How to make a toy “Christmas balls” with your own hands? How to make a New Year's toy from threads and glue New Year's crafts from threads and glue.

13.09.202127.05.2017

Olga Nikitina

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It's the month of November outside the window and little by little you can start preparing for the New Year celebrations, thinking about and about. Today we will offer you several master classes on how to make Christmas tree decorations with your own hands.

How to make a toy “Spiderweb Balls” with your own hands?

Spider web balls are very original and beautiful decorations that can be seen on many designer Christmas trees. You don’t have to buy them in stores for exorbitant amounts of money; such decorations can very easily be made at home.

To do this you will need:

Step-by-step instructions for making a spider web ball:

Take a balloon and inflate it to the desired size. Tie it and wrap a thread about 10 cm long around the tail, from which you will make a loop and hang it to dry.
Then apply Vaseline to the surface of the ball, this will make it easier for you to detach from it.
Soak the thread with glue. This can be done in several ways. If you use multi-colored threads, you get very interesting weaves.
Pierce the tube of glue with a hot needle so that you get two holes, one opposite the other. Pull the thread through these holes (it will be lubricated with glue as it passes through the tube);
Take a convenient container and pour glue into it. Then soak the threads in it for 10-15 minutes. Be careful not to let the threads get tangled;
Wind dry thread around the ball. Skip step 4 and saturate the ball well with glue using a sponge or brush.
We fix the end of the thread soaked in glue to the ball. To do this, you can use adhesive tape, protective tape, or tape. Then wind the thread around the ball like a ball, each turn in the other direction. If you are using a thick thread, then you need to make fewer turns, and if you are using a thin thread, you need to make more turns. While working, make sure that the thread is well moistened with glue.
After you finish winding, leave the thread for the loop again. Cut the thread and hang the ball to dry. In order for the ball to dry well, it needs to be dried for about two days. The finished ball should be hard. Do not hang the product to dry over a heater, the material from which it is made balloons, doesn't like this.
When the glue has dried well and hardened, you need to remove the balloon from the web. This can be done in several ways:
Using a pencil with an eraser, peel off the cobwebs from the ball. Then carefully pierce the ball with a needle and remove it from the cobweb;
Untie the tail of the ball so that it deflates, and then heal it from the cobweb.
The resulting design can be decorated with beads, feathers, beads, ribbons and other accessories. It can also be painted with spray paint.
Your ball is ready. By the way, if you glue several of these balls of different sizes together, you can get a cute snowman.

How to make a “Good Santa Claus” toy with your own hands?

We have all seen how modern stores are filled with Chinese plastic Santa Clauses. However, looking at them, it is absolutely impossible to believe that he can fulfill his cherished New Year's wish. But you can make a good fairy-tale Santa Claus yourself.

There are plenty of Christmas tree decorations in every home, but if we have children, we still make Christmas decorations with our own hands every year. The master class that we offer today will allow you to make a lot of Christmas tree decorations at once at almost no cost. These toys made of paper and thread can be hung on a Christmas tree, combined into a garland to decorate your home, or taken to kindergarten as a crafts for the New Year.

We will need:

jute threads
A4 paper (newspaper, writing, office)
knitting needle 1.5–2 mm
glue (silicate and PVA)
tassel
1 tsp. instant coffee
100 ml water
knitting threads
scissors
ruler
clothespins
decorations (rhinestones, beads, lace)

In order to make stars, you need to twist tubes out of paper. Cut the A4 sheet in half lengthwise. And we wind the paper onto the knitting needle at an angle of 45 degrees.

Press the paper tightly onto the knitting needle. Drop a little PVA glue onto the corner of the sheet and press down. The first “tube” is ready. Each star requires two tubes.

Let's paint the tubes brown. This can be done in different ways. I offer you the easiest and most affordable one. Take 100 ml of warm water and dissolve 1 teaspoon of coffee in it. Using a brush, evenly saturate the tubes with coffee solution and place them to dry. We don’t pour out the remaining solution; we will need it later.

When the tubes are completely dry, you can begin to work. We measure three equal segments on the tube. In our case - 9 cm. We make triangles from the tubes. Glue the remaining tip with silicate glue. Fix it with a clothespin for a few seconds.

