Do-it-yourself garden figures from polyurethane foam are quite easy to make, for this you need a minimum of improvised materials. Armed with a can of polyurethane foam, you can make almost any figure that will become a real decoration of your garden.
Using a plastic bottle and polyurethane foam, you can independently make an original garden figure.
How to make a stork from polyurethane foam?
You will need:
- plastic eggplant from under the water;
- thick wire;
- Styrofoam;
- stationery tape;
- mounting foam;
- wood chip;
- electrodes (for bird legs);
- sharp knife;
- poultry feathers;
- paint and varnish for facade works.
A stork made of polyurethane foam with your own hands will be the highlight of your garden. The first step is to build a frame, which will subsequently be covered with foam. The basis of the frame is a plastic eggplant from under the water for 5 liters. From the side of the bottom is placed the head of a bird, the neck serves as a tail.
The stork's neck is made of thick wire: a small piece of foam plastic is applied to the bottle, it is pierced with a wire at an angle so that the wire rests against the wall of the eggplant. To make a bird's head, take a small piece of rounded foam, put it on the end of the wire. The nose is made from a piece of wood or a small piece of wire.
The legs of a bird are made from electrodes that are out of order, and metal fittings can also be used for this. At the junction of the legs with the body, pieces of foam are placed, since the stork's legs have a thickening at the top. The stork will be inserted into the ground with electrodes, so the figure does not need additional weighting, but if desired, you can fill the eggplant with sand.
For the wings, flat pieces of polystyrene in the form of a semicircle are suitable - they are attached with wire to the sides of the eggplant. In order to give the frame the necessary strength, it is wrapped with tape. Work begins with the head, gradually moving to the base of the legs of the bird. It is not necessary to wrap the electrodes with adhesive tape.
PVA glue is used to prime the figure.
After all the parts are fastened, proceed to shaping with foam. The foam is squeezed out in small zigzags or stripes, and there is no need to try to accurately repeat the contours of the bird, since everything superfluous will then be cut off. Important: the foam is laid in thin layers with obligatory intermediate drying. This building material dries quickly enough, so the next layer can be applied after 15-30 minutes.
After the foam hardens, they begin to form a sculpture: with the help of a sharp knife, they cut off everything superfluous. It remains only to paint the stork. In order to reduce paint consumption, it is necessary to apply a primer, which forms a protective film and will not allow the porous foam to absorb the paint. As a primer, you can use PVA glue diluted with water in a ratio of 1: 2. The neck and body of the bird are painted white, the tips of the wings and tail are black, the nose and legs are covered with red paint. The result is fixed with any facade varnish. At the end of the work, a bunch of real goose, duck or rooster feathers is inserted into the tail hole (bottle neck). The figurine of a stork is placed on a flower bed, deepening the electrodes (legs) into the ground.
How to make a donkey out of polyurethane foam?
You will need:
- eggplant from under the water for 10 l;
- can;
- wire;
- sharp knife;
- mounting foam;
- glue gun or double-sided tape;
- wooden boards (for legs);
- facade putty;
- primer;
- facade paint and varnish.
Foam figures can be small or large, it all depends on your imagination and the materials available. To make a donkey, you need a plastic eggplant from under the water for 10 liters. A tin can is perfect for the head, and if there is none on the farm, then you can use a cropped 5-liter eggplant. The legs of the donkey are made of wooden planks, the tail is made of wire or glazing bead. The head and legs are glued with a glue gun or double-sided tape, the tail is inserted at a slight angle into the hole made in advance.
In order to make the figure heavier, it is necessary to fill the eggplant with dry sand - it is better to do this after the glue has dried.
In the manufacture of garden figures, a special gun for polyurethane foam is used.
Layers of polyurethane foam are applied to the prepared frame. It is necessary to allow the previous layer to dry for 15-20 minutes, only after that the next layer of foam is applied.
Donkey ears are made of wire, which is bent in the form of a semicircle. Then the wire frame is wrapped with tape or paper, inserted into the donkey's head, and then foam is applied to the ears. Next, the foam is cut with a knife in such a way as to give the figure the desired shape.
