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New Year's garlands for the house, for the Christmas tree, for the street.

New Year is the most favorite holiday associated with miracles and magic. The celebration of the new year is characterized by folk festivals and joyful meetings. It is impossible not to love this time of the year, when everything around is transformed, and every house or shop window becomes like scenery for a fairy tale. Everyone wants to participate in this transformation, and therefore they try to decorate their homes in every possible way. In addition to the main decoration of the New Year - an elegant spruce, New Year's garlands made of various materials are popular. Today, there are a huge number of options for creating this decoration at home, with your own hands. nine0003

A garland is a piece of jewelry made from objects connected to each other. The material used can be any things, paper, etc. And they are fastened with a thread, or other more durable material. Garlands are used to decorate rooms. They are used not only for the New Year, but also for other holidays.

Homemade Christmas garlands

There are a lot of ways to create festive garlands for the New Year. You can decorate with such crafts anything you like, they will look appropriate and beautiful anywhere. The most common option would be to decorate a festive spruce with a garland. But she will be good not only on her. Garlands are actively used in decorating doorways and windows, everything here depends on the length and style of the garland. And if the house has a fireplace, then it will not do without a garland of socks. nine0003

Children love to make garlands with their own hands. Moms can use the below options for making these decorations to create a New Year's atmosphere with their child. So, to create garlands with your own hands you will need:

• Material for the desired garland (paper, cardboard, felt, fabrics, polymer clay, light bulbs, etc.)
• Adhesive
• Glue gun

Further, everything depends on desire and imagination.

Christmas garlands made of paper

Perhaps the material is simpler and lighter than paper, it is worth looking for. It is definitely in everyone's house and in any quantity. Paper garlands are very airy and attractive. You can use both ordinary office paper and colored paper, cardboard for crafts, parchment paper, and also foil.

#1 Christmas garland from paper strips: making a garland from colored paper

#2 Do-it-yourself paper Christmas tree garland

#3 Paper strip Christmas garland: step-by-step photo instructions

Everyone remembers the most popular garland of their childhood made of multi-colored strips of colored paper. Surprisingly, she is still a success. It is very easy to make, even for a child it will not be difficult. Cut thin strips of colored paper, about 4 cm, must be fastened together in the form of rings with glue. Threads are not needed here. The size of the rings and the length of the garland itself depends on the desire. nine0003

#4 The most popular New Year's garland that everyone remembers: recalling childhood

#5 Variation on the theme of the most popular Christmas garland made of rings

#6 And another version of the New Year's garland based on rings: do it yourself

Winter atmosphere garlands of snowflakes are perfectly emphasized. They are suitable for decorating a Christmas tree or windows. To make them, you need to cut openwork snowflakes, you can have different shapes, or you can have the same ones. Next, make a small hole and use a needle to string snowflakes onto a thread. A paper garland is very light, so simple sewing threads will do. nine0003

#7 Simple New Year's garland of snowflakes

The beauty and sophistication of the interior will be created by voluminous paper balls that can be used both as independent units and in combination with other elements.

#8 Christmas garland of voluminous paper balls: template and photo instructions

#9 Another option for using voluminous paper balls in making a New Year's garland with your own hands

And golden or silver paper will make wonderful stars for a garland. Any form can be given. All you need is scissors and a flight of fancy. However, golden stars are simple and trite. For those who want a really unusual garland, voluminous paper lanterns are worth a try. It is made a little more complicated than the stars, but it looks incredibly cool! nine0003

#10 Christmas paper garland in the form of lanterns: step by step tutorial

Paper can also be used for origami, which can then be hung on a rope. You can make voluminous stars using this technique.

#11 Origami garland for the New Year: decorating the house with our own hands

#12 New Year's origami garland with our own hands step by step

#13 Garland for the New Year in the form of a snowflake: master class

#14 Christmas garland in the form of three-dimensional balls

#15 Origami garland for the New Year: making stars for LED garlands

#16 Origami garland for the New Year: Christmas trees and paper balls

#17 New Year's origami garland for the Christmas tree.

You can make a garland with Christmas tree decorations and the spruce itself. You need to cut out a simple Christmas tree shape, gluing sequins or beads to it, depicting toys. Alternate the Christmas tree with toys in the form of balls, which are also decorated with beads. String on a thread, making small holes in the figures. nine0003

#18 Christmas garland of candy wrappers in the form of Christmas trees: decorating the Christmas tree with your own hands

#19 DIY Christmas garland in the form of precious stones: an unusual idea for decoration

#20 DIY lantern garland for the New Year

# 21 A very simple garland of candy wrappers: decorating the Christmas tree with children

#22 New Year's garland of paper circles: decorating the interior simply and tastefully

Paper bow garlands are made very simply, but look spectacular. Fold a small square of paper with an accordion, and tie a thread in the middle. Next, hang each bow on strings to a common rope. nine0003

#23 Paper Christmas garland for a themed party: add exotic to your holiday

A paper garland of flowers or exotic plants will also look very cool. Such a garland will be especially relevant at themed parties, for example, a Cuban-style party with such a garland will sparkle with new colors!

