How to cut beautiful Christmas decorations from paper. DIY Christmas decorations for the home

05.09.2019

Someone is preparing for the new year, decorating the Christmas tree with designer expensive jewelry, and someone - with cheerful multi-colored electric garlands and glass balls from the shop.

Such Christmas decorations, will undoubtedly make the New Year's beauty stylish and beautiful, but, unfortunately, they will not be able to compare with toys made by themselves. After all, the process of creating them not only increases the anticipation of the holiday, but also gives priceless moments of communication to all family members.

There are a lot of options on how to make Christmas tree decorations with your own hands for the new coming year, but the most affordable and do not require special skill in making are New Year's toys from paper. All you need is available materials that can be found in any home, a little patience and creative imagination.

The most common and versatile toys for the new year are Christmas balls. You can make them yourself from any thick paper: colored cardboard, colorful postcards or old magazine covers. Solid color balls will give uniform style room, and multi-colored - an atmosphere of fun and fabulous magic.

So, before you start making these paper toys, you need to prepare the following:

thick paper with a pattern you like;
scissors;
PVA glue;
a compass or any object that, when outlined, can be used to reproduce a circle (jars, lids, glasses, etc.).

How to do:

Draw 21 identical circles on paper and cut them out with scissors.

Prepare the circles as follows:

bend the circle twice in half (this is necessary to determine the center);
unbend the circle and bend one side of it so that the edge of the circle is exactly in the center;
bend two more sides of the circle to make a triangle with equal sides;
cut out the resulting triangle, which will play the role of a pattern for the rest of the details;
impose a triangle on the rest of the circles, circle with a pencil and bend the edges outward along the lines.
Glue 10 circles together with two sides so that you get a strip: 5 circles on top, and 5 on the bottom. The strip must be glued into a ring. This will be the base for the ball.

Divide the remaining 10 parts into 5 pieces and glue them into a circle. The result was two “lids”.

Glue the upper and lower “lid” to the base in sequence.
The loop for hanging the ball can be made from a thread threaded through the top of the toy with a needle, or from beautiful ribbon. The ribbon loop is secured with a knot and threaded through the top of the ball “lid” before gluing it to the base. The knot remains inside the toy, and the loop remains outside.

Original paper toy ready for the new coming year with your own hands!

More paper balls for the Christmas tree

Volumetric snowflake

Another indispensable attribute of the New Year is snowflakes. They can be the simplest, cut out of a sheet of paper in a random design, or they can be voluminous using the origami technique. We suggest making the latest version of the New Year's snowflake with your own hands.

To do this, you need to cut out six squares of the same size, fold each of them diagonally, and then in half. Parallel cuts are made along the fold. The square unfolds, the inner tabs are wrapped and fastened together.

The outer petals are connected to the same petals of the remaining squares. You can attach them using either glue or a regular stapler.

In any case, paper is the most inexpensive and easy-to-use material for holiday crafts, that’s why we arm ourselves with scissors, glue, a stapler and tape, as well as a bunch of colorful leaves to make the most beautiful DIY paper Christmas decorations. And even though some ideas are not new, you can start doing this one right today, without any complex and expensive preliminary preparation.

DIY paper Christmas decorations

We have been making garlands that stretch along the entire perimeter of the room, curling walls, furniture, and ceilings since childhood. Colored chains are no longer the most popular long variety DIY paper Christmas decorations. The hit of this winter is a meteor shower, with no end in sight.

To create these you will need one template or stencil, a long rope and glue. Using the stencils, you need to cut out enough stars to cover the whole house. Since the version of such a craft is very simple, it is necessary that the stars themselves have individual artistic value, therefore, if for them you take bright, colored sheets, maybe even with sparkles or metallic tints, then this will only be better. Another a good option– wrappers that are sold for gift wrapping departments; such material already has an interesting texture and is not that expensive. One such leaf can become the progenitor for hundreds of stars. You need to assemble the garland on a rope, using glue for this, coat it on one star, lay the rope on it so that it runs in the middle, and then cover it with a second star on top and gently press it with your fingers so that the elements are fixed. You can make a garland of several threads, you can arrange a whole star curtain by placing them on the window ledge or doorway, or you can let them hang down from the chandelier, shining beautifully under artificial lighting. To complicate the task a little, you can glue together not two, but five elements in succession, then you will get interesting DIY voluminous Christmas decorations made of paper. To save money, because this type of material will cost several times more, you should take newspaper sheets.

It’s just not worth stopping at the stars when there are still so many different elements for. For example, you can use large images of Christmas symbols as such elements - deer, Christmas trees, candy canes and gingerbread men. They are not glued to a rope, but attached using an ordinary clothesline, making a creative garland in the style of photographic exhibitions of dryers.