In order for the sculpture to look believable, it is necessary to apply facade putty on top of the mounting foam, having previously primed the product. The primer improves the adhesion of materials, so this process should not be ignored. Small details are worked out on raw putty: nostrils are cut out, animal eyes are made. After the putty dries, the surface is rubbed with fine-grained sandpaper. The donkey figurine is painted with acrylic facade paint, and then covered with waterproof varnish.
Foam mushrooms
You will need:
- plastic bottle;
- Styrofoam;
- wire;
- stationery knife;
- primer;
- facade putty;
- acrylic facade paint and varnish.
Even a child can make mushrooms from polyurethane foam, for this you do not need to have the talent of a sculptor or artist. To make a mushroom leg, you will need a plastic bottle. To give the figurine stability, the bottle is filled with pebbles or dry sand. Foam is applied to the bottle in such a way that a thickening characteristic of the fungus is obtained at the bottom. The foam is distributed in thin layers with intermediate drying.
To make a mushroom cap, they take foam plastic, cut a circle out of it, and you don’t need to try to repeat the exact shape, since in nature there are no mushrooms with perfectly round hats. Foam is applied to the foam in such a way that a cone is gradually formed. A strong wire is inserted into the leg of the mushroom, a cap is put on it, the junction of the parts can be smeared with glue. Next, apply the last layer of foam, let it harden, and then cut off all the excess.
Polyurethane foam is a porous material that easily absorbs moisture, so the product must be primed. If this is not done, then the moisture from the putty will turn into foam, which will make the finishing material drier, and subsequently this may lead to cracking of the surface. If the farm does not have a primer, then it can be replaced with gelatin. Gelatin is soaked in cold water (15 g per 100 ml), allowed to swell, and then melted in a water bath. Melted gelatin is diluted with warm water. The figure is treated with this solution 2-3 times with intermediate drying.
Next, facade putty is applied to the fungus (can be replaced with plaster) and left to dry completely. The surface is first sanded with medium-grain sandpaper, then fine-grained paper is used. The product is primed again - if this is not done, then the paint consumption will double. The cap of the mushroom is painted brown, white with the addition of ocher is used for the legs. The work is covered with facade or yacht varnish in 2-3 layers.
Garden figures made of polyurethane foam will bring an atmosphere of comfort, make the estate individual and unique. Everyone can make a fungus, a stork or a donkey, if you show a little imagination and acquire the necessary materials.
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Foam crafts. Our new kindergarten. To make it interesting and fun for our children to come to Kindergarten, we decided to settle a fairy tale with us. But she did not fly to us herself, we created her with our own hands to the delight of our pupils and their parents.
Little Bambi with mom.
Rooster and his friendly family.
Swan loyalty.
In the forest clearing
Corner of the inhabitants of the swamp.
And in just one month, fairy-tale heroes settled on our territory. All of them are very funny, and therefore attract our kids. The children really like to look at them, take pictures with these characters.
Material. For their crafts used exclusively waste material (plastic bottles, pieces of old hose, cans)
In addition to this available material, we needed assembly room foam and paint ... and a great desire.
For the manufacture of a friendly, rooster family, empty cans of oil were used, trimmings of fiberboard (beak, tail, comb, mounting foam, paint.
One more touch and the job is done...
To make a crocodile, we needed two plastic bottles,
tape and foam assembly room.
Snail making.
Thank you for your attention, if my material is useful to someone, I will be glad.
Crafts from polyurethane foam can be made with your own hands in just a few hours.
If you have a disposable tank that hasn't run out yet, why not use it for the benefit of landscaping.
In this case, it is still better to resort to professional foam, and not household foam, since a small gun with a diameter of 2 mm is added to it.
Unusually simple and beautiful figurines made of polyurethane foam will become the property of your site. They will not leave indifferent either neighbors or just people passing by.
Materials for fakes from polyurethane foam
You will need:
- gloves;
- sprayer with pre-prepared water;
- polyethylene;
- aviation kerosene.
Kerosene is needed so that, upon completion of work with mounting foam, hands can be easily washed from building material.
Something will also come in handy for creating the basis for crafts from polyurethane foam with your own hands.
