The New Year is approaching. It seems that only recently we met the year of the Rooster, and soon the Yellow Earth Dog, the mistress of 2018, will take its place. And again, you need to prepare for the holiday, think over the menu, put up a Christmas tree, decorate the house for the New Year, do everything with your own hands. There is some element of routine in this, but you can also enjoy it.

Children especially love to do crafts with their parents. Pamper them, spend a few evenings decorating the house, create a magical atmosphere, then the approach of the celebration will be felt more acutely, and all worries and problems will recede into the background.

We decorate the house with garlands, transform the chandelier

New Year's decor doesn't have to be complicated. Simple garlands can also become a decoration. It doesn't matter what you make them from plain paper, natural materials or special supplies purchased from craft stores.

Cones in the New Year's decor

To make a garland of cones, you will need cones and twine. This is if you absolutely want to do without decor. But garlands of cones look very beautiful, on which bright bows of satin ribbons are glued. We will just make such a garland.

Vertical garland: stars

Most of us know horizontal garlands, which are easy to stretch between the walls of the room, they can be wrapped around a Christmas tree or hung along the walls, and there are other horizontal garlands. They fall from the ceiling like a waterfall. Let's make a garland of paper stars.

	Draw a snowflake on a piece of paper. The template is easiest to make on checkered paper. It is necessary to draw two lines intersecting at right angles. The segments from the center of the future figure to the edge should be equal. Then divide the Four Sectors with new lines exactly in half. The segments should be equal to the first or be slightly less.
	Use the resulting template to prepare stars from decorative paper.
	In order for the star to turn out to be voluminous, it is necessary to bend the corners with the vertices in half in one direction, and fold the inner corners in half in the other direction. Don't try to do everything at once. First, just outline the folds, laying out the workpiece each time.
	Tie a thread to the resulting star.
	Having made several stars, you can decorate a chandelier with them.

Video: eco citrus garland

Video: DIY fabric garland

Many more detailed instructions by making you will find .

Lighting workshop

It is not for nothing that on New Year's Eve everyone around is decorated with luminous garlands. On the one hand, flickering dim lights soothe, please the eye, on the other hand, create a festive atmosphere.

Decorative candlesticks

Candles are a special decoration. The flame of the candle radiates warmth, and the dancing of its small tongues creates an iridescent effect. There are a lot of options for decorating candles, and one of them is beautiful candlesticks. If you put a candle in a decorative candlestick, then a real festive entourage will be created. Let's make decoration in eco style.

	Roll plasticine into small balls.
	Stick small spruce branches into these pieces of plasticine.
	Trim the needles with nail scissors.
	Decorate the branches with rowan berries, pricking them into needles.
	Write a year with a brush dipped in glue or draw an ornament.
	Pour artificial snow into a jar. Buy it at the store or grate the foam on a regular grater.
	Install spruce branches inside.
	Tie a ribbon to the edge of the jar. Use it to fix the rowan twig.

If you have some acrylic paint and glitter, or just want to make a glitter candle holder, use next instruction- it's very simple.

In previous workshops, we used tall candles, but let's not forget that there are tea candles that also look good in homemade candlesticks.

Eco design option - orange or tangerine peel. The most important thing in the manufacture is not to damage the peel by removing the slices. You can make not only a hole on top, but also cut out small patterns in the form of hearts, monograms, snowflakes on the side.

Tea candles can float, using this property, let's make water candle holders decorated with bare thin twigs deciduous trees.

creative lamp with silhouette

In one of our articles, we suggested making a New Year's decor on the windowsill with a silhouette of a winter city or forest. You can watch the master class. And now, according to a similar principle, we will make a lamp.

	Would need: corrugated cardboard, sintepon, glue, thermal gun, White paint, garland, preparation of a winter city from thick cardboard.
	We will need 6 long blanks of the sides and 6 short ones. You can choose the size according to your preference. Glue each wall from three pieces of corrugated cardboard.
	When gluing front side put a blank of the winter city between the layers.
	When the base is assembled, paint it with white acrylic paint.
	Make a slit to bring out the wire of the garland to be placed inside.
	Coat the bottom edges of the box with hot glue and glue the bottom. Paint it white too.
	Decorate the cardboard with sparkles (cover some areas with PVA glue first).
	Place a piece of foil inside to bounce light off the walls and bottom.
	Wrap the lamp with synthetic winterizer.
	Tightly lay the electric garland inside.
	Cover the top with a piece of synthetic winterizer.

Window decoration - drawings on glass

Windows are decorated with the most different materials: make colored gouache patterns, stick paper snowflakes, vytynanka and other decor. We suggest decorating windows with toothpaste diluted in water to create a frost effect.

	Print and cut out some new year templates vytynanok.
	Make a soap solution. You can just leave the remnants in the water, or you can cut the soap and fill it with water. Apply the solution to paper blanks.
	Stick them on the glass.
	Squeeze toothpaste into a container.
	Add some water and stir.
	Dip your toothbrush into the toothpaste solution. Swiping with pressure on the pile, spray the solution onto the glass.
	Peel the paper off the glass. Enjoy the airy New Year silhouettes.

