New Year is a special holiday. And in the pre-New Year's turmoil, the second most powerful, after the desire to quickly sit down at the table, is the desire to make unique New Year's toys with your own hands. It is not customary to reckon with the expenses for the New Year; the holiday industry, we must pay tribute to it, strives to satisfy demand in every possible way and does not prescribe insane markups: the product is in demand, profit will be so. But the variety is so great that do not expect originality from the purchase, somewhere the same is still for sale. So I want something from my own hands and with a piece of my soul.

This article is a part, however, quite extensive, of the boundless sea: how to make and decorate Christmas decorations with your own hands. Let's touch on a very popular wreath on the door and styles of decorating the Christmas tree. Of course, there are more than enough New Year themes for home craftsmen with craftswomen and their little helpers: decorating a room, a festive table, a homemade Christmas tree, and much more. It is not difficult, for example, to make a lush and fragrant Christmas tree on your own, and living trees remain on the vine, and do not go under the axe. But you can’t immediately embrace the immensity like that. Therefore, for now, we will limit ourselves to Christmas tree decorations. But! Take a look at fig. Part, and most, of all these Christmas tree decorations are homemade. Including the bell at the top right next to the red apple. See? It used to be a glass of yogurt. Like? Then, as they say, you are here. We will do no worse.

The material is designed primarily for New Year's do-it-yourselfers who do not own complex technologies and do not have a home workshop at their disposal. To make the Christmas decorations described below, you will need scissors, an awl, a sharp knife with a thin blade (scalpel or mounting), thread, a sewing needle, nail clippers or side cutters, and tweezers or small pliers. Also - PVA glue, superglue (cyanoacrylate instant) and, in some cases, "Moment" or its analogues. For certain types of toys - some other small household tool or household utensils. What other materials will be needed, simple and affordable, we'll see along the way. All the work can be done on the table, covering it with a film or covering it with cardboard.

Miscellaneous tricks and tricky differences

No workflow is possible without the right technology. We don’t need workshops with robots, we need to make do with what is at hand. In order for homemade New Year's crafts to please both the hands at work and the eyes ready, you need to learn a few simple ways to prepare blanks and materials for Christmas tree decorations and the rules for their use.

Shine

Now, for some reason, almost everything shiny for the New Year is called glitter; in Russian - shine. Reading the manuals, sometimes, and with considerable personal experience, it is difficult to figure out what is meant: sequins, colored laminated paper, thin shiny plastic film, metallic paint, or some new product in general.

We'll start with the glitter; can't do without them. Sequins for Christmas decorations are inexpensive, but in the outback they may simply not be on sale. In this case, a manual noodle cutter (see the figure on the right) and a foil baking sleeve will help out. The noodle cutter needs to be manual; the powerful motor of the food processor does not feel the unusual material, and the nozzle will immediately become clogged, or even broken. Manually, the work goes well:

• From the roll, the sleeves are cut off with a knife, a part about 10-12 cm wide.
• Gradually unwinding the aluminum tape, pass it through the machine.
• Then, and it is possible in the course of work, if there is an assistant, they finely chop the “noodles” with scissors. The kids like it if there are not enough scissors for everyone, not far from the fight.

Instead of foil, you can also use glitter, which is a shiny colored plastic film. And another note: do not try to replace shredder assistants with mechanization in the form of a meat grinder. “Noodles” instead of sequins will turn into pellets, and you won’t clean the meat grinder later.

Toys usually “shine” by sprinkling a surface covered with dry PVA, varnish or paint. But you can “shine” with spots; if there are multi-colored sequins - multi-colored. To do this, a portion of the sequins is collected in a straw of the desired diameter, from a very thin one for juice to a hose under 2 cm in diameter for a smoothie or shrimp cocktail, and the desired area is gently blown with sequins. Having adapted to blow, you can also display patterns. In any case, to blow out the stripes (see. Fig.), Long training is not required.

colored varnish

Transparent colored varnish is prepared on the basis of nitro solvents 646, 647, etc. Dye - paste for ballpoint pens. OK. 50 ml of solvent is poured into a glass cup (in a ventilated room!), a writing tip is pulled out of the rod with pliers (carefully, do not get dirty!), And the paste is blown into the solvent. The tone of the paste is very dense, so more than 1 rod is unlikely to be needed. The finished varnish is poured into a vial with a gas-tight stopper and a lid. Pharmaceutical vials from hydrogen peroxide are well suited, they do not need to be washed. The glass (beaker) is washed from the remnants of varnish with the same solvent.

Blanks for balls

In shops and departments "Skillful Hands", "Everything for Creativity", art, and on New Year's Eve and in gift shops, foam plastic and transparent plastic blanks for balls are sold. Transparent balls are most often filled with something colorful, see fig. on right. For decoration, it is better to take plain ready-made balls, they are cheaper and are sold everywhere. We'll see what we can do with them.

In the meantime, let's see where to get away from the centers with a large trade turnover and how to prepare very convenient foam balls for work, we will also deal with them for the Christmas tree. The first question is solved simply: there will surely be some kind of fishing and hunting shop within reach. And in it - cheap floats for fishing rods and nets from the same foam balls of different sizes. Are they perforated? So what, it will be easier to attach the suspension loop.

However, the foam corrodes almost any paint and varnish. Almost the only thing that definitely does not spoil it is PVA. Here is PVA and you need to cover the foam blanks before letting them go further into work. Better - twice, with the complete drying of the 1st layer before applying the next. PVA film is quite resistant and will accept painting well.

Note: PVA is also desirable to process inflatable gel balls in those places where the pattern will be applied. And if it was drawn with a gel pen, then it would be nice to protect the drawing in the same way from accidental smearing with wet hands.

Papier mache

Sticky semi-liquid paper pulp - papier-mâché - is indispensable in the manufacture of New Year's toys in many cases: knobs are made from it, they mold the basis of funny faces, etc. Usually, for the preparation of papier-mâché, it is advised to take old newspapers, but due to the admixture of printing ink, the tone of the product then comes out dirty. For papier-mâché, it is better to buy clean white newsprint (not glued) paper at the stationery store. Cigarette and mica are no good! Papier-mâché is made like this:

1. The sheet is passed through a noodle cutter or finely cut with scissors.
2. Spread the trimmings in a glass, crushing tightly.
3. A full glass is poured with boiling water and left for 3 hours. Absorbed boiling water must be immediately topped up to the top of the settled paper!
4. The mass from the glass is poured into a bowl and kneaded until the dough or plasticine is thick, gradually adding PVA; should take about 2 tbsp. spoons of glue.
5. The finished papier-mâché is laid out in a jar with a tightly screwed lid; shelf life in a canned vegetable jar lasts up to 6 months.

old light bulbs

Burnt out incandescent light bulbs are an excellent basis for Christmas decorations. However, if you want to fill the flask with something (see Fig.) or cover it with transparent varnish, the question arises: how to separate the flask from the base, open and remove the stem with internal fittings?

The base is separated by boiling: the bulbs are placed in a saucepan with cold water, heated over low heat until a slight boil, and boiled for up to 10 minutes. The fallen off base will not fall to the bottom, it will hang on the wires. After the lamp has cooled down, they are bitten off with side cutters, the tips of scissors or manicure tongs, thrusting them deeper into the socket of the stem.

Next, an emery bar is placed in a large bowl or small basin and water is poured to cover it. Then, with light pressure, in smooth circular motions, erase the side of the flask until the stem falls out; takes 1 lamp up to 5 min. The base, if needed, is glued back with superglue.

Note: you need to work with light bulbs in cotton household gloves, which are used, for example, when cutting fish. Glass is a dangerous material! The second important thing is that only incandescent lamps can be disassembled! In the light tubes of housekeepers - mercury vapor! A negligible amount, but still - mercury is mercury, it is not excreted from the body.

Salty dough

Excellent Christmas decorations can be made from salt dough, see fig. From its thin layers, figures are cut out with cookie stamps (pos. 1.2), cut out with a thin sharp knife by hand (pos. 3) or according to templates (pos. 4.5). Salt dough is not edible, but it will take any paint with varnishing very well and will allow you to cut very thin contours.

