Crafts, how to make a New Year's craft, various master classes for making New Year's garlands of paper, toys, as well as balls with their own hands.

January 19, 2018 handmadebase

New Year celebrations are a traditionalthe embodiment of miracles and mysteries. And this applies not only to children. Many adults are looking forward to the New Year with anticipation of the fulfillment of their most cherished desires. To create such an atmosphere in your home, you need very little - just decorate your home, as well as the New Year tree with all sorts of trinkets. They say that it is this ritual that helps all our dreams come true. In particular, such an effect can be expected in the case when New Year's decorations are made with your own hands. Of course, you may think that it is faster and more convenient to decorate the tree with purchased toys made of glass or bright and beautiful garlands. You can't argue with this, such a tree will really look chic and presentable. But where then will that notorious spirit of Christmas and all New Year's holidays be present? It is the touching New Year's toys, made with your own hands or by the little hands of your child, that will fill the festive atmosphere with warmth, coziness and magic. Over the years, of course, both store-bought balls and toys made with your own hands will lose their impeccable appearance. But if you get rid of glass balls without any regrets, then you simply will not be able to throw away the decorations that you once made with your child. Such things serve as the most authentic memories of the times you spent together. Try to repair a damaged paper toy - glue or repaint the damaged parts. And you will do this not because you are sorry to get rid of scraps of paper, but only because the decoration made with your own hands contains a piece of your soul and a fragment of your past life. Touching your creation, you will be able to re-experience all the moments of past years, which are sometimes so difficult to return. So, let's try to think together what exactly from New Year's decorations can be made with your own hands. The easiest thing that will be within everyone's power is to find old decorations made by your children, repair them and additionally decorate them with all kinds of ribbons, rhinestones and other decorative elements. If you have chosen a soft toy, you can pull a small ribbon through the braid or tie it to the smallest of the details, and you will get a very cute toy for the New Year tree. Paper decorations. Garlands Paper decor is perhaps the most famous decoration, which is quite easy to make with your own hands. You can't do without colored paper in New Year's decor. It would seem to be the most ordinary improvised material, but it contains a lot of possibilities. Even the smallest children can make toys from it. Having prepared the patterns of ordinary flags, snowmen, Christmas trees, balls, bells for garlands and having cut them out, let your child get to work. Let him coat the blanks with glue and glue them to the base.For older children who can already managescissors, suggest making an “English” garland. Everything is quite simple here: fold a colored strip of paper into an accordion and draw a silhouette on the front side that matches the New Year theme (this could be a snowman, a squirrel, a bell, a Christmas tree, etc.). An important condition is that the edge of the picture should touch the folds of the paper. The child will only need to carefully cut out the silhouette and unfold the accordion. You will see that he will be delighted with the garland that he made with his own hands.Garlands made from corrugated paper are very delicate and unusual. You just need to twist the paper and then fasten the strips together.Make an unusual garland of colored napkins. To do this, make multi-colored flowers and string them on a thread. You can see the step-by-step photo instructions below.You need to fold the napkins into accordions, cut them outfrom them peculiar petals, rounded on both sides, fix them in the middle with a stapler and straighten the petals as shown in the photo. String the resulting flowers on a thread and the garland is ready. And to make the theme New Year, choose the appropriate colors. These can be garlands of red and white color or in tone, all the decorations of your interior. Make an original garland, composed of paper pom-poms. Prepare paper of the color you need, cut out rectangles of the same shape from it and bend them as shown in the diagram.Next, draw on the resulting trianglethe pattern that you can see in the photo and cut it out. Open the sheet, you should get a kind of snowflake. Connect its edges to get a kind of pompom and fix it with glue. Make the number of pompoms you need, string them on a thread. For such purposes, you can choose a decorative gold or silver thread. You can finish the work by putting all kinds of beads on the thread, alternate paper pompoms with various decorative elements. In this simple way, we managed to make an unusual New Year's garland with our own hands. The following variation of making New Year's garlands is ideal for those housewives who have leftovers of thick fabrics in the form of felt, drape, etc. An unnecessary coat that you planned to throw away is perfect for such purposes. In addition to the material, you should prepare a strong thread and a needle.The process itself, as you might have guessed, is absolutelyis not complicated. Cut the thick fabric into equal squares, their side should be about 5 cm. You can adjust the sizes depending on the size of the tree or your wishes. At the same time, you do not have to stick to the square shape, if you have something else in mind, believe me, the effect will be no worse. String the finished molds on a thread and finally make a tighter knot so that the finished structure does not fall apart. You can also involve children in this process: let them cut out the figures and string them on a thread, and the younger one - let him give you the blanks, alternating colors. But not only garlands can be made in this way. Below you can see an example of making such a toy, where all the patches alternate with beads and as a result, the work is closed in a ring.Also for making Christmas decorationsyou can use a very common technique for making all sorts of compositions by twisting sheets of paper, as you guessed, this is quilling. And you can see a visual example with step-by-step photos below.New Year's toys To make a standarda paper toy in the form of a ring with your own hands, you will need a sheet of paper, as well as related