Christmas wreath

Recently, for many, the New Year is also associated with wreaths on the door. Inspired by the wonderful decorations seen in Hollywood films, it is worth making a wreath for yourself, especially since you can decorate doors, walls, put it on the table, add candles and a wide variety of decor. Traditionally, a Christmas wreath is made from spruce branches, but more affordable pine will also turn out good products, you can even use ordinary branches of deciduous trees or make a wreath from improvised materials.

	To make a wreath, you need cones, plant branches, berries,
	vine or thin branches,
	burlap, ribbons, scissors, twine, glue gun, dried citrus fruits,
	as well as wire. Roll the wire into a ring.
	Wrap it with tape.
	Secure the spruce branches by pointing the branches in different directions.
	Then secure the vine branches with twine.
	Glue a bow out of burlap.
	Glue the bow between the spruce branches.
	Then, using a heat gun, glue the cones.
	Then the rest of the decor.
	Hang the wreath on a wall or door.

On our website there is a separate one, where you will find not only master classes, but also numerous photos of wreaths made by professionals and amateurs.

Christmas tree decorations: toys made of cardboard, salt dough, paper

The Christmas tree rightfully occupies a central place in the house prepared for the New Year's celebration. Recently, there has been a tendency to decorate Christmas trees with handmade products. Let's try and do something.

For example, wrap cardboard Christmas trees with twine and decorate with sequins.

	Freehand draw a Christmas tree pattern. Cut it out. Then make another piece of cardboard.
	Glue them together with PVA glue. You need a thick base.
	Lubricating the surface with glue, gradually wrap the toy with twine.
	With an awl, make a hole in the top of the head and thread the thread.
	Cover the top with glue.
	Sprinkle with sequins.
	When the glue dries, it will not be visible.

Using the same template, or cutting out templates like in the photo, experiment with twine and acrylic paints.

	Prepare: corrugated cardboard, acrylic paints, PVA glue, pencil, twine, acrylic varnish, brush, half beads.
	Let's translate the star and Christmas tree templates onto cardboard.
	Cut out two trees. Let's glue them together. The toy should be thicker.
	Now, in a chaotic manner, wrap the figurine with twine and attach a loop.
	We will tear the napkin into pieces and, attaching it to the figure, cover it with PVA glue.
	When the blank dries, paint it in green color.
	We paint some areas with silver paint.
	Then covered with acrylic varnish.
	After the varnish has dried, decorate the toys with half beads.

An independent direction of decor is crafts from salt dough. Create such decorations with your children. Salty dough generally recommend using instead of plasticine, and handmade very important for development fine motor skills. Even a product molded by children's hands, covered with golden or silver paint, will look cute and decorative.

	Salt dough crafts, covered with gold and silver paints, look like real jewelry.
	Let's make cardboard stencils in the form of a heart, a bell, a dove, a Christmas tree, a crescent.
	Roll out the dough, attach a stencil and use a clerical knife to cut the dough along the contour.
	Round off the edges with your finger.
	Then, with the help of any objects that leave behind an interesting ornament, we make patterns on the surface.
	Using a brush, pierce the dough, making a hole for the lace.
	Such beautiful ornaments were obtained with the help of buttons, a piece of lace, a net. If you glue large rhinestones, then attach them to the blanks, make recesses under them, but be sure to remove them before placing the figures in the oven. Dry the blanks in an open oven over low heat.
	Sand dry blanks around the edges.
	Paint some silver.
	Others are covered with golden paint.
	Glue on the rhinestones.
	Scatter glitter over wet paint.
	When the paint dries, cover the blanks with acrylic varnish.
	Such toys are no worse than expensive Christmas tree decorations, rather, even better, because they are made by hand, which means they are unique.

Oh oh paper toys in general, it’s worth starting a separate conversation, because they are so diverse, and they are performed in a completely different techniques. First, let's learn how to make a paper lantern, which, by the way, can also play the role of a candlestick.

	Stepping back from the edge of the sheet 1.5 cm, draw a line along the long side of the sheet.
	On the opposite side, do the same. Put dots on the lines every centimeter.
	Then take stationery knife and, using a ruler, make a cut from the top to the bottom point. Under a piece of paper you need to put something solid so as not to cut the table.
	Turn the sheet over to the other side and bend along the lines that we drew at the beginning.
	Then start shaping the flashlight. You just need to glue the edges of the sheet.
	If you put a flashlight on the table, it will already take on a convex shape, but you can increase the effect.
	Glue a sheet of paper rolled into a tube inside, cut off the excess.

Video: homemade Christmas toys

Video: decor for vintage Christmas balls

New Year's compositions

If you have free surfaces in your house on which you can put something voluminous, for example, tables, bedside tables. Install New Year's compositions there. And we will tell you how to make them.

	You will need a wide vase, a few pieces of oasis for floristry. Trim the oasis so that the pieces fit well in the vase.
	Place the oasis in a vase, fill in the gaps with smaller pieces.
	First, stick dry branches of about the same length along the edge into the oasis.
	Then artificial decor.
	If possible, you can add live plants.
	Fill the middle with Christmas balls. Add small plant branches.
	Decorate some areas with moss.
	Put the composition where you can watch it often. It is possible that after a while the twigs will let out green leaves, and spring will come to your house.

