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Get ready to search New Year's gifts for loved ones? Today, many stores offer a huge number of goods, but there is nothing nicer than receiving a gift hand made.
Some gifts you can make yourself, and some you can make. together with children. From the many gift options, you can safely choose several that you like. Hereseveral selected interesting gifts that you can do.
Some Christmas gifts are simple, others are a little more complicated, but you'll have a lot of fun making them. Feel free to involve children while developing themimagination and motor skills. Also get ideas, and create something of your own.
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- DIY New Year cards
- DIY New Year's ideas
- DIY New Year's decorations
- DIY New Year's compositions
Children's New Year's gifts. Snow globe.
You will need:
Glass transparent container with lid
Sequins
Waterproof glue
Small figurine
1. Remove the lid from the container and glue a figurine (in this case, a porcelain dog) to its inside.
* The figurine should not be higher than the depth of the container, otherwise the lid will not close.
2. Pour glitter into a container.
3. Pour water into the container.
4. Close the lid.
5. Turn the container over and shake it to make it “snow.”
New Year's gifts for children. Christmas tree under the snow.
You will need:
Transparent glass container with lid
Miniature Christmas tree
Artificial snow (can be replaced with sparkles)
Glue moment (glue gun)
* Select a container that will completely fit your small decorative Christmas tree.
1. Remove the lid and glue the Christmas tree to the inside of it.
2. Pour some artificial snow into the container.
3. Carefully close the lid with the Christmas tree glued on and turn the jar over.
4. Shake the container so that the snow falls onto the Christmas tree.
New Year gifts. Christmas trees for kids.
Kids will really like this gift. Not only is it bright and beautiful, but you can also teach children colors, geometric shapes and etc.
You will need:
Large sheet of green felt
Several small sheets of felt (for Christmas decorations and gifts)
Double tape
1. Cut out a triangle from a large green piece of felt - this will be your Christmas tree.
2. Cut out colorful gifts from several small pieces of felt. To bright gift boxes were “wrapped” with bright ribbons, cut a few strips of felt and glue them in the shape of a cross (see picture).
3. Also cut out Christmas tree decorations, lanterns, icicles, etc. from various sheets of felt.
4. The Christmas tree can be attached to the wall using double tape or thumbtacks.
5. Now you can give children New Year's toys made of felt so that they can attach them to the tree by simply pressing the toy to the tree - they will catch on to the material and will not fall, but they will be easy to remove later.
DIY New Year's gift ideas. Handmade New Year's wreath (garland).
Let the children try to make this decoration themselves. It's very simple and they'll love tracing their pens. Then the gift can be given to grandparents.
You will need:
Scissors
Paper plate (round or square)
Pencil
1. First you need to trace the pen on colored paper with a pencil.
* If there are several children, then you can use a different color of paper for each and then use them all.
* If the child is alone, but you want to make the garland multi-colored, you can right hand circle on paper of one color, and the left of another.
2. Cut out the children's hands drawn on paper.
3. Take paper plate and cut out the middle part from it - you have a frame.
4. Apply glue to the frame.
5. Have each child glue their pieces to a paper frame.
6. All you have to do is add the ribbon and you can give it as a gift and decorate your home.
New Year's gift ideas. As a souvenir for grandparents.
This is another option for a New Year's gift for your beloved grandparents.
You will need:
Frame
Wrapping
Colored paper
Pencil
Scissors
Pompoms
Small photos
Plastic toy eyes
1. Prepare paper and trace the children’s legs and arms on it with a pencil.
2. Cut out the pieces.
3. Place the templates on felt, trace and cut out.
4. Insert wrapping paper into the frame to create a beautiful, festive backdrop.
5. Collect moose as in the picture. Add pom pom eyes and noses. All details are glued to the background.
6. You can cut out snowflakes from felt or buy ready-made ones and add them to the composition.
7. All you have to do is add photos and you're done.
New Year's toys-gifts. Build your own snowman.
Your child will definitely love building their own snowman. You can make such a set for him so that he can enjoy the game and also develop his creativity.
You will need:
Felt in different colors (namely white, red, brown/black, grey, green, yellow, blue)
1 sheet of thick felt
Scissors
Snowman template (preferably on a thick sheet of paper or cardboard)
Small resealable bag
1. You can draw the details of the snowman yourself with a simple pencil or print them using THIS LINK.
2. Cut out all the pieces.
3. Place the template on felt, trace and cut out. Add some details like buttons, fingers, mouth, nose, etc.
4. You can glue some parts so that they are part of the template. For example, glue the eyes of a snowman.
5. Cut a rectangular piece of thick felt so that it serves as a background for the snowman and also fits into the bag where you will put all the parts of the toy.
6. Place everything in a resealable bag and New Year's toy- the gift is ready.
You can buy anything in the store, but you know that receiving homemade gifts is a thousand times more pleasant. Here are 17 cozy, useful, simple and very budget options. Instructions included.