#24 A simple Christmas garland that will add bright colors to your holiday

#25 Paper garland for the Christmas tree: decorating LED lanterns

#26 And a little more exotic for the winter holiday: New Year's garland in summer style for a hot party

Incredibly beautiful garlands are made from paper honeycombs. Such blanks can be bought at the store, or you can make it yourself.

#27 DIY Christmas garland: ice cream garland - surprise your guests

#28 Honeycomb ball garland: DIY

To celebrate the New Year with your loved ones, you can create a romantic atmosphere by making a garland of paper hearts. At what, hearts can be made from thin strips, tying them like a garland of rings, or simply cut an ordinary heart out of colored paper and string it on a common thread. Such garlands will look very beautiful suspended from the ceiling. nine0003

#29 Simple DIY Christmas garland of paper hearts

#30 Christmas garland of voluminous hearts: add romance to New Year's Eve

#31 Christmas garland of quilling paper: only for the patient and diligent

#32 Christmas garland from paper accordions: how to make a garland for the new year with your own hands

#33 Christmas garland from paper and ice cream sticks: make your holiday brighter

#34 Tropical style Christmas garland: make a garland with your own hands with step by step photo instructions

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Fabric garlands

Who said that garlands can only be made from paper? All kinds of fabrics are also great for this role. Do not throw away scraps and flaps left over from other works. They are the ones that will go into action.

#1 New Year's fabric garland: decorating LED lanterns

#2 Patchwork Christmas garland: decorating the house with the kids

Fabric garlands can be made similar to paper garlands. But the advantage of using fabric as a material is that by cutting out ordinary circles, you can already get a beautiful garland, which is unlikely to work with paper. It is enough to choose the most colorful and bright shreds, you can from different materials, and sew them to a common rope. At will, give any shape: circles, triangles, Christmas trees. You can add fabric cutouts with buttons, beads and other things. Fabrics are slightly heavier than paper, so thin thread may not work. It is better to use a tighter fishing line or rope. nine0003

#3 Fabric garland for the New Year: do-it-yourself

A garland with fabric flowers will look very appropriate at the New Year's holiday. Patterns for creating flowers are very diverse. For example, the simplest in execution technique will be flowers from ribbons. It is necessary to fold the tape with an accordion, while folding it in a circle. There are also flowers with individual fabric petals. All this will create a very delicate and unique garland. It is better to take thin fabrics for flowers, and you can place them on a thread at different lengths, this will add originality. nine0003

#4 Christmas garland in the shape of fabric flags: do-it-yourself

Felt garlands

Felt - this fabric is now very popular for making crafts. Felt garlands are no exception. The fabric is very comfortable to use, it is soft and does not wrinkle, it lends itself well to sewing by machine and by hand.

#1 Christmas garland made of felt without threads. Master class on making

The simplest version of a felt garland will be circles of various shapes. Of course, a garland of felt of different colors will look more beautiful. Different circles can simply be strung on a common rope. But, it will look much more interesting if you add layered mugs of different shapes and colors one to one. This will add flair. Circles to each other need to be sewn. nine0003

#2 Felt garland: mugs of various shapes

Confetti garland. To make such a garland, you need multi-colored felt in the form of squares and rectangles of different sizes. They need to be sewn to one rope at a distance of about 1-2 cm from each other. Get the effect of scattered colorful confetti. Decorate any room.

Woven felt garland. You need to make 2 strips of felt 1-2 meters long (depending on the size of the room you want to decorate) and 1 cm wide. Then you need to sew the second one to the beginning of one of the strips. The second felt tape must be wrapped around the first, which remains motionless. This is a ready-made garland that does not need a common rope to string it on. Looks pretty unusual. nine0003

#3 A simple DIY felt garland: quick and easy

A good command of a sewing machine will help you create whole composite garlands. From felt, you can sew small figures of deer, Santa Claus, teams, Christmas trees or fireplace mittens.

#4 Felt garland for the new year: making Christmas trees with your own hands

Felt lanterns are perfect for a child's room. From yellow felt, cut out ovals resembling light bulbs in an electric garland. For fun, you can make eyes and a smile with threads - the children will be satisfied. nine0003

#5 Christmas garland of flowers: making decorations with your own hands

A garland with large Christmas balls made of felt will decorate an elegant Christmas tree no worse than glass toys. The size depends on the height of the tree. Beads, beads and even buttons are suitable for decorating such fabric balls.

