Safe toys for the Christmas tree with your own hands. How to make beautiful Christmas toys for a competition, for a kindergarten, a large street tree? DIY felt Christmas tree toys: master class
Today it is not difficult to buy a Christmas tree decoration for every taste and style. But when you want to get it yourself or give someone something original and sincere, it's time to think about how to make Christmas decorations with your own hands. It turns out it's not that hard! After all, there are many simple options for toys that can be created literally in one evening.
Paper toys
The most convenient material for making Christmas tree decorations is paper, because even a child can handle it. You can make a lot of interesting and beautiful decorations for the New Year tree out of paper, but we will consider the most effective and simple ones.
Christmas trees
The main symbol of the new year can be created from colored cardboard circles strung on a toothpick or stick. To leave a small distance between the layers, insert a bead between them. The embossed edge of the circles can be obtained using special scissors, which are sold at a craft and scrapbooking store. There you can also get paper and cardboard with a beautiful pattern.
You can make the Christmas tree simpler by folding a triangle of thick paper with an accordion and fixing it on a toothpick, or glue four identical Christmas trees together. A volumetric acrylic contour, glitter (gel with sparkles), ribbons, cords, beads, sequins, pearl appliques and much more are suitable for decorating such a toy.
Snowflakes
Who in childhood did not cut snowflakes from folded paper? It would be nice to remember this long-forgotten occupation. You can experiment with the shape, complicate the pattern. For needlewomen who are familiar with quilling, it will be interesting to try to make snowflakes using this technique.
Balloons
Surprisingly, quite voluminous balls can be made from flat paper. To do this, you need to cut the paper into circles of the same diameter - old postcards or magazines will do. The blanks must be folded in half and glued together. By varying the gluing options, you can get balls of different types.
More complex balls can be made from the same paper circles. To do this, you need to draw an equilateral triangle in each element, bend it along these lines and glue it together.
Quilling paper balls look completely different. You can create the shape of a ball by winding layer by layer of paper of different widths, or use the swirling parts only for decoration.
Fabric toys
The use of fabrics gives us no less options for toys.
Felt
You can use a wide variety of plots for crafts - and Christmas trees, and snowmen, and animals, and stars, and hearts.
Figures made of felt of bright colors look spectacular. Most often they turn out to be flat, because this fabric is quite thick and has volume in itself. You can use a wide variety of plots for crafts - and Christmas trees, and snowmen, and animals, and stars, and hearts. A distinctive feature of felt products are hand-sewn details, stitches, multi-layer applique. To decorate such toys, you can use beads, buttons, braid and other decorative items.
Thin cloth
If you have a lot of small colorful shreds, it's time to use them to make cute Christmas tree decorations. These can be volumetric balls, Christmas trees, snowmen, little men or animals. Usually, such toys are recruited with holofiber or padding polyester, and ribbons, buttons and other small details are used for decoration.
Socks
In addition to pieces of fabric, you can also use old clothes, such as socks, to create New Year's toys. If you match them well in color and texture, you can create cute characters. The technique for working with this material is the same as with fabrics.
Thread jewelry
Volumetric balls
Balls made of thread always impress. But making them is not so difficult! To do this, you need to inflate a small ball, saturate the thread with PVA glue and randomly wind it around the ball. It is important not to forget to leave a place to remove the ball - best of all in the area of its tail. After the glue is thoroughly dry, the ball needs to be burst and carefully removed. The finished piece can be decorated or painted.
Ball decorations
It is not at all necessary to build Christmas tree decorations completely from scratch. You can take as a basis simple plastic balls of one color or transparent.
Decorating
You can decorate the balls with anything. You can stick multi-colored beads, small beads or buttons over the entire surface. The ball will turn out shiny and sparkling if you cut an old CD into small pieces and secure them with a glue gun or super glue.
You can decorate the balls with anything.
You will get original balls pasted over with a cord in a spiral. Instead of a cord, you can use strips of thin colorful fabric twisted into a plait. It is important to secure each turn properly and not spare any glue.
Painting
Unique balls can be created using painting. For this, it is convenient to use markers, paints for glass, acrylic, volumetric contours, glitters. The painting can cover the entire surface of the ball or only a part. During work, do not forget that a ball hanging on a branch can rotate, so it is better to apply a drawing from all sides.
Inner world
Inside the transparent balls, it will turn out to create a whole world. They can be filled with sparkling rain, dried rose petals, large light feathers, and even make a real terrarium by placing some soil, moss, twigs and plants in it.
Toys from scrap materials
To create Christmas tree decorations with your own hands, any materials that you can find at your fingertips are suitable - you just have to break away from stereotypes and wake up your imagination.
Cones
The most obvious object is the bumps. They can be painted golden, white, fixed directly on spruce branches or hung on strings. But decorating large cones with small balls of thread or fabric can be an original solution. This will make them look like little Christmas trees.
Plastic bottles
They did a lot of things from plastic bottles, but even here they will come in handy. For example, cut and decorated plastic rings can be used to assemble light, almost transparent balls, and adorable penguins can be assembled from the bottoms of bottles.
Light bulbs
Have you ever thought that ordinary incandescent bulbs are very similar to Christmas balls? If you approach them creatively, paint them with paints or decorate them beautifully, you can get a very original decoration for the New Year tree.
Do not forget to make the Christmas tree decorations convenient and attach ribbons and loops to them, for which it will be easy to hang them on a branch. Try to match your decorations with each other and the interior of the room. Make them as safe as possible if you have small children and pets. Enjoy the creative process and the coming holiday!