You can take an ordinary plastic bottle, an old pan or something else, which is not a pity.
With foam covering the auxiliary material, the creation of crafts will begin ...
Do-it-yourself decor can also come in handy, for which everything beautiful, thematically suitable for what you started, will do.
How to make crafts from polyurethane foam
First we take a bottle, pour some sand or small stones into it to make it harder. Next, we begin to cover with foam, but with a small layer.
On average, it takes 10 minutes to dry, so after each layer this time will have to wait.
The first layers of polyurethane foam crafts are simple, they are made approximately in the form of a future craft, but then it’s more difficult - you need to improvise, imagine how the decor should turn out.
As for the shape, it can be given by hand, but in order not to get your hands dirty, it is recommended to do this after the foam is covered with a film.
A film on crafts made from polyurethane foam appears as a result of a chemical reaction upon contact with air, and this happens quite quickly - in a couple of minutes.
“Bending” it should be like plasticine, and when the necessary outline is obtained, the next portion of time is expected.
In the same way, you can decorate crafts from plastic bottles, which will be a great addition to the garden and garden.
The advantage of polyurethane foam is that, until it dries, you can insert various details into the craft, such as paws, ears, tail. If they are needed precisely “foamy”, then it is better to sculpt with your hands.
So that your hands do not get very dirty, it is advisable to stock up on medical gloves. They are the most comfortable, perfectly fit the hands and almost do not constrain movements.
In addition, through the rubber, you can feel how a piece of polyurethane foam that has not yet stuck in your hands is bent in your hands.
You can’t use garden fabric gloves - the foam will clog between the threads, and you won’t be able to use them after the first contact.
If you need to make crafts from mounting foam with a mustache, it is advisable to stock up on fishing line or wire.
These materials can be painted, and in wet weather they do not deteriorate. But to create a “hilly” surface on the craft, you will already have to work with your hands - different finger movements will help to recreate a wide variety of shapes.
Large crafts from polyurethane foam do it yourself
If the craft should be large, it is better to take a larger base as a basis.
You can use plastic bottles to make a base by fastening them with tape. The less foam, the better.
Foam crafts look great where tire crafts are installed.
You need to paint them carefully, and before carrying out this procedure
dry thoroughly in the shade. Drying takes at least a week, but if the foam layer is large, it is better to wait longer.
The paint is applied to the craft from mounting foam with your own hands every spring again. If this is not done, the foam may crack and the craft will deteriorate.
Foam craft ideas
If your site has a small pond, you can make a large green toad. This is especially true where many plants grow, especially large-leaved ones. In some cases, it is easier to make a lizard or a crocodile - who can do what.
In order not to miscalculate with the sizes and “fill your hand”, you can practice on plasticine. No matter how strange it may sound, but it is after testing on this simple material that it turns out to make chic crafts from polyurethane foam.
The same goes for the dough - if you like to bake delicious buns, pat animals - this will help you figure out what you can do better.
A great solution is to make turtles out of polyurethane foam. And it is not at all necessary to have a reservoir on the site. In addition, almost everyone has white paint, and it is now cheaper than colored ones.
Turtles are easier to paint and their shells can be alternated with natural grays. If, during the creation of the craft, bumps appeared that should not be, they can be cut off with a sharp knife.
Similarly, the situation will be with rounded details - if they need to be sharpened, the excess is simply cut off.
Crafts from polyurethane foam not only decorate street views, they can also be made for the home. Funny frogs will bring smiles to people passing by!
So, as an original New Year's decor, you can make a snowman out of foam, but you need to start creating it in advance so that the material has time to dry well.
If you paint over the foam ahead of time, it will quickly crack.
Dacha is a place where we relax and enjoy life. But decorations for the garden and yard cost a lot of money. Therefore, some owners make crafts from polyurethane foam, which are in no way inferior to expensive figurines made of plastic, metal and wood.
In order to decorate your personal plot, you do not need to complete art courses and have “golden hands”. A small set of tools, a little diligence and abstract thinking will allow you to get gnomes, frogs, sheep and Christmas trees from quite affordable material.