Thirstyfortea.comA great gift for tea lovers. “Tea connoisseurs don’t drink sawdust from tea bags!” - you say. But who’s stopping you from packaging good, expensive tea in envelopes?
You will need:
- a cone made of foam plastic or thick cardboard;
- round cardboard box and rice for stump;
- tea packed in small paper bags (the quantity depends on the height and diameter of the cone);
- glue gun;
- star, bows and other decorations of your choice.
Cover the cone with tea bags, applying glue to the top of them. Move from bottom to top in a checkerboard pattern. It is better to use bags of contrasting colors: the tree will look more elegant.
cover cardboard box glue to the bottom of the cone. Fill the box itself with rice to make the tree more stable, and then attach it to the lid. If you don’t have a ready-made box of the required diameter at hand, make it yourself. Take a tube from a roll of paper towels as a basis or glue it from cardboard according to this pattern.
Decorate the tree with bows, rhinestones and other decorative elements, and glue a star to the top of the head.
Tara Aveilhe/Flickr.com Girls will highly appreciate such a gift. After all, this is an individual scent; no one in the city will have such a perfume.
Before you create, find out what smells the one you want to please prefers. For example, if a girl likes citrus scents, she will need lemon or orange. To add woody notes, you need sandalwood or cedar oils, powdery ones - roses or vanilla.
Ingredients:
- ½ cup almond butter;
- ½ cup grape oil;
- 100 g beeswax;
- 1 teaspoon vitamin E;
- 60 drops of lemon oil;
- 25 drops of eucalyptus oil;
- 20 drops of lavender oil;
- 20 drops rosemary oil.
Mix almond and grape oils with wax in a separate saucepan and place in a steam bath. When the wax has completely dissolved, let the liquid cool slightly and add essential oils and vitamin E. Pour the future perfume into molds. A bottle of old hygienic lipstick, a jar of Vaseline, etc. will do.
Once the wax has hardened, the perfume is ready to use. All that remains is to package them beautifully.
A great gift for freezing girls. A pair of warm, fairly sturdy socks that you don't wear can be turned into fingerless gloves.
Additional materials:
- needle with thread;
- heart cut out of felt.
Trim and sew the sock as shown in the photos. Be sure to hem the edge to prevent fraying, and make all seams from the inside out.
Sew a felt heart on top. You can use any other decorative means. For example, embroider the inscription “Happy New Year!” or embroider mitts with rhinestones.
Another DIY gift for those who are always cold is. By heating it for 1-3 minutes in the microwave, you will get a great heating pad that also smells nice.
GA-Kayaker/Flickr.com Paracord is a cord made of nylon. Initially used as a material for parachute lines, but then paracord began to be used wherever a lightweight and durable cable might be needed. For example, it is used to weave stylish Mens Bracelets. In ordinary life it is just a decoration, in an extreme situation it is a life-saving rope.
There are various techniques for weaving paracord. Here is one of the most common.
You will need:
- 150 cm of paracord of one color and the same amount of another (it is desirable that the shades be contrasting);
- 75 cm of black paracord;
- scissors;
- ruler;
- needle and thread.
From paracord you can weave not only a bracelet, but also a keychain, or make a braid for a knife or a car steering wheel. You can easily find the diagrams on the Internet. It’s even easier - watch video tutorials on YouTube, there are many of them.
Witandwhistle.com You can not only drink from such a mug. You can leave messages on it for your household or just draw.
Materials:
- white porcelain mug without relief;
- slate paint;
- masking tape;
- brush.
Chalkboard paint is most often used to renew the surfaces of school boards. Now there is a large selection of such paints. You need one that can work on ceramics. For example, like this one.
Choose an area of the mug that is comfortable to write on, but that will not come into contact with your lips when drinking. Cover the rest of the mug with masking tape.
Degrease the untaped area and apply paint to it in a thick layer. Remove the tape and leave the mug in a well-ventilated area for a day.
Witandwhistle.com When the paint is dry, place the mug in an oven preheated to 150°C. After 30 minutes, turn off the stove, but remove the mug when it has cooled.
Now the mug can be washed in the dishwasher and put in the microwave.
Heygorg.com If you are one of those who like to give experiences rather than material things, you will love this idea. After all, it’s not only a delicious warming drink, but also a reason to go or invite you to visit.
Take some pretty glass jars and fill them about a third full with hot chocolate or cocoa powder. Add a few candies or pieces of chocolate. Fill the remaining space with marshmallows.
Decorate the jars to your liking. For example, place a piece of fabric under the lid and attach a heart made from candy canes to the top. The label can serve as a postcard; write your wishes on it.
Another variation of this gift is a set for mulled wine. Take an orange, an apple, a clove and a cinnamon stick. Pack it all beautifully, make a label with your wishes and add a bottle of good red wine.
