Before the New Year holidays, many people try to come up with original jewelry for home and Christmas tree. Stores sell a lot of unusual toys and beautiful Christmas tree sets, but homemade decorations seem more attractive and original than store-bought ones.
Jewelry made by hand seems to absorb a piece of the soul of the person who made it.
Decorations and toys for the Christmas tree, made at home, will give a festive atmosphere, bring joy to the owners and their guests, and will delight the children.
There are a lot of options for Christmas tree decorations: in this matter you need to show your imagination, then New Year's interior It will turn out beautiful and original.
To decorate your home for the holiday, you will need various materials that are probably found in every home. For creating New Year's decor Colored paper, bottle caps, ribbons, glitter, beads, buttons and even newspapers are suitable.
Decorations from old CDs
Old disks are an excellent material for creating New Year's decorations.
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To make this craft, use scissors to cut the disk into several small pieces.
Then take a Christmas tree toy and apply glue to it, and then attach the pieces of the disk to the toy - you will get an unusual decoration.
Festive crafts made from felt
A New Year's decoration made from felt material looks interesting. To make such a craft, you don’t need to spend a lot of money. This fabric is inexpensive, and you only need a little of it.
In addition to individual toys, you can make homemade New Year's garlands from such small felt figures, fixing them on a thread, cord, satin or soutache ribbon.
You can make many things from fabric beautiful crafts. Multi-colored materials open up great opportunities for New Year's decor.
Using fabrics you can make real mini-masterpieces. Eye-catching colors look especially attractive in cold winter.
You can even make a small Christmas tree with your own hands; it can be placed in the center of the holiday table or presented as a gift to friends.
Christmas tree toys made of cardboard or postcards
It’s not difficult to make Christmas tree balls from thick paper. For this purpose, you can use dense colored paper, magazine covers and postcards.
Cardboard makes adorable Christmas tree crafts. You can make cardboard balls with your children; this activity will be interesting for those who are so looking forward to the New Year.
Take a postcard or thick paper (necessarily double-sided) and cut out circles of the same size from it. You need to cut eight blanks. In order to outline the circles, you can use a small glass. Then make two more circles, but a little smaller.
Fold larger pieces in half twice. The result will be a workpiece that is a quarter of a circle. Glue the four blanks made earlier onto the smaller circle. Then, carefully, so as not to break the craft, straighten the glued “pockets”.
If all the steps were performed correctly, you will have two parts of the toy. Before gluing the blanks onto a circle of small diameter, make sure that they are positioned correctly.
The two parts need to be glued together. After the toy has dried, straighten the decorative elements on the Christmas tree toy and attach a bright ribbon. The decoration is ready and can be hung on the Christmas tree.
Christmas tree balls made of threads
String balls are a DIY trend. Crafts made from threads can be hung not only on the Christmas tree, but also used as a decorative element for the interior different rooms, for example, create a spectacular lamp, or use it as a ceiling decoration by attaching balls to threads of different lengths. You can make balls of different sizes from threads.
To create a decoration from threads, you need glue, preferably PVA (it is not visible after it dries), an inflatable ball and threads (remnants of yarn).
Before you begin, place the threads in glue for a short time; To do this, pour it into a plate.
Inflate the balloon.
Wrap the yarn that has been in the glue around the ball so that it resembles a cocoon, leaving small gaps. Let the ball dry - this takes a day.
The ball blank should be pierced in several places so that the ball is deflated and removed.
You can create a whimsical festive composition from such thread balls.
Decorate the finished thread balls with pearls and multi-colored beads. You can also use fur, satin ribbons and shiny buttons for decoration.
Festive wreaths made of fir cones
In most cases, doors are decorated with such wreaths, but they can also be attached to the wall in the apartment. Such a wreath above the fireplace, if there is one in the house, looks very impressive.
Making your own New Year's wreath is easy. Find a suitable base for the wreath, such as wire or willow twigs. You will also need cones from coniferous trees and special liquid nails. Don't forget about materials for decorating the wreath.
The cones need to be glued to the base with nails, try to keep them as close to each other as possible.
The cones can even be painted silver or white: use acrylic paints for this. Decorate the wreath with colored ribbons and shiny rain.
Japanese crafts kanzashi
For the New Year, you can make Japanese kanzashi crafts with your own hands, symbolizing closeness to nature. Such decorative crafts can resemble flowers, Christmas trees or something else - there are many options.
