To make the holiday celebration truly unforgettable, you should take care not only of outfits and treats, but also of decorating the house.
Even if you intend to New Year's Eve visiting, working on creating a festive atmosphere will allow you to tune in to the right mood.
But what unusual New Year's decor in 2016 will help make the celebration unforgettable?
You can no longer surprise home and guests with ordinary snowflakes on the windows. A few ideas will come in handy for those who want to get creative.
DIY Christmas garlands: add a golden sparkle
Since all the colors of the flames are appropriate in the year of the Fire Monkey, feel free to decorate your house with golden garlands.
Fun little things can be made from the most ordinary “bow” pasta. Selecting products big size, fasten them with thick threads and paint them with gold paint. The result is a cheap and cute accessory that even children can make.
If desired, you can add a little red to the garland of pasta or cut out snowflakes to flatter the tailed patroness of the year. If you don't have the right shade of paint, nail polish will do.
Make garlands from origami stars
You will need 8 sheets of thin cardboard.
Bend one of them in half, and then attach the sides to the resulting fold line.
The lower sides should also be folded towards the middle.
After this, the upper corner is pressed down and returned to its original position on both sides in turn.
Turn the workpiece over and fold the top corner so that it is convex.
Then it will be easy to lift the bottom one along the oblique folds.
After completing 7 more blanks, you can easily combine them into one product.
By inserting the small corner inside the larger one from the next piece, you will get a nice star.
If you want to make the star stronger, you can break the rules of origami and use glue.
How to decorate walls for the New Year - large confetti
New Year's decor is also necessary for the walls. Large hand-made confetti will help out. This method is suitable if you have plain walls in your house. By attaching bright colored paper mugs to them, you will create the impression that a huge firecracker has exploded in the room.
Keep up with fashion: feather garlands
In Europe, for home decoration New Year they are increasingly using garlands made by themselves from feathers, the tips of which are painted in golden color. They are not difficult to make: you only need a little paint and beautiful goose feathers 8-20 cm long.
The paint can be applied from a sprayer, but hand-painted products look better. Simply dip the tip into the paint, run it along the edge of the jar to remove excess, and immediately lower it into the container with glitter. All that remains is to dry the feathers and make an original garland. If you couldn’t get real feathers to decorate your home for the New Year, you can cut them out of cardboard and also paint them.
Garland is the fastest and easy way decorate the house for the holiday. How to make it? Basically, you just need to hang more of all the beauty on the threads and that’s it! We offer 18 simple but very original New Year's garlands that you can make with your own hands.
1.Standard “snake”
Even the smallest children, who have barely learned to hold scissors in their hands, can handle making “snakes.” So, if you have kids, keep them occupied with “snakes” and get down to more complex work yourself.
Manufacturing technique: Cut out a large circle from paper and, stepping back a centimeter or two from the edge, begin to cut the ribbon (see photo) until you reach the center. If you still entrust this simple task to a child, it is better to draw in advance with a pencil the lines along which he should cut - this will make the child’s work easier.
2.Garland with soft toys
In this case, you will have to work hard and sew a pair funny toys– snakes (very relevant this year), cats, Christmas trees, deer, monkeys... to your taste. And then just hang them on a long ribbon among the coniferous branches and Christmas decorations. Perhaps your children have many small soft toys? Then this will make your task even easier!
3.And they dry on a string...
How do you like this idea: in the middle of the room there is a clothesline, on which old Santa and his faithful reindeer have hung their holiday outfits to dry: red caps, mittens, boots with bells, big pants, a bag... First you will have to sew miniature clothes (you can, of course, get them similar in toy stores, but it will be more expensive), and then secure them with small clothespins (you can use large ones, of course). If you don’t want to bother for a long time, hang your mittens or colorful socks to dry. Or you can have both mixed together. You can simply cut out multi-colored boots from felt or paper and string them on a thread.
4.Using a machine
An express version of a garland is to cut out many, many circles, stars, Christmas trees, snowflakes from paper or felt and use sewing machine stitch them all in a row. There is another way to make such beauty - but here you need twice as many star circles, since the thread will be glued “inside” two parts (see photo).
5.Tags
Cut out “tags” from thick paper or cardboard. The bigger, the better. Each of them can be decorated in its own way: write wishes on one, make a drawing on another, stick a photograph on the third, cut out from a magazine on the fourth, write the names of relatives and loved ones on the fifth, sixth and seventh, cut out a big heart on the eighth , on the ninth - glue a miniature snowflake, etc. Now all that remains is to string them onto a ribbon or tourniquet. You can involve the whole family in making such a garland - let everyone write their wishes for the next year.
6.Use natural materials
Do not throw away orange, lemon or tangerine peel - it can be useful as an excellent material for a Christmas or New Year's garland. Cut out funny figures from the peel (stars, faces, hearts, Santa Claus's hat, snowman, snowflake...) and use a needle to thread them. Such a garland will not be easy beautiful decor, but will also give a persistent citrus aroma, which can be emphasized by lightly sprinkling the skin with cinnamon and piercing it with cloves in some places.
Very beautiful and original garlands are made from pine cones and apples. Try combining them with the same orange peel, cinnamon sticks or spruce branches, or paint the pine cones in some unusual color.
7.According to the chain principle
Another simplest option garlands - cut the ribbon into small pieces of 10-15 cm and glue them together, interlocking them like a chain.
8.Colorful pompoms
Soft bundles of happiness - pompoms. They remind us of those fluffy balls, which decorated our warm clothes in childhood - dangling funny on mittens, scarves, hats and socks. Make many, many bright pom-poms, string them on a thread and decorate the Christmas tree with them. Or you can make a bunch of snow-white balls and create an imitation snowballs hanging from a chandelier or cornice.
9. Volumetric stars
Such stars can easily be spun from paper strips one to two centimeters wide. Carefully study the photo instructions and go ahead!
10. Garland of gifts
You, like a real needlewoman, don’t even throw away matchboxes? And now, on the eve of the new year, you don’t know what to do with all this trash? Pack small boxes in gift paper(you probably still have mismatched pieces from previous packages?) and decorate with miniature bows. Such “gifts”, strung on a thread or rope, become a wonderful element holiday decor, and not only New Year's! With such boxes you can beautifully decorate a table, decorate candlesticks with them, and you can use a garland to decorate a Christmas tree or simply string it in the middle of the room.
11. Lacy spruce
If you're lucky enough to have round lace doilies, then this garland option is for you! These wonderful trees will become a feature of your New Year's decor!
12. Flashlights
Such a garland can at any moment turn into a row of real lanterns; just put one of them on the table and light a candle inside - a tablet.
13. Garland of photographs
A great idea is to attach a number of your family photos using clothespins on a long rope, especially if these are photos of your previous New Year's gatherings! Let the garland be replenished with a new photo every year and so another sweet tradition will appear in your family.
14. Angels
Hang over your festive table a garland of snow-white angels, and place a couple on the table - these winged light creatures have the ability to give those around them a sense of miracle with their very presence.
15. Two-color paper garland
Fold two paper circles of different colors (as shown in the photo) and make a couple of cuts. Then unfold both circles, slightly level them and glue them together in four places (if you mentally draw a cross on the circle, the gluing points will be at the tips of the cross). Next, make several more of the same parts. Now all the “links” need to be glued together. This garland is good because it does not wrinkle during storage, but folds into one solid pancake.
16. With one movement of the hand
We often dabbled in such crafts as children, so repeating the same procedure today will not be difficult! Try to cut out not just Christmas trees or people, complicate the task and cut out funny penguins, deer, Santa Claus, and snowmen.
17. Scrapbooking and fantasy
Use your imagination and the tricks of scrapbooking - the art of turning paper into a masterpiece - when working on the garland. Aging the paper, putting stamps on it, cutting out the most interesting things from old postcards, etc. And then hang these miniature collage pictures around the room like flags.
18. Quite unusual
If you gravitate towards shocking and art decor, make a garland from cork corks or design a “running light” in disposable cups! Get creative and you might want to use newspaper scraps, old spoons, bottle caps, cans or miniature flower pots!
rhiannonbosse.comThis option is suitable for those who want to diversify a regular old garland.
What do you need
- white paper cups;
- a sheet of plain paper;
- pencil;
- scissors;
- scrapbooking paper;
- glue or double-sided tape;
- stationery knife;
- electric garland.
How to do
First you need to make a “wrapper” for the cups. To do this, cut one glass in half, cut off the bottom and edges. Flatten it, place it on plain paper and make a template.
Place the template on scrapbooking paper with reverse side and cut out as many “wrappers” as you have cups. By the way, you can choose any color of paper. Just try to match the color with the electric garland.
Then wrap the cups in paper and secure the edges with glue or double-sided tape.
Make cross-shaped cuts in the bottom of each cup with a utility knife. Insert the light bulbs of the electric garland into the slits. An unusual New Year's garland is ready!
purlsoho.com Making such a beautiful soft garland is very simple. The amount of material depends on the desired length of the decoration.
What do you need
- white and red felt strips 2.5 cm wide;
- 2 needles;
- threads
How to do
Put white stripe felt on red and secure them with needles on both sides. Then make longitudinal cuts in the middle of the strips at the same distance from each other.
purlsoho.com If you want to make a very long garland, cut the felt gradually: make no more than five cuts at once, proceed to weaving, and then repeat the procedure. Thanks to this scheme, the stripes will not move out, and it will be much easier for you.
To make a two-color braid, insert the end of the strip into the first hole and pull tight to prevent the strips from unraveling. Then thread the garland through all the other holes in the same way.
purlsoho.com Trim and sew the strips to each other at the ends of the finished garland so that they do not stick out. By the way, you can combine any colors of your choice. For example, these:
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thecheesethief.com These miniature stars look like glass, although they are made of simple cellophane! This material is not as pliable as paper, but such an unusual garland is worth the work done.
What do you need
- cellophane;
- lined sheet of paper;
- scissors;
- thin needle;
- thin threads.
How to do
Cut the cellophane into strips. It is more convenient to do this by placing a lined sheet of paper under the cellophane. Please note that the length of the strips must be at least 30 times their width. In other words, if the width is 1 cm, then the length must be at least 30 cm.
Then make stars out of the strips as shown in this video:
Carefully pierce the stars with a needle threaded with a long thread. The stars should be a short distance from each other.
By the way, garlands from paper stars They also look very nice. Therefore, choose the material to your taste.
oneperfectdayblog.net Choose classic tartlets New Year's flowers: green, red and white. Both adults and children will like such bright Christmas trees.
What do you need
- colorful paper tartlets(muffin tins);
- glue;
- decorative sequins in the shape of stars;
- twine or ribbon;
- scotch.
How to do
Fold the paper mold in quarters to form a triangle.
Coat the corners of the two triangles with glue. Place three triangles on top of each other and glue them together to form a Christmas tree. In the same way, make as many Christmas trees as you need for your garland.
Decorate them with sequins. If you can't find star-shaped sequins, just cut them out of colored cardboard.
Then tape the Christmas trees to the twine or ribbon at a short distance from each other. The garland is ready! Decorate with it or hang it on the wall.
createcraftlove.com Another way to transform a boring electric garland.
What do you need
- decorative burlap of New Year's flowers;
- scissors;
- electric garland.
How to do
Cut the burlap into equal small strips. Tie them one by one in a knot between the light bulbs.
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annfarnsworth.com This beautiful garland looks very impressive and is very easy to make. If you don't have twine, you can use thick thread or yarn.
What do you need
- Balloons;
- petrolatum;
- ½ liter of PVA glue;
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch;
- 2 tablespoons warm water;
- twine;
- needle;
- electric garland.
How to do
Inflate balloons of the same size. Note: a garland of small balls will look more beautiful. Lubricate them with Vaseline. This is necessary so that the string does not stick tightly to the balls.
Mix glue, starch and water. If the mixture is too thick, add a little more water. Just don't overdo it so it isn't too runny.
Soak the twine in the resulting adhesive solution. Then wrap the rope around the balls. The easiest way to do this is by hanging the balls from some kind of rail. Just do not forget in this case to place an oilcloth under them, where the excess glue will drain. The density of the balls of the future garland depends on how much twine you wind.
Leave the balls to dry overnight. Then poke a needle through each balloon to make it pop. First check whether the string is stiff enough and whether the finished ball will hold its shape. Carefully remove the balloon.
Then insert electric garland bulbs into the twine balls. If the balls turn out to be very dense, then you can make holes in them with scissors or a pen.
stubbornlycrafty.com For such a garland you need thick paper, such as cardstock. But thin cardboard will do just fine.
What do you need
- thick paper (gray and several other colors to choose from);
- scissors;
- hole puncher;
- glue;
- twine.
How to do
Cut the gray paper into strips measuring 3 × 10 cm. The parameters of the strips from the rest of the paper are 2.5 × 20 cm. The number of strips depends on the desired length of the garland.
