Everyone is pleased to receive gifts, but it is even more pleasant to receive homemade gifts for the New Year.
The gift projects the care, love and attention invested by the creator. An additional bonus is the uniqueness of such a gift. Even the simplest design can become a real work of art due to hand finishing. Therefore, you don’t have to be a super master or buy expensive materials for work. As for the coming year, it becomes easy to decide what exactly to give as a gift to family and friends. It is enough to focus on the symbol of the year. On this topic:
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Christmas tree made of cardboard and threads
You can cut out a Christmas tree from cardboard and decorate it with knitting yarn. Older children will be able to string bright beads and beads onto yarn, which will replace New Year's tree decorations.
Cardboard Christmas trees
Younger children will be able to glue the “toys” to the Christmas tree itself. They will not be able to string them on a thread yet.
Christmas tree made from scrap materials
DIY pasta snowflake
A very original New Year's gift can be made from scrap materials - pasta. Glue the pasta “shells” into the middle.
Glue the middle
We make triangular rays from spiral pasta.
Rays from “spirals”
We glue more shell pasta between the rays. The pasta snowflake base is ready.
Pasta "shells"
Paint the snowflake and while the paint is still wet, sprinkle it with glitter. We attach a ribbon pendant to the snowflake. A gift for the New Year 2020 from scrap materials is ready!
Snowflake made from pasta as a gift for the New Year
New ideas and classic crafts from scrap materials
For New Year's crafts, you can use almost any available materials. If desired, you can make a holiday souvenir not only from paper or cardboard, but even from plastic bottles and pasta.
In the year of the Ox, stylists and designers advise paying more attention to details. The family and calm symbol of the year prefers simple and natural materials. Any trinkets that are always at hand will be suitable for decoration and design. Among the popular ideas there are very interesting options for souvenirs made of wood and other materials.
Sweet bouquets
A New Year's party is rarely complete without a festive table. All the most delicious treats, which the hostess carefully prepares, can also be turned into an original gift. Sweet candy bouquets are a great way to share a piece of the holiday. Children will also gladly accept delicious gifts in unusual designs.
Herringbone
A Christmas tree can be made from any materials. Spruce made from paper or felt, from cones or pasta - choose any option to suit your taste. Often pine cones are used to make Christmas wreaths and snowman figurines. A decorative Christmas tree can be placed on a table or used to decorate a room, hung on a real fir tree or presented as a gift souvenir.
Decorative candles
New Year's compositions with candles are a traditional classic, without which it is difficult to imagine holiday decor. Simple and luxurious installations will create a special cozy atmosphere of approaching miracle and warmth. You can create simple compositions either from ready-made candles or make them yourself.
For decoration, use various sprays, decorative items and available materials. Simple and original ideas, as well as tips from craftsmen, will help you make a real masterpiece in just a few minutes.
New Year's candlestick as a gift for 2020
You can make a wonderful gift from salt dough - a New Year's candlestick. Knead the salt dough. In order to preserve the craft, you can add a little glue to the salt dough. We make a small cake out of it. We press the floating candle into the cake - we will be left with an imprint - a stand for the candle. Dry the workpiece in the oven!
Blanks with imprint
Paint the candlestick and let the paint dry. The top can be coated with clear varnish.
Coloring the candlestick
Cover the candlestick with glitter. You can make a stand for it out of cardboard. We will get a very romantic, fabulous New Year's craft. Think carefully about whether such a gift is suitable in your case. When giving such a gift to a child, we must clearly understand that everything connected with an open fire is not safe.
New Year's candlestick made of salt dough
A candlestick made from salt dough is a great gift for the New Year. A cozy candlestick with a Christmas tree, gifts and a snowman will bring a fabulous cozy atmosphere to your home.
Candlestick as a gift for the New Year
Souvenirs and other dough crafts
Modeling is one of the most popular home crafts. It is suitable for teaching children in kindergarten or school. Adult crafters will like more durable materials - salt dough or clay. The plastic material holds its shape well and is suitable for creating various figures and souvenirs.