Glue two triangles together to form a six-pointed star.

Apply a little silicate glue to the tips of each star. We take jute threads and wind them on paper star. We move counterclockwise, and wrap the ends of the stars clockwise.

We shake until we get a star. We finish winding the threads where we started. We cut the thread and glue its tip with silicate glue on the back side.

We thread a thread through any eye of the star with a loop, tighten and tie the ends. These are the stars we got.

You can use colored threads for knitting instead of jute threads. In this case paper straws no need to paint.

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Shiny ball made of thread and PVA glue

You will need:

Several balloons

PVA glue

White thread

Sequins

Small bowl.

1. Pour PVA glue into a bowl and dilute it with a small amount of water.

* If the glue runs out and you are not finished yet, you can add more water.

2. Inflate the balloons. Their size directly affects the size of your future New Year's balls.

3. Prepare a white thread, tie one end to the tail of the ball and start wrapping the thread around the entire ball. Cover the surface of the ball as much as possible.

4. Dip the ball wrapped in thread into a bowl of PVA glue and water and start turning it so that the glue is absorbed into the thread from all sides.

5. Before the glue dries, sprinkle glitter on the ball.

6. So that the ball can dry, you can hang it on a stretched thread using a paper clip or place it on a jar (without a lid).

7. After 24 hours, remove your Christmas decoration and use scissors or another object to burst the ball inside. Carefully pull out the ball; it will be slightly glued to the thread.

* By making several of these shiny balls, you can decorate your Christmas tree or interior. If you get a few branches, you can hang New Year's balls on them, decorating the branches with tinsel.

DIY Christmas balls made of threads

You will need:

Balloons

Thick threads (for knitting, for example)

PVA glue

Plastic bowl or cup for glue (or other container that you can poke a couple of small holes in)

thick needle

Scissors.

1. Inflate the balloon to the desired size and tie a tail. If you want to make it more round, press it down with your hands.

2. Use a needle and thread to pierce a plastic bowl or cup. This should be done as close to the bottom as possible. You can also simply dip the thread into a container of glue.

3. Pour PVA glue into a container and dilute it with a small amount of water to save glue.

4. Slowly pull the thread through the glue container and begin to wind the ball with it. Since you will be removing the ball after the glue dries, it is better to leave a little space near the tail in advance to pull it out.

5. Once you have wrapped the ball tightly, cut the thread. You can leave a small tail to make a loop and hang the ball on the Christmas tree, for example.

6. Leave the ball to dry. In the natural way it will take 24 hours or a little more. You can speed up the process by placing the ball near the radiator or drying it with a hairdryer.

7. When the glue has completely hardened on all sides, pierce the ball and carefully pull it out.

8. If desired, you can decorate the ball. Try painting it, gluing plastic or paper snowflakes, sequins, cover with sparkles.

Another option:

How to make a ball of thread: gift wrapping

You will need:

Large ball of thread

Acrylic paint and brush

PVA glue

Screwdriver

Scissors or utility knife

A long piece of tape.

1. Inflate the balloon and wrap it with thread as tightly as possible. In some places, add a little PVA glue to secure the thread.

* The main thing is to wrap the ball so that nothing is visible through the thread. You can cover all the threads with a thin layer of PVA glue.

2. Using a brush, apply acrylic paint to the thread. You should not skimp on paint, because in addition to color, it also holds the threads together well.

3. Hang the ball to dry overnight. If you have nowhere to hang it, you can put it on the neck of the jar.

4. When the paint has dried, burst the ball and pull it out of the “cocoon”.

5. Cut the resulting cocoon in half using scissors or a stationery knife. To make this easier, wrap the ball with one thread of a contrasting color and start cutting along this line.

6. Using a screwdriver, make several symmetrical holes on both sides of the cocoon.

7. Place gifts wrapped in beautiful paper inside.

8. Pull the ribbon crosswise through the holes and tie it in a bow at the end.

New Year's balls made of thread: foam ball with jute rope

You will need:

Styrofoam ball

Jute rope

PVA glue

Decorations.

