No other holiday has such a joyful and magical period of preparation as the New Year and Christmas. Today we invite you to recharge your batteries with anticipation and have a lot of fun creating Christmas balls for the Christmas tree with your own hands. Do not wait until the festive atmosphere itself descends into your home! Start getting inspired for 2019 now by creating special decorations for your home!
In the last article, we told you how to make . So now it's time to show 40 ways to make Christmas balls from ribbons, threads, fabric, beads, beads and other improvised materials and materials. Best ideas with step by step photos!
How to make Christmas balls from threads with your own hands (12 photos)
How can you make a beautiful Christmas ball of thread? The easiest and fastest way is to wrap an old Christmas tree ball with thick knitting thread or twine. Use glue to keep the thread secure. Complete the result with lace, ribbons and beads. DIY Christmas balls made of thread will look very vintage and romantic on the Christmas tree.
From the same thick threads, you can make DIY Christmas balls in eco style. All you need for this is glue or paste, a few balloons and twine. The beauty of this method is that you can decorate the received toys in any way (with branches, electronic candles, etc.) and give them any size. Do you want to make large Christmas balls with your own hands from threads? Then just push harder!
Finally, you can create stunning Christmas balls with thin sewing threads with your own hands. True, the process will take a lot of time, but just take a look at the New Year's balls of thread in the following photos! This is a real art, whose name is temari. We offer several ideas and schemes for beginners.
DIY Christmas balls from ribbons
Each Christmas ball made of satin ribbons will look very elegant and will only enhance the sparkle of your Christmas tree. In order not to waste a lot of time and effort, you can wrap a regular old ball with a narrow ribbon and decorate it with beads, sequins, ribbons or lace. The method is similar to decorating balls with threads, only the result will be more luxurious. See Christmas balls from ribbons in the following photos:
If you are diligent and patient, then try cutting the fabric into pieces and using needles to make chic New Year's balls from ribbons with your own hands using the step-by-step photos below.
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It will be much easier to make Christmas decorations from pieces of fabric. You just have to stock up on styrofoam balls in the store to use them as a base.
DIY Christmas balls: decoupage decoration, beads and more
On the night of December 31st to January 1st, we not only celebrate the new year, but also see off the old one. Therefore, Christmas decorations and toys in a nostalgic style are always in great demand. DIY decoupage Christmas balls are a great way to bring the spirit and romance of the past into your home. Read more about the decoupage technique in the article. The secret is to thin old postcards or other paper well before sticking to the surface. Photo for inspiration:
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At the end of our article, we offer you a few more ideas for crafts - this time using transparent balls. Delight family members by preparing a New Year's ball with a photo inside with your own hands for everyone.
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In addition to photos, you can decorate transparent Christmas balls with your own hands with pine needles, finely chopped paper, scraps of old garlands, etc.
Natalia Popova
On the eve of the holiday New Year, I wanted to make small souvenirs for the parents of my group. Since I recently discovered technique"kanzashi"(I knew about her for a long time, but now I myself am only taking the first steps in this field, I decided to take christmas toys on the Christmas tree in this technique. Hope, toys, made by me with great love, will appeal to both parents and children of my group, and they will be happy to decorate their Christmas tree with my gifts. So we need:
Satin ribbon 5cm wide. ;
Satin ribbon 2-2.5 cm wide (for bow);
Satin ribbon with a width of 0.5 cm-1 cm. (for loop and decoration);
Various beads;
Lighter (or candle);
Glue gun.
We take a satin ribbon of two colors, 5 cm wide.
We cut squares 5 by 5 cm. We need 12 of these squares of each color.
Then we turn triangles from squares.
Then we put the triangle one on top of the other.
We fold the double triangle so that one is inside the other.
We solder the corners and the base of the triangle with a lighter.
We make 12 such triangles.
We glue the triangles with a soldered edge to the center, insert a ribbon for the loop and decoration in the middle. decorate toy bows, beads to your liking. here's what happened to me.
There was a whole box of gifts.
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Hello, dear readers of the site! Beautiful and unique Christmas decorations can be made by hand. There are very simple techniques, there are quite complex ones. Today, our needlewoman Alena shares a step-by-step master class on creating a bright, beautiful New Year's ball: This technique is also called "artichoke". You will need simple materials that are easy to purchase at any needlework store. Choose the colors of the ribbons and combine them to your liking. Also don't forget to watch the tutorial on making kanzashi Christmas trees from satin ribbons
Materials:
- White satin ribbon (width 2.5 cm) - 3 m
- Blue satin ribbon (width 2.5 cm) - 3 m
- Blue satin ribbon (width 1 cm) - 30 cm
- Styrofoam ball - diameter 8 cm
- glue gun
- Ruler, scissors
How to make a Christmas tree toy with your own hands:
Wide ribbons must be cut into pieces 5 centimeters long. 
Each of the cut pieces must be folded into a triangle. To do this, we bend the edges of the cut to the lower central part of the workpiece and iron the workpiece with an iron. 
When all the triangles are ready, we begin to assemble the ball. Glue a piece of blue ribbon (5 cm long) to the center of the ball. Next, glue 2 white and blue triangles to the ball with a sharp part towards the middle. 
Glue the triangles in the second row, alternating colors in a checkerboard pattern. First we glue the white triangles, then the blue ones - only 8 pieces. In the third and subsequent rows, glue the triangles, placing them a centimeter below the previous row, following the same chess technique. 
The last 2 rows will consist of 4 triangles, as the area of the ball will decrease. The last step is to form a voluminous bow with a loop from a narrow ribbon. Glue the bow to the top of the Christmas decoration. 
Christmas ball is ready!
Happy New Year!
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We all love the New Year for the invariable fragrant Christmas tree, a lot of all kinds of Christmas decorations, funny lights and, of course, gifts! These are all nice things, but to make them even more festive and even more enjoyable, let's complicate the task: instead of buying it all in the store, we will make Christmas decorations -! Let's suffer a little creative agony, dream, and then let's take and MAKE something "such", for example, a cone on a Christmas tree in the Japanese style of kanzashi!
The kanzashi technique came to us from ancient Japan, where it appeared more than 400 years ago! Beautiful Japanese women wore all sorts of pins and hairpins made from silk ribbons using this technique! Time passed, European beauties appreciated the jewelry and craftsmen appeared, ready to fulfill any whim ... and learn new things.
Having learned how to perform the main element, you will also be able to create a wide variety of things, but for now, let's get started.
To make such a beautiful cone with your own hands, you should stock up not only with patience, but also with some specific tools and materials, namely:
- Dostochka;
- Sharp scissors;
- Soldering iron or lighter;
- Bright satin ribbons, or strips of silk or organza in blue and silver, 2.5 cm wide;
- A small piece of white tape 5 cm wide;
- Mount for a Christmas tree toy;
- Glue "Moment-gel" or glue gun (hot);
- Special tweezers;
- Monofilament;
- Thin long needle;
- Table tennis ball;
- Thin silver loop cord;
- Simple pencil;
- Thin tape or a small jar of cream;
- Ruler.
We will do all the manipulations on a regular kitchen board - so as not to damage the surface.
- We cut our ribbons into squares, use a ruler so that the squares are really square, not rectangular!
To free up your other hand a little and make the process as convenient as possible, come up with a stand for your ball: a jar of cream, even a simple adhesive tape is ideal as a stand.
- Now we need to wrap all the squares into triangles. We do this using tweezers. Using a soldering iron or a regular lighter, we melt the edges of the triangles, thereby fixing the desired shape and preventing the threads from loosening:
For those who do not know or have forgotten: triangles are made like this: the ribbon square is bent in half diagonally, and then doubled again:
- We carry out the first row of silvery triangles, gluing them with Moment-Gel or a glue gun directly onto the blue square. Sharp corners should “look” inside the blue square, and the distance between the triangles should be about 2 cm:
- The second row is made from the same silver triangles. They need to be glued in a checkerboard pattern between already glued triangles.
- The third row is performed in a similar way - with silver triangles glued in between the triangles of the previous row:
- The next two rows are already made with blue triangles. The principle of their location is the same as that of silver blanks.
- We continue row after row to fulfill our cone, alternating colors after 2 rows:
- Having reached the penultimate rows, we again paste the blue square on the tennis ball:
- We decorate our cone. To do this, we take a small piece (10-15 cm) of a white satin ribbon, fuse it with its edges to make a ring and sew it with a basting seam on one side.
- And now we need to glue (or sew) a real mount to the new cone!
- And now we take a silver thin cord and thread it into the attachment loop. We tie a strong knot and the New Year's toy "bump" in the Japanese style of kanzashi is ready:
This technique is very interesting and exciting to work with. Therefore, if you have a desire to create some other Christmas tree "miracle", then we will be happy to help you with this!
To make this wreath, you will need all the same tools, golden beads and two types of ribbons: wide green (5 cm wide) and thin bright red (0.5 cm wide).