Candles are a traditional New Year's gift. But glamorous store-bought ones are one thing, a personalized candle or a candle with a phrase understandable only to the giver and recipient, or even with a photograph, is another.
Take:
- white candles with a diameter of 5–7 cm;
- A4 size printing paper;
- parchment paper;
- scissors;
- glue stick;
Trim the parchment paper so that it is 1-2 cm wider than the A4 sheet. Glue the parchment to the printing paper, turning the edges over to the other side. Insert the sheet into the printer with the glossy side, that is, the side where the parchment is. Print out the image you would like to place on the candle.
The drawing will appear on parchment paper. Now you need to transfer it to a candle. Cut out the image, attach it to the candle, wrap it tightly with another layer of parchment on top and direct a stream of hot air onto the resulting structure. If the picture becomes lighter, it means it was imprinted on the candle. Carefully remove the top layer of parchment and let the wax harden.
The gift is ready! If desired, you can decorate it with rhinestones or sparkles.
This cosmetic bag greatly simplifies the search for the necessary items, because any lock can be opened.
You will need:
- 10 zippers 15–20 cm long;
- safety pins;
- needle or sewing machine;
- threads
Sew the zippers to each other from the inside out; for convenience, you can first attach them with pins. Close the resulting fabric into a ring and sew. Also sew the zippers across in front of the dogs, and then turn the cosmetic bag inside out.
This is a gift for a person who cannot part with gadgets. Using the same principle, you can sew a phone case.
Materials:
- a piece of felt suitable for the size of the tablet;
- 2 buttons;
- sewn-in magnets;
- safety pins;
- dense thread in the color of the buttons;
- thread in the color of felt;
- needle;
- scissors.
Fold the fabric so that the bottom part is longer than the top: this is the future cover of the case. Sew along the edges and turn the product inside out.
Cut the lid into a wave or semicircle. Sew a button to the middle. Attach the second one below, to the case. Make a loop between them, as shown in the photo.
Ohsolovelyvintage.blogspot.ru Sew a magnet onto the base and lid of the case on the left and right. The fashionable case is ready!
You can also make a stylish organizer for headphones, flash drives, phones and other gadgets from an old book in a beautiful binding. Here's the detailed one.
lePhotography/Flickr.com A gift that will delight not only children, but also adults with a sweet tooth. Making Santa Claus's sleigh is very simple.
You will need:
- glue gun;
- ribbons and other decor;
- sweets: chocolate, sweets, candy-shaped candies.
Here is a detailed video instruction.
A gift for a bosom friend or colleague. Beer can come in handy on January 1st, and brown bottles can easily be styled to resemble Rudolph and friends. (Rudolph is one of Santa's reindeer, distinguished by his red glowing nose.)
Materials:
- beer in dark glass bottles;
- decorative wire;
- toy eyes;
- red pom-poms;
- ribbon and bows;
- box;
- Super glue.
Remove labels from bottles. Make antlers from wire for future deer.
Glue them to the back of the bottle. Attach the eyes and nose to the front. Tie a ribbon (to prevent it from slipping, you can fix it with glue).
Craftysisters-nc.blogspot.ru Decorate the rest of the bottles in the same way. Put them in a box and decorate it.
A gift for economical women and men who love to cook.
You will need:
- cotton fabric with a New Year's pattern;
- batting for lining;
- threads;
- scissors;
- needle.
If you have a sewing machine, the work will not take much time. Detailed video instructions - from pattern to thread cutting - are attached.
Inside such a mitten you can put a spatula, a ladle and other little things useful for the kitchen.
A little more imagination, and your New Year's gift will become even more original. Attach a ring to the spatula and hang favorite family recipes printed on cards and laminated on it.
Lilluna.com Glass snow... wine glass
Balloons with a miniature figure and artificial snow inside are very popular. Life hacker already shows how to make something similar from an ordinary glass jar. Today it's the turn of wine glasses.
Materials:
- transparent wine glass;
- thick cardboard;
- a figurine that can easily fit into a glass;
- artificial snow;
- bows and other decor;
- glue.
Cut a circle out of cardboard with the same diameter as the wine glass. Glue the figure to the cardboard. It could be a Christmas tree, fawns, or, for example, a car with a Christmas tree on the roof.
Place artificial snow, finely chopped white paper or foam plastic on the bottom of the glass. Glue the cardboard base to the edge of the wine glass and turn it over. Decorate the leg with a bow or ribbon.
belchonock/Depositphotos.com Over the past year, very large knitted blankets have been incredibly popular. Finished goods They are quite expensive, so it is more profitable to make a blanket yourself.
Merino wool is best suited for this, but other thick threads can be used. Video tutorial attached.
You can also knit a beautiful, warm scarf with your hands, without knitting needles or a hook. Life hacker has already seen how this is done.
Ourbestbites.com This gift will help you remember the best moments of the past year. Just choose the best photos and print them. Get some clear glass jars and vases. Round and cylindrical vessels work best.
