Preparing New Year's crafts using paper and cardboard – master class and techniques
Different variations of New Year's toys can bemeet on the Internet. Also, in different houses Christmas trees are decorated in their own way. We are of the opinion that you should always look for something new and try completely unexpected options for decorative design in an effort to get a quality result. But what toys should you make to surprise your friends and please your loved ones?
Preparing New Year's crafts using paper and cardboard – master class and techniques
There are a number of toy elements for the Christmas tree,which look unusual and attract attention in their own way. For example, toys made of paper products. They are simple in their own way, but at the same time, they have a certain charm that will manage to amaze all your guests. The topic of the lesson is extremely simple - learn the simplest methods of creating paper toys based on easy lessons with a full set of necessary tools. Also, you should consider several options where the popular polymer clay option is used - another solution, thanks to which your Christmas tree can significantly change and apply all the volumetric qualities to itself. We must not forget that a Christmas tree toy is an art that unites people. Since in many of our families it is a tradition to decorate New Year's trees together, you can also join a new type of entertainment: creating such toys. Therefore, feel free to call the whole family and now, get ready to learn new interesting and exciting lessons. The first toy is made of cardboardYou'll be surprised, but an ordinary Christmas tree toy,made with cardboard can look even better than some wooden ones. Especially if you know new techniques for processing this material. Using beads, braid and flowers, decorating cardboard is extremely simple. And you should work on the principle of decorating papier-mâché. Using acrylic paint, we will also make our decoration long-lasting.
- Prepare corrugated cardboard for processing
- We should take scissors into service - they will come in handy
- Also, you will need templates and pictures, for the New Year theme
- Take the sticky substance and prepare the hot glue
- You will need a standard measuring pencil
- Find acrylic paint, as well as a brush for decoration
- For decor you will need beads
- You will need a thin tape
New Year's toy: cardboard productsFor a New Year's toy made with the help ofcardboard, it is very important to observe the volume. Our blanks will have three layers and therefore will become convex. First, you need to print and then cut out a format Christmas tree, a star and, of course, an elk. Then, you need to make a tracing of the templates for cardboard and cut out three figures, using each Christmas tree toy. Then, the blanks must be glued using PVA adhesive. We put our product under the press and wait for complete drying. Then, we get the blank options for our volumetric toy.We take a star in order to process itmusic paper. You can choose your texture option. The notes need to be torn and crumpled. Then, the pieces of notes need to be coated with an adhesive substance and then, glued to the blank, using the papier-mâché principle. After, take the Christmas tree and the elk. They need to be covered with white acrylic paint. It may be necessary to apply two layers. Then, when the blanks dry, we will begin to refine them. For the blanks, you can glue beads using hot glue. The stars can be decorated with a bow. Now, our decoration is completely ready. Let's make holes in order to hang our blanks. The second toy: ECO-toy for the New Year You can also make high-quality and environmentally friendly decor. For this, you can take an ordinary cut, which can be found at summer residents in the appropriate season.
- It will take a twig of a tree
- Need a file, or a jig saw
- Prepare our variants of stencils
- Take the pencil
- Prepare the acrylic paint and brush for processing
- You will need a screwdriver, or a drill with a thin version of a drill
- Take glue, preferably hot melt glue
- It will require thin braid
Для начала, необходимо сделать спилы и нанести на них небольшие картинки, также буквы в соответствующей краске, например – черной. Можно также использовать аппарат для выжигания, чтобы оформить красивый спил. Затем, ветку необходимо распилить при помощи круглого спила, используя толщину на 1 сантиметр. Затем, производим распечатку небольших картинок, чтобы обвести их карандашомм на спиле. Можно из спилов выложить необходимое слово. Then, the pictures need to be colored usingblack paint and wait until they dry. Then, you need to take a drill to make a small hole of 1 centimeter. We use the end or the front part of the product. Then, with a small piece of wire, we make a loop in the product. The loop needs to be glued using hot glue along the hole. Then, thread the tape and decorate your elegant Christmas tree!Third toy:Plastic toy for Christmas tree Plastic figures give opportunities for imagination. We have many solutions and unlimited resources to come up with something new. It is easy to paint on polymer clay, make a pattern or reinforce the necessary decor option. Considering that we make white toys, we will not decorate white clay.
- Prepare a polymer clay material
- Make template blanks
- Also take a clerical knife for your work
- You will need a rolling pin, or a pencil without faces (round)
- Foil and baking sheet
- Oven
- Take a toothpick to process
- Thin film in thin form
First, you need to knead a small piececlay plastics with hands. The process of work is similar to working with dough. Also, prepare templates in advance according to the images that you like. It is desirable that they have a clearly expressed edge. The picture must be printed and then cut out the templates with the picture. Then, attach the picture to the plastic so that you can then cut off the excess elements using a regular stationery knife. Then, the Christmas tree decoration that we have prepared must be laid out on the folk and make small holes for the braid element using toothpicks. Then, the decor is sent to bake in the oven. The temperature and waiting time are written on the packaging of your material. On average - 10-15 minutes and about 100 degrees for thin products. Then, the decorations must be taken out of the oven and wait until they cool. After, we thread the braid and hang it on our Christmas tree!