This Christmas tree toy is made from the same triangles, but they need to be “improved” a little, see the photo instruction:\
4. And now we carefully glue all 10 fragments one on top of the other, while wrapping a little in a circle so that we can easily form a Christmas wreath from the resulting semicircular blank:
5. We connect the edges of the workpiece together and we get a wreath of ribbons in the style of kanzashi. But in order for this wreath to become Christmas, you need to decorate it properly! To do this, take the beads, in this case, golden in color and glue, or sew them to the wreath. Then, finally, a thin scarlet ribbon waited for our attention, from which we will tie a beautiful bow and sew (or glue) it to the wreath!
In the style of kanzashi, you can make a wide variety of toys, you have already seen this!
Herringbone - kanzashi pendant
To make just such a Christmas tree, you will need a wide green ribbon, a thin red ribbon, a wide brown ribbon and a fastening clip!
Here, sharp and round petals are made from a green ribbon (to be precise: 3 round and 5 sharp), these leaves are glued together in a certain order. The brown ribbon is twisted into a tube and glued as a Christmas tree trunk. A scarlet ribbon with a beautiful bright bow sits on the very top of the Christmas tree!
All creative work is completed by gluing the workpiece to the mount! And now hang the decoration toy wherever you want: not a Christmas tree, on a curtain, on a blouse, or right in your hair!
But in this article we will talk about New Year's crafts from satin ribbons. Crafts can be simple or made using a special Japanese technique - kanzashi.
Herringbone
Let's start our crafts according to tradition with the symbol of the New Year - from the Christmas tree. Someone prefers to put up a big Christmas tree, but for someone such a pleasure is an unaffordable luxury (pets or small children consider it their duty to overturn a forest beauty decorated with lanterns and New Year's garlands). It's okay, you can decorate the apartment with a miniature Christmas tree, which can be made from satin ribbons.
#1 We make a Christmas tree from ribbons with children
If there are small residents in the house, they must definitely participate in the decor process. In addition, joint creativity is a great time spent! Every kid can make such a simple Christmas tree from a dry stick and different ribbons.
#2 Miniature Christmas tree made of ribbons
And here is a more complex version of a Christmas tree made of ribbons. Such crafts can decorate not only the house, but also, for example, the desktop. For the manufacture you will need ribbons, a foam cone blank, a lot of safety pins and a bow for the top. See the step-by-step master class in the picture below.
#3 Christmas tree made of ribbon and beads
You can make a Christmas tree from a ribbon, combining it with large beads. Such a craft can be hung on a real Christmas tree or given to someone as a souvenir. See step by step photo instructions below.
#4 Christmas tree in kanzashi style
And here is a mini Christmas tree made using the kanzashi technique. You will have to tinker with such a craft, because Japanese technology is for patient needlewomen. This craft will take a lot of time and effort, but the result is truly impressive! Satin ribbon petals are glued onto a paper cone with glue. Additionally, the finished tree can be decorated with beads. By the way, the Christmas tree does not have to be monophonic, you can combine colors to your taste.
#5 Christmas tree made of flowers in kanzashi technique
And here is a craft very similar to the previous one, there is only one difference: Christmas tree No. 4 is made from individual petals, and this Christmas tree is made from flowers. First you need to make petals from ribbons, then glue the flowers (5 petals each), and only then glue the flowers to the paper cone. See step-by-step instructions with photos below.
#6 Kanzashi herringbone hairpin
Using the kanzashi technique, you can make various decorations, in particular hair clips. For such a hair clip you will need: a hair clip, ribbons, beads. How to make a hairpin, see below.
#7 Herringbone ribbon hairpin
Here is another original way to decorate a hair clip with ribbons. Get a miniature Christmas tree that perfectly complements the New Year's look. How to make a hairpin, see the picture below.
#8 Hairpin herringbone
And you can also decorate a hairpin in such a simple way: with an ordinary narrow ribbon and a star-shaped bead. Ordinary hair accessories are so easy to make truly festive, and our step-by-step master class will help you with this.
# 9 Kanzashi Christmas tree from a ribbon - a souvenir for the New Year
#10 Herringbone from ribbons
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Snowflakes
From ribbons, especially using the kanzashi technique, snowflakes of incredible beauty are obtained. You can decorate not only the room with such a craft, a snowflake made of ribbons can be hung on a Christmas tree or used as a decoration.
#1 Simple kanzashi snowflake
It is best to start your creative journey in kanzashi with simple crafts, such as this snowflake. You can master two types of sharp petals without much difficulty. By the way, you can glue the petals in your own way. Well, look at the author's version of the step-by-step MK.
