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Factory New Year's decorations can never replace the warmth and sincerity of hand-made products, and even if homemade hand-made is not quite perfect, but all the soul will be invested in it, and it's worth a lot! Today we will show you how to make Christmas balls with your own hands, so that you would not be ashamed to decorate the interior of your beloved home with them. In addition, you can involve children in the creative process, firstly, such work is useful for the development of children's motor skills, secondly, any common cause unites you very much, and thirdly, together you will have time to make much more unusual Christmas balls.

One of the legends says that the first Christmas balls appeared in Germany in 1848. In those days, Christmas trees were decorated with real apples, but 1848 was a lean year, and local glassblowers urgently created glass "apples" that successfully replaced the real ones. Locals appreciated the idea of ​​glass decorations, and so they gradually pushed the fresh candy with apples.

Christmas balls from newspaper tubes.

We take a sheet of the magazine, twist it into a bundle, if required, you can create several bundles by gluing them together. Then we take a foam ball, glue the end of the magazine flagellum on top, and start winding around the perimeter of the ball, as in the photo below, gluing each layer with polymer glue.


Christmas balls made of felt.

On paper we draw patterns of flowers, one more than the other less. We take tracing paper, lay it on a pink felt fabric and outline a large flower, we will need a lot of such flowers, so we create the required number of them. Then we take white felt, put tracing paper on it and circle a small flower, they will need exactly the same amount as pink flowers. We cut out all the details with scissors, sew two flowers together, glue a bead in the center. According to this scheme, we sew the rest of the flowers. We glue the resulting flowers with a glue gun to a foam ball.


DIY Christmas balls from paper flowers.

With a figured hole puncher with a flower nozzle, we create a lot of purple and white paper flowers. We put the white flower into the purple one, bend the edges to the center, then pin them to the foam ball with bead-headed pins.


Christmas balls in corrugated paper roses.

We create miniature roses from corrugated paper (the process of creating roses is captured in the photo below). We tie the leg of the flower with a thread so that the bud does not fall apart, cut off the long legs, closer to the threads, glue the flowers with a glue gun or glue of the moment to the surface of the foam ball. Fill in the gaps with large beads.


New Year's balls from sequins.

Each sequin needs to be fixed on the surface of the foam ball with sewing pins (these are used by dressmakers). Sequins need to be pinned with an overlap.


Christmas balls decorated with beads.

On a carnation pin with a bead cap, we string beautiful beads of different sizes, we stick each such carnation into the surface of the foam ball. Don't forget to glue or pin the ribbon to the pendant.

How to make paper Christmas balls.

First way. According to the template below, we cut out a lot of parts that we connect together as in the photo below, forming a ball.


The second way. We cut the paper into strips (4 pcs.), Lay them crosswise, connect in the center with a carnation, connect the ends together from below, forming a ball, fasten with a stapler. From the rope we create a suspension, which we fix on a carnation.

The third way. We cut the paper into circles, bend the sides of the circles to the center, we get a semblance of a triangle. Glue the pieces together to form a ball.


Balls for the Christmas tree from cinnamon sticks.

We cut the cinnamon sticks into segments of the same length, each of which is glued to the polymer glue to the surface of the foam ball.


Christmas tree balls decorated with paper scales.

With a round large hole punch, we create a lot of circles, which, using a glue gun, glue overlap to the surface of the foam ball.


Christmas balls with their own hands from branches.

Let's think of a ball (it's even better to take a thin round rubber ball that can be blown off and inflated), cut the dry branches into small segments with secateurs, apply the branches to the surface of the ball and glue them together with a glue gun. When the glue dries, blow off the ball, and pull it out through one of the wide holes.

How to make a Christmas ball of thread.

We inflate the ball, wrap it with threads, then carefully soak it with PVA glue, hang it in a dry place to dry the glue. As soon as the glue dries, we pierce the ball with a needle and pull it out through one of the holes. To make the ball of thread look more impressive, immediately after applying the glue, it can be sprinkled abundantly with large glitter.

How to make a "chocolate" ball.

We take any unnecessary ball, cover it on top with glue from a gun, creating spectacular streaks, when the glue dries, paint the ball with paint from a spray can in chocolate color. After the paint dries, cover the spectacular chocolate drip with a layer of PVA glue and sprinkle with large white glitter. From above we glue red decorative berries and twigs.

How to make a rope ball.

We inflate the medical fingertip, tie it with a thread, soak the rope in PVA glue, wind the rope around the fingertip ball. We leave the product to dry, after which we glue a hat for hanging on top. Details on creating such a ball in the article.

How to decorate a balloon with acorn caps.

We paint the foam ball with brown acrylic paint, take polymer glue, generously lubricate the acorn cap with it and glue it to the surface of the ball, according to this scheme, we completely cover the ball with acorn caps. Finally, gaps can be masked with beads and silver glitter particles.

How to make a ball of cones.

We take a dense garbage bag, put cotton wool tightly inside, tie a bag. We separate the tops from the cones, and glue them to the surface of the ball using polymer glue or a glue gun.

How to decorate a ball with scales of cones.

With wire cutters, we separate the scales from the cone. Then we take a foam ball and, using a glue gun, glue all the scales overlapping to its entire surface.

How to decorate a ball with decorative balls.

Such synthetic winterizer balls are sold in the departments of everything for creativity, we glue them to the surface of a foam ball with a glue gun, alternating simple white balls and shiny balls.

How to decorate a balloon with lace.

We cut out details from lace, for example - flowers, glue the flowers to the surface of the foam ball on PVA glue. We paint the ball with white acrylic paint, then bronze, after which we take a sponge and with wetting movements we walk along the surface of the ball. The surface acquires the effect of aging, it remains to glue the hat to the pendant and tie a beautiful ribbon.

10 ideas - do-it-yourself Christmas decorations (video)

How to make Christmas decorations (video master class 21 ideas):

Today we showed how to make Christmas balls with our own hands, without extra financial and time costs, such beautiful decorations will definitely not go unnoticed, and your friends will certainly appreciate all your efforts.