If the previous option seemed too complicated for you, we offer the idea of ​​\u200b\u200bmaking a house out of cardboard and printed paper.

	First, prepare cardboard stencils (they will also serve as the basis).
	Then transfer the stencils to printed paper, cut out with 1 cm allowances on each side and glue the cardboard base and the paper blank.
	Cut the paper at the corners.
	Apply glue to the edge of the cardboard blank.
	Fold over the edge of the paper.
	Here are the blanks.
	We wrap a piece of cardboard (put it on glue) with paper with a print of “wooden boards”.
	We prepare four cardboard blanks for window framing, cut out two strips from cardboard.
	We glue each detail with printed paper.
	WITH reverse side parts with a hole glue strips of cardboard crosswise.
	We attach a rectangular piece of napkin on top.
	Glue the parts with windows to the base first.
	Then two other walls.
	We decorate the joints with lace.
	This is what the decor looks like from this angle.
	Attach the roof with hot glue.
	We collect a porch from the remnants of cardboard and also glue it with printed paper.
	Glue.
	At the bottom of the windows, roofs, we glue a little padding polyester, imitating snow.

Christmas trees from branches: instructions for making

If you are an ardent supporter of respect for nature, and do not put up a Christmas tree for the New Year just because you do not want to support the massive cutting down of trees, we suggest making a Christmas tree from twigs.

	Purchase an oasis block from the flower shop.
	You will also need: secateurs, knife, scissors, twine, thermal gun, planter, tinsel.
	Decorate the cache-pot with tinsel. If you take a planter with holes, then put a piece of cellophane inside.
	Place the oasis vertically in the planter. Trim corners if necessary.
	Cut off excess cellophane with scissors.
	Cut the top of the oasis in the form of a cone, but do not make it too sharp.
	Remove the needles from the part of the branch that you will stick into the oasis.
	Stick a small branch into the top of your head.
	Fill the oasis with branches from the bottom up: the branches should be longer at the bottom, shorter ones above.
	Decorate with lace, beads, Christmas decorations.

And we will make another Christmas tree from bleached branches. To achieve this effect, it is necessary to soak the branches, peeled from the bark, in a solution of soda ash overnight.

	Let's make a Christmas tree in a marine style from branches. Collect and dry about 10-20 branches (depending on the desired size of the Christmas tree). Remove bark from branches.
	Lay out in the form of a Christmas tree, i.e. Longer branches below, very short ones above.
	Take the twine, tie a branch, make two knots, then tie the next branch and so on.
	Repeat the steps on the other side. We make two knots so that there is a gap between the branches.
	We make a loop.
	Jewelry will be made of white beads. We string them on a thread and fix them with knots on both sides so that they do not slip along the thread.
	We decorate starfish, glue it with hot glue.
	Add a garland of beads and an LED garland.

Video: Christmas tree on the wall from an LED garland

Other decorations (cardboard sequins, frame with pendants, letters)

Creativity is difficult to drive into some kind of framework, as well as to structure ideas in directions. In this section, we have collected the most different ideas decor that you will definitely need if you are interested in custom decoration for your home.

Let's start with a simulation Christmas ball from cardboard and sequins.

	Necessary materials and tools: cardboard, sequin braid, satin ribbon, glue gun.
	Cut out a circle from cardboard. Drip a little hot glue into the center, fasten the end of the sequin tape and so gradually, circle by circle, glue the tape.
	When the tape is glued, cut off the protruding cardboard.
	Make a bow out of ribbon and glue on the edge.
	Glue a snowflake to the center right away, because the middle, most likely, will not turn out very neat.

Hang the decoration on the Christmas tree or fix it on the wall or mirror using double-sided tape.

Speaking of frames, they are widely used to embody the ideas of New Year's design. Even an old frame that you recently considered throwing away, but did not raise your hand, is easy to decorate and turn into a meaningful piece of furniture.

	You can decorate any decorations in the frame or Christmas decorations.
	Tie strings to the decorations that will be placed in the frame and fasten them to the frame. This can be done with hot glue, small nails.
	Paint the frame in the chosen color with acrylic paints.
	Decorate the corner of the frame with a spruce branch.
	Decorate with artificial berries.

The latest trend in interior design is three-dimensional letters. They will come in handy if you are going to create an original holiday decor. In general, they can be purchased in an online store, but why buy if you can do it, because we decided to do everything exclusively with our own hands.

Video: how to make three-dimensional letters from cardboard

So, the letters are ready, now let's make them glowing. If you do not want to make volumetric letters from cardboard, regular corrugated cardboard from the packing box will do.

	Glowing English letters capture the spirit of American Christmas.
	Delete the back of the letter.
	On the outside, from the inside, mark the location of the light bulbs with a marker.
	Poke holes with a screwdriver.
	Line the holes with a pencil, inserting it from the front side.
	Paint the letters red or another color.
	Disconnect the garland. Insert the ball from the front side.
	Attach the plinth on the back side.

