If we’re going to create a New Year’s mood, how can we manage without decorating our home. Therefore, today we are making garlands for the New Year with our own hands. Previously, we have already made Christmas trees, snowmen and sweet gifts.
Nowadays there are a lot of materials that can be easily changed, including different types of fabric, paper, clay, etc. You can also make a banner for a Christmas tree or window from pine cones, sweets, even food. yes, yes, there are craftswomen who create garlands of gingerbread and candied fruits.
In general, there are an incredible amount of ideas, so the article turned out to be quite voluminous and long. But this is only to our advantage, so we will consider many options for inspiration!
DIY Christmas garland made of paper (templates for cutting)
So, the most accessible material for us is paper. Therefore, let's remember our childhood and go cut, glue and enjoy life. if you have children or younger brothers, sisters, then invite them to participate in this process. It's so interesting!
It is better to take medium-weight paper and double-sided. Then the craft will look neater.
So, we’ll start with the flashlights we’ve known since childhood.
We need two parts. One is 180*120 mm in size, and the second is 180*100 mm. We fold the larger one in half and make parallel cuts on the fold side, not reaching the edge 1 cm.
From a smaller strip we make a tube, gluing the edges, which have a size of 100 mm.
And now we wrap the resulting accordion around the tube. We fix the points of contact with glue.
Figures connected to each other are also a very good idea for a craft; at the end of this section, I will give a lot of templates and stencils for cutting.
Such cute penguins and snowmen can be made using this pattern.
The links of the garland are connected with threads or wire.
Santa Claus scheme.
Another idea is links fastened together with glue. So, the simplest option of rings. Surely everyone has done such a thing!
However, if you add imagination and modern materials to this idea, you will get a very stylish decoration.
Often garlands are created from separate elements and are connected only by thread, wire or cord.
Therefore, absolutely any elements of creativity can act in this capacity.
For example, here is a master class on creating cute stars. A large number of them will make a decoration.
Here's an idea for striped balls.
The idea of lanterns, also familiar from childhood. You need five strips of the same thickness. And along the length they go: 1 strip of 5 cm, 2 strips of 7 cm and 2 strips of 9 cm. We fix the edges with glue or sew them with threads.
You can use different colors and the simplest shapes: triangle, diamonds, squares, cones, etc.
Little kids will love making this craft. To do this, take a long strip of colored or corrugated paper. Along its entire length, mark stripes at a distance of 1 cm from each other. And cut through them 1 cm short of the edge. It is important to alternate sides. One cut from the right edge, the second from the left.
Now some ideas for inspiration. For example, I liked these cute snowmen.
People were also surprised by the idea of hanging Christmas trees upside down.
Or how interesting they decided to connect the parts with rope. They just tied it with ribbons and that’s it.
The craftswoman decided to sew these snowflakes on a sewing machine.
Parts can be not only flat, but also three-dimensional. For example, these 3D origami Christmas trees.
Children will also love the idea of a garland with candies. By the way, they can be made from real candy wrappers.
And this photo shows a step-by-step master class on creating the candies themselves.
The idea with ballerina snowflakes is quite unusual. You can use them to decorate windows and Christmas trees. I am attaching templates and a work plan.
You can use not only the paper we are used to, but also newspapers.
Experiment with colors.
sometimes it turns out to create a whole. composition of garland details.
By the way, it can not only be stretched out as usual, but also hang vertically from the ceiling and look like children's mobiles.
Here are photo instructions on how to make the simplest garland with only scissors and a circle of paper.
It’s also interesting to make a stretch out of fans. You can combine them by color, size and number of rows of elements.
This fan can be made like this. We take a sheet and mark stripes 1 cm thick across its entire width. Then we begin to fold them like an accordion. Along the marked lines, bend the sheet in different directions alternately.
Fold the resulting accordion in half.
And use double-sided tape to connect the two inner edges.
Now let’s connect all the details into one whole.
And if you get creative and use new forms.
Check out this paper leaf garland idea. The main thing is to take winter color options: white, silver, blue, light blue and red.