The composition and method of preparation are as follows:

• White wheat flour - 200 g.
• Fine table salt - 200 g.
• Refined sunflower oil - 3 tbsp. spoons.
• Water - 125 ml (a little more than half a glass).

Salt is mixed with flour, then butter is gradually added, kneading all the time. Then water is added also with continuous kneading until the consistency of clay or plasticine. Spread the mass in a plastic bag, and put it in a jar with a tight lid and store it in the refrigerator in the vegetable compartment, up to six months.

In a layer 3-4 mm thick, the dough is rolled out with a round rolling pin. The cut figures are placed on a baking sheet, a sheet of tin, galvanized iron, etc., and dried on a radiator. It is impossible to dry quickly in the oven or just on the table without heating! Drying takes several days; completely dried figures are painted, painted with gel pens, varnished. They, with careful storage, will be enough for more than one New Year; salt dough - the material is quite durable.

Note: You can learn more about Christmas toys from dough from the video below:

Video: Christmas toys from dough

Decoupage

Decoupage, simply - decals - is widely used in New Year's decor. However, not everyone is suitable for Christmas toys. Christmas tree toys need to be decorated with plastic decoupage, which lies on curved surfaces without wrinkles. It can be distinguished (sellers do not always know what they are selling) from the usual one by its protective coating: in this case it is not a film, but a porous napkin. Moisturize and remove before use. The picture is superimposed on the base, unlike flat "translations", in the center, and carefully, in smooth circular motions, smooth to the edges. The best base is a slightly rough layer of PVA applied with a foam swab, or the same layer of white nitro paint.

Note: children decouple most accurately - their fingers have not yet become calloused.

Popcorn

Small popcorn glued with PVA or superglue can in many cases replace papier-mâché. It, like the latter, before use, it is desirable to process the PVA in the same way as the foam, and for the same purpose.

Christmas tree decorations

Snowflakes

The first and simplest way to decorate both the Christmas tree and the whole house is snowflakes. Probably everyone knows how to cut them; just in case, we give a diagram (fig. below) of how to cut snowflakes with gaps in the rays.

However, in reality, water crystallizes in a hexagonal pattern, i.e. real snowflakes have 6 rays. Cutting them out in the same way will not work: if the sheet is folded three times, it will not turn into a snowflake, but six times - you get 12 rays. Therefore, if you do not feel sorry for the work of real snowflakes, we give a diagram of the crystallization of water, see fig. on right. It can be used to compose an uncountable set of figures, and for inspiration, or as samples for templates, in fig. below are photographs under a microscope of real snowflakes from a real snowfall. Is it true that human imagination is far from nature? Experts say that 2 identical snowflakes have not yet been seen.

A word about boxes...

Preparing for the New Year in advance, do not throw away small warranty boxes that are no longer guaranteed. They make excellent toys, see fig. Yes, and with surprises can be done. It is interesting then to observe what kind of barter negotiations the “high contracting parties” then start, having discovered that he got a baby doll, and she got a model car.

... about eggs ...

Also excellent toys come out of bird eggs, see fig. below. It is best to take goose or turkey eggs, they are large and strong. At the poles of the eggs, with a gypsy needle or awl, holes are carefully turned and the contents are blown into a cup or bowl; on an omelet or scrambled eggs, in dough, cream, etc. it suits well. And the shell is treated with PVA, like foam, painted, varnished, sprinkled with glitter, rag fragments are glued on, etc. The pink "bump" in the center, for example, is pasted over with dyed popcorn.

… and about nuts

One of the oldest types of Christmas decorations is foil-wrapped walnuts. The thread of the suspension loop was passed along the seam between the shells; now you can just glue it on. Neither is a hindrance to eating. Especially for this, the Nutcracker was placed under the Christmas tree, about which P. I. Tchaikovsky wrote ballet music, which was then used for the opera.

balls

Christmas balls - an immense world in the vast world of Christmas decorations. And in the vast world of Christmas balls there is an immense world of paper balls, if we consider the body of rotation in a smoothly curved surface and regular polyhedrons as a ball. We will deal with all this immensity in the immensity in the immensity now, remembering: everything should be within the power of the child, and in order to do it it was possible at home on the table.

From blanks

First, let's try to change the monotonous finished balls in our own way. The technique is simple, see pic:

1. We select plastic balls cheaper, with a matte dull surface;
2. We paint with white nitro paint;
3. After complete drying, we decouple;
4. Well, how? How much is this in the store? Under the New Year?

Note: and if you don’t feel sorry for the money for a glue gun, and there’s nowhere to put old beads, glass beads, artificial pearls, then here’s another option in the pic .:

Now let's get to the foam. Here the options are much more diverse, see fig. below. Pos. 1 - you will need a figured hole punch from the same craft store. If from the Internet, then order ahead of time; how parcels go on New Year's Eve is known. Next - pins with bead heads, pos. 2 and you're done. The suspension loop is fixed with a piece of a toothpick or a match and a drop of PVA.

Suddenly there is no curly stamp for paper, but there are pins and beads, it turns out a ball-colored hedgehog, pos. 3. Beads are strung on pins, and the tip of each, so that it sits tighter, is dipped before being stuck in PVA. And pos. 4? Guess! Chupa Chups with sticks bitten obliquely (to make it easier to stick in). You can eat directly from the Christmas tree, if adults do not mind. Or quietly, on the other side.

For pos. 4 and 5 already require a glue gun and a workpiece protected by dried PVA. Finishing materials - cord and glass beads or artificial pearls.

From light bulbs

Light bulbs, as mentioned above, blanks for Christmas decorations are difficult, but grateful, see fig. Low-power lamps with a narrow “minion” base and a frosted embossed bulb, pos. one; it is considered that the finished balls. Light bulbs - "candles" are also not bad, but if you do not remove the stem, they must be immediately after painting / varnishing, until the paint / varnish has dried, sprinkle thickly with gloss, pos. 2. Burnt-out housekeepers of low power in double flasks-“cones” are made on purpose for the New Year: all that remains is to decouple, tie a loop on the base, close it with papier-mâché, and you’re done (pos. 3).

From ordinary light bulbs, you can also do a lot of New Year's things. The easiest way is to get penguins (pos. 4): here you don’t need to be able to draw at all. Barbosov-Shreks can also be made without art education - the shades on the background are broken through with a small foam rubber swab, and the line drawing is drawn with gel pens. In the same way, toys are created that require, in addition to talent, and sufficient skill, poses. 5 and 6. In general, a matter of taste and imagination.

Gossamer balls

Thread balls are all the rage right now, and in this case, she didn't go crazy. There are several varieties of them. The first one (pos. 1 in the figure) is an ordinary cheap ball, on which a plastic mesh is stretched, in which garlic and other trifles are packaged in supermarkets. Let's add another bow from the ribbon - already something. Just like the same cheap balls decorated with tulle or organza trimmings, pos. 2.

"Real" gossamer balls are made from glued colored threads, pos. 3, 4. It is best to take threads for satin stitch embroidery, but simple ones will also go with additional decor. The technique is simple: the thread is pulled through the PVA and immediately wound onto an inflatable template lubricated with petroleum jelly. After the glue dries, the template is blown off or simply pierced and removed.

For small Christmas balls-spider webs, the template can be inflated, perhaps, only from a medical fingertip: it has a roller that allows you to hold the workpiece against the lips when inflated; nothing will come out without a roller. Gel and latex balloons are not suitable: so that they do not slip under the thread, they need to be inflated to too large a size.

There are plenty of devices for pulling a thread through glue; one of the simplest ones is shown in Fig. The glass allows you to economically spend glue, and the tray does not let its excess onto the table. The glass is pierced with a needle and thread, glue is poured, pulled, wound. It is only necessary that the assistant hold the “broach”, otherwise, if the thread gets hooked, the glue can turn out onto the table, knees or chair upholstery. An alternative to the helper is a piece of double-sided tape, with which the tray is attached to the countertop. You need to wind dexterously, because. PVA impregnated thread dries quickly.

