Everyone is fed up with the universal box of chocolates, so with a little imagination, you can create a worthy alternative in the form of an original do-it-yourself ship made of chocolates under sail. Such a gift will be appropriate for any occasion and will be remembered for a long time. In addition to sweets, you can put a bottle of your favorite alcoholic drink on board the ship. Anyone can make such a miracle with the help of our master class with step-by-step photos.
We make compositions of ships from sweets with our own hands
For a candy ship you will need:
- 2 pieces of expanded polystyrene measuring 35 × 17 cm and 1 piece of 16 × 10;
- Crepe paper in blue and silver colors;
- Rigid mesh measuring 1 × 1.5 m;
- Silver colored braid;
- Twisted cord;
- BBQ wood skewers;
- Glue;
- Scissors;
- Stationery knife;
- Double-sided adhesive tape;
- Sweets of your choice;
- Alcohol bottle.
- Draw a template of our future ship on expanded polystyrene. The size may vary depending on the bottle. It is necessary to take into account some parameters: the width of the bottle should be equal to the width of the hole in the upper part. The bottle should fit obliquely in the hole, which should be half the length of the entire ship.
- We cut the expanded polystyrene into 3 parts: 2 parts are the same in size, but in one of the parts a hole is made for a bottle. And the third part is the future stern of the ship, as wide as the rest of the parts, and about 10 cm long.
- We make the decor of the hole for the bottle using crepe paper. Cut a rectangle out of silver paper a little bigger size than the hole.
- We attach it with glue to the second part, after placing a mark on the first part for a place for the hole. Better to use a strong plastic adhesive that dries quickly and won't burn styrofoam.
- Cut out another rectangle, but longer and narrower, and glue it to the bottom of the hole. The paper should be wide enough to fold the edges.
- Cut a little in the corners and glue it on both sides to the part.
- Now we collect all our parts from expanded polystyrene and glue them well together.
Let's wait until the glue is completely dry, and try to give the blank the shape of a boat. Gently cut on all sides with a clerical knife. The base is our bottom, it should be narrowed, but not too much, otherwise the ship will not be able to stand. We are guided by the photo.
We glue the base:
- The base of the ship will be decorated with blue crepe paper. Cut off the required piece of crepe paper, it should be wider than the height of the ship. We fasten the paper with glue on both sides, trying to make the joint on the nose (this will make it easier to combine).
- We fold in and carefully glue the edges.
- We iron the paper well from all sides.
- We also glue the top and bottom of the ship with paper overlays so that the edges do not stick out.
The next step is to decorate the ship's hull. For the stern, we use tape starting from the sides, gently smoothing out the folds. For braid and cord it is better to use Moment type glue. It quickly grabs fabric without leaving white spots.
Along the very edge of the hole, we fasten a twisted cord, similar to folded ship ropes.
We wrap the remaining small piece of expanded polystyrene with blue paper and glue it on the back.
We begin to decorate the ship with sweets. Decorate the bow with a few gold coins. Glue the candies in the shape of a dome symmetrically on both sides.
We decorate the feed with square and rectangular sweets. It is better to use double-sided tape so that the glue does not get inside the package. There is one trick you can use to keep the candy firmly in place. Glue one side of the adhesive tape onto the candy itself, and attach the adhesive tape itself to the stern with glue.
Masts and sails:
- We make masts from skewers. We cut off 2 skewers at an angle, glue them together and assemble 2 long masts. We put one short skewer on the bow.
- We use a net for the sail. Prepare 3 pieces of different size, folded in half. The largest rectangular piece of mesh should be slightly larger than the width of the ship. The size of the small triangular sail is best calculated after the masts have been set.
- Sew the braid on the sides of the sail and in the middle with small stitches.
- We fold the sails along the lines, as shown in the photo and carefully stitch them.
Final steps:
- We put the sails on the masts, passing through the fabric. The largest sail is in front of the stern, and the middle sail is just behind the opening for the bottle. Pull the sail in the shape of a triangle over the cord and place it on the bow.
- We roll up the cord in the form of ropes and place it on the deck, you can wrap it around the sweets.
- Place a small treasure chest between the masts. It can be a small box containing coins, beads, rhinestones or decorative sparkling stones.
- The last step is to place the bottle of alcohol in the hole under the triangular sail.
Such a unique ship can be presented to any man, both husband and boss.