This decoration made from voluminous balloons looks very stylish.
The photo shows the steps for folding such a blank.
You can turn an ordinary idea into a magical one by simply adding more unusual solutions. For example, use circles of different colors.
Or sew a garland in five minutes from miniature triangles.
Figurines hanging from the ceiling immediately create coziness.
There are a lot of ideas with snowmen.
Use golden shades to create decorations; they will decorate any background.
The outlines of houses and tree branches are very memorable in winter. When you walk on the street in the evening, and such a cozy and warm yellow light turns on in the windows.
What other ideas should I take? Yes, let's take a look around. After all, there are a lot of winter symbols, for example a hat.
Light bulbs from electric garlands.
Look at the night sky, there are so many distant stars, for some reason in winter they are associated with the color blue.
What do we expect from the New Year? Of course, gifts. Let's translate this into decoration too.
Remember about unusual shapes? So, this instruction shows how to roll a volumetric rhombus.
This cube is made according to this scheme.
Remember "snake"? It was definitely done by everyone and candy wrappers.
See how a garland is made from paper circles.
Or the circles can be folded in half and the adjacent sides glued together.
The following garland was made according to this scheme.
As you can see, you can glue not only circles this way, but also squares and rhombuses.
It seemed unusual to me that three-dimensional cones are used in suspensions. You can put sweets there too.
Look how cute this wall decoration is.
Again the idea with the snowman, snowflakes and stars.
Such a “snake” is created from corrugated paper. We cut a strip 2 cm wide along the entire length of the blue roll. Glue a red strip to it perpendicularly. This is what happens.
A few more ideas.
The use of postcards and photographs in decoration has become unusual.
We take different elements: boots, stripes, Christmas trees. All this will do.
You can use different templates for Christmas trees.
For example, use this one.
The parts can be connected both vertically and horizontally.
You can decorate not only the apartment, but also the street.
We made snowflakes like this here.
And these snow balls can be made in five minutes.
For more serious premises, such as offices, it is better to take rectangular or triangular flags in pleasant shades.
Cupcake liners make a wonderful Christmas tree.
How do you like a garland of such small voluminous stars? At the same time there will be a master class.
You can cut out such figures from a strip of paper folded many times.
There is a wonderful idea to create a decoration from mittens and mittens.
To do this, use this template.
From this Christmas tree you can make a three-dimensional part of the Christmas tree. To do this, translate the diagram and make cuts along straight lines. Then insert the parts into each other.
Now, as promised, there are a lot of diagrams and stencils for cutting.
Well, what do we move on? All these patterns can be transferred not only to paper, but also to fabric or felt.
New Year's garlands from all sorts of things
Still don't believe that you can use anything for creativity? Then the following step-by-step description is especially for you! The author suggests making such a simple garland from ordinary cotton pads.
The idea is perfect for teaching a lesson in junior kindergarten groups.
We will need:
- PVA glue;
- Stapler;
- Colored paper;
- Cotton pads;
- Scissors.
Subsequence:
We cut out parts for our snowmen from colored paper. Eyes, noses, mouths.
Using glue, we attach these parts to the disks. You get these funny little faces.
We fasten the snowmen to each other with a stapler.
On some discs you can write a congratulation with paint. This will make it even more interesting.
Here are a couple more ideas that I found interesting. This New Year's garland is called “lamb”. Look how cute they are!
Balloon work. Quite simple - just what little kids need.
In the year of the pig you can make such a garland. This will be very appropriate. Well, in the year of the mouse, another and so on.
And here is a more neutral option that is suitable regardless of whose year it is according to the Chinese horoscope.
Garlands for kindergarten for a competition
Before the New Year, parents can receive assignments from kindergarten and school. I need to make a craft for a competition. Often this idea is created in order to have something to decorate the Christmas tree with. Well, we don’t mind, we’ll make a beautiful garland.
To do this, let's look at several master classes.
So, the first idea is to make light bulbs.
To do this, we translate this diagram.
Using a ruler on the blunt side of a knife or scissors, bend the sides of the petals.
Where there is an allowance, we apply glue and form the part. Insert thread into the places where the dots are drawn.
Now we make a light bulb socket from dark cardboard. Roll and glue the strip.
Glue it to the light bulb. We make a lot of these blanks and combine them into one large garland.
By the way, you can also insert real flashlights inside.
The second idea for the competition is three-dimensional balloons.
This master class shows each step of creating elements.
The idea with deer seemed quite unusual to me.
The elements are cut out using this stencil.
The parts are connected to each other by stripes of contrasting colors.
This idea is quite complex. It will be difficult for kids to complete. However, this decoration looks simply gorgeous.
For beauty, you can use a gradient effect. Sort colored paper by saturation. From dark to light.
We cut many strips of the same width, form an ornament and fasten it with a stapler and staples.
This option is also quite bold. We will use felt and clothespins. Nothing complicated, but very unusual.
We cut out the elements of the Christmas tree from different shades of felt and glue them onto a clothespin. We connect them with a strong thick thread.
I think that for the sake of the competition you can work hard!
Beautiful garland for the New Year for kindergarten children
I have already written several times in my articles and will repeat again that when creating a lesson plan for children, it is important to take into account their age. This applies to creative activities no less, because children simply cannot cope with all the tools and materials.
The idea that the author of the following MK prepared is quite simple and suitable for implementation in preschool institutions and schools.
We are talking about making a garland from waste material. Let's see how to do this.
What do you need:
- Paper cups;
- Newspaper;
- Needle;
- Stapler;
- Foil or candy wrappers;
- “Rain”;
- Scissors;
- Tinsel.
Subsequence:
Take a glass and wrap it in tinsel. We secure the edges of the tinsel with a stapler.
Roll two small balls from paper or newspaper.
And wrap it in foil.
We thread the rain into the eye of the needle, and then pull it through the bottom of the glass.
We attach a ball to the ends of the rain. The result is bells.
The New Year's bell is ready!
To make a garland, you need to make several of these crafts.
Look how beautiful it looks in the interior.
By cutting out pictures from old postcards, you can make such a cute garland.
And these crafts are made entirely from sweets! Would you like to try it?
An excellent garland for decorating windows can be made from felt.
Children will also enjoy working using the decoupage technique, applying images to old CDs.
Felt workshops with patterns
Felt is very popular among craftswomen. I dedicated a separate article to crafts made from this material.
So, there will be both complex and easy crafts. Choose your own difficulty level.
So, master class one. Volumetric ornaments. You will need a square of thin felt, a ruler, scissors and glue. You need to connect the edges alternately from different sides of the square.
To decorate a children's room, make a garland of mischievous Christmas trees and snowmen.
The templates are shown below. All animals are made according to this scheme: parts of 2 pieces are cut out according to the template. The mouth, eyes and other details are embroidered on the front side.
The edges are sewn together, but one corner remains unsewn. We push the filler into it. And this hole is held together.
You can use these same templates yourself.
Flat felt figures are also used for garlands. It can be easily sewn on a sewing machine. Therefore, more often these soft parts are connected this way.
You can try to depict a garland in the form of leaves.
To do this, you need to place an ornament on a long strip of felt, as shown in the bottom diagram.
Cut out the workpiece and connect all the parts into one long stretch.
Another master class on creating decorations for soft snowmen.
Let us remember that the garland can hang from top to bottom.
Tilda dolls are popular in Europe. Especially in the Scandinavian countries. We can use this idea in home decoration.
Here is a master class on making a “sweet” garland. There are sweets and lollipops here. But you can’t eat them, they’re made of fabric.
This is how candy is made.
And so we make a blank for the candy.
You can use real lollipop sticks.
Balls of sisal, cotton wool or wool can also be wrapped in felt.
If you have only one shade, then you can cover it with fabric or multi-colored paper.
Another decoration idea. And here we see clothespins again.
and here the figures alternate with pom-poms.
The diagrams for this craft are below.
You can combine materials. This is what felt and pine cones look like together.
More ideas for decoration.
Let's take a closer look at how such Christmas trees are made.
This, of course, is only a small part of the ideas. Experiment and create a new option for decoration.
Glowing garland on the window made of balloons
Such a lovely composition, which you can easily create with your own hands, will become the main attribute at any evening or event. Take this idea to heart, all the steps and the work process are shown in this video:
As you can see, there are simply a lot of ideas for creating New Year's garlands. I hope that from the options I proposed, you were able to find a product to your liking, and you will repeat it at home yourself or with your children. Congratulations to everyone on the upcoming holiday! Create and get creative. Until next time.
Decorations made from plastic bottles and cups
This material is not very popular, but it is quite easy to use. Most often, cups are used to make lampshades for garlands. It acquires soft diffused light. And you can decorate them with eyes, hats and scarves.
Snowflakes and other individual decorative elements are often made from plastic bottles. For example, rings like in this idea.
They can also be combined with lids. Holes for thread can be made in them with a hot knitting needle or an awl.
Fabric flags
Flags can be different: square, triangular. Paper and soft. Glued or stitched. Today I will focus on the idea of fabric. Because there are three ways to connect elements.
Secure the pieces with tape or bias tape. For this you definitely need a sewing machine. Otherwise it won't work out neatly.
The second option is to sew pockets for the cord.
The third option is to simply make slits into which the thread is inserted.
Well, for inspiration, an idea with burlap. It looks simply amazing.
You think you now understand that there are absolutely no limits to creativity.
Printable "Happy Birthday" banner
After you become the owner of your template, the resulting .PDF document will need to be printed on a color printer. Before you start printing, you need to decide on the size of your stretch. This can be a stretch consisting of flags the size of an A4 sheet, the second option is the placement of one flag on half a landscape sheet (in this case, the template is printed with the parameter applied when printing 2 sheets on one). It is recommended to print on matte or glossy photo paper with a density of at least 160 g/cm.
Pine cone decoration ideas
Of course, cones! What we didn’t do with them! One hedgehog is worth something. And it’s a piece of cake for us to make a garland.
For beauty, the material can be spray painted or dipped in gouache and acrylic paint.
Natural material looks harmonious with environmentally friendly ideas. For example, with dried berries or fruits.
This material will also feel good outdoors. It won't get soggy like paper if it snows.
For decoration, take Christmas tree branches. You can attach them to the ceiling curtain or to the cornice.
As you can see, everything is very beautiful and very accessible. There is no need to buy expensive jewelry when you have such ideas right under your nose.
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!
Master class on garlands with fringes
A fringe garland looks quite stylish. You can do it in several ways. Let's look at everything in detail in the photo instructions.
Option two, from threads.
Made from fabric strips.
Made from corrugated or crepe paper.
Fast, but very individual. Try it and you will have designer things!
Streamers-decorations for windows (ideas)
Let's take a little look at how you can decorate window openings. After all, this is not only gluing paper protrusions. You can make fairy-tale garlands for children, or elegant and adult ones.
An idea made from flat circles of different sizes. It looks a lot like falling snow.
Or replace the paper with pompoms.
Or even cut out snowflakes.
Pendants with real Christmas balls look beautiful.
Again we use different forms and heroes.
Even if the garland is small, then distribute its center exactly in the center of the window. It will look symmetrical and self-sufficient.
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.
How to make a garland of snowflakes, diagrams inside
Let's touch on the idea of snowflakes a little. This paraphernalia is very popular during the New Year holidays. After all, the beauty of snowflakes is mesmerizing, we all know that there is not a single beauty that is alike.
There are complex ideas, and there are simple ones. It is important to understand who will make the craft - an adult or a child.
It is difficult to make many elements for a garland. You can make just a few elements and hang them on a chandelier, curtains or a clock.
Mobiles are very similar to garlands, only they are placed vertically rather than horizontally. Use this idea.