When, before the New Year, all family members find time and get together to make decor for the Christmas tree and room, it's great. In the old days, when Christmas tree decorations were expensive, many had no choice but to make Christmas tree toys with their own hands from scrap materials: cones, acorns, rags. Those days are long gone, but the tradition has remained. In addition, the choice of materials has significantly expanded, many interesting ideas have appeared based on the handicraft art of different countries, which made the process of making Christmas tree toys even more fun.
We fold and glue from paper
Paper is an affordable and pliable material from which you can make many different decorations. For the manufacture of toys, all its varieties are used: ordinary white, which is used for office equipment; colored, familiar to us from needlework lessons at school, thin cigarette, corrugated, decorative cardboard.
Let's make flat figures of Santa Claus with you from the most ordinary colored paper.
| You will need a square sheet of paper. The example uses a square with sides 10 × 10 cm. But the size of the square can be taken at will. A two-color square is needed: red on one side, white on the other. If necessary, you can glue the two sheets of paper with double-sided tape. | |
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Fold the square diagonally. |
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Press the fold with your finger. Spread out. The result is a diagonal marking. |
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We wrap the upper corner to the center point. We bend it back. We see that we have got a horizontal line. |
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Bend the corner back up to the edge. We unbend it back. |
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We bend a small corner to the formed line. |
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Now we can completely wrap the lapel together with the corner. The top is ready. |
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We start working with the bottom. Bend the bottom corner to the opposite edge. |
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We make a lapel back to the bottom point. |
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We turn the workpiece from left to right and work with the back. |
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We wrap the sides. We make a narrow strip. We wrap the strip on one side, and exactly the same on the other. |
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We wrap both sides completely to the middle line. |
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Now we wrap the lower corners, as shown in the photo, along the border of red and white. |
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We turn the lower part up, again along the border of white and red. |
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We repeat the same on the other side. |
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We turn the workpiece over to the other side, draw the eyes and nose. |
For work with children, it is worth recommending something simpler, since the preschooler is unlikely to master the folding of origami Santa Claus. But even a kid can make a paper chamomile. Prepare to have scissors, glue, threads, colored paper on hand.
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Take 8 strips of paper. The width of the blanks is any, but the thickness of the decoration itself depends on it. |
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Fold the strips together and then in half. Cut the corners from the edge that is the middle of the strips. |
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Spread out. Tie in the middle with a string. |
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Smear the edge of each "petal" with glue and bend to the middle, without smoothing the fold. |
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Decorate each "petal" in this way. |
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Thread a thread through one of the "petals" and tie a knot. |
Round ornaments are made from accordion-folded colored paper. To make them, you can take paper of the same color or different colors, then in the second case the circle will consist of 3-4 multi-colored sectors.
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Beautiful jewelry made of folded paper accordion. |
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Take three or four squares of colored paper. If the square is large, then you need 3 pieces, if the small one - 4. |
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Fold the square in half first. Expand. |
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Tuck the edge to the resulting fold. Expand. |
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Then fold the last segment in half. |
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You now have the marked side. |
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Repeat on the other side. |
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Fold a sheet of paper along the folds with an accordion. |
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Bend the accordion in half. |
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Glue the inner joint. |
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Collect a toy from the "fans". |
In general, a variety of Christmas tree decorations, such as balls, are collected from paper or cardboard folded in an accordion. The technology is somewhat similar to the one that was just described in the previous master class. These Christmas tree toys are made from rectangular sheets of decorative cardboard. They look very much like balls.
Pseudo-volume is achieved by gluing the same parts, as shown in the photo. Such crafts are also easy to make. The thread is glued between the parts.
Chinese paper balls look very decorative. It is not easy to understand the technology of their production from a photo, so we post a detailed video master class.
Video: volumetric paper ball on a Christmas tree
We also offer to make a Christmas tree using origami technique.
Video: origami tree
Who remembers, in the past, candy was often hung on the tree. Why not hang big candies made with your own hands on the Christmas tree today? You will need:
- toilet paper tube;
- White paper;
- glue;
- red paint;
- cellophane for decorating bouquets;
- cotton wool or synthetic winterizer.
Inside, by the way, instead of cotton wool or padding polyester, it is possible to put real sweets.
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We smear the tube with glue and apply white paper. |
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We glue the edge. |
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Cut the free edges with strips, bend the strips inward. |
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Take a not very sticky adhesive tape (it will need to be removed) and glue the tube over. |
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Paint over the gaps with red paint. |
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Remove the tape after the blank is dry. |
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Fill the inside of the candy with padding polyester or cotton wool. |
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Wrap the blank in foil. |
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Secure the ends with tape or tape. |
Ice cream sticks - starting "construction"
Everything is clear with paper, but there are materials at hand, from which they also make New Year's toys for the Christmas tree. Surprisingly, ice cream sticks are also suitable for this purpose. Although not even this is impressive, but how original the jewelry is. Let's find out how to make a Christmas tree house and decorate it.
To make a house you will need: glue, a napkin, a toothpick for applying glue, paint - white and blue, a brush, decorations: beads, half beads, sequins, lace.
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The first thing we need to do is color the sticks in blue. |
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After we have painted the sticks, we dip a lump from a napkin in white paint - draw snow. We paint 8 sticks blue, 4 sticks gray. |
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After the sticks have dried, lay them out in the shape of a house and glue them. Cut one of the gray sticks in half and lay out in the shape of a fence. |
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We glue everything together. We are waiting for the house to dry. |
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We make "curtains" from lace, glue them on the back of the house. |
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We also glue lace on the fence, tuck the edges back. |
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We also glue the loop. |
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We decorate the house with half beads and sparkles. |
The house is done. You can also glue the sleds out of sticks and paint them in any color you like. In principle, ice cream sticks are such a material from which anything is assembled, the main thing is to connect imagination.
