Handmade products are always unique, and therefore very popular. Today, so-called basic goods are sold in a huge assortment in stores, which can be used to create real New Year's masterpieces - Christmas tree decorations.
This refers to ribbons, beads, rhinestones, fabrics, fleece, cardboard, stuffing, foam or glass blanks and much more. But even from simple things that are available in every home, you can make great New Year's toys on Christmas tree with your own hands.
Over 75 decoration ideas for the New Year 2020 are collected in this article to inspire your own creative achievements! Let's get ready for the holidays together!
Content:
- Materials and tools
- Master class: Indigo marble decorations
- Master class: salt dough decorations
- Master class: luminous jars
- Master class: Christmas tree
- Master class: Christmas ball
- Master class: rustic hoop toy
- Master class: snowflake from twigs
- Summarizing
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Materials and tools
handmade product
Eco-style is now at the peak of popularity. He dominates everywhere: in clothing, interior design, lifestyle.
That is why when creating a New Year's decor, it is preferable to use natural material:
- cones
- walnut shells
- twigs
- tree cuts
- dried flowers
- acorns, etc.
Acrylic paint, ribbons in gold and silver, rhinestones, beads, artificial snow and much more are used to smooth out their dullness and give brightness. Styrofoam blanks, plastic balls from children's dry pools, papier mache, glass balls are used as the basis for Christmas balls.
What else can you use to create interesting crafts? Printed templates for cutting, ready-made patterns and patterns from the Internet.
Part of tool and material
Of the tools and additional materials when creating New Year's toys, you may need:
- scissors
- pva glue and moment glue
- glue gun
- needles, thread
- knife
- needle
- ruler
- screwdriver
- hole puncher
- pencil, markers
- pins
- Scotch
- cans of paint, gouache or acrylic
- stapler
- napkins for decoupage
- scraps of fabric, felt
- foil, lace, artificial flowers
- foamiran
- quilling paper
- synthetic winterizer
Handmade product on the Christmas tree
This is not the whole list of materials that can be used for New Year's needlework. Don't forget about your grandmother's chest, where you can find a lot of vintage fabrics, brooches, buttons. Ordinary toilet paper, roll sleeves, thin clothesline, children's socks, tubes, bottles, glass beads, corrugated paper, wire, twine, plastic berries and apples, candy wrappers, plush, buttons, cotton pads can go into business.
You can hang homemade cakes, children's felt toys, toy animals, birds and cars on the Christmas tree with the kids, grandparents. And don't forget about vytynanki. That's very beautiful!
Everything else you need to create homemade toys - it is perseverance, fantasy, inspiration and free time! Knit or crochet, glue, paint, wrap, fold, cut, impregnate, craft, sprinkle with sparkles - in general, decorate everything that is at hand. This is not just an exciting, but very useful activity that will make you smile and give you pleasure!
And now - to business. Detailed workshops on creating original stylish jewelry will be a good basis for creating your own unique products, souvenirs and gifts. A selection of photos with descriptions of interesting crafts will help in decorating the house for the holidays.
Decorations from tree cuts
How about a herd of deer? If you paint the ball with acrylic paint, glue horns made of cardboard or reinforced rain and a funny pink nose circle, you get a real Rudolph from the Snow Queen
Small cuts of hardwood trees look like medallions.
Reindeer - a symbol of Christmas, helpers of Santa Claus. If you glue the horns, nose and eyes cut out of cardboard to the saw cut, you get a cute deer muzzle. The main thing is to use shiny cardboard!
You can decorate them in different styles and themes.
Memories also have the right to decorate the Christmas tree
Even without decor, they look self-sufficient, natural, creative.
It is enough to cut out any photo or picture in the form of a circle and stick it to the saw cut. The edge can be lightly tinted with white acrylic paint. Your personalized decoration is ready!
You can just make a hole at the top of the saw cut, thread a beautiful ribbon into it and the Christmas tree toy 2020 is ready!
A snowflake on a saw cut is very cute. It is easy to make with a gas burner or just paint with acrylic. To achieve a three-dimensional image, the edges of the snowflake are tinted with gold. Rustic decoration is ready, it remains only to hang it with twine on a spruce branch
But we will go further.
These decorations are created in the same way. Only they are hung on a red satin ribbon - in the best American traditions.
And again deer, and they are on saw cuts. Such a rustic Christmas! Images of animals can be cut out of fabric, cardboard, felt
Glass balls: DIY decor
There is not much glitter. A Christmas ball wrapped in glittery confetti shimmers beautifully in the Christmas tree lights. To make it, you only need PVA glue and a scattering of confetti
Having glass blanks in the form of balls of different sizes, you can create unique hand-made products in different styles.
ball deer
If there are small children or animals at home, plastic ones can be preferred to glass balls.
