The tradition of decorating a Christmas tree on New Year's Eve has remained unchanged for many decades. Each person is seized with excitement and trembling feelings when he pulls out a box with garlands and toys from the bins. All of us adults immediately turn into children, admiring the beauty of Christmas-tree decorations and plunging into memories. How many of you, as a child, did not make garlands and toys with your own hands? Let's remember these moments together and make decorations for our New Year tree. There are many ideas for their implementation. Our article will tell you how to create a Christmas tree toy with your own hands. Here are examples of making Christmas decorations, which are made very quickly from available materials.
Textile toy for the Christmas tree. With our own hands we create beauty!
New Year's decorations made of fabric are relevant and fashionable today. They will be very useful in homes where there are small children. Products of this kind are absolutely safe and are a small soft toy.
In order to make a decoration for the New Year tree, you will need such materials:
- fabric (felt, cotton, knitwear), mouline thread, needle, paper, pencil .;
- scissors, filler (synthetic winterizer, cotton wool), ribbons;
- beads, bright buttons.
The first thing to do is decide what shape the toy will be. It can be a circle, an icicle, a bell, a Christmas tree, figures of animals and people. Next, patterns of toys for the Christmas tree are performed on paper. The pattern is transferred to a double folded fabric, encircled and cut. The detail of the front of the toy is decorated to your liking. For example, if you make a Christmas tree, then you can decorate it with colored buttons and beads. The icicle can be decorated with narrow white and blue ribbons. Sew bead eyes and the like onto a bunny figure. Now, starting from the bottom, a seam “over the edge” connects both parts of the product. A loop of tape is made between the elements above. Through a small hole left at the bottom of the toy, a little filler is stuffed, which gives the jewelry a volume. The hole is sewn up - and that’s it. A DIY Christmas tree toy is ready to decorate your green beauty.
Handmade Christmas ballsA ball is considered a traditional decoration for a Christmas tree. We offer you to make your own exclusive balls-cobwebs. They will become the original decoration of your home. How to make a Christmas ball toy from threads? Read and remember instructions.
Inflate the balloon to the size you need. Lubricate its surface with any cream or petroleum jelly. Dip any threads (cotton, floss, yarn) into a solution of PVA glue (50 g) and water (10 g) and wrap the ball with them in all directions. Suspend the product and leave to dry until morning. With a needle, pierce a balloon, pull it out. Decorate a toy from threads to your liking. It can be decor from bows, beads, artificial flowers. Perform a loop from the ribbon . The spider ball is ready! Such a product can be hung not only on the Christmas tree, but also decorate it with a chandelier, walls in the house.
Plastic balls (tennis, for a dry pool) can also be turned into Christmas tree decorations. Pick up beautiful pieces of square-shaped fabric. Put the balls in them, pick up all the corners up and tie a bright bow. Use a needle to pull the tape through the place where the tape is tied and tie a loop. Everything, the ball is ready. The brighter and more diverse the ornament on the fabric, the more beautiful the ball turns out. If your patches are plain, then you can decorate the product with shiny rhinestones and painted with acrylics.
Christmas tree toy: do it yourselfEach house has items that, at the end of their useful life, are thrown into the trash. It is from these materials that you can make interesting New Year decorations. For example, an empty matchbox wrapped in wrapping paper or cloth and tied with a “criss-cross” ribbon turns into a toy in the form of a present.
A glass bulb painted with gouache or acrylics can become a penguin, snowman or nesting doll. A loop on it is performed by tying a braid around a metal top.
From foil, you can make shiny beads on a Christmas tree. To do this, balls are rolled from square pieces of this material, then pierced by a needle and strung on a thread. Beads of different colors and sizes can be inserted between such balls. It will turn out a bright and cute garland.
Doing Christmas tree toys with your own hands is very exciting and fun. Your children will be happy to take part in this business. Let the creation of Christmas decorations bring joy to you and all your loved ones!