Do-it-yourself technology for making figures from construction foam
First of all, you need to stock up on the necessary materials and tools. This will determine how well and quickly the manufacturing process will go:
- For the frame of the product, plastic bottles filled with sand, boards, metal objects and thick wire are suitable. Even an ordinary brick can become the basis for a future mushroom on its site!
- Mounting foam.
- Foam gun.
- Gun cleaner.
- If you plan to grow flowers in sculpture, then in the center of it you need to mount some kind of container such as a bucket, tin can or the same plastic bottle.
- Varnish, paint and brushes for them.
- Stationery or other knife.
The very process of creating garden figures consists of two successive processes. First, we apply foam to the base and let it harden a little. Then we apply again and so on until we approach the shape we need.
After that, extra protrusions are removed with an ordinary clerical knife, the sculpture takes on a finished shape and can be covered with paint. The whole work can take from an hour to several days, depending on the size of the figure and the thickness of the applied layer. All this is desirable to do in a separate dry room, where there is no excess dust and children do not run.. Otherwise, you will have to wash with gasoline or acetone an extremely sticky substance, which is polyurethane foam.
Sculptures and products for the garden
Below are a few examples of different figures that even a beginner can create on his site. The main thing is to strictly follow the sequence of all operations. And in a few hours you will definitely feel like a real creator, from whose hands an excellent decoration for a summer cottage comes out!
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Christmas tree
Making a Christmas tree out of polyurethane foam is easy. To do this, you need to collect twigs and attach them to an iron pipe. This can be done with tape or wire.
After that, it is necessary to wet the workpiece from the spray gun so that the foam “sticks” to the base more firmly.
Acrylic green paint is great for creating a Christmas mood with simple things like stick trims, twigs, polyurethane foam and fishing line. 
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Ball
The ball is the easiest figure to make. It is recommended to start your creative experiments with it, and after that move on to more complex decorations and sculptures.
- We take a can of paint and fill it with sand;
- Layer by layer we apply mounting foam;
- Upon reaching the required size and more or less spherical shape, we remove the excess parts with a knife;
- We cover the product with varnish;
- We choose the paint for our decoration, depending on our preferences;
- If this is a bun or the head of some animal, we make eyes, a nose and a mustache from buttons, fishing line and wire.
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Ram and sheep
We make a ram and a sheep:
- First, let's make a frame. We take several plastic bottles and fasten them with tape. It will turn out something like the "skeleton" of the animal. The lower "limbs" can be filled with sand to make the figure more stable.
- Next, you can already apply foam. But to save it, it is better to wrap the frame with isolon or other polymeric material. The first layer of polyurethane foam - you already have a rough idea of what will happen in the end!
- We make ears from pieces of skin. You can also make them from plastic bottles by preheating and bending them.
- We process the muzzle with a knife, carefully giving it the necessary features.
- We cover the product with varnish.
- With paint we draw eyes, a mouth and other "features" of our sheep or lamb!
Scheme for making sheep.
Goat
Step by step how to make a goat:
- We make a frame of thick wire, with which we wrap several plastic bottles.
- As a frame for the legs (bones), it is better to take metal pipes. They can be welded to a pedestal, dug into the ground, or secured with bolts. Your figurine must endure wind and rain, so be sure to securely fasten the base.
- We apply one or two layers of mounting foam.
- We make horns and a tail from wooden sticks or plastic cuts and fix them.
- After applying the last layer, cut off all unnecessary and wrap the product with a sickle or fishing line.
- We cover the surface with a primer and paint. You can choose any color, because it is completely your creation!
- We make eyes from buttons.
- We place our goat next to a pond, in a clearing, in the company of other decorations, etc.
In total, this sculpture will take from one to two weeks to make, as each layer of foam must harden. As a result, from unnecessary pipes, plastic bottles, wire scraps, other "garbage" and several cylinders of mounting foam, you get an excellent decoration for your summer cottage!
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Crafts for the New Year
Even if you don’t have anything on hand except a wire and a can of mounting foam, you can create a great decor for the New Year. Various ornaments, Christmas decorations, simple and complex figurines - all this is accessible and simple!