Video master class on the topic
No holiday is complete without gifts and flowers, but giving a bouquet for a birthday has become commonplace, just like on a wedding anniversary or March 8th. How can this standard and tradition be broken down?
New trend
The floristic industry does not stand still, and more and more often in flower shops you can find the most interesting compositions of all kinds of sweets and decorative materials used in ordinary bouquets. And sometimes, in order to make such a sweet gift, it is not at all necessary to have any work skills, and the topics for such creativity are practically inexhaustible: these can be bouquets, Christmas trees, trees, houses, dolls and even a ship made of sweets. A master class on creation is also not necessary, because the technique used for such crafts is quite simple, and such a creation can be made at home if you stock up necessary materials and, of course, sweets. A sweet bouquet is ideal for a woman as a gift, but sweet-tooth men will like a ship made of sweets. MK for creating such a composition should be understandable even for novice craftswomen. It is about the process of creating such unusual gift and the speech will go.
What value can a ship made of candy have
Photo compositions will help you decide on the style of the craft, namely which one is most suitable for the person to whom this gift is intended. It can be a pirate ship or a huge sailboat with several masts. By the way, such a gift is not considered exclusively masculine, because every girl will be pleased to accept the fabulous scarlet sails. In addition, the ship is a symbol of wealth and prosperity, hope for a bright future and good luck in all endeavors. According to the theory of Feng Shui, such a gift will bring freedom of financial stability and constant movement forward to the house. The same doctrine says that if the ship is given a name, for example "Dream", "Luck" or "Freedom", then the desires that are hidden in them will soon come true. Therefore, it would be good to set aside a place for a plate in the craft, where you can write the name. As an idea for male gift a bottle of cognac can be included in the composition along with sweets; moreover, alcoholic beverages are now on sale in bottles of the most intricate shapes, for example, in the form of a keg or a ball. Such figures on the ship will look very harmonious.
Materials and tools
So how do you make a candy ship? When the model has already been selected, you need to select the appropriate materials. For the frame, a small wicker basket, oval or rectangular or a piece of foam, from which the base of the ship is cut. You will also need packaging cellophane, swords and toothpicks, a hot glue gun and sweets. Next, to do step-by-step instruction will come in handy.
Step one: the basis for the ship
The hull of the ship of the corresponding shape is cut out of the penoplex. If the material is thin, then you need to make several layers and connect them with glue to obtain the required height. First, a rectangle is drawn, and then a triangle is drawn from one edge, and thus a hull is obtained, which should have a pointed bow and rounded corners of the stern. Outlining the first finished workpiece with a felt-tip pen, outline and cut out the remaining layers. The latter should have recesses inside, because it will serve as sides. Having folded the parts, they cut off all the irregularities and bulges at the joints, thus forming ideal edges. At this stage, they are not glued together; this process will take place a little later. Next, they move on to decorating the craft, where, in fact, a composition of sweets begins to emerge. For this, the ship is wrapped in paper and candies are attached to it, but everything is in order.
Step two: decorate the base
At this stage, you will need corrugated paper to decorate the ship's hull. In order to carefully glue it over, it is necessary to wrap the base one by one, dividing all layers into two parts. The side is also wrapped with paper and all the parts are glued together. The bottom is glued from below, velvet cardboard or leatherette is ideal for it. The work will look interesting if you combine many different textures in it, but you need to make sure that they all look harmonious.
Step three: attaching the candy
Next, they start decorating the hull with sweets, because this is a ship made of sweets! A master class in this matter is completely unnecessary, because it is not tricky to guess how to use a hot glue gun. And which sweets to take and how to decorate the product with them is a matter of taste and imagination. For example, you can stick candy on the sides of the ship, in the form of boats, or Or completely line the sides of the ship with chocolate coins. If you plan to add a bottle to the composition, then it must be properly secured before filling the space with sweets.
Step four: masts and sails
The next stage of work is the construction. They are made of large culinary skewers, which are stuck into the body, leaving the required height. Wrapping cellophane for flowers can be used as sails. More complex sailing compositions are sewn from organza, framing the cuts, dividing each wave with a toothpick inserted and disguised in the seams. These waves are fixed with hot glue. At the top of each mast, it is imperative to attach flags and pull a rope through them from bow to stern, like in real ships.