For the New Year, decorations made using Japanese technology in the form of snowflakes, Christmas trees, wreaths, balls, and cute angels will be popular. Such an accessory will not only be an interesting idea for decorating an apartment, but will also serve as a wonderful New Year gift for family and friends.
Festive headband “Snowflakes” in Japanese technique
A New Year's hair decoration reminiscent of a snowflake will appeal to little princesses and adults of the fair sex. This decorative item on your head will highlight the beauty of your hairstyle.
To make a headband, you will need the following items: a glue gun, squares cut from white or sky-colored ribbon approximately 5 by 5 cm, a lighter, squares from ribbon blue color half the size. You also need 42 blanks of ribbons with a shiny surface, measuring 2 by 2 cm, a snowflake blank measuring 3 cm, a white rim (it can be braided with ribbon white) and scissors.
Make petals (regular round ones) from white squares; you need 6 of them. The photo below shows the process of making such petals:
Then make 12 triangular-shaped petals. Fold the square-shaped piece of tape in half three times, folding it diagonally. Spread it slightly and you will have a petal.
Make two-color petals in the amount of 6 pieces. The white and blue squares need to be folded in half (diagonally), then put the blue one in the center of the white and wrap it around the white piece, then wrap the white piece of ribbon around the blue one and fold it in half.
From the glitter ribbon blanks you will make 42 miniature petals.
From blanks measuring 2.5 by 2.5 cm, make 6 petals: fold the blank diagonally, then turn each side up.
Wrap the paper snowflake blank with white ribbon and attach it to the hoop with a special gun. Cover the snowflake with petals.
Gather all the petals together. Attach white triangular-shaped petals to a two-color petal. There should be only 6 of them.
Three glossy petals need to be glued to each other.
Glue the “corrugated” sky-colored petals in a circle - so that it looks like a flower.
Treat the edges of the petals with a lighter so that they do not crumble: this must be done during production.
Connect all the parts. In a circle, insert a composition of glossy petals into each detail. In the center of the white flower, mark a sky-colored flower made from “corrugated” blanks.
The final stage is decorating the headband with beads.
A hairpin made using Japanese technology will become a beautiful decoration and an object of interest to others.
Festive kanzashi, made in the shape of snowflakes, are an excellent replacement for traditional New Year decorations. Such decorations are one of the best options New Year's decor.
Crafts made using Japanese technology are distinguished by their brightness and originality.
Do you already know, besides store-bought toys? According to tradition, decorating a Christmas tree for the New Year should be as varied as possible, using balls, garlands, Christmas tree decorations, lights and homemade crafts.
Step-by-step instructions for making a New Year's topiary with your own hands - in: create a miniature Christmas tree yourself from scrap materials.
Decorations for the New Year's table
Correctly selected decorations for the festive table on New Year's Eve have great importance. Behind festive table guests are gathering, and the decor will definitely not go unnoticed, so you need to approach the choice of decorative elements especially carefully. You need to come up with something unusual to surprise your guests, demonstrate your creativity and good taste.A prerequisite when decorating a New Year's table is to place decorations in its central part: this good way place accents.
Multi-colored fruits, Christmas tree decorations, spruce branches (what could be better than the main living symbol of the New Year, pine or spruce branches have a unique aroma), compositions of flowers and spruce cones, burning candles, napkins with a bright pattern are suitable as decorative elements.
A composition with citrus fruits and spruce branches placed in the center of the table looks impressive.
Options and ideas New Year's compositions so many. You can make a composition in which flowers are combined with fir branches. Place pine branches in a basket, put Christmas balls, oranges and some kind of knitted item: knitted items are mainly associated with winter and the Christmas holidays.
The composition with candles is no less beautiful.
For a romantic New Year's celebration, use a New Year's wreath as a table decoration.
The closer the New Year is, the stronger the festive atmosphere is felt. Pay attention to New Year's decor, make decorations and cute trinkets with your own hands so that the festive interior will delight your guests.
By creating holiday decorations for the New Year, you will demonstrate your skill and impeccable taste and, most importantly, get great pleasure from this process. Invite the holiday to your home!
Read about how to create: learn the intricacies of decorating and discover new ideas for using accessories and stylish little things in holiday design.