Volumetric decorative accents can complement garlands with a more uniform texture, for example, they always add bright touches paper balls, folded in any way known to you. They are both fragile and strong, large and neat, suitable for any interior, since the color for them is limited only by the palette of your set of colored ornamental cardboard. Notice how beautiful the heart pendants look, photos of which you can see above, and you can later use the idea of creating such for Valentine’s Day decor, but without depicting snowflakes on the front of the hearts.

DIY Christmas home decoration made from paper

What's good about volume? DIY New Year's home decoration made from paper, is that it can be used not only in hanging garlands, but also in table compositions, which can become no less in demand, especially if they are illuminated inside using LED garlands or other methods.

In the photo example you can see some ideas for both tabletop and hanging decor. Such cones with images of Christmas heroes can not only be printed on a color printer, but also drawn with your own hands. You just need to first draw a layout diagram for such a decoration; to do this, you should arm yourself with a compass so that the circle turns out to be correct and even; the larger its diameter, the higher the cone will end up. The resulting circle needs to be divided into four parts in the middle and only three should be painted, because you will need to cut off the fourth part. After cutting, the cone is twisted in literally one movement and fixed with glue. It is somewhat more difficult to make such cute snow-white lanterns; for them, the protruding technique is used, when openwork pattern carefully created using a sharp breadboard knife or scissors. To get just such an elegant effect, you need to first fold solid candlesticks, but using a more transparent material, for example, such as tracing paper or baking parchment, and the top layer, on which the design will already be cut out, is made on the basis of a regular drawing format, it It holds its shape well and is easy to cut. But we'll come back to this beautiful technology when we study the options in more detail.

Apply everything interesting techniques, which you only know to get an excellent New Year's result. Some prove this to us DIY paper Christmas decorations, photo which are located above. For example, classical technique origami can be quite complex, but if you want volumetric sprockets, then you can very well use its schemes, of which quite a lot can be found on the Web. Such stars can generally be hung not as a common garland, but separately, as they certainly deserve. Note also the , which represents folded book pages. As a base for the Christmas tree, you will need a log or a small log in which vertical grooves are made. The pages are folded into identical right-angled triangles and inserted into these holes so that the sharp end - the top of the tree - is on top, and there are wide legs at the bottom. Above decorative tree A wooden star or a three-dimensional origami craft is simply a must.

DIY Christmas decorations made from paper

Not so long ago, thin, lace-like snowflakes were used only as... Now their grace is perfectly suited for decoration modern interior in Provence style or similar classic styles, therefore, snow lace must be considered in any material dedicated to DIY New Year's decorations made from paper.

Of course, the inspiration for this DIY New Year's decoration made from paper - snowflakes, may not be the most classic shape. In all examples decorative crafts Snowflakes of one type or another are used, depending on the tasks assigned to them. So, for example, for an elegant garland that hangs in the most visible place, it is best to choose multi-layer snowflakes, with a dense center, for this the shape will suit hearts, circles, crescents, which are shown in the photo. But if you want to combine snow elements, for example, into a common wreath to decorate a window opening or front door, then it’s worth making a lot of them, but in the simplest possible form, because beauty will lie in their quantity, and not in the delicacy of each individual part. It is for wreaths that you can deviate from the classic white and make New Year's decorations from colored paper with your own hands, let them be pink, blue, red, to match the color of your interior.

But today, not just snowflakes are cut out for windows, but entire snowy landscapes, compositions that look especially impressive if they are illuminated. Above you can see suitable for similar DIY paper Christmas decorations templates.

DIY Christmas decorations made of corrugated paper

Tenderness should also not be occupied New Year's decorations from corrugated paper do it yourself. This material seems to have been created for the most festive crafts that can be made with it. beautiful flowers, weightless garlands and more. If you stock up on a few rolls corrugated material basic shades, you are guaranteed to be able to make the most fashionable and elegant varieties New Year's decor.

For example, you and I know that they are often used to decorate large areas; this is a fairly simple element. Strips of corrugated material are rolled into roses and secured with glue. To make room for flowers in your winter interior, decorate with them Christmas balls or big ball, which decorates the chandelier. Also interesting idea– make a wall tree using this green material. The strips are cut into fringes and glued to the wall (or a flat base), starting from the bottom. Or you can use those you know for DIY New Year's decorations from paper diagrams, which will allow you to make garlands that differ in texture, are more voluminous and brighter. For example, such simple bows do not require special gluing or folding, but look very elegant.