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#6 New Year's garland in the form of a bow for the room with your own hands

"Sweet" felt garlands can be obtained by making figures of cookies, lollipops and gingerbread. For lollipops, red and white felt is used. You need to roll 2 strips together to get a bright candy. From yellow or orange felt, sew round gingerbread cookies or a whole gingerbread man. The products must be glued to the common rope with a glue gun. nine0003

#7 Christmas garland made of felt in the form of hearts: DIY Christmas tree garland

Garlands from scrap materials

And to create the most original and unusual garlands, all scrap materials will be used. This will already be a non-standard, but no less striking, approach. It is enough just to look around you in the room - for sure something is suitable for creating a New Year's garland.

Probably everyone has already tried to make a "snow" garland. It creates the effect of snowfall, and is done very easily. To create it, you need cotton wool and threads. From the cotton mass, you need to form circles that imitate snowballs. Then, sew them with a thread with a needle and hang them on a common thread. nine0003

#1 New Year's garland from cotton pads: creating a winter entourage

Garlands with paper cups strung on them will be very appropriate for New Year's parties. Multi-colored cups under the ceiling - a very funny sight. And you can improve such a decoration simply by adding a glass on top of a garland with light bulbs. Make a hole in the bottom of the glass and insert it into the light bulb. The effect of subdued light will turn out - a great solution for a party with friends. nine0003

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#2 DIY Christmas garland from paper cups

You can use cones to make a garland. To do this, you need to insert a small hook into the cone, for which you can then hang it on a thread. To improve the effect, the bumps can be covered with gold or silver paint, or sparkles.

#3 New Year's garland of cones: let's add a winter fairy tale to the New Year's holiday

Why not use real sweets, for example, sweets, to decorate your home. You can not only put them in a vase, but simply string them on a thread with a needle. Another plus of such a garland is that after the end of the holiday, children will be happy to handle it. nine0003

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#4 Delicious DIY Christmas garland: you can eat during the holiday!

Small balls can be used for the Christmas tree garland. Just hanging them on a Christmas tree is already banal, but wrapping a fir tree with a whole garland of such balls is already something new.

#5 Christmas garland of balls: do it yourself

If you want to revive the New Year holiday, make a garland of ice cream. No, no, of course, ice cream is not real, but very appetizing. You will need a foam tube and ice cream sticks! The kids will love it and so will the guests! nine0003

#6 Unusual Christmas garland in the form of ice cream

Garlands made from ordinary cocktail tubes look very cool. There are many variations on the theme, just turn on your imagination and create! By the way, kids can handle such a garland, and you just control it.

#7 Making a garland for the New Year from straws for a cocktail

#8 Variation on the theme of the New Year's garland from straws

#9 And another version of the New Year's garland from straws

At a youth party, a garland of ping-pong balls will be appreciated. Such a garland will create the right atmosphere for the evening. nine0003

#10 New Year's garland from ping-pong balls

You can make a garland from salt dough figures. It is already possible to make figures of any shape from it, and then hang them by a thread on a garland.

#11 Do-it-yourself Christmas garland from salt dough: making decorations from improvised materials

Ordinary plastic plates are also suitable as improvised materials for the New Year's garland, which can easily be turned into impromptu snowmen! nine0003

#12 New Year's garland from plastic plates: we make a garland at the last moment

Garlands from burnt bulbs. To make such crafts, you need to prepare in advance by collecting burnt out light bulbs. They need to be covered with white paint, and then sprinkled with sparkles or glued any picture of the New Year theme. Then tie a thread around the bulb holder and hang it from the garland.

#13 New Year's garland from old light bulbs: do-it-yourself

Walnut garland - durable and strong! You can do a variety of things, but we offer to turn walnuts into apples on New Year's Eve! Isn't this real magic? nine0003

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#14 New Year's garland of walnuts

Also, from edible materials for a garland, openwork round-shaped pasta is suitable. You just need to pick up a beautiful option in the store and decorate them a little with paint and sparkles.

#15 Christmas pasta garland: decorating the Christmas tree with improvised materials

There are a lot of options for making Christmas garlands. For every taste, from any material, of varying complexity. Basically, all the options given here are very simple to manufacture. It is worth trying to create a garland for the New Year with your own hands - this will definitely cheer you up, and the result will delight your loved ones. nine0003

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20 ideas for garlands with photos

Ideas for the simplest but most effective New Year's garlands that