Salt dough is easy to make at home. You need to mix 1 cup of salt, 2 cups of flour and add 200 ml of warm water.
- Roll out the dough with a rolling pin between two sheets of parchment.
- All finished crafts will need to be dried in the oven at 150°C for at least 60 minutes.
- To color finished crafts, it is best to use acrylic paints, felt-tip pens or markers. To make a colored dough, you can add coloring while mixing the flour and water.
You can use the dough to make a wide variety of Christmas tree toys and other decorative decorations. Step-by-step master classes perfectly demonstrate the process of making souvenirs. Using these examples, you can make figures of any size.
The easiest way to make toys is to use shaped homemade cookie cutters. It is better to decorate the products immediately, while the dough is soft and plastic.
Using toothpicks, a cocktail tube or a needle, you can make small holes or decorate them with beads or beads. The use of plastic decorative elements is not recommended, otherwise they may melt during drying.
Figures decorated using the decoupage technique will look very interesting. For this, stickers and ordinary beautiful pictures are suitable, which will need to be applied after the parts have completely dried. If desired, you can create a unique design and shape, or use thematic designs.
Seashells and glass pebbles, pieces of broken glass or metal buttons are perfect as additional decorative elements. If there are no special molds, any ready-made templates and stencils for souvenirs are suitable.
Christmas tree decorations as a gift for the New Year
We decorate a regular Christmas ball with pieces of an old CD. Glue after some distance
Decorate the ball with CD pieces
We will get a real mirror ball.
Mirror ball
Crafts made from threads and balloons are becoming increasingly popular. Wrap the ball with thread. Cover it with PVA glue. We wait for the glue to dry and pierce the ball. We remove the ball, leaving a frame of threads.
Frame made of threads
When the thread frame is dry, paint it with golden paint. We complement the ball with ribbon and flowers. Christmas ball made of threads - ready!
Christmas ball made of threads for the New Year
Examples of thematic crafts and master classes
It is impossible to imagine holiday serfs without preparing gifts for relatives and friends. Ideas for original homemade items can be found in ready-made versions from professional craftsmen. Working with ready-made templates does not require any special skills or experience, just be patient and add a little bit of your imagination.
Wreath
A traditional decoration is the Christmas wreath. It can be hung on the front door, decorated with a New Year's composition, or beautifully served on a holiday table. In the year of the Ox, the use of natural materials is recommended, so pine cones are best.
In addition to them, you will need:
- wire for frame;
- bright satin ribbons;
- bells and toys for decoration;
- glue (preferably a gun);
- wire cutters, pliers and other tools.
Work plan:
1. Using a template or pattern of a suitable diameter, make a frame. To secure the toys and pine cones to the installation, you need to apply a large layer of glue under the bottom part (base). Giving the shape of a wreath, string all the details of the composition. Try to place the pine cones and toys as close to each other as possible.
2. Stylists advise alternating silver or gold details. However, you can create your own composition using all the traditional New Year’s shades. To secure the cones and bells, tie the wreath with floral ribbon. Once dry, the wreath can be used to decorate a table, door or desk.
3. There are several options for decorating a wreath. You can make a sweet composition including candies and small fruits. The combination with decorative candles will look no less interesting. A Christmas wreath made from berries, tangerines and nuts will look great on the table.
Decoration of vases and bottles
When setting the festive table, many housewives try to use various decorative decorations. An interesting option for New Year's Eve would be beautifully decorated bottles of champagne, wine and other drinks.
The decoupage technique can also be used to decorate a flower vase or candlestick. To do this, you need to take some glitter, glue and multi-colored varnish. In addition, you can use various accessories in the form of colored ribbons and thin chains that wrap around the base of the vessel. In the year of the Ox, this design option will be especially relevant.
