New Year's symbols in home design are an important detail for the holiday. In the new year 2019, the role of such a hero is played by the animal pig. This cute little animal will decorate an office apartment or any other room.
A type of DIY pig can be made from felt, thread, or even crocheted.
A bright highlight New Year's decoration A unique beaded pig made according to the instructions will serve.
New Year's decorations for the Christmas tree are also relevant this year. You can come up with a pattern for a New Year's pig yourself or find something suitable in catalogs of New Year's designs.
DIY pig made from fabric photo
The symbol of the year 2019, a pig, can be made with your own hands from a variety of fabrics. Most often, soft wool fabric of a soft pink color is used.
The animal pattern is easy to find in soft toy sewing magazines. Combine pink or white Can be done with light gray or red.
The animal's body is stuffed with cotton wool or special material for soft toys. Button eyes are usually decorative buttons.
The limbs of the animal can be filled with small beads so that the toy is stable and acquires anti-stress qualities.
You can also use silk or lace for sewing; this fabric is quite typical for a pig.
Pig made from threads 2019 photo
Products made from threads in New Year's designs look relevant and appropriate. The technology is quite simple: the desired shape of the toy (in our case, a pig) is carefully wrapped with a thick thread pre-moistened with glue; then the workpiece is allowed to dry and carefully removed from the mold.
The resulting product is painted pink or white using acrylic paint. The result is an openwork toy that can be used to decorate a Christmas tree or simply place on a windowsill.
Another option for the symbol of the year 2019, a do-it-yourself pig made from threads, could be a cute pig made from balls of yarn or thread. Round parts are attached to each other in the desired shape and decorate the apartment.
Felt pig 2019 photo
Felt products have long conquered the tastes of housewives. They look great in New Year's design, creating the comfort and warmth of the New Year's mood.
A felt pig will also become excellent option symbol of the year 2019 in the house. Wool blanks can be different shapes and size.
Small felt pigs will perfectly decorate the Christmas tree. A huge cute felt pig will fit perfectly into the decoration of the New Year's party room.
You can come up with a pattern to suit your taste and the size you need. The parts of the animal are fastened together with a tight, reliable seam.
The felt pig is easy to wash and dry. Most likely, this toy will become your favorite New Year's exhibit.
Pig pattern 2019 photo
To successfully plan a holiday, you need clear preparation, right down to the pattern of symbolic design decorations for the year of the pig. It can be done independently based on their own preferences. The size and design of the pig can be found on the Internet or you can come up with it yourself.
On a large sheet of transparent paper, carefully draw all the details of the New Year's animal and carefully cut it out. Then we apply the fabric to the desired fabric and secure it with pins. After that, we also cut out the necessary elements along the fabric with a gap for the seams of about one and a half to two centimeters.
When preparatory work finished stitch using sewing machine all the details and fill the toy with a special filler. There are products knitted together with decorative crochet, which gives the animal a special charm and a New Year's touch.
Symbol of the year 2019 crochet photo
Crocheting is a very exciting and educational activity. Do-it-yourself toys and various crocheted items will decorate your home or room and add a touch of homely warmth.
Symbol of the year 2019 pig crocheted will become with his own hands a great gift for the holiday and a souvenir for New Year.
The catalog of products relevant for the year of the pig will help you choose the right animal shape and color scheme.
Most often, a soft pink macrame pig is the most appropriate option for the New Year. Fine crochet from thin silk is quite painstaking work, but the result is worth it. Such a product looks elegant and laconic in New Year's design.
New Year's toys in the form of a pig photo
The New Year's bustle and decoration of the Christmas tree is the most pleasant pre-holiday moment. You can make DIY Christmas tree decorations in the 2019 pig symbols with your own hands from scrap materials. A variety of Christmas tree decorations will add a bright touch to the design of the New Year's tree.
Pink animals are made from decorative paper, thread and glue, crocheted or cut out of soft felt. There are also pigs made of beads or foam. Decorate homemade decorations all kinds of finishing materials: lace, designer buttons, Swarovski stones or decorative multi-colored sand.
DIY pig for New Year 2019 photo
Making a festive pig symbol of 2019 with your own hands is a feasible task for any housewife.
The variety of available materials and ideas for manufacturing gives a huge number of product options.
There are large animals for voluminous room design and small decorative piglets for decorating a Christmas tree or a small apartment.
Even a child can make paper pigs from shiny decorative canvas. Intricate products from felt or thread can be made according to instructions on the Internet.
Crocheting or knitting a pig for a New Year's design is a task for diligent housewives.
You can also make a pig out of foam plastic with your own hands and paint it with pink acrylic paint and decorate it with lace and buttons.
DIY beaded pig 2019 photo
Weaving of all kinds of beads unique jewelry and figurines is a rather painstaking process. The result is very beautiful products for decorating the festive design of the room. A pig made from small pink beads in the form of a voluminous toy on a Christmas tree looks very beautiful.
Making a Christmas tree decoration will take a lot of time; in return, such a decoration will last a long time and will delight others for many years.
The festive symbol of the year 2019 is most often woven from beads with your own hands by placing multi-colored or one-color small or large beads on the desired wire frame, depending on the intended idea and purpose of the decoration. It is more difficult to make a voluminous pig. This requires detailed instructions and certain beading skills.
DIY crafts for the New Year 2019 can be a source of pride at an exhibition at school or kindergarten, where it is not so much victory that is important, but participation. No less interesting is the symbol of the year, the Yellow Pig, which will look like a decoration on a Christmas tree or holiday table.
Depending on the availability of materials and tools for making a boar with your own hands, you can choose suitable options. Some crafts will take more time, while others can be done a few hours before the event.
New Year's craft from pine cones “Pig”
If there is very little time left, for the New Year 2019 it is easy to make a symbol of the year of the pig from pine cones. And for decoration, use gouache or acrylic paint, which works much better on wooden products.
Traditionally, the animal is made pink, but if you want to bring a real symbol of the year to an exhibition or hang on the Christmas tree, you can always use yellow paint.
You will need:
- cone;
- white and pink or yellow paint;
- brushes that are comfortable to work with;
- colored plasticine.
Step-by-step production:
- We cover the cone with one layer of white paint, and then pink or yellow. We wait until both layers are completely dry and proceed to the next part of creating the pig.
- We make a snout with two nostrils from dark pink or dark brown plasticine and attach it to the wide part. We sculpt ears from the same shade. They are easy to attach to the plates of the opened cone.
- We sculpt eyes from circles of white and black plasticine. We fix it on the craft.
- Roll pink or brown into koloboks and sculpt legs with hooves from it. We place them at the base of the cone.
- It is not difficult to make such beautiful animals. You just need to study carefully step by step photos and repeat all steps. Simple instructions without complex diagrams will be the best helpers in making crafts for the New Year in the shape of a pig.
How to sew adorable piglets from felt
This material is the easiest to work with, which is why all people who are passionate about handicrafts love it. The cost of felt is very low, and it is sold in small pieces in stores.
You will need:
- felt in light and dark shades of pink;
- black acrylic paint or regular marker;
- pink and lilac ribbons up to 0.5 mm wide;
- small sequins or large beads - 2 pcs.;
- threads to match the selected fabric;
- large sequins - 4 pcs.;
- scissors and glue gun.
Step-by-step production:
- Download the template or copy it yourself by attaching an A4 sheet to the monitor screen. Cut it out.
- We apply it to the felt and cut out the bases for the craft for the New Year 2019. To make the product in the form of a symbol of the year of the pig bright and colorful, it is important to correctly combine the shades of the fabric.
- We sew the resulting ovals with an overcast stitch using white threads. There is no need to sew them together.
- Glue the head, ears, snout and eyes to the body, carefully squeezing the glue out of the gun.
- To the second part of the body we attach with glue a tape 20 cm long, folded in the form of a loop. We attach large beads to its ends. Then we measure out 2 more strips of tape and fasten them so that all 4 resulting piggy legs are at the same level. We also decorate them with beads, tying the ends of the ribbon into knots.
- We draw the eyes and nostrils on the patch in black, squeezing out the acrylic pointwise. If you are using the paint from a can option, you can use a zero or one brush, or even a gypsy needle.
- We form a small bow from lilac ribbon and glue it at the base of the pig's head.
- The finished craft can be given as a gift to friends, family, or presented as a decoration at an exhibition. And if you make several of these pigs, you can always hang them on the doorknob, on the Christmas tree, or wherever you like.
You can also always use other patterns and templates, from which it is easy to make toys and decorations that are more labor-intensive to make.
Crafts made from puff pastry in the form of a symbol of the year of the pig
You don't have to buy beautiful animals in the store. Once you have mastered the technique of making dough crafts from photos or videos, you can further decorate your home with unusual holiday souvenirs.
Products coated with acrylic paint will look attractive and will definitely take prizes at any exhibition.
You will need:
- flour, sea salt, water in a ratio of 1:1:1;
- dessert knife, toothpicks and spatulas for modeling;
- sponge for washing dishes;
- acrylic paints and thin rope.
Step-by-step production:
- Knead salt dough and roll it into a bun. Then we roll out the piece into a layer with a diameter of 4 cm, and make a patch from a small ball. We immediately pierce holes in it, forming nostrils.
- We form triangles from small pieces of dough, squeeze them with our fingers and make an indentation with a spatula or knife. We attach the ears to the pig’s head and draw lines with a toothpick. This will make the craft more beautiful and look more natural.
- We attach the pig's eyes above the patch. Cut out a heart from the dough and attach it under the pig’s nose. Press lightly with your fingertips.
- We work on the edges of the head with a pencil or a special tool, creating a relief edge.
- Roll the dough into thin handles and use a toothpick to form fingers or hooves.
- We fix them on the heart, pressing lightly. We also make pig legs.
- We make through holes for the thread-rope in the upper part of the head and in the lower part.
- We leave the product to dry at room temperature or in the oven with minimal heating of 80-100 degrees.
- We blot the pig with a sponge soaked in acrylic paint. Then rinse under cold water, leaving the color in the recesses. When contouring is completed, you can begin processing with other bright colors.
- We draw pink ears and a snout for the pig, highlight the heart in red, and the head in white or yellow. We highlight the contours of the eyes with black and, if desired, make inscriptions.
- When the acrylic covers the craft with a thick film, we thread the ropes into the upper holes so that it can be hung in a convenient place. We secure the legs so that they hang down and secure them with knots.
Do you know how to make crafts with your own hands?
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The finished souvenir can be presented to the director of the school where the exhibition was held or to the teacher if it was held in a kindergarten. And having learned how to sculpt from dough, you can create unique, inimitable products, delighting your family and friends with unusual ones.
Origami symbol of the year Yellow Pig
Following the patterns developed in Japan, it is easy to make unique ones. To do this, you can use a regular A4 sheet, cutting it to the desired shape. The symbol of the year, the Yellow Pig, is made quickly and simply and can become a decoration for table setting or an excellent Christmas tree decoration.
In the Land of the Rising Sun, both children and adults learn the art of origami. Exercise diligence and tolerance in making lungs and complex crafts is considered the highest achievement and one of the ways of education. Therefore, you can involve children in making paper souvenirs in order to engage in more labor-intensive versions of crafts.
DIY eco-style pigs
Create interesting and beautiful crafts can be made not only from new, but also from old materials. Socks, clothes or leftover fabrics can be used. By showing your imagination and using templates, you can make complex or simple crafts in the form of a symbol of the year.
You will need:
- plain and colored socks - 1 pc.;
- small, medium buttons of the same size - 2 pcs.;
- cotton wool or other similar materials - for stuffing;
- threads, needles, scissors and white chalk.
Step-by-step production:
- We fill the sock with cotton wool up to the heel, stuffing it tightly inside so that the finished pig figurine holds its shape. Cut off the unfilled part.
- We pass the thread along the base using running stitches and pull the edges together into a ball. We carefully sweep so that the filler does not come out. This edge will become the back of the pig, and the tail will be attached to the seam location later.
- We stretch the sock with an elastic band over the front part of the body, and fold the hanging excess and carefully sew it together. The body is ready.
- Take the second sock, cut off the elastic and cut it in half. We turn the resulting strips inside out so that the front side of the fabric is adjacent to the front side.
- Draw a semi-oval shape of the ears in chalk. Cut according to the intended template. Sew carefully with small stitches.
- Turn it outside. If the elastic band is loose, you can stuff the ears with filler or insert a piece of cardboard to keep the ears in shape. Then we sew them to the body.
- Sew buttons in place of the nostrils and eyes.
- We sew the remaining fabric into a tail and fasten it to the back of the body.
To help keep the shape of the ears and tail better, you can use not only filler and cardboard, but also wire. In this case, these parts of the toy’s body will bend and be shaped into any shape.
You can make DIY crafts with your children, turning preparation for the holidays into fun leisure time. And even if the child’s first attempts are unsuccessful, then with regular practice his skills will improve. The main thing is to approach everything with positivity and patience.
Pennants. It was not so easy to get them. And today, thanks to the development of technology, you can make them yourself. Knowing how to make a badge with your own hands, you can make original gifts friends, and make comic medals for the holidays, and set up your own production of products self made.
Manufacturing methods
How to make a badge with your own hands at home? It depends on what skills and materials the master has. The most simple options- cardboard icons. Wooden models are also easy to make, but you will have to tinker with metal ones - these are some of the most difficult options.
Cardboard, paper, fantasy
Before you make a badge with your own hands, you should decide on the theme. For weddings, anniversaries, school competitions and children's matinees, comic medals and badges are often made. To create them you need cardboard, pins and imagination.
Wedding decorations for witnesses
Often, when preparing a wedding, newlyweds want it to be remembered for a long time not only by them, but also by the guests who came to share the joy. Original badges are prepared for witnesses. Now it has become fashionable to order them from handmade craftsmen. But knowing how to make badges for witnesses with your own hands, you can safely get down to business.
For work you will need the following materials: satin ribbons suitable colors, cardboard, scissors, needle, thread, glue (preferably a heat gun), pins.
Cut 2 circles from cardboard the right size(diameter - 5-6 cm). Prepare inscriptions that you can make yourself or print on a printer found on the Internet. The inscription must correspond to the dimensions of the cardboard blank. Glue messages or pictures onto one of the cardboard circles.
The next stage is decoration. Here you can give room to your imagination. The icon can be decorated satin ribbons, making petals out of them using the kanzashi technique. Or make a frame of lace, which will look no less beautiful, but is much easier to do.
Most often, badges are made for witnesses in the shape of a flower or medal. Decoration elements are attached to the second cardboard circle using glue. At the end, the middle is closed with a circle with an inscription. A pin is attached to the back side. And the witness badges are ready. You can decorate them with beads, sequins, and rhinestones.
Badges from blanks
You can find blanks for badges on sale in craft stores. With their help you can do the most various options. Some simply have an image glued onto them, while others require the use of a special press to create the finished product. When purchasing, you should check with the seller for all the details.
Having a simple blank, you can make a simple badge from cardboard or paper. Use the printer to print the image you like, corresponding to the dimensions of the workpiece. You can draw it yourself or take a picture you like from a magazine. There are plenty of options.
