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Greetings!
Glad to see everyone again. How are you feeling, friends? You are probably still looking for the right ideas, because you don’t have to wait long at all. Very soon, matinees will begin in schools and kindergartens dedicated to the most beloved holiday - the New Year. Always preparing for this event, we put up a large Christmas tree, or we make it from scrap materials. And on it we hang balls, toys and, of course, garlands. They can be purchased, but they are exorbitantly expensive. Therefore, I would like to suggest making them yourself.
Take the template you need, print it or follow the step-by-step instructions and you will succeed. The most popular craft is, of course, a paper garland, but it can also be made using different techniques. This outfit looks great on a forest beauty made from snowflakes, angels or real pine cones.
All options are good, so today in the article we will look at them all. Choose your favorite composition.
Among other things, you can decorate walls and windows with a garland. Such charming decor will lift your spirits and bring the right festive atmosphere to your home.
How to make a garland for the New Year from improvised materials
I am sure that in childhood you all loved making garlands from paper. But, you know, I think this is very banal, and therefore I want to suggest that you will never guess what to make this craft from.
Tadam, I present to you a product made from cotton pads. The kids will really like it.
We will need:
- cotton pads
- scissors
- PVA glue
- white thread
- colored paper
Stages:
1. Get everything ready to go. Take a pack of cotton pads. Cut out eyes, noses and mouths from colored paper.
2. Glue all the parts onto the disks. You will get the faces of snowmen.
3. Using a needle, thread the thread through the discs. For a change, write Happy New Year on the discs!
The next awesome idea is to make a stretch using thread and PVA glue.
Do you want to make a garland so that it looks cozy and at the same time bright? Let's then build it from available materials, take wool. And roll them into balls.
Wet the wool and soap it with soap under running water; if it is difficult to roll into a ball, then change the water temperature.
After a while, such a ball will dry out and become hard.
This kind of work can easily be entrusted to children, and after rolling or felting, put the balls on a thread. The result is a brilliant creation that will decorate both the house and the Christmas tree.
Perform the following work from any cotton paper or linen.
Tie these colored stripes onto a ready-made electric garland.
Everyone will enjoy this activity, especially if you have a large family.
The next option is quite simple - it’s a garland made of paper strips, see all the stages of work in this picture:
And if you want to create a very unusual craft, then make this kind of work from the peels of oranges or tangerines. Cut the skins into stars and thread a thread through them.
Next, I can offer you a masterpiece made of buttons. Look how great this garland looks on the Christmas tree. Moreover, it can be placed on a street forest beauty.
Or register a class or group in a kindergarten or school.
If you are a good housewife, then make a garland of gingerbread cookies. You can find the recipe here for testing.
Garlands made from ordinary wool pompoms look wonderful and cool.
The most unexpected option might be this knitted craft made from snowflakes. It looks beautiful and gentle.
Here's a diagram for you young needlewomen:
You can also create something original from old unnecessary postcards by threading a red satin ribbon into them.
And you won’t believe it, even small creations are made from foil, they look cool, and most importantly, such works also sparkle.
Here are a couple more creative ideas.
It turns out that you can also collect a souvenir from ordinary pop food, which will decorate, for example, the facade of a house or a New Year's tree.
It’s also incredibly cool to create a stretcher out of sweets and mesh.
But what you definitely wouldn’t think of making from paper cups is paper cups. Here's a new idea for you).
Remember the last time we learned how to make toys from plywood, I suggest you tell them a story too. Color as you wish.
Garlands for kindergarten and school for competition
Well, now let’s look at a couple more ideas that you can take and calmly implement with your children. For example, girls will like the idea with diamonds. They can be made from paper or cardboard, or use plywood.
Use paper muffin tins to create a Christmas tree shape like this.
A completely unusual option, made of paper using fan technology. The sheet is folded like an accordion, and then where the middle is folded and glued together. You can take a closer look right now:
Here is another version of this craft, just a different author:
Garlands made from ordinary juice straws look really cool.
Look at these creations, just like beads).
A fun and fun activity can bring the whole team together in a classroom or group in kindergarten. I wish luck!
And here’s another unusual job: making a garland from plastic plates or disposable tableware. Look with what pleasure the children perform it.
Well, the most popular option would be to work from New Year's balls. Like?
Also create stars and Christmas trees from the salt dough, and then glue them onto a thread.
From walnuts, if you have a lot of them and felt, you can also build the following masterpiece:
Paper Christmas tree garland (templates inside)
Now let's move on to probably the simplest method, now you will learn how to make garlands from ordinary paper. Perhaps you have some ideas of your own, please share them below the article. I will be very grateful.
So, first you need to print the template.
Then cut it along the outline as shown in this photo:
Make cuts along the dotted line by folding the sheet in half. Then unfold it, pull it a little to make holes and put all the pieces on the thread.
Oh, yes, here are the finished stencils for you, take them and run them through the printer.
There is another option that is just as charming. Here are the blanks, print them out, then fold each triangle in the shape of a herringbone in half and make cuts.
Afterwards, glue the two blanks together. And this is what happens in general.
Moving on, using regular circles or ovals, do the following:
And here’s another idea, I think everything from childhood was done using such a simple technology, they folded the sheet with an accordion and traced the drawing on a stencil:
One of the popular types of such decorations for walls, windows or halls is a snowman banner.
There is another craft where you take strips and join them together with glue to form a ring or a heart.
A garland of lantern balls looks very nice, beckoning you to touch them.
In addition, since it is the year of the Ox, I suggest doing stretches with this symbol. Draw on a stencil and do it, like you did for the type: Pig.
The next option is also made of circles, but each of them is glued to another one, take these instructions and follow them.
You can build another craft in the form of lanterns.
Next, you can also create such cute things from ordinary colored paper:
If you want a more voluminous product, then take it and perform it as shown in this video.