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Today, stores have a huge selection of a wide variety of fashionable and stylish jewelry for every taste and budget. Some even change the New Year's tree style and the apartment as a whole every year.
However, despite all the variety and wonders of design, nothing can replace handmade toys and decorations. They will not only add variety to the “cold” decor from the store. The process itself will certainly give you a lot of positive emotions and vivid impressions, and fabulous atmosphere will reign in your home long before New Year's Eve. It will be especially pleasant for children to look at the fruits of their labor. And adults will certainly appreciate your attempts to create a cozy festive atmosphere.
In order to do this you don’t need much - desire and imagination. As materials, you can use improvised means that are in any home: colored and wrapping paper, ribbons, beads, cones, buttons and even old newspapers. And even if ideas don’t come to you at all, you can “call for help” on the Internet.
New Year's crafts from CDs: making New Year decorations from old CDs
Surely every house has old unnecessary disks, which it would be a pity to throw away. They can be used in anticipation New Year's holidays, to create stylish and unusual toys that will look great on the Christmas tree.
You don’t need much for this - an old disk, cut into pieces, and a very ordinary toy, you can take an old and already boring one. Having thoroughly coated it with glue, attach the “shards” of the disk to the surface in a random order. That's basically it. A stylish decoration that will perfectly “play” with light is ready.
However, from old CDs you can make not only a Christmas ball, but also much more.
New Year's crafts from felt: making felt decorations with your own hands for the New Year
Jewelry and toys made from felt material look very impressive and unusual. You can buy such fabric in any store for purely symbolic money, especially since you can make dozens of interesting figures from a couple of meters. Multi-colored material will give you a lot of possibilities, and the flight of your imagination will be almost unlimited.
After the various figures are sewn, they can be hung around the apartment “one by one”, you can decorate the Christmas tree instead of toys, or you can put them together in a festive garland. In any case, it will look great.
By the way, a small and neat Christmas tree, star or angel can become not only a decoration, but also an excellent “warm” souvenir for friends and family. They will certainly appreciate the effort and care you put in.
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New Year's crafts from cardboard or postcards
In order to decorate the Christmas tree with unusual toys, you don’t need to run around the shops looking for something that others don’t have. All you need to do is find thick cardboard at home (colorful magazine covers, old postcards, or, in extreme cases, ordinary colored sheets from a set will do - the main thing is that they are double-sided), glue and scissors.
The first thing to do is cut out 8 circles of the same size (about the size of the neck of a regular glass, maybe a little larger or smaller), and 2 more a little smaller. After this, the large circles are folded in half twice (to end up with a quarter). The preparations are ready. Four of them need to be glued to one small circle, four more to another.
After this, the pockets are carefully melted, and the two halves of the toy are glued together. All that remains is to attach a beautiful ribbon and you can hang the original cardboard ball on the Christmas tree. And if you cover it with varnish or glitter, hardly anyone will guess where such a stylish toy came from.
Cardboard balls are especially fun to make with kids. The technique is not too complicated, so they will be happy to take part in making Christmas tree decorations, and then all the holidays they will be proud of their masterpieces that have decorated the furry beauty.
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Christmas balls made of threads
Thread balls are one of the most fashionable hand-made techniques today. Moreover, it is used not only to create New Year’s, but also everyday decor. In any case, such compositions and toys will not only enliven your holiday interior, but also make it unique.
To create a masterpiece you will need threads (you can use leftover yarn, or you can buy multi-colored skeins in the store), PVA glue and air balloons. The mechanism is simple. The ball is inflated to the desired size, after which it is wrapped with threads previously soaked in glue. This needs to be done quite tightly, leaving only small gaps.
After the first stage is completed, the toy needs to be dried thoroughly. As a rule, a day is enough for this. If during this time the thread ball has become hard, you can proceed to the final stage - piercing and removing the remains of the balloon.
To decorate a thread ball, you can use any elements - beads, braid, rain, tinsel... In general, a complete flight of imagination. The same goes for “assembling” the finished composition. Thread balls suspended on different heights to the ceiling.
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Holiday wreaths
A New Year's wreath is a fashionable decoration that can be purchased in almost any store. However, it is much more pleasant to make a composition with your own hands, putting the warmth of your soul into it. The material can be anything. For example, cones.