Papercraft: 3D paper volume

It does not matter whether you know what papercraft is and whether you know how to work with paper. The main thing here is patience, because you have to cut and glue a lot. We will create a simply delightful Scandinavian style deer head. All required templates are included. They are placed after the master class. The last 4 photos are templates for the horns. You can make them out of paper of a different color. Open each photo in a separate tab in life size and print. So, we arm ourselves with everything necessary, stock up on patience and proceed.

	To make this decoration, take colored paper, scissors, double-sided tape, glue, nail stick, ruler.
	Print templates. Cut them out.
	Now you need to bend all the lines. To do this, use a ruler and bend the lines, as shown in the photo,
	or first push the fold lines with a hard, narrow object, this case stack for nails.
	Dots and dashes indicate inward folds.
	One dash - bends outward.
	Now we glue all the details according to the “number to number” principle.
	Attach the deer's head with double sided tape.
	Such crafts will create an indescribably festive mood.

Deer head patterns

Perhaps some ideas will not be useful to you, something you will find difficult, but we hope that we have helped you decorate your home, create a New Year's atmosphere and now you are ready to celebrate the New Year.

The New Year is the kindest happy and long-awaited holiday that fulfills dreams and inspires many life deeds. And in order for the mood to be truly festive, happy and cheerful, it is necessary to decorate the house. I bring to your attention the seven most simple and original New Year's fakes that you can perform even with children.

Snowflakes this is a classic and essential Christmas decoration, associated with sparklers, a decorated Christmas tree, gifts, delicious treats and Santa Claus. It is very simple to make them - fold the paper (it is better to take a thick cardboard) in half three times, as a result you should get a triangle, the edges of which should be cut out (snowflake patterns). Then straighten the leaf and you will see that a funny snowflake has turned out, sprinkle it with glue, sprinkle with sparkles and when it dries, fasten it to the tape.

Beautiful and original snowflakes can be made using the Quilling technique (twisting thin paper tapes).

Some needlewomen suggest using a carved snowflake as a ballerina's tutu: cut out a dancing figure of a ballerina and put a tutu snowflake on it. As a result, your house will “dance” with interesting and holiday decorations.

Snowflakes can be made and assembled from absolutely any materials, for example, curly pasta. Therefore, show your imagination and you will get the most original and beautiful christmas snowflakes.

Candle. Soft warm light from a burning candle will give you a festive, kind and sweet atmosphere. You can decorate the candle itself, for example, cover it with a plain shiny paint and attach cones, berries, Christmas tree branches and other elements at the base. Or you can decorate the glass and place a candle inside. Usually closer to new year holidays fairs are organized where you will surely be able to find an interesting beautiful festive candle, and you just have to choose a suitable place for it on a richly served table.

Paper chain. This is the most favorite, traditional and interesting pastime in childhood, when cut strips of colored paper were glued into a long chain. Instead of plain sheets, you can take multi-colored bright paper for scrapbooking, curly scissors and in the company of children to create a festive original decoration.

Recently, more and more often paper garland not from classic rings, but from figurines.

Felt jewelry- this is one of the most festive, chic and beautiful fakes. It is very simple to make them: cut out the conceived figure according to the template - a Christmas tree, Santa Claus, a house, a traditional sock, a deer, a snowman and many other New Year's characters. Then, using glue, thread with a needle, beads, buttons and ribbon, assemble and decorate the figurine.

Christmas trees- a traditional festive and cute New Year's decoration. In addition to a lavishly decorated Christmas tree, you can decorate your home with cut-out cardboard decorations, and use a cookie cutter as a template. Decorate the finished Christmas tree with glitter, beads, buttons and using satin ribbon fasten in different places.

From paper you can make a real one voluminous Christmas tree, which will decorate your desktop, curbstone, TV and other surfaces. You can make it from absolutely any figures, of any size, the main thing is to show your imagination and desire to create a New Year's masterpiece.

Snowman. Favorite pastime for kids winter period- make snowballs. Give your child joy - make a snowman at home, for this, stock up on cotton balls, cardboard, felt, glue, paint and a roll of kitchen towels or toilet paper. Paint the cardboard with white paint and cut out round or oval shapes, fix on a roll. Then stick around the roll with cotton balls, you can decorate the snowman with felt. You can also “blind” a snowman from socks, balls wrapped in thread, bells and other handy materials.

Sweets. Perhaps, without sweets, lollipops and chocolate, we simply cannot imagine the New Year. You can buy bright lollipops and use toothpicks, glue, double-sided tape and cardboard to make a Christmas tree, a star, and curly sweets and hang them on ribbons in everything and your guests can enjoy them at any time.

Need to good mood, cheerful friends and / or beloved family and the desire to do something beautiful.

And if you wish topreparation for the holiday went without stress, quickly and successfully, you can use some useful tips.

In this collection you will find some interesting, original and useful new year tips to help you get ready for the holidays.

