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Everyone can make original New Year's crafts. All you need is a little time, imagination and, of course, a good mood. Whether you make one toy or you want to decorate the whole Christmas tree with handmade decorations, the creative process will give you real pleasure. And if you involve children, the preparation for the New Year will become even more fun. Materials for unusual crafts are easy to find at home or buy in craft stores.
In this article:
- What will we make from
- Christmas decorations from buttons
- Crafts from beads
- Decor with woolen balls or pom-poms
- Christmas pasta decorations
- Quiling
- Christmas tree ornaments made of threads
- Crafts from felt
- Colorful paper decorations
- From nuts
- From newspapers
- Varieties of crafts
- Christmas trees
- Stars
- Balloons
- Christmas tree sweets
- Snowman
- Snowflakes
- Cones
What will we make from
You can literally create New Year's toys for the Christmas tree from improvised materials. For the jewelry that we propose to make, you will need:
- scissors,
- glue,
- threads,
- needle,
- pins,
- ribbons,
- spray paint,
- foam blanks,
- stuffing for soft toys,
- cardboard.
The main materials will be:
- buttons,
- beads, beads,
- wire,
- woolen balls,
- pompons,
- fleece or plush,
- cones, nuts, acorns, seeds,
- pasta,
- paper,
- felt,
- newspapers.
Christmas decorations from buttons
Crafts from simple buttons look unusual.
For a colorful ball you will need:
- foam blank,
- buttons in different colors and sizes,
- beaded hat pins
- ribbon.
Pin the buttons to the workpiece with pins, tie a loop from the tape. You can even decorate a street Christmas tree with such balls - they are durable, they are not afraid of low temperatures, snow and dampness.
The basis for the second Christmas decoration is the same foam base, painted in golden color. If you glue matching buttons to it and pick up a ribbon with a golden thread, you get a retro-style decoration.
Even easier to make a Christmas tree. Materials:
- 10 - 12 green buttons of different diameters, 4 identical brown buttons for the trunk, star button.
- thread,
- needle.
Using a needle, string buttons onto a thick green thread:first a star, then buttons from a smaller diameter to a larger one, and finally a trunk. Return the thread through the second holes in reverse order. Fasten the thread.
The basis of the star in pastel colors is a foam star. In addition, you need light-colored buttons of different sizes and styles, a glue gun. To make the surface voluminous, you need to glue the buttons with an overlap, without trying to maintain symmetry.
This craft can be hung on a door or used as a star on a Christmas tree.
Crafts from beads
This is one of the most interesting materials for making Christmas gifts due to the variety of shapes, colors and sizes.
For a colorful ball you will need:
- foam base,
- beads of different colors,
- strong thread,
- needle,
- universal glue,
- end cap for beads with eyelet,
- ribbon.
String beads on a thread, grease the base with glue, glue low in a spiral. At the end, attach a trailer for beads, thread it into a loop and tie a ribbon.
Snowflake stars, bells and other decorations are made from beads, glass beads and beads of different sizes.
For a star you need:
- wire sprocket,
- thin wire,
- beads, beads of different colors and sizes.
String beads and beads on a thin wire. Wrap the sprocket with wire in random order.
How to decorate a ball with beads step by step?
If you have experience in bead weaving, you can braid the ball according to the pattern.
Materials:
- christmas ball (preferably plain),
- beads in two colors,
- fishing line,
- needle.
Dial 27 beads on the fishing line, close into a ring. Next, weave according to the scheme. The diagram shows half of the work; the second half is woven symmetrically.
Decor with woolen balls or pom-poms
Ready-made balls are sold in needlework stores. If you know the technique of felting, felt them yourself. And any needlewoman will get pompoms from threads. Stick multi-colored balls on a foam base, sew on a loop, decorate with a bow.
For the Christmas tree you need:
- pompons,
- thin cardboard or foam cone
- glue gun,
- cardboard star,
- a few beads.
We glue the workpiece with multi-colored pompoms, attach beads, attach a star from above.
Christmas trees are made from small woolen balls according to the same principle. Small stars will serve as the top for them, and several skeins of multi-colored serpentine will serve as the trunk.
For a ring made of wool with golden decor you will need:
- wool blank,
- beads,
- accessories: snowflakes, stars,
- pasta-bows,
- gold paint can,
- needle,
- threads to match.
Beads, accessories and pasta bow to paint, sew onring.
For a cute popsicle take:
- ice cream stick,
- ribbon,
- two black beads, a carrot bead, a cap bead,
- a few small plastic snowflakes,
- two rectangular pieces of soft white fabric (plush, fleece),
- a piece of fabric for the cap,
- stuffing for soft toys,
- needle,
- thread to match.
Sew a rectangle out of pieces of fleece or plush, fill with filler, sew in an ice cream stick, decorate it with a ribbon. Sew on beady eyes, nose. Stitch the cap, decorate with a snowflake and a bead, attach.
How to decorate with balloons
Materials for the next craft:
- bump,
- a pack of small colorful wool balls,
- glue gun,
- a little harsh thread.
Glue balloons on cones, tie long loops.
Christmas pasta decorations
Kids will love making their own pasta figures. You will need:
- pasta of various shapes and sizes: tubules, bows, horns, shells, spirals,
- glue,
- beads,
- spray can,
- ribbon,
- scissors,
- cardboard.
To make cute angels, you need to pick up large pasta, large beads are suitable for heads, and small beads or pieces are suitable for hairfoam. You just need to glue the figures, paint.
At this link you will find master classes on making pasta snowflakes.