Making a wreath of pine cones begins with a base, which can be wire, willow twigs or something else that can easily be “formed” into a circle. Cones are attached to the base using liquid nails. You need to place them as close to each other as possible so that the wreath looks “lush”.
After the main part of the work is done, you can start decorating. For example, cover the cones with colored varnish and “dilute” them with small toys, rain or tinsel. That's basically it. All that remains is to find a suitable place to place the New Year's masterpiece. It shouldn't go unnoticed.
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Japanese crafts kanzashi
New this season in the field of decoration are decorations made using the Japanese kanzashi technique. They can be of any shape - Christmas tree, flower, snowflakes... individually or in a group. By the way, this great option not only Christmas decorations, but also gifts, as well as elements of a holiday costume.
In their homeland, Japan, they symbolize closeness with nature. For us, they are more of a cute souvenir than something ideologically significant. To make something in the kanzashi style you don’t need much - silk ribbons and desire!
Festive headband with snowflakes in Japanese technique
Thanks to the Japanese, anyone can give joy to little and big princesses by making a wonderful headband that resembles a snowflake. It will not only complement the corresponding suit, but will certainly become the missing highlight for any New Year's hairstyle.
So, in order to make such a wonderful accessory you will need:
- blanks from silver, blue and white ribbons (silver ones should be cut into squares measuring 2*2 centimeters, white ones - 5*5 centimeters, blue ones - 2.5*2.5 centimeters, in total you should get at least 42 squares of each color);
- glue gun;
- white headband (if there is a headband of a different color, it can be easily turned into white by braiding it with ribbon);
- scissors;
- Snowflake blank measuring 3*3 centimeters.
So, after all the materials and workpieces are ready, you can begin work.
The first thing you need to make is 6 round petals from white squares. They should be the largest, as they will form the “middle” of the future flower. Then - 12 triangular petals, also white, but they will be slightly smaller in size. Next, from 12 triangular blanks (white and blue), fold six petals consisting of two colors. And finally, the final touch of the preparatory stage is 42 small, silver petals. The edges of each workpiece must be scorched with a lighter so that they do not fall apart in the future. Otherwise, it may be an unpleasant surprise for the person for whom the headband is intended.
After the petals are finished, you can wrap the snowflake with white ribbon, attach it to the rim and, finally, collect the first petals in the “heart of the flower.” Its base will consist of 6 large white petals that need to be glued together. Under no circumstances should they fall apart! After this, you can attach a white and blue composition of three more to each petal (two white petals on the edges and a two-color one in the center). And finally, each detail should be complemented by a small silver petal, which is inserted directly into the center of the glossy ones. The result should be something like a “fluffy” flower.
The finished composition can be decorated with sparkles, beads or anything else - at your discretion. The only thing that is not recommended is to coat it with varnish, this can ruin the appearance.
Using this technique and from the same ribbons, you can make not only a headband, but also beautiful snowflakes. They will become an excellent alternative traditional Christmas tree toys and even a souvenir for family and friends, who will certainly appreciate your originality and warmth invested in such a gift.
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The New Year is such a bright and long-awaited holiday that you want to prepare for it in advance. Moreover, there are things that simply need to be taken care of the day before. For example, gifts, home decor and handmade Christmas tree decorations, which take a lot of time to create, especially if you need a lot of them. If you decide to prepare original New Year's crafts with your own hands, then start right now - time is running forward, without looking back, 2017 will come very soon.
DIY New Year's interior
The beauty of this holiday is that on New Year's Eve you can indulge in things that would seem strange on ordinary days. This applies in particular to interior design. If an abundance of bright colors, glitter and tinsel on weekdays is considered bad manners, then on the eve of a holiday this is exactly what is needed to create a fabulous atmosphere.
And don’t forget about garlands - a mandatory attribute of the New Year. They can be made from anything.
Garlands can be made from anything
Original chair covers
Of course, not everyone can afford to completely change the environment on the occasion of some important event, but this is not necessary. It is enough to limit yourself to textiles and a few themed accessories that you can easily make with your own hands if you have at least some skills in needlework.
Even an inexperienced seamstress can sew such funny chair covers in the shape of Santa Claus hats for the Year of the Rooster. To do this, you need to cut out two red rectangles in accordance with the width of the back of the chair, cut off the top third of the fabric at an angle, sew them together and decorate them with white piping and a pompom.
Chair covers will immediately create a festive atmosphere
A way to hide diverse furniture
Unexpected solution for the table
When it comes to table decoration, the first thing that comes to mind is beautiful tablecloths, napkins, and dishes. If you decorate the table in the way suggested in the photo, then your household and guests will definitely be delighted.
Gaiters will make the table silent when moving
This decor has another undeniable advantage - a piece of furniture in New Year's shoes can be easily and silently moved, without even lifting it and without risking damage. flooring. And to create unusual beauty, you just need to buy leggings in the store suitable colors and sew the simplest shoes from colored felt.
Christmas wreath - mood from the doorway
To ensure that every guest gets into the spirit of the New Year holidays right from the door, hang a Christmas wreath on the front door. To make a wreath from pine or fir cones you will need:
- base for a wreath (sold at any craft store);
- glue gun;
- ribbon to hang decor.
If you do not have the opportunity to buy a ready-made base, it can be created from thick cardboard and foam rubber. If you want to make your wreath a little snowy, spray paint the pine cones. You need to glue the cones close to each other so that the base is not visible. The finished wreath can be hung on a wide contrasting ribbon.
If you have accumulated a lot of wine corks, feel free to start making jewelry. Using a glue gun, you need to thickly glue the corks onto the base for the wreath, placing them randomly in several layers. You can decorate the 2017 New Year's craft at your own discretion.
Shocking cork wreath
Garlands from scrap materials
A garland can be made from anything. The most New Year's material for creativity is pine cones. To make it you will need:
- cones of different sizes;
- long strong rope;
- screw pins for making jewelry (represents a ring with a stem and thread).
The cones can be painted or varnished, but it is better to leave them in their natural form. Screw a pin into each pine cone. Place the first pine cone on the rope and secure with a knot. Continue stringing and pinning pine cones at 20 cm intervals until you get the garland of the desired length.
Unobtrusive garland made from natural materials
If you are handy with a needle and thread, sewing a simple sock bag will not be difficult. Socks sewn in a patchwork style, decorated with snowflakes, lace and frills, are perfect for New Year's decor. If you decorate all the socks differently, the garland will look colorful and cute.
Colorful pointy socks
Red and white – classic
Many people remember the garland-chain from the times kindergarten. Only then they made it from colored paper and glued it with PVA glue. All kinds of ribbons of different colors, textures, patterned or plain will add pretentiousness to such a simple garland. Prepare the material:
- ribbons (satin, silk, grosgrain, braid);
- glue gun
Cut all the ribbons into strips 10 cm long. Connect each link of the chain to the previous one and secure with a drop of hot glue.
You can decorate a room or a Christmas tree with a bright chain
How to beautifully decorate a candlestick for the New Year
Burning candles are an integral attribute of the New Year holidays. It’s not for nothing that they say that you can watch how a fire burns endlessly. Making candlesticks from pine cones for the New Year 2017 is very simple. You will need:
- knife or pruning shears;
- glitter;
- PVA glue;
First you need to remove the top of the cone with pruning shears or a sharp knife. Then coat each remaining scale with glue and sprinkle with glitter, and when the glue dries, brush off the excess glitter with a brush. The candlestick is ready, all that remains is to place a candle in it and do not forget about fire safety.
So simple but very cute
Cinnamon is the most New Year's spice. It can not only be added to baked goods, but also used for New Year's decor. Take a glass glass or any jar. Cover its surface with cinnamon sticks using a glue gun. Make sure the chopsticks are higher than the glass. The final touch is a ribbon or string for decoration.
Aromatic spice cinnamon
Those who know how to knit can show their talent in making candle decorations. Simple knitted “muffs” with braid patterns will make the most ordinary New Year’s candle. You can combine several single-color candles or decorate your knitting with Scandinavian winter patterns - deer and snowflakes.
Clothes for a candle - what could be more comfortable?
Snow globe - New Year's fairy tale in a jar
Making a glass ball with snow is very simple. For classic version you will need:
- jar with lid;
- glue gun;
- glycerol;
- artificial snow (chopped tinsel, polystyrene foam, stars, sparkles);
- New Year's decor.
First the lid is decorated. All the Christmas trees, houses, Santa Clauses, deer and everything your heart desires are installed on it. All this is fixed with hot glue. Then you need to pour glycerin diluted with water in a 1:1 ratio into the jar. Lubricate the threads of the lid with glue and tighten tightly. The snow globe is ready.
