselves can be placed in special stands.

Compositions for Easter from eggs

An integral part of the Easter holidays - an egg - can also become a wonderful interior decoration. One has only to show a little imagination, and the usual, at first glance, the shell will play in a new way.

Empty eggs can be decorated with paints (gouache or acrylic), drawing floral, geometric, folk ornaments on them. This activity is very popular with children, as they have the opportunity to show their creativity. A basket with such eggs will look great, both without flowers and with them. Stylish and unusual look colored eggs in a twisted "nest" of "seals".

Trees with krashenka and pysanky hanging on them look great in the interior of the room. Elements for so original decoration You can make your own or buy it from a gift shop. Do-it-yourself Easter compositions made from eggs will perfectly fit into your interior and diversify the holiday.

Decor from...

The symbols of the Easter holiday, made from various improvised materials, look no less luxurious:

• From paper using the quilling technique, you can create three-dimensional or flat models of eggs.
• From white thread and glue, you can make an egg with an open front, in which it is recommended to place a fluffy chicken.
• From multi-colored threads you can crochet openwork eggs. Those who do not know the technique of knitting can tightly wrap the shell with threads, attaching them to the glue.
• Beaded crafts look elegant and unique.
• Ordinary shells can be painted and glued various decor(for example, dried flowers), hanging them on a string.
• Do-it-yourself compositions for Easter can be created from wool using the felting technique. These items are very cute and unique.

Easter wreath

Recently, decorations on the door in the form of a wreath have come into fashion. They are somewhat similar to Christmas ones, but Easter symbols are used here.

Most often, souvenir eggs made of foam or plastic are bought to create such a wreath. They are attached to a metal wire base. A variety of flowers are intertwined there, symbolizing the arrival of spring.

Wreaths created using the quilling technique look interesting. The variety of coils and the play of color give rise to incredible beauty, despite the fact that the most ordinary material- paper. A wreath created from multi-colored buttons of various shapes looks no less original.

You can "plant" a chicken in such a product, decorate it with eggs, flowers, willow branches. The final result will depend on what material is used, and of course, on the flight of the author's imagination. With very little effort, you can get charming compositions for Easter. A photo original crafts presented to your attention in the article, but if this is not enough, a lot of material can be found on various information resources dedicated to needlework.

Very often craftswomen abandon the traditional round shape choosing the one they like best. It can be stars, triangles, balls and other geometric shapes.

Conclusion

Preparing for Easter is not only culinary chores, but also an opportunity to give your home freshness and home comfort. After all, with the advent of spring, I want everything around to be bright, cheerful and cheerful. Compositions for Easter will help with this. You can make a real masterpiece with your own hands! Cute crafts will not only diversify your interior, but everything that is made by hand is made with great love.

• Balloon
• PVA glue
• Newspaper
• Scissors
• Stationery knife
• Secateurs
• Oasis (floristic sponge)
• Mica (transparent film)
• Pistachio, eucalyptus, moss (tillandsia), limonium, spray daffodils, ranunculus, chamomile
• Egg shell, decorative feathers, decorative chick

DIY Easter composition: master class

1. We propose to make a vase for the composition with your own hands. To make it you will need balloon, PVA glue, newspaper. Blow up a small balloon. Glue its base to the middle with pieces of newspaper, dipping them in glue. In order for the ball to easily detach from our future vase, pre-lubricate it fat cream. Having glued the ball in several layers (so that the vase is strong and resistant), leave it to dry for several hours.

2. After the blank dries, paint it in the color you like with acrylic or gouache paints. Carefully deflate the balloon and pull it out.

3. You will get such a vase.

4. The next step is the basis for the flower arrangement itself. Place mica in a vase - a transparent film. Wet the oasis, cut to size and place inside. Cut off the remaining sticking around the edges.

5. Now let's start filling. Insert a pistachio around the edges of the vase, making a kind of “cushion” for flowers.

6. We begin to insert flowers into the composition - spray daffodils and ranunculus. Brunia (green cones) will add originality to the composition, and eucalyptus sprigs will give a pleasant aroma. Limonium and chamomile will add grace to her. Fill in the gaps with the remaining greenery or moss - tillandsia, so that the oasis is not visible.

Master Class. " Happy Easter».

Savelyeva Oksana Nikolaevna, teacher additional education MBOU DOD "CDT" Uralsky, Perm Territory.