Spread protective tape or a sheet of paper and spray glue from a short distance. Sprinkle tinsel, glitter or confetti on top. You can place bottles on the table only after the surface is completely dry.
Christmas decorations
There are so many options for this decoration that everyone can choose the most interesting one to suit their taste. Suitable materials are thread, plastic or fabric. New Year's balls of unusual geometric shape will look fashionable and stylish. Inside the transparent form you can place decorative sprinkles, glitter and other little things that are used in needlework.
The easiest way to prepare the base for a toy is to take a plastic glass or jar. Simple plastic vases or bowls are also suitable for needlework. For decoration, PVA glue, sparkles and sequins, colored varnish, tinsel and glitter are used. Original compositions can be placed on the New Year's table, under the Christmas tree, or used to decorate the interior.
Balls of thread are made easily and simply. To do this, you need to take several inflatable balls, a skein of thick thread, varnish or glue.
Step by step work plan:
1. Inflate the balloon to the required size and twist tightly. Coat the entire surface generously with glue and wrap threads on all sides. The direction of the threads can be any, but the main condition is that the entire ball does not have large enough voids.
2. Leave the ball to dry completely. It’s easy to check readiness using a regular pencil. Try to move or shift the thread in any direction. If the threads hold their shape well, you can deflate the inner ball by piercing it with a needle.
3. The resulting toy can be used for interior decoration, hung on a Christmas tree or included in a holiday composition. For decoration, use sparkles, bright varnishes and paints, artificial snow spray, etc.
Cards as a gift for the New Year
A postcard decorated with a Christmas tree using the quilling technique can be a very touching and tender gift for the New Year. We make “droplet” rolls from blue quilling paper.
Rolls "droplets"
We make round rolls from pink paper. The basis of the postcard will be thick paper folded in half with patterns. We lay out a Christmas tree made of rolls on the front side. Glue the tape at the top and bottom.
Postcard as a gift for the New Year
You can simply draw a postcard with a New Year tree. An interesting drawing of a Christmas tree is made with a pencil. First we draw a sketch based on the sample.
Christmas tree sketch
Paint the leaf with a damp brush and a small amount of watercolor. We remove excess water.
Watercolor with water
When the background is dry, color the tree with pencils. We highlight the star, balloons and gifts with a gold helium pen.
Herringbone drawing in pencil
Another option for a wonderful New Year's gift is a card with a lace Christmas tree. We will need green lace, which we cut into small pieces. Glue the lace to the base of the card.
Glue the lace onto the base
Layer by layer we form a Christmas tree from pieces of lace. The closer to the top of the tree, the smaller pieces we use. Decorate the Christmas tree with bright beads and a bow.
Postcard with a Christmas tree made of ribbon as a gift for the New Year
A very impressive New Year's card can be made using the popular scrapbooking technique. We use folded paper to make the base of the card. Glue a green background onto it. We decorate the card with New Year's pictures, lace, a napkin, a monogram and pine cones. We fix all the parts with glue.
Decorating a postcard
Glue paper flowers and snowflakes to the card. We place on it a congratulatory inscription and a bow made of ribbons. Scrapbooking postcard for the New Year - ready!
Scrapbooking postcard for the New Year
Beautiful felt figures
Original and simple crafts can be easily made from various pieces of soft fabric. Beautiful toys can act as Christmas tree decorations or New Year's gifts. Colored Christmas tree decorations, themed souvenirs and even real soft toys - all this can be made with your own hands.
Snowflakes
Snowflakes are one of the main elements of New Year's decor.
They can be used for window decoration and Christmas tree decorations, for making original garlands and as appliques on gifts. Required tools and materials:
- paper or sheet of cardboard;
- multi-colored fabric, pieces;
- threads, needles, pins;
- scissors;
- cotton wool or other filler;
- PVA glue.
Step-by-step master class:
- Select several ready-made templates and patterns of medium-sized snowflakes and make paper blanks.