More about yarn balls

Beautiful thread balls can be made not only in the "spider" technique. The method of making one of the oldest Christmas tree decorations from threads - a pompom ball - is shown in fig. To pos. 5: cut the thread along the rim with a sharp knife or a safety razor blade. Pompom balls look especially impressive if the ends of the threads are tinted with silver, bronze or metallic paint in a contrasting color.

Paper balls and more

We now proceed to the immensity in the immensity - Christmas tree decorations made of paper. It's a whole big world; for example, masters of modular origami create creations from it, clearly confirming: paper is one of the most wonderful materials invented by man, see fig. But we will leave these difficulties for later, and let's deal with what can be done, as they say, with kondachka, and which also looks spectacular.

How to make a simple paper ball for a Christmas tree is shown in fig. Material - thick colored paper, PVA. It is not forbidden to paint, varnish, sprinkle with glitter. If the ball is made of glitter (laminated paper, plastic), you need to glue it with "Moment" or superglue.

Openwork

Next in terms of ease of manufacture, but not in appearance - openwork paper balls; of them, in addition to the Christmas tree, a magnificent decor of the room is obtained. The larger the openwork ball, the easier it is to make and the better it looks. The technique is simple, an example in Fig. deliberately very rough was chosen to show how tolerant the openwork balls are to the neglect of the material and flaws in the work:

1. Paper circles are quilted with a thread or (worse) sewn with a stapler in diameter. Their even or odd number is taken depending on the gluing scheme, see below;
2. They are glued together in pairs in a checkerboard pattern until the entire “booklet” closes into a ball;
3. A loop is glued;
4. The ball is decorated.

And now about what can be achieved from an openwork ball if you do it carefully, patiently and with understanding. First, the generating figure can be any body of revolution. The main thing is that the workpiece should be bilateral, i.e. its right and left halves should be mirror images of each other; quilt a stack of blanks along the axis of symmetry.

Secondly, the places of gluing must also be accurately marked on the “booklet”, by striking with handles along the edge of the foot. Handles - because the places of alternating gluing are marked with 2 different colors. And finally, you need to glue it carefully, putting a drop of glue on each joint. Squeeze to setting not with paper clips, but with your fingers through a plastic wrap. What can be achieved in this way is shown in Fig. on right.

Some stereometry...

Regular polyhedrons are often taken as the basis of a Christmas ball: they look great with skillful decor, and gluing them out of paper is easy if you know how. The very polyhedra suitable for the Christmas tree, without "impurities" of other flat figures, are made up of equilateral triangles and pentagons. Since not everyone knows the basics of stereometry and planimetry, we give their templates inscribed in circles, see fig. The segments (wings) of the circumcircles are not cut off, but are bent and glued together. The balls are glued with the wings out, and the plafonds of the lanterns are inward (see below, about garlands).

The simplest regular polyhedron is a tetrahedron, a trihedral pyramid. However, the ball, which is already a ball, is an octahedron: two 4-sided pyramids glued together with bases without bottoms. How to assemble it can be seen at the top in fig. Even more spectacular are the regular 20-sided triangles of the icosahedron and the regular 12-sided dodecahedron of 5-gons. Many ways of gluing icosahedron balls have been described; dodecahedrons are ignored for some reason. However, if there are templates at your disposal that are inscribed in circles and printed in the desired size, it is easiest and most accurate to glue according to the patterns, below in fig. Coloring, decoration, of course - to your taste.

Note: regular 3- and 5-gons can be used to form polyhedra with any, up to infinity, number of sides.

… and topology

Curved, complex shapes are already dealt with by another science - topology. Not without its application to Christmas decorations. Most of the "topological" decorations, however, are quite difficult to make, so we give only 1, but a very beautiful ball that can be woven without special knowledge and experience. First you will need to print a pattern of blanks on colored paper (see Fig.) And cut them out.

The next step is the layout for gluing according to the template, see next. rice. It is better to draw the template yourself (radii - after 30 degrees), using a compass and a protractor, and a larger size so that you can make balls of different sizes. The sidewall blanks are laid out so that their spouts touch the center and the corresponding radius.

Then, on the center of the “octopus”, more precisely, the twelves, carefully, so as not to knock down the calculation, stick a circle, pos. 1 next. rice. In the same way, they glue the second centipede, turn it over, put the first one on it and intertwine the “tentacles”, pos. 2 and 3. As a result, a ball is obtained such as in pos. 4.

Note: if the "centipedes" are assembled not in one color, but from blanks of alternating colors, then the finished ball will turn out not from rhombuses, but from spiral stripes.

hedgehog and vice versa

A compass with a protractor will also be needed in order to make a papillot ball. It is called so because its "horns" look like paper hair curlers, which curled the style of the past. In fact, this ball looks like a hedgehog. How to do it is shown in Fig:

• Cut out 10 circles and divide into 2 equal piles, 5 in each.
• The circles of each pile are cut along 8 radii at 45 degrees, pos. 1 in fig: 1st half, last 5/6 of the radius; intermediate - gradually increasing the depth of the incision. You need to cut accurately, so it’s better to immediately draw smaller circles on the circles - markers.
• The petals are folded into papillotte cones and glued along the seam.
• Each pile is folded in order of increasing incision depth, with the “needles” displaced along the circumference, pos. 3, and pull it together with a thread in the center so that the “needles” flutter.
• The two halves of the “hedgehog” are folded with their bottoms and finally pulled together with a thread, pos. 4.
• The ball is painted, the ends of the needles are gilded, silvered, sprinkled with sparkles, etc.

Good balls on the same principle can be obtained in a simpler way. To do this, many papillots are folded from circles separately; better - from a silver or golden plastic film. The diameter of the blanks may be different. Then they are placed on the table and leveled in height, trimming the tips. The next step is gluing to the base (large bead, foam or ping-pong ball) with the points inward. It turns out a “hedgehog inside out”, or an anti-papillot ball, see fig. on right. Paper can still be decorated, but shiny is already good.

More paper

The basis of the next series of Christmas tree decorations is an accordion or a paper fan. A small part of what can be done from them is shown in Fig:

The craft on the top row will fit the old buttons and a little help from an ordinary clerical hole punch, and for the one below, you will need another scotch ring, etc. However, the ring can also be glued from several layers of paper on a mandrel from a bottle, can, etc. In this case, the mandrel must first be wrapped with plastic wrap so that the ring does not stick. And to make it easier to remove, the paper tape must be wound onto the mandrel not tight and closer to the bottom or neck.

Note: a ring with small additions and coloring will go on jewelry by itself, see fig. on right:

You can also stick Chinese lanterns from paper for the Christmas tree and for the whole house. This theme is also boundless in the boundless; for example, we give the simplest, see fig. below. Best of all, these look made of multi-colored glitter, which in this case is colored glossy paper or plastic film.

Cones, icicles, bells

Spruce and pine cones are often advised to be turned into Christmas decorations by painting and pendants, on the left in the figure:

But traditional New Year decorations made of cones look much more impressive: the edges of the scales are tinted with bronze or aluminum powder (silver) and a bow, beads or small balls are added, right there. Such decorations, in addition, according to all beliefs, are a full-fledged replacement for bells on a New Year's wreath, see below.

Good icicle toys are made from salt dough dyed with silver. The blanks are cut out of the layer straight or slightly swollen in the middle, with pointed ends, or in the form of a spearhead elongated in length. Then twisted into a spiral; hang to dry.

Bells, except for plastic cups, are obtained from small PET bottles, for example, from ketchup. On fig. on the right - the original product, a blank for decoration from it and how the tongue of the bell is arranged. The “spindle” (thread for smoothing) is pulled through the dispensing spout of the cork and fixed with a regular cap. You can also pierce it with a needle, but the cap, as if on purpose, is made under a papier-mâché face. The whole body of the bell hangs freely on the top button. Of course, a bead would have gone better on a beater, but it was not at hand.

