DIY Christmas crafts (35 photos)

October 25, 2019 handmadebase

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New Year's hand-made articles

New Year holidays are coming and it’s time tothink about how you can please your friends and relatives. There are a huge number of ideas for making cute New Year's gifts, souvenirs and various little things that you can do yourself.

Photo balls

The most popular gifts in anticipationNew Year's holidays are various Christmas toys, which after the holidays will become original souvenirs, reminiscent of the pleasant moments of life. Photo balls are a great New Year's gift for loved ones and relatives, which you can make yourself. In order to make such an original Christmas tree toy you will need: • A transparent Christmas ball; • Small photo 5x5 cm; • Ribbon; • Artificial snow. Using a funnel, artificial snowflakes are poured into the toy. Then, a rolled-up photograph is placed through the hole in the ball. With a toothpick or any other suitable object, straighten the photograph inside the ball and close the hole. A ribbon is tied to a ball. DIY Christmas balls

Fragrant Christmas tree toys

From cinnamon sticks, vanilla pods, starsstar anise, slices of citrus fruits, cones and spruce branches you can make garlands and Christmas toys that will fill any room with a pleasant aroma. Such toys can also be used after the holidays, as a natural air fragrance. They will fit well into the interior of both the children's room and the atmosphere of your personal account, where you can stay until the end of winter. Fragrant DIY Christmas toys

Snowmen

In order to make another interestingChristmas toy called “Melted Snowman” All you need is to pour a little sugar on the bottom of an empty transparent Christmas ball, throw a small orange bag of triangle paper to replace the carrot, and add a couple of black pepper peas — buttons and eyes of the melted snowman . New Year ball is ready. Christmas ball "Melted Snowman" A great snowman can come from the usuala burnt out light bulb. For work it is necessary to prepare the following materials: • Light bulb; • White paint; • brush; • scissors; • Markers; • Small patches of felt fabric; • glue; • Orange paper. First of all, a blown bulb should be painted with white paint and allowed to dry thoroughly. Then cut a piece of felt that will be a scarf from a snowman. A scarf will look especially cute if it is decorated with a fringe. The scarf must be glued to the place where the bulb begins to expand. From a small piece of orange paper you need to cut and glue the snowman's nose. It remains only to draw markers eyes, mouth, pens and buttons. Christmas crafts ready. Snowmen from light bulbs

Snow balls - winter in miniature

An excellent gift to relatives, friends and relativesNew Year holidays can become snow balls. In order to make such a souvenir with your own hands you will need: • Empty plastic or glass jars; • Small artificial Christmas trees, figures of animals and fairy-tale characters; • Artificial snow; • Thermogun. For work, it is better to choose transparent jars of an unusual shape suitable in size. They should easily fit prepared figures of animals and New Year's trees. The prepared jar must be opened and a small Christmas tree or any figure should be glued to its lid. At the bottom of the jar you need to pour a little artificial snow. The main thing is not to overdo it. Since when turning the cans, the snow should only lightly dust the Christmas tree or the figure, and not fill it completely. It remains only to carefully put the Christmas tree cover on the jar and tighten. Now you can shake the jar slightly and admire how a little snowfall begins in it. You can make several such crafts and make up a composition from them. Similarly, you can make Christmas tree toys using a transparent ball instead of an empty can. Snow balls

Delicious Christmas crafts

Gifts, which certainly will never be many,especially under the festive tree - delicious cookies. You can bake gingerbread cookies in which to make small holes in advance, tie beautiful ribbons to it and decorate the Christmas tree with cookies. Cookies can also be packaged in a beautiful gift box and placed under a festive tree. A great solution is gingerbread cookies in the shape of men. In Western countries, gingerbread men have become a real symbol of the New Year and Christmas. These cookies, decorated with colored glaze, will be a great gift for colleagues or friends. Those who were able to cope with the preparation of ginger men can try to bake real gingerbread houses. New Year Gingerbread Cookies We also recommend viewing: