Continuing the thorough and unhurried preparation for the New Year holidays, we are gradually moving towards creating elegant, light and bright garlands with our own hands. This lesson "handmade" is useful to anyone who is tired of buying trivial decor elements, can not find anything suitable or simply does not want to make extra spending, feeling the need for novelty. Creating children's New Year's garlands on a Christmas tree made of light bulbs, flags, paper or felt is much easier than it seems at first glance. With our selection of schemes, templates, instructions and master classes, the pre-holiday creative process will take place in one breath and will bring a lot of pleasure to both adults and children. Funny pastime will remain a vivid impression for the collection of memorable moments, and the garland itself - the perfect complement to the home New Year's interior.
Children's garland of paper and thread with their own hands
Necessary materials
- ball of red and green thread
- clothesline
- small wooden or decorative clothespins
- pencil
- scissors
- Glue "Moment" or silicone glue-gun
- herringbone pattern
- buttons of green and red colors
- ribbons of green and red colors
- thick paper or corrugated cardboard
Step-by-step instruction
- Using sharply sharpened pencil and any "herringbone" pattern from the Internet, transfer to the cardboard at least 10 figures. Carefully cut out the figures with sharp office scissors.
- Put the Christmas trees in a row, on each of them, stick on several pieces of ribbons, imitating garlands. Then add to the Christmas trees small colored buttons - they will be like Christmas toys.
- From the cardboard, cut two identical circles 5 cm in diameter. Inside, make a 2 cm diameter hole. Fold the two rings together and wind the thread of the same color as shown in the photo. Having cut the scissors between the two rings, cut the outer edge. Then thread the thread between the blanks and tighten it. Take out the cardboard rings, spread pompoms.
- All the elements of the garland are arranged on the working surface and plan the composition, alternating the Christmas trees and pompons. Take care that the colors do not merge.
- Pull the rope or fix it on the wall (on the fireplace, on the tree, on the cupboard). Using decorative wooden clothespins, distribute all parts in a conditioned order. Children's garland of threads, buttons, ribbons and paper with their own hands is ready!
New Year's garland of cones on the tree with your own hands
Required material
- Pine cones
- PVA glue
- potal (gold foil for decoration)
- spray sealant
- twine or twine
- cogs with O-hooks
- scissors
- pliers
- tweezers
- broad brush
- foam rubber sponge
Step-by-step instruction
- Clean cones from debris, dust and dirt. Before gilding, cover them with a thick layer of PVA glue, using a foam sponge or a wide brush.
- Dry all bumps until the glue begins to thicken. To do this, place them in cardboard trays from the eggs. In the meantime, paint the hooks in golden color with paint from the can.
- It's time to go gold. Take one bump and wrap a layer of foil. Squeeze the bump in the palm of your hand. In places where there was glue, potal will adhere, and at the level of voids it will fall to the working surface.
- Covered with gilded flakes, cover the other bumps. In places smeared with glue, potal will adhere, forming an interesting texture of glistening snow lumps.
- During the pasting, try not to lose material. Spread a piece of paper on the work surface to gently pour the fallen pate on the next bump. After complete repainting, cover with glue-sealant or varnish all the cones and allow them to dry in the same trays from the eggs.
- Using small pliers, screw the crocheted screw into the center of the cone base. Do the same with the rest of the garland.
- Remove the twine or twine. Cut a piece of the desired length. Begin stringing bumps one after another.
- For the elements to hang in fixed places, fasten them with a light knot. Make sure that the distance between the cones is the same.
- Proceeding from the length of the supposed garland and the number of golden cones, fix them one by one per piece, or in groups of 3 pieces.
- If desired, you can supplement the composition by tying spruce twigs, New Year's bells or other liked details with a certain periodicity. Prepare a New Year's garland of cones with your own hands, hang on the Christmas tree between the shiny balls.
Unusual garland of paper with your own hands: schemes
Necessary materials
- thick white paper or cardboard
- bright orange or brown marker
- a pen
- scissors
- Printed paper in New Year's patterns
- a small glass
- clerical buttons
- hole puncher
- twine
Step-by-step instruction
- Using a bright marker and any favorite star pattern, translate the contours of the shapes onto the cardboard. They must be at least 10 pcs.
- Cut out all the stars with sharp clerical scissors.
- In the central part of each star, write a funny task for one of the alleged guests. For example: remember the funniest moment of life in 2016, or portray the patron of the coming year - Firecracker.
- Get a few sheets of designer paper with New Year's print. Make sure that the patterns are not too bright.
- Using a small diameter glass, circle and cut out on paper the number of circles similar to the stars.
- Using clerical buttons, punch the circles with the printed side outward, covering the task written on the star.
- On each circle, draw the dial and mark the time by finishing the arrow. It is at this time that guests will need to open the star and complete the task. For example, at 23. 40, 00. 30, 02.10, etc.
- In the upper part of each sprocket, make a hole with a puncher. Dress the details one by one on the rope, fixing them with nodules.
- Hang an unusual garland of paper with your own hands near the Christmas tree or a festive table, so that guests do not have to go for long assignments.
Garland "Flags" of felt with their own hands: templates for printing
Necessary materials
- sheets of felt of bright colors
- sharp scissors
- a thread
- needle
Step-by-step instruction
- Each sheet of felt will be drawn along the stripes at 1.5-2 cm thick. Cut the material into long flaps and cut each across.
- In order for the garland to be long, there should be at least 200-300 pieces. Each flap is tied in a knot, as shown in the photo.
- To make the garland larger, periodically move the knot on the ribbon closer to the edge.
- When all the parts are ready, prepare a needle with a thread of the required length. At the end of the thread, tie a knot and make a loop.
- Thread the first felt ribbon and extend it to the knot at the end of the thread.
- After each detail, tie a string on the thread so that the ribbons do not get lost in the heap. Continue stringing felt patches on the base.
- At the end of the process, tie the edge of the thread into a knot and make the same loop as in the beginning. Decorate with a bright garland of felt any corner or piece of interior in the house.
Garland of light bulbs with their own hands: a turn-based master class
Necessary materials
- twisted wire or twisted pair - 6 m
- socles - 10 pcs.
- light bulbs - 10 pcs.
- screwdriver
- pliers
- knife or scissors
- roulette
- insulating tape
- plug
Step-by-step instruction
- To create a homemade garland, draw the conductor into 10 pieces. Nine of them should reach 50 cm, and the tenth - 1.5 m. The latter will be the distance from the extreme bulb to the plug.
- Using a clerk's knife or sharp scissors, cut the conductor into the marked number of pieces.
- Then clean the ends of the wires. The easiest way to do this is by using a special tool to remove the insulation from the wires.
- In order for the fabric braid not to become woolen, scorch it with fire. Put special heat shrinkage on the edge of the insulation.
- At the next step, attach the plug to a 1.5 meter section. With such a primitive task to cope even a novice master.
- It's time to start connecting 10 lights of a garland. Take out the plinths and untwist them.
- For a homemade New Year's garland it is worthwhile to use a parallel connection of lamps. In this case, if one lamp burns out, the rest will remain working.
- Connect two adjacent pieces of wire with cartridges. In the end, the line will consist of 10 socles and a length to the plug.
- At the last stage, screw new lamps into the cap. Plug the plug into the socket to check the serviceability of the product.
- Use a ready garland of light bulbs with your own hands to decorate the interior of the house, a covered gazebo in the yard, secluded facades outside under a canopy. If in the manufacture of garlands to use LED lamps, the decoration is suitable for street scenery.