Garlands and beads

The simplest of the New Year's garlands - the so-called. English, see fig. She needs the same paper accordion. On it they draw, with some protrusion beyond the edges, the desired figure. First, internal holes are cut out with a scalpel (better) or a mounting knife. To tear the paper, at their corners and, with some intervals, at the sides, holes are punched with a hole punch, and jumpers are cut with a knife. Let's unfold the accordion - we get a tape like the one on the upper right in Fig. Below it are several patterns of stars suitable for an English garland.

The simplest of glued garlands is a chain of rings, at the top in fig. on right. But glued garlands of paper fans look much more magnificent, two poses. under it, double (interception in the middle of the accordion) and single. Fan garlands are best made from corrugated thin paper, and from dense - chain, two poses. down below. It is clearly seen there that the blanks for them must be bilaterally symmetrical (bilateral). They are cut out from a sheet folded in half, this is like 1 element of an English garland.

Corrugated paper will also go well for "shaggy" garlands. How to do them is clear from pos. below: the roll is unwound, stretched (stretch), folded into an accordion stack (fold), then one side is cut with scissors along the corrugation to almost half (cut halfway through fold), turned over and the other side is also cut (flip + cut halfway on the other side). Then the accordion is unfolded and folded into a spiral. In order for the “corkscrew” to hold, you can, after securing its ends, sprinkle a little, literally a little, with water from a perfume spray bottle. It dries up and stays that way. But, if the water is transferred, it will spread.

There are also garlands strung. One of the simplest can be assembled from small ball-books like openwork, only without gluing the sheets. How is clear from Fig.

The strung quilling garland is also simple and effective, see next. rice.:

Christmas garlands, as you know, are luminous. Modern from microbulbs allow you to supply yourself with shades. The simplest ones are made from ping-pong balls: holes are turned with the tip of a knife and light bulbs are inserted inside. Fix by inserting a sliver or a piece of toothpick between the wires. This work is quite safe, unless the garlands are homemade for 220 V. Then - let the master manufacturer ennoble.

Very beautiful shades are obtained from polyhedral balls, but glued with wings inside. What for? And from the wings on the sides of the ceiling, bizarre shadows will fall from the inside. Finally, plafonds for a luminous garland can also be made using the classic origami technique. By the way, many Japanese do not recognize modular origami, with gluing elements, considering it an invention of armless Euro-Americans. Real origami, they say, should only be folded out of paper. How to make origami shades, shows fig. below.

Translation of explanations:

• Repeat on the opposite side - repeat on the opposite side.
• Repeat on the other 3 corners - repeat on the other 3 corners.
• Repeat steps 11-13 on remaining 3 flaps - repeat steps 11-13 on 3 flaps where required.
• Blow in the opening to inflate - inflate into the hole to inflate.

Christmas tree beads, which look like factory ones (on the left in the figure), can be made from aluminum foil, salt dough and colored plastic tubes.

First, the foil is cut into squares from 10x10 to 20x20 cm, depending on the desired size of the beads. Bead blanks are rolled into balls between the palms, on the right in fig. Next, circles with a diameter slightly larger than the size of the beads are cut out of the salt dough, they are wrapped around the workpieces and smoothed. The beads are dried on a newspaper, painted with bronze or silver, or colored metallic. It remains to string mixed with tubes, and you're done.

Rain and tinsel

The old-fashioned silver rain on the Christmas tree can be made on the same manual noodle cutter as the sequins, but you no longer need to shred the “noodles” with scissors. The rain will be less confused and will last longer if you put on it not a baking sleeve, but silver or gold, or just colored, shiny plastic.

But the “shaggy” home-made tinsel is made just from an aluminum baking sleeve, like a corrugated paper garland. Then the ribbons twisted into a spiral will not unfold themselves. As for the tinsel-"sausage", it is still better to buy it. Without special equipment, long pieces cannot be made, thin strips interlock and stick together. You can make short cuts for the branches of a table tree, but this is another vast in the vast.

Wreath

The New Year and Christmas wreath is older than the New Year holiday and older than any of the current reckonings. His lineage is lost in druidic antiquity; it is only known that the ancestor was made from mistletoe and holly branches with red berries, and the meaning of the wreath of the Druids was such that it would not be said by night.

In Russia, the New Year is celebrated relatively recently. Before Peter the Great, the years were counted “from the creation of the world” (now, according to the Orthodox Slavic calendar, 7524 JS, there is also the Orthodox Byzantine; according to the Hebrew - 5775. In what.); the beginning of the new year fell on March 1st and this day was not distinguished by anything special. For the first time, by decree of Peter, "with great noise and revelry" and "decorations from branches and trees of pine, spruce and juniper", was celebrated on January 1, the year 1700 from the Nativity of Christ.

The Christmas wreath entered the festive life of Russia just a few years ago. None of the world religions attaches sacred significance to the branches of coniferous trees; all the beliefs associated with the New Year's wreath are pure folk art. In general, it is believed that the wreath should contain small red balls (a hint of holly berries), and it should be crowned with a bow with bells, see fig. higher. 2 bells - for the family, 1 - for bachelors and unmarried people (who, nevertheless, can celebrate the New Year by no means and by no means alone); a couple of different sizes - for divorced and single mothers.

All this, of course, is pure convention. From what only New Year's wreaths are not made, see fig. below. The use of a wreath is not forbidden and in the most frivolous way, see fig. on the left above, and the goblin with kikimors of swamp actions seem to be not satisfied with it.

As for a real wreath-amulet and a talisman, it is not difficult to make it with your own hands: spruce branches, natural or artificial, cones, wire frame, balls, bells, bow, and - go ahead, see fig.:

Learn more about how to make a wreath of spruce branches - in the video below:

Video: a wreath of cones and spruce branches

If the wreath is large, with many symbols of abundance and happiness, then a light frame may not be enough, and the blank is needed more impressive. In such a case, see the video:

Video: blanks for New Year's wreaths

An original and popular craft for the New Year is a wreath of pine cones. It is also easy to make, see next. rice. Tinted cones are provided with loops, pos. 1. For this, special sets are also sold, pos. 2, but you can get by with clips bitten by side cutters. The holes under their legs are pricked with an awl, and, having inserted a loop, superglue is dripped under them. It remains to string on a cord or wire, pos. 3, roll the thread into a ring, pos. 4 and decorate the wreath with a bow, pos. 5.

About Christmas Tree Styles

Designers, of course, do not pass by a decorated Christmas tree. But with the style here is a complete mess. Obviously, the same style is called each in its own way, or exactly different - by the same name. However, there is still something in common; especially for small artificial Christmas trees on a conical base. They are very thick, so they decorate them in a minimalist style: 3-4 types of toys of approximately the same size. The canons of style do not concern decorations, they can be arbitrarily pretentious. There are 2 trends in Christmas tree minimalism: “warm”, in fig. on the left, and "cold", in the same place on the right. The choice of one or the other is determined by the general style of the room; finally, just the taste of the owner or customer.

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Christmas toys with their own hands. The celebration of the New Year is one of the most wonderful moments of winter time. Cheerful fuss and pleasant chores fill our life with warmth and joy. In the previous article, we started a story about creating Christmas decorations with our own hands. Master classes and recommendations for creating beautiful jewelry that you can easily make at home with your own hands from ribbons, laces, beads, threads, paper and even tangerine peels will also be presented here. You can make all these wonderful little things with your children or your soulmate. New Year holidays are a time of unity and fun.

Acorn Christmas ball Materials: Acorn caps (approximately one size); Silver or gold paint; sequins; Ball (diameter of your choice). If you have a foam ball, you will need to pre-paint it; Twine (thread); Ribbon for decor; Glue gun. Making such a ball is quite simple. Below are step-by-step photos, looking at which you can easily make this Christmas tree toy with your own hands.

Christmas balls made of fabric Do you have a bright colorful dress in your closet that you will never wear for anything? Then feel free to take scissors and start creating. In order to make a Christmas tree ball out of fabric, you will need: Base. It can be a foam ball or even an old sock that needs to be stuffed tightly until a hard bun is obtained; Sheathing material; A rope or ribbon for a loop, for which we will hang a ball on a Christmas tree; Glue (glue gun) or thread with a needle. There are many options for attaching fabric. Decorative trim can be sewn or glued. In her role, there may be strips of fabric gathered with frills that need to be sewn in circles. You can cut the fabric into small squares and sew them to the base, taking only the center of each square. Place their centers closer to each other and you will get a charming shaggy ball.

