DIY Christmas Crafts For

2024 Author: Bailey Albertson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-17 22:26

We meet 2019 with imagination: a selection of ideas for DIY crafts

To decorate a house for the New Year or make an original gift to loved ones, it is not necessary to spend money in stores buying souvenirs and festive decor elements offered by numerous manufacturers. In any house there is always a handy material from which you can make excellent crafts.

Content

• 1 DIY Christmas crafts

  • 1.1 Decoration of felt "Piglet"

    1.1.1 Video: do-it-yourself pig

  • 1.2 New Year's card

    1.2.1 Video: how to make a 3D New Year card

  • 1.3 Festive wreath

    1.3.1 Video: DIY wreath of cones

  • 1.4 Homemade candles

    1.4.1 Video: DIY Christmas candle

  • 1.5 Photo gallery of interesting New Year's crafts

DIY Christmas crafts

Whether from the nightmarish summer heat, or from a lack of emotions and events in life, but this year, thoughts about the New Year's holidays came to me in August. No matter how funny it is, but since that time I periodically began to look on the Internet precisely in order to find new ideas for DIY crafts for the New Year and Christmas. There is about a month before the eight in the calendar is replaced by the nine, so now I have begun to translate my desires into reality. I would like to share some ideas with you.

Decoration from felt "Piglet"

I love felt for its affordability and ease of use, so I often use this material for making interesting crafts. For the New Year, you can sew cute keychains in the shape of pigs out of felt, make decorative elements, Christmas tree decorations or greeting cards. I'll tell you how to make a cute wall decoration in the form of a symbol of the coming year.

You will need:

• felt pink in light and dark shades;
• black acrylic paint;
• thin ribbons of pink and lilac colors;
• 2 small sequins;
• 4 pink beads;
• white or light pink threads;
• scissors;
• glue gun.

Manufacturing:

1. Prepare tools and material.

   

   Lay out the necessary equipment and materials on the work surface

2. Download a template for making parts. If this is not possible, just attach an A4 sheet to the computer screen and circle the blanks with a pencil.

   

   Prepare the template

3. Using templates, prepare the piglet's details by cutting them out of felt.

   

   To make the toy beautiful, cut out the details as carefully as possible.

4. Sew the ovals with white thread.

   

   For trimming parts, use threads that match all other parts of the color

5. Glue the head, ears, patch and sequin eyes to the body.

6. Fold a pink ribbon about 20 cm long in a loop and attach to the second part of the torso. At the ends of the ribbon, fasten two large beads (pig's legs).

   

   The resulting loop from the ribbon will allow you to hang the toy on the wall or doorknob
7. Cut 2 more pieces of tape and secure them flush with the two previously made "legs". Finish this step by tying two more beads.

8. With black paint, paint the pig's eyes and nostrils. You can replace acrylic paint with a regular marker.

   

   Use acrylic paint or black marker to draw the eyes and nostrils of the pig.

9. Form a small bow out of a lilac ribbon, attach it with glue at the base of the head.

   

   The finished toy can be used as decoration or as a gift to friends

Video: do-it-yourself pig

New Year card

Another option is to congratulate loved ones or friends in an extraordinary way. A beautiful postcard made with your own hands, supplemented with warm words and wishes, will become one of the memorable gifts.

You will need:

• A4 colored cardboard;
• colored paper;
• scissors;
• PVA glue;
• decoration.

Manufacturing:

1. Bend a sheet of cardboard neatly and fold in half. This blank will serve as the basis for the postcard.

   

   For the base of the postcard, use cardboard or thick A4 paper

2. Cut 6 squares out of green paper. Lay the workpieces out on the work surface, one after the other.

3. Leave one square unchanged, shorten all subsequent ones one by one with scissors in length by 2 cm.

   

   Each workpiece should be 2 cm shorter than the previous one

4. Fold the blanks of paper in thin accordions with sides of the same width.

   

   Fold the accordions so that their dimensions do not differ in width

5. Bend each workpiece in half.

   

   Bend the Christmas tree blanks clearly in the middle

6. Glue the blanks of paper into the cardboard base, placing them from the longest at the bottom to the shortest at the top. The distance between the workpieces should be about 5 mm.

   

   Glue the blanks into the cardboard base, leaving equal gaps between them

7. Decorate the card to your liking. You can use sequins, cotton wool pieces, New Year's rain clippings, sequins, and any other elements that you find in your home.

   

   The postcard can be decorated with any small decorative elements at your discretion

Video: how to make a 3D New Year card

Festive wreath

The Western tradition of decorating homes with Christmas wreaths has entered our culture as well. Moreover, the most beautiful wreaths have become an element of the decor of all New Year's holidays. I suggest replacing the popular spruce wreath with a more creative and natural decoration.

You will need:

• base for a wreath made of foam;
• brown acrylic paint;
• glue gun;
• brush;
• masking tape;
• cones, nuts, chestnuts and other decoration material.

Manufacturing:

1. Form a round piece of Styrofoam by securing the ends of the tube with masking tape.

   

   It is convenient to use paper tape to fasten the ends of the blanks.

2. Thoroughly paint the foam blank with brown acrylic paint.

   

   Choose a paint against which decorative elements will look harmonious

3. Prepare cones, nuts, chestnuts, and other material. Clean such elements from debris in advance, rinse and dry thoroughly if necessary.

   

   All natural elements for the wreath must be clean and dry

4. Using a glue gun, fasten large decorative elements (cones) over the entire surface of the workpiece, leaving the lower part unadorned.