How about a herd of deer? If you paint the ball with acrylic paint, glue horns made of cardboard or reinforced rain and a funny pink nose circle, you get a real Rudolph from the Snow Queen
Balls with tattoos, they also have a place on the New Year's beauty. To decorate the ball, it is painted with acrylic and the usual transfers in the form of flowers or other patterns are used. Stylish Christmas toys are ready!
Graceful golden balls with pearls are a chic decoration. It is enough to put a few beads of artificial pearls inside the ball, write wishes with a gold marker and hang this beauty on a textured gold ribbon.
There are balls for the sweet tooth too. All you need to do is pour small caramel, multi-colored cake sprinkles or any other small-fraction sweets inside
Balloons in retro style. These can be made from a plastic blank, you just need to carefully cut out a small window, paint the outside with pastel acrylics and create a New Year's composition by fixing it with a glue gun. Artificial snow will be very useful
Preparation for a portion of hot chocolate in a bowl. This have not happened before. The toy can be used as a gift for friends who are not indifferent to a hot drink. Cocoa, sugar are poured inside the ball, pieces of marshmallow are placed and decorated with confectionery sprinkles
Canvas, threads, hoops
Wooden hoops and an old children's sweater - perfectly combined with each other and spruce branches! So that the edge of the knitted fabric on the reverse side does not sprinkle, it is treated with glue. Use bright ribbon for hanging.
Embroidery hoops are widely used in hand-made.
Vintage decoration - this is exactly what you can call this cross-stitch in a New Year's theme, fixed in a wooden hoop
If you take a product of small diameter, for example, 7-12 cm, you can fix any piece of fabric in them, embroider on canvas, or use a flap of an old sweater.
The pattern can be very different: from a Christmas decoration to a sleigh filled with gifts.
Products are very cozy, extraordinary and beautiful!
And here the hoop is covered with a thin strip of tinsel - also a good option!
These flannel jewelry look warm and cozy. Pieces of flannel in a red check are attached to the hoops, and children's stickers are used as an additional decor.
Pompom Jewelry
Again, hoops, embroidery on a black background and pompoms, which are glued along the edge with a glue gun, are the soloist. The decoration looks very elegant!
Pompoms are bright and light products made of woolen, cotton or synthetic threads.
A Christmas pom-pom wreath is another option for Christmas decor. Pompoms are fixed on a dense wire and suspended with a satin ribbon. You can choose any color scheme that suits the style of the interior
They are very easy to make with your own hands with minimal time, effort and source material.
A pom-pom hat is a simple but very cozy decoration. To make it, you will need yarn, a pom-pom and glue.
By choosing a shade of threads that matches the color, you can create Christmas tree decorations that are in harmony with the interior as a whole.
Elf and Santa from a pom-pom - as easy as shelling pears. You will need a large pompom and several small ones, cardboard, glue. An impromptu cap is cut out of cardboard, all the details and decoration of the finished product are connected.
simple paper decorations
Realistic paper candles are difficult to distinguish from real ones. They are made of thick paper, candy wrapping as a base and gold paint. Everything is very simple!
Paper is a versatile material.
Decorations made of thick black glossy paper look very brutal. From it you can cut out any shapes in the New Year theme and apply ornaments with white paint. As a suspension - eco-friendly jute twine
It can be given different shapes and create complex compositions, and those who know the art of origami generally work wonders.
Tiny paper houses with windows do not need additional decor. In the light of a Christmas tree garland, they are transformed into fabulous ones!
Printed retro decorations are inexpensive and look incredible. As an additional decor, brushes made of threads, beads were used.
Message to Santa Claus on a reel of thread. It is very easy to make it. It is enough to wind a thin sheet of paper on the reel and write your desires on it!
A snowflake from an old book or a long-read magazine is another great decoration. It's easy to do and looks good on its own. If you powder the edges with sparkles, it will turn out very elegant.
From paper for hand-made, wire, thread and beads, you can make such voluminous decorations. The brighter the paper, the better.
A Christmas star can also be made from paper by combining several sectors into one product. Decorate the star with paints, sparkles, ribbons
A paper blank in the form of a ball is room for imagination. On it with the help of paint, marker or pens, you can create any pattern and ornament. Simple but beautiful!
Spruce in the New Year can decorate not only a toy, but also inscriptions. Cut out words from colored cardboard, create congratulations from them and an unusual decor is ready!
Illustrations, old canvases, postcards or book pages can be the basis for Christmas tree decorations.