Christmas tree balls made of threads and lace Another wonderful decoration can be balls of threads. You will need: Balloon; PVA glue; sequins; Thread type Iris. It is very easy to make this decoration. We inflate a balloon of the size corresponding to the size of the future toy. Tie one end of the thread to it. Threads can be dipped in glue or covered with a brush. Leave a little space near the base of the ball. Sprinkle glitter on top. We are waiting for the glue to dry. Now it remains only to pierce the ball and pull it out of the workpiece. It remains to hang our toy on a string or ribbon.

Do you have children or do you love animals? You can decorate the Christmas tree with adorable penguins made from old light bulbs. You will need: Worthless and old damaged light bulbs; Paints; Paints; brushes; A little glue; Thin ribbons.

Making a penguin from an old light bulb is very simple - just paint the light bulb. After the paint has dried, glue a ribbon around the base in the form of an eyelet. For it will be convenient to hang our penguins on spruce branches. You can borrow hats and scarves from dolls or build them yourself and dress up penguins.

In order to make caps for penguins or use them as an independent decoration, you will need: Thick threads (you can use leftover yarn from any of your products); Toilet paper rolls. Cut cardboard blanks into rings. The width of the cap lapel will depend on the height of the ring.

Now we cut the threads 30 cm long.

A simple felt Christmas tree

A fairly simple and bright Christmas tree will serve as an excellent decoration for your home during the New Year holidays. Make a cone from thick paper, prepare felt (preferably several colors, so your Christmas tree will become brighter), glue (you can replace it with double tape), and scissors.

Cut out many circles of different diameters from the fabric, as shown in the photo. Prepare cardboard templates in advance, so it will be easier to cut out circles. Glue the tinsel to the bottom of the blank and make cross-shaped cuts in the center of each circle. Don't make the cuts too big, the felt circles should sit snugly on the base.

Glowing Christmas tree.

A bright Christmas tree will be a great addition to the Christmas decor of your entire home. Prepare a floral grid (it would be better if you pick up several shades), a sheet of cardboard for a cone base, polyethylene, pins, garlands, scissors, glue, floral wire, and additional decorative items if desired.

First you need to wrap the cardboard cone with cellophane. Prepare a solution consisting of glue (preferably PVA) and not too much water. Cut the floral grid into separate oblong rectangles that need to be lowered into the finished mixture. Now glue all the segments on the base wrapped in foil. Place the grid in different directions, alternating its colors. Coat all the edges of the rectangles with glue so that they are fixed on the base as firmly as possible. Secure all segments with pins and wait for the glue mixture to dry completely. After the design is completely dry, perform the second layer in the same way. After the glue is completely dry, remove the structure from the base. Thanks to the cellophane layer, this procedure can be done quickly and easily. Place the garland inside, attaching it to the mesh base with floral wire. Decorate the Christmas tree in accordance with your preferences, and it will serve as a bright accent in your New Year's interior.

Tree on the wall.

An excellent solution for decorating a small apartment would be a Christmas tree made on the wall, it can reach absolutely any size.

Potpourri tree.

A Christmas tree decorated with dried fruit slices and cones looks unusual and charming. And it depends not only on the general appearance of such decoration, the main originality lies in the associations. The potpourri tree looks very “delicious”, exotic and rich. Mixed fragrances fill our home with that delightful feeling of magic coming.

How to dry citrus fruits.

Fruits should be cut into rings with a thickness of no more than 0.5 cm. Cover the baking sheet with baking paper and place pieces of fruit on it, it is important here that the slices do not come into contact with the surface of the baking sheet. Next, it must be placed in an oven heated to no more than 50-60 ° C, the process itself takes about 5 - 6 hours. Don't try to speed it up by heating the oven to a higher temperature. In this way, you will only spoil the fruit, and you will have to start the whole process from the very beginning.

When the fruits are ready, you can cover them with a special varnish for more shine. Of course, this way the pieces of fruit will become much brighter and stronger, but you will have to forget about the smell. Although, if you look, dried citrus fruits do not give a strongly fragrant smell, basically, this function falls on cinnamon sticks and clove umbrellas.

Finished citrus slices must be strung on a thread or fishing line and glued to a cardboard base.

A truly original Christmas tree will turn out if, in addition to fruits, you use nuts, cones, lace, ribbons and other decorations that you have enough imagination for in the decor.

Original handmade candlesticks.

Flickering lights of light on a winter night warm and create a magical atmosphere of a winter fairy tale. Small and large candles in original handmade candlesticks will be a wonderful New Year's Eve decoration, cute and pleasant gifts for loved ones. To create such magical crafts, you will need candles, fantasy, inspiration, a little time and improvised materials that are in every home: ropes, threads, glasses, jars, nuts, cinnamon and, of course, tangerines and even pieces of wood. In general, do not be afraid to show all your creative potential - any little thing can come in handy. The easiest option would be to wrap thick candles with cinnamon sticks, tie a ribbon and a truly festive and fragrant craft is ready.

For the next candlestick you will need:

Candles; artificial snow; Glue; Jars; Cones.

Everything is very simple - put artificial snow and candles in jars. Apply a little glue to the edges of the cans and cones, cover with artificial snow on top and attach with sisal threads or any material you like.

If you have logs of birch or other trees prepared for a fireplace or barbecue, you can use them to make a wonderful candlestick. For him, in fact, only birch bark is needed - the upper part of the bark, a glass glass and a candle. You can also use small logs whole. They just need to gouge or cut recesses for candles.

In a transparent container - a glass or a jar - you can add a little water and various decorative details - berries, Christmas tree branches or flowers. Put a candle in there and you're done!

In order to make a wreath of coniferous branches, prepare wire, wire cutters, needle branches, Christmas toys and other decorations in the form of cones, ribbons, beads, etc. This wreath, no doubt, is able to become the best decoration of your home on the eve of New Year's celebrations. Branches for its manufacture can be used both from artificial materials (when you need to get rid of the old artificial spruce), and natural ones, which can be easily found in the forest. Finish your wreath with whatever decorations you like. Initially, you should start making the base, on which coniferous branches and Christmas tree decorations will subsequently be fixed. Build a pair of thick wire rings. The diameter of one of them should be slightly larger than the diameter of the second. Fix them together by tying the same wire.

Make a wire frame on which all the toys will be strung. Given the size of the balls, string them on the frame, alternating small with large. Pass a wide ribbon through the entire frame and hang a wreath at the front door. It can also be placed on a coffee table or any shelf.

Sometimes the most simple and familiar household items can find new, extraordinary and creative uses. For example, you can make a wonderful New Year's wreath from ordinary coffee filters.

What you will need:

• foam circle;
• about two hundred coffee filters;
• hot glue;
• decorations according to your taste.

First, fold the filter in half. Gently crumple the bottom of the filter to form a flower at the top. Apply hot glue to the bottom.

Glue the resulting "flower" on the circle.

Repeat until the circle is completely covered with filters (except for the back, which will be leaning against a door or wall)

Trim the wreath with scissors. All that is left is to use hot glue to decorate the wreath according to your tastes and imagination.

Light rope balloon garland

You can use any colors, and in the evening, when you turn on the light, the space will be filled with very interesting patterned shadows.

String balls are used in a variety of ways, from decorating chandeliers to decorating a dinner table, so why not use them in a Christmas garland? They create an interesting lighting effect, and their bright colors will always please the eye.

The mixture of glue and cornstarch dulls the colors of the twine, so if you like a more subdued color scheme, nothing more needs to be done. However, if you are striving for a brighter and more vibrant color, it is recommended to spray-paint the balls after drying. In this case, you will also save yourself from the additional cost of multi-colored twine.

First of all, inflate balloons, one for each future balloon, and draw a circle on the top of the balloons where you will start winding the twine. Then apply a thin layer of Vaseline to each balloon to keep the twine from sticking to the balloons.