Fold the gray strips into octagons and use a hole punch to make holes for the twine as shown in the photo. Then glue the edges of the octagons.
stubbornlycrafty.com Now make the “light bulbs”. To do this, fold the long strip in half, only lightly running your fingers along the fold. Holding the strip by the ends, press it into your palm. When you release the paper, it will take the shape of a light bulb.
stubbornlycrafty.com At the ends of the strip, exactly in the middle, use a hole punch to make a hole for the twine. Pass the string first through one hole on the gray octagon, then through the “light bulb”, and finally into the second hole of the octagon. Repeat these steps with all the other parts and align the “light bulbs” along the length of the twine.
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acupofthuy.com Such beauty can become not only New Year's decor, but also as a decoration for a children's room.
What do you need
- packaging of A4 paper;
- template(download);
- scissors;
- glue stick;
- Double-sided tape;
- threads
How to do
Print and cut out the templates, trace them on sheets of paper as shown in the picture below. For the garland you need 24 first and second parts of the lanterns and 126 stars. And to speed up the process, draw stars on sheets of paper folded four times.
Cut out all the pieces.
acupofthuy.com Take one piece of the flashlight and coat one side with glue. Glue the same part to it. One flashlight should consist of six identical parts. Just don't glue the sides of the first and sixth pieces together until you've made the loop.
To do this, apply double-sided tape to the fold. Glue the thread from bottom to top, make a small loop on top, then glue the thread from top to bottom and cut off the excess. Now you can glue the sides of the first and last parts.
Repeat the same with the rest of the lantern parts. In total you will get 8 flashlights.
acupofthuy.com Using the same scheme, make 21 volumetric star. The only difference will be in the gluing of the thread. It must be pulled through three stars, making a loop on the top one.
Now pull the thread through all the loops, forming such a beautiful garland:
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linesacross.com It is enough to simply cut out the parts according to ready-made template and decorate them with glitter.
What do you need
- thin cardboard;
- template(download);
- scissors;
- office glue;
- colored glitter;
- twine.
How to do
Print on thin cardboard and cut out the templates along the solid lines. The number of parts needed depends on the desired length of the garland. Bend the pieces along the dotted lines.
linesacross.com After one, grease the triangles on the templates with glue and sprinkle with glitter. When the glue is dry, shake them off. You may need to repeat these steps one more time to ensure the triangles are completely covered in glitter.
linesacross.com Then apply glue to the semicircular parts on the templates and glue the figures together. Stretch string through the figures. If you're afraid you won't be able to do this, run a string through each figure before gluing, not after.
thepartyteacher.com These Christmas trees can be decorated with anything: sequins, sparkles or buttons. Use your imagination!
What do you need
- green tissue paper;
- scissors;
- glue;
- yellow cardboard;
- red cardboard;
- twine.
How to do
Flatten the tissue paper. By the way, this can be done using an iron, placing it on the very low temperature. Fold a long sheet in half crosswise and cut lengthwise into two pieces. You will end up with two long strips folded in the middle. Make long cuts on them, leaving part of the fold untouched. You will need as many of these parts as the number of Christmas trees you want to make for the garland.
thepartyteacher.com Unfold the strip and twist it thinly. Make a loop at the bend and twist it several times so that it does not fall apart. If desired, you can secure it with glue.
thepartyteacher.com Tie the resulting Christmas trees to the twine. Then cut out stars from yellow cardboard, and circles from red cardboard and glue them. Try to secure the stars so that the knots on the twine are not visible.
shelterness.com And finally, an option for those who don’t have time to make anything, but have a great desire to update their New Year’s decor.
What do you need
- beautiful Christmas balls;
- twine.
How to do
All you have to do is thread the twine through the loops Christmas balls, tying it in knots and placing the balls at the same distance from each other.
You will need glue, strong thread, glitter and pasta (star-shaped pasta). Apply PVA glue to each piece using a brush, then, taking another brush, apply silver or gold glitter, you can alternate. Wait until everything is dry and carefully tie the paste to the rope at regular intervals, as shown in the photo. 
Garland of pine cones
To make it look more impressive and match your interior, the cones can also be painted using acrylic paint. Pour some paint into disposable plate and dip the pine cone on all sides (or use a brush). After the paint has dried, the cones can be tied to a bright woolen thread in a contrasting shade, for example, red. 
Yarn tassels
If you knit and have some unused balls of yarn, make a “wool” garland out of them. The more magnificent and larger the tassels are, the more impressive the finished item will look. 
Wool pompoms
Another option: make wool pompoms instead of tassels or combine both options. It is convenient to make small pompoms using a fork, wrapping wool around it. 
