A selection of simple master classes with step-by-step photos will help you make interesting New Year's crafts with your own hands - garlands, Christmas tree decorations and the main symbol of the upcoming 2024, the funny Dragon. Many interesting and unusual toys can be made from pine, spruce or alder cones. Real Christmas decorations are obtained from foamiran - this is a plastic material that is easy to give any shape. All this will help create a cozy atmosphere of celebration and expectation of magic in the house.
Garland of cupcake liners
A bright garland transforms any room and fills it with New Year's mood.We offer to make it from multi-colored paper cupcake tins. You can simply string the molds on a strong thread and hang them on the walls. Or make elegant Christmas trees and collect them in a long round dance.
For one craft you will need:
- cupcake molds - 3 pcs. (it is better to choose molds of different colors);
- star sequin;
- thick long needle;
- cord;
- stapler.
Step by step instructions:
- Spread each mold into a circle.
- Fold in half.
- And again in half - you get a cone.
- Glue the cones together with a stapler or glue gun so that the pleated skirts are visible (insert the cones into each other).
- Attach a sequin star to the top of the Christmas tree.
- Use a thick needle to assemble Christmas trees into twine. The bright garland is ready.
Watch an interesting video showing how to make bright Christmas garlands.
Thread Christmas tree toys
You can make original decorations for the forest beauty from the simplest materials that can be found in every home.
Required:
- cardboard (suitable from any box);
- remnants of thread for knitting;
- decorative braid, cord;
- beads and sequins;
- scissors.
Step by step instructions:
- Cut out any shapes from cardboard - it can be a Christmas tree, a star or a snowflake.
- Glue a loop of cord or thin braid onto the top of the toy.
- Spread the PVA blank.
- Wrap the blank with threads (you can take threads of different colors).
- Hide the end of the thread and secure it with glue.
- Decorate the toy with beads or sequins.
You can paint the workpiece with silver or gold paint and wind the threads “with gaps” so that a shiny base shows through.
Openwork Christmas tree made of threads
With the help of threads, you can make not only Christmas decorations, but also the forest beauty herself. This craft is made very easily, but it looks just magical.
Required:
- thick paper;
- food wrap;
- threads;
- scissors;
- PVA glue;
- varnish in a can;
- decor for decoration (beads or snowflakes, artificial snow).
Step by step instructions:
- Cut out a piece of paper and glue it into a tall narrow cone.
- Wrap it with cling film (it will be easier to remove the finished craft from the workpiece).
- Start winding the thread around the cone starting from the base and gradually approaching the top. Lubricate the thread with plenty of PVA glue beforehand. If you want to get an openwork tree, you should not wind it tightly, leaving small gaps.
- Let the workpiece dry well, it is advisable to leave it for a day.
- Carefully remove the Christmas tree from the cone and cover with varnish from a spray can for greater durability.
- Glue snowflakes and beads with a glue gun.
- Sprinkle the openwork beauty with artificial snow.
If you put an LED garland inside the crafts, you get an exquisite New Year's lamp that will fill the room with magical light.
Christmas clock
Which of us does not remember the famous words from the song: "Five minutes, five minutes - it's a lot or a little" . Literally in 5 minutes you can make a real festive outfit for your watch.
Required:
- wall clock (the simplest with a large dial will do);
- bumps;
- thick paper;
- glue gun;
- double sided tape;
- stationery knife;
- decorations for decor (white or colored acrylic paint, artificial snow, LED garland).
Step by step instructions:
- Cut out a round blank from paper - the inner part (it is cut out) should be equal to the diameter of the watch dial, and the outer one should be 5-10 cm larger.
- Glue the cones on the cardboard base and let dry well.
- Now you can start decorating - cover the tips of the scales with white or colored paint (you can also take gold or silver).
- Use double-sided tape to attach a wreath of cones to the watch case.
- The composition can be supplemented with LED strip. Everything is ready - soon the hands on the dial will show midnight and the time of real miracles will begin.
If you haven't stocked up on material since summer, you can collect cones under conifers in winter (until snowdrifts appear). And in order for them to open beautifully, it is enough to put them next to the battery at night.
Christmas toy - dragon
How to do without the symbol of the upcoming 2024 year of the Dragon. From large pine cones, you can make several figures at once. Be sure to do this craft with your child. The elementary school students can do it on their own, but the kindergarten kids will need a little help.