Glue the picture onto cardboard that matches the size of the icon. The surface of the workpiece, made of metal, should be lightly sanded for better adhesion and the image should be glued with superglue. Everything is ready. For reliability, the picture can be laminated or coated with clear varnish. Here's how to make your own badge out of cardboard.
You can do without preparations at all. Just stick the image you like onto a cardboard or plastic base and attach a pin to secure it.
Lots of options
Knowing how to make a badge with your own hands, you can safely take on the production of such souvenir products. After all, maybe these products will also become collectibles.
More complex options are wooden badges. In craft stores you can find special blanks that can serve as the basis for a future product. You can also independently saw a thin fragment from a plate 0.5-1 cm thick and sand it. A drawing is painted on them or an inscription is written. You can use a burner to apply an image. There are plenty of options.
Those who master the art of wood carving can saw and carve products that are stunning in shape and beauty. These can be symbols, logos, amulets, and runes. Made in the popular eco-style, these products will become an exclusive and stylish decoration. Those who know how to make wooden badges with their own hands do not need to rack their brains over holiday gifts.
Aluminum and lead - the basis for work
In Soviet times, metal badges were popular. Now you can make them yourself, but this will require some tools and skills to work with them. Aluminum plates 2 mm thick are suitable for production. An image is applied to them, and then the shape is cut out and turned out. The finished badge is coated with paint. This is painstaking work.
But you can cast a lead badge even at home. Lead is a fusible metal. You need to put small pieces of metal into a special container; solder used for soldering radio components is also suitable. Melt the metal over a fire and pour it into the mold. It must be heat resistant. There are ready-made options for sale; they can be found in specialized stores. Simple shapes can be made in regular sand. Sift the sand, compact it well and make a depression of the desired size and shape. Molten lead should be poured into it. When the metal has cooled, you need to sand the product and attach a pin to it. Further decoration is at the taste and discretion of the master.
Decorating - a flight of fancy
There are many options for how to make a badge with your own hands - everyone can choose the most suitable one for themselves. This could be a simple badge made of paper. But if desired, embroidery, wool for felting, beads and rhinestones, and other most unusual materials that came to hand during work can be used to make an exclusive version.
Such handmade products will definitely not go unnoticed. It's simple and affordable way self-expression in creativity.
The approach of the New Year and Christmas is always a pleasant and bright event. In every home, on the streets, on store shelves, in courtyards, in school classrooms and kindergartens - everything breathes holiday. There is a special atmosphere in people's moods. And today we’ll talk about how to make New Year’s crafts depicting the symbol of 2019 with your own hands. I think many people know that the coming New Year, if you look at it through the “pages” of the eastern calendar, is the year of the pig or boar, these 12 months simply have to be good - the pig is a homely, well-fed, fertile and generous animal. So let’s prepare something pleasant for the boar in the form of a simple New Year's decoration with his images and we will wait for a return gift.
I want to offer you very simple and at the same time bright and interesting ideas New Year's crafts that are suitable for assignments in kindergarten or school as a handmade gift from your kids, for relatives, close friends or guests.
Some projects from this collection are made of paper, others are made of felt, but we tried not to look for complex ones - this was one of the most important criteria, since we all remember the lack of free time, especially on the eve of the holidays.
A pig can be called a geometrically convenient animal, you must agree - two circles for the body and a heel, a couple of triangles for the ears, and four squares for the hooves... cut out, glued and that's it - the pig is ready. Well, let's look at the options for our crafts.
Craft symbol of the new year 2019
One of the most adorable craft ideas for the new year 2019 is a cute pink pig, thanks to the texture of the material, we will make it from cotton balls, slightly painted with light pink gouache. It looks like the craft is made from pink snowballs that the kids just made in the yard.
“Snowballs” are attached to a disposable paper plate or a circle cut out of any cardboard of the size you need. This project uses hot glue gun. We make the ears and snout from colored or pink-painted paper; by the way, you can also make a tail from it. We buy the eyes ready-made or draw them with a marker on a small piece of white cardboard and attach them to the craft. The finished pig can be sprinkled with glitter.
How to make a pumpkin pig craft
This year, handmade crowns are my favorite theme. Especially when it comes to all kinds of animals! Since the symbol eastern calendar, 2019 is the mumps, then let’s look at it. Well, first of all, this is a very harmonious combination: pumpkin and piglets)
For this option, we will need a pumpkin of any variety, but preferably a round, fairly even shape. The pumpkin can be painted any color - it's up to you. The ears are combined from two types of fabric - the basic one without ornament - both the snout and the mottled one for the inside of the ear are made from it. We make eyes and nostrils from black beads or buttons. The parts are attached using hot glue.
DIY Christmas tree toy
Great idea how to do it Christmas tree toy depicting the symbol of the New Year is to draw a piggy's face on a one-color pink ball. This holiday decor can be the start of your personal collection of your family's designer toys. There may be pigs different colors and size, spots and expression of the eyes are also a personal matter, so just give free rein to your imagination.
On the surface of the selected Christmas ball It is better to paint with acrylic paints; first apply light colors to the ball, and apply black or dark elements last. On back side toys, draw a cheerful twisted tail of your charming pig, so she will be beautiful from all sides)
Craft piglets - symbol of 2019
For this charming couple of piglets we will need two (if desired, more) empty eggs, so to speak, if you want to make animals of different sizes, then use a chicken and duck egg or just choose two different ones chicken eggs, making small holes in them on both “tops” using an awl or a thick needle and removing the liquid contents, rinsing the shells and letting them dry.
We make a puddle for our piglets from brown cardboard or paper, you can also use felt. For finished patches, glue buttons with two holes with hot glue so that they are positioned horizontally. We draw the eyes with a black felt-tip pen or a thin marker, and cut out the ears from pink paper. We construct hooves and tails from “fluffy” wire and place the piglets in a puddle - in in a good way this word.
New Year's toy - fleece pig
For those who really have golden hands, an excellent idea for creating New Year's toys With your own hands, you can consider this charming “representative” of 2019 - a piglet sewn from pink fleece fabric. Such a handmade item can not only be placed under the Christmas tree, but also given as a New Year’s gift to a loved one.
As a filler for such soft toy You can use synthetic padding polystyrene and small polystyrene foam balls, which can often be “found” inside anti-stress toys and in pillows for pregnant women - they are not only very pleasant to the touch, but also safe and environmentally friendly. The size of such a pig depends on your idea.
Paper pig craft
For the youngest artists and creative individuals, there is also a great project, the simplest of our entire list today, but at the same time very cute and pretty. For a paper pig we will need a disposable paper plate, a black felt-tip pen or marker, a little office glue, pink gouache paint and paper for the snout, eyes and ears.
We paint the plate with gouache and set it aside to dry, in the meantime we cut out the snout and ears - we have them the same color, draw eyes on white paper and cut them out, when the plate is completely dry, glue the rest of the parts to it with office glue and finish drawing the nose and smile - the craft is ready. Simple and cute!
DIY pigs for the new year 2019
You can even turn small flower pots into charming hogs, you just need to give free rein to your inner artist, find a couple of plastic buttons and a fairly hard material for the ears. Paint the pots pink and attach the ears and heels using hot glue or super glue for plastic and ceramics.
When the craft is dry, draw eyes on the pigs - even nail polish or a stroke will be suitable for this purpose. For more charm, you can draw eyelashes or smiles on these cute faces with a black marker or felt-tip pen, but this is not strict - do it as you and your child like.
How to make a New Year's craft - a pig's face
Another simple and wonderful craft for the 2019 New Year - adorable little pig faces made of felt. For such a miracle, patterns are not particularly needed - we just select a basic piece of pink material, draw the silhouette of a muzzle on it, and make the inner parts of the ears from felt of a different shade and a slightly smaller size. The patch can be made round or oval - this is not strict. If desired, by the way, this craft can be made double-sided by simply sewing two ready-made faces together.