The symbol of the New Year is a fir tree with lights and balls. Do you know that balls can be made from threads, felt, sequins, disks, and even with citrus flavor? Decoupage technique can update even the most nondescript toy. About ideas that you did not even know about, further in the article with a detailed description.

Basic moments

Absolutely any materials are suitable for needlework:

As a basis, you can take a foam sphere or a simple Christmas tree ball made of plastic without decorations. We bring to your attention several master classes in the manufacture of Christmas balls. They can not only decorate the Christmas tree, but also create a festive interior in the house.

Christmas balls from threads

Thread balls look very gentle and impressive, evoking a festive and romantic mood.

For work you will need:

  • round balloon;
  • PVA glue;
  • thick threads (light shades);
  • needle;
  • scissors.

Operating procedure

We inflate so that the size matches the desired size of the future toy. We tie it tightly so that it does not come down ahead of time. We massage with our hands, giving it the correct round shape.

We pass the edge of the thread into the eye of the needle, from which we will make the decoration. We pierce the needle through the plastic bottle with glue and thread the thread. The thread, passing through the bubble, will be evenly covered with PVA, which eliminates the need to additionally open all the threads with glue.

PVA glue is best used undiluted, otherwise the ball will not hold the desired shape.

Now we stretch the thread through the glue and at the same time wind it in different directions, as if winding the threads into a ball. We turn the ball intensively in our hands, trying to wrap the thread tightly. In the place where the air is tied, we slightly reduce the tension.

We wind the thread to the desired density. We cut the thread, and form a loop at the tip. We leave the workpiece in a dry, warm place until the glue has completely dried. You can speed up the drying process by using a hair dryer.

When completely dry, pierce and carefully pull out.

We tie a thread or decorative ribbon to the eyelet and decorate the Christmas tree.

Optionally, you can add a thread toy with sparkles, beads, sequins or other decor. A composition of several different diameters looks especially beautiful.

From newspaper tubes

Pretty simple, but time-consuming method of manufacture.

For work you will need:

  • foam blank-ball;
  • polymer glue;
  • old newspapers;
  • scissors;
  • decorative elements (beads, sequins, ribbons).
Operating procedure

The most time-consuming stage is the twisting of flagella from old newspapers. We try to twist the harnesses tightly. If you need a long tourniquet, then glue together several short ones.

In the center of the workpiece we attach the end of the flagellum. Now we begin to tightly lay the tube, securing each new turn with polymer glue. The edge of the tube is also securely fixed with a glue gun.

In this form, the product can be used to decorate holiday decorations. And you can go further and paint it with spray paints in any color, cover it with sparkles, beads, ribbons, etc.

Christmas toys made of felt

In winter, you always want warmth and comfort, so felt is perfect for decorating your home for the New Year.

For work you will need:

  • felt of two colors;
  • foam ball;
  • cardboard;
  • pencil;
  • scissors;
  • decorative tape;
  • pins-nails.

Operating procedure

First you need to draw and cut out of cardboard two identical patterns of a simple flower with five petals. Only one template should be slightly smaller.

We put the pattern on the felt, circle it with a pencil along the contour. We make large blanks from one color, and smaller ones from another. Depending on the diameter, we need from 20 pieces of blanks of each color.

Now we fold the patterns in pairs, placing the petals in a checkerboard pattern. We cut off about 10 centimeters of a thin decorative tape, glue its edges to the foam blank, forming a loop. Now tightly to each other, bending the top of the petals, we attach each flower to the foam plastic in the center with carnations.

The result is bright and soft.

From sequins

Truly festive sparkling balls can be made from sequins. This decorative material has a wide range. Sequins come in different sizes, shapes and colors.

Large sequins can be glued to any, without convex patterns, using a glue gun. We apply glue to the ball itself, sequentially gluing the sequins in a circle in a checkerboard pattern.

Try to cover the holes for attaching the sequins so that they are not visible on the finished toy.

To work with small sequins, the usual one will not work, but you will need a special foam blank of the desired diameter. In the center of each sequin there are holes through which we will attach the sequins to the workpiece with special carnations.

Combining different shapes and colors of sequins, you can create the most bizarre patterns. Design options will tell you fantasy or little helpers.

The main thing is to fasten the sequins close to each other so that the white base does not shine through (it is imperative to provide and secure the fastening loop).

Another option for decorating balls is sequin ribbons. We also glue them with hot glue, carefully placing the turns slightly overlapping so that there are no gaps. You can make it monophonic or alternate turns of several colors.

At the base of the mount, a bow made of a beautiful iridescent ribbon will look beautiful. The product will add charm glued on top of a decorative beaded or twisted cord.

Decoupage technique

Festive ones made using decoupage technique look very elegant and cute. The technique is very simple, but requires accuracy.

For work you will need:

Operating procedure

First you need to paint. Pour a little white paint into the container, remove the top cap and begin to cover the surface with paint with a sponge. We put the finished one on a skewer and leave it to dry, placing the structure in a glass.

In order not to throw away paint residues, you can make several balls at once. The drawing can be selected with various New Year's characters: gnomes, fairies, Santa Claus and Snow Maiden, angels, deer, etc.

With an interval of 1 hour, we apply two more layers of paint to completely cover the color of the base. While the paint dries, we prepare napkins for decoupage. We iron them, unfold them. Carefully cut off the necessary fragments with drawings on a napkin, remove the thin top layer with the image.

Pour a little PVA into a small container, dilute it with water in a ratio of 1: 1. We attach one of the fragments to the ball, we begin to glue it with a fan brush, starting from the center to the edges of the picture. We are trying to smooth out all the folds to get a smooth surface. Thus, we glue all the desired fragments onto the ball, moving in a circle.

Ready to dry completely, put on hats with laces. We open with acrylic glossy transparent varnish in 3-4 layers. On a still damp varnish, you can sprinkle with sparkles for more shine.

It will be of interest to you:

Bright and mirror

For work you will need:

  • transparent ball on the Christmas tree;
  • hot glue;
  • scissors;
  • satin ribbon or piece of brocade;
  • old discs.

Operating procedure

Cut the disks into small pieces of different shapes with scissors.

We take a transparent Christmas ball, apply a drop of glue, glue a piece of the disc to this place with the overflowing side out. Thus, we create a mosaic of iridescent pieces, leaving small gaps between them.

We remove the hat, push a piece of brocade or a piece of bright satin ribbon through the hole inside the ball. We return the hat to its place, hang the ball on the Christmas tree.

There is another way to use old disks for decorating Christmas tree decorations. IN In this case, crumbs from disks are used.

To obtain crumbs, grind the disks cut into pieces in an old unnecessary blender, sift through a sieve. The glitter will be sifted, and all the plastic will remain in the sieve.

Now we coat the round blank with glue, dip it with the entire surface in the resulting shine. After the glue dries, brush off any excess gloss with a brush.

The New Year is upon us! Christmas ball parade!
Christmas balls made of fabric

To create a New Year's ball from fabric, you will need:

Styrofoam ball with a diameter of about 7 centimeters;
- colored synthetic fabric;
- a lot of safety pins;
- a string of white beads;
- scissors, thermal gun.

Christmas balls from fabric step by step:

Cut the fabric into squares with sides about 5 centimeters. For a special texture, it is desirable to use squares of two shades (photo 2).

To simplify the workflow, draw median lines directly on the foam ball. In total, you need to make eight lines located at an angle of 45 degrees to each other (photo 3).

Take a piece of fabric and fold it in half, then in half again. Attach the square to the axis of the intersection of the median, pin with a safety pin (photo 4).

Also fold squares of a different color into four parts and pin each ball crosswise to the surface (through one median) (photo 5).

This is followed by a layer of squares that need to be pinned in the same way as the first, but stepping back a little from the center and closing the gaps (missing medians) (photo 6). Continue pinning the fabric squares to the balloon until you cover exactly half the surface of the balloon (Pic 7). It is desirable to make the second half monophonic (photo 8).

On the back side of the surface of the ball, glue a thread of beads with hot glue, twist this element in a spiral (photo 9). While working on the beads, a cobweb of glue may remain - this is not scary. After a few minutes, when the glue is completely dry, the cobweb can be easily removed (photo 10).

New Year's ball of fabric is ready! As you can see, there is nothing complicated in this technique. With great desire and perseverance, you will receive an originally decorated Christmas tree.
Author MK: Madame Gritsatsueva (Margarita)

New Year's patchwork ball.

To make a New Year's patchwork ball, you will need:

Scraps of fabric;
- foam ball blank (any size);
- pins;
- felt-tip pen / pen;
- tape measure / centimeter;
- glue stick;
- wooden skewer;
- dummy knife, compasses, scissors;
- lace, ribbon, etc. for decorating the ball.

New Year's patchwork ball step by step:

Take a foam ball as a basis, in this case 60 mm in diameter. Using a centimeter, mark the center line on the ball, divide the circumference in half, mark with pins - this will be the lower and upper points of the ball (photo 1). Draw another line through these points using a centimeter, dividing the ball into four even parts (photo 2). By analogy, halve each share of the balloon, so you divide the balloon into eight even shares (Pic 3).

Now draw a transverse line down the center of the balloon. To do this, divide each line from the lower and upper points of the ball (where it was marked with pins) in half, and draw a transverse line along the marks (photo 4-5).

Next, take a compass, set it first at the top of the ball, draw a circle, then do the same on the other side (photo 6). As a result, you will get a blank, as in photo 7. Make cuts along all lines (which have been marked) with a clerical knife to a depth of approximately 1-2 cm (photo 8).

You will need two templates, one in the shape of a triangle and the other in the shape of a trapezoid. Draw patterns on paper, adding an allowance of about 7-8 mm. We advise you not to rush and not immediately cut out all the elements. And first, try to cut out one part, and fix it on the ball. It is likely that you will need to adjust the template, increase or decrease the allowance.

In this case, only two types of fabric were used, so 8 triangles and trapeziums were cut out of a plain red fabric and the same number of elements from a fabric with branches (photo 9). To fix small elements, use a glue stick that fixes the fabric parts and prevents them from moving (photo 10).

Then, using a wooden skewer, begin to carefully tuck the excess fabric into the slots, paying due attention to the corners. For convenience, use a large needle with a blunt tip. For large items, a sandwich knife with a rounded tip is suitable (photo 11-12).

By analogy, fill all the details (photo 13). And after a couple of hours, admire the result (photo 14-15). Now it remains only to decorate the ball with ribbons, cords, beads, bells, pompoms, bead caps (photo 16).

Christmas balls from threads.

To create Christmas balls from threads, you will need:

Air balloons
- dense decorative threads or thin multi-colored cords
- PVA glue + a container for glue, in which you will need to make holes
- needle, scissors

Christmas balls from threads step by step:

Take a balloon and inflate it to the right size. Tie up. You can crush the ball a little in your hands to give it a more rounded shape.
Thread the needle with decorative thread and poke through the empty plastic glue bottle. This is best done closer to the bottom of the container.

When the thread passes through, pour PVA glue into the container, which will take quite a lot. It is not advisable to dilute it with water.

When using a thin ribbon, you can soak it completely in glue (Figure 3).

Pull the thread through the container with PVA, soaking it entirely with glue, and wind it around the base ball. When winding the thread, the ball must be turned frequently. When doing this, do not forget that the balloon will later need to be removed, so leave some space in the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe balloon string.

Upon reaching the desired density of the winding of the ball, cut the thread, leaving a small tail to create a loop (for hanging).

Next, the ball should be left to dry completely for 1-2 days or dried with a hairdryer for about 5-10 minutes. After the glue has completely dried, pierce the balloon with a needle and carefully remove it. It is more convenient to do this through the place of its tie. Make a loop from the remaining tail of the thread, tie it to the ball.

Decorate the resulting ball at your discretion. You can color it, sheathe it with sequins and sequins, or leave it without decor.
The ball is ready!