Many people have flaky skin in winter. If there are such people among your friends, prepare them a sugar-lemon scrub as a gift..
According to the Chinese calendar, the symbol of 2017 is the rooster. Therefore, gifts with the image of a rooster or in the shape of roosters and hens will be especially relevant. A universal option for such a gift is a Christmas tree toy.
You will need:
- cardboard blank in the shape of a rooster;
- thick fabric;
- filler for toys;
- twine and lace ribbon;
- white outline;
- scissors;
- needle and thread;
- glue gun
The manufacturing process is shown in the following video.
You can sweeten such a gift with sweet cockerels on a stick. Many people still have their uniform from Soviet times.
Ingredients:
- ½ cup granulated sugar;
- 2-3 tablespoons of water (just to moisten the sugar);
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar(in some recipes add regular table salt or a pinch of citric acid).
You need to boil syrup from sugar and pour it into a generously greased vegetable oil form. Then stick the sticks in and wait until everything hardens.
If you know other original DIY solutions, share them in the comments.
New Year is on the list of holidays that are dearly loved not only by children, but also by adults. They look forward to it and believe that something magical and fabulous will happen on this day. The main tradition of this holiday is the exchange of gifts with friends and family. Some people enjoy giving gifts, others, on the contrary, enjoy receiving them, but in any case, every person asks the question of choosing a gift. Let's consider how to make gifts for the New Year 2017 with your own hands.
When choosing gifts, the main task is to find an unusual and original present. Of course, modern stores offer a wide range of various interesting things, but it’s much more pleasant to make Original gifts for the New Year with your own hands.
New Year photo frame
A photo frame is a fairly common gift, so it can also be given for the New Year holidays, casting doubts aside. It will always remind your loved ones of your love for them and, of course, please the eye. There are many advantages to such a gift, the main one being ease of implementation. The frame can be decorated with any decorative elements that seem suitable to you.
To work you will need:- Any frame;
- Beads, rhinestones, sparkles;
- Glue;
- Cardboard or photograph;
- Varnish for coating.
You can use any frame as a basis: wood, plastic or metal. In addition to this, you will need various beads, rhinestones, glitter, glue and varnish for coating. You need to cut out snowflakes from felt, each of its own size and color. A cardboard base on which wishes will be written or a photograph will be pasted will also be useful for work. Glass can be used if desired. A cardboard base should be attached to the frame, snowflakes, beads and other decorations should be glued to it. At the end of the work, apply varnish and let the product dry. Such a gift will become a pleasant and warm memory for those for whom it is intended.
Other DIY Christmas frame ideas:
DIY Christmas photo frame 
A regular frame sprinkled with glitter makes a cool DIY souvenir 
DIY Christmas tree
A homemade Christmas tree is a gift that anyone will surely like. He is unique in that he is able to create a real New Year's atmosphere and will perfectly replace a large real spruce. After all, some people do not always manage to put up this tree and decorate it.
To work you will need: - Paper, whatman paper or cardboard;
- Tinsel;
- Small toys;
- Garland.
It’s not difficult to make such a gift; for this you need to take cardboard or whatman paper. The size of the sheet or roll depends on how large the tree you want to make. You need to roll the paper into a cone shape and screw tinsel onto it, after applying glue there. The main thing is to wrap the cone tightly with tinsel so that there are no gaps. The finished Christmas tree can be safely decorated with small toys or garlands. This will create a real feeling of the New Year's holiday.
Other options for homemade Christmas trees:
A small Christmas tree is a cute souvenir in addition to any gift. New Year 
DIY sweet gifts for the New Year
Many people associate New Year with sweets. Giving or receiving something tasty and original as a gift is doubly pleasant.
Sweet Christmas decorations
A great gift is a delicious and edible decoration for the Christmas tree. These gingerbread cookies will look great as decoration and will be a great addition to other sweets on the table. Such delicious homemade New Year gifts will pleasantly surprise everyone.
To work you will need:- Butter good quality;
- Linden honey;
- Cinnamon;
- Cardamom;
- Egg yolks;
- Lemon juice;
- Sugar;
- Flour;
- Chocolate;
- Powdered sugar;
- Ginger;
- Carnation.
- 120 g of sugar and ½ part of a stick of butter must be mixed and heated until a homogeneous mixture is obtained.
- Add 250 g of linden honey to this mixture and mix.
- Grind 20 clove inflorescences.
- Add ½ kg of flour, cloves, 2 tsp. peeled and grated ginger, 3 yolks, 1 tsp. cardamom grains and 2-3 tsp. cinnamon.
- Next, all ingredients must be mixed and brought to a homogeneous mass.
- Roll out the layer with an oak rolling pin so that its thickness is at least 0.5 cm. Use molds or a glass to cut out the desired shapes.
