11 cool Christmas crafts everyone can handle

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Original Christmas trees, a cute gnome and Santa Claus, a voluminous snowman - all this and much more is easy to do with your own hands.

1. Winter candlestick

Place a candle inside and light it. The light will fall as if from the windows of magical snow-covered houses.

What do you need

• light paper;
• pencil;
• black marker;
• scissors;
• glue;
• glass jar;
• sponge;
• White paint.

How to do

Place a sheet of paper horizontally and draw on it the outlines of a winter city: snowdrifts, trees, houses with windows, a lantern. Paint over the shapes with black marker and cut them along the outline. Make the windows of the houses.

Now glue the paper along the bottom edge of the can. Using a sponge, lightly paint the glass and city outlines with white paint, simulating snow.

2. Christmas tree from the magazine

Two in one: decorating the house and getting rid of old prints.

What do you need

• magazine;
• glue gun;
• gold spray paint;
• red and gold glitter foamiran or red and gold glitter paper;
• pencil;
• scissors;
• beads.

How to do

Place the magazine with the spine on the left. Fold the first sheet, joining the top edge to the left. Fold the lower right corner to the middle.

In the same way, deal with the rest of the sheets. Open the magazine to about the middle and use a glue gun to go over the fold. Fold up the right sheet by gluing the edge to the middle of the magazine.

Flick over the glued part, cover the center of the magazine with glue again and glue the next sheet. Do the same with the rest of the sheets. You will have a cone. Cover it with spray paint.

On the back of the foamiran or paper, draw two identical large gold stars and several smaller red and gold stars. Cut them out carefully.

Connect two large stars with sequins outward and glue to the top of the tree. Place the rest of the stars and beads on the Christmas tree.

3. Santa Claus from a tin can

What do you need

• double sided tape;
• can;
• beige foamiran;
• scissors;
• colored fabric;
• glue gun;
• white faux fur;
• blush;
• wide brush;
• white felt;
• black paint;
• White paint;
• brush;
• gold ribbon.

How to do

Place tape at the bottom, top, and middle of the jar. Wrap the cylinder with foamiran and cut off the excess. Glue the edges of the foamiran with double-sided tape.

Wrap a colored cloth around the top of the can and glue it with a gun. Fold the edges of a narrow fur strip inward and glue. Place the resulting strip along the top of the can.

Draw the cheeks of Santa Claus with blush. Cut a mustache out of white felt, and a round nose from the remnants of beige foamiran. Glue them to the jar.

Paint the eyes with black and white paint. Glue white felt eyebrows on top. Wrap the gold ribbon around the colored fabric and tie it with a nice bow.

4. A wreath of paper napkins

Such beauty can be placed on the table or attached to the wall.

What do you need

• 5 round openwork paper napkins;
• pencil;
• ruler;
• scissors;
• glue;
• cardboard;
• White paper;
• glue gun;
• small artificial spruce branches with cones;
• red artificial berries;
• White paint;
• brush;
• red bow.

How to do

Cut each of the three napkins into four equal pieces and fold them into cones, smearing the edges with glue.

Cut a 10 cm circle out of cardboard. Cover it with glue on one side and glue it to white paper. Cut a circle out of it, departing from the edges of the cardboard 1–2 cm.

Make vertical cuts in the paper. Lubricate the edges of the cardboard circle with glue on the back and glue the cut paper to it.

Glue whole napkins to the circle on both sides. Mark the middle on the one on the front of the workpiece. Using a glue gun, place the prepared napkin cones in a circle.

Glue spruce branches and berries in the center of the wreath. Cover them lightly with white paint to simulate snow. Place a bow under the composition.

5. New Year's vase

This craft can be used as a stand for writing utensils or cosmetics, as a candlestick or just a beautiful decorative element.

What do you need

• notebook sheets of paper;
• glue;
• glass beaker;
• scissors;
• glue gun;
• gold spray paint;
• twine;
• wooden decorative elements.

How to do

Roll the sheet diagonally into a thin tube, periodically smearing the paper with glue. Place the workpiece vertically on the glass and cut it approximately to its height.

Make as many straws as possible to cover the entire glass. It is better if they differ slightly in length.

Attach them to the glass with a glue gun. Cover the future vase with paint from the outside and from the inside. Wrap the bottom and top with pieces of string and glue the wood decor in the middle.

6. New Year's gnome made of cloth

Cozy Scandinavian decor.

What do you need

• cone-shaped foam blank;
• colored fabric;
• scissors;
• glue gun;
• white faux fur;
• wire;
• gray fleece;
• black felt;
• wooden ball;
• Christmas decoration.

How to do

Wrap the cone with a cloth, cut off the excess and glue with a glue gun. From the fur, cut a beard in the shape of an elongated diamond and a long mustache, similar to the letter "L".

Glue the beard to the cone. It should take up most of it. At the top, part the fur and place the mustache so that the beard hangs slightly over it. This will make the figure more voluminous.

Cut a piece of wire to about the length of the cone and insert it into the top of the workpiece. Wrap the fleece around the wire so that it overlaps your beard. Cut off the excess, connect the fleece to the cone and glue the edges of the fabric with glue.

Cut out the eyes from felt and glue them under the hat. Place the gnome's nose below - a wooden ball, and glue the Christmas decoration on the hat.