Note paper pendant is an original Christmas decoration.To make it, you will need a wine cork as a base, music paper cut into thin strips, a ribbon or a strong thread. The cork is wrapped with paper, the edges are folded with scissors, fixed with glue for strength.
3D deer head - themed decor. It is made using 3D paper printing technology. The assembled image is attached to a wooden base.
Old paper cards are a retro material for voluminous Christmas decoration. It is enough to fold the parts correctly, connect them together and thread a loop for hanging
Popsicle stick decor
Skiing on the Christmas tree is the most New Year's theme. Two sticks are painted blue, connected crosswise, fixed with glue. Ski poles are made from toothpicks, buttons and loops of leather or twine. Assemble the object into a single whole with a glue gun
Light wooden ice cream sticks are an excellent base for hand-made. From them you can make various compositions or individual items.
Santa's sleigh is easy to make with 6 popsicle sticks, 3 lollipop sticks, glue and decorative string. The product is easy to assemble according to the photo!
Here are some ideas to implement.
Another version of the sleigh, only for the elves! Just 7 popsicle sticks quickly turn into a fun decoration. As a decor, you can add bells!
Yarn and twine in the decor of the Christmas tree
Light, airy volumetric decorations are suitable for any Christmas tree. These can be made from yarn generously greased with PVA glue. The threads are wound on a frame of nails, and after the glue dries, they are removed from them. Thus, you can make any decoration for any holiday!
Knitting yarn is diverse in color, it is a practical material that is easy to work with.
A Christmas tree made of twine is as easy as shelling pears. A thick cardboard frame is glued with twine, a metal or glass star is glued to the top and a lid to the base. Rustic decor is ready!
The sword is not inferior to it in strength and natural beauty.
A beautiful card as a warp and winding of yarn - this is how you get a Christmas star!
Several options for decorations made of yarn, twine and additional materials are given.
Old children's mittens are a cute decoration. Needlewomen can knit several of these pairs to create a colorful picture.
A star made of yarn on a birch saw cut is a three-dimensional decoration not only for a Christmas tree. It can be used for wall decoration, Christmas wreath. Hang on a chandelier. For manufacturing, you need yarn and 8 small nails, around which threads will be wound
Christmas decorations from all sorts of things
Bottle cap snowmen are simple decorations for children's creativity. Corks are painted white, attached to a thick tape, eyes and mouth are drawn with a marker. As a decor - buttons, ribbons, beads ...
Anything can be collected on the desktop to make unusual decorations for the Christmas tree.
Another idea for children's creativity. Syntepuh, cotton wool, cotton are glued between two layers of cardboard and felt. Unpretentious decoration is ready
Ideas will come by themselves, and some can be seen in the photo and video below.
Reindeer Rudolph from 2.5 wine corks is easy to make. For decor - everything that is at hand, ribbons, beads, twine
Coffee capsules easily turn into snowman hats. The decor is the most diverse, which is enough for imagination
From Erudite tiles you can make a congratulation, any phrase or even an excerpt from a song. elements are glued to each other with a glue gun. As a decoration - artificial snow
You can decorate the Christmas tree with decorative arrows. They are made from branches, cardboard, beads, sequins and feathers.
And again cute deer! They are easiest to make from corks. You can't help but smile when you look at them.
Felt Christmas trees look very elegant. As a frame - a toothpick or a thin twig. Squares of different sizes are cut out of felt and fastened in descending size to the top, along the cone.You can additionally decorate with small beads
Old light bulbs are a great base for a Christmas decoration. To make it, you will need glitter, artificial spruce twigs, red ribbon and twine.
Where are you from? You can answer this question in a special way. On a piece of felt, cut out the figure of the region where you were born, duplicate it on another piece, sew it and fill it with cotton wool. Volumetric toy is ready
Cinnamon sticks and rosemary will fill the room with a wonderful aroma. Combine them with glue and decorate with rhinestones
This video demonstrates how to make Christmas trees from cinnamon sticks and a piece of fabric. Beautiful and fragrant!
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Gingerbread cookies are a classic decoration for Christmas and New Years. It is made using special molds and icing of powdered sugar with dyes. Children are especially happy with this decor.
Wire and wooden beads are all you need for rustic snowflakes. Suitable for any style of decoration of the holiday
A fragrant garland of citrus fruits is a very effective decoration. The orange slices are dried in an oven at 250° C. for about 3 hours. A hole is made in each slice and twine is inserted. The garland is ready
The shell of a walnut easily turns into .... into a snowman, a deer, a bunny, a mouse or an exotic fruit. They use pasta, paints, ribbons, beads and buttons!