- Make small punctures on the gingerbread cookies with cocktail straws.
- Bake the products for 15-20 minutes at a temperature of at least 190 degrees.
- Then you need to prepare the sugar icing. To do this, grind 50 g of sugar in a coffee grinder. Add a tablespoon of lemon juice and stir.
- Fill the gingerbread with sugar glaze. You can also melt 120 g of chocolate in the microwave and dip the gingerbread cookies into it.
- Ribbons should be pulled through the holes made and the gingerbread cookies should be decorated.
- To achieve vibrant colors, you can add natural food colors to the frosting, such as beet or carrot juice.
Sweet ball for the Christmas tree
A sweet ball for the Christmas tree is a genuine joy for those with a real sweet tooth.
To work you will need: - Round Christmas tree decoration made of transparent plastic or glass;
- Cocoa powder;
- Powdered sugar;
- Small candies;
- Chocolate drops or pieces of bar;
- Small marshmallow.
- You need to remove the top part from the transparent ball, rinse it and dry it.
- Pour cocoa powder, powdered sugar and chocolate drops inside. Mix.
- Add small candies and marshmallows.
- Place the top on the ball.
You can safely give such a gift to friends and family. It will be an excellent decoration for the Christmas tree, and after the celebration, the contents of the ball can be poured into a cup, poured with milk or boiling water and enjoyed with a fragrant drink.
Other options for sweet New Year's gifts:
Symbolic do-it-yourself gifts for the New Year 2017
You can prepare a gift in the form of a Fire Rooster. This mythical bird is the symbol of the New Year in 2017. For example, make an original souvenir in the form of this bird.
- Flour – 200 g;
- Water – 130 g;
- Salt – 125 g;
- Paints;
- Beads;
- Glue.
In order to make such a souvenir, you need to mix flour, salt and water. From the resulting dough, mold a rooster: head, beak, eyes, tail, comb. Fasten all the parts together with glue and paint with bright colors. You can also glue beads onto the colored rooster for decoration.
Cock bottle
Turn a bottle of champagne into a rooster - an invariable attribute of the New Year's table. Its appearance will delight children and will undoubtedly surprise adults.
- Colored paper;
- Scissors;
- Feathers.
Even a first-grader will have no difficulty making such an original gift. You need to make a cone out of yellow paper and cut out the wings. Cut out small details from red paper: beak, scallop, eyes. The tail can be made from feathers, or can also be cut out of paper. Glue all the parts together, and the symbolic original rooster-case for champagne is ready.
Unusual gifts for the New Year with your own hands
A gift with a real New Year's mood is a Christmas tree toy with a photo. Everyone, without exception, will be pleased to receive such a gift. After all, photography is pleasant memories, and in this form it will not leave anyone indifferent.
- Transparent Christmas ball;
- Artificial snow;
- Ribbon;
- The photo is approximately 5x5.
First, print out the photo. Its size depends on the size of the toy itself. Next, pour artificial snow into the hole of the toy and insert a neatly folded photograph. Using a needle or toothpick, straighten the photo inside. Tie the toy to a bright ribbon, and the gift is ready.
Snowmen made from light bulbs can be a great addition to the New Year's interior. The proposed New Year's gift will definitely please its new owners, especially if it was made by hand.
- Bulb;
- Glue;
- White paint;
- Brush;
- Colored paper;
- Markers and felt-tip pens;
- Scraps of fabric;
- Scissors.
For this option, you can take burnt out light bulbs. To begin with, they need to be painted White color and let dry. Then cut out rectangles from scraps of fabric - these will be snowman scarves. They should be glued to the snowmen. You can use markers and felt-tip pens to draw eyes, pockets, a mouth and buttons, and cut out a carrot nose from orange or red colored paper. A little smiling guest will certainly decorate festive table.
Creative DIY gifts for the New Year
It’s very easy to give your loved ones warmth, comfort and a little bit of magic. A beautiful and festive candlestick will help create that very atmosphere.
- Glue;
- Glass vase, glass or jar;
- White paper;
- Scissors;
- Brush;
- Candle;
- Decor elements.
To make this creative candle holder, cut out white paper different sizes snowflakes. The container that will become the candlestick must be perfectly clean and dry. You need to take a brush, dip it in glue and carefully apply it over the entire surface. Next glue the snowflakes. After the snowflakes are glued, you need to apply another layer of glue to create an uneven texture. After this, leave the candlestick to dry for 1 day. Next, you can take beads or seed beads, string them on a thread and tie it around the candlestick. Bright ribbons are also suitable for this. When the candlestick is ready, you will need to place a candle inside.
What else the New Year holidays are associated with are pine cones. You can also use them to create an original gift that will be remembered for a long time.
- A frame wreath with a diameter of 40-50 cm;
- Green nylon thread;
- Glue gun;
- Fir cones.