#2 Another simple kanzashi snowflake
And another option is not the most complex snowflake using the kanzashi technique. By the way, such crafts can be fixed on a headband or hairpin and complement the New Year's look with an unusual handmade decoration.
#3 Snowflake kanzashi on the headband
Need to complete the image of a small snowflake? A snowflake using the kanzashi technique on a rim will cope with this task with a bang. Step-by-step MK in the picture below.
#4 Kanzashi snowflake with several types of petals
And this craft is more suitable for experienced needlewomen. In the manufacture of a snowflake, a large number of petals are used, the manufacture of which requires special skills. Well, if you are confident in your abilities, then watch MK and create!
#5 Snowflake from ribbons and beads
And here is a variant of a kanzashi snowflake with bead decor. In addition to painstaking work with ribbons, you will also have to work with beads and weave a small flower. Please note that this craft provides for several types of petals, each of which has soy manufacturing features. See the picture below for a step by step tutorial.
#6 DIY snowflake from ribbons
Snowflakes made using the kanzashi technique look unique, but a snowflake looks no less impressive from pieces of tape. For manufacturing, you will need a ribbon and a lighter (you can use a candle) to solder the parts.
#7 Christmas tree toy Kanzashi Snowflake
#8 Double Sided Satin Ribbon Snowflake
#9 Christmas kanzashi snowflake with swirls
#10 Headband Snowflake kanzashi from satin ribbons
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Wreath
The Christmas or New Year's wreath is an exclusively Western tradition that has come from Hollywood films into our homes. Well, for those who accept Western values, we have prepared several master classes on creating wreaths from ribbons.
#1 Christmas wreath of bows
A very simple ribbon wreath for the lazy. For manufacturing, you will need a base and ribbons of different colors. Tie ribbons in bows around the base and the wreath is ready!
#2 Wicker ribbon wreath
A wreath of ribbons can be woven. Such a product looks very impressive, but in fact there is nothing complicated in manufacturing. Follow the step by step instructions and you will succeed!
#3 Miniature Christmas wreath in kanzashi technique
A mini wreath can be made from kanzashi petals. You need to make basic petals from ribbons, glue them in threes and connect them into a circle. The finished wreath can be decorated with a miniature bow.
#4 Miniature wreath of ribbon and beads
A miniature wreath of ribbon and beads can be hung on a Christmas tree as a decoration, or you can give it to someone as a handmade New Year's souvenir. For the manufacture you will need fishing line, ribbon and beads. You can also use additional decorative elements, such as a pendant and a bow.
#5 Baby Ribbon Wreath
Surely in kindergarten they gave the task to make some New Year's crafts with children. Take note of this simple Christmas wreath. You will need: a base for a wreath, a lot of pieces of different ribbons, glue.
#6 Christmas wreath of satin flowers
And here is a version of the New Year's wreath of satin flowers. Flowers are very realistic and it seems that the manufacture of such a wreath will take a lot of time. Actually it is not. Making such a craft from ribbons is quite simple. You can verify this through MK.
#7 Ribbon Wreath: Making Christmas Crafts with Kids
And here is another great version of the New Year's crafts that the kids can handle. You will need: a base, a lot of ribbons of different colors and sizes, scissors. cut the ribbons into strips of the same length and tie in knots around the base. The wreath is ready!
#8 Simple satin ribbon wreath
very simple wreath of satin ribbons. For manufacturing you will need: foam base, ribbons, safety pins or glue. Wrap the blank with a ribbon and decorate at your discretion: with a bow, a snowflake, or leave it like that.
#9 Kanzashi Christmas Wreath
#10 New Year's wreath "Snowman" from ribbons
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Balls and other Christmas decorations
Ribbons make very beautiful Christmas tree decorations, for example, balls, bells, cones, lanterns and more. We have found for you simple and complex MK, with which you can create the Christmas tree of your dreams!
#1 Simple Christmas ball of ribbons
To create such a Christmas ball you will need: ribbons, safety pins, foam blank. Roll the ribbons into a ring and secure with a pin to the workpiece. Continue until the entire ball is decorated with ribbon rings.
#2 Christmas ball made of satin ribbons
To make such a ball, you will need: a foam blank, a tape cut into strips slightly larger than the diameter of the blank, two safety pins.
#3 Christmas ball made of ribbons in artichoke technique
And here is a slightly more complicated version of the craft. The real difficulty lies in the fact that you have to spend your time. You can arrange the colors to your taste, and you can learn the secrets of the artichoke technique from the step-by-step MK.