Christmas ball made of fabric

To create these Christmas balls you will need:

Styrofoam ball with a diameter of about 10 cm
- tailor's needles with a metal cap
- three types of fabrics (three colors).

The process of creating Christmas balls from fabric:

First of all, you will need to cut many squares of fabric. If your ball will be 10 cm in diameter, then cut the fabric into 3-inch squares. Make 8 squares from one fabric and 16 squares from 2 other fabrics.

You can also use two small pieces of the first type of fabric so that the foam ball does not show through the first layers. First we will make one half of the ball.

Pin one of the 2 fabric squares to the center of the ball, it may bulge a little, but in any case, the next layer will completely cover it (Fig. 2).

Then take one square of the first material and fold it 4 times to determine its center (Figure 3). In the center of the square from the inside, you need to prick a pin (Fig. 4). Poke a pin with a fabric square into the foam ball (Figure 5). The fabric again needs to be folded in half, pinning the corners (Figure 5).



It is necessary to pin three more fabric squares to the ball (the first material). The result should be a completely closed tissue top (Fig. 6).

Take the squares from the second fabric and start pinning them onto the ball (Figure 7).

Start with 4 squares, which, as it were, are a continuation of the previous layer. Adjust the spacing between layers as desired. In this case, it is about 1 cm. Use something like a template to keep the same distance for all pieces of fabric.

Fasten four more fabric squares between them, as in Figure 9-10.

You can stop at two layers or make a third layer by analogy with the previous one (Fig. 12).

Next, the ball must be turned over and repeat the above steps with the second half of the ball. However, when placing pieces of fabric on the second side of the ball, it is necessary to take into account the first half, but 100% compliance is not necessary, since the joint will be covered with fabric.

So, excess material at the junction of 2 sides can be cut off. After that, you can close the joint with the material of the second layer, decorate with organza ribbon. Pin one end of the ribbon and sew the other.

You can also make a bow from a ribbon, for which the ball can be hung on a Christmas tree.
Glue or sew, as desired.

Artichoke fabric ball. Master Class.

An excellent master class on creating a completely textile ball with your own hands from scratch.

To create a fabric ball using the artichoke technique, you will need:

Base fabric;
- template paper + pencil;
- needle + thread, sewing machine;
- stuffing (synthetic winterizer / cotton wool).

To decorate the fabric ball:

On the lining are two red squares, 8 beige squares 5 * 5 cm in size, 16 squares of the same size, but of a different color (in this case with green stars), 16 squares of the third color.
- beads for decoration.

Artichoke fabric ball step by step:

1. Creation of a fabric ball - the basis.

Prepare a paper pattern (Figure 1). Transfer to the fabric from the wrong side (fig. 2). You will need to create 4 petals. Cut out, do not forget to leave a seam allowance (Fig. 3). Sweep the petals together in pairs (Figure 4-5).

Sew on a typewriter on one side (Fig. 6). As a result, you will get "pockets", as in Figure 7. Fold them together with the right side (Figure 8-9).

Sweep or rock with pins. Then we grind (Fig. 10-11). Leave a hole on one edge of each petal through which the future ball will turn out and stuff (Fig. 12-13).

Stuff the balloon with filler, and then sew with a blind seam (Figure 14-15). As a result, you will get a ball, as in Figure 16.

2. Ball decoration:

Take all the squares for decor (in addition to those for the lining), fold in half and iron (Fig. 18).

Squares intended for lining - place in the middle of the ball, and pin with pins so that they do not fidget (Fig. 19).

Then take the ironed beige squares (rectangles) and fold them into triangles (Figure 20-21).

Place such a triangle in the middle of the future fabric ball, as shown in Figure 22 and pin it with pins.

Pin the 4th triangle and get the workpiece, as in Figure 23. Start sewing the corners of the triangles. Sew the opposite corners of some triangles (Figure 24), and then others (Figure 25).

Sew a bead for beauty at the junction (Fig. 26). Bring the needle out under the triangles, as shown in Figure 27. And carefully sew the triangles along the edge to the base of the ball (Figure 28).

As a result, you will get, as in Figure 29. By analogy, do the same with rectangles with asterisks. First, fold them in the form of triangles, and then put them on the ball and pin them with pins. Arrange the triangles in the proper order (Figure 30-31). Sew similarly to the previous steps (Fig. 32-34).

Overlay triangles of the third color (Figure 35-38).

As a result, you will get such a half of the ball (Fig. 39), by analogy, make the second one.

After that, cut strips 5 * 10 cm in size and fold them in such a way as in Figure 41. Iron everything. Attach to the ball and pin with pins (Fig. 42). This must be done in order to decorate the sides of the ball.

Once again, cut strips 5 * 10 cm long and fold them as in Figure 43-44.

Overlay these triangles on top of the previous ones, as in Figure 45. Overlap (Figure 46). Pin everything with pins (Fig. 47) and sew (Fig. 49-50).

Artichoke fabric ball is ready!
Thanks to the author - Natalya Semenova for the excellent MK.

A cone in kanzashi technique. Master Class.

To create a cone using the kanzashi technique, you will need:

Satin ribbon about 2.5 cm wide (two colors);
- base ball for ping-pong;
- thread, monofilament or thin fishing line;
- thermal gun;
- tweezers;
- a bead or fastening to Christmas tree decorations.

Kanzashi cone step by step:

Initially, cut squares of ribbons of two colors with a side of 2.5 cm and fold them in half into triangular modules (photo

1). One fabric square needs to be fixed on a ping-pong ball, gluing the center and edges well (photo 2). The base ball must be placed on a small jar, for example, from under the cream - so it will not roll on the work surface.

Fold the triangular pieces in half again (Pic 3). Then make the first row - glue four modules at once on the surface of the ball so that it looks like a square (photo 4). Subsequent rows should consist of 2 parts, four modules each.

Glue the second row of modules. Glue the first part of the four modules between the details of the first row (photo 5). And glue the second part between the details of the first part so that the lower part of both parts of the second row is on the same level (photo 6).