DIY candy boxes! To make them you need a plastic ball, pink thick paper and some little things for decoration. In addition to sweets, the box can be filled with beads, pom-poms, confetti
Clay medallions with imprints are an original decoration. Clay is dyed white and gold and hung on a ribbon.
Inside the lids from Mason jars, you can put any tight circle in diameter
In fact, preparing for Christmas and the New Year - the most creative and joyful period of the year.
It can be a clipping from a map of your area, thick fabric, a New Year's card. As an additional decor - snowflakes, beads, stickers
Let it be filled with incredible ideas brought to life with your own hands!
French macarons on the tree. Why not. You can make it from polymer clay
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Marble jewelry "Indigo"
Materials and tools:
- plastic or glass base-ball
- Plastic container
- navy blue and white nail polish
- room temperature water
- stirring stick
- gloves
- nail polish remover
Combination of 2-3 colors
You can take any color of varnish, a combination of 2-3 or more colors is suitable if desired. It is not necessary to use gloves if the workpiece has a convex tip for which you can hold it. The execution technique is very simple.
New Year decoration
Step-by-step instruction
ball toys
- Pour water at room temperature into a plastic container, filling it ¾
- Gently pour the blue polish into the water, then the white into the center of the blue spot.
- With a thin stick, lightly mix both spots to get a marble pattern.
- Gradually dip the blank ball into a container with varnishes, turning slightly so that the varnish gets on the entire surface to be painted
- Dry the balls on wax paper or hanging rods.
For each new ball toy, you will have to repeat all the steps again. The more varnish in the container, the richer and brighter the marble pattern is. Nail polish remover is needed in order to remove excess or stained surfaces. The most important thing is to use a new varnish and water at room temperature.
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Master class: salt dough decorations
Master class: salt dough decorations
Such decorations can be made with children.. It's simple and safe.
Materials and tools:
- 4 cups flour
- 1 glass of salt
- 1.5 cups warm water
- rolling pin
- cookie cutters
- straw
- oven baking tray
- acrylic paints
- brushes
- twine or ribbon
Ingredients
Step-by-step instruction
Additional decor
- Knead the dough from flour, water and salt. It is good to sweep it out with your hands so that it is uniform and plastic
- Roll out the dough into a layer a few centimeters thick
- Using cookie cutters, squeeze out the desired Christmas-themed shapes
- Using a straw, make a hole at the top of each product. You will need it later for hanging on the Christmas tree with ribbon or twine.
- If there is a desire to give volume to the figures, you can apply patterns to them with a sharp knife, toothpick, stationery knife. If there are prints for creativity, they can also be used.
- Put the figures on a dry baking sheet and bake until hardened at a temperature of 200 ° C
- Cool and paint with acrylic and brushes
- After the paint has completely dried, twine is threaded into the holes and proceed to decorate the Christmas tree.
As an additional decor for the figurines, you can use beads, beads, buttons, sparkles, ribbons. They are attached with a glue gun.
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Luminous jars
Materials and tools:
- mini glass jars with lids
- battery-powered mini lanterns "candles" in golden color
- spray metallic gold
- shiny gold elastic band
- screwdriver
Materials and tools
The color of the spray, ribbon and candle can be any, it does not matter. A screwdriver is not needed if the covers already have holes.
Step-by-step instruction
Improvised Daisies
Using a screwdriver and a thin drill, make holes in the lid. We made impromptu daisies. You can get by with small holes in a chaotic manner.
Spray the lid from a distance to avoid streaks
Pass an elastic band through the hole to hang the jar on the Christmas tree.
Elastic band
Place a candle inside the jar, close the lid.
Candle inside a jar
Such a luminous jar is not an easy decoration. Therefore, it is hung on the most powerful branches. It can also be used for table decor. There will be no smoke, smell and soot from it. If you make more than 10 of these luminous decorations and hang them in a spiral, you get an original alternative to the usual garland.
glowing jar
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Master class: Christmas tree
christmas tree
What is the easiest Christmas tree decoration to make? miniature Christmas tree in the Scandinavian style.
Christmas tree in scandinavian style
Materials and tools:
- scissors
- glue gun
- cinnamon sticks or straight wooden sprigs of any length, 3-4 cm in diameter
- dense ribbons of green and brown colors
- lighter
- leg-split
Materials and tools
Step-by-step instruction
Finished decoration
- Cut the ribbons into strips 10-15 long, depending on the size of the base stick
- Alternating colors and shades, tie the ribbons on the shelves with a strong knot. Try to close the ribbons so that the Christmas tree is lush.
