Topiary from coffee: how to do it yourself

A coffee tree is a wonderful surprise, an original table decoration and an addition to the interior. This decor is easy to manufacture, environmentally friendly, beautiful and incredible aroma. For those who like unusual gifts, as well as hand made, it will be interesting how to make a coffee tree with your own hands. To do the crafts, you need only a little patience and creative inspiration.

Topiary is called decorative trees, which are made from improvised tools and natural materials. It is believed that this technology, hand made, dates back to the time of the Roman patricians, in the gardens of which the trees were trimmed in a special way. The crowns had an unusual shape, usually resembling statues and various decorative objects.

Over time, technology changed; it was worked on in Renaissance monasteries, Dutch and English gardens and labyrinths. Today, topiary is a popular type of gifts.

The coffee tree, bringing visual aesthetic pleasure, will appeal to many thanks to its delicate aroma. Even after processing the grains smell amazing, creating an atmosphere of comfort and tranquility in the room. You can complement the decorative tree with the help of various vintage trinkets.

A tree of grains can look harmoniously in the interior, regardless of style. It can be an apartment with an exquisite classic style, a modern loft or minimalism. The topiary will look advantageous against a background of mint color and other shades of green. In any room you can place the original Christmas tree made of coffee beans. You can decorate a street gazebo or free space on the veranda with such decor.

Such crafts are not just a complement to the design of the room, but also a symbol of well-being, prosperity and happiness. The tree always symbolizes vitality, therefore, the topiary is great for both women and men as a gift.

To make a coffee tree, prepare the following materials:

- Coffee beans. If possible, try to buy quality coffee. It is recommended to choose a product with evenly fried grains, relatively uniform in size. They must be carefully dried. Coffee beans will need to be glued “flat”, but sometimes they do this by placing individual grains “scales”;

- The basis. As a blank, take a heart or a ball. Such a base can be already finished or made independently on the basis of cardboard or foam;

- Threads. They are needed in almost all variations of creating crafts;

- Paint. This material will be required for application to the workpiece;

- Tube or wand, wire. They are necessary for the trunk to appear in the tree;

- Glue (it is recommended to take a glue gun);

- Plaster or alabaster (preferably with utensils for mixing);

- scissors;

- Capacity for a tree. There can be many different options - from a home-made pot and bowl to store pots and vases;

- Adhesive tape (always double-sided);

- Additional decorations. The craft can be decorated with various beads, ribbons and bows, cloves, cinnamon in sticks, etc.

There are many options for how you can make a similar craft with your own hands. We suggest that you familiarize yourself with the instruction, which combines several techniques at once and differs from others in its ease of implementation.

Stage number 1. We work with the workpiece.

For round topiary, use ready-made balls or make a ball with your own hands on the basis of foam plastic (it is better if wire is used for the barrel). You can also take the heart ready if you can find a suitable element, but it can also be cut from a piece of foam.

The blank is glued with paper, wrapped with a thread (knitting), preferably dark. Then it must be painted brown.

To make a symmetrical base for the crown of a tree in the form of a heart, you will need cardboard (will serve as the basis), as well as cotton (needed to create volume). However, there is another way to make a heart. Cut out figures of the same shape from cardboard and lay a tube between them as a trunk. Two figures are glued together. Only after that you need to stick on the finished base cotton pads, which will be needed for the volume.

When the workpiece is wrapped with a thread and painted in the desired color, it can be safely covered with glue and coffee beans. It is recommended to do this not in one layer, but in two, and the first is laid with the side with a flat surface inward, and the other on the contrary.

Stage number 2. We make the core.

The tube or wire that you choose as the trunk must be covered with sheets of tissue paper, ribbons or a rope, and then glued to the crown. If you want, you can bend the wire. In the case of a cardboard heart, you need to connect the parts a little earlier than for other blanks, only a small hole will be enough.

Stage number 3. “Plant” a tree.

It is necessary to measure the amount of solution conveniently using the container into which you will insert the tree. Prepare a mixture of alabaster or gypsum, pour into a pot. Then insert the topiary in the center and wait for the mass to harden. When everything dries, cover the “soil” with an additional layer of coffee (can be replaced with shavings or sawdust, tea leaves).

Stage number 4. Decorate the craft.

As decorations, you can use not only ribbons and beads, but also miniature figures of animals, coarse cloth for a pot, star anise star for crown decor, etc.

Do not be afraid to experiment and show your own imagination when you make a coffee tree. There are many different variations of topiary, here are some stylish ideas for crafts.

The traditional coffee topiary has a round shape. There are no special decorations, it is best if the craft is made in calm shades using natural materials. This is a simple and really elegant option, which is suitable for interior decoration in different styles.

A heart-shaped topiary can be presented on February 14 as a surprise. The base is sold in stores with floral materials, but you can also make it yourself, using improvised means.

Such crafts seem incredibly complex, but they are quite simple to do on their own. This will require a piece of wire, a glue gun or a spray can with mounting foam.

A tree with delicate flowers will be a wonderful surprise for a gift on March 8, Birthday, etc. In addition, such a topiary can be put in the living room or bedroom.

Imagine a stylish tree on which dragonflies, butterflies or birds sit. This craft looks really spring and reminds you of warm days, regardless of the weather outside.

Garnish the craft with dried fruit slices, for example, citrus fruits, resulting in a wonderful decorative detail for the summer table. However, with this topiary it is quite possible to supplement the New Year's serving.

Coffee "money" tree is a good surprise for men. It can be made in the same way as an ordinary topiary, the only difference is that the ball needs to be pasted over with coins, then round around with lightning and covered with coffee beans at the end.

A Christmas tree-shaped topiary will become a wonderful table decoration during the holidays, as well as complement the home New Year's atmosphere. You can buy an additional base or make it yourself. To do this, just roll up the cardboard in the form of a cone and cut off the excess pieces.

For such crafts, you need to spend more time, but the result is a really beautiful topiary. Several crowns develop from one rod or “grow” at once from two or three trunks, which may have different thicknesses and heights.

This is not exactly a topiary, but they make a coffee ball in a similar way. The difference lies in the absence of the trunk, and in form it will not at all resemble a tree. Can be combined in the composition of coffee grains with seeds, legumes. A stylish option will turn out if you place several balls in a beautiful glass dish or vase.

Topiary is a stylish version of hand made, which looks great in different interiors. To choose a suitable manufacturing method, we advise you to be inspired by examples of work. We offer a small selection of successful crafts with different decor options.