Also glue all subsequent rows, alternating the colors of the modules (photo 7-8).

After gluing the penultimate row of modules, glue a piece of satin ribbon, hiding the surface of the ball (as well as at the beginning of the workflow) (photo 9-10). Next, glue the last row of modules (photo 11-12).

An almost finished kanzashi cone needs to be decorated, starting from the top of the Christmas tree toy. Why collect a satin ribbon on a thread and pull it off, forming such a bow (photo 13). Hide the middle of the bow by gluing a Christmas ball holder to it (Pic 14).


The kanzashi cone is ready to decorate the Christmas tree.

Christmas tree ball in kanzashi technique.

To make a ball for a Christmas tree you will need:

Satin ribbon with a width of 2.5 centimeters of the main color (about 2.7 m) + ribbon for spirals (about 1.1 m);
- a ping-pong ball;
- wire, awl;
- decor: sequins, beads, pin, string for hanging;
- thermal gun and all other tools for kanzashestroeniya.

Christmas tree ball in quillig technique step by step:

The base will remain inside the Christmas decoration, so inexpensive ping-pong balls, which are very light, are best suited. The ball tolerates hot glue well, so there is no need to wrap anything and you can glue the "petals" directly on it.

You will also need to securely attach a ribbon for hanging. Of course, you can just glue the bead, but you can also fix it more securely, for which approximately outline the middle on both sides and pierce it through with an awl (photo 1). Then fix the wire with a fixed bead (photo 2). Try on the top (photo 3).

Glue a sequin or other decoration, form the top (photo 5). And start gluing the petals.

1st row: 2 white, 2 red, 2 white, 2 red
2nd row: 1 white, 3 red, 1 white, 3 red
3rd row: increase, glue 2 petals. 2 white, 6 red, 2 white, 6 red

Continue like this without increasing the amount.

In photo 10, it is noticeable that the petals are starting to “crowd” too much, it is clearly necessary to reduce to the original 8 petals. And the last row is also 8. It took 144 petals to make this ball.

You can, of course, take not 8, but 10 petals in the first row, and then the ball will turn out to be more magnificent, since the petals will be attached in a more dense way.

The quillig Christmas tree ball is ready!

New Year's toys from sequins and beads.

To make Christmas toys you will need:

Styrofoam ball (about 6 cm in diameter);
- sequins and beads;
- needles with pearls.

New Year's toys from sequins and beads step by step:

Sequins on a foam base can be mounted in a chaotic manner using accessories of various colors. So, take a sequin and put it on a needle with a pearl. You can also fasten several sequins of different shapes at once. For example, first put a blue sequin in the shape of a snowflake on the needle, and blue and / or purple on top.

Start gently sticking the needle into the foam ball, trying to fill its entire surface without gaps. You can go with one sequin on another, but in this case you need to make sure that all the sequins are located at an equal distance from each other.

New Year's toys from sequins and beads are ready!

DIY unbreakable Christmas balls

To create unbreakable toys you will need:

Mouline threads of different colors + needle
- a foam ball, you can cut it out of foam yourself or make it from foil, newspapers, tightly tied with threads. You can use different materials, just make sure that the balls do not turn out too heavy.
- all kinds of decor (you can even use ready-made New Year's applications)

Unbreakable Christmas balls step by step:

The first thing you need to do is wrap the thread around a round blank, for which you take it and start wrapping it crosswise several times. You need to wrap it tightly enough. At the end, fix the end of the thread to prevent unraveling.

Now let's start decorating the ball (here everything will depend on your imagination and the presence of jewelry). If you know how and love to embroider, then you can embroider all kinds of New Year's ornaments. You can also sew a suitable applique to the toy, decorate with beads, beads, fabric flowers.

At the end, do not forget to make a holder for the finished Christmas toy in the form of a rope, for which the ball will be hung on the Christmas tree.

Sweet Christmas balls. Master Class.

To create Christmas balls you will need:

Chocolate glaze;
- Balloons;
- kandurin;
- soft wide brush;
- paper for baking;
- mastic / marzipan;
- wire;
- colander.

Sweet Christmas balls step by step:

Fill a balloon with water, tie it up and send it to the freezer for 24 hours. Melt the chocolate icing and fill it with a bag made of baking paper. Remove the ball from the freezer and remove it from the ice ball formed from the water in the freezer.

Place an ice ball on a sheet of baking paper and paint the ball on all sides with chocolate icing. The icing that accidentally fell not on the surface of the ball, but on the baking paper, after hardening, remove from the paper and reuse.

While the ice will melt and flow through the holes in the chocolate painting - prepare the top for the balls. Twist a loop from the wire, and blind the top from mastic or marzipan. Cover everything with silver / gold kandurin. Connect the top to the ball with melted chocolate.

Note: for pearl and silver balls we recommend using white chocolate icing.

New Year's openwork paper balls.

We suggest you make such bright, openwork Christmas balls for the New Year that will perfectly fit into the interior or help you decorate the Christmas tree.

To create openwork Christmas balls you will need:

Sheets of thick colored paper A4;
- a knife for artistic cutting;
- needle and thread;
- glue, scissors;
- beads for decoration;
- template (presented at the end of the article).

The process of creating Christmas paper balls:

First of all, you will need to print the templates on paper. If desired, you can proportionally resize the template.

Next, start cutting out patterns with a craft knife. Part of the paper with a pattern can be covered with a sheet of paper in order not to accidentally overwrite the circuit during operation (Fig. 2-4). After cutting the pattern, start cutting out the ball sweep along the contour (Fig. 5).

Now you need to give each part of the cut out diagram a rounded shape, for which you can use a round pencil (Figure 6-7).

Then pierce holes on both sides at the end of each petal (Figure 8).

Roll the cut paper into a ball and glue the edges of the scan (Figure 9).

It remains to make a loop from the thread - and the New Year's ball is ready for hanging.







Author MK: Olga Kachurovskaya

Christmas ball made of fabric and foam.