The step-by-step instructions described above give only a general idea of how such compositions are made, and by fantasizing and experimenting, you can practically create works of art. Of course, ships with three masts look charming, but the craft can be simplified by making a small sailboat. It is also worth noting that before starting work, you need to think carefully about all color range compositions to make a harmonious-looking candy ship. The master class given in this article contains an item where the body parts are wrapped corrugated paper, however, it is not at all necessary to use this particular material. For decor, fabric or foil is suitable. Alternatively, the body can be simply sprayed over with paint. The manufacturing sequence can also be disrupted. First, you can glue the whole ship, then paint over it or decorate it and glue the candy.
In the composition, you can use all kinds of figures of men, this will add charm to the product. In general, to make a ship out of sweets, a master class or some other description of the work process is not at all necessary. You just need to know the basics of technology, turn on your imagination and get to work. The main point in such a composition is right choice sweets, and for a beautiful ship, it is not the content of the sweets that is important, but their wrapper. So, for example, for a pirate ship, you need to give preference to black, and for an ordinary sailing ship, you can choose any color, but again not variegated wrappers, but with one dominant shade.
In conclusion, we can say that the process of creating such a gift is very exciting, and the result brings a lot of positive emotions, moreover, since childhood, everyone knows that best gift is a handmade gift.
What do children love the most? Sweets, of course. Every kid agrees to anything just to enjoy these sweets. And, of course, going to the child's birthday, we, without even thinking, give him a dozen sweets in addition to a gift.
However, many will agree that just giving a child a bag of sweets is too boring, why don't we do something special here too? After all, the joy and surprise in the shining children's eyes are beyond any gratitude, for this we are ready to do anything. In the master class, we will show you step by step how you can make a sweet gift for a boy in the form of a candy ship.
DIY candy ship
Many little boys love to build boats and play with them, while older guys are sometimes seriously fond of shipbuilding and know by heart the names of all known ships. What a surprise a child will be if you present him with a gift in the form of a sweet model of the famous ship "Santa Maria", on which Christopher Columbus himself sailed! We will be engaged in the manufacture of just such a ship from sweets.
In order to make a ship out of sweets with our own hands, here's what we need:
- a sheet of thick cardboard;
- penoplex sheet;
- PVA glue;
- packing toothpicks for temporary fixation;
- floral corrugated paper;
- 1 - 1.5 kg of chocolates in a black and gold wrapper;
- 0.5 kg of round or semicircular sweets in a golden wrapper;
- compasses, scissors, pencil;
- silvery thread;
- silver beads;
- red cloth for the sail of the ship made of candy;
- black gouache paint;
- green floral decorative mesh.
Let's get to work:
How to make a ship out of sweets - master class
- First of all, we cut out the template for the top view of the ship from the cardboard. For example, we used the image of the ship "Santa Maria" from the tutorial.
- We transfer the template to penoplex, make two blanks.
- Next, take the blanks, glue them with PVA glue. Since this glue does not dry instantly, we fasten the layers with toothpicks.
- Then we make new template and cut out the shape of the deck along it.
- Now we are building on the stern of our ship.
- Next, we make another template for the bottom view of the ship from sweets, attach it to the bottom and carefully cut it off smoothly, giving the product a realistic shape.
- Then we outline the contours of the stern of the ship with a marker.
- Cut off the excess and get a ready-made model of the ship.
- Next, we glue all the parts together, let them dry for a while, then remove the fixing toothpicks and start wrapping the body with brown corrugated paper.
- Now we begin to paste over the ship with sweets - we start from the bottom.
- We continue to paste over the ship with sweets, evenly placing bright golden ones among the black ones.
- Thus, we paste over the entire ship. Next, we will make rais - for this we glue the toothpicks two at a time and place them on the ship. For the central largest mast, glue three toothpicks together
- Glue a single row of toothpicks on top.
- We build the rear mast as shown in the picture.
- This is how the mast of a candy ship will look like in the end.
- Since we are making a ship out of sweets as a gift to a true connoisseur of the art of shipbuilding, we will pay attention to all the little things. So, let's start making mars, that is, platforms for stretching the ropes of the ship from sweets.
- Cut out the outer and inner circles from cardboard.
- We glue the circle in a circle with scraps of toothpicks.
- We attach the second hollow circle to the toothpicks.
- And we attach our mars to the mast.
- In the same way, we make the second mars and install.
- Let's make a simplified platform for the rear mast.
- Then, from toothpicks, we will make a base for fastening the cable.
- Now we will make the bottom fastening of the cable.