Best New Year Ideas

1. If you use green tinsel, then the tree will seem even more magnificent.

2. In plastic cups, you can store various Christmas toys and decorations. Cups can be kept in a box or drawer.

3. Egg boxes can also be used to store Christmas decorations, only smaller.

4. To store the garland neatly, wrap it around a hanger or a piece of cardboard. So she doesn't get confused.

5. With the help of adhesive tape, you can make a simple but cute New Year's manicure.

DIY New Year's ideas

6. Can be made from sweets New Year's sleigh, which you can then give to teachers, friends and relatives. You will need large, medium and small chocolates, as well as candies and other suitable sweets.

7. Usual tissue paper can be folded into a Christmas tree shape. This is done very simply and quickly. And it turns out very festive.

8. To collect New Year's garbage (from packages, for example), you can use a cardboard box wrapped in New Year's wrapping paper. Such a temporary trash can will not spoil the overall holiday picture.

Christmas Decoration Ideas

9. From pieces of wood, twigs and / or ice cream sticks, you can make a star and other decorations.

10. If you put the Christmas tree in the corner, then it is best to decorate it with garlands and tinsel in a zigzag pattern.

DIY Christmas decoration ideas

11. Outside the house or apartment, you can attach a garland. All you need is hot glue. It dries quickly and peels off easily. But do not use it on plaster or plaster.

12. Simple string lights can be upgraded with table tennis balls. Make a cross-shaped cut in the ball using a clerical knife, and insert a light bulb into it.

DIY Christmas decor ideas

13. New Year's men from fruits.

You will need:

toothpicks

Grape

small marshmallows

Strawberry.

14. Fruity Christmas tree in a hurry.

15. Hot glue snowflake.

Print out the image of the snowflake.

Lay the pattern under the baking paper.

Apply hot glue to the snowflake lines and let the glue cool.

When the glue dries, it is easy to peel off the paper.

You can use double-sided tape to stick snowflakes from glue on the window.

CAUTION: Do not use hot glue on a cold window - the glass may crack.

New Year ideas for kids

16. Quickly draw a big Christmas tree with kids.

17. Refrigerator-snowman.

Useful New Year

18. New Year's table quickly and beautifully.

You will need:

Large and small plates

Red and black napkins

Grapes, raisins, or small candies (for the eyes)

A piece of carrot for the nose.

Christmas tree ideas

19. Fruit tree is fast and tasty.

You will need:

Big apple

Carrot

toothpicks

Grapes, strawberries, sliced ​​kiwi, pumpkin, or other suitable fruits and vegetables.

Christmas craft ideas

20. Beautiful Christmas decoration using glasses.

You will need:

A small toy animal (in this example, a deer), a small toy Christmas tree, a cone, or other suitable decoration

Simple pencil and scissors

Glue gun with hot glue

Artificial snow or salt

wide candles.

1. Turn the glass over and place it on the cardboard.

2. Circle the neck of the glass with a pencil and cut out a circle.

3. Use hot glue to glue Christmas trees or animals to the circle.

4. Pour some salt or artificial snow into the glass.

5. Apply a little glue to the neck of the glass and glue the circle with animals or a Christmas tree, after turning it over so that the decoration is inside the glass.

* The edge of the cardboard circle may protrude. It can be covered with glitter glue, or white or gray paint (gouache).

6. Turn the glass over and glue a small candle to its leg with hot glue.

Everyone associates the New Year with a New Year's fairy tale. With magic, gifts, the smell of Christmas trees and tangerines and Christmas chores.

One of the fascinating and pleasant pre-holiday things is decorating your home.

New Year decoration for the home with their own hands will cause a sense of pride and make the anticipation of the celebration even more exciting.

Your apartment will acquire an amazing feeling of warmth and comfort, because you will definitely not find such a solemn finish. Clear and feasible advice can help you come in full readiness for the holiday.

DIY Christmas decorations, photos and ideas.

Create unusual garlands typical trifles will help to the most important holiday of the year:

• as a New Year's decor, you can use the usual pieces of cotton wool. It is only necessary to file cotton balls of the desired shape onto the thread;
• an excellent garland will come out of the buttons;
• a garland of spruce cones with glued beads and small juniper twigs will give the home a Christmas spirit;
• amuse the child and, of course, yourself, perhaps with delicious garlands. The effect is simply breathtaking!

Here's another one unusual idea. Attach some home photos, previous holidays on a long rope. It could become a new family tradition.

Balls of thread

Will not cost New Year's interior without miracle balls of yarn. Experiment with balls: make different sizes and use not only for New Year's decorations, but also for home decoration on weekdays.

You will need:

• PVA glue
• rubber ball
• skein of thread of your choice

Blow up the balloon. Wrap it with thread soaked in glue. After some time, when the ball is covered with a shell of threads, it must be dried for a day. At the end of the time, pierce the ball with a needle and lower it. Then pull the ball out of the adhesive shell. Create this sketch from various balls:

Christmas wreath

Such wreaths are hung on the door. Such a New Year's decoration would be appropriate if there is a fireplace. Making your own wreath is not at all difficult. We bring to your attention several options for its manufacture.