To make a wreath of pine cones, the frame must be carefully wrapped with nylon thread. You can make it yourself from wire and foam rubber. Using glue, large cones need to be glued to the moss. Use small cones to fill the empty space between the large ones. Next, you should wait until the wreath dries, and then the gift is ready.
The listed gifts with instructions will help bring to life the most original and creative ideas for the New Year. Don't be afraid of difficulties, because everything is much simpler than it might seem. In order to create a universal gift for loved ones, you don’t need any special knowledge at all, you just need to want it and make it with love.
Other DIY New Year's crafts from pine cones
From the first days of winter, many are overwhelmed with a feeling of joyful anticipation of the holiday. Periodically looking at the calendar, we eagerly count down the weeks - New Year is coming soon! During the last days of the outgoing year, you need to have time to complete many things in order to meet the New Year and Christmas holidays “fully armed.” As a rule, one of the most important items on our list is buying gifts for parents, loved ones, and friends. Many, succumbing to the temptation of elegant store windows, follow the path of “least resistance” - a couple of days before December 31, they massively “stock up” with souvenirs, promotional household appliances and cosmetics. However, a homemade New Year's gift is always preferable to a purchased one - in such a product you can feel a piece of the giver's spiritual warmth. Today, many techniques are known for making original gifts for the New Year or any other holiday: knitting, sewing, various kinds of weaving, decoupage, scrapbooking, quilling, origami. On the eve of the holidays, we have prepared simple master classes with step-by-step photos that will help you make beautiful gifts with your own hands for the New Year of the Rooster 2017 - for mom or dad, your girlfriend or boyfriend, or friend. Here you will find creative ideas for creating New Year's gifts that will definitely become a source of creative inspiration for you.
DIY creative gift ideas for New Year 2017
On New Year's Day, both adults and children look forward to gifts with equal impatience - this is a unique feature of the holiday. Of course, buying a ready-made gift will solve the problem of choice and save time for other pre-holiday activities. If finances do not allow you to go on a grand spree in stores, you can please your family and friends with gifts made with your own hands from simple scrap materials. Here are some creative gift ideas for the New Year of the Rooster 2017 - win-win, universal options for any family member.
Christmas ball with photo
Decorating the New Year tree with bright toys and shiny garlands is a traditional “ritual” in which the whole family takes part with pleasure. And what a surprise for your family will be a beautiful Christmas tree ball with a photo. You can make this DIY New Year gift from a simple transparent glass ball. Select a suitable photo, crop it to the required size and carefully insert the photo inside the ball. Then we paint the ball beautifully acrylic paints, and varnish the top. All that remains is to tie a small bright bow - and your original gift for the New Year 2017 is ready!
Pillow with Cockerel
A small sofa pillow with an applique in a current New Year theme as a gift is perfect for people of any age. In addition to the usual pillow, we will need pieces of fabric of different colors for details. New Year's Cockerel– they need to be cut according to templates. We sew individual elements to the base, not forgetting to decorate the composition with bright beads and rhinestones. It turned out to be a creative gift for the New Year of the Rooster - on such a pillow you can comfortably take a nap and relax after hearty holiday feasts.
New Year's pendant
If you want to surprise your loved ones an unusual gift for the New Year 2017, make a “magic” pendant with your own hands. A small glass bottle with a stopper through which a chain is threaded is suitable for this, as well as a miniature artificial Christmas tree and some fine salt. First, sprinkle the bottom of the bottle with a thin layer of salt and place the Christmas tree inside. Then we insert the plug - for reliability, you can add a couple of drops of glue. Such an original New Year's pendant can be given as a “magical” holiday accessory.
An original DIY New Year's gift for mom or dad - master class with step-by-step photos
In anticipation New Year's holidays I always want to please my beloved parents a beautiful gift. Using our master class with step-by-step photos, we suggest you make an original gift for mom or dad for the New Year 2017 with your own hands - a watch made of candy. Such an unusual “serving” of traditional sweets looks magical and unusual in the New Year.
We stock up on materials to create a gift for the New Year 2017 with our own hands:
- yellow crepe paper
- candies for the overall composition - approximately 330 g.
- sweets round shape- 2 pcs.
- scissors
- gold brocade ribbon – width 0.6 cm
- foam blank
- glue gun
- glue stick
- decorative gold beads
- cones
- small Christmas balls
Step-by-step instructions for the master class “Making a New Year's gift for 2017 with your own hands”:
New Year's topiary as a gift for a boyfriend or girlfriend - master class with step-by-step photos
Topiary – great gift for any holiday, which will decorate the house and give the interior a festive, elegant look. It is believed that such a “tree of happiness” can attract good luck and prosperity to the home. You can't think of a better gift for the New Year of the Fire Rooster 2017! With the help of our master class with step-by-step photos, making such a “miracle” will not be difficult even for novice needlewomen. A little perseverance - and a wonderful DIY New Year gift for your beloved boyfriend or girlfriend is ready!