We embroider the eyebrows and smiles of our cute pigs with brown or black threads. For the eyes, shiny black rather large beads or beads are suitable, see what you have at hand. Sew loops of suitable length to the crafts, and now we have Christmas tree decoration, made with your own hands.
Piglets for the New Year - crafts
This New Year's craft is more difficult, but if your hands grow from the right places, then you can do it. This pair of charming pink beauties is not just a symbol of the coming New Year, but a full-fledged gift! Agree, such handmade things, created with love and soul, simply cannot but please.
The soft texture of felt and these adorable knitted scarves pair perfectly with each other and with the festive winter atmosphere. It is believed that such material symbols will bring good luck to their owner all year, in which “pissiness” is the best omen, even if the amulets are so cool.
Felt pincushion in the shape of a pig
Here's an idea for a cute and very practical gift - a felt pincushion in the shape of a pig. Such a craft will surely please your mother, your beloved grandmother, your older sister, and any needlewoman. The first plus of this project is the ease of execution and the second is the minimum necessary materials And, by the way, you don’t need any special sewing skills either.
We will need 6 squares of felt (of sufficient density) of pink color, a small piece of a lighter material - for the snout and ears, thread, a needle, a little filler - synthetic padding is perfect - and two small beads for the eyes. We will sew the craft with a regular seam - over the edge, you can choose the color of the threads to suit your taste, and you can also embroider a snowflake or initials on one of the sides of the pig to the person you decide to give it to.
In general, New Year's crafts, be it a card or a card that we make ourselves, are an excellent reason to spend time with our children, to stay longer in our own winter's tale and create your own New Year’s Eve, even if it’s simple and small, but still a work of art. If you figure it out, you can mold, cut, glue or sew something interesting from what you have at hand, the main thing in this matter is the mood. I think that you have already chosen an outfit and decided what to give to whom, chose and made a list, signed Christmas cards and got ready for the long weekend) All we have to do is wish you have a nice holiday and may the Pig bring us good luck, health and good mood for your entire, so to speak, year of service!
Badges are one of the most popular youth accessories. Each such product contains some information about its owner. An icon can tell about personal hobbies, values, musical preferences, affiliation with an organization, or attitude towards life.
There is no doubt that a fancy badge can be bought in a store. But a thing made in a single copy is always a priority. Its value lies in the fact that it is unique. No one else will have one like this! Are you ready to express yourself out loud and show your friends what you are capable of? Then hurry up see how to make badges at home. Some methods will really surprise you!
Making a paper badge
The easiest way to make a badge is to make it out of paper. Paper badges, medals and badges are often used during school Olympiads, sports competitions and children's parties. Young fashionistas also love to create them. And all because making badges from cardboard does not require special materials or special skills. Just paper, a hairpin and a rich imagination!
Cut out from a magazine, print or draw a picture of the desired size. Glue it onto a piece of cardboard. A sticker would also work well as a picture.
To make the badge last longer, cover it with tape on both sides or laminate at any office supply store. You can also add a glossy shine to the icon using wrappers for a notebook. Place the picture between two pieces of wrapper, sealing the edges using an iron and parchment.
That's it! The paper badge for your clothes or favorite bag is ready. A hole punch and a thin rope can easily turn it into a stylish keychain.
Still have questions? The video will show you how to properly make a paper badge and attach a safety pin:
Ice cream and hamburger made. What about cat or cloud keychains? Let's see!
If a special event is approaching - a name day, family holiday or a children's party, cardboard badges can be easily decorated with lace, sparkles, rhinestones, beads, and satin ribbons.
Paper badge can be covered epoxy glue. Glue the picture printed on thick paper onto a cardboard base and let it dry. Attach the badge to a plasticine stand and apply glue in two stages: first, a thin layer, distributing the glue over the entire area of the picture, then add a few drops of glue - they will spread on their own and make the badge convex.