- Finally, let's get down to the most painstaking work - tensioning the cables. We string and glue silver beads as tension regulators.
- We also make a platform on the bow mast and stretch the cables.
- This is what we end up with.
- It remains only to make the sails for the ship from candy. To do this, take a flap thin fabric draw a picture in red and black paint.
- We attach it to the yard.
- We set the sail on the mast.
- Thus, we make a few more sails.
- On this, the manufacture of a ship from sweets can be considered complete. Finally, we will make a stand that imitates sea waves.
Our gift to a little sailor in the form of a hand-made candy ship is ready for a long voyage. We are in a hurry to please the kid!
Your friends will have a wedding soon ?! And you don't know what to give? Let's try to create with our own hands a wedding ship made using the "sweet design" technique.
A luxurious ship as a gift for the youth! A chic addition to the main gift! Such a gift will be remembered for a long time and will give a lot of joy and memories!
The master class is not easy, but you can master it. She described everything in detail, revealed many of her developments, which cannot be found in the public domain. Each master has his own methods and techniques - I want to share my own with you.
The master class is completely developed from my experience. There are many subtleties, secrets, so that everything is reliable, high quality and beautiful! 
So, we need:
1. Scissors, pencil, ruler, knife, paper, sandpaper (block).
2. Styrex (penoplex) 5 cm.
3. Glue gun and glue sticks.
4. Corrugated paper is scarlet, white, khaki and dark green. Gold a little.
5. Gold and white braid, gold beads on a 6 mm thread. Gold lace 1-2mm.
6. Golden floral mesh.
7. Satin ribbons are red, white.
8. Round sweets ("Martian").
9. Three sticks of willow (or something else like that).
10. Toothpicks, skewers.
11. Various decor (gold beads, petals, artificial flowers).
12. Organza.
13.17 round chocolates.
Part one. Preparation of the base of the ship.
Each time I draw a new template for the future ship. This is not difficult.
On the template, the bow of the ship is rounded. (In Paint, I can’t draw the bend smoothly with the mouse.) 
1. Apply our template to the styrex and outline it. Then we cut it out at a right angle. You can cut with an ordinary kitchen knife with cloves, but do not press, but cut like a saw.
2.3. Cut off from the top edge to the bottom edge diagonally 1.5 cm (starting from the end of the ship, moving along the sides to the "bow"). We grind the nose at the very end. We try not to cut off the main bend of the ship, but simply to narrow the bottom.
4. Cut out the 2nd part from the styrex. Rectangle 14 cm by 10 cm.And we make slices obliquely along the side of 14 cm. 
1. It remains to make the last detail for the bow of the ship. It is the most difficult one. In principle, it is possible without it, but it will not be as beautiful as with this detail. If you have a thin styrex 2.5-3 cm, then feel free to take it. I have 5 cm, I had to tinker a little.
2. And now cut off the excess styrex from the nose of the part obliquely down. On the nose 20-25 mm, and in the wide, lower part 7 mm. This is how I did it (I cut in this position, gradually removing the excess. You can draw a bevel line and navigate along it.)
Important! My secret for straight, smooth cuts is I sand everything with an emery bar. He removes all jags, bevels, bulges. And it brings the workpiece back to normal. I'm sanding outside. Too dusty work, at home it is better not to sand the base (we only grind all the sidewalls and irregularities).
3. After all three parts have been sanded, glue them together. To securely fix the back, we make a hole with a half of a toothpick and glue it in. We put our back piece on it. Trying on. If all sides coincide, we remove, apply glue with a hot gun with glue, a lot, and quickly put on the part, press it tightly and hold for 2-3 minutes so that everything sticks. We also do with the bow part of the ship. We grind all the irregularities on the sides, if there are large gaps (more than 5 mm), glue pieces of styrex into them. We grind. And the base is ready. Now the fun begins.
4. We begin to glue the ship with corrugated paper from the upper deck. If you have a long piece of paper, there will be only 1 joints. I will have 2 joints. I apply the glue in strips, every 1.5-2 cm, as well as along the very perimeter of the ship. 
1.2. Cuts off all unnecessary "at the root". We do not leave anything so that it does not stick out.
3 and 4. We glue the sidewalls, a lot of glue is needed. Cut off all excess paper at the root.
Let's switch to making 8 roses and 9 buds (more is possible).
