New Year
12/21/2017 Olga Bilovitskaya
Recently, homemade New Year's decorations for the home have become very popular. There are several reasons for this: homemade products are much better quality than store-bought ones and look beautiful, the ideas are unique, and making crafts captivates children.
The product can be made from any available material. On the Internet you can find step-by-step production of almost any New Year's toy. You can develop a design yourself using a variety of materials.
Home decorations (MK)
Having decided to make holiday compositions yourself, a natural question arises: what kind of New Year’s decorations can you make with your own hands? It is clear that it is impossible to make glass crafts at home. A good place to start is by identifying the materials you have around the house and are easy to work with. After that, we draw sketches and choose colors for further design.
Thanks to crafts, the holiday will seem more homely and exciting, and your home will sparkle with new colors. We offer several simple master classes on making decorations for the New Year.
From the cones
The simplest option would be to make jewelry and crafts from pine cones. Lush, beautiful products are made from fir cones. Separate elements and single decorative ornaments are made from pine.
An original solution would be a nest made of cones of different types of spruce trees with elements of branches:
1. First, the cones are thoroughly washed and dried.
2. The bottom and sides are formed, the cones are fastened together with glue, using threads and twigs.
3. Beads, sparkles and other decor will help decorate the composition. The finished decoration can be used as a candle stand.
Vases for tangerines, fruits, and sweets are also made in this likeness. Such original dishes can easily decorate any holiday table.
From felt
Recently, felt toys in the New Year style have become very popular. Felt figures serve as the main decoration for the Christmas tree and home because they are safe, unbreakable, environmentally friendly and bright.
How to make such a toy:
1. Cut out a shape from paper.
2. Place the template on the felt and prepare the patterns.
3. Cut out the blanks and make outlines.
4. Sew the details of the cut out figure by hand or on a sewing machine.
5. To add volume, you can put cotton wool inside. The felt figurine is ready.
From beads
It takes a long time to make New Year's interior elements and designs from beads. This option is suitable for those who love hard work and have a lot of free time. But such products look decent. Tabletop mini-Christmas trees, as well as keychains-toys, are often found. Let's consider the manufacturing process of the first option.
For the frame of the future Christmas tree, you will need a large bead, for example, an amber one, with a diameter of 2 cm. You need to insert a small stick into its hole. To make the frame more stable, glue it to a large coin or flat button. Next we work according to the diagram.
The photo below shows a step-by-step master class.
From foamiran
From foamiran you can make holiday magnets for the refrigerator with New Year's scenes, a toy for the Christmas tree, figurines for a garland and much more.
Let's look at the process of making a Christmas tree from this material:
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1. First, a pattern is prepared according to which the toy will be formed. To do this, draw templates on a sheet of paper and cut them out.
2. Place the patterns on the foamiran and trace them with a pencil. The result should be three elements with different cuts.
3. Cut the blanks with scissors clearly along the line. Do this as carefully as possible to ensure even edges.
4. The further principle is to connect the parts. You can cover the finished craft with sequins, decorate it with gouache or sprinkle it with sparkles - at your discretion.
Corrugated paper
Large-scale decorations for the New Year holidays are made from corrugated paper. This material makes stylish wall decor elements. Some craftsmen compose entire paintings with a plot. But we will look at the step-by-step process of making a Christmas tree, see the photo below.
From polymer clay
Products that are closest to factory toys are formed from polymer clay. The result is durable, reusable decorations that are easy to make with your child. The easiest way to make such a toy for the Christmas tree is in the form of a snowman.
To begin with, take white clay - it serves as the base, you can also use colored clay. When the body is ready, we begin painting. One toy is made in about 10-15 minutes.
From foam plastic
It is better to make New Year's decorative elements from foam sheets that will be used outside the home. These can be huge letters, figures, houses. It is easy to cut decorations out of foam plastic using a hacksaw. We decorate objects with glowing garlands, you can paint them with paint or cover them with decorative paper.
From tapes
Small toys for the Christmas tree are formed from ribbons. Ribbons often serve as the basis and decorative material for many other compositions. Appliques and hanging toys are especially often made from satin ribbons. Fixation is done using a thread and a needle, glue, or a textile stapler.
From fabric
Decorative pillows with New Year's motifs and soft toys for children are sewn from the fabric. By using different fabrics, contrasting balances and shapes are created. It is better to sew elements and parts manually. Making New Year's interior elements from textiles is very profitable - there are always a few extra scraps of fabric at home.