Topiary as a DIY gift for the New Year 2017 - materials and tools for the master class:
- foam cone
- sleeve
- green threads (wool)
- leg-split
- pot
- construction gypsum
- decorative elements - beads, seed beads
- stationery knife
- glue gun
- glue "Moment"
- Polish for hair
- scissors
- simple pencil
Step-by-step description of a master class on creating a topiary gift for the New Year of the Rooster 2017 with your own hands:
How to make a gift for the New Year 2017 with your own hands - master class “Snowman made of paper using the Origami technique” with step-by-step photos
The snowman is a cute fairy-tale character and one of the most popular “heroes” of children's drawings and crafts. Today we will conduct a master class on how to make a cute Snowman out of paper using the origami technique, and with the help step by step photos Even a child can handle this. As a rule, such original crafts Children give them for New Year to mom or dad, as well as to their favorite educators and teachers. Try to make a similar gift for the New Year of the Rooster 2017 - we will reveal for you all the subtleties of this elegant art of folding paper figures.
List of materials and tools for creating a New Year's gift from paper in origami style:
- white and colored paper
- scissors
- pencil
- ruler
How to make a paper Snowman with your own hands for a gift for the New Year 2017 step by step:
Creative DIY gift for the New Year made from paper - master class on video
For the New Year, you always want to surprise and delight your loved ones with actions, warm words and, of course, touching gifts. Gifts made with your own hands from the simplest and most affordable materials are especially memorable. After all, such a gift retains the warmth of hands and soul, which we sometimes lack so much. Featured in the video detailed master class on production creative gift for the New Year 2017 Rooster made of paper in the style of " Modular origami"is a modern fashion trend. If you are interested in the 3D origami technique, we invite you to our video tutorial for creating a 3D Christmas tree out of paper.
The troubles before the New Year are always pleasant, and you want to pay more attention to your friends and family and give them something necessary and at the same time inspiring. What are some DIY gift ideas for the New Year? List of basic handmade gift ideas:
- any item with a photo (magnet, album or pillow);
- toy or trinket;
- hand-knitted accessory;
- sweet gift;
- a useful thing that you uniquely made with your own hands;
- interior item or home decor.
This is something that can be dealt with absolutely if desired. a common person, if you show a little ingenuity or find good master class. If you have some kind of hobby related to needlework, then you can make something in your favorite style.
A person who is keen on bead embroidery will probably be able to embroider a small Christmas decorations or make a motivating picture for the interior, a good knitter will come up with unusual scarves for the whole family, and a wood carver will be able to delight loved ones with handmade jewelry.
But what to do if you don’t seem to have any handicraft skills, but you want to make a gift? First of all, use your imagination and come up with several gift options.
New Year's souvenir
New Year's souvenirs bring the spirit of the holiday, so it is better to give them a little in advance - so that the gift has time to settle down in the house and create the right atmosphere happy holiday. It could be something related to the Chinese calendar - next year will pass under the sign of the Rat (white, metallic), which means that any cute rat or mouse could very well be a wonderful holiday gift.
You can try making decorations for the Christmas tree or give a Christmas tree made by yourself. watch an easy master class:
If this is a New Year's tree toy, then you can:
- sew a toy in the shape of a mouse, for example from a sock;
- cut out several complex silhouettes of piglets with an openwork pattern from designer thick paper;
- make a pig figurine using the technique of dry or wet felting;
- weave from wire.
Such a small and cute gift will delight anyone. By the way, a souvenir may not be necessary to decorate the Christmas tree - use your imagination! Make a Christmas wreath for the door (to make it you will need ordinary branches, colorful ribbons and decorative cones), or try decorating with small candlesticks New Year's table— your loved ones will definitely appreciate such creativity.
Photo gifts
This is the simplest and at the same time very touching way to give your parents a gift for the New Year with your own hands, especially considering that you don’t have to do practically anything with your own hands - the main thing is to find a good idea and spend a little time on preparation.
Gifts decorated with photographs will highlight your feelings for your parents and will remind them of you all year long.
What could it be:
- calendar;
- phone cases;
- decorative pillows;
- mugs and dishes;
- photo book.
There are services for creating photo gifts - print-on-demand, which print photos and images on almost anything. You will only need to select photographs and correctly position them on the selected object.
For example, for a calendar you can select beautiful photos the whole family or some funny moments, or you can do a special photo session for this. By the way, a good gift a simple family photo printed on a huge canvas can be something that will not only decorate your parents’ living room, but will also keep them warm every day.
If you want to make a photo gift, then select the brightest and highest quality shots. It is not necessary that there are people in the pictures - some will like a mug with a portrait of their favorite cat, and my husband’s mother was delighted with a wall calendar with photographs of her precious orchids, which she grows herself.
Take a closer look at a person’s daily life, pay attention to what he devotes most of his time to and try to use it somehow - then you will really like the gift!