Snow-covered Christmas tree - traditional design
Blue spruce - a fresh solution
A snow globe from a wine glass is made using the same principle, but instead of a lid, a circle of thick cardboard is used. It needs to be glued to the edge of the glass with a glue gun. Make the cardboard bottom slightly larger in diameter than the glass itself. Protruding edges can be decorated with sparkles.
The snow-covered composition in a glass looks elegant
Festive menu - surprise guests with the design of dishes
When creating a holiday menu for guests, remember the main thing - everyone has become tired of ordinary salads and potatoes over the course of the year. And even if you cannot afford red, black and overseas eggplant caviar on the table, believe me, there is always a way out of the situation! It is enough to decorate the same familiar dishes beautifully and unusually - and they will already seem to taste different.
How do you like this presentation of the simplest creamy dessert “Bird's Milk”, prepared for the Year of the Rooster? Agree, in glasses with colorful cookies instead of a lid, it looks amazing and evokes an incredible appetite!
Neither children nor adults will refuse this dessert.
Here’s an interesting option for another decoration for a sweet table. All you have to do is bake shortbread cookies of different sizes and fold them into a Christmas tree shape, gluing them together with whipped egg white icing that imitates snow.
A Christmas tree made from shortbread cookies will undoubtedly decorate the table.
New Year is one of the few holidays in which champagne is an integral attribute. Raising glasses of sparkling drink to the chimes has already become an unchanging tradition. So give this ritual a little chic and shine! To do this, just dress up boring bottles in a shiny outfit: coat them with glue and generously sprinkle with multi-colored sparkles or beads.
Sparkling sparkling champagne in a New Year's suit
You can easily turn the most ordinary cupcakes into a mini Christmas tree using a pastry syringe and strawberries. Moreover, you don’t even have to bake them – store-bought cupcakes without frosting are quite suitable. Place a strawberry on top of each and decorate with green buttercream or egg white cream using a star-shaped syringe attachment.
Guests will love cupcakes with a surprise
Create the holiday spirit with little things
To make the holiday truly a success, you should not lose sight of even the smallest details when preparing. Sometimes they are able to set a joyful tone much more effectively than something global. Cute decorative little things in the setting, small souvenirs for all guests are a guarantee that everyone will have good mood. Here are some craft ideas for the New Year 2017.
Santa Claus's helpers are fairy-tale elves
Cute fairytale elves made of felt and fir cones can become a multifunctional decoration. If you attach a loop to the cap, they turn into Christmas decorations, and if you attach a cardboard rectangle with the name of the guest to your hands, you will get funny seating cards that will fit perfectly into the decoration of the festive table.
Fairytale elves - multifunctional decoration
To make these funny little people, all you need is a few pine cones and large wooden beads, a couple of bells or beads for a cap and a few sheets of multi-colored felt.
Sweet souvenirs made from candies and wine corks
If you are expecting many guests on New Year's Day, take care of small souvenirs for them, because on this magical night it is especially pleasant to receive surprises, even small ones. In this case, beautifully decorated delicious sweets are just what you need.
An original gift will delight guests
To create these cute Santa Clauses pictured, you will need wine corks, some white acrylic yarn, red and black acrylic paint, brushes, white beads, small pom poms and glue.
The lower half of the cork should be painted with red paint, and on the upper part, draw eyes and glue a beaded nose. Using glue, glue a cone-shaped candy onto the top of the cork, and use threads to make a beard and edge on the candy cap.
Forest beauty - use an alternative
Lately everything more people For various reasons, he refuses to install a natural Christmas tree, replacing it with artificial analogues. But don’t be trivial - replace the Christmas tree with a more creative alternative! For example, why not turn an ordinary hanger into a Christmas tree, as in the photo?
From a hanger to a Christmas tree - New Year's metamorphoses
Here are some examples of how you can make New Year's crafts with your own hands. In most cases, you won't even have to spend extra money.
Christmas tree made of candies on a paper cone
Christmas tree lamp made from a cone
For such a miracle to appear in the house, it is enough to find in the bins a piece of paper, a decorative net from a hopelessly withered bouquet, glue, threads, various beads, ribbons and small toys. A sheet of paper should be rolled into a cone, glued well and decorated as your heart desires.
If you first make shaped holes in the paper and put an LED garland inside the cone, you will get a beautiful lamp that you won’t want to part with even after the New Year holidays are over.
To get another, more openwork version of the Christmas tree, you need to wrap multi-colored threads soaked in glue around a cone, and when they dry, remove the workpiece.
Two in one - a decorative item and a lamp
Original patchwork Christmas tree
The next version of the New Year's tree is a good way to use the scraps or trimmings that have accumulated in the craft drawer. beautiful paper. A Christmas tree made from them does not require additional decoration.
To create this colorful miracle, you need to make a cone base and cover it with paper or fabric shredded branches cut using curly scissors. You should start gluing the parts from the bottom, and the very top can be crowned with some decorative bead. To ensure that the “branches” curl upward beautifully, it is recommended to slightly twist them with a pencil before gluing them.
A Christmas tree made from scraps will delight you with its colorfulness
Christmas decorations - make something exclusive from scrap materials
The main symbol of the New Year is the Christmas tree. DIY Christmas tree decorations add coziness and make the holiday even more family-friendly. Christmas tree decorations are made from everything that comes to hand. Even an old light bulb can become a cute penguin or snowman if you paint it with paints. The base can be decorated with felt or woolen threads, imitating your character’s hat.
Cute penguin in a blue hat
Every family member will be pleased New Year's tree see a personalized Christmas ball. To create such a New Year's craft for the New Year 2017, just buy transparent white glass balls and print them on a printer small photo each household member and place it inside the toy, additionally decorating it with beads and ribbons.
Everyone will like personalized balloons
If you have a baby in your home, you can use a plaster cast of his tiny hand or foot to decorate the Christmas tree. You can make a cast yourself from building plaster, adding PVA to it for plasticity. It’s even easier to buy a ready-made kit for making prints. The memory will last a lifetime. Elements of children's clothing, such as mittens or felt boots, also look very cute on the Christmas tree. You don’t need to decorate them in any way, just hang them on the tree.
In a few years you won't believe his hand was so small
Cute wool mittens
For those who know how to knit, it will not be difficult to build such cute dolls from wooden beads and leftover yarn. Well, those who do not own knitting needles can donate an old knitted sweater in this case.
The dolls will look wonderful on the Christmas tree
The Christmas balls in the next photo are based on a foam ball. It can be covered with beautiful beads, rhinestones, decorated with soutache cord or covered with unusual fabric to ultimately obtain exquisite glamorous jewelry.
Glamorous toys for a social occasion
The New Year brings the most joy to children. During the New Year's holidays, allow children to participate in decorating the house and making their own New Year's crafts for the Christmas tree. Such cute hedgehogs and New Year's elves are made from ordinary pine cones and colored felt. The elf's head can be made from ping pong balls.
Forest dwellers - hedgehogs
Sleeping elves - Santa's helpers
Felt toys have been very popular lately. They are easy to sew and quite safe for kids. The edges of the felt do not fray, which makes this material easy to work with. And if you put a sachet of herbs, then they will also fill the house with a pleasant aroma.
Safe and cute felt crafts for the New Year 2017
Making gifts – everything unusual is nice
Packing of New Year's surprises
We should also say something about gift wrapping. Of course, now in stores there is such a service for customers that, if necessary, they will not only pack your New Year’s gift, but also deliver it to your home. It’s beautiful, but not as nice as receiving a gift, knowing that the giver spent time not only choosing it, but also decorating it with his own hands. This can say a lot to the recipient.
Packing New Year's gifts, due to the specifics of the holiday, allows you to give free rein to your imagination. Here are some examples for inspiration that are easy to reproduce with your own hands.
To create a deer-shaped wrapper, you will need craft paper, colored cardboard and glue. You will have to tinker a little with cutting out the parts, but the result is worth it.
Such a wrapper will certainly be opened carefully
Jewelry or small costume jewelry can be presented to a lady in this unusual way - by hiding the surprise in a previously peeled nut. And to make the effect of the gift stronger, watch the fairy tale “Three Nuts for Cinderella” together on the eve of the holiday, because what girl doesn’t want to feel like a princess.
An ideal gift solution for romantic girls
You can give your guests sweets by placing them in beautiful pyramid boxes that resemble a Christmas tree. It’s very easy to find a template for such a box; the main thing is to choose a beautiful designer cardboard.