Or use this step guide:
Make balls from the strips. Choose any method.
Here's another idea, watch carefully and repeat step by step.
And if you love origami techniques, then take advantage of this master class.
Among other things, you can take note of these toys:
Any ready-made garland, where very small light bulbs can be decorated, put paper stars on it.
You can also take snowflakes as a basis, cut them out according to any template, and then put them on a thread. By the way, you can get the stencils from here. Or use this option.
DIY Christmas garland-lanterns made of paper (easy version)
Such a simple, but at the same time openwork and stylish garland will look great in any room. You can make it in literally half an hour! You can hang these lanterns in your room either individually or by attaching them to a rope. To create such a garland you will need A4 colored paper.
First, we bend the sheet, as shown in the photo, to cut off the extra strip and get a square.
Fold the resulting triangle in half again.
Now along the main fold we draw a line 5 mm from the edge. Then we turn the workpiece and draw lines from the base upward at a distance of 5 mm from each other.
We make cuts to the line on the main fold.
We unfold the workpiece. It should look like in the picture.
Glue the middle together with a cylinder. We use a pencil as a frame for easy gluing.
Glue the opposite strips together with corners.
We glue the opposite parts together in two, as shown in the figure.
We turn the workpiece over to the other side and glue the remaining strips with the opposite ones to make such a wonderful flashlight. Beauty, isn't it?
Flags in the form of a garland for decorating a room - printable templates
Now I present to your attention a long-forgotten idea in the form of flags. After all, this is the most common way to decorate a Christmas tree or rooms. You can also decorate doorways or windows with them.
You will need:
- textile
- stencils
- threads
- rope
Print the templates on a piece of paper or draw them yourself, attach them to the fabric and cut out the desired image.
Sew all the blanks onto a strip of fabric or rope. And then iron the flags.
You can also use felt, since it does not crumble and it will be easy for you to complete this craft.
Or also make a garland out of cardboard or paper.
Take the templates and print them out:
Then apply glue, place a string and glue the two halves together.
Take the next masterpiece to your collection.
I also really like this job. Bravo to the master!
How to make a garland from fir branches with your own hands
It will be great if you make a coniferous product, because it will bring not only warmth and comfort to your home, but also a real festive smell!!
These crafts are easy to make, just tie small branches to a base, rope or wire, then add brightly colored ribbons or small toys, but don't overdo it. The main decoration is the needles, not additional elements.
Such a living garland can be effectively hung around a doorway or above a fireplace, as well as on a staircase railing.
New Year's garland of snowflakes (step-by-step instructions)
I found a master class on the Internet that I am happy to share. The needlewomen are about to exclaim! Super cute idea.
Well, let's move on. We cut out snowflakes using any technique. And then collect them on a string.
You can use the punch out technique for cutting.
Master class on making felt garlands for the New Year
Everyone's favorite felt can also be useful. Handicrafts love it because it is not expensive and unpretentious to work with, just like foamiran.
Well, take leaves of different colors.
Also prepare glue and decorative things, rhinestones, etc.
Cut out any New Year's toys, you can take the same shapes, you can take different ones.
Decorate the samples as you wish.
Use your imagination or find something similar on the Internet.
You can also make a craft from stars and circles and use a sewing machine to fasten all the parts together.
It is also quite easy to create a banner from Christmas trees or triangles that will imitate spruce trees.
And tinsel will only emphasize the winter theme and festive mood.
Using strips (each should be 5 cm long and 0.5 cm wide), create the lightest and simplest garland together with schoolchildren or students for a street Christmas tree, just tie these strips to a thread.
Garlands of pine cones and light bulbs
Already in one of the articles, when we were making souvenirs for the New Year, I showed how you can quickly and beautifully decorate pine cones. And here, too, you can use this product. Dip a pine or fir cone into PVA glue and then let it dry. This is the first option, you can use acrylic paints.
But the second one, dip it in PVA, and then in semolina or glitter. Let the natural material dry.
Then tie a red thread to the cone, after a couple of centimeters again and so on.
Alternatively, you can sprinkle artificial snow on PVA or regular salt.
In general, use your imagination and act!
Here's another idea using wire.
You can make a garland of light bulbs, dip each one in paint and let it dry upside down. Then tie it on tinsel. And voila, the shining multi-colored composition is ready.
Garlands from scrap materials
Don't know what to make a New Year's decoration from? I suggest you rummage through the kitchen cabinet. Surely, there will be objects from which you can create interesting things.
For example, we found used multi-colored cocktail straws. It was a shame to throw it away. Great! Cut them, string them on a thread, and you can hang them on the Christmas tree.
Disposable paper cups can also become material for original crafts.
Garlands made of threads look magical.
Making these balls is quite simple.
Balls From Threads. How to make a Ball of Thread
Watch detailed video instructions on how to create a New Year's decoration from threads. Such balls can simply be strung on a thread or an electric garland can be pulled through them.
You can see more options for making garlands from scrap materials in one of the previous publications here.
How to decorate a window with garlands (ideas)
Finally, I want to show you a bunch of other ideas that you can also take note of. Wonder, please, it’s so great when windows and walls and even doors are decorated in a winter theme, you immediately feel the holiday, and your mood lifts.
Here they are droplets of cheerful mood from beads.
Use music CDs or regular cardboard rings wrapped in thread.
Make naughty bunnies or tops.
A product made from fir branches and twinkling lights looks very beautiful.
Here is another children's delight, a garland of pine cones in the shape of owls.
In the West you can often find shoes or mittens.
Garland with rattan lanterns
A garland of wicker balls in the Thai style is suitable for decorating a Christmas tree or window. It can also be used as a vase filler. Thanks to the natural material, the garland adds a little summer mood to the room.
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