Small pasta will make an elegant decoration resembling lace.
Will be needed:
- small round balloon,
- PVA glue,
- small pasta,
- ribbon,
- decorative rope,
- tweezers.
Inflate the balloon to the desired size, grease with glue, roll over the pasta poured onto the table so that they stick evenly. Leave a hole about 1 cm in size. If necessary, trim the parts with tweezers. When the glue is completely dry, pierce the base, pull it out, and seal the hole. Colorize the product, attach a loop, tie a bow.
For a photo frame on a Christmas tree, cut out a cardboard star, stick pasta, leaving a place for a photo in the center. Paint the craft, glue a photo, sew on a loop.
Quiling
If you have the skill of working in the quilling technique, make graceful delicate balls, figurines and snowflakes. Wind paper motifs, glue them to the base. Decorate additionally with small beads.
This technique can also be used for other Christmas decorations:
Christmas tree ornaments made of threads
From simple threads that can be found in every home, you can make some wonderful light Christmas toys for the Christmas tree. You will need:
- threads,
- PVA glue,
- small round balloons
- beads,
- spray paint,
- scissors,
- cardboard,
- wire star,
- disposable food tray,
- pins,
- decorative elements (cones, ribbons).
Impregnate the thread with glue, wrap it around a balloon inflated to the desired size. Let the glue dry, blow off the base and get it out. Decorate the craft with ribbons and cones.
Cut out a Christmas tree from cardboard, wrap it tightly with thread with strung beads, paint it.
Even easier to make an asterisk. Give the wire a star shape or take a blank, wrap it with thread.
Threads are easy to shape into almost any shape. To get a star or an angel, pin the outline of the future figure with pins, wind the threads in random order, grease with glue for strength. When the glue dries, all that remains is to remove the pins and, if necessary, decorate the figure.
How to make a Christmas tree toy out of thread
Crafts from felt
Felt and decorative elements from it are sold in hobby shops. It is pleasant to work with him - he does not crumble and it is convenient to cut parts of any size from him. You will also need some filler for soft toys, glue, thread, beads.
Decorate the Christmas tree with a delicate ball with floral motifs. It will turn out if you glue the base with small felt flowers and beads.
From multi-colored pieces of felt, cut out the details of the futurefigures, sew along the contour, fill with filler. Small details (eyes, mouth) embroider or draw with a felt-tip pen.
How to make a felt toy (step by step)
Pattern can be almost any. This master class will show the principle of working with felt using the example of an asterisk. We will need:
- cardboard,
- scissors,
- felt,
- needle,
- threads,
- braid,
- small buttons,
- ribbon.
Cut out cardboard patterns (hearts, stars, little men), cut out felt parts from them, decorate them with braid, buttons, stitch along the perimeter with a decorative seam, fill with filler, sew on a loop.
Colorful paper decorations
Even from such a simple familiar material, interesting Christmas tree decorations will turn out. There is a large selection of paper in original colors and unusual textures in needlework stores.
To make funny deer, cut out strips for the ball and details of the muzzle. Glue a ball from strips, glue a muzzle.
Everyone can make a Christmas tree. An interesting material pattern and decorative elements will transform even such a simple craft.
Step by step tutorials
Cut out 5 strips of paper as shown. Fold them with an accordion, glue the circles. Collect and fasten the bump.
From nuts
From hats from acorns, nuts,seeds treated with golden paint or sparkles, just make original decorations for the Christmas tree.
Paint acorn hats on the outside with glitter paint, glue on the base, tie a matching bow, fasten the loop.
A large festive New Year's ball will be made from walnuts painted with gold paint. Stick nuts on the workpiece, attach decorative leaves, tie a ribbon. These balls can decorate a window or even a large city Christmas tree.
Smaller toys will be obtained from seeds according to the same principle. They will look very original on the Christmas tree.
Newspaper toys
Varieties of crafts
You can decorate your house for the New Year with decorations of various shapes. Christmas trees, stars, balls, sweets, snowmen, snowflakes, cones have not lost their relevance for many years.
Christmas trees
You can decorate your house for the New Year with decorations of various shapes. Christmas trees, stars, balls, sweets, snowmen, snowflakes, cones have not lost their relevance for many years.
Christmas stars
For the star you will need the following materials:
- 3 equal pieces of wire,
- 6 big cones, 24 small cones.
Thread the cones on the wire, fasten.
A little moreasterisks:
Ideas:
Balloons
This is the most popular Christmas decoration. You can decorate an ordinary New Year's ball by sticking lace and toning it with paint. A ball covered with beads of different sizes looks elegant.
The variety of DIY Christmas balls is amazing:
Christmas tree sweets
Decorating the Christmas tree with sweets is an ancient and almost forgotten tradition. To make the New Year 2023 sweet, we suggest baking cookies with New Year's motifs for decoration.
Sweet pastries can create a festive mood, as well as become a good addition to New Year's tree decorations:
Snowman
You can make a cute snowman out of white pom-poms. Give him a felt hat, a scarf made of braid, embroider small details and you will get a wonderful New Year's souvenir.
In other techniques, no less prettysnowmen:
Snowflakes
Everyone in childhood cut out snowflakes from napkins. We suggest you master the manufacture of a needle snowflake. Cut out a few circles from paper, cut them into sectors, twist and glue the rays, as shown in the figure. Collect and sew a few of these pieces.
Snowflakes on the Christmas tree can be like this:
Cones
A very simple budget option for a quick decoration of an ordinary cone: paint the tips of the scales with a stationery corrector. Let dry.
You can use these ideas:
