{"id":594139,"date":"2022-10-02T17:18:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-02T14:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allforwomen.com.de\/?p=594139"},"modified":"2024-07-24T22:52:58","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T19:52:58","slug":"how-to-make-christmas-decorations-from-paper-beads-cones-felt-newspapers-pasta-threads-and-rubber-bands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allforwomen.com.de\/en\/how-to-make-christmas-decorations-from-paper-beads-cones-felt-newspapers-pasta-threads-and-rubber-bands\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make Christmas decorations from paper, beads, cones, felt, newspapers, pasta, threads and rubber bands"},"content":{"rendered":"

They prepare for the New Year in advance, decorating the house<\/a> with garlands and decorating the beautiful Christmas tree with toys. Of course, you can use purchased decorations for decoration, but do-it-yourself hand-made toys from improvised materials look much more impressive on fluffy branches. Your attention is a video and a description of the process of self-manufacturing Christmas toys.<\/p>\n

An interesting solution would be to decorate the Christmas tree with decorations in the same style, in the same color scheme. But a Christmas tree decorated with multi-colored lanterns, balls, houses, figures of men, etc. will look no less original. And how happy the children will be if they see a toy of their own production<\/a> on a tree.<\/p>\n

Currently, you can find a lot of tips on how to make a Christmas tree toy. A variety of materials are suitable for this, from paper to natural material.<\/p>\n

Almost everything that is in the apartment will do: old newspapers, buttons, hair ties, beads, cotton wool, fabric, ribbons, sparkles and even light bulbs.<\/p>\n

Most importantly, the toy should turn out to be bright, extraordinary, attracting attention.<\/p>\n

How to make a Christmas tree toy out of colored paper (with video)<\/h2>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

Those who have young children will most likely be interested in how to make a Christmas tree toy out of paper.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

This will require: colored paper or cardboard, scissors, glue, decorative elements. The decoration in the form of a snowman, a gingerbread house, Santa Claus, a snowflake, a festive candy, a flashlight will look original.<\/p>\n

To make this craft, you need:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Draw a template on cardboard, for example, a Christmas tree.<\/p>\n

Cut it out and circle 4 more such Christmas trees on green paper along the contour.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

Bend each blank in half, spread glue on the white part and glue half of the Christmas tree blank to the other half, etc. until you get a voluminous toy.<\/p>\n

Now it can be decorated, that is, stick balls, beads, stars from colored paper.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

It is recommended to decorate the craft with glitter to give it a festive look. Instead of the usual thread, for which it will be hung on a branch, it is better to use a thin gift ribbon or a thread from the "rain".<\/p>\n

Colorful candies hung on green branches look spectacular.<\/p>\n

Festive sweets are made very simply:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

It is necessary to make a small cylinder out of cardboard, wrap it with foil or shiny paper, then tie a ribbon with curls to each candy. Curls are easy to get by pulling the tape with scissors (just don't overdo it!).<\/p>\n

More ideas on how to make a Christmas tree toy out of paper are presented in our video:<\/strong><\/p>\n

How to make Christmas decorations from beads and light bulbs<\/h2>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

By the New Year, many people who are fond of beading<\/a> will be able to show their talent, because jewelry made from this material is in no way inferior to store-bought ones.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

In addition, this activity is very exciting, and since there is nothing complicated in it, even a beginner can try his hand at it.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

Before you learn how to make Christmas decorations from beads, you need to prepare the details for work. You will need fishing line, wire, needle, beads and beads.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

When using thin wire, you can easily make any toy, giving it the desired shape. It is enough to string the beads on the wire, then fix it and give the decoration the desired shape.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

It can be a star, a house, spirals, Christmas trees, curlicues and anything. If a fishing line is used, the work will be somewhat more difficult, but just as exciting.<\/p>\n

How to make beautiful Christmas decorations, we recommend watching a video where various options for weaving from beads are offered:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Crafts from improvised materials look very funny and unusual. What has already been used and is not useful on the farm will serve well for making New Year's decorations. Usually in every house there are light bulbs: new ones, in a package, or those that have already burned out and are waiting for their sad fate – to be thrown away along with the rest of the unnecessary rubbish. Do not rush to throw them away, because they make wonderful Christmas decorations.<\/p>\n