Make your own Christmas decorations from paper

Now let's look at a simple example of how make Christmas decorations with your own hands from paper who will answer everyone fashion trends today's time. These include window decor, which has several layers. On sale, such cities, however, made of plywood, wood, cardboard, are quite expensive, but if you use thick, high-quality paper, and even do everything yourself, you can get by with fairly modest means.

You can either develop it yourself or download a ready-made one New Year's window decoration made of paper. With your own hands you need to transfer the sketch onto the material and carefully cut it out with a breadboard knife. If you iron the format first. It will be easier to work with him. Fold the cut out houses, glue the roof to them and place them in the prepared box.

On both sides of the box you need to make outer layers of the composition. For the layer that will be on the glass, an image of tall buildings, a month in the sky, and so on is suitable; for the background, walking people, a standing Christmas tree.

Inside, houses are installed and secured, inside of which garlands of light bulbs are placed. For greater effect on glass using artificial snow draw the latest long-range plan.

New Year's paper crafts

Do-it-yourself volumetric paper snowflake

This voluminous snowflake made of paper is a wonderful New Year’s decoration for any interior. A paper snowflake will definitely delight your children, relatives and guests.

For a snowflake big size we only use thick paper, and also add more lines.
A snowflake can be made from paper of any other color - it all depends on the color of your New Year's decor. You can also use wrapping paper.

materials, necessary for making paper snowflakes:

six squares, cut out of paper, preferably white and the same size.

Any paper is suitable for making snowflakes. The side of each square cut from paper can be from 10 to 25 cm.

Tools:

ruler;
a simple pencil;
scissors;
stapler

Preparation method volumetric snowflakes from paper:

1. Bend each of the six squares diagonally in half. We make markings of three parallel lines on each of them. The width of the segments should be the same. We draw lines with a simple pencil(in the photo they are drawn in red only to make them easier to see). Then we cut the outlined lines with scissors, starting from the edge and not reaching a little (leaving a couple of millimeters) to the middle.

2. Now we open the square folded diagonally and put it face up in front of us.

4. Then we turn the snowflake to the other side and connect the next two strips closest to the center, fasten them with a stapler.

5. We continue to turn the snowflake over and staple the remaining strips with a stapler.

6. We do the same with the five remaining squares of paper. Then we staple the three parts of the snowflake together in the middle. We do the same with the remaining three parts of the snowflake.

7. Now we connect these two large parts of the snowflake to each other.

8. At the points of contact of each individual part of the snowflake, we also fasten it with a stapler. This is necessary for the snowflake to keep its shape.

9. Now we decorate the snowflake according to our own taste, for example, you can stick sequins, sparkles.

That's all! New Year's decoration is ready! A snowflake can be hung on a Christmas tree, window, wall...

Another option for snowflakes. It is made from two sheets of regular or thicker paper.
1-2. First we bend the sheets as in the picture.
3. Cut out a tick from the resulting triangle.
4. We make cuts on the remaining checkmark, but do not cut through to the end, otherwise the snowflake will break.
5. Bend the rays so that the snowflake is voluminous.
6. We bend each middle beam on all four petals of the snowflake inward and glue it in the center.
7. Repeat operations 1-5 with the second sheet of paper. Then we place it under the first half of the snowflake, so that the lower rays are between the upper ones. Then we bend it as in step 6, but glue the rays not in the center, but in the places where the rays diverge at the top snowflake.

Snowflake made from strips of paper

See the photo master class for the sequence of making a snowflake:

Prepare two fragments of a snowflake, each of which is made of 6 strips of paper, then connect them, as in the photo

Glue the strips together as in the photo and secure with paper clips until completely dry.

We made two “half-snowflakes”:

Let's add them up back sides to each other
Connecting with glue

Secure with paper clips and wait for it to dry:

This is what the junctions of the ends of the strips look like:

And again, all in one photo:

More difficult option snowflakes from stripes:

Balls imitating cones from strips of colored cardboard different lengths , folded like an accordion

You can make more snowflakes from old magazines

master class from Tiffany Lin

Tiffany marked out one-inch petals for future snowflakes. We can focus on two centimeters, for example.

In total you need to cut 140 strips. Of these: leave 20 strips along the length of the page, cut the next 40 by 1 cm, cut the next 40 by 2 cm, and cut the last 40 by 3 cm shorter. Refer to the photo above.

Fold each petal using 5 strips of each size. The most long stripes, for the central ray of the snowflake, take it once, the rest twice (once on each side).

We glue and place under the press for the time of gluing.

For reliability, you can temporarily tie the tip of the petal.

In addition, we cut out more strips for the central part of the future snowflake.

We also glue this ring and fix it for the successful setting of the glue.