For one dragon you will need:
- pinecone;
- bright acrylic paint;
- thick double-sided paper in contrasting colors;
- plastic eyes - 2 pcs;
- glue gun;
- scissors;
- tassel.
Step by step instructions:
- Paint the cone in the chosen color and let it dry well.
- From the main color paper according to the pattern, cut out the details - head, tail, legs.
- Cut out a toothed comb from paper in a contrasting color.
- Glue a comb around the dragon's neck.
- Use hot glue to glue the head, tail and legs of the dragon.
- It remains to add eyes.
With very young children, you can offer this option - to mold the head, tail and legs of a dragon from self-hardening plasticine. Literally half an hour and the fabulous symbol of the year is ready. The kid will surely want to make more than one such souvenir.
Christmas bouquet
From the cones you can make blanks for New Year's compositions that will decorate the festive interior. From such winter flowers you can make a real bouquet.
Required:
- cones any, but the same size;
- long wooden skewers;
- acrylic paint;
- awl;
- tassel.
Step by step instructions:
- Paint the buds in different colors (you can paint completely or only the tips of the flakes).
- Poke punctures at the base of each cone with an awl.
- Brush off the pointed end of the skewer with glue and insert into the puncture. The skewer will be the stem of the flower.
- One flower is ready. Make as many flowers as you need for a winter bouquet and arrange them in a vase or basket. Everything is done simply, but what a beauty it turned out!
Christmas lantern
Unusual, festive Christmas decoration-lantern is easy to make with a child in just half an hour.
Required:
- shiny foamiran (at least 2 mm thick);
- glue moment;
- transparent film from file;
- tassel;
- elements for decor (artificial Christmas tree branches, berries, etc.);
- artificial snow in a can.
Step by step instructions:
- Cut two square pieces for the bottom, four side walls, four roof pieces according to the pattern of the foamiran lantern.
- Glue two square pieces together for the bottom of the toy.
- Cut out "glasses" for windows from the film and glue them from the wrong side to the side parts of the flashlight.
- Glue the side parts and glue to the bottom.
- Then fasten the parts for the roof.
- It remains to decorate the flashlight with decor. Glue artificial spruce twigs and berries and spray the flashlight with snow from a can.
- The snow-covered lantern is ready - it turned out to be a wonderful DIY decoration for the forest beauty.
Do not forget to fasten a loop on the lid on which it can be hung on a spruce branch.
Santa Claus gift wrapping
Foamiran can be used to make not only elegant toys, but also packaging for a sweet gift in the form of a funny Santa Claus.
Required:
- small round cardboard box (the bottom of a plastic bottle will also work);
- thin foamiran of red, white and skin color;
- bright braid;
- premade plastic eyes.
Step by step instructions:
- Apply glue on the sides of the can and glue red foamiran (the material should protrude 15-18 cm above the edges of the can).
- Cut out the face and nose of Santa Claus from flesh-colored material.
- Cut out a beard, mustache and an edge for a hat from a white sheet (you can take a synthetic winterizer).
- Glue a detail of the face on the jar, a beard and mustache on it, along the edge of the jar - a strip for the "fur edge.
- Then glue the eyes.
- The original gift wrapping is almost ready. It remains to fill the box with delicious sweets and tie a beautiful braid on the hat.
S alt card
Holiday cards can be made by hand in just five minutes and nothing special is required. Only fantasy and ordinary table s alt.
Required:
- white cardboard (or heavy sheet of paper);
- pencil;
- thick PVA glue;
- table s alt;
- watercolors;
- tassel.
Step by step instructions:
- Draw a tree (or other New Year's picture) on a thick sheet of paper or cardboard.
- Gently apply PVA glue to the outline of the image.
- Sprinkle with s alt (both coarse and fine will do).
- Let dry well and then shake off excess s alt from the drawing.
- Then carefully apply watercolor paint to the outline of the Christmas tree with a brush.
- Unusual postcard is ready. This idea is also suitable for making holiday party invitations.
Original and unusual crafts are easy to come up with from the most common materials that every home probably has. And how many warm unforgettable memories the evenings spent making New Year's toys, postcards and home decorations will leave.