From plastic bottles
Using plastic bottles, large objects are created: beautiful houses, boxes, geometric shapes. If you decorate a plastic bottle correctly, you will get a souvenir for a New Year gift or a decoration for a Christmas tree. Look what a wonderful penguin you can make.
From disks
With the help of discs, disco balls are mainly created, which are used together with a luminous garland. The atmosphere of a nightclub is created. A finely chopped disk can also serve as finishing material for other products. So, for example, you can decorate a glass ball on a Christmas tree.
From pasta
The pasta product is characterized by strength and flexibility in work. From pasta you can make a small Christmas tree, animal figures, a star or a snowflake for the Christmas tree. The finished product can be easily painted with gouache or watercolor.
From threads
They often perform New Year's projects to decorate the interior using floss threads. It is enough to simply tie a bunch of floss, forming figures. New Year's themed applications and posters would be an extremely interesting option. It’s easy to make a Christmas tree decoration from threads; to do this, just soak them in glue and form them into the shape you need. When the product dries, it will become hard.
From the branches
Crafts made from branches can be candlesticks, vases, decorative plates, boxes for toys, fruits and sweets. It's very fashionable. They mainly use a pine twig. For more non-standard wood, branches of other trees are used.
From padding polyester
Soft toys for the Christmas tree are sometimes made from padding polyester, but more often this material is used to create appliqués. You can use colored synthetic padding to embroider pictures on decorative pillows or canvas. The craft in the form of a snowman also looks original - such a toy will decorate the interior of any room.
In the video: a snowman made of padding polyester.
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From Foma (polyethylene foam)
It’s easy to make any shape from Thomas, just use stencils. Preparations include the correct design and color scheme. You can also make a Christmas tree to decorate your New Year's table. The operating principle is very simple, see photo below.
Made from fleece
You will need templates and fleece. Parts are cut out and subsequently sewn together. The principle of operation is the same as when working with felt. Fleece makes soft and pleasant to the touch New Year's decorative elements.
From foil
Foil makes disposable decorations, toys and garlands. The material quickly tears, wrinkles and breaks. Used for decoration and maintaining shape. It’s easy and simple to make snowflakes for the Christmas tree; you need to crumple the pieces of foil into a sphere and fasten them together with wire, forming a shape.
From newspapers
Christmas tree decorations in papier-mâché style are created from newspapers and glue. A mold is made from foil, onto which newspaper soaked in glue is applied in layers. When the paper is dry, you can paint the craft with colored paint or cover it with glitter.
From plywood
Models of toys for the Christmas tree in the form of images of animals, houses, fruits, vegetables, and fairy-tale characters are made from plywood. An awl is used to create a hole for attaching the thread. The toys can be used for a long time.
From light bulbs
We make garlands from light bulbs, “balls” for the Christmas tree, and devices suitable for indoors and outdoors. Lamps are covered with bright or shiny materials. Registration takes a few minutes.
Made from burlap and jute
Toys are made from burlap and jute according to the principle of felt and fleece products. Festive bags and headbands are also made from this natural material. A bouquet of chestnuts, dried flowers, and acorns can serve as an addition.
From cotton pads
Cotton wool is used as a finishing material for applications and crafts. Glue it to any base with glue. Cotton wool can be painted with watercolors and gouache. Working with such material is easy and simple.
From newspaper tubes
Interesting baskets for tangerines and other elements of New Year's decor come out of the tubes. Volumetric decorations are also made using tightly rolled sheets of newspaper. The paper can be painted later.
From twine (string)
Balls and hanging structures are made from twine, twine, rope. Such details interconnected form a garland. Christmas tree decorations made of textile material have many positive features: they do not break, are environmentally friendly, and are safe for children.
On video: New Year's ball made of threads.
From beads
Beads make additional decor for larger items. The beads are sewn, glued, and placed on the base. They make screw Christmas trees. Small crafts serve as gifts for relatives and friends.
Origami
Origami is used to create a huge number of works; you can make toys for the Christmas tree, garlands, and hanging decorations. Paper figures are stored for a long time and have volume. Used as interior decor if the structure is of impressive size.
Decorating your home for the New Year with Christmas wreaths
The Advent wreath is a relatively new decorative item in our country that can be hung on the door or above the fireplace in your own home.
This DIY New Year's decor can be created from different materials:
- Wreath of pine cones. To create it you will need spruce or pine cones, thick cardboard, a heat gun and various accessories. The cones are attached to a round cardboard base with hot glue, as close to each other as possible. If desired, the composition can be painted in any color; it is more convenient to use spray paint. The wreath can be decorated with fir branches, dried leaves, satin ribbons, beads, cinnamon pods, berries and dried citrus slices, acorns, etc.
- Wreath made of clothespins. Wooden clothespins can simply be attached to any round base - cardboard or wire, and also added with ribbons or decorated. An interesting solution is to hang the composition in the bathroom or on the door handle.
- Wreath made of toys. You need to twist a circle of thick wire and string Christmas tree decorations on it; New Year's balls will look especially beautiful. To prevent the toys from falling down under the force of gravity, it is necessary to glue them together with hot glue. You can complement the design of such a wreath with tinsel, bells, etc.
Christmas tree decorations (MK)
Making Christmas tree decorations can be done from almost any material you have at home. Thanks to durable means of fixation, creative ideas are created. For the base, you can use ready-made toys. On plain Christmas tree balls, a frosty pattern is often painted with stained glass glue or an outline.
Decoration of New Year's balls
Decorating spheres does not require special skills or materials. This finishing option is ideal for transparent balls, but you can use a foam ball as a base.
Action algorithm:
- Remove dirt from the ball and degrease with acetone.
- Lubricate the surface with adhesive solution.
- “Dress up” the ball with finishing materials (in this case, sequins).
- If necessary, fix all parts with clear varnish and let dry.
- If the ball is made of foam, insert a pin or special fastener for hanging.
You can improve all Christmas tree decorations. Broken glass from old toys, beads, beads, sparkles and ribbons are suitable for decoration.
How to create a holiday photo zone with your own hands?
In order to have beautiful family photos as a keepsake after the New Year holidays, you need to take care in advance of creating a photo zone in the house. What attributes are commonly used:
- fireplace with hanging stockings for gifts;
- classic decorated Christmas tree;
- gift boxes;
- a cozy chair with a blanket thrown over it;
- snowman figures.
If you don’t have a real fireplace in your house, you can make a fake one with your own hands from empty cardboard boxes. Sew the numbers 2020 from felt, hang bright garlands on a free wall, place a New Year's composition of fir branches, shiny balls, tangerines, and sweets. As a family, make a cardboard clock with cut-out numbers, hands and lights. You can make colored pompoms from woolen threads, which are scattered across the floor and laid out on flat surfaces.
Hair jewelry (MK)
It’s easy to make New Year’s hairpins, headbands and hair ties from scrap materials. You can watch a lot of videos about this on the Internet. Let's look at two of the most interesting master classes.
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Headband with horns
Creativity lies in creating a unique decoration that will decorate the hairstyle. The simplest option is a decorative headband:
1. On the old rim, using wire, the frame of the future craft is formed - a deer antler.
2. The hoop from one edge to the other, together with a wire frame, is wrapped with twine.
3. Glue is used for secondary fastening (deer ears and fabric flowers can serve as additional decoration).
The decor can be Mickey Mouse ears, a decorative bow or a colored mohawk, Christmas trees, pine cones, pine branches, snowflakes - there are a lot of ideas.
Kanzashi
For more discreet options for hair products, the kanzashi technique is suitable. The work is done from ribbons, which are applied to a base coated with glue. For such products, practice is important.
In the video: New Year's snowflake - hairband.
New Year's decorations crocheted and knitted: diagrams and descriptions
New Year's decorations can be crocheted or knitted. Knitted animals, people, fruits, houses will decorate the Christmas tree and the house.
The work consists of:
- purchasing threads and yarn;
- knitting in accordance with patterns;
- stitching products.
Knitted toys last a long time. The technique does not take much time, calms your nerves, and is easy to master. There are knitting and embroidery combinations in one product.
Crochet Santa Claus decoration
Crocheted snowflake for Christmas tree
Christmas balls knitting pattern
Wall decorations
You can hang pictures made in various techniques, simple New Year posters on the wall. Garlands of lights or decorative material are usually placed under the ceiling. There are a lot of options, look at the photos and choose the option you like.
DIY window decorations for the New Year
The window is one of the most important places in the house, which certainly needs to be decorated. Guests will certainly celebrate this design for the New Year. And it’s always nice to stand out with a view from the outside among the many identical windows of apartments in a panel house.