- When the entire stick is decorated with ribbons, trim the edges, repeating the shape of the spruce. So that the edges do not crumble, process them with a lighter
- Using a glue gun, glue a star, bead or button to the top, as well as a loop of twine
Such a Christmas tree can be made in any fantasy color scheme. The choice of color depends on the overall color scheme of the New Year's decor. This decoration is suitable for decorating windows, hanging on cornices and chandeliers, Christmas wreaths.
You can see the technique of making a Christmas tree in more detail in the video below.
Master class: Christmas ball
Christmas ball
This Christmas ball is very similar to disco. It shimmers beautifully in the light. Suitable for spruce decor and interior for the New Year.
Materials and tools
Materials and tools:
- glass or plastic blanks-balls of arbitrary diameter (preferably from 8 cm);
- scissors;
- CDs (for 1 ball 1.5 disks);
- glue gun;
- golden ribbon
Instruction
Step-by-step instruction:
Finished toys
- Cut CDs into small pieces of different shapes. The length of each piece is not more than 5 mm. To do this, use sharp scissors with powerful blades. The job is not the easiest
- Glue the silver side out to the ball with a gun. Maintain a distance between pieces of 34 mm. Be sure to remove excess glue immediately, until it is firmly stuck to the ball. Thus paste over the entire surface. For convenience, the ball can be placed in a cup with a small neck diameter
- Put a golden ribbon inside the ball. It will not only add brightness to the decoration, but also hide drops of glue that are visible inside the ball from the eyes.
You can hang the ball on a branch using a thin golden cord. By the way, inside the toy you can put a ribbon of any suitable color, the brighter and more festive - the better.
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Rustic hoop toy
This Christmas decoration will require a little more effort and time than others, but it's worth it. An almost original decoration will decorate your holiday!
Gift box
Materials and tools:
- wooden hoop for embroidery
- paint or stain for walnut wood
- sponge or brushes
- glue gun
- artificial needles of spruce or pine
- pine or spruce cones, the smallest you can find
- beads
- cross-stitch fabric or canvas for embroidery and thread, if you are proficient in this craft
- pen, scissors
- jute twine or any other ribbon
Christmas tree decoration
Step-by-step instruction:
Rustic toy is ready
- Paint the hoop in walnut color with a sponge or brush, allow to dry completely
- Circle the fabric along the contour of the hoop, make a small allowance
- Glue the fabric to the back of the hoop, trim off the excess. If desired, you can process the edge with a lighter so that it does not crumble.
- Now it's time for decor. Glue spruce or pine branches, cones, beads to the lower edge of the hoop. Everything is well pressed to tightly fix in the desired position.
- Make a twine bow and glue to the top
- Make a loop for hanging decorations on a branch
Rustic Christmas tree toy is ready!
A detailed description of the master class in the video below.
Master class: snowflake from twigs
Snowflake from twigs
Such an original eco-style snowflake is suitable for decorating a Christmas tree, walls, a Christmas wreath and creating compositions with candles.
Materials and tools
Materials and tools:
- thin even branches of any shrubs
- artificial needles
- a piece of dense fabric, felt or felt
- leg-split
- buttons or beads
- artificial snow
- glue gun
- scissors, secateurs
- decorative tape
Step-by-step instruction
Snowflake from branches
Using a pruner, cut the branches so that a snowflake is formed. The frame should consist of 4 large branches 5-7 cm long.
Cut a square out of fabric (felt, felt) and fix 4 largest pieces on it with a glue gun.
Large branches on a piece of fabric
Complete the composition with smaller segments.
Added smaller segments
Attach the needles also using a glue gun.
Attaching needles
Attach other decorative elements. Buttons can be sewn on. Partially process the needles with artificial snow. Tie a bow with twine.
Adding other decorative elements
For volume, add small sections of branches along the edges of the frame. The snowflake is ready.
Small cuts of branches along the edges of the frame
Having made several of these snowflakes, you can decorate the interior in an original way.
Snowflakes on the wall
To make a large snowflake from branches, you need a base in the form of a circle of thick cardboard. Branches-parts are glued to it and decorated in the same way.
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In the manufacture of toys for decorating the Christmas tree, they adhere to a single style. Only in this case the decor will be harmonious. Making jewelry with your own hands develops imagination, taste, cultivates perseverance and patience. That's why you need to be creative along with money. It's useful and very nice!
Involve everyone in your household in preparation for Christmas and the New Year. Let the holiday in your home be unlike any other. This effect is easy to achieve by working with your own hands. Lining angels, light bulb toys, funny faces, jar lanterns, hearts, beaded crafts, paper bells, fluffy snowflakes, braid garland, Santa Claus and Snow Maiden - this is just a small fraction of what you can do with your own hands. Imagine and create - you can't help but like it!