To create these Christmas balls you will need:

Styrofoam ball with a diameter of about 7-8 cm;
- satin fabric or other optional;
- braid or ribbon, decorative beads;
- glue gun;
- scissors, knife.

Christmas ball made of fabric and foam plastic step by step:

First of all, mark the ball. Why take a thread, wrap it around and tighten it so that a small groove forms on the ball for further work. The ball can be divided into any number of parts - 4, 6, 8, etc. In this case, it was divided into 4 parts. You can draw lines with a pencil, for convenience.

Next, using a knife / scalpel, make cuts along the marked lines, about 7-8 mm deep. This should be done quite carefully so that the ball does not fall apart in the hands, especially with its small diameter (less than 6 cm).

Cut a petal out of the fabric larger than the pieces on the styrofoam ball and begin to tuck the edge of the satin fabric in in a neat manner. First insert to a depth of about 3-5 mm. After you go around the entire contour, cut off the excess fabric and hide the edges. Thus, cover the entire surface of the ball slice by slice.

Then start decorating. Tuck the ends of the beads inside the balloon. Secure the loop with a drop of hot glue. From glue like "Moment" the foam may begin to melt. Pull the beads tightly so that they do not hang out when finished. And also with the second half of the beads.

Cut the loop of the desired length, drip glue, insert the ponytails, press.

New Year's ball made of fabric and foam is ready!

You can tie a bow, draw snowflakes or glue on sequins!

Such a ball will be a great gift for the New Year!

Decoupage Christmas balls.

To decoupage Christmas balls you will need:

Plastic balls with a diameter of 8 cm;
- three-layer napkins with a pattern;
- acrylic paints of different colors: white, blue, yellow + brush;
- PVA glue;
- acrylic lacquer;
- a little semolina;
- sequins;
- contours on ceramics and glass;
- a piece of sponge for washing dishes;
- plastic board for modeling.

Decoupage Christmas balls step by step:

You can purchase simple balloons without a pattern in any colors (gold, purple, silver, matte or glossy.

Take a ball and a piece of sponge, put a little white paint on the board, blot it into the paint with a sponge and apply it with dotted movements to the ball. Make sure that there is always paint on the sponge, then on the ball you will get the effect of a snow coating.

Paint all the balls in this way, hang them to dry for about an hour.

At this time, prepare napkins. To do this, separate the top bright layer from the white. Carefully cut out the pattern.

Dilute the PVA with water by half and glue the pattern to the ball. Start gluing from the center of the picture, gradually moving towards the edges. Do this action with all motives.

For the bunny balloons, make a light yellow paint and apply it with “bang” movements around the motif on a white background.

After the paint dries, cover the ball with varnish.

Next, we will create a winter effect, for which we take a small amount of white paint and mix it with semolina until a thick porridge is obtained. Using a thin brush, apply to the ball in those places where we will have snow.

Let dry. After that, take varnish and small silver sparkles, and cover the semblance of "snow" first with varnish, and then apply sparkles.

Decoupage of Christmas balls is completed!
Author MK: Slastina Elena

Wool Christmas ball.

In this master class you will see the process of making New Year's woolen balls. The process is quite simple and does not require you to master the skills in felting wool.

At first glance, it may seem that it is very difficult to learn how to felt felt toys. But such beautiful things can be done without certain skills and special tools. However, in this case, you still need to purchase wool from a craft store, and then you can make exactly such a wool Christmas ball. Children will be delighted with such balls - they can be removed from the branches and played with snowballs right in the apartment!

To make wool Christmas balls you will need:

Wool for felting of different colors;
- synthetic winterizer (another filler ");
- sewing needle + thread, scissors;
- pins with pearls;
- kapron stocking;
- decor at will: beads, sequins.

Wool Christmas ball step by step:

Form a ball from a synthetic winterizer, tie it with threads so that it keeps its shape. Then evenly wrap the synthetic winterizer blank with colored wool for felting, fix it with a felting needle or with ordinary pins.

After you completely wrap the ball with wool, put it in a nylon stocking and tie a knot. All you need is to wash the workpiece in hot water (in the washing machine) on the “boil mode” and wring it out at maximum speed. Then remove the ball from the stocking and dry it.

Start decorating - mark the future drawing with pins. Decorate the ball with woolen threads, fixing them with pins with "pearls", thereby laying out the desired pattern. Fix the resulting decor with sewing threads, while decorating the ball with beads and sequins in the places where the pattern is fixed.

Attach a loop of beads on top of the Christmas ball and you can hang it on the Christmas tree.
Happy Holidays!

Painting a glass ball on a Christmas tree.

To paint the ball you need:

Glass bowl;
- contour on glass and ceramics;
- lacquer-based stained glass paint (here from Hobby Line);
- paint to create pearls (here from Viva Dekor);
- thin synthetic round brushes number 1 or 2 (ideally, each color has its own brush);
- the most inexpensive nail polish remover (acetone);
- cotton pads, rag.

Painting a glass ball on a Christmas tree step by step:

First, think about what you will depict on the ball. Here, elements of lace served as inspiration (photo 2). Draw the pattern with a silver outline. You can first draw a schematic drawing with a washable marker and make sure that the outline is located next to the line, and not on it. During painting, the ball can be placed on a mug or glass - this way it will be fixed and will not turn over (photo 3). Since the ball is round, first paint one part and let it dry (so you don’t accidentally overlap the drawing in the process) (photo 4).

After you have painted the entire surface of the ball and let it dry completely, proceed directly to painting. For this ball, white and blue stained glass lacquer paints were used. For the third color, they were mixed together in a lid (photo 5). Gently drop the paint on a fragment of the picture and stretch it to the edges. The advantages of lacquer paints include - quick drying and the complete absence of air bubbles on the surface, which is quite important when painting small elements (photo 6). Let the paint dry before you start painting the adjacent element so that the paints do not mix (photo 7).

Slowly paint the entire surface of the glass ball. Let it dry by hanging somewhere, just first make sure that the paint does not flow (photo 9). Decorate the balloon with paint to create pearls (Pic 10). Put drops of different sizes where you want. Let dry.