   

   First of all, the largest parts of the decoration should be glued to the base.

5. Glue smaller parts (chestnuts, nuts) into the voids formed between the large elements.

   

   The voids between large elements must be filled with small elements

6. Decorate the wreath with star anise stars.

7. Add some color to your craft by randomly gluing red felt balls or satin ribbon bows.

   

   Add vibrant colors to your wreath for a more festive look

Video: do-it-yourself wreath of cones

Homemade candles

Mysteriously flickering candles are an indispensable attribute of New Year's Eve. Today I offer you a way to make this decorative element with your own hands.

You will need:

• candle stubs;
• floss threads;
• large glass;
• glue gun;
• beads and satin ribbons for decoration.

Manufacturing:

1. Prepare the cinders. Select the remnants of candles of approximate colors, otherwise the craft will turn out to be ugly.

   

   To make the candle beautiful, use cinders of similar colors.

2. Place the candle ends in a suitable container and melt in a water bath.

   

   To form a new candle, the cinders must be melted in a water bath.

3. Cut a piece of string about 1.5 times the height of the glass in which the candle will form.
4. Dip the thread into the melted paraffin and hang to dry.

5. Once the paraffin has set, attach a small object to make the wick heavier at one end of the string.

   

   To strengthen the candle wick clearly in the center of the glass, use a small but rather heavy object

6. Strain the melted wax through a sieve to remove remnants of wicks and debris.
7. Place the wick and weight in the glass.

8. Secure the thread with a paper clip and pencil so that it sits exactly in the center of the glass.

   

   Fix the wick in a simple way using a long object and a clip

9. Pour melted wax into a glass and leave for 6-8 hours.

   

   It will take at least a quarter of a day to completely solidify the candle.

10. If a dimple forms in the frozen candle, melt a small amount of wax again and fill the void.

11. Decorate a completely frozen candle with beads, ribbons or other materials.

    

    Decorate the candles however you like

Video: DIY Christmas candle

Next, I invite you to get acquainted with unusual and eye-catching crafts for the New Year, which you can make with your own hands.

Photo gallery of interesting New Year's crafts

A creative wreath of wine corks will show guests the originality of your thinking

Christmas decoration in the form of a clock can be hung on the wall or placed on a bookshelf

Soft pigs made of padding polyester and unnecessary socks will charge you with positive for the whole year

Original decorations in the form of Christmas trees can be made from ordinary thick threads, white glue and shiny beads

Easy-to-make Christmas trees made of Christmas tinsel and small toys are a great gift for friends or neighbors

A festively decorated candlestick will be a great detail on a festively decorated New Year's table

Giant snowmen from plastic bottles can be installed in the country or in the yard

Simple snowflakes made of plain white paper will perfectly decorate a home or work office.

A Christmas tree made of satin ribbons and gold beads can decorate your winter holidays for more than one year

A lovely pig, embroidered with beads, is a wonderful gift for mom, grandmother or friend

Even preschoolers can easily make a simple piglet made of colored paper with a little help from parents.

A bright and positive piggy bank from a plastic bottle will delight anyone who receives it as a gift

A cute pig made of thick threads can be used as a keychain or as a decoration for a bag

A cheerful paper pig will bring sweets and good mood as a gift

Delightful Christmas trees can be made from snow-white lace napkins and wooden skewers to decorate tables, window sills or shelves

To surprise and delight loved ones, hide mini-gifts in homemade paper box-houses

Plain pasta, paint and glue are all you need to create amazing DIY snowflakes.

An interesting and eye-catching symbol of the coming year in the form of a yellow pig can be made from an ordinary light bulb

An original wreath of Christmas tree decorations can become a bright and unusual decoration of your home.

A wonderful piggy bank in the form of a symbol of the next year can be made of polymer clay

Kids will be delighted with the idea of celebrating the New Year in a homemade felt mask of a pig

A knitted keychain in the shape of a pig will accompany the person who received it as a gift all year round and give good luck

Bright knitted pigs - a unique gift for a person of any age

From paper, wooden sticks and cotton wool, you can build a magnificent New Year's house for home decor

Sticks with snow-white cotton are great for creating winter-themed layouts

Mysterious flickering of candles in candlesticks "snowy" with salt will fill the house with fairy tale and magic

By collecting a figurine of a pig from candies, you will pleasantly surprise the sweet tooth

Knitting lovers can put traditional characters under the tree, made by hand

A snow-white cardboard town with festively glowing windows will fill the house with light and a sense of celebration long before the New Year

Homemade decorative fireplaces fill the house with coziness and kindness

Decorating a Christmas tree with homemade balls decorated with woolen threads, you can be sure that no one has such Christmas tree decorations

Delicate animals made of polymer clay are a great toy for a Christmas tree or a mini-gift for friends

Christmas cards with best wishes inside are a popular and always welcome gift

Children will be happy to take part in the transformation of an ordinary balloon into a wonderful pig

A door pendant or wall decoration in the form of the numbers of the coming year can be cut out of wood or thick cardboard

The simplest option for making a pig is a craft from thick threads and white glue

A little patience and painstaking work will delight you and your household with delicious openwork pasta pigs

If you are familiar with cutting and sewing, it will not be difficult for you to sew wonderful soft toys in the form of pigs and pigs for your children or friends.

Making crafts is an interesting and exciting activity for children and adults. If you also like to make DIY Christmas decorations from improvised materials, be sure to tell us about your ideas in the comments below. Have a wonderful holiday!