When the petals are glued glue gun processing the end face of the workpiece.

No need to spare glue! We process it well.

Then glue the petal blank to the central ring.

We do this with four petals, gluing them so that we get a cross.

Then glue the remaining petals. This method allows you to glue all the blanks symmetrically.

After that, we glue the petals together so that the snowflake does not fall apart.

Decorate the snowflake with sparkles.

In a similar way Can you make these snowflakes?

Birds of happiness for your home:

Fold the paper in half and cut it out as in the photo on the left: Then unfold the wings and secure them to the body of the bird. Glue the body halves together.

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New Year's paper crafts

Do-it-yourself volumetric paper snowflake

This voluminous snowflake made of paper is a wonderful New Year’s decoration for any interior. A paper snowflake will definitely delight your children, relatives and guests.

For large snowflakes, we use only thick paper and also add more lines.
A snowflake can be made from paper of any other color - it all depends on the color of your New Year's decor. You can also use wrapping paper.

materials, necessary for making paper snowflakes:

six squares, cut out of paper, preferably white and the same size.

Any paper is suitable for making snowflakes. The side of each square cut from paper can be from 10 to 25 cm.

Tools:

ruler;
a simple pencil;
scissors;
stapler

Method for making three-dimensional paper snowflakes:

1. Bend each of the six squares diagonally in half. We make markings of three parallel lines on each of them. The width of the segments should be the same. We draw the lines with a simple pencil (in the photo they are drawn in red only so that they are better visible). Then we cut the outlined lines with scissors, starting from the edge and not reaching a little (leaving a couple of millimeters) to the middle.

2. Now we open the square folded diagonally and put it face up in front of us.

4. Then we turn the snowflake to the other side and connect the next two strips closest to the center, fasten them with a stapler.

5. We continue to turn the snowflake over and staple the remaining strips with a stapler.

6. We do the same with the five remaining squares of paper. Then we staple the three parts of the snowflake together in the middle. We do the same with the remaining three parts of the snowflake.

7. Now we connect these two large parts of the snowflake to each other.

8. At the points of contact of each individual part of the snowflake, we also fasten it with a stapler. This is necessary for the snowflake to keep its shape.

9. Now we decorate the snowflake according to our own taste, for example, you can stick sequins, sparkles.

That's all! New Year's decoration is ready! A snowflake can be hung on a Christmas tree, window, wall...

Another option for snowflakes. It is made from two sheets of regular or thicker paper.
1-2. First we bend the sheets as in the picture.
3. Cut out a tick from the resulting triangle.
4. Make cuts on the remaining tick, but do not cut all the way through, otherwise the snowflake will break.
5. Bend the rays so that the snowflake is voluminous.
6. We bend each middle ray on all four petals of the snowflake inward and glue it in the center.
7. Repeat operations 1-5 with the second sheet of paper. Then we place it under the first half of the snowflake, so that the lower rays are between the upper ones. Then we bend it as in step 6, but glue the rays not in the center, but in the places where the rays diverge near the top snowflake.

Snowflake made from strips of paper

See the photo master class for the sequence of making a snowflake:

Prepare two fragments of a snowflake, each of which is made of 6 strips of paper, then connect them, as in the photo

Glue the strips together as in the photo and secure with paper clips until completely dry.

We made two “half snowflakes”:

Place them back to back
Connecting with glue

Secure with paper clips and wait for it to dry:

This is what the junctions of the ends of the strips look like:

And again, all in one photo:

A more complex version of a snowflake made from stripes:

Balls imitating cones made from strips of colored cardboard of different lengths, folded like an accordion

You can make more snowflakes from old magazines

master class from Tiffany Lin

Tiffany marked out one-inch petals for future snowflakes. We can focus on two centimeters, for example.

Fold each petal using 5 strips of each size. We take the longest strips, for the central ray of the snowflake, once, and the rest twice (once on each side).

We glue and place under the press for the time of gluing.

For reliability, you can temporarily tie the tip of the petal.

In addition, we cut out more strips for the central part of the future snowflake.

We also glue this ring and fix it for the successful setting of the glue.

When the petals are glued, use a glue gun to process the end of the workpiece.

No need to spare glue! We process it well.

Then glue the petal blank to the central ring.

We do this with four petals, gluing them so that we get a cross.

Then glue the remaining petals. This method allows you to glue all the blanks symmetrically.

After that, we glue the petals together so that the snowflake does not fall apart.

Decorate the snowflake with sparkles.

You can make snowflakes like this

Birds of happiness for your home:

Fold the paper in half and cut it out as in the photo on the left: Then unfold the wings and secure them to the body of the bird. Glue the body halves together.