This voluminous and bright ball is suitable for creating a festive ambiance for any festive event. For example, it can be a New Year's decoration, decorating a Christmas tree; several of these balls look beautiful in the form. The craft is not at all complicated, especially since the paper ball is presented step by step, with a detailed explanation and visual photographs.
What do you need for a voluminous paper ball?
- Colored paper. I took three colors - green, yellow and red. But you can, for brightness, take more, for example, 5, according to the number of segments on the side of the ball. Or vice versa, be original and take only 2 colors: black and white, white and blue, red and white. Consider the interior color when choosing.
- Scissors, glue stick, thread, compass, pencil.
Instead of a compass, I used a glass, and if you have a special composter, then that’s great; you can make an unlimited number of balls and decorate the entire room with a garland.
How to make a ball out of paper?
To make one paper ball you will need 20 circles. Their size depends on how big the ball is needed. I traced the top of the glass and ended up with a cute ball that can be hung on the Christmas tree.
Trace or draw several circles on colored paper with a compass, fold the paper several times and cut out 20 circles.
Each circle needs to be folded so that it forms an inner triangle and three sides, which we will subsequently glue to each other. To do this, first fold two sides of the circle.
Then fold the third one. You should try to make them the same, but if there are small errors, it’s okay.
Thus you need to make 20 triangles. But, to make it convenient to take and glue them, after all the sides have already been determined, straighten the triangle.
Take two folded circles and glue any sides together.
Continuing around the circle, glue all 5 and glue the first and last to complete the circle. You will get a paper piece like this, like a lid.
Make 2 of these caps. It will take 10 circles to create them.
And then we continue to glue the remaining 10 circles, but not in a circle, but straight. That is, each subsequent circle is glued not to the extreme side, completing the circle, but to each other, forming a straight paper part. This is what 5 multi-colored circles look like.
And here all 10 circles are already glued.
We wrap the long piece with the sticking sides outward and glue the ends together. To make a ring.
Now we have all the components of the paper ball, all that remains is to put them together.
Glue one cap to the paper ring. You still need to glue in the area of the curved sides of the circles.
And thread the thread into the second cap. If the thread is thick enough, for example, twine, it is enough to make a knot at its tip. But if, like mine, it’s very thin, decorative, in addition to the knot, I also used tape, for reliability. Naturally, all these manipulations must be done in the inner part of the lid; only the thread should remain on the outer part.
Now all that remains is to glue this lid to the almost finished work and the bright paper ball is ready step by step. If you need a garland of such balls, the thread or string must pass through the ball, that is, through both lids.
DIY Christmas tree decorations. Christmas balls
1. DIY New Year's ball (option 1)
To make this New Year's decoration you will need colored paper, thin wire, stapler, glue. The ball you see in the photo above was made from paper of three different colors(pink, blue and light blue).
Work plan:
1. Take a small glass or glass (wine glass) and trace it on paper with a simple pencil 12 times. You should have 12 circles (4 circles of each color). Cut out the circles with scissors.
2. Fold each circle in half and stack them together as shown in the picture below. When making this Christmas ball we use three colors of paper (A,B and C). Place the mugs in a stack in the following sequence - ABBCCAABBCCA. If, when making a New Year's ball, you used paper of two colors (A and B), then in this case you would have to fold the circles in the following sequence - ABBAABBAABBA.
3. Fasten the paper circles together using thin wire, wrapping it around them along the fold line. Twist the ends of the wire together. If you don't have wire, you can fasten the circles together using a regular stapler.
4. Spread the circles and glue adjacent halves of the circles together. Each half must be connected to one adjacent at the top, and to the other at the bottom.
2. DIY Christmas balls (option 2)
Cut out three circles of the same size but different colors from colored cardboard or thick paper. In the first of them, cut a cross (Fig. a), in the second circle, make a horizontal cut in the middle and two cuts perpendicular to it in the direction from the circle to the center of the circle (Fig. b), and in the third - four cuts in the form of a cross, also along direction from the circle to the center (Fig. c). Pass circle “c” into circle “b”. In circle “a”, bend the corners formed as a result of its cut; you will get a square hole. Thread circles “b” and “c” into it, having previously folded them. Then bend the corners again (Fig. d). Attach a thread to the resulting ball.
3. Christmas balls made of paper (option 3)
From old postcards or colored paper you can make these cute Christmas tree decorations - New Year's balls.
It’s not at all necessary to make a big, complex ball; you can make a small one Christmas ball from fewer parts.