The target audience: the master class is intended for children from 8-9 years old, teachers of additional education, educators, parents.
Conduct form: conversation, practical work of the teacher with the audience.
Target: making an Easter composition.
Tasks:
Educational
- to consolidate the skills of working with paper;
- expand knowledge about the world around;
- comply with safety regulations;
Educational
- improve the sensory sphere;
- develop imaginative thinking;
- develop design and Creative skills;
- develop memory, imagination, attention;
- develop soft muscles of the hands, creative abilities;
Educational
- to cultivate will, perseverance, accuracy, diligence, diligence;
- to cultivate a careful attitude to materials and tools;
Theoretical basis master class The bright holiday of Easter descends on the earth,
More magical than any fairy tale,
More wonderful than any earthly miracles:
Christ is risen!
Truly risen!
Easter ringing, and eggs with Easter cakes.
The birches stood up as white candles.
And over the earth the blasphemy rushes:
Christ is risen!
Truly risen!
And willow in honor of the Holy Resurrection
Wearing spring jewelry...
And like a temple, the forest is filled with singing:
Christ is risen!
Truly risen!
(A. Usachev)
Easter - Bright Resurrection of Christ. This main event in the spiritual life of Christians is called the Feast of Feasts. From Maundy Thursday, a favorite action begins - they paint and paint eggs. IN simple patterns put a lot of meaning into it. Wavy lines are sea-oceans. A circle - bright sun. According to tradition, ready-made krashenki and pysanky were piled on fresh sprouted greens of oats, wheat, and sometimes on soft green lettuce leaves, which were specially grown for the holiday. juicy greens and bright colours Easter eggs created a festive mood.
And when Easter cakes are baked, the whole house is filled with the sweet aroma of vanilla, raisins - a real holiday!
On the night of the Resurrection of Christ, a festive divine service takes place. In beautiful baskets, various dishes are brought to the church - Easter cakes, cheese, butter, which symbolize well-being, pysanky and krashenka. Salt is placed in the basket - a symbol of wisdom.
I suggest you make an Easter composition using the quilling technique.
The practical basis of the master class

Working process:

1. For work, we need the following materials and tools:
strips for quilling 5 mm wide;
gold gouache;
a branch of a tree or shrub;
pot;
PVA glue;
scissors;
toothpicks;
gypsum;

2. We begin work with the manufacture of Easter eggs using the quilling technique. To do this, glue 9 strips different color and twist a tight roll. For one egg, you need to make two round blanks with the same number of strips.

3. We determine the number of eggs for our composition ourselves.

4. We form three-dimensional parts from each blank and coat it well with glue inside.

5. We get colorful blanks for future eggs.

6. Apply glue to the bases of the two halves of the blanks and connect the parts. We attach a thread to each egg. Easter egg is ready!

7. Let's start making wood. We cover the branch with gold paint.

8. We breed gypsum and plant a twig in a prepared pot or vase.

9. Decorate the top of the pot with sisal.

10. Decorate the finished tree easter eggs, decorate with bows of satin ribbons.

I bring to your attention the work of the association "Creative Studio",
which I am the leader.

I wish you creative success!

Easter basket with chickens with their own hands. Master class with step by step photos

Master class "Easter fantasies"

Author: Kalashnikova Olga Ivanovna, educator of the MKU "Topka Social and Rehabilitation Center for Minors", Topki, Kemerovo Region.
Target: acquaintance with public holidays.
Tasks: develop creative skills;
to promote the spiritual and patriotic education of children through acquaintance with folk holidays and traditions;
teach new techniques in creating creative compositions.

This master class will be useful for kindergarten teachers, teachers of additional education, teachers primary school and to all those who wish to make their loved ones a gift with their own hands.