1. Wrap a jute rope around a foam ball, attaching it with PVA glue.

2. Decorate the balloon as you like. Use sparkles, stickers, sequins.

You can make a Christmas tree in the same way, only instead of a ball you use a foam cone.

Balls of thread (video)

Option 1.

Option 2.

DIY thread balls (photo)

Christmas tree made of threads. Option 1.

You will need:

Scissors

Regular tape

PVA glue

Decorations.

2. Wrap the cone in cling film or wide tape.

3. Pour PVA glue into a bowl (you can dilute it with a little water).

4. Dip the thread into the bowl of glue and begin wrapping it around the cone, starting from the top of the head. The thread should not be squeezed too hard - there should be enough glue left on it to attach well to the cone.

5. Leave the craft for 24 hours to allow the glue to dry, or you can use a hair dryer to speed up the process.

6. After the glue has dried, carefully remove the thread tree from the cone.

7. You can start decorating your Christmas tree. Any decorations are suitable for this - sparkles, sequins, buttons, beads, pompoms, etc. You can also place an electric candle under the tree to make it look even more beautiful.

DIY thread tree. Option 2.

You will need:

Scissors

Cling film or wide tape

Regular tape

PVA glue

Garland with lights.

1. Make a cone out of paper. Make small cuts at the bottom, leaving 2 cm between them. The cuts are needed so that you can stretch the thread between them.

2. In a bowl, dilute PVA glue with water.

3. Begin to saturate the thread with glue and wrap it around the cone, threading the thread through the cuts and wrapping the entire cone. Leave the glue to dry.

4. When everything is dry, carefully remove the string tree from the cone. To make this easier, cut off the edge of the base of the cone (where the cuts are). Start slowly turning the cone until it comes unstuck.

5. Glue, sew or staple the ribbon to the bottom of the tree.

6. Place a garland of lights inside the tree. If the light bulbs are small, they can be secured inside the tree using thin wire or Christmas decorations, which have wire fastenings. You can also use paper clips.

Here is another photo instruction:

Beautiful white Christmas tree made of threads. Option 3.

How to make a knitted Christmas tree from threads for the New Year

The best toys are those made by yourself. Available materials, simple techniques and impressive results - all this is about toys made from threads. So how to do New Year's toy from threads and glue and home decorations: patterns, options and tips.

On the eve of the New Year and Christmas holidays, I really want a fairy tale. Beautiful decorations on the Christmas tree and a festively decorated house will create good mood. The best decorations and toys, these are those about which you can say that you made them yourself.

To create toys from threads you will need a minimum of tools and skills. The technique and tools are the same in each case, but different results can be achieved.

Materials and tools for making toys

To work you will need:

scissors
PVA glue or wallpaper glue (diluted with water)
threads of different thicknesses
stationery knife
oilcloth (for bedding)
inflatable balls (round and long)

You will also need a little patience to wait for the blanks to dry completely.

Below are different models toys made from threads, and they are all based on the same technique.

Execution technique

The principle of creating three-dimensional toys from threads and glue is very simple:

Inflate the balloon to the required size
Wrap it with thread dipped in glue
Waiting for it to dry completely
Pierce the ball and carefully remove it from the workpiece

Practice shows that it is much more effective to wrap a ball with thread dipped in glue. If you apply glue to a workpiece wrapped with thread, it gets into the free areas, spreads over the ball, and does not completely saturate the threads. As a result, the workpiece turns out to be very sloppy.

It is much easier to pierce a tube of PVA with a needle and thread and pull the thread out from the other side. The thread will be evenly coated with glue as it is wound onto the workpiece.

The more thread goes into the workpiece, the longer it will take to dry and the denser the workpiece will be. Allow the pieces to dry overnight. After drying, pierce and remove the ball from the workpiece.

Now you can start getting creative.

Christmas balls

You can use multi-colored threads. After drying, decorate the balls with sparkles, stick on stars or snowflakes. Attach a loop.

Snowflakes

Draw a simple snowflake on paper and place a transparent oilcloth on it. Using glued thread, place the snowflake along the outline and sprinkle with glitter. Once dry, attach a ribbon to secure it.