tools for working with it. To begin, make a paper ring, which can be replaced with a ready-made one. Paint it or glue all sorts of decorative materials. Then use a strip of colored paper, the width of which will be greater than the diameter of the selected ring. Fold it like an accordion and glue it inside the ring - the base. It remains to add a few strokes at your discretion to give the toy its uniqueness and charm.The beauty of such toys is thatThey are easy to make and don't need to be kept for a whole year. You can easily update your existing set of toys next year, having a great time with your beloved child. Gingerbread menThese little people are gingerbread cookies,which is decorated with icing. You can bake cookies of any shape: Christmas trees, snowmen, snowflakes, etc. Try making such baked goods at home, and your children will appreciate the spicy aroma that has settled in the house during the New Year holidays, as well as the excellent taste that will appeal to all members of your family. Additionally, you can make beautiful packaging for wafer candies. Prepare beautiful decorative paper and cut it into rectangles of the appropriate size. Wrap each of the candies in a similar wrapper and fix it with all sorts of bright ribbons. In this way, you can make many sweet Christmas tree decorations. Family photos for making New Year's decorationsBy using photos to decorate toys, youYou will be able to relive those happy moments captured in your family photos every year. To make such masterpieces, prepare bright and memorable photos, colored paper, cardboard, PVA glue, well-sharpened scissors, and threads with a needle. Now, according to the size of the photo, cut out 3 circles: two from colored paper and one from cardboard. In addition to the circle, you can use any other figure with abstract patterns along the edges. The cardboard base should be pasted over with colored paper on both sides, and the cut out fragments of your family photos should be glued on top. Additionally, make all sorts of inscriptions, as well as pleasant New Year's wishes. To make the New Year's toy look as original as possible, come up with something of your own: interesting and unique. Try to make an original Santa Claus, who can decorate your child's room. To make such a craft, it is possible to use any available material. In the illustration below, you can see how to make Santa Claus or another character using a toilet paper base. Although you can simply make a similar cylinder out of cardboard.Separately make a cap as shown.photo. Use red felt to make his coat and hat, beige - to make the face and nose, and use white to make a beard. All the details should be glued to a cardboard base. Additionally, make a strap and Santa Claus is ready. As you can see in the photo, you can make other characters in a similar way. DIY Christmas tree balls Balls are the most favorite and most used Christmas tree decorations. Variations on their manufacture at home are very diverse: from glass, paper, foam and much more. Take into account the fact that glass balls, unlike those made of foam, are quite fragile and can easily break. And the easiest option for making a New Year's ball is to decorate old toys found in every home. For these purposes, you can use a spool of plastic beads, all kinds of ribbons. Additionally, use glitter, rhinestones, etc. For such work, you will definitely need glue (it is best to use a glue gun), scissors, tweezers, etc. Ball decorated with beads or sequinsTo make such a decoration you will need:You will need a ball made of plastic or foam, glue, tape for making a hook and the material itself, which we will decorate the ball with (sequins or beads). Everything is done quite simply. Here you need to take into account one nuance - glue can corrode the foam, so it should be applied in a fairly thin layer. Gradually, row by row, the surface of the ball is filled with beads. This work should be done as carefully as possible. When the entire ball is decorated, glue a decorative bow of red satin to it, as well as a loop on which we will hang it on the tree. Use hot glue in this work. This is a simple way to make an original Christmas tree ball with your own hands. Exquisite DIY ball The second master class on making Christmas balls is quite difficult to perform, it requires certain skills from you in creating all kinds of crafts, as well as in working with texture paste or primer.Christmas tree decorations can be made from any materialimprovised materials. Your task will be much easier if you have all sorts of plastic or foam bases at hand. The balls offered in this master class look very delicate due to the use of lace. You will get a unique textile product without a fabric base. First of all, you need to apply white acrylic primer to the ball. It is better if there are several layers, each of which will be applied after the previous one has dried.Next, select individual pieces from the selected lace.elements, cut them out and glue them to the plastic base using PVA glue (it should be applied to the bottom and top of the part). Decorate the entire surface of the ball in a similar way. After all the elements have dried, apply one layer of white acrylic paint to the ball.Then mix dark brown oil paint with wax on the palette. Using a brush, apply the resulting mixture to the lace ball.Next, you need to reveal the relief by rubbing.wax into the volumetric surface. To do this, use a foam sponge or a small sponge. Soak the cloth in the solvent and use it to remove excess wax without touching the intermediate surface of the ball between the lace and its protruding parts.When you're done, take a color pencil.wax-web and rub it with your finger into the surface of the ball. This will give your product an aged look. Now your ball is completely ready. Let it dry, and so that it can serve you as long as possible, cover it with alcohol varnish. Apply varnish in two layers, letting each one dry thoroughly. This will allow you to wipe the Christmas tree toy with a damp cloth. Decorate your ball with ribbons of different colors, textures and sizes. Make a small neat bow out of them and hang it on a golden decorative thread. Your original Christmas tree ball is completely ready. In fact, there are a huge number of variations in making decorative New Year's decorations. You just need to turn on your imagination and put in a little effort. And then all your wishes will come true. The first of which was making a decorative New Year's toy. Do you still doubt the magic of New Year's toys?

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