Cone wreath

You will need:

• spruce or pine cones
• thick cardboard for the base
• liquid nails (you can use a thermal gun)
• elegant elements for a wreath patch

Glue the cones closely to each other on cardboard using a thermal gun or liquid nails.
By means of paint, you can decorate the cones in the color you like.

As decorative elements, multi-colored satin ribbons, buttons, shell walnuts, cinnamon, beads, fresh berries and dried citrus fruits.

Christmas wreath from ... clothespins

A fun and colorful wreath can be created from ordinary wooden clips.

Wreath of Christmas decorations

For the manufacturing process will go:

• Christmas toys of various types
• glue gun
• thick wire

Twist a circle from the wire, string Christmas decorations on the wire in turn and combine them between them with a glue gun. Embellish your wreath with ribbons, beads, and other trifles.

Christmas window decoration with your own hands

In order for the mood to appear even when looking out the window, you need to take care of the decor of all surfaces.

Use gouache or watercolors to make a border with openwork frost. Those who are not endowed with the ability of the artist will have the opportunity to turn the glass into a real canvas. To do this, you need to purchase in advance not only paints, but also stencils.

An exclusive design will be with the use of branches for decoration: tie a branch to the edges of the curtain with a rope. Attach garlands or hang whatever you want on it.

Even the most urban apartment will acquire New Year's chic.

Maybe you dream of plunging into a fairy tale? Then the traditional snow-white paper, threads, glue will help you recreate snow effect at home! In the case of unlimited time, instead of circles, create small snowflakes, it will turn out just amazing!

To work you need:

• White paper
• scissors
• threads

Cut out small circles with scissors, about 3 centimeters. Determine the desired length of the thread and stick paper circles on it.

The window sill can be embellished with a group of outstanding candlesticks, thoughtfully “scatter” spruce and pine cones, tangerines, small toys, and beautiful sweets on it.

If the previous tips are disharmonious due to further cleaning, then the design of the curtains will not require further cleaning.

You can make a curtain tie with Christmas balls and bright ribbon. Such a decoration is quite easy to remove.

If you have a long garland, hang it along the eaves, cheerful lights will give the room a solemn look. Also, hang a row of Christmas decorations along the cornice - this elementary decor will look advantageous.

Feel free to connect your imagination, and you will get a truly magical effect when decorating a window with your own hands.

A candle burned on the table, a candle burned ...

Candles- an inherent attribute of the New Year and Christmas. They add mystery to the house, create a fabulous spirit, the flickering of a live fire calms, gives a feeling of warmth and comfort. An exquisite candle is the finishing touch in the New Year's decor.

To create a New Year's composition, you do not need to go to the shops in search of materials at all. You can use everything that is at hand: jars, glasses, ribbons, lace, cones, nuts, Christmas decorations and, of course, candles of various sizes.

Post Christmas candles into the vessel you like - and the exquisite decoration is ready! Instead of a vase, you can place candles on a spectacular tray or plate. Such a composition should be away from curtains and curtains, so they can easily catch fire.

You can also purchase ready-made candles that will fit perfectly into your interior, for example, at a mega-sale in a well-known online store (up to 50% discounts until the New Year).

Fruit decor

To date, the counters of retail outlets are bursting with an abundance of various fruits. But tangerines remain the traditional fruit of the New Year.

By turning on your imagination, you can find amazing and unusual uses for these fruits. One such solution is a decorated Christmas tree!

With sticks of dried cloves, “draw” an intricate pattern. The whole house will be fragrant with a delicate aroma of cloves and oranges.

Cut the citrus in half, removing all the pulp. We leave the inner "chord" untouched - this will be our wick. In an impromptu bowl, add a little vegetable oil. That's all, natural scented candle ready!

Dry slices of oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruits using an oven or battery. They have a different color perfectly complement each other in the compositions. Such dried fruits can be used as Christmas decorations, in the design of candles and furniture.

Fruit peels can also be useful for Christmas decor. Carefully remove the peel and carve all kinds of figures. Molds for baking will be just the thing! It remains only to dry, like citrus slices.

New Year's table decoration

DIY Christmas decor It's not just crafts. Any holiday is not complete without a feast, which means that the decoration of the room smoothly turns into a table decoration.

Tablecloths and napkins are only the first step in preparing a festive table. Despite this, their selection is not insignificant.

The most common Christmas colors are red and green. Accordingly, the design of the table in these colors is generally accepted.

Add to decor New Year's table several spruce twigs, matching candles, various Christmas decorations and your table will look fashionable and connected. Make your own wish cards for guests.

For work you need:

• star-shaped cardboard blank
• glue-backed paper
• golden color glitter

Glue the cardboard blank with paper of your favorite color. Write wishes for the guests on the stars with liquid glue. Now quickly sprinkle the inscription with sparkles. Excess glitter must be removed.

Delightful do-it-yourself houses

Miniature houses with snow-covered roofs, located between your plates, will create the atmosphere of a welcome holiday. Use the houses as a New Year's wish for your guests. Surely they will appreciate your efforts!

To create such a special decoration you will need:

• molds
• paints
• tassel

To work, dilute the gypsum with water and pour into the prepared mold. The gypsum mixture will harden in a couple of hours. Now turn on your imagination!