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Take:
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Glue the four sticks together. |
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Cover a piece of cardboard with hot glue and glue it to the sticks. |
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Glue two more sticks like sled runners. |
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At the last stick, trim the edges and glue the jumper, for which we hang the sled on the Christmas tree. |
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Take red paint and sponge. Paint the sled. |
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We tie a loop to the dried sled. |
The rich, the more happy: natural materials
Natural materials have never failed. They always look very organic on the tree, be it cones, nuts, cinnamon sticks or orange circles. It is enough to bring a few cones from a walk, look for acorns in the park or buy a few walnuts and you can already create.
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Take some walnuts. Carefully free them from the contents, being careful not to damage the halves of the shell. You can leave the nuts intact, though, if you like. |
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If using empty nuts, glue the halves with a heat gun. |
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Paint future toys with silver spray paint. |
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Glue the bow. |
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Don't forget the loop to hang the nut from the tree. |
If you combine different materials, then the possibilities of creativity will expand even more. Let's make, for example, a little man out of felt, a cone and an acorn without a hat.
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We will prepare all the materials. |
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Take a triangular piece of felt and try it on an acorn. From this piece we will sew a pointed hat. |
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Sew the sides of the triangle over the edge. |
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Trying on a hat for an acorn. |
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Cut out small blue felt mittens. |
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Then the legs are made of red felt. |
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Cut a small piece of string. We will make the hands of a man out of it. |
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Cut out a narrow strip of red felt for a scarf. |
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Turn the pinecone, sharp side up. |
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Glue a piece of string and an acorn. |
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Apply glue from a heat gun to the end of the string and press the mitten against the string and the bump at the same time. Glue the second mitten on the other side. |
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We glue the hat. |
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Then the legs, right to the bump, from below. |
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If you make two people, then you can connect them together. Glue the string to the backs of the men. |
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So that you can throw toys over the branch. |
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Tie a scarf around the "neck". Create a fringe. |
Wooden log cabins can be purchased at a craft store. Although, if they put a natural Christmas tree, sometimes they cut down some part of the trunk. This piece can be used.
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Saw it diagonally into several pieces. |
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Drill holes in the blanks. |
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Paint the surface of the log house with acrylic paint in any color. |
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Write a wish, an inspirational phrase, or the names of family members. |
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Pass a loop through the hole, pass the ends of the cord through it, tie a knot. |
Crafts from ribbons
Different colored ribbons will transform your Christmas tree. In Europe, the Christmas tree is traditionally decorated with red bows, they are hung or tied to branches, the crown. How to tie beautiful bows, see this article. You can stop at this, or you can go further and do something more interesting, for example, lanterns from ribbons.
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You will need: a yellow ribbon 4 cm wide, 8 cm long - 9 pcs., A golden ribbon 2.5 cm wide, 8 cm long - 9 pcs., A lilac ribbon 2.5 cm wide, 5 cm long - 3 pcs., A golden ribbon 2.5 cm wide, 5 cm long - 3 pcs. Pin with two beads, bell for securing the loop. |
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We take two ribbons 8 cm long. We put one on top of the other. We melt the tips with a flame from a lighter. |
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Bend the edges to the middle. |
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We fold it in half. |
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Cut off a wide ribbon on one side. |
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We melt it. |
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Connect the top corner to the bottom. |
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Bend one corner up. We fuse the corner to keep it. |
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Apply glue to the groove of the petal. |
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We press. |
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Fold the sides of the petal a little. |
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In the same way, we make petals from short pieces of tape. But we do not apply the golden tape in the middle, but with an offset. |
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Cut off the excess part of the golden ribbon. |
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We overlap three petals with a yellow ribbon. |
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Add one lilac petal. |
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We repeat the steps for gluing the petals together. |
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We put the loop inside, as well as the pin with beads. We apply glue. |
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We glue the third blank for the flashlight. We put on the "bell". |
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We hang toys on the tree. |
Such lanterns will shine and sparkle in the reflections of an electric garland.
Video: ribbon pendant tree
Video: how to make a bell and flashlight
We use fabric: we make lace hearts, Christmas trees
You have already been able to see how diverse Christmas tree decorations can be. A practical material for jewelry is fabric: plain cotton, linen, burlap, knitwear, lace. In order for the toys to be neat, symmetrical, even, it is first necessary to make a template out of paper, and already with its help, cut out blanks from the fabric.
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You need a cardboard blank in the shape of a heart, a piece of lace, a jute cord, glue for gluing lace. |
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And also beads and rhinestones, acrylic paints, brushes and scissors, also a ribbon for the eyelet and glue for gluing rhinestones and beads. |
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We will glue the lace onto the cardboard blank. When the glue is dry, the ends will be easy to trim. Do not regret the glue, when it dries, it will become invisible. |
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The lace stuck. We cover the blank with black acrylic paint. We cover thoroughly, avoiding non-staining. We leave the workpiece to dry. Painted on both sides. |
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Select the lace. This will require white paint and a hard brush. We take a little white paint on the brush, remove the excess. Apply to the workpiece, highlighting the lace ribs. We leave to dry. |
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The workpiece has taken on a completely different look. |
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Next we need a jute cord. We will make decorations from it, which will be located on the workpiece. We take a jute cord, tie a knot, cut off the tip. We roll up the jute cord. We try on the size for the workpiece. We fix the turns with drops of glue. |
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We make several jute blanks. |
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We place them in the heart. We glue it. |
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Decorate with beads and rhinestones. |
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The edges of the heart can be painted over with gold or silver paint. |
Maybe we can sew another plump toy tree? In this master class, a light-colored fabric with polka dots was used, so the toy turned out to be especially cute and delicate. But for sewing, any scraps of fabric, of any color and ornament are suitable.
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Let's make a Christmas tree stuffed with padding polyester together. |
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You will need a fabric, a template, jewelry, synthetic winterizer, scissors, threads, a needle, a ribbon bow, braid. |
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We circle the template, making two blanks from fabric. |
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We cut out the blanks. |
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We cut the parts by connecting them with the front sides together. |
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We sew to the top. We put a loop of tape inside. We continue to stitch the details further. We leave a small hole at the bottom. |
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We turn out the part. |
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We fill with padding polyester and sew up the hole. |
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We decorate the lower part of the Christmas tree with braid. We sew it on. |
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We distribute the beads over the entire surface, glue or sew on them. |
Complex decor from simple threads
It is even easier to make a Christmas tree toy from threads. A needle and thread are used minimally here. Typically, thread decor is set on glue, but some kind of backing is often required.
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Let's make a house pendant wrapped in a jute cord. |
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We need a template, cardboard, jute cord, thread with a needle, scissors, glue, a pencil, a narrow ribbon bow, a pendant, a bead and a piece of ribbon or lace for the loop. |
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Outline the template on cardboard. Cut out. |
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We glue the loop. |
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Lubricate the section of the house with glue. |
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We wind the jute cord tightly until the moment that can be seen in the photo. Then we make several dense rows up to the roof. |
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Then we change the direction of winding. |
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Moving on to the design of the roof. |
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Sew on the pendant, glue the bow and bead. |
If you have unnecessary lace napkins lying around at home, make large Christmas tree decorations out of them. You can crochet napkins on purpose, making them smaller or larger.
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You will need two napkins. |
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Sew them together with the matching thread. |
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Soak in a bowl of water. |
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Pull in different directions. |
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Insert a ball into the hole. |
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Inflate it so that the napkins stretch over the balloon. |
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Cover with PVA glue and hang to dry. |
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When the ball is dry, it will become stiff. Pierce the balloon and remove it. |
And here is an angel, which is easily constructed from the remains of white knitting threads.
Prepare:
- white knitting threads;
- felt;
- cardboard;
- glue.
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We will make such an angel. |
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We wind threads on a piece of cardboard until it seems enough. |
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We take a piece of thread and thread it under the wound threads. |
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We cut the threads from below. |
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We tie it exactly on the top of the head. We make a loop for hanging. |
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We shape the head, arms and waist. |
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Making a template for the wings. Cut out the wings from felt. |
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We glue the wings to the angel. |
New year symbol made of felt and other toys
Well, where can you go without felt? Recently, Christmas tree decorations from it have become a fashion trend; not a single New Year can do without them. Fortunately, in the public domain there are many patterns and images of finished toys, according to which you can make jewelry yourself.
We suggest making an unusual toy. Here felt is used not as a main material, but as a base.
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You will need a pattern in the form of a circle, a piece of thick white felt, beads, thread and a needle, scissors, pencil, ribbon. |
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Outline the template. |
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Cut out a circle out of felt. |
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Sew on or glue the loop from the tape. |
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We embroider the felt with beads tightly. |
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Making a bow. Cut the edges figuratively. |
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The charming Christmas tree decoration is ready. |
As you know, next year will pass under the sign of the Dog, so you just need to make a toy in the form of a dog. Felt is just that material with which it is convenient and quick to work.
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A cute felt dog will be a great gift or Christmas tree toy. |
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You will need soft felt of brown, beige and black, hard felt of white, red and pink, matching threads, except for red, cord, braid or ribbon, filler, disappearing marker, needles, scissors, pattern. |
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Cut out from brown felt: torso - 2 parts, front legs - 2 parts, ears - 2 parts, From flesh-colored felt: muzzle - 2 parts, small muzzle detail - 1 pc., Parts of hind legs - 2 pcs., Parts of front paws - 2 pcs. Black felt: nose - 1 pc. Made of pink felt: tongue - 1 pc., Heels - 2 pcs., Red cap - 1 pc. White felt: beard - 1 pc., Cap edge - 1 pc., Pompom - 2 parts. |
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We lay out all the parts in the right order to make sure everything is in place. |
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Fold the ear in half. Sew to the top layer of the lower part of the upper body. We repeat the same with the second ear. We fix the thread. |
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Now with a seam "forward needle" we sew the body parts of the paws to another part of the body. The ends of the threads can be hidden inside the felt. |
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Then we sew the muzzle with a seam "over the edge". |
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Sew on the heels with several stitches and embroider the pads of the fingers with a chain stitch. |
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The next step is to embroider the eyes. First, let's draw them with a fading marker. Then embroider in one thread with a chain stitch. |
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We outline the mouth and mustache on the face. |
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Sew on the nose with a seam forward with a needle. |
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In place of the mustache points, we make French knots. We embroider the mouth with a chain stitch. |
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Sew the pink tongue to the top layer of the inner side of the muzzle. |
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Then we sew the muzzle with a buttonhole seam. We stuff a little filler inside and sew the parts to the end. |
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With a tambour stitch, we embroider the tail on the back of the body with bodily threads. |
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Sew the body parts of the paws to the front paws with a needle forward seam. |
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Then we fold the two parts of the front legs together and sew with a buttonhole seam. |
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Lightly fill the parts with filler. |
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Sew the paws to the upper part of the body with a seam over the edge. |
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We sew the beard to the same part with a seam over the edge, and then we sew the muzzle next, capturing only its lower part. |
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Fold the torso together and sew with a buttonhole stitch. When we get to the top of the head, we sew in a loop. We tie a knot on a lace and sew a loop to the back of the body. |
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We fill the toy with filler. We sew the details to the end. |
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The toy is almost ready. |
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We sew the details of the pompom together through the tip of the cap. Sew a white edge to the red part of the cap. |
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Now we sew the cap to the toy. We make a seam under the white stripe. |
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We embroider the claws on the paws. |
The fox belongs to the canine family. It will make an excellent pair for a felt dog. Make such a girl fox. Kids will be delighted with her.
Here are all the materials you need.
And this is a pattern.
Well, if you want to make the toy simpler, start making a Christmas tree.
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Easy-to-make felt herringbone. |
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You will need: scissors, glue, felt of two shades of green, beads or half-beads, a herringbone pattern, decorative tape, a pencil or marker. |
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We cut out a Christmas tree from green felt according to templates. |
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Reduce the template by 0.5 cm on each side. |
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Cut out the herringbone from light green felt. |
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We glue the loop from the tape with hot glue. Using the Moment-Crystal glue, glue the light green herringbone to the green one. You can decorate with half beads, rhinestones or buttons. |
You can combine felt with fabric.
See below for a few more patterns and instructions for making felt Christmas tree decorations.
Video: felt puppy
Video: Christmas tree boots and mittens
Party balloons made from old toys, styrofoam, plastic
It is difficult to imagine a more common Christmas tree decoration than a Christmas ball. But the most ordinary ball or blank with the help of a pair of hands turns into a product that demonstrates your creativity.
Here are three interesting instructions for transforming simple Christmas tree balls.
Ball "Minnie Mouse"
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Take the red Christmas ball. Use black acrylic paint to paint over the top of the ball. |
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Place large peas in white paint. Let dry. |
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Draw the ears on black cardboard. Cut out, bend the ends. |
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Touch up the top of the ball with shiny nail polish. Cover your ears with it. |
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Glue the ears to the ball. |
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Tie the red ribbon in a bow. Glue to the base of the ball. Mickey Mouse is ready. |
Plastic blanks
For the next two workshops, you will need plastic balls, consisting of two separable halves. Ball blanks are sold at a craft store.
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Write a New Year's phrase on the plastic ball with black marker. |
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Separate the halves. Place the crumpled tape inside. |
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Make a bow out of ribbon, or cut a ribbon out of fabric and tie into a bow. Glue the bow to the ball. |
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Let's draw a New Year's silhouette on the same plastic blank. Pour cocoa inside and put marshmallows. |
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Close the ball. The halves of the ball are well bonded to each other. |
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We thread and glue a red silk ribbon bow. Everything. Can be hung on a Christmas tree. |
Styrofoam
Foam blanks are widely used in the manufacture of Christmas tree balls. Although for the next master class, you can use ordinary glass balls. Probably, you have several Christmas tree decorations, which are a pity to throw away, and which have already lost their appearance. Let's transform them.
You will need:
- knitting threads in red;
- foam ball;
- clip;
- PVA glue;
- nippers;
- lace;
- glue Moment-Crystal.
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The ball will be like this. |
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Cut off the eyelet at the paper clip. |
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We insert into the ball. We take out. Cover the ends of the paper clip with hot glue and insert into the marked holes. |
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We cover the top of the ball with PVA glue and tie the thread to a paper clip. |
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Gradually wrap the ball covered with glue with threads. We press the threads as we work. When the ball is dry, decorate it with white lace. Glue with Moment-Crystal glue. Make a loop out of the chiffon ribbon. |
Look for even more options for Christmas balls.
The whole set of ideas is difficult to somehow structure. Some craftswomen use combined materials or those that are not intended for needlework at all.
Let's make a star out of beads on a wire.
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This is how it will turn out. |
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You will need a star drawn on paper, wire, beads, round-nose pliers, scissors, threads, a needle, a ribbon for a loop and for a bow. |
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We string several beads on the wire. With the help of round-nose pliers we form the outline of the star. |
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Apply the beaded wire to the template and align the base. |
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We string a lot of beads on the wire at once. |
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Forming a star. |
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We bend the end of the wire with a loop. |
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We pass the other end through it and bend it. |
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Sew on the loop and bow. |
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The star on the tree is ready. |
Have you ever thought about the fact that you can make funny Christmas tree decorations from light bulbs that are no longer usable and usually go to the trash bin?
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Here they are. |
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It is good if the bulbs are white, if not, they can be covered with white paint. With a marker, draw the eyes, nose and mouth. |
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Use red paint to paint dots on the sides. |
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Wrap the base with green colored paper, placing it on double-sided tape. |
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Glue the paper bow. |
We hope you have found interesting ideas for yourself. Decorate your Christmas tree with pleasure. We wish you a creative mood.
If spending on New Year's paraphernalia is not included in your plans, then DIY paper Christmas toys will be a way out for you. In addition, such an original Christmas tree gift will be remembered for a long time.
The sacramental meaning of the New Year and Christmas is in bringing family members closer together. And what brings people together better than joint creativity ?! Making New Year's toys with your own hands in the company of household members is an exciting activity in itself, not to mention its results - original New Year's decorations that can be hung on tree.
If you make toys with your own hands from glass, porcelain, beads, then it will take a lot of time and require certain skills. Against this background, paper toys are a simple option that can be made with your child and put on the Christmas tree. Here are step-by-step diagrams and videos of master classes - 2017 making such crafts with your own hands.
Christmas balls made of paper 2016
To make this Christmas tree decoration with your own hands, you will need a minimum of materials. The main thing here is patience and sleight of hand. Do not be discouraged if you do not get a toy right away, as in the photo - such decorations require a certain skill that will come with time. Therefore, immediately tune in that the first toys will not turn out to be the most accurate. But the result will exceed all expectations and justify your efforts!