1. Cut pieces of paper 3cm * 6cm - 9 pcs. for 1 rose.
We also cut out a 6 cm * 8 cm rectangle from paper. Round the edges. This will be the heart of the rose.
2. Cut out according to the template (a usual droplet is 3 cm wide, about 5 cm high). We bend all the petals and the base under the core.
3. Using a toothpick, twist all the petals. We twist each petal from the left and right with a toothpick. Giving a lively look.
4. Fasten the tails of the candy with tape to the middle of the candy. We put the candy, stepping back 1.5-2 cm from the bottom, and twist it, pulling the paper, into the bud. 
1. Tie tightly.
2. With a toothpick we twist the top, giving a beautiful bud, bringing it closer to the real one.
3. Now let's start gluing the petals. There will be 1 row of 3 petals and the second row of 6 petals. Glue the first row in a circle. The height of the bud and petals are at the same level.
4. The second row is glued with overlaps on the previous petal. And fill the last leaf inside the first (before the first, so that everything is the same). 
1. Cut out the sepals for the base of the roses. Here's a trident. Height 1.5 span x 7 cm wide (delimited by stripes on paper in a roll).
2. Cut off small cloves from each clove on each side. Then we "bulge" the main teeth and twist the ends. We give a natural look.
3. Glue around the rose so that the 3 main cloves stick out.
4. Let's prepare the details for the buds. Light green khaki paper size 15cm * 3 cm. Dark green paper 1 span 7 cm wide. Candy with glued ends. Thread. 
1. To make such a bud, in the center of the light green paper, twist it in 1 turn.
2. Insert the candy and wrap it with paper. Tie the bud's tails tightly.
3. Cut out the sepal and glue it to the bud.
4. It turned out 9 buds different colors... And also 4 red and 8 white roses. 
1. Now let's get down to a very crucial moment. So to speak - the face of the ship "SAILS"!
I tried many options, how they are made. As a result, I came up with myself, so that it would be convenient to do, and beautiful.
How do you choose the sails yourself? The width at the bottom = the width of the ship is 14 cm, and upward it narrows to 6-8 cm. I select the height by eye, I just look at the ship and the height itself is selected in proportion to make it aesthetically pleasing.
I like to use the Floral mesh "chain mail" - it keeps its shape very well. You can take organza, but the sails can fail.
2. I also draw a narrow sail, which is attached perpendicular to the main sails.
3.4. I cut ribbons, come up with a pattern. Once I did it with the English flag, there were not only straight stripes, but also obliquely. 
My way of attaching ribbons to the sail. Most craftsmen stick on different types glue. It's long and painful. I realized very quickly that this was not my way. Often glue comes out, sticks unevenly, distorts.
I sew the ribbons to the sail with a sewing machine. I quickly came up with this method. It is very convenient for me. Moreover, it is reliable. (Maybe someone else does that too, not just me.)
1. Rule 1 of sewing on tapes. Adjusted machine. Especially when sewing on a net. It is easier to sew on organza.
Rule 2. First, we sew the edges of the sails. (Not the center! If you sew in the center, it will be difficult to make both halves of the sail symmetrically. In addition, during the sewing process, the tape can move 2-5 mm. This is due to the pattern of the mesh itself.)
Rule 3. We do not make a knot either at the beginning or at the end. Can tighten the mesh with tape in a com. Also, if the thread pulls a little, you can straighten the seam by stretching it, then glue the ends.
Then we sew on the central red tape. It is very easy to bounce off the center and adjust the symmetry.
2.3. Sew on white ribbons on each side of the red central one.
4. We glue the ends quite a bit. And sew the top and bottom of the sail with a red ribbon. 
1.Now we make the sail volume. As if they were inflated by the wind. 2 sails will have 3 bulges each, and one will have four. The central sail is higher than the others.
We retreat from the bottom 14 cm, bend face inside and stitch from the edge 5-7 mm. Here we fix the nodes. Then we glue them.
2. We retreat from 1 seam another 11 cm and sew the row again. On a large sail we retreat 8 cm and also sew a line.
3. Oblique sail - first sew on the central strips and then the edging. It's simple.
4. To put the sails on the masts, you need to make holes. We take an awl, or a nail in pliers, heat it on the stove (I have a gas one), it is possible on a candle, but for a long time. And we melt the holes. Important! Do not melt the thread that keeps our sails inflated. There are more holes at the bottom, smaller ones at the top. The wand is narrowing. It is necessary not to dangle. 