Color the blank, do not forget to carefully draw the details. Everything! Now a real snow-covered village has “settled” on your table!

Gypsum figurines can be used as toys on the Christmas tree.

Christmas ball decoration

Colorful and irreplaceable Christmas balls are also suitable for New Year's table decoration. You don't even need glue to create this composition! Use any beautiful vessel: a vase, a wine glass, a dish or even an ordinary jar!

In execution, everything is elementary: fill the vessel with Christmas toys, cones, distribute an exquisitely long string of glass beads or a garland.

The New Year's table is rich and bright, so it is better to make any composition monotonous. The main rule is to disperse all the components of the table so that they do not obscure each other.

Create and everything will work out for you! Warmth and comfort to your home.

New Year is an amazing holiday, when even adults behave like children, firmly believing in miracles and delighted with shiny trinkets, sparkling lanterns and bright gift paper. Of course, you can not be original and, as usual, decorate the Christmas tree with traditional glass and plastic balls, but it is much more pleasant and interesting to create New Year's decorations with your own hands, having received a lot of pleasure and positive from this process. Christmas creativity is limitless! The best part is that you can make all this beauty from available improvised materials, and for this it is not at all necessary to be a handmade guru.

Designer toys from regular balloons

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Original DIY Christmas decorations

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Vintage ball "Lace"

We have already talked about the decoupage technique in, but it is better to take out the manufacture of this ball in a separate chapter. The ball is not just beautiful, it is exclusive. Everyone can add personal touches to its performance, and the uniqueness of the vintage Christmas ball will amaze any guest. And to the question: “How much does such a beauty cost,” you will smile pretty. To make it you will need:

• foam ball;
• lace, preferably made of cotton and with a large pattern;
• glue;
• acrylic paints of your choice;
• brushes for glue and paint;
• sponge.

As you can see, nothing supernatural is required. The course of work is also not intricate.

• First, coat the ball with PVA glue.
• We glue the cut out fragments of lace on it. Of course, the design must be thought out in advance.

• The next step is to prime our pattern with white acrylic. Layers are superimposed evenly. Try to paint through the lace. Despite the sufficient thickness and heterogeneity of the surface, try to avoid streaks.

• Now it's time to tint our ball. After the primer is completely dry, start painting the ball with a darker paint. Bronze, silver or old gold will look especially good.

• Take a piece soft tissue, but rather a sponge and quickly blot the entire ball. Now we need coverage inhomogeneity.
• We overwrite until traces of a dark tone remain only in the recesses of the lace.
• We attach a thread and a bow.

We admire the delicate pattern of old lace on the surface of the ball, as if bought several centuries ago. In this technique, you can tint the balls as you like. For example, take bronze as the main tone, and use dark brown as the second

Want to break the rules? You are welcome! Cover the lace with gold paint before gluing, and paint the ball with oxidized copper. Then randomly apply gold in a highly diluted concentration. Walk with a sponge and stick lace. An extraordinary combination!

And you can leave the balls white. Then their snow-whiteness will resemble pure snow.

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Graceful gossamer balls

Openwork-ephemeral balls-cobwebs of threads look very attractive not only in the New Year's decor. When you see such beauty, you don’t even think that you can create something similar with your own hands, without serious financial costs and special skills in handmade. And they will bring much more joy and moral satisfaction than those purchased for money in a gift shop. They can be used simply as a stylish element of decor, and as an original lampshade that casts fancy shadows, and as unusual christmas toys, as opposed to traditional glass balls. From several balls-cobwebs of different diameters, you can make all kinds of toys: snowmen, fish, birds. In general, everything is limited only by your imagination.

To make Christmas balls from threads, we need:

• any yarn
• air balloons
• vaseline or any greasy cream
• PVA glue
• scissors
• a bowl
• ribbons, ribbons, beads, beads, rhinestones for decorating balls

How to make Christmas balls-spider webs from yarn

1. We dilute PVA glue with water in a ratio of approximately 3 to 1.
2. We inflate balloons to the size of the future product. Each ball must be given round shape and tie it with thread. Be sure to leave a loop so that it is convenient to hang the balls for drying.
3. We unwind the required amount of yarn, put it in a bowl with an adhesive solution and leave it for five minutes.
4. To make the balls easier to separate from the frozen thread, lubricate them with any fat cream, petroleum jelly or sunflower oil.
5. We wrap the balls with yarn soaked in glue, leaving at first a large distance between the threads, and then gradually reducing it until the entire ball is wrapped in yarn and looks like a cocoon. You can try to create a simple ornament, or you can wrap the ball completely randomly. In any case, the result will be excellent!
6. Cut the thread and glue it to the ball. The next step is drying. We hang the balls in a secluded warm place and leave for at least a day.
7. Now we need to separate the balloons from the thread. To unstick the thread frame from the ball, carefully press each rubber ball with your fingers. Then we pierce the balloons and lower them. Now the balloon can be easily reached through any suitable size hole in the thread cocoon. We carefully take out the balls so as not to damage our marvelous creations. From above we tie an elegant rope for fastening to the ball. wow! The ball is ready!