4. Making a New Year's ball (option 4)
A very easy to make New Year's paper ball. To make it, you will need colored paper and glue.
Work plan:
1. Cut out eight identical circles from paper of different colors. Although, in fact, the number of circles can be any, but not less than three.
2. Fold each circle in half, right side inward.
3. Glue the halves of the circles together as shown in the photo below. Glue is applied to the underside of the circle halves.
4. Before finally sealing the New Year's ball, thread a thick thread or ribbon through it. You can also make a wonderful Christmas tree garland from a large number of paper balls.
Note: this New Year's decoration can be made not only in the shape of a ball, but also in any other shape.
5. DIY New Year's ball (option 5)
To make these wonderful New Year's lanterns you will need to cut the colored paper into strips of equal length and width. The length and width of the strips depends on the size of the lantern you want to make. To make one paper lantern you will need an average of 14-16 strips of paper.
During production New Year's balls You can use strips of paper of different colors and beads to decorate New Year's toys with your own hands.
If you bend the strips of paper in the middle, you will get this New Year's decoration.
6. How to make a New Year's ball (option 6)
So cute and easy to make New Year's craft We suggest you make one from old postcards together with your child.
1. Using a small glass or wine glass, draw and cut out eight identical circles.
2. Using another object with a round base but a smaller diameter, draw and cut out two small circles.
3. Fold each large circle in half, and then in half again. See photo below.
4. Glue four folded large circles onto one small circle, and the remaining four onto the other. As a result, you will have two halves of your future Christmas ball.
It is very IMPORTANT to correctly place the quarters of the large circles on the small circle. Try to carefully straighten the “pockets” of the folded circles and, before gluing, estimate the correctness of their location. In this case, focus on the very first photo, which shows a ready-made ball.
5. Now all you have to do is glue the two finished halves together and, when the glue dries, straighten all the pockets. The New Year's ball is ready!
7. Paper balls do it yourself (option 7)
8. DIY thread ball (spider web balls)
Balls made from threads look very attractive and do not require any special skills or money. Many did them at school during labor lessons. And the use of these web balls is limitless: simply as a decorative element, as a lampshade, and as a New Year's toys. From several of these balls of thread you can make all kinds of toys: snowmen, birds, fish. In general, everything that is enough for your imagination. How to make a snowman from threads, see the link
Making balls from threads:
1. You will need: scissors, balloons, rich cream (vaseline), any yarn, PVA glue, bowl.
2. Dilute PVA glue with water, approximately 3:1.
3. Inflate the balloon until the right size, give it round shape, tie it with thread.
4. Having unwinded the required amount of yarn, put it in a bowl and leave for 5 minutes.
5. Spread the ball with rich cream and wrap it with yarn, first leaving a large distance between the thread.
6. Gradually reduce the distance between the threads until the entire ball is wrapped in yarn and resembles a cocoon.
7. Cut the thread and glue it to the ball. Leave it to dry (at least for a day).
8. Gradually untying the balloon, carefully deflate it, and then remove it from the thread cocoon; We tie a rope to the top of the ball of thread for fastening.
9. The ball is ready!
When making a ball, you can use yarn (threads) of any color or paint it with any paint or glitter (spray). Especially for the New Year, you can decorate this thread ball with tinsel and stars. Hang small balls on the Christmas tree, decorate the room with large ones. Fantasize boldly!
If you are unable to wind glue-soaked thread onto a ball, you can wind dry thread and then thoroughly soak it in glue using a brush or sponge.
Instead of glue, you can use sugar syrup or starch paste. To prepare the paste, take 3 teaspoons of starch per glass of cold water, mix thoroughly and bring to a boil. Instead of thread, you can take thin copper wire and wind it around the ball in the same way.
9. DIY New Year's Eve. New Year decorations
Old Christmas balls You can update them by wrapping each one in a piece of pretty fabric and tying it with a ribbon.
To make paper balls you will need:
- thin paper (corrugated);
- glue stick;
- thick paper for the template (cardboard);
- a regular sheet of paper;
- scissors;
- needle and thread.
You can make honeycomb balls in several ways, pay attention to them in the master class. Corrugated paper plays an important role in production; in master classes we also make greeting paper.
DIY paper balls
1. First, decide what size balls you will make. Cut a circle out of cardboard and cut it in half.
2. Take several sheets thin paper and place them in layers on top of each other. Then fold them in half to make a double layer, and then fold them in half again to create multiple layers.