- You can paint the window glass. Gouache or watercolor works best on glass; you can use it to paint snowflakes on the window, or to depict frost along the edges of the frame.
- If your artistic skills leave much to be desired, another option is to paint over the gaps in pre-purchased stencils. With their help you can draw snowmen, crescents, Christmas trees, snowflakes, stars, etc.
- The room will take on an outlandish look if you tie a branch to the curtain and attach interesting New Year's decorations to it - garlands, tinsel, New Year's toys.
- Electric lanterns will definitely attract the attention of passers-by if you hang them along the eaves. In order for the fruits of your art to be visible in the room, you should remove the curtains. This can be done using homemade tie-backs made from satin ribbon, braid and Christmas tree balls strung on it.
- On the windowsill you can place pleasant New Year's attributes - tangerines, pine cones, candies and toys. Mysterious and warm light will be provided by candles in candlesticks or a decorative lantern.
- Guests will be pleasantly surprised by homemade snow falling from the ceiling along the entire window of your house. To make it you need white paper, scissors, thread and glue. You will need to cut out circles with a diameter of about 3 cm, then glue them sequentially onto the thread. If you want more chic, and you are ready to try, you can cut out snowflakes instead of circles.
Door decoration
The door from the street and the room are usually decorated with a New Year's wreath. Modern interpretations present compositions not of branches and cones, but of luminous garlands. From plywood blanks and threads you can create a composition in the form of hanging structures.
Wooden decorations also look good against a metal door – it’s unique, fresh and modern. You can make an original decorative wreath from wood and branches.
New Year's garlands
Among the home decorations for the New Year 2021, don’t forget about fashionable garlands. You can buy them at your local store, or you can make them yourself. The simple paper garlands that we once made at school are not exactly what we need in our time.
It’s better to make New Year’s garlands from other materials found at home and decorate windows, walls, stairs, the area by the fireplace, and even the Christmas tree with them. Cut out small figures from felt that you associate with the New Year, and of course, do not forget about the main symbol of 2021 - the bull and the calf.
A New Year's garland of pine cones, gold-painted feathers, textile bows and multi-colored pom-poms will look original.
New ideas
Original New Year's decorations are easy to create with children. Creative ideas can be drawn from your child’s drawings and inventions.
Original
In accordance with the decor, the following original decorations are created:
- Garlands with unusual household items strung on them.
- Framed photographs that form interesting compositions.
- They drew an incomprehensible picture and decorated it with rain and sparkles. The main thing is to be creative.
funny
Interesting and funny ideas can be found in children's magazines.
- A cool option would be to create garlands from three-dimensional figures of kawaii pictures.
- You can remake old soft toys or make them yourself from socks.
- Bring to life an animal from scrap materials, for example, from branches.
How to make your own New Year decorations from fruits
The usual use of fruits is, of course, nutrition, but you can purchase several fruits to decorate your home. The advantage of fruit decor is its naturalness, unusualness and aroma.
- Guaranteed, guests have never seen a homemade citrus scented candle. The orange needs to be cut in half, the pulp carefully separated, the main thing is not to damage the white “string” separating the fruit, it will be the wick. You need to pour vegetable oil into such a bowl, set it on fire, and the house will smell like citruses.
- A wonderful decorative element that can be added to homemade compositions is dried citrus slices. The cut pieces can be dried in the oven, then hung on the Christmas tree, attached to a wreath or garland, or glued to a candle.
- If you really want to use the fruits for their intended purpose, that is, eat them, you can use their peels as decorations for the New Year. It can be cut with a stationery knife according to a template or a hand-made drawing and also dried.
Easy DIY Christmas decor for your home! New Year's decorations for the home!
Making decorations with children
Making jewelry for children is exciting, and working with them is even more exciting. Adults can show real class for their child. Time will fly by quickly and cheerfully for your little one.
When choosing technology you should consider:
- child's age;
- its capabilities;
- complexity of the work ahead;
- safety of materials.
Greater preference for making jewelry is given to: appliqués, designs with additional finishing, corrugated paper, napkins.
For girl
An ideal option for a girl would be drawings that can be decorated with sparkles or sequins. The little girl can offer ideas for New Year's decorations: jewelry, decorative items for furniture, Christmas tree toys. The main thing is to use a lot of bright colors.
The simplest and most effective option would be to create a cartoon or fairy-tale character toy. The mother can do the main work, and the daughter can help at first.