How to make plastic badges in the oven?
Oven icons - unexpected, right? But how beautiful! Tell me, where do you put disposable plastic containers for cakes, salads or cookies? Don’t rush to throw them in the trash, it’s better to put them in the oven. Two minutes - and a small miracle will manifest itself.
To make plastic badges in the oven you will need:
- plastic container,
- scissors,
- hole punch,
- colored permanent markers.
Using scissors, cut out a smooth and even part of the plastic packaging.
Place the selected design underneath and use a marker to transfer it to the plastic. Paint it over. Make a hole on top with a hole punch and cut out the picture along with the loop, retreating a few millimeters from the edge.
Attention! The pattern should be large enough, because during baking it will shrink several times.
Preheat oven to 160°C. Place the dough on parchment paper and keep in the oven for 2-3 minutes. As it heats up, the picture will begin to shrink and bend, so you can slightly flatten it with a fork.
Carefully! If you suddenly forget the safety rules while working with a hot oven, you can get seriously burned. Ask adults for help.
After baking, your badge will become strong and smooth. Make several similar badges and put them on a thin metal chain. You can do it wonderful bracelet or cool keychain for a portfolio.
Badges can also be easily made made of plastic buttons. Apply an image or design with acrylic paints and cover with nail polish. Ready!
Masters in making badges manage to cover the plastic base with embroidered designs, tying them at the back with thread. The work is painstaking and requires the use of special tools and the ability to embroider with satin stitch.
Wooden badges are the hit of the season!
Stylish, elegant, and most importantly - environmentally friendly! This is why wooden badges are popular among young people. Do you also want an exclusive mini-brooch? We'll have to work!
To make a wooden badge for clothes, prepare:
- round flat wooden blanks,
- acrylic paints,
- safety pin,
- glue gun,
- simple pencil,
- water and a brush.
Making wooden badges should start with a sketch on paper. You can draw whatever your imagination whispers - ice cream, elephants, bunnies, and so on.
Now with the help a simple pencil transfer the image onto a piece of wood about 5–8 mm thick. They are sold in craft stores.
It's cool if you know how to work with a chisel, or burn patterns on wood (this is often taught in labor training classes). Then the surface of the icon will become textured, and the contours of the image will be clearer.
Draw your intended image with acrylic paints. Once the paint is completely dry, use a glue gun to attach a safety pin. Cover the badge with wood varnish.
The stylish decoration is ready.
When making wooden badges, additional materials are often used - threads, beads, pieces of fabric.
DIY metal badges
Creative do-it-yourself metal badges are made on the basis of old ones that have already lost their relevance and are not popular with their owner.
To decorate your clothes with a metal badge, prepare:
- old metal badge,
- stationery knife,
- acrylic paints,
- pieces of cloth or napkin.
Take an old iron badge and take it apart using a utility knife.
This is what the workpiece will look like.
Paint the badge with light acrylic paint in two layers. When the paint dries and becomes tacky, cover the badge with a small piece of tissue paper.
Pay attention! If there is too much paint, it will ooze through the napkin and ruin the badge.
Fold the edges of the napkin inward and cover the badge.
The final result depends on the image on the napkin. These could be pirates, heroes of your favorite cartoons or fairy tales...
DIY acrylic badges
These original pins will look like they came straight from a store shelf. To make an acrylic badge with your own hands, you need to purchase a special blank. It can be found in any office supply store.
The workpiece consists of a body and fastening. All you need to do is cut out the image and place it between the base of the badge and the transparent cap. To prevent the image from scrolling, apply a drop of glue to the back side. Everything about everything - one minute!
Congratulations! Now you know not only the technique of making badges, but also how to make a keychain with your own hands. After all, with the help of a hole punch, a wood burning device or a regular soldering iron, the icon can easily turn into a pendant. However, do not forget about the help of adults. Only under their supervision can you work with electrical appliances.