Cut into rectangles. They must be larger than half a circle. The number of layers needed for the ball varies depending on the desired density of the ball, in our case we use 40-50 rectangles.
3. Take one rectangle corrugated paper and place it on a white sheet. Now you must divide the width of the corrugated paper into several equal parts, drawing marker lines with 2 alternating colors (as in the photo). How close the lines are to each other will determine the size of the honeycomb of your ball.
We made the first one at about 43mm, and the other at about 30mm, alternating between them.
4. Take a glue stick and draw along the lines of the same color. The glue line should not be too thick.
5. Place the next piece of crepe paper on top. Press well along the glue lines. Now apply glue along the lines of a different color and repeat the gluing procedure with the next sheet of corrugated paper. Alternating the gluing lines, repeat the step with the remaining sheets. You can add sheets of a different color - this will make your ball brighter and more interesting.
6. When all the sheets of paper are glued together, we begin to form the shape of our ball. To do this, take the prepared semicircle, place it on top of a stack of sheets and trace it.
7. Cut out a semicircle. Since you need to cut many layers of paper at once, use large scissors.
8. Glue the cardboard circle halves to either side of the stack of glued paper.
Note: We initially used a full half circle, but this made the balls a little heavy, so we cut out inner part circle to reduce weight and only then glued to corrugated paper (see photo).
9. Take a needle and thread and pull it through the corners of the semicircle. Tie with a loose knot (if the knot is tight, the ball will not open). You can leave a thread at one end and then use it to hang the ball.
10. The most important moment has come! Holding the cardboard edges, carefully unfold the ball, straightening it slightly.
11. Glue the cardboard semicircles together to close the ball into a circle. Ready! It's time to decorate the room!
Perhaps the most common form Christmas decorations- this is a ball. Traditionally, the Christmas tree is decorated with balls of different sizes, but of the same color scheme, or, conversely, they take balls of the same size, but different colors that match each other. But every year it becomes more and more popular to make New Year's toys with your own hands. That is why we will learn how to make Christmas tree decorations in the shape of a ball in the most different techniques handicrafts!
Balls made of beads, buttons and threads
To one of the most simple ways Decorating New Year's balls with your own hands can include gluing them with threads or decorative cords. To make the ball look more festive, take a string of beads along with the cord and glue them, alternating with each other.
Balls of buttons and pasta
Even children can glue colorful buttons onto balls, and all you have to do is admire the result and help them a little if necessary)
And instead of buttons, you can glue pasta or coins, and you will get the most unusual New Year's balls with your own hands!
Wrap the foam or any other ball in gold foil to mask the gaps. Alternatively, after gluing the small parts, the entire ball can be painted with gold spray paint.
Balls of thread
Making balls from threads is also not at all difficult. An ordinary ball is taken as a basis (you can use an old Christmas tree decoration, from which, for example, the paint has peeled off in places) and is wrapped with knitting threads. Show a little creativity and it will turn into a ball-ball! Knitting needles are made from toothpicks and a couple of wooden beads.
Another method is based on the use of a balloon, which is wrapped with threads smeared in PVA glue. You can wind the threads in any order, and at the end it won’t hurt to coat the entire surface with glue again.
After the glue has dried, pierce the balloon and carefully remove it, and decorate the finished ball of thread with a festive bow.
Paper balls
To make this cute paper ball, all you need is pretty paper and glue.
Felting balls is another interesting way to create a unique Christmas tree decoration with your own hands!
You can felt wool balls in two ways: one is called dry felting, and the other is wet felting) The result is equally good if everything is done correctly.
Painting balls
And finally, another simple way to decorate Christmas balls- painting. It is made using a gel with glitter of various colors.
Take a suitable color and draw whatever comes to your mind) By the way, involve children in this activity, they will be delighted!
We hope that from the variety of options offered, you will choose one or more suitable ones for yourself, and your Christmas tree will be decorated with exclusive handmade New Year's balls!
Happiness and creative success in the New Year!!!
CategoriesIf spending on New Year's paraphernalia is not part of your plans, then DIY New Year's paper toys will be a way out for you. In addition, such original gift on the Christmas tree will be remembered for a long time.
The sacramental meaning of New Year and Christmas is to bring family members closer together. What brings people together better than joint creative activities?! Making New Year's toys with your own hands in the company of household members is an exciting activity in itself, not to mention its results - original New Year's decorations that can be hung on Christmas tree.