- Transfer the drawings to pieces of fabric, tracing along the edges with a felt-tip pen or colored pencil. You can draw any snowflake yourself or use a stencil.
- All details of three-dimensional figures must be paired, so you can make a pattern on fabric folded in several layers. Cut out the blanks and connect them together, leaving part open. Fill the snowflakes with cotton wool, padding polyester or other filler, and sew the product.
How to make children's toys
The principle of working with felt does not change depending on the complexity of the product and its size.
Toys in the shape of animals are made in the same way as snowflakes. Only the templates and drawing schemes differ. Using the master class, you can make almost any craft from soft or thick fabric. One of the symbols of the Christmas holidays are angels. Small toys made of colored felt will decorate the New Year tree and can be used for decoration and as gifts. Dolls are sewn according to patterns based on ready-made patterns and templates.
Christmas tree made of foamiran as a gift for the New Year
A very effective gift for the New Year 2020 can be made from a popular creative material - foamiran. We will need green foamiran, which we will cut into strips. We make cuts on one of the edges of the strips. Foamiran begins to change shape under the influence of high temperatures, so we heat it with an iron and bend the edges.
Foamiran strip
Glue a cone out of green cardboard. Using a glue gun, glue the first strip to the bottom of the cone.
Glue the strip
Glue all the strips in a spiral to the very top. We decorate the top with a star made of red foamiran.
Glue all the strips
Glue on beads and decorative bells. We complement the composition with paper gifts. The inside of the cone can be filled with candies and sweets. The “Christmas tree made from foamiran” gift is ready!
Christmas tree made of foamiran as a gift for the New Year
DIY pasta Christmas tree
You can make a very impressive New Year's gift from pasta and paper - a Christmas tree. To do this, we glue a paper base in the form of a cone. Place the cone on a stand and begin to cover the bottom of the cone, row by row, with “feather” pasta.
Cover the cone with pasta
Cover the entire cone with pasta. We paint the Christmas tree with paint. Leave the workpiece to dry.
Coloring the Christmas tree
Coat the branches of the Christmas tree with glitter glue. Decorate the Christmas tree with bows and bells. A very beautiful and original gift for the New Year - ready.
Christmas tree made of pasta as a gift for the New Year
The most popular DIY surprise options for sale
On the eve of the holiday there is a huge demand for homemade gifts, souvenirs and surprises. You can make good money doing what you love.
To make popular New Year's souvenirs with your own hands for sale, you need to take into account the needs of potential customers.
Usually the most relevant are Christmas tree toys made from natural materials:
- soft toys made of felt and burlap;
- New Year's wreaths on the door made of pine cones, dried fruits, tinsel;
- candles with a themed design;
- panels made using any technique;
- knitted mini gifts;
- winter branches-pendants.
There can be a huge number of options for mass production of New Year's souvenirs for sale.
A homemade New Year's gift is a very valuable manifestation of attention. Initially, you should evaluate your own skills and decide on the type of work. Extraordinary and unique souvenirs will be a great surprise.
Christmas tree made of tinsel and sweets as a gift for the New Year
A Christmas tree made of tinsel and sweets can be a very effective New Year's gift. We make a cone out of cardboard. We wrap it in tinsel. We fix it on the cone with glue.
Wrap the cone in tinsel
We attach the candies to the tinsel with a thread. A wonderful festive and delicious Christmas tree is ready!
Christmas tree made of tinsel and sweets
Topiary Christmas tree as a gift for the New Year 2020
Topiary is a tree of happiness. Giving topiary for the New Year means wishing a person much, much happiness. How to make a New Year's topiary as a gift? We cut out a cone from polystyrene foam and wrap it in foil. We pierce the cone with copper wire. Glue two thin strips of double-sided tape to the cone (it will secure the threads). We begin to wrap the cone with yarn.