Christmas paper balls 2016: making stencils
So, in order to do this with your own hands christmas ball on the tree, you must perform the following sequence of actions:
- Print the stencil on the printer. We suggest using the following pictures:
- Then take thick sheets of colored paper and trace the stencil with a pencil.
Advice! If the printer allows, stencils can be printed immediately on colored paper. This will save time and effort.
- Carefully cut out the details of the future toy.
- Place the resulting blanks in the shape of a flower. Fasten the center with a circle cut out of colored paper, firmly gluing it, as shown in the photo.
Christmas balls made of paper-2016: main work
Further work will require manual dexterity.
- The most important and interesting step is weaving. To do this, sequentially weave one strip into another, as shown in the photo.
Advice! Use different colored paper to make the toy more interesting and colorful. And so that the toy does not fall apart during weaving, use clothespins.
- When you are almost done braiding, glue the ends of the paper ribbons together.
- In the part of the ball where you glued the circle (see step one), make a small cut in the form of a line. Insert a nice tape into it and glue it on. NS It is better to burn it beforehand so that it retains its original appearance.
The original New Year's paper toys of the new 2017 are ready! Using different stencils and colors, you can create a wide variety of balls. Another interesting version of the 2017 ball with your own hands can be seen in the video:
Interesting New Year's paper toys for the celebration of 2017 can be made in the form of lanterns. This version of New Year's decoration came to us from our grandmothers and was popular at a time when toys were hard to find on sale. The flashlight is even easier to make than the previous toy. Even a child can be involved in the process of creating it. An interesting version of the craft in the shape of a flashlight can be seen in this video:
Magic lamps
Lamps for the new 2017 can be made from scrap materials. To do this, you only need scissors, glue and colored paper or cardboard packaging:
- Take two sheets: one is yellow, the second is contrasting, for example, purple. Cut out two rectangles. Yellow - 100x180, purple - 120x180 (in millimeters).
- Take a yellow rectangle and glue its edges in a tubular shape. Then put it aside and move on to the purple part. Fold the sheet in half and make cuts with scissors, leaving space at the edges. We also glue in the form of a tube, like a yellow sheet of paper or cardboard. The photo shows how to make a red flashlight. The sequence of actions is similar.
- If you cut everything neatly, then the yellow tube should go into the purple one. Moreover, it must not be pushed through to the end. Its edge must be greased with glue, and only then insert the resulting yellow flashlight into the purple tube completely. The same must be done on the other side of it. Pull up on the purple part slightly to release the yellow part. Cover it with glue. This will lock the yellow leaf into the purple.
- To make the flashlight more realistic, you should make a handle. To do this, cut a narrow strip of purple paper or cardboard and glue it to the flashlight.
- Your magic flashlight is ready. This is one of the simplest crafts, even a child can handle it.
How to make a do-it-yourself flashlight for the celebration of 2017, you can watch in this video:
3D paper star
Another popular Christmas tree toy for celebrating 2017 is the star. A rare tree does without it. This toy is both effective and easy to make. To do this, you will need the same materials as for the previous jewelry. All that remains is to add a thread. Read a master class or watch a video.
- Two 10x10 squares need to be cut out of colored paper. You can use your imagination to the fullest: your stars do not have to be yellow. Use purple, red, blue, pink colors! And your tree will sparkle with different colors.
- Make two folds in half on a piece of colored paper, and then two folds diagonally.
- Make small cuts on the edges of the paper and fold into the corners (as shown in the photo).
- Glue the corners in the center, leaving the rest of them free (this will give the future star volume). You should get some kind of rays.
Advice! Hold the corners while gluing with your finger. This will make them stick together better.
- Repeat this procedure with the second sheet of colored paper.
- We glue the two halves of the star into one. Do not forget to put the edge of the ribbon between them, for which you hang the star on the tree.
- Give the star time to dry. It will take about 20 minutes.
You can also watch how to make a star with your own hands in this video:
Santa Claus on the Christmas tree
Another craft option that perfectly develops children's creativity! It is also good because it can be used not only as a Christmas decoration on a Christmas tree, but also glued to a postcard.
You will need:
- colored paper (in our version in the photo - red, green, beige and white and black, but you can use any one depending on your imagination) or cardboard packaging;
- scissors;
- glue;
- threads / ribbons;
- compass.
The rest is a matter of your imagination.
- Cut a semicircle out of red paper. This will be the hat of Santa Claus.
- Cut out a semicircle of the same diameter from beige paper as from red. If you attach one semicircle to another, you should get a circle.
- Cut out circles of the same diameter from white paper. This is the beard of Santa Claus. Also one circle can be used to decorate his hat. Cut a narrow long strip out of the same paper.
- Cut out a circle from red paper and two small circles from black. These will be the nose and eyes of Santa Claus.
- Glue together all the resulting parts, as shown in the photo. You can make several Santa Clauses at once to make them more fun on the tree. Attach threads to the top of their hats. The original Christmas decoration is ready. And if Santa Claus is pasted on green paper, then it will become an excellent postcard that will delight relatives and friends.
Paper Christmas decorations will add originality to your Christmas tree
In fact, making a Christmas tree toy is as easy as shelling pears. It is enough to attach a ribbon to a cone, a small toy, a bright pom-pom made of woolen threads and hang it from the tree. If desired, the tree can be decorated with anything. In Europe, it is becoming very popular to decorate a Christmas tree and a house in the same color scheme. For this, not only toys, but also candles, garlands, dishes are purchased "to match". Try it too ...