1. Preparing our sticks and masts for sails. The size with the masts is clear. Select the height visually to make it beautiful. Do not forget to add 2-3 cm so that you can stick them into the base of the ship and set the sail. Other sticks will be attached to the sails where we sewed and created the sail volume. We take the size of the sail width at the seam +1.5 cm on each side. We sharpen the ends.
2. Wrap all the sticks and masts with gold corrugated paper (can be replaced with any color). Glue the beginning, middle and end.
3. Glue the finished sticks to the seam of the sails, which is for volume (the same). You can do it from above, you can lower it.
I glue everything except the top on top of each sail to hide the seam. And at the top - so that the beautiful red border is not lost.
4. Putting the sails on the masts. 
Let's start decorating the base.
1. Cut the mesh to fit the side. I immediately glue the tape on top. If you are uncomfortable, you can glue the mesh, and then the braid. I start from the back of the ship, moving towards the bow, turn and on the other side, along with the mesh, I glue the tape.
2. Next, glue the L-shaped transitions at the stern of the ship. You can use the same braid. I chose a wider one with a different pattern, and even a gold color. Also on both sides. Next, starting from the end of the ship, I glue the gold tape around the ship. All over the bottom.
3. Having reached the bow of the ship, I glue the rib of the nose with tape, but not quite from above, I leave a gap of about 5 mm, there will be a stick that lengthens the bow of the ship.
4. Next, I continue to glue the entire bottom of the ship with gold tape. WITH back side too. I also glue the gold tape between the top and bottom rows. At the stern of the ship. 
It's time to fix the sails so that they do not dangle from side to side, and so that they do not slide down. We glue the shelves on the sails to the masts.
2. Prepare a skewer 15-17 cm, first wrap it in gold paper. Let's make a hole with an awl, on the bow of the ship, where the gap was left. Drop a drop of glue into the hole and stick it into the bow of the ship 2 cm at an inclination of 20-30 * up.
We will also stick and glue the masts into the ship 2-3 cm deep. We set the sails to make it beautiful. There are no definite rules. As you like.
3. Let's start pulling the ropes. Glue a gold lace at the bottom of the ship's bow. I have a thin 1.2mm. Next, we cut through the stick to the extension of the ship's nose, and glue the golden lace there.
4. We wrap all the tops of the sails in turn with a gold cord so that the sails are fixed. We glue the wrapped connections so that it is reliable. (Below there is a photo on it you can clearly see the general position of the cords.) 
1. Next, we pull the golden lace to the rear, elevated deck. We tie and glue the knot, insert a needle with an eyelet and stick it into the corner of the ship, pre-squeeze the glue to the corner. Insert the needle completely into the corner of the deck.
2.3. Since our lace ended at the next corner, we take a new lace. We glue it to the rear mast and extend it to another corner of the rear deck. We make a knot, and stick a needle with it, as described earlier.
4. Glue the narrow sail to the golden string from the bow of the ship to the first sail. After that we glue an additional lace for beauty, and the strength of a narrow sail. 
1. Now let's get to the ladder for the masts. They are not very noticeable, but in general they complement well. Cut off 3 strips 2 cm wide and by the height of the mast.
2.3. We glue it on the top of the sail, then glue it down below. Here you can clearly see how it is glued. We cover it with white paper so that everything is neat. In principle, the sails are ready.
4. Let's move on to roses and buds. We need to put their feet on them. It can be toothpicks, drills, wire. We straighten the "ass" of a rose or bud, drip glue and glue the leg. I have half a toothpick. 
To fill in the empty space, I like to use funicles. Such triangles. They are done quickly and give volume. Of course, they are also very beautiful. After all, organza is used to make them.
1. Cut out a square 7 * 7cm approximately.
2. Bend any corner to the middle of the adjacent line.
3. In this case, put the right corner on the left (fold in half again). We get such 2 pyramids (hills).
4. Drip a drop of glue between two layers so that the pound does not fall apart. You can glue the legs if you need to use them at a certain height. 
1. We glue the funnels around the perimeter of the ship, running them forward a little.
2. We take roses and come up with a composition, stick them in the pattern and glue them.
3. Next, add nuts, filling the space, and also nuts, especially in the center of the ship. To close the gaps.
4. We use add. decor: artificial flowers, beads, ribbons, blades of grass. We bring the composition to beauty (I inserted 3 more rattan balls and some greenery). 
Will proceed to the rear, raised deck.
1. We poke holes around the perimeter and glue toothpicks. Where I took 2/3 Toothpicks. Cut off a third. It is very important to have sharp ends.
2. Because then we put 6 mm beads on the glue, with a hole on a stick. It turns out hard, nothing falls off.
3. We make a fence from beads on a thread. I have 3 mm. I usually take 1.5 mm. Looks just great! We glue in such a way that the arcs between the posts sag. The beads themselves on the thread are glued to our sticks with beads.
4. Also glue. More precisely, on the sharp ends of the sticks that are on the sails, glue 6 mm gold beads. And we also glue a bead on the bow of the ship on a gold stick. 
1. Will take care of the stern of the ship. I decided to glue such a chain on needles with a loop. And she made hangings around the edges, imitating lanterns.
2. Also made a window. With such an intricate pattern of glass. At the very bottom, I glued narrow strips of mesh, they look like headlights :)
3. I glued flags on the masts. I solved the simple ones. You can also sew ribbons, lace to them. And on the tops themselves we glue on a bead.
4. On the front of the ship, I hung an anchor and made a wavy chain. Complemented it with 6 mm gold beads. 
1. Long thought to make a window or not. All options did not fit. And glued 3 flowers each (metal caps for beads).
2.3. I went through the bottom of the ship with a gold cord, making such a pattern. You can have any. This time I don't want many, many filled boards. Everything is so graceful, subtle. A wedding ship! :)
4. The only thing left to do is to make the steering wheel! Cut a 5 cm circle out of styrex, 1.5 cm thick. 
1. We glue it on all sides with gold corrugated paper. First in front, back, then side in a circle.
2. We trim with braid, with an allowance on the central sides. To do a hole for a stick-barrel.
3. Stick 7 more sticks under the glue, first in the form of a cross (+) and then in the form of an x (X). We insert the stick, having previously wrapped it in gold corrugation.
4. Place 6 mm beads on the glue and place the steering wheel on the rear deck. 
We stick in the steering wheel. You can put a figurine of the newlyweds there (alas, I do not sell it in the village).
And also we stretch the ropes from each mast, twisting each stick of the sail. We fix it at the base on a needle with an eyelet. We hide it under a pound with organza. 
Our luxuriously delicate ship is ready! 
If your loved ones are planning a wedding, you often want to do something special for them, present your gift in an interesting and vivid way, so that it will be remembered for many years. Do-it-yourself surprises are especially popular, since the soul is invested in the process, and the result is individual and unique. For example, a candy ship for a wedding is a very good present.
Newlyweds will surely appreciate such a gift, which stands out against the background of banal postcards and envelopes. In addition, wedding ships made of candies in the photo look stylish and unusual.
What are holiday desserts for?
Pre-wedding preparation is not the most difficult stage for young people. In practice, it turns out to be much more difficult to withstand the very day of celebration itself, filled with events and vanity. By the end of the evening, the bride and groom are knocked over from fatigue, but despite this, they keep positive attitude so as not to upset guests. At such moments, any surprise from loved ones is perceived twice as pleasant, so relatives and friends try to cheer up the newlyweds once again.
Prepared as a complement to the main gift is one of those little things. Most often, this surprise is made from sweets, to which the bride and groom are not indifferent, or from beautifully designed sweets.
If you do everything carefully and with heart, then with minimal financial costs you can surprise everyone present at the celebration.
Usually, such a mini-gift is made in accordance with the one chosen by the bride and groom. The presented dessert takes its place of honor on the table with sweets or gifts and emphasizes the general. That is why you need to wait until the newlyweds are sent out and only then start making a gift dessert. This is done in order not to miscalculate with style, while staying on top of the couple's ideas.
A sweet addition to the main gift will delight the bride and groom not only at the banquet itself, but also for a long time after it. Most newlyweds strive to preserve the maximum number of "trophies" from their wedding, which will not let them forget pleasant moments. An originally designed dessert often fits into the interior of a family nest, and takes pride of place next to other trinkets.
Such a gift is given during the congratulations of the young, and it is desirable to associate words with the theme. So that the newlyweds do not see the surprise ahead of time, it can be removed to the kitchen of the establishment in advance by agreement with the administration. Some people prefer another option - they ask friends to bring a gift at the appointed time.
How to make a sweet frigate
A ship made of sweets for a wedding, decorated with sweets in bright wrappers, looks unusual and stylish. You can order such a gift from a private master, but if you wish, you can do everything yourself, especially since the materials for this process are inexpensive, and some can even be found at home.
Wedding planner
The ship, decorated with sweets, looks original, in the bow of which there is a bottle of champagne. It is an extension of the ship and replaces the wooden skewer. In addition to round candies, flat medals in gold wrappers are used.
Elena Sokolova
Leading
If you are planning to present a candy ship for a wedding, it is better to pick up congratulations in advance. You can compose the text yourself, simply by wishing the newlyweds something from the heart.
Alexey
To create a wedding ship from sweets with your own hands you will need.
- penoplex (styrex) for the base - sold in hardware stores, a bit similar to polystyrene, but denser;
- corrugated paper and organza for deck decoration;
- fabric or floral mesh for sails;
- rope, thin colored lace, decorative mesh or satin ribbons for board decoration;
- any decorative elements - miniature anchors, steering wheels, lifebuoys, sailor figures, etc .;
- wooden skewers, toothpicks and safety pins for fastening parts;
- golden beads in two sizes and a thin wire for decorative posts;
- tools - scissors, pencil, paper, ruler, glue gun, sandpaper.
To begin with, a template is drawn on a white sheet - a rectangle about 21x14 cm in size and a triangle with a height of about 13 cm adjacent to it along the wide part. Half-ellipses are attached to its sides so that the transition from deck to bow is smooth. The dimensions of the sides can vary depending on the desired result.
The finished template is outlined on the penoplex, and the workpiece is cut out, for this it is better to use an ordinary kitchen knife with teeth. If the edges are uneven, this is not a problem, then they will be corrected. Small pieces are cut obliquely from the top to the bottom as the ship tapers towards the bottom.
They start at the stern, moving towards the bow. Then another part is cut out for the stern in the form of a rectangle 10x14 cm, straight cuts are made along the long part, on one side at a smaller angle than on the other. This is the captain's bridge. The last part is cut out according to the pattern of the ship's bow, and the narrow part is about 2 cm thick, and then a smooth taper is made, and the wide part is about 7 mm.
All three elements are sanded with sandpaper and glued together. If desired, the resulting base can be pasted over with corrugated paper and tape, as in the photo below, but usually the penoplex is completely hidden under the decor.
The deck is decorated with organza and corrugated paper roses, inside which you can put candies. They can be placed in an abstract order on the deck itself, securing them with pins.
The side of the ship is decorated with any desired details. It can be painted with acrylic in the manner of wooden boards, pasted over with corrugated paper or organza. An anchor figurine is placed on one side. You can also place round candies on the side of the ship, like cannon-barrels.
The next step is to make sails from a floristic mesh. Usually two or three masts are made, and in the lower part the sail coincides in width with the ship, and tapers slightly upward. On sewing machine can be attached to the mesh with thin satin ribbons, and also to sew blanks in three places horizontally. This will give the impression that the sails are being pulled by the wind. Wooden skewers are threaded through the middle, and the resulting masts are fixed at the base.
In the continuation of the bow, one skewer is also fixed. After that, a decorative cord or braid is tied around it and all the masts. Toothpicks are stuck along the perimeter of the captain's bridge, then they are additionally fixed with glue.
Large golden beads are glued to the upper part, and small ones are strung on a wire and fixed in such a way that the thread sags a little between the resulting racks. The result is a decorative fence. If you wish, you can make a steering wheel out of penoplex and toothpicks and additionally decorate the ship to your taste.
Such a gift is suitable for a classic wedding, which does not provide for any theme. The idea of a ship can be linked to the journey of a family ship through the waves of love. As for stylized weddings, a sailing dessert will suit a sea or pirate celebration.
Congratulations words
The resulting original gift requires a solemn speech, otherwise it will no longer look so grandiose. If you have problems with oratory, it is better to write the text on a postcard in advance and read it out during the congratulations. In prose, it might look like this:
“Dear (names of the newlyweds)! We sincerely congratulate you on your wedding day and present you with this ship, made with love. with my own hands... Swim on it sweetly and smoothly on the sea of love for your personal island of family happiness. Ignore the cries of envious seagulls, but always be attentive to the weather in the house - try to avoid storms and storms. Remember to take turns at the helm and head towards understanding and caring. Happy holiday to you! "