You can use yarn of any color to make gossamer balls. Alternatively, you can paint the finished product with any spray paint or glitter spray. Christmas balls from threads will look great with decorative bows, tinsel, rain, stars, beads, sparkles, rhinestones. We hang small balls on the Christmas tree, and decorate the room with large ones. Let your imagination run wild!

If you can’t wind a thread soaked in glue around the ball, wind a dry thread, and then thoroughly soak it with glue using a sponge or brush.

Clue: glue can be replaced with starch paste or sugar syrup. To prepare a paste, you need to take three teaspoons of starch into a glass of cold water, mix thoroughly and bring to a boil. If instead of yarn, wind it around balls copper wire, the result will also be very interesting and extraordinary.

If you want to make a very large snowman, then get large round Balloons and a lot of thread.

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Christmas cone wreaths

Christmas, how bright and good holiday, entered our life with all the wonderful traditions. One such tradition is decorating doors with Christmas wreaths.

They say they bring happiness to both hosts and guests, so why not learn how to make this wonderful decoration. One of the most beautiful Christmas wreaths is a wreath of spruce or pine cones. To make it you will need:

• Styrofoam circle - factory-made or made from strong wicker rods;
• artificial moss or dark green velvet;
• glue gun;
• bumps in in large numbers;
• gold acrylic spray paint or artificial snow and PVA glue.

The process itself can be seen in the photographs, as it is quite simple. Patience and accuracy is the only skill you need. These Christmas wreaths are quite expensive, and you can make them yourself. Merry Christmas!

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Quilling Paper Twisted Toys

Now on sale you can often find transparent Christmas toys. Before creative natures, they open up simply endless possibilities for creativity. The upper part can be removed from them, allowing you to put any nice little thing inside: rhinestones, beads, dried flowers and foliage, funny drawings or photographs, lace, satin ribbons, gold or silver ribbons ... Spirals, twisted will be an excellent filling for a romantic transparent toy in the shape of a heart. from colorful paper for quilling. Instead of paper for quilling, you can use old postcards (if you don’t mind) or glossy magazines that have accumulated over the year: we cut the paper into thin strips, twist it into spirals and fill the toy with them.

To make beautiful tight spirals, you can use a toothpick. To do this, carefully cut off the sharp tips of the toothpick with scissors. Then, with a paper cutter on one side of the toothpick, we make a shallow incision in the middle, about 1 cm. Insert the edge of the prepared strip of paper into the forked tip of the toothpick and twist it into a tight spiral. You need to twist not paper, but only a toothpick! Having removed the finished spiral from the toothpick, put it on a flat surface and let it unwind a little. Then, on the tip of the strip twisted into a spiral, we drip a little glue and press the edge to the spiral. Now our cute baby will not lose its shape.

To make our romantic toy with fancy multi-colored curls inside look even more beautiful and elegant, we tie a satin or silk ribbon bow on top. This toy can also be used festive decor for Valentine's Day.

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spice Christmas decorations

What can you make unusual, fragrant and very beautiful New Year's toys from? From spices! Incredible beauty! And you can hang it on a Christmas tree, and decorate the kitchen in an original way for the New Year, and a great addition to a gift.

We will need:

• cardboard
• stencil knife
• PVA glue
• golden thread
• scissors
• spices - cinnamon sticks, vanilla, star anise, etc.
• sesame seeds
• dried citrus fruits
• golden acrylic paint

How to make spice Christmas toys

According to the template, cut out figures from cardboard.

We make a hole from above and thread a golden thread into it, from which we make a loop. We cover the figures with gold paint, let them dry, paste over with spices and dried fruits, carefully trimming the edges in the shape of a cardboard.

Lubricate the part of the figure where the seeds will be, grease with glue and sprinkle with seeds. When the glue dries, we gild the seeds with a sponge dipped in paint. Wow! Blimey!

Delicious decorations can be made from other materials and even bake real Christmas tree cookies! Try it! And your loved ones will be very happy.

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Christmas balls made of lace and beads

To create such beauty with our own hands, we need the most ordinary plastic bags, beautiful threads, lace, beads and sequins. Ready for a fabulous makeover? Then, get to work!

We take a food bag in our hands and crumple it well, giving it the shape of a ball. Then we wind the selected threads on the resulting lump. We should get a beautiful even ball. For greater durability of the structure, the thread in several places can be fixed with glue.

We wrap the ball with lace and sew on beads with sequins, while decorating the ball and fixing the lace. As a final touch, we sew an elegant loop to the ball and send our handsome man to the Christmas tree!

The holiday is just around the corner! What it will be - it's up to you! Creative New Year to you!

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Let's create toys and New Year's mood with our own hands

New Year's composition in a transparent Christmas ball

This New Year's luxury can be made from an ordinary plastic cup, silver-coated cardboard, white batting or cotton wool, miniature figures of animals and trees

Handmade Christmas toys

Using stencils and gouache, you can place such wonderful guys on your windows! It is unlikely that you will want to part with them after the New Year.