Tie a piece of string to the end of each balloon and wind it around a support, in our case a block of wood. Thus, it will be easier for you to work with hanging balls. Lay something on the floor so you don't get it dirty.

Now you need to prepare the adhesive solution. Take an old tray (you can use a disposable one) and mix PVA glue, a few teaspoons of cornstarch and warm water in it. The mixture should be homogeneous and not too runny. There should be a lot of it, since the twine absorbs liquid very well.

This is the dirtiest part of the job. Take the twine and dip it into the glue mixture so that it is completely saturated. Then start winding it around the balls, vertically and horizontally, until you achieve the desired effect. Cut off the end of the twine and tuck it under the one already wrapped around the ball so that it does not dangle. Repeat with all balloons.

Leave the balls to dry overnight. By morning they should harden. If they are still soft, give them some more time to dry. The balls should start to pop as they dry, but if they don't, pop them yourself and then pull them out.

Now you can paint the balloons in the colors you want and attach them to the garland. To do this, you can use a transparent fishing line.

The garland is ready!

Garland of plastic cups

Today we will transform a faceless garland into a stylish and modern interior decoration. Such a prosaic thing as plastic cups will help you decorate your house in an original way for the holidays.

We will need:

• garland with non-heating light bulbs;
• plastic cups (as many as light bulbs in a garland);
• colored or wrapping paper, you can trim the wallpaper;
• Double-sided tape;
• scissors;
• stationery knife.

Step 1

First we need to make a template. To do this, take one plastic cup, cut off the bottom and top edging from it. Cut it lengthwise, carefully unfolding it and making it as flat as possible. Now we take sheets of paper and, according to the template, draw “shirts” on them for our garland.

Preparing for the New Year holidays of 2020, you want your house, cottage, office, or store to look beautiful and bright.

To do this, it is not necessary to buy a huge amount, but it is enough just to know a few tricks and turn on the imagination.

Here are some interesting and original ideas on how you can decorate any room for the New Year with your own hands without spending a lot of money:

Christmas window decoration: snowy night town

You will need:

• cardboard sheets
• scissors
• simple pencil and ruler
• utility knife (if necessary)
• garland
• scotch
• various decorations (artificial snow, artificial greenery).

1. On the cardboard, draw (as shown in the image) the silhouettes of hills, houses, trees, animals, and whatever you want. You can use several sheets of cardboard, which can then be joined with tape or glue into one long sheet.

* If you use a clerical knife, you can cut out windows in houses, make visible the legs of animals and other details of the city.

2. You can bend this sheet into a rectangle or you can leave it as it is. Attach cardboard "legs" to the bottom of the sheet so your paper city can stand. You can also use plasticine.

3. If you want to hide unnecessary design details (legs, for example), then you can make a paper "fence" around your craft.

4. Insert a garland inside the fence. You can simply lay it down or attach it neatly and evenly with tape. In any case, it will look beautiful.

5. Place the craft on a flat surface (table or window sill) and turn on the garland in the evening.

Beautiful Christmas decoration of the porch of a house or cottage

You will need:

• bucket of any size
• spruce branches
• tree branches of various sizes
• christmas balls
• garland
• other decorations (tinsel, ribbon).

Just put all the above ingredients in a bucket so that it looks pretty.

Lights can be placed on the bottom.

Turn on the garland in the evening, and the composition is ready.

Glowing panel

You will need:

• canvas on a stretcher (in this example, its size is 40 x 50 cm)
• background paint and snowflakes
• brushes (large for the background and small for snowflakes and inscriptions)
• stationery knife
• garland.

1. Paint the canvas with any color. In this example, dark blue was chosen as the color of the night sky.

2. When the paint is dry, start painting snowflakes in different sizes with white paint. You don't have to do everything perfectly, in the end everything will turn out beautifully. You can also make an inscription with a thin brush.

3. Using a utility knife, make small cuts in the center of some of the snowflakes. Don't make too many cuts, and you don't have to use all the bulbs.

4. Now hang the panel on the wall or just place it on a flat surface and turn on the garland.

Christmas frame for photos and postcards

You will need:

• picture frame
• garland (best with LED lights - they almost do not heat up)
• hot glue or tape
• clothespins (can be decorative)
• photographs and/or postcards.

1. Prepare an old picture frame or buy the simplest frame for this decoration.

* If necessary, sand the frame and paint. You can use spray paint or regular wood paint.

* If you chose spray paint, it is better to paint outdoors or in a well-ventilated area, wearing a respiratory mask and goggles beforehand (the spray contains substances harmful to humans).

2. Using hot glue, a stapler, or tape, attach the garland to the frame, both around the perimeter and across the width so that photos and postcards can be attached to the wires.

3. Attach with clothespins (regular or decorative) New Year's photos and / or postcards to the lights.

Christmas tree on a wooden pallet

You will need:

• wooden pallet or any old board or plywood
• sandpaper
• wood paint or spray paint (optional)
• garland
• hot glue or nails (to attach some pieces to the wood base)
• strong thread (if necessary)
• Christmas toys and decorations (including a star).

1. Prepare the pallet and process it with sandpaper. You can color it if you wish.

2. When the paint is dry, start nailing in a zigzag pattern (see image).

3. To keep the garland and toys stronger, first you need to wrap the nails nailed to the pallet with a strong zigzag thread.

4. Now wrap the nails with a garland, clinging it to the thread as well.

5. Start attaching Christmas toys to the thread and garland. Do it the same way you would decorate a regular Christmas tree.

* If you wish, you can find a wide branch or stump, cut it in half and nail or glue it to the pallet.

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Christmas decoration of the garden

Here you will need a support for climbing plants. It is desirable that this support be in the form of a cone, so it will look more like a Christmas tree.

* This support can be purchased ready-made or made with your own hands using wire and wire cutters.

* You can also make a support out of branches by folding them into a cone shape and tying them with string.

* Prepare a support and wrap it with a garland. You can use tape or electrical tape in some places to better secure the garland to the support.

* It is best to start wrapping the support with a garland from the top of your head.

* You can use one long garland to wrap two supports at once, or you can wrap each support separately with your own garland.

This decoration is suitable for a garden or cottage. Just place it on your porch or garden and plug it into a power source.

In order for the decorations to stand straight and not fall, they can be attached with wire or nails to the board / plywood.

Christmas decorations cupcakes

You will need:

• small glass or plastic ball (or several balls)
• appropriately sized paper muffin cups (to fit the glass ball)
• artificial snow or salt and PVA glue
• sequins
• plastic berries (optional)
• additional decorations (ribbons, beads, buttons).

1. Lay a paper muffin tin on a flat surface and add a drop of hot glue to it, then put a plastic or glass ball on the glue.

2. Cover the top of the ball with PVA glue and then sprinkle artificial snow or salt on the glue. You can also sprinkle glitter on top.

3. The final touch can be called an artificial berry, which can also be glued with hot glue.

4. Tie a ribbon or strong thread so that the decoration can be hung on the tree.

How to make a Christmas tree cupcake?

You will need:

• glass or plastic ball
• ribbon
• sequins
• PVA glue
• molds for muffins
• glue gun with hot glue
• twine or other strong thread.

1. Remove the top of the ball (to which the thread is tied) and set it aside.

2. Take the ribbon and start wrapping it around the balloon, using hot glue to secure the ribbon. You can cover half or 2/3 of the ball with tape.

3. Apply PVA glue to the untouched part of the ball and sprinkle sparkles on it.

4. Apply a little PVA glue to the crown that you detached from the balloon, and also sprinkle glitter on top of it (preferably a different color).

5. Apply hot glue to the bottom of the muffin tin and glue the ball to it.

6. Insert the top of the head into the ball, tie a twine or other strong thread to it, and you can decorate the Christmas tree or the interior.

Christmas ball "first baby steps"

You will need:

• glass ball (preferably frosted)
• sequins
• marker
• PVA glue and a thin brush.

1. Draw the baby's feet on the ball.

2. Gently apply PVA glue to the entire surface of the pattern with a thin brush.

3. Sprinkle glitter on the glue.

White sock snowman

You will need:

• White socks
• fibrous filler (can be replaced with cotton wool)
• dry beans
• strong thread
• various decorations (buttons, pompoms)
• ribbon
• black marker or black rhinestones (to make eyes)
• glue gun with hot glue or superglue.

1. Pour beans into the bottom of the sock by about 3 cm.

2. Now fill the sock with fibrous filler to the end (over the legumes).

3. With a strong thread, tie off the end of the sock, leaving a few centimeters to make a hat.

4. Bend the top of the sock so that it looks like a hat. You can use hot glue to secure the hat and the sock won't curl up anymore. You can glue the pom-pom onto the hat with hot glue.

5. Cut a piece of brightly colored ribbon or string and tie it below the hat to form a head and a scarf around the snowman's neck.

6. Using hot glue, attach buttons, a pom-pom nose, rhinestone eyes (you can also draw them with a marker) and other decorations to the snowman as desired.

Making an apartment for the New Year is a whole ritual in which the whole family takes part! This activity gives a good mood and a special atmosphere in the approaching holiday. It is especially nice if you made all the Christmas decorations for the house with your own hands.

DIY Christmas decorations on the table

Recently, people have begun to pay much more attention to the design of the festive table. There is a completely logical explanation for this: during a meal, the aesthetic component plays an important role - the more beautiful the table at which we eat, the more pleasant the festive dinner is.

Most often they choose New Year's decorations on the table in the form of small handmade paper Christmas trees. There are many ways to complement the composition with an artificial Christmas tree.

natural materials

DIY Christmas decorations made of natural materials will look very harmonious not only on the table: they can decorate shelves, front doors, cabinets - everything that your imagination is enough for.

One of the easiest ways involves the use of fir cones. Place thick shiny candles in the center of the table and arrange the cones around them in a chaotic manner.

To match the color of the decoration with the overall holiday decoration, paint the cones with shiny bright colors. Add nuts, small fir twigs, chestnuts to the cones to create a warm and cozy Christmas evening atmosphere.

If you add dried citrus peels to a natural composition, you will get a wonderful aromatic craft. Arrange the fragrant elements in plastic bags, add beautiful beads, sparkles there, tie the edges with ribbons and make small holes so that the smell comes out of the bags - you can safely distribute such sachets to friends after the festive evening as a nice present.

Ribbon decorations

Ribbons have always been considered an element of the holiday, and the New Year is no exception. So, you can decorate the table with snowflakes made in an unconventional way - using ribbons folded in the Japanese kanzashi style.

• Prepare 6 large white and pink satin ribbon squares, 36 pink and 24 smaller white squares.

• Fold the square diagonally, forming a triangle, and glue the ends of the long side - this is how you get a petal. Transform all blanks in a similar way.

• Prepare the details of the decoration by gluing the parts together - you should get 6 large branches, 6 small, large and small flowers, as in the photo.

• Connect the parts together, as in the photo.

Such a beautiful snowflake can be placed next to the guests' plates before the start of the banquet.

Decorations on the windows for the New Year

When you prepare Christmas decorations with your own hands, do not forget about the windows - without them, the festive look of the room may look unfinished. There are many different ways to decorate window space - just choose the one that suits you best.

starry sky

If you decorate transparent windows with shining stars and look through them in the evening, you will get the impression that your apartment is overlooking a clear starry sky.

White tooth powder or paste, shiny powder, thick paper - that's all you need for the workflow.

• Draw stencils of stars of different sizes on paper and cut them out.

• Mix tooth powder with water, stirring the mixture to the consistency of thick sour cream. At this stage, you can add glitter.

• Attach the stencils to the glass and use a dishwashing sponge to apply a small coat of paint to the windows.

• In this master class, the author placed stencils on the window in the form of fir branches - the drawing turned out to be very beautiful and even, but you can draw any picture with stars.

With the help of stencils, you can also cut out paper pictures on the New Year theme and create a composition from them on the window.

Pendants and garlands

In addition to gluing materials directly onto windows, you can make hanging DIY Christmas decorations. Use everything you find at home - sometimes amazing ideas are brought to life from materials that, it would seem, are high time to be thrown away!

For example, if you are engaged in embroidery or knitting, "warm" your apartment with soft garlands of colored yarn balls. It is very easy to make pompoms - tie a lot of thread scraps in the middle with a thread of the same color and fluff until a ball is formed.

Put several of these pompoms on a long thread or ribbon, make about ten blanks and hang them in front of the window.

If you like non-standard solutions, try making DIY Christmas decorations for your home from old hangers! Link them together to form a festive tree and decorate with Christmas decorations.

For conservatives, we also have a couple of ideas - New Year's garlands with luminous bulbs! With their help, you will turn the window into a real festive illumination, which will not only help create a carnival atmosphere from the inside - passers-by who will look at your window from the street will immediately feel the warmth of home comfort.

Garlands can be placed over the entire area of ​​the window, in the upper part or only around the perimeter, outlining the contour, hanging in a strictly established order or in the form of a pattern.

Festive interior design

To give your home a complete look, along with windows, a festive table and a Christmas tree, also prepare New Year's decorations with your own hands for the entire apartment.

Christmas decorations

Who said that painted balls are only allowed to be hung on a Christmas tree? Leading designers claim that this season's Christmas decorations are suitable for decorating an apartment, and strongly recommend using them as much as possible.

For example, fill a large transparent vase or a wide plate with many small shiny balls that match in color and texture, and put the composition on a chest of drawers.

Miniature shiny balls are easy to assemble into a neat brooch - decorate a beautifully folded table napkin with it.

And do not forget about traditional paper garlands in the form of a chain, fringed or imitating frosty patterns - stretch them under the ceiling, decorate a window frame or the edges of a festive table.

The beauty of such garlands is that they can be made even with children - together you will have fun creating crafts in the family circle.

Christmas wreaths

Christmas wreaths are gradually becoming an indispensable attribute of the holiday in every home - they decorate the doors of every room, the doors of cabinets and wardrobes. Such New Year's decorations, as a rule, are made by hand, putting a piece of the master's good mood into each product. Try and make your own Christmas wreath!

You will need a wide-diameter round base made of cardboard or wood, a long piece of shiny rain, and a brooch.

• Fasten the beginning of the rain at one end.

• Start winding the garland around the base - you can use a cardboard circle, a hoop, a piece of wire.

• Each new round of rain must be applied tightly to the previous one. Attach the second end of the garland next to the first. Decorate the joint with a beautiful brooch.

Ready-made wreath, created by yourself, hang on the wall or front door.

Another version of the master class is perfect for you if you are planning a children's New Year's party. You will need a large sheet of Styrofoam, a pack of toothpicks, and 1-2 kilograms of multi-colored gummies.

• Cut out a wreath blank from the foam sheet. Alternatively, buy a pre-made mold from a craft store.
• Take a toothpick and stick marmalade on it. With the other side of the toothpick, pierce the wreath blank.
• Arrange the candies as close to each other as possible so that there are no gaps through which the foam peeks through.

To completely decorate the room using DIY Christmas decorations, watch the following video tutorial - it will tell you how to decorate the table, window sill, window and cabinets.

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Preparing for the New Year is a pleasant process, many consider it as exciting as the celebration itself. Magical fulfillment of desires and good deeds, trips to guests and fun events, the brilliance of tinsel and luminous garlands, the smell of pine needles and tangerines - these are the faithful companions of this bright holiday.

From an early age, we are accustomed to surround ourselves with the New Year's atmosphere by decorating the house in order to feel like in a fairy tale at least for a short time. New Year's decoration will bring much more pleasure if you take it creatively, and not buy paraphernalia in stores. Masterfully made Christmas decorations with your own hands will become the highlight of your home or workplace and a source of pride in front of the guests of the holiday, fill the house with warmth and comfort. In addition, such a hand-made exclusive cannot be found anywhere else, especially when the soul of the author is invested in the craft.

Ideas for the New Year and instructions for creating a variety of decorative elements are discussed in this article.