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7. Toy from bottles

When looking at this piece of jewelry, you can hardly guess what it is made of.

What do you need

• stationery knife;
• 2 plastic bottles with a volume of 1.5 liters;
• yellow paint;
• brush;
• wire;
• 6 Christmas balls;
• PVA glue or acrylic glue;
• gold glitter;
• glue gun;
• red narrow ribbon;
• 3 red bows;
• decorative flower with sequins.

How to do

Cut the bottles slightly above the middle. Use a utility knife to make a hole in the center of each lid. Cover the caps with yellow paint and seal the bottles with them.

Pass a piece of wire into the caps so that its ends are in the bottles, and a loop forms on top. Slide three balls over each end and wire in place. The balls must be inside the bottles.

Lubricate the outside of the bottles with glue and cover with glitter, leaving a small strip along the bottom edge. Attach a red narrow tape to it with a glue gun.

Glue the bows together. Twist the top of the wire a little over the bottle caps. Using a glue gun, cover the twist with a bow to which you glue the decorative flower.

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8. Bulky snowman made of threads

If you insert a garland into this cute snowman, he will decorate the room even at night.

What do you need

• 2 balloons;
• Scotch;
• white yarn;
• scissors;
• PVA glue;
• water;
• needle;
• 2 thin wooden twigs;
• glue gun;
• black double-sided paper or cardboard;
• colored tape;
• colored fabric;
• 2 black buttons;
• cardboard;
• orange paint;
• brush.

How to do

Inflate the balls and tie the ends. One ball should be slightly smaller than the other. Tape them together to form a snowman. Tie the place of gluing with yarn so that the balls are even closer to each other. Cut off the rest of the thread.

Combine equal proportions of glue and water in a wide plate. Moisten the yarn well with the resulting mixture and wrap the balls tightly. The thread should cover most of their surface. Leave the workpiece to dry completely. To speed up the process a little, you can use a hairdryer.

Pierce the balls in several places with a needle and carefully pull the rubber out through the holes. Cut some thread at the bottom of the snowman so it can stand. Insert twigs on the sides - these will be his hands - and secure with a glue gun.

To make a hat, cut a rectangle out of black paper and glue its edges. You can also take a toilet paper roll and paint it black.

Cut two circles out of paper: the diameter of the resulting tube and a larger one. Glue the smaller one on top. Cut the larger one in the middle and connect to the bottom of the hat. Wrap the crown with colored tape.

Grease the brim of the hat with glue and attach it to the snowman's head. Wrap a rectangular piece of fabric around the neck, glue its edges to each other and to the bottom ball. Place the buttons nearby.

Make a small cone out of cardboard, paint it orange and glue it in the middle of the top ball. Cut out the mouth and eyes out of black paper and place them next to the snowman's nose.

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9. A voluminous tree made of threads

Such a Christmas tree is made according to the same principle as a voluminous snowman. But there are a couple of important nuances.

What do you need

• cone-shaped foam blank;
• film;
• stationery pins;
• PVA glue;
• water;
• white yarn;
• beads;
• glue gun.

How to do

Wrap the styrofoam with plastic wrap and pin in several places. The foil will make it easier to remove the workpiece, and the pins will help the threads hold in place.

Combine the glue and water in equal proportions and soak the yarn well in the mixture. Wrap the workpiece with threads, clinging to the pins. Leave it overnight to let the tree dry completely.

Remove the needles and carefully remove the workpiece. Place the beads on top with a glue gun.

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10. New Year's crescent

An unusual version of the familiar New Year's wreath.

What do you need

• jigsaw and / or scissors;
• plywood or cardboard;
• twine;
• PVA glue;
• sponge;
• White paint;
• 2 cones;
• wooden decorative snowflake;
• glue gun;
• small artificial spruce twigs;
• silver Christmas ball;
• white decorative braid with pom-poms;
• silver artificial berries;
• brush;
• wooden bead.

How to do

Using a jigsaw or scissors, cut a crescent-shaped blank out of plywood or cardboard. Make a small hole on top and insert a piece of string there - the future loop.

Slightly lubricating the workpiece with glue, wrap it tightly with twine. Using a sponge, apply some white paint to the rope and cones, imitating frost. Color the wooden snowflake completely.

Using a glue gun, attach the snowflake to the bottom of the crescent so that most of it looks out over the edge.

Glue spruce branches nearby, and on them - cones and a ball. Arrange braid with pompoms and berries.

Use a brush to lightly paint the twigs with white paint. Insert a wooden bead into the string that is threaded into the upper hole and tie the thread with knots from the bottom and top.

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11. Christmas tree made of ribbons

What do you need

• pencil;
• White paper;
• scissors;
• green cardboard;
• stapler;
• red narrow ribbon;
• green narrow ribbon;
• white narrow tape;
• glue gun;
• pink glitter foamiran or pink glitter paper;
• gold glitter.

How to do

Make a template out of white paper, as shown in the video. Place it on the green cardboard, circle and cut out. Fold the blank in half and fasten it at the bottom with a stapler.

Cut 12 cm strips from the tapes and glue the edges of each. Attach them to the workpiece in a circle: the bottom row is red, the next is green, then red, green, red and white.

Cut out two identical stars from foamiran or paper, glue them and place them on the top of the tree. Sprinkle glitter over the Christmas craft.

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