Boxes can be made in one evening
Useful little thing - gift tag
To ensure that your gift does not get lost among the others and gets to the right recipient, it is advisable to put a note on it with the name of the person for whom the gift is intended. It would seem like a small thing, but the label can also be designed in New Year’s style.
The white cardboard label, decorated with cross-stitch, looks laconic and stylish. Draw a design on cardboard with a simple pencil, and then pierce holes with a needle or awl. This will make embroidering more convenient. All you have to do is thread the thread through the holes.
Simple and beautiful
A small sprig of juniper or mistletoe can be rolled into the shape of an Advent wreath. This label looks fresh and natural. You can attach the branch with a glue gun.
Evergreens for gift decoration
Paper snowflakes are taught to cut out in early childhood. They can be used to decorate gifts for the Year of the Rooster. Use bright, plain colored wrapping paper. This way a snow-white snowflake will look more impressive.
A small snowflake looks cute
Homemade postcard - made with soul
A great addition to New Year's gift- postcard. A handmade postcard is an exclusive thing. Having several types of colored paper with a pattern, a red ribbon, scissors and a white sheet, you can make a cheerful card with three Christmas trees.
Draw a triangle on the base and cut out three such triangles for each Christmas tree. Combine different colors. Fold each triangle in half and glue it together as shown in the picture. Complete the design with red ribbon bows and a congratulatory inscription.
You can also make New Year cards with 3D figures yourself. Draw and cut out a semicircle from colored paper. Fold it like an accordion. Repeat the operations, but the diameter of the semicircle should increase with each tier. Glue the edges of the accordions in order of size to the card.
3D Christmas tree made of plain paper
Cut out a triangle from green paper and a star from gold paper. Apply hot glue to the buttons and attach them to the herringbone triangle in any order. Decorate the composition with a gold star.
Buttons are an unusual material for a postcard
Master class on creating a New Year's craft "House for a Cockerel"
This step-by-step master class on New Year's crafts for the Year of the Rooster will help you make several toys or gifts in one evening. The basis is a plot with the symbol of the year, but if you want to diversify the Christmas tree, choose napkins with different pictures.
Preparing materials for work
To create a house from wooden ice cream sticks you will need the following materials and tools:
- long flat ice cream sticks 2 pcs.,
- standard sticks – 6 pcs.,
- figured sticks – 5 pcs.,
- larch cones – 2 pcs.,
- pistachio shells – 5 pcs.,
- napkins, white twine, brocade ribbon, multi-colored sequins,
- white acrylic paint, water-based varnish,
- PVA glue, universal transparent glue “Dragon”,
- brushes, dish sponge, scissors.
Step-by-step description and photos
On six standard sticks folded together horizontally, glue the long sticks vertically with transparent universal glue “Dragon”, 1 cm from the edge.
Glue the shaped sticks to finally form the house.
Cut off part of the sponge. Apply white acrylic paint onto wooden sticks and larch cones, lightly touching with a sponge. Paint over the middle of the house and the pistachio shells completely.
Paint the details
After the paint has dried, glue a loop of white twine to the back of the roof.
Carefully tear off the pair of birds you like from the top layer of decoupage napkins. Place a picture with a rooster and a chicken in the middle of the house, drop a little PVA glue and quickly spread it with a brush using movements directed towards the edge of the picture. Cover the shell with a layer of PVA glue and roll it in small glitter or simply paint it with colored acrylic paint.
After the glue has completely dried, cover the house with a layer of water-based varnish.
Protect the motif with varnish
While the varnish is drying, tie two larch cones and tie a bow from a brocade ribbon. Cut off the excess tape with scissors.
Tie the pine cones to the string loop on the back of the Christmas craft. Attach a brocade bow to the top using universal glue.
Attach decorated eggs made from pistachio shells with universal glue to the bottom of the house.
After the glue has completely dried, the house of ice cream sticks is ready.
New Year's craft for the Year of the Rooster
DIY Christmas tree toy
New Year's house for the Rooster on the Christmas tree
The list of crafts for the New Year 2017 can be continued endlessly. Here is only a small fraction of what you can create with your own hands for the holiday. The main goal of this collection is to inspire you to be creative and awaken your irrepressible imagination, so that something you came up with will be on the list of the best New Year’s handmade ideas next year.