1 toys from old light bulbs
A great idea to recycle burnt out lamps! To do this, you will need: paints, brushes and varnish to fix the effect. You can also use sequins, ribbons, straws, buttons, paper trims, etc. Those who are not friendly with drawing can use the decoupage technique - gluing a napkin with a pattern on a well-painted surface. You can do this handicraft for a couple with kids.
2.We use old newspapers and paper
The good old papier-mâché has not been canceled! You can also paste over ordinary Christmas balls with pieces of newspaper. Also bright cardboard Christmas trees, voluminous paper hearts, "lanterns", "snakes", snowflakes and garlands look good on the Christmas tree.
3. Openwork from beads
Experienced needlewomen can make a toy out of beads, but for beginners I advise you to try simply to embroider a fabric product with beads, rhinestones and beads.
4 matchboxes
Inside the box, you can make a whole composition - place small figurines of angels, a Christmas tree, gifts in it. Or you can simply glue the picture or lay out a bunch of Christmas tree branches, poisentia leaves, berries and cones.
5 fabric crafts
The good thing about the fabric is that it can be used to sew a toy of virtually any shape. Bright striped or checkered Christmas trees, snowmen or bullfinches "with polka dots", large lace hearts and vintage bells look very stylish. In most cases, you won't even need sewing patterns. You can stuff toys with holofiber or padding polyester.
You can also try simply wrapping Christmas balls with a piece of bright fabric, securing the entire composition with ribbons and all kinds of decor.
6 felt toys
Felt - the material is even more interesting than fabric, since it does not fray and does not need processing along the edge, it has a huge range of colors and different densities, it is perfectly glued and sewn, which allows you to make toys with small details.
Try and you to make such a funny Santa Claus ...
7.Cross stitch
Those who love to embroider and who have accumulated many small finished works lying around can make full-fledged Christmas tree decorations. It is enough to cut the embroidery (stepping back three centimeters along the canvas) and glue it to the cardboard. Bend the excess edges and glue on the back. To mask any irregularities, you can glue a piece of felt, cardboard or paper from the inside out. Plus the ribbon and the Christmas tree toy are ready!
8 pebbles - drops
These transparent stones are sold in decorative stores, often in flower stalls or next to vases in supermarkets. Take a bag of such "droplets", superglue and begin to shape the product in the shape of a Christmas tree, snowflake, circle, crescent. Glue stones at the joints and remove excess glue in time.
9. Boring decor of simple balls
You can also not fool around with the material, but use boring monophonic balls. Pour glue into a regular syringe and apply a drawing to the balls. Sprinkle glitter or semolina on top. You end up with an exquisite and subtle "snowy" pattern.
You can also try to paint the balls by hand. Funny faces, snowdrifts, snowflakes, fir trees, bare trees and bullfinches - everyone can do it!
10. Straws or threads
Remember the labor lessons when we were taught to make lampshades for lamps with the help of woolen threads and balloons? Why not do the same, but smaller and hang on the tree? To do this: inflate a balloon (very lightly, the size of a large Christmas ball), grease it with glue and wrap it in a chaotic manner with threads or straws. When the glue is dry, pierce the ball and pull it through the mesh. Attach a ribbon, ribbons and you can hang on the tree! Tip: to prevent the balloon from sticking, you can wrap it with cling film before starting work.
Another way to use threads or straw is to wrap wire frames with them in the form of stars, hearts, deer muzzles.
11. Old disks
Used discs that are not needed can be used in different ways. They can be painted, decorated with modeling, decoupage, broken into crumbs and made into a mosaic. Glue your family photo to the disc and arrange it around the edges - you will get not only a Christmas tree toy, but also a memorable photo frame.
Decorating the New Year's interior plays an important role in preparing for the New Year. Making Christmas tree toys with your own hands will be not only a good decision in organizing the decor, but also an interesting creative process. All family members, including children, can be involved in this activity. In our article, we have collected material on how, using the simplest materials, you can beautifully and elegantly decorate a Christmas tree without resorting to buying expensive decorations. In addition to the publication, we have added 45 interesting photos of handmade Christmas toys.
DIY Christmas tree toys - we collect material, accessories and blanks
If you decide to make interesting Christmas toys with your own hands for a Christmas tree as a decor, first you should prepare all the necessary materials and tools. Since the variety of such needlework is very large, we will consider the most basic accessories, which include a pencil, glue (PVA and a thermal gun), brushes, acrylic paint and gouache, scissors, threads. Crafts such as a DIY Christmas tree toy can have many options, but one way or another, you need to get sequins, varnishes, beads, bright braid. In general, the fact that it will help make toys truly New Year's, giving a charming shine and originality.
Materials can be scraps of fabric, colored and white paper, cardboard, colorful napkins, styrofoam, light bulbs, cereals and even dough.
Do-it-yourself Christmas toy dog on a Christmas tree - a symbol of the coming year
Since the year of the Yellow Dog is ahead of us, it is necessary that this symbol be present in the New Year's interior, in particular, on the Christmas tree. A do-it-yourself Christmas toy dog on a Christmas tree can be made in different ways. The easiest one is to cut a doggie out of cardboard, after drawing its eyes, ears, mouth - with such a creative process you can keep your child busy. Draw a template and cut it out, and the children will make many of these small dogs according to the template, decorate and make a garland out of them, hanging them on a long thread or tinsel.
While they are busy with such a fascinating process, you can make Christmas tree toys with your own hands for 2018 "dogs" from fabric. Felt fabric is often used for these purposes, which holds its shape well and has a rich palette of colorful colors. In the photo in our article, we have collected examples of patterns that will help to sew cute dogs. After cutting out the blanks, sew them together and fill with padding polyester (do not forget to insert the ears). Eyes can be made of beads, and a small red cap with an eyelet can be sewn onto your head.