For example, you can make a snowflake. We take a wire of such thickness that it can be bent without effort. We make the frame of the future snowflake out of it. Gently apply one or two layers of foam. While it has not hardened, we achieve even and smooth surfaces. If something goes wrong, you can always add a little foam and cut off the protrusions with a regular clerical knife. 
The Christmas ball is made even easier. Tennis ball covered with foam. After hardening, we apply a layer of paint and decorate our New Year's toy in bright and positive colors!
A simplified version of the Christmas tree is made using cardboard or isolon, wound on a rigid base in the form of a cone. Even a child can apply several layers! We level the surface, paint and put it in a prominent place.
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Basic rules for working with mounting foam
- Shake the bottle periodically.
- The ideal temperature for work is room temperature.
- Mounting foam does not like direct sunlight. Therefore, it is necessary to work in the shade, and cover the finished product with paint.
- The setting time of the foam will vary depending on the manufacturer, temperature and speed of operation.
Important Points
- The paint with which the finished product is coated must not contain nitrocellulose. Otherwise, the mounting foam will soften and the decoration will lose its shape.
- Gloves are a must. Without them, washing hands will take much more time than the process of making crafts.
- Polyurethane foam is a very light material. Therefore, heavy objects must be placed inside any product made from it. It can be a jar of sand, a plastic bottle filled with water, an iron base, metal pipes fastened with wire, and other massive things.
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Conclusion
You can give your summer cottage beauty and originality without spending a lot of money on it. Foam crafts are easy to make, non-toxic, and come in a variety of shapes. Starting from a simple ball and ending with figures of animals, birds, gnomes and even people!
Mounting foam is a practical and convenient thing. It is very easy to use and handle. In addition, the foam does not cost that much money. And most importantly - it is often found in everyday life in the form of surpluses or leftovers. And if, after the end of construction, crafts for the garden remain, they will become affordable and simple. The main thing is to have imagination and some ability to work with a knife.
To make crafts from polyurethane foam with our own hands, we will need:
- Foam. Depending on the size of the figure, up to ten balloons may be needed.
- The foundation. The object on which the foam will build up (suitable for the shape).
- Knife. It is best to take a sharp and thin one, it is preferable to use a scalpel.
- Paint, varnish.
Planning
To begin with, you need to clearly imagine the size and shape of the figure, which will represent the future crafts from mounting foam with your own hands. You need to proceed only from your own desires, other factors have little effect on the result. After that, the base is selected. You can use any fairly solid objects - bottles, pipes, cardboard, wood, and so on. If the figure will be standing outside, it is better to make the frame relatively heavy so that the creation is not blown away by the wind and does not fall. It is also worth preparing a workplace where handicrafts will be created from polyurethane foam with your own hands - cover it or a workshop, stock up on a solvent (to wash your hands after finishing work) and gloves.
Foam coating
We begin to cover the assembled and prepared frame with foam. You need to do this layer by layer, giving each one ten to fifteen minutes to dry. Attention! Before painting, the foam is very susceptible to direct sunlight, which can adversely affect its properties, so it is best used indoors with closed windows. After application, you can adjust Some parts of the frame are attached to it separately after applying several layers of foam. It is also possible to create whole separate parts, cover them and attach to the main figure using the same material as glue. Only because of drying, do-it-yourself crafts from polyurethane foam are made for a long time.
decoration
After creating the finished form, you can begin to design. The main option is to cover with several layers of paint. First, two, then, after several hours of drying, when the yellowness of the foam appears, another one. For durability and color retention, you can cover with a transparent varnish. Best fit it does not turn yellow. Another technique is to cover with toilet paper and paint it. It's easier and doesn't require a lot of paint.
Application
Foam crafts, photos of which are easy to find on the Internet or relevant magazines, are easy to make and beautiful. Any fantasy can come to life, turning into incredible and bizarre forms. Among other things, they are also incredibly functional - craftsmen make anything with foam, from lanterns to fountains. Foam is easily able to reveal his abilities to anyone. The main thing in this matter is to clearly imagine what should happen in the end and get closer to the result with each step.
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