We offer an interesting option on how to make Christmas toys out of a light bulb, for example, snowmen:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

It is best to take a white bulb, but if there is none, a transparent one will also work, which will need to be primed with paint.<\/p>\n

Further on it, you can easily draw a snowman's face, be sure to depict a carrot on it.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

Decorate the plinth with a colored cap sewn from fabric or made from paper.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

Having shown imagination, you can make snowmen-girls and snowmen-boys. For girls, a braid of wool threads will peek out from under the cap, and for boys – a forelock above the eyes.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

All-purpose glue is suitable for attaching parts to a light bulb. Together with snowmen, cats, dogs, deer, Santa Claus, etc., made in the same way, can hang on the Christmas tree.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

Snowmen or other fairy-tale characters can be drawn on a light bulb using paints. Its narrow part will become the head, and the wide part will become the body. A cap, hat or bow is put on the base.<\/p>\n

How to make Christmas decorations from felt, pasta and rubber bands<\/h2>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

Felt<\/strong> is an excellent material for making toys. Understanding how to create a Christmas tree toy out of felt is not at all difficult.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

You just need to make a template of the conceived figure, circle it on the fabric and sew it with a buttonhole.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

Ideas for making crafts can be seen in magazines, on special sites, or you can come up with a felt toy yourself.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

Macaroni<\/strong>. Suitable for making Christmas decorations and pasta of various shapes and sizes.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

It is interesting to make complex crafts out of them, it's just worth dreaming up, and even more original idea how to make a Christmas tree toy from pasta will be prompted by children.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

The most laborious in this work is to glue the pasta together. The resulting craft can be painted and decorated with sparkles.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

Silicone rubber bands<\/strong> are a favorite material for girls to create key rings, rings, bracelets, figurines of animals and men. There are original ideas on how to make a Christmas tree toy out of rubber bands, for this you need only such a set.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

You can weave in different ways, using your fingers for this, or special posts that come with the set. Any colors are taken, depending on what decoration is planned to be created. If it is a snowflake, it is better to take elastic bands in blue and white.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

To weave a Christmas tree, you will need green elastic bands and multi-colored ones for its decoration. Or maybe it will be funny animals? There is definitely enough space for imagination, because you can build anything from rubber bands, and how to do this is detailed on the instructions that came with the kit.<\/p>\n

How to make Christmas decorations from threads and newspapers<\/h2>\n

The answer to one of the most popular questions “how to make Christmas toys from threads" is very easy to find – it is not only simple, but also extraordinary:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

When making decorations from threads, you will need a base, which can be an old Christmas ball, small medicine jars, or a cardboard cone.<\/p>\n

Glue is applied to the base, after which the threads are carefully wound, they must be thick enough, so woolen or floss will do.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

Bright buttons and beads are useful for decoration. They are strung on a thread in the process of winding it on the base.<\/p>\n

At the end of the work, make a loop and fix the thread with glue. Now the decoration must be allowed to dry.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

No less unusual are figures from old newspapers. There are a lot of answers to the question “how can you make Christmas decorations from a newspaper”. The best way to make such crafts is to use the papier-m\u00e2ch\u00e9 method. The figure obtained by this method is tinted with gouache, then a pattern is applied to it and sparkles are sprinkled. The decoration is ready.<\/p>\n

How to make Christmas decorations from cotton wool and cones<\/h2>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

Cotton wool will also serve as a good material for creating unusual Christmas tree crafts. Knowing how to make a Christmas tree toy out of cotton wool, you can come up with a whole collection.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

For example, little men, Santa Claus with the Snow Maiden, mushrooms, balls and much more.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

This will require cotton wool, wire, paint, glue. A frame is made of wire, cotton wool is applied to the glue, after which the desired figure is formed and attached to the frame. Then the toy is covered with paint.<\/p>\n

Well, how to make a Christmas tree toy from cones will be of interest to everyone who stocked up this natural material:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

A cone can still remain a cone, but its edges should be decorated with shiny or ordinary white paint, ribbons, braid, or threads with beads and beads should be tied on top.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/a>\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

Can be made from cones of animals, gnomes, etc. In this case, the bump will be the body to which other parts will be attached.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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