Wrap the cone with yarn
We continue to wrap the cone to the very top. We have a very cute Christmas tree. Glue beads onto it. We select a stand for the Christmas tree - a decorative bucket or mug. Using modeling mass, plaster or plasticine, fix the Christmas tree in this container. We line the space under the Christmas tree with green sisal or cotton wool. A very touching gift for the New Year - ready!
Topiary Christmas tree as a gift for the New Year
Wedding gifts
A wedding is a great reason to bring your entire family together. Undoubtedly, gifts should correspond to the significance of such an event. But a lot depends on the budget the donor has. The degree of relationship is also of great importance. Distant relatives can easily get by with formal gifts.
Standard wedding gifts for relatives from nieces, cousins, aunts and uncles:
- bedding sets;
- sets or small household appliances;
- interior decor.
Christmas tree made of pine cones as a gift for the New Year
Another very impressive New Year tree can be made from pine cones. Glue the cones to a cardboard cone.
Glue the cones
So row by row we glue to the cone over the entire surface of the cone. We decorate the Christmas tree with tinsel, balls and felt stars.
Christmas tree made of pine cones as a gift for the New Year
A small homemade gift
If you have a lot of acquaintances, relatives, and colleagues, and you want to please everyone by giving at least a small souvenir, then it is better to make it yourself.
What New Year's souvenirs you can make with your own hands quickly and efficiently:
- keychain in the shape of a mouse made of felt;
- knitted cup cover;
- poured candles;
- snow globes;
- edible cups made of chocolate or mastic.
There are plenty of other current souvenir options.
Winter is associated with tangerines and sweets, so a souvenir in the form of a “sweet glass” will fit into the theme of the holiday. Making such a surprise looks like this:
Snowflake ballerina as a gift for the New Year
A ballerina snowflake will be a lovely gift and room decoration for the New Year 2020. Cut out a snowflake and a ballerina from paper.
Snowflake and paper ballerina
To make such an airy beauty, we put a snowflake skirt on the paper silhouette of a ballerina.
Snowflake ballerina as a gift
Ideal gifts or what you can bring to close relatives
When planning a trip to visit relatives, willy-nilly you have to think about what to bring to please them. The present may be small, but it simply must be pleasant. When making a final decision about it, you must first decide on the recipient.
The gift can be intended for one person, for a couple or for the entire family as a whole. If you want to give gifts to each relative, then it is best to settle on the idea of gifts of the same type. Although it is permissible to take their interests and hobbies as the basis for purchases. Here's what you can bring as a gift to relatives:
- stylish photo frames or beautifully designed albums;
- intricate figurines, vases, paintings, clocks and other types of interior decorations.
- bed sheets;
- warm blanket;
- a pair of robes or slippers;
- set of glasses;
- mini service;
- cutlery set;
- picnic set.
It is advisable to present a significant and practical gift to a large family. It is best to choose something from household, photo, audio or video equipment. If there is a child in the family, then he needs to bring delicious sweets or cookies.
New Year's painting as a gift
If you love and know how to draw, then you can draw a picture as a New Year’s gift. In this picture you can depict a New Year tree, a snowman, holiday gifts or a magical Santa Claus who will fulfill your deepest desires in the new year. First we make a pencil sketch.
Santa Claus pencil sketch
Then we paint Santa Claus with watercolors.
We remove excess moisture with a napkin and place the picture in a frame. Painting as a gift for the New Year
Birthdays and anniversaries
These are the most frequent special events in the family.
It is customary for children to be given toys, ranging from musical carousels and educational rugs, to logic games, controlled cars and interactive dolls. A married couple will love fashionable wardrobe items. When purchasing a present for elderly relatives, you need to take into account signs - the older generation is very sensitive to them. Thus, undesirable purchases include mirrors, bladed weapons, scissors, and knitting needles. And when handing over a purse, reticule or wallet, you should invest some small money in them for good luck.
If you decide to present cosmetics to the hero of the occasion, do not forget to check the expiration date. Especially if you are going to be looking for a gift on sale.