#4 Christmas ball of ribbons
And here is another option for decorating the workpiece with a narrow ribbon. In this MK, glue is used instead of safety pins, and the tape itself does not need to be cut into pieces. The tape is wound obliquely through two points on the surface of the ball. Each time you pass the tape through one of these points, drip a drop of glue and fix a new layer. Step by step photo instructions are below.
#5 Artichoke style cone
From ribbons, you can make not only a ball, but a bump, for example. To do this, you will need a special blank, ribbons of a suitable color and safety pins in large quantities. Cut the ribbons into identical squares, wrap them into a triangle and fasten them to the workpiece with a pin.
#6 Ribbon cone
And here is another version of the cone of ribbons, that's just easier to manufacture, but no less spectacular. For manufacturing, you will need a blank made of cardboard, a narrow ribbon of a suitable color and glue. Step by step process of making crafts is shown in the photo below.
#7 Icicle on Christmas tree from ribbon
A very simple craft. To make such an icicle, you will need a narrow ribbon, a pencil and a thread. Wrap the tape around a pencil, fasten and leave overnight. In the morning, remove the tape, sew on a thread and you can decorate the Christmas tree!
#8 Ribbon bell and flashlight
#9 Lanterns kanzashi
#10 kanzashi Christmas tree cones
#11 Christmas tree balls from a narrow ribbon
#12 Kanzashi Christmas balls without base
#13 Christmas ball kanzashi
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Angels
Angels for the New Year also came to us from the West. However, New Year's holidays are followed by Christmas and if your family is one of the believers, then why not make crafts for the future, especially since very cute angels are obtained from the ribbons.
#1 Simple ribbon angel
If you are doing needlework with children, especially those of preschool or primary school age, then be sure to take note of this simple, but all original ribbon craft. You will need ribbon, a stapler and beads.
#2 Angel for Christmas tree or for table decor
And here is another very interesting craft that you can hang on a Christmas tree or decorate a Christmas table. You will need a wide ribbon, a bead, a piece of wire (for a halo) and decorative elements.
#3 Kanzashi angel
#4 New Year Angel
#5 Mini Christmas Angel Kanzashi
Bow
What is the New Year without gifts? What is the main thing in a gift? Well, of course, attention and packaging! A beautifully wrapped trifle will bring much more pleasure! A chic bow will help to complete the gift wrapping, which you can make with your own hands from ordinary ribbons.
#1 Christmas ribbon bow
A variant of the classic Christmas bow made of thin ribbons. This bow will be a great addition to any gift. How to tie a Christmas bow from ribbons, see the photo instructions.
#2 Double Ribbon Bow for Gift Wrapping
Or here is another original version of the double bow. It is tied quite simply, but the impression is indelible! Step-by-step MK can be found below.
#3 Bow flower
A delicate bow in the form of a flower will be a great addition to a gift for a loved one: mother, sister, best friend. You will need a satin ribbon, a needle and thread, and a bead for the core. See below for how to make a bow.
#4 Big ribbon bow
And here is a big bow to decorate a massive gift. You can decorate absolutely any gift with such a bow, for example, for a beloved man or work colleague. Looks cool and is very easy to do. Step by step photo instructions are below.
#5 Narrow ribbon flower bow
From a narrow ribbon with glue and a button, you can make a charming flower bow. The perfect addition to a gift for a best friend, sister or daughter.
#6 Do-it-yourself voluminous bow
And here is a version of a universal bow that can decorate any gift. You will need a ribbon and our master class.
#7 How to tie a simple bow
#8 How to tie a fancy ribbon bow
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Other crafts
You can make an incredible number of a wide variety of crafts from ribbons and it is simply impossible to collect them all in one place. But we tried to find as many different options as possible so that you can be inspired and create your own masterpieces. And next year, perhaps your master class will be on our website!
#1 Crown
Crowns for small snowflakes and princesses can be made from ordinary ribbons. The crown can be made in the kanzashi technique (for more experienced craftswomen) or in a simpler technique.
#2 Crown of ribbons and tulle
#3 Kanzashi crown from a narrow ribbon
#4 New Year's crown with your own hands
#5 Postcard
From ribbons you can make a New Year's card. For example, folding a narrow ribbon in the form of a Christmas tree. You can decorate with beads or colored buttons.
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#6 Candy
As a mini souvenir for the New Year, you can make sweets from ribbons. You will need a narrow ribbon of two or more colors, and then it's a matter of technique!
#7 Christmas garland of ribbons
From ribbons you can make a cool New Year's garland for room decor. To create you will need wide ribbons of different colors and a thick thread. Ready-made flags can be glued to a thread or sewn on. But it takes a long time to sew by hand, so if you have a sewing machine, be sure to use its capabilities.
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