Garland

Balls of thread and glue will turn an ordinary electric garland into an art object. You can fasten several balls of different sizes with fishing line and you will get a garland for a Christmas tree or chandelier decoration.

Balls hung in groups at different heights look good.

Volumetric heart

Tie two balls with tails and wrap them together to form a heart shape. Once dry, decorate the balloon heart with artificial flowers and ribbons or stars.

Wreath on the door

An original heart-shaped door wreath will be made from two long inflatable balloons. Make two parts separately: wrap the ball with thread and fix it in a bent state. After drying, carefully cut off the edges and connect the parts together with glued thread.

In the same way, you can make an original door wreath from threads: fix long inflatable balls in the shape of a semicircle and connect them after drying. Decorate it with toys and red ribbons.

In addition to toys, you can use this method to make a snowman, a vase for small items, assemble a Christmas tree from balls of different sizes and make a lampshade for a lamp.

If you know how to crochet, then you have the opportunity to create beautiful patterned toys and lampshades. The technique is the same, the only difference is one thing: a knitted napkin soaked in glue is applied to the mold (blank).

Combining threads with each other different colors you can do it original toys and decorative items for the home. If the dried product is coated with transparent acrylic varnish, then it will delight and inspire you for a long time. There are many options for how to make a New Year's toy from threads and glue, anyone can do it, so involve all your family and friends in the work.

New Year it is magical holiday! Not only children, but also adults are looking forward to it. And decorating a Christmas tree with toys, garland and tinsel is a very exciting activity. Especially when you do it with your kids.
On the eve of the New Year 2017, a competition of New Year's toys for the Christmas tree began in our kindergarten. And so my eldest son and I decided to take part in it. We spent a long time choosing which New Year's toy we should make. In the end, we decided on a Christmas tree ball made of threads. When I was at school, we made these in the Skillful Hands club.
To make our Christmas ball we will need the following:

balloon;
yarn or thick threads;
PVA glue and super glue;
glitter;
tinsel;
sequins;
needle with a wide eye;
fat cream;
ribbon.

1. First you need to inflate the balloon to the size we need. Remember that the size of the ball directly determines the size of the future toy.

2. Then we lubricate our inflatable ball with rich baby cream. It’s even better to lubricate it with Vaseline, but, unfortunately, I don’t have it at home. This is done so that the threads with which we wrap it will easily come off the ball after drying.

3. Next, insert the thread into the eye of the needle and pierce the bottle with PVA glue, approximately in the middle, so that the thread of yarn gets wet as it passes through it.

4. Now we begin to carefully wrap our balloon. First, leave a large distance between the threads of yarn. Then we gradually reduce this distance. As a result, our balloon should be well wrapped and look a little like a cocoon. We cut the thread and glue it to the top of the ball.

5. While the threads are not dry, you need to sprinkle the ball with glitter, which you can make yourself from tinsel or rain. But you can do without it. My son and I decided to sprinkle some to make our Christmas tree ball brighter and more beautiful.

6. That’s it, now you need to leave it to dry for about a day.
The next day, we carefully pierced the ball with a needle and removed it from the “cocoon”.

7. Now comes the fun part, namely decorating the toy.
We make flowers from ribbons - simply by twisting them. We had a blue ribbon available at home, that's why we have flowers blue color. And carefully, using super glue, glue them to the “cocoon” ball in a chaotic manner.

8. We only have silver sequins, so we glue them on, also with super glue, so that they end up between the flowers.

9. On top of the “cocoon”, where the balloon was tied, it didn’t turn out very nice, so we simultaneously disguised this place and decorated it with a twisted narrow ribbon and a large shiny button.

10. And so that our ball toy can be hung on Christmas tree, we also make a loop from a ribbon, only green so that it does not merge with the flowers, and decorate it with a small piece of tinsel. The size of the loop should depend on the size of the toy.

11. So that our ball could not only be hung on the Christmas tree, but also used as interior decoration, we glued a little green tinsel to the bottom. And this is what we got.

We don’t yet know whether our ball toy will take any prizes at the competition in kindergarten, since the competition is not over yet. But my eldest son said that we did the most beautiful ball, he had never seen anything so beautiful. And for me this is the best praise.

Happy New Year 2017 everyone!!!

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