Knitted garland
You can use any old T-shirts, shirts or dresses for it. Leftover braid will also work. The main thing is that the fabrics match in color. Cut the fabric into strips of the same length and width and simply tie it on a coarse thread. 
You can also make a charming garland from dried flowers and attach additional decorative details to it: paper birds, stars or Christmas trees.
Ice garland
For a winter garden or outdoor yard, you can use ice garlands. To do this, take ice molds, pour water into them, add a few drops of paint to each mold and stir the paint in the water. Then cut a long piece of string and press it into each mold. Place the molds in the freezer and wait until the garland freezes. 
Chain garland
This is the simplest option that we all know how to make from strips of paper since kindergarten. If you take double-sided paper with a metallic finish, it will look more interesting. 
Candy garland
Buy a bag of cellophane-wrapped candies and use a stapler to staple the candies together until you make a long chain. 
Christmas trees made of paper
First, prepare a paper stencil on which you will need to cut the blanks in the shape of a Christmas tree. For this you can use cardboard and old postcards. Glue the finished cardboard Christmas trees at equal distances using glue or secure with thread. 
Snowball made of cotton wool
Form lumps of different sizes from cosmetic cotton balls and secure them to the fishing line by threading them through a needle. To keep the balls from moving, you will need a glue gun. 
Ginger cookie
If you are making cookies in tins, be sure to poke a few holes before placing the cookies in the oven. Making toys and Christmas tree garlands from ginger dough is a pleasure. 
Vertical cones
Cut out cones from colored paper, it is better if it is thick and bright, glue and string on a thread. To keep the cone in place, you can seal it with a drop of glue from a hot-melt gun or secure it with a small bead. 
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And you can decorate with such a mini garland houseplants in the house.New Year's garlands– a universal way to decorate your home for the holidays. They can be hung not only on the Christmas tree, but also on walls, windows, doors, the head of the bed... Therefore, you should not miss the opportunity to learn how to make simple but effective New Year's garlands. We share the most interesting ideas.
1. Light for pine cones
Decor from pine cones- not new. But this decor can be given originality if, as a basis for decorative composition use a light garland. The cones play the role of additional decoration.
2. Textile carving
Fabric, starched or impregnated with PVA, or thick paper becomes the material for making a New Year's garland. A few cuts with scissors - and the Christmas tree element of the garland is ready.
3. Flatness and volume
Round wooden beads, painted in bright color, are in perfect harmony with flat paper figures. The main thing is to stock up on paper with thematic patterns. Instead of wooden beads, you can use plastic or glass.
4. Weightless garland
Feathers are the ideal material for making a weightless garland. white. Additionally, they can be decorated with gold paint or sparkles. If there are no real feathers, cut out their analogue from paper.
5. Color duet
An ordinary garland is transformed if you use two colors of paper to make it. Additional decor in the form of glued beads enhances the effect.
6. Smart New Year flags
To give familiar flags a new look, we recommend cutting them out old newspaper or music notebook. You can artificially age paper by soaking it in tea or coffee.
7. Balls in balls
Miniature Christmas decorations framed by paper circles they look especially bright and impressive. This decor can also be used as a separate Christmas decoration, and collect them in a garland.
8. Cinema under the Christmas tree
Regular popcorn is an excellent material for a garland, reminiscent of snow flakes. If desired, paint it white or silver.
9. Pleasant memories
Most often, even the most favorite photos are stored in in electronic format. So why not make a New Year's garland out of them with your own hands? For example, by selecting for her pictures with the most memorable moments of the outgoing year.
10. Sweet garland
Hard gingerbread cookies are ideal for making a delicious garland. If you can’t find one, use any other one that won’t crumble.
11. Luxurious... paper
If flat paper garlands If you don’t like it, then try making it voluminous. Using paper clips, press together paper circles or strips that make up volumetric figures. Then secure them using glue or a stapler.
12. Fragrant garland of citrus fruits
Citrus peels retain a pleasant aroma even after drying. You can use a cookie cutter to cut out the elements of the garland. If the garland is made from citrus fruits themselves, then before stringing them on a thread, dry the slices in the oven or on a fresh air.
15. Of all the things I like
Using your imagination, you can make a New Year's garland with your own hands from almost anything. To make this decor look stylish, we recommend using identical bow ties or clothespins to secure it to the base.
If a garland as a decoration was not enough, then think about table decor. For example,