If you make toys with your own hands from glass, porcelain, beads, it will take a lot of time and require certain skills. Against this background, paper toys are a simple option that you can make together with your child and display them on the Christmas tree. Let's give step by step diagrams and video master classes - 2017 on making such crafts with your own hands.
New Year's paper balls 2016
To make this DIY Christmas tree decoration you will need a minimum of materials. The main thing here is patience and sleight of hand. Don’t be discouraged if you don’t immediately get a toy like the one in the photo - such decorations require a certain skill that will come with time. Therefore, be prepared right away that the first toys will not turn out to be the neatest. But the result will exceed all expectations and justify your efforts!
New Year's paper balls 2016: making stencils
So, in order to make this with your own hands New Year's ball on the Christmas tree you need to perform the following sequence of actions:
- Print the stencil on the printer. We suggest using the following images:
- Then take thick sheets of colored paper and trace the stencil with a pencil.
Advice! If the printer allows, stencils can be printed directly on colored paper. This will save time and effort.
- Carefully cut out the details of the future toy.
- Arrange the resulting blanks in the shape of a flower. Secure the center with a circle cut out of colored paper, gluing it firmly, as shown in the photo.
New Year's paper balls 2016: main work
To perform further work, manual dexterity will be required.
- The most important and interesting step is weaving. To do this, sequentially weave one strip into another, as shown in the photo.
Advice! Use paper of different colors to make the toy more interesting and colorful. To prevent the toy from falling apart when weaving, use clothespins.
- When you are almost finished weaving, glue the ends of the paper ribbons together.
- In the part of the ball where you glued the circle (see step one), make a small cut in the form of a line. Insert a beautiful ribbon into it and glue it with glue. P It is better to singe it first so that it retains its original appearance.
Original New Year's paper toys for the new year 2017 are ready! Using different stencils and colors, you can create a wide variety of balls. Another interesting version of the 2017 ball with your own hands can be seen in the video:
Interesting New Year's paper toys for celebrating 2017 can also be made in the form of lanterns. This version of New Year's decoration came to us from our grandmothers and was popular in those days when toys were difficult to find on sale. The flashlight is even easier to make than the previous toy. Even a child can be involved in the process of its creation. Interesting option crafts in the shape of a flashlight can be seen in this video:
Magic lamps
Lamps for the new year 2017 can be made from scrap materials. To do this, you only need scissors, glue and colored paper or a pack of cardboard:
- Take two sheets: one yellow, the second a contrasting color, for example, purple. Cut out two rectangles. Yellow – size 100x180, purple – 120x180 (in millimeters).
- Take a yellow rectangle and glue its edges into a tube shape. Next, set it aside and proceed to the purple part. Fold the sheet in half and make cuts with scissors, leaving space around the edges. We also glue it in the shape of a tube, like a yellow sheet of paper or cardboard. The photo shows how to make a red flashlight. The sequence of actions is similar.
- If you cut everything out carefully, the yellow tube should fit into the purple one. However, it must not be pushed in all the way. Its edge needs to be greased with glue, and only then the resulting yellow flashlight must be inserted completely into the purple tube. The same must be done on the other side. Pull up slightly purple part to release the yellow one. Cover it with glue. This will fix the yellow leaf in the purple.
- To make the flashlight more realistic, you should make a handle. To do this, cut out a narrow strip from purple paper or cardboard and glue it to the lantern.
- Your magic lantern is ready. This is one of the most simple crafts, even a child can handle it.
You can also see how to make a lantern with your own hands for the celebration of 2017 in this video:
3D paper star
Another popular toy on the New Year tree for 2017 is a star. Rarely does a Christmas tree survive without it. This toy is both effective and easy to make. To do this, you will need the same materials as when making the previous decoration. All that remains is to add the thread. Read the master class or watch the video.
- You need to cut out two 10x10 squares from colored paper. You can use your imagination to the fullest: your stars don’t have to be yellow. Use purple, red, blue, pink colors! And your Christmas tree will sparkle with different colors.
- Fold a piece of colored paper twice in half, and then fold it twice diagonally.
- Make small cuts on the edges of the paper and fold them into the corners (as shown in the photo).
- Glue the corners in the center, leaving the rest of them free (this will give the future star volume). You should get some kind of rays.
Advice! Hold the corners while gluing with your finger. This way they will stick together better.
- Repeat the procedure described above with the second sheet of colored paper.
- Glue the two halves of the star into one. Don't forget to put the edge of the ribbon between them, with which you will hang the star on the tree.
- Give the star time to dry. This will take about 20 minutes.