Sweet gifts
I admit honestly, this is my favorite way to do something to someone. If you like to cook, then prepare a magical gift for your loved ones - sweets immerse each of us in childhood, and those with a sweet tooth simply cannot imagine a good holiday without all kinds of sweets.
What sweet gifts can you make yourself:
- gingerbread cookies christmas tree;
- painted gingerbread cookies;
- chic gingerbread house;
- cake;
- cakes;
- handmade sweets.
I’ll say right away that I prefer to make sweet gifts in such a way that it is not just an addition to the holiday table; it is best to give something individual. Choose the dessert that seems most interesting to you and try to make it New Year's.
Where is the difference between an ordinary gingerbread and a festive one? First, the dessert you prepare must be well made. If you are sure that your dough will burn, and instead of neat sand men you will get mummies, then it is better to choose another gift.
Secondly, at the first glance at such a gift it should be clear that it was made with love and for a specific person. A small gingerbread house can look very impressive and is not too difficult to assemble.
While baking and decorating a gorgeous cake is not very easy (although there are some secrets here too). And finally, thirdly, the gift must be well packaged. I'm not talking about the usual gift wrapping, colorful paper and lush bows, no.
Watch the video instructions for creating a sweet sleigh:
Or you can make a Christmas tree like this out of sweets and tea:
Watch the video instructions for creating a candy tea tree:
Make a small bundle of pure, unbleached linen, tie a gift tag to a ribbon, and hang a small wooden star to highlight your gift and make it special.
If you want to give your mother a gift in the form of sweets for the New Year or Christmas with your own hands, then choose an original recipe - for example, gourmet cookies with drops of dark chocolate, ginger and pepper, cook them well, decorate and package well, and your mother will be delighted with the gift, because that your care will be felt in it.
Handmade card
Those made with your own hands can be either an addition to a gift or a small independent present - for example, to a colleague or boss. Don’t fall back into childhood and try to cut a postcard out of old, unused wallpaper - visit a craft store, where you can buy a blank for a postcard (specially folded cardboard), as well as the necessary decor.
It is best to watch a lesson on making a postcard with your own hands, and then buy materials according to the list - for example, this could be a blank, New Year's cutting (volumetric elements made of thick cardboard), decorative tapes (most often paper, with an ornament) and various decorations.
Some materials can be replaced (for example, colored powder for embossing can be easily replaced with any coloring pigment - including decorative shadows or glitter for manicure). Try to make the card not just beautiful, but also neat.
Handicrafts as a gift
This category includes decorative items for the home, various trinkets, and hand-knitted accessories. You can make gifts for the New Year 2020 with your own hands, even if you don’t know how to do needlework at all, but you are ready to try your hand and you like original gifts for the New Year.
What to give for the New Year, made with your own hands:
- decorative clocks;
- knitted scarf;
- sofa cushion;
- decorative panel;
- soft toy;
- any interesting trinkets.
Let's look at each option in more detail.
Interior panel, clock or toy. Here you will need good idea. The clock mechanism can be purchased at any craft store; you can use plastic or thick cardboard as a base; you can also make a clock based on a white plate, which you can decorate to your taste.
It's best to start with an idea. To give your beloved husband a gift for the New Year with your own hands, you need to at least have a little idea of what your husband will be happy about. Is he into extreme sports? Make him a fun wall clock in an extreme style. Are you a fan of a sports team? Instead of numbers on the dial, place the names of the players under the corresponding number.
An interior panel as a gift to a loved one is quite simple to make; you will need a large wooden or plastic frame in which you will make your panel. You can try to make a portrait using an unusual technique - from different photographs or threads, from fingerprints or ordinary tape.
Think about what gift a guy would like to receive from you for the New Year? Perhaps confirmation of your feelings? Or something that can highlight his best sides?
Knitting or sewing
If you don’t know what to give your dad as a gift for the New Year, then try making something with your own hands from threads and nails, for example, a similar painting in the style of string art.
If you have minimal knitting skills, then you can try to take on something really difficult - a sweater or socks, and if you are far from this type of needlework, then it is better to knit something small.
A hat, scarf or something simple. In this case, the main thing is to choose a good yarn that can hide any pattern errors and not too confident loops. By the way, a guy who is a car driver will be delighted with a funny knitted cover for the steering wheel or headrest made from fluffy yarn like a teddy bear.
Jar with the best memories
This gift is suitable for both lovers and parents or best friends. Remember and write on small pieces of paper all the warmest and brightest memories associated with the recipient, then roll up the pieces of paper, tie each one with a ribbon and put it in a beautiful jar.
You can also sew something. It can be either useful - a piece of clothing, a case or a bag, or simply cute - a blanket from your favorite T-shirts, a pillow or even soft toy, or a charming doll made by yourself
Now you can choose a gift to suit your taste and make it yourself, and you also know what to pay attention to when packaging.