Clean the paint brushes with nail polish remover and cotton pads. By changing the color of the outline and paints, you can paint a couple more balls.
Author MK: Hamster Paradise (homorai)

Christmas ball decoration with polymer clay.

To create such a ball you will need:

Clay of two colors (in this case, red + white);
- glass ball;
- two 18-inch planks about 2x4 long;
- extruder;
- waxed paper;
- glue;
- rope / ribbon for hanging.

We decorate the Christmas ball with polymer clay step by step:

Drill a hole in the top of the bar, which should be slightly larger than your extruder. Fasten the two strips and attach with a connecting loop. Next, you need to close the slats and create a shallow hole in the bottom slat in the same place. This way you will prevent the piston from slipping. To use this design, simply insert an extruder with clay into it.

Then put together two pieces of clay of different colors and wrap them in wax paper, the ends of which should be slightly longer than the “sausages” (Figure 8-9).

Now, with the help of an extruder, you need to extrude two-color clay stripes (Fig. 10). Then clean the piston from the extruder and proceed to the next step (Figure 11).

Take one of the thin strips you made and lay it out on your work surface. Cut off one end and begin to twist into a spiral (Figure 13).

Then place the twisted helix of clay at the bottom center of the glass ball and gradually start winding this strip around the ball in a spiral (Figure 13-14). Use glue to hold the clay on the surface of the ball. When you cover half of the ball, carefully cut off the end of the "sausage".

It's easier to work with the clay when it's not raw, so hang the ball on a wooden stick or toothpick and place the ball in a glass container and bake in the oven for 30 minutes at 265F. After the ball has cooled, pull out its iron top-mount and continue wrapping it with clay.

Continue until the surface of the ball is completely covered with clay. Try to connect the "clay sausage" as clearly and evenly as possible. Then replace the iron ball mount and bake for 30 minutes.

Decorate the finished ball with a beautiful bow!

We create a New Year's mood for ourselves, and decorating a house for the New Year is the easiest way to give your monastery a fabulous, festive atmosphere. Ahead of 2018, which should be met especially brightly, colorfully and in a great mood. Start preparing now - a lot of great ideas are easy to implement with your own hands!

If in normal times not every one of us is engaged in needlework, decor, embroidery and origami, then in the pre-New Year period, everyone, without exception, decorates their home. Intricate crafts can be done together with the children by the whole family, and this exciting activity will give you a lot of positive emotions. Make your home joyful and bright!

Window Design Ideas

Meet the New Year 2018 behind the windows painted with frost, even if the temperature is above zero outside. Window- the eyes of the house, from the outside they are visible to any passer-by, and inside, decorated with garlands, lanterns, snowflakes, they serve as additional space for the implementation of design ideas.

  • Snowflakes. Filigree work will become an exquisite decoration of your home. Paper snowflakes look very nice on the windows of a private house, but an apartment can also be distinguished from a number of boring window openings.

Advice! There are thousands of patterns for cutting paper snowflakes - from the simplest to the most complex. Arm yourself with handy scissors, be sure to think over the workplace and start creating decorations for the window. The more patterns on the plane of the paper, the more elegant the crafts look.

  • Drawings. With water-washable stained glass and minimal artistic skills, you can create patterns that look very attractive from the outside, give warmth and comfort. If you are not sure of your talents, just write on the windows: “2018!”, “Happy New Year!”. Give the younger members of the family space to be creative as well. Don't forget to take pictures of the kids with their work in the background!

new year door

Here it is recommended to use Western tradition and hang a wreath on the door of a country house from needles, cones and bells. The doorway is easily decorated with artificial snow, a horseshoe for good luck, paper snowflakes. You can make a composition with your own hands, but there are enough ready-made options for sale in stores.

You can make a cardboard horseshoe yourself and decorate with tinsel, rain. On it, write congratulations to your loved ones and give it as a gift when you go to visit. Any crafts are good ideas for a present or its New Year's supplement.

Garlands are a classic way to decorate your home.

How to make a wire star

We bring to your attention another idea for decorating a house for the holiday - an unusual frame star. You get a kind of 3D effect if you make crafts in different sizes.

  1. Take flexible wire. Bend it so that you get a five-pointed star.
  2. Prepare a sketch of the star from the photo.
  3. Cut it out of colored or wrapping paper and fold over the edges so that they catch on the wire. Secure with tape if necessary.
  4. Glue the tinsel to the wire.

Stars can be hung from the ceiling in a checkerboard pattern, or you can decorate with garlands, rain, serpentine. It will hang down beautifully and create a festive atmosphere.

Advice! If you live in an apartment with high ceilings, be sure to hang something from them. This will visually narrow the room and create the effect of soaring handmade jewelry.

Photo for memory

A framed photo is in the house of every person. Refresh them, give them a New Year's mood: hang them on a serpentine or thick twine along the wall. Fill the free space with small balls, garlands and hand-made drawings.

After the celebration, print new photos and add them to the old ones. Such a composition can stay in the apartment until the very end of January. You will love this idea, and perhaps you will leave the photo on the rope, making them a permanent interior accessory.

Balls are everywhere

Ideas for the New Year are not limited only to the capabilities of the needlewoman. Use themed toys, glitter, industrial decorations to decorate the room.

Balls are a wonderful symbol of the New Year. They come in different colors, sizes, shiny, matte, with a rough surface, from different materials, expensive, cheap, vintage, modern, etc. A variant of the idea is to hang them on strings from the ceiling, fix windows in the opening in the kitchen and in the living room.

The upper part of the room is undeservedly deprived of attention when decorating the house before the New Year. But in vain! Decorating the ceiling for the New Year with your own hands will make the room even more solemn, beautiful, stylish, give a pleasant feeling of joy and will delight your eyes all the holidays.

Before embarking on the decorating process, ask yourself what exactly you want: bright, solemn decorations or elegant and discreet, in one color scheme or in many colors. And already based on your desires, you can decide how best to decorate the ceiling for the New Year.