Bones, also sewn from fabric or made from puff pastry, will help to appease the mistress of the coming year, the recipe for which will be discussed in the following material.
How to make DIY Christmas toys out of paper
Colored and white paper gives you a lot of creativity. It is especially easy for children to work with this material. It allows you to create a wide variety of decorations: garlands, Christmas toys and snowflakes with your own hands. In order to make the simplest garland-chain, you need to take colored paper, it is better that it be double-sided. Cut out thin 1 cm stripes of the same length from it at your discretion. Using PVA glue, glue the ends of the first strip. We thread each next strip into the previous ring, we also glue it together and get a link. Such a garland can be used to decorate a Christmas tree or the walls and ceiling of a room.
To make DIY Christmas tree decorations with your own hands, multi-colored "snowflakes", you need four sheets of paper of different colors. We cut out symmetrical snowflakes from them, as shown in the photo, bend them in half and glue them together with the edges, not forgetting to insert a loop. In this way, bells, stars and more can be made. If you make three balls of different sizes and stick them close to one thread, you get a voluminous snowman.
Original Christmas toys with your own hands on a Christmas tree made of light bulbs
If your home light bulb burns out - do not rush to throw it away, it can become an excellent material for making a variety of jewelry. For example, you can make DIY Christmas tree toys from light bulbs (photos are presented in the article) using the decoupage technique. For this you need beautiful napkins. The light bulb can be pre-painted with white acrylic paint. We cut out the image from the napkin, and applying it to the surface, using a brush, apply PVA glue on top. You need to work very carefully so as not to form "ribs", as it will be very difficult to level them so as not to damage the drawing.
While the toy is not dry yet, you can sprinkle it with sparkles (they will also help hide some flaws). The loop can be glued with a heat gun. Light bulbs can be painted by making Christmas tree toys with your own hands in the form of Santa Clauses, dogs, penguins, snowmen, etc. in this way you will create original unique decorations, practically without material costs.
DIY Christmas toys bells
The bell is an integral attribute of the New Year, since at all times it was believed that its ringing drives away evil forces and protects the house from various troubles. The bell can be cut out of cardboard by decorating with beads, sparkles and gluing a loop. There are also other simple ways to make Christmas bells toys with your own hands. For example, sew. For these purposes, any fabric is used.
Make a template on cardboard. Cut out the blanks according to the template, sew, filling in the process with padding polyester or fabric shreds. Make a loop. The product can be sheathed with beads, make decorations on it from small multi-colored buttons, sprinkle with sparkles, having previously applied glue to the surface.
Another way to make Christmas toys with your own hands in the form of bells is to use plastic, namely glasses and bottles. The glass can be wrapped with foil (glue), make a hole in the bottom with an awl and stretch the loop. The edges of the product can be decorated with tinsel or artificial snow. In a plastic bottle, you need to cut off the upper part, which is with a cap, and paint it with paints. We also make a loop on which we tie a large bow. Before the paint has dried, a layer of glitter can be applied.
DIY Christmas toy clock on the Christmas tree
A beautiful decoration, reminiscent of the approaching celebration, will be a New Year's toy, a do-it-yourself clock on a Christmas tree. You can make it using a cardboard box, which is sure to be found in everyone in the house. The most important thing is to cut the roof correctly. To do this, you need to draw it on the front and rear panels and cut it off, and cut the upper bar above them in half and glue the roof, thus forming two gentle slopes. In the future, they can be decorated with cotton wool or white tinsel in the form of snow.
We paint the blank and, after drying, proceed to the design of the dial. You can simply draw it with a compass, stick numbers and arrows cut out of colored paper, use buttons and other materials. You can make DIY Christmas tree toys-clocks by using DVDs to decorate the dial, on which it is easy to draw with a marker.
Having designed the dial in a convenient way for you, we proceed to decorate with the help of artificial snow, beads, tinsel and other materials. If our clock will hang on the tree, it is necessary to make a loop to the roof, piercing two holes with an awl and stretching the braid. In the lower part, you can run two cords in the same way and decorate them with cones. Your DIY Christmas toy is ready for the Christmas tree.
DIY Christmas toys on a street tree
Separately, it is worth considering decorations for the street - it can be a New Year's toy for a city Christmas tree with your own hands or for a green beauty in the courtyard of a private house. In any case, it is necessary to choose the right material that will not be afraid of moisture. For example, it is very good to use plastic bottles for these purposes, which are suitable both in size and in moisture resistance and plasticity of the material.
The easiest way is to make a large candy toy by wrapping the bottle in brightly colored foil and twisting the ends. It can be decorated with bows and a loop. With the help of paints, a large 5-liter bottle can easily be transformed into a fairy-tale house, and do-it-yourself charming Christmas penguin toys on a Christmas tree, a photo of which is posted in our article, will become a real fabulous decoration.
Christmas Bells can be crafted from flower pots. Wrap them in foil, glue multi-colored tinsel, bows, ribbons. You can connect two bells together, make a loop and decorate it with an asterisk.
Styrofoam can also be a good material for making DIY Christmas tree toys. Cut a circle out of it, process it with golden sparkles or wrap it with tinsel, having greased it with glue. Thus, you get a blank for a wreath. At the bottom, you can make a composition of cones, artificial flowers, berries and other materials, which can also be given a golden hue. Attach a fluffy bow and loop at the top.
DIY Christmas tree toy ideas are endless. Looking around, you can find a lot of material that is perfect for decorating the decorations of a New Year's beauty. Imagine, experiment and do not forget to involve children with their unbridled imagination in this fascinating process.
DIY Christmas tree toys - 45 beautiful photos updated: December 13, 2017 by the author: Irina Kievskaya