Easter or Light Christ Sunday- the biggest and long-awaited holiday for Orthodox Christians. The word "Easter" in Greek means "deliverance". Easter is considered one of the ancient holidays. In Russia, this bright holiday began to be celebrated as early as the 10th century.
Easter is our favorite holiday. And so we are preparing with all responsibility for the meeting of this mysterious holiday - we put things in order in the house, we strive to cleanse ourselves both externally and internally, we bake Easter cakes, prepare Easter and, of course, paint eggs.
After all, eggs are main attribute Easter table. Among the ancient Slavs, the egg personified the sun, earth, universe, life, fertility, rebirth and strength that opposed evil spirits. In general, our ancestors more than once resorted to the magic of the egg - it protected the cattle, and gave a good harvest, and protected the house. For Christians, the egg symbolizes the Resurrection of Christ, the emerging and renewing life. The egg is a symbol of life, under the shell of which life itself is born in the form of a divine being.
Why do we paint eggs in bright colors? The most popular color is red or purple. These colors symbolize the sacrificial blood of Christ. According to one of the legends, after Jesus Christ was resurrected, all his disciples went to different countries with the message that Christ conquered death. And so, one of the followers of Christ, Mary Magdalene came to the city of Rome, where the emperor Tiberius ruled. It was not customary to come to the emperor without gifts, and the wise woman took a simple chicken egg as a gift for him, which has always been a symbol of life. Approaching Tiberius, Mary said: "Christ is risen!" To which the emperor laughed and said: "It is as impossible as your white egg to turn red." And before Tiberius had time to finish the phrase, the egg in the hands of Mary Magdalene turned completely red, and the shocked emperor exclaimed: “Truly Risen!” This is what has survived to this day.

Of course, there are many ways to decorate eggs. And I suggest you decorate your holiday table, thereby delighting your loved ones, with such a funny Easter composition.

drawing "Easter fantasies"

Equipment and materials:

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For funny chickens - hens and a cockerel you will need:
two plastic eggs from chocolate surprise eggs;
threads "Iris" - yellow, orange and red;
stationery glue;
darning needle;
pieces of flannel in yellow and red for the legs, beak, wings and combs, pieces of soft jersey with a patterned print for the wings, pieces of white and blue fabric, and pieces of leather for the eyes and eyelashes;
scissors;
PVA glue.
For shopping cart:
soft plastic cover;
aluminum wire with a cross section of up to 0.1 mm;
awl;
flour and boiling water for making paste;
roll toilet paper;
gouache paints of golden and brown colors;
flat bristle brush;
wire cutters;
varnish PF-283 (quick-drying)
For grass:
pieces of satin fabric in two shades of green;
candle and lighter for processing petals;
master glue.

And don't forget to take 70 percent Have a good mood, 20 percent wild imagination, 10 percent of your patience and 100 percent pleasure you are guaranteed.

So, friends, let's get to work.
The first stage of our creative path will be the "weaving" of the basket.
We take an ordinary plastic lid from a coffee can, pierce holes in it for the wire, which will act as the edges of the future basket. The number of holes must be odd.

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After that, we trim the wire with wire cutters and shape the future basket by bending and pushing the wire apart.

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Now let's start preparing the "rods". We tear off strips 20-25 cm long from a roll of toilet paper and twist them into bundles. We will prepare a paste from flour and boiling water, i.e. pour the flour with hot water. The consistency of the mass should be like thick sour cream. We lower each tourniquet into a paste.

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And immediately we begin to "weave" the basket, winding the tourniquet by the wire ribs into checkerboard pattern. And so to the very top. On the top of the basket we lay a tourniquet, also processed in a paste by pressing it with your fingers. Carefully turn the basket over and process the bottom edge in the same way.

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We do the basket handle like this. We slightly bend a piece of wire to fit the size of the basket and put it under the bundles so that it is not visible and wrap it around with an adhesive bundle. The ends of the bundle are gently pressed against the edges of the basket.

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We leave our creation to dry.
And we transgress to the creation of the main culprits of the festival - chickens and a cockerel.
Technique for performing chickens - cocoon. We pierce the container with clerical glue in the lower part with a darning needle with a thread of the appropriate color (yellow or variegated - connect orange and red threads).

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We hold the end of the thread with a finger on the egg, and with a bubble of glue and with a thread threaded through it, like a coil, we begin to wrap the egg in different directions. We do the same procedure with the second egg.

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Let the pieces dry.
And in order not to waste time, let's cut out the details according to pre-prepared templates.

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Here are the blanks of the cut parts should turn out:

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For the strength and stability of future chickens, a cardboard blank must be laid between the parts of the legs and glued.

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We glue legs, eyes, cilia to the dried blanks of chickens. Sew on scallops, beaks and wings.

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For the expressiveness of the eyes, we will add some highlights with the help of a corrector. Here we have such a solar miracle.

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In the meantime, our basket has also dried up. Now let's work as artists. Armed with a flat bristle brush and gouache paints. We apply the first layer of golden paint, and without waiting for it to dry, immediately apply brown paint in short strokes.

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Let dry and varnish.

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Let the varnish dry completely. It will take 2-3 hours.
We are moving on to the final stage of creating an Easter composition - making grass.
We cut out petals of arbitrary shape from the fabric and process the edges with fire.