Tips to help you decorate the room beautifully:

  • If you have children, then you should use cute, fun elements so that the kids are also interested and funny.
  • Invite the kids to decorate the ceiling for the New Year with their own hands. Joint pastime for such an exciting activity will give a lot of positive emotions to adults and children.
  • If you can't reach the ceiling with your hands to place your decorations, use a sturdy stool. Do everything without sudden movements so as not to accidentally fall and get injured.
  • If you're having trouble picking your color preference, use the Yellow Earth Pig colors—yellow, brown, orange, gold, sand, red, beige, mustard, and even green.
  • If you do not have the time and desire to make decorative items with your own hands, you can buy Christmas decorations for the ceiling. They are sold in many stores.

Here's how you can beautifully decorate the ceiling for the New Year 2019:

  • rain of snowflakes;
  • balloons;
  • ribbons;
  • snowflakes;
  • Christmas toys;
  • garlands;
  • beads;
  • tinsel.

You can use these decorations for the New Year for a stretch ceiling and a regular one. You can also choose one from this list or combine several options.

Decoration ideas for the New Year are not limited to the options listed. If you have even the most fantastic ideas, you can bring them to life. After all, when, if not during this winter celebration, to experiment and dilute life with bright colors?

Almost all decorations for the New Year for the ceiling can be called hanging, because they decorate the room in a suspended state. Although snowflakes or other figures cut out of paper (for example, Christmas trees, animals) can simply be attached.

If you want to decorate the ceiling in an original way for the New Year 2019, you can draw cute pictures with wishes, and then attach them. If you have a child, he will surely love this idea! Remember that the main symbol is the Yellow Pig.

So, now it’s worth talking about each type of jewelry in more detail.

Christmas decorations

Christmas decorations for decorating the ceiling for the New Year are a great and not banal idea. Your guests will be pleasantly surprised to look up and see the colorful variety.

You can not be limited in your ideas, show your imagination and use Christmas decorations of various shapes and colors, attaching them, for example, in a chaotic manner, in the form of numbers - 2019.

Photos of ceiling decorations for the New Year using Christmas toys:

Rain of snowflakes

Snowflakes do not give up their positions and remain one of the main symbols of the celebration. In any room, dwelling and interior, decorating the ceiling for the New Year with a “rain” of snowflakes will look very nice.

This is how you can make it rain from snowflakes:

  • You need to involve all family members to cut out a lot of different snowflakes.
  • Then they need to be tied to thin threads (use fishing line).
  • After that, such threads need to be attached up, tied to the chandelier.

The photos illustrate how variously you can decorate the ceiling for the New Year with a rain of snowflakes familiar to everyone from childhood:

Snowflakes

You don't have to collect the rain, the snowflakes look amazing if you just attach them individually. They will be appropriate at home, work, in an educational institution - because they are elegant, stylish and invariable attributes of the celebration.

To beautifully decorate the ceiling for the New Year with snowflakes, you just need to cut them out of paper, cardboard, and even buy products prepared using other materials in the store, and then attach them to the right place. Such a beautiful decoration with your own hands is very easy to make, it takes little time, but it looks spectacular!

Do not underestimate the most ordinary snowflakes, with them there is an opportunity to make very delicate, elegant and stunningly beautiful decorations!

beads

Beads are a decorative element that will be appropriate for almost any holiday, so decorating the ceiling with beads for the New Year is a great idea, especially since stores offer a wide range of beads in different colors and sizes.

Garland

Glowing, flashing and colorful lights have fascinated us since childhood. To this day, the garland is the main decoration of the Christmas tree and the whole house, including the upper part.

There are many varieties of garlands that differ in length, shape, color, price, brightness and power. So do not hesitate, you can find the perfect option and beautifully decorate the ceiling with a garland for the New Year, as you like!

Important! Remember about safety: do not use homemade garlands, do not leave working devices unattended.

Elegant garlands that can be hung from the ceiling are obtained from paper, newspapers. Draw round timber, Christmas trees, stars, you can simply stitch the details in a straight line.

Photos of how you can decorate the ceiling with garlands for the New Year:

A great option for using paper garlands to decorate the house where children live, for kindergarten and school:

Tinsel

Tinsel is ideal for those people who do not want to spend a lot of money and time decorating their home, but want to get a dazzling result. You can decorate the entire ceiling and even the chandelier with tinsel for the New Year. It all depends on your desire and mood!

Textile

With the help of fabric decoration, you can change the color of the ceiling for the New Year without repair and extra costs. It is desirable to use both complex compositions and simple decoration.

By the way! The fabric is perfect for decorating a high ceiling for the New Year.

Balloons

On the threshold of the year of the Yellow Pig, therefore, golden, yellow, orange terracotta, sand colors are especially relevant. Use them to decorate your ceiling with balloons for the New Year.

The ceiling, “strewn” with balloons with beautiful ribbons, will look absolutely fabulous. Thus, it will turn out to arrange a nursery and make a baby surprise.

To decorate the ceiling with balloons for the New Year, it is reasonable to take both individual balloons, simply launched upwards, and complex compositions. For example, balls that form the numbers 2019, a festive tree. Imagine how cute a Christmas tree made with balls and stretched to the entire ceiling will look!

If you plan to invite guests, then it is a pleasure to entertain them as follows: tie folded pieces of paper with original wishes and congratulations to the strings of balls with which you decorated the ceiling for the New Year. Let each guest choose one balloon and remove a note from it. Guests will be pleased with warm wishes in such an original "wrapper".

Photo of ceiling decorations with balls for the New Year:

Ribbons

Ribbons are a wonderful decoration for the ceiling for the New Year. They are inexpensive and very easy to put on.

A wreath of ribbons and Christmas tree branches is an original ceiling decoration for the New Year.

Ceiling decoration for the New Year is appropriate not only in your personal home, but also at school, kindergarten, college, university, office, workplace, store, etc. Festive decor will cheer you up in December, warm up your thirst for celebration and magic!

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