Christmas decoration at home with garlands

It is difficult to imagine Christmas decoration without garlands. To create them, you do not need to purchase special material, you can adopt quite everyday items.

Here are some simple ideas for the New Year:

1. Buttons of different colors and sizes, not suitable for any costume, can be strung on a thread or fishing line.
2. Cotton wool perfectly imitates snow, and it can be hung on a white thread, after twisting the balls of the desired size.
3. Fir cones are always associated with winter and the New Year celebration, they can be used by including them in any composition. They are perfectly located on the twine, if you glue special fasteners to the top, or thread the thread into the holes made with an awl. Cones that are dipped in white gouache or painted from a can will look spectacular; another no less spectacular option is to glue beads, rhinestones and juniper branches to the cones.
4. By stringing sweets and other sweets on a string, or by tying dryers, gingerbread, curly cookies together, you can please the little guests of the holiday. Stealing a component from such a garland will bring pleasure even to an adult.
5. Another original idea is to attach photographs to a ribbon or rope with clothespins or paper clips and stretch such a garland across the room. Pictures of a happy winter holiday or celebrations of previous years will perfectly fit into the atmosphere of the holiday, every year it will be possible to lengthen the garland by adding new frames.

We decorate the house for the New Year with miracle balls of threads

Christmas balls will decorate not only the Christmas tree, they can be hung on a chandelier or closet, simply laid out on a shelf and windowsill. Such an accessory will fit not only into the New Year's atmosphere, but also brighten up any festive or everyday day.

You can make an original balloon with your own hands using a balloon, PVA glue and yarn.

1. First, you need to inflate the balloon to any convenient size.
2. Then, the threads carefully moistened in glue should be wound randomly on the surface.
3. The workpiece will have to dry for a day. After drying, the ball must be removed by bursting or releasing air from it. A wonderful decoration will keep its shape for a long time and reliably.
4. For beauty, you can color the composition with glitter gel.

Do not limit yourself in the number of balls, because this is an easy-to-make decoration. The size of the balls can also be different, this variety will give the decor an eye-catching negligence and originality.

Christmas ball of threads. DIY Christmas decorations.

Home decoration for the New Year with Christmas wreaths

The Christmas wreath is a relatively new decorative item in our country that can be hung on the door or over the fireplace in your own home.

Such a New Year's decor with your own hands can be created from different materials:

1. A wreath of cones. To create it, you will need spruce or pine cones, thick cardboard, a thermal gun and various accessories. Cones are attached to a round cardboard base with hot glue, as closely as possible to each other. If desired, the composition can be painted in any color, it is more convenient to paint from a spray can. Fir branches, dried leaves, satin ribbons, beads, cinnamon pods, berries and dried citrus slices, acorns, etc. can become a wreath decoration.
2. Clothespin wreath. Wooden clothespins can simply be attached to any round base - cardboard or wire, and also supplemented with ribbons or decorated. An interesting solution is to hang the composition in the bathroom or on the doorknob.
3. Wreath of toys. It is necessary to twist a circle of thick wire and string Christmas toys on it, New Year's balls will look especially beautiful. In order for the toys not to fall down under the force of gravity, it is necessary to glue them together with hot glue. You can complement the design of such a wreath with tinsel, bells, etc.

Do-it-yourself window decorations for the New Year

The window is one of the most important places in the house, which, of course, needs to be decorated. Guests, for sure, will celebrate this design for the New Year. And it’s always nice to stand out from the outside among the many identical windows of the apartments in a panel house.

1. You can color the window glass. Gouache or watercolor is most favorable on the glass, with its help you can draw snowflakes on the window, or draw frost along the edges of the frame.
2. If your artistic skills leave a lot to be desired, there is another option: paint over gaps in pre-purchased stencils. With their help, you can draw snowmen, crescents, Christmas trees, snowflakes, stars, etc.
3. The room will take on an outlandish look if you tie a branch to the curtain, and attach interesting New Year's decorations to it - garlands, tinsel, New Year's toys.
4. Electric lanterns will definitely attract the attention of passers-by if you hang them along the eaves. In order for the fruits of your art to be visible in the room, you should remove the curtains. This can be done using homemade tiebacks from satin ribbon, braid and Christmas balls strung on it.
5. On the windowsill you can place pleasant New Year's attributes - tangerines, cones, sweets and toys. A mysterious and warm light will be provided by candles in candlesticks or a decorative lantern.
6. Guests will be pleasantly surprised by homemade snow falling from under the ceiling along the entire window of your house. To make it, you need white paper, scissors, thread and glue. You will need to cut out circles with a diameter of about 3 cm, then stick them sequentially on the thread. If you want more chic, and you are ready to try, instead of circles, you can cut out snowflakes.

Christmas decoration at home with candles

The warmth and light bestowed by fire, of course, we associate with the New Year. In order for comfort and a fairy tale to enter the house, you definitely need to purchase candles, and beautiful decoration for them can also be found in the pantry.

Classic candles of different sizes and shapes will look great in any interesting glass or jar.

You can tie a candle with ribbon or lace, glue slices of fruit, cinnamon pods and sprigs of cloves to them. The main thing is to be careful not to place them near flammable things - curtains or paper lanterns.

How to make DIY Christmas decorations!

How to make DIY fruit decorations for the New Year

The usual use of fruits is, of course, nutrition, but you can buy a few fruits to decorate your home. The advantage of fruit decor is its naturalness, unusualness and aroma.

1. Guaranteed, guests have never seen a homemade citrus scented candle. The orange must be cut in half, the pulp carefully separated, the main thing is not to damage the white “string” that separates the fruit, it will be a wick. You need to pour vegetable oil into such a bowl, set it on fire, and the house will smell fragrant with citruses.
2. A wonderful decorative element that can be added to homemade compositions is dried citrus slices. Cut pieces can be dried in the oven, then hung on a Christmas tree, attached to a wreath or garland, glued to a candle.
3. If you really want to use the fruit for its intended purpose, that is, eat it, you can use the peel from them as a decoration for the New Year. It can be cut with a clerical knife according to a pattern or a hand-drawn drawing and also dried.

Simple DIY Christmas decor for your home! Christmas decorations for the house!

How else to decorate the house for the New Year with your own hands

It is widely believed that the New Year is a family holiday. And this is true, and if you are now far from your home, then it is especially important for you that even in distant lands, there is a reminder of home. You can build a symbol of your home in miniature. To make such New Year's decorations with your own hands, you need: a special form, paints, brushes, plaster.

Special forms are sold in the “Everything for Creativity” departments, they should be filled with gypsum diluted in water and left for a couple of hours. The workpiece can then be taken out and decorated to your taste, not forgetting the details that are dear to the heart.

If you prepare several such houses and make a kind of street out of them on the festive table, guests will remember this amazing and fabulous feast for a long time. And to consolidate admiration, you need to give each guest a house. In the event that you are not used to parting with the objects of your creativity, they can simply be hung on a Christmas tree or placed on shelves as a decoration.

Ideas for the New Year to decorate the festive table

Do not forget about the decoration of the New Year's feast.

1. The table can be decorated with a tablecloth and napkins to match the holiday: traditional Christmas colors are green and red, winter ones are blue and white.
2. In the center, you can put a composition of fir branches, candles and other decorations, placing them on a tin tray or in a dish.
3. Also, Christmas balls of the same shade, harmoniously combined with textiles, will look great on the table in a dish, a large glass or a transparent glass vase. The main thing in the design of the table is to find harmony and distribute the decor evenly over the surface.
4. You can prepare a nice souvenir for guests - cards with wishes. First, cut out a star from cardboard, then stick beautiful multi-colored paper on it, it is advisable to use self-adhesive. Then, on paper with liquid glue, you need to draw a wish and immediately sprinkle the card with sparkles. After the glue dries, shake off the excess.

Do not limit your fantasies and creative impulses by creating Christmas decorations with your own hands. Remember that we ourselves create a fabulous mood, and New Year's Eve in a cozy house, where everything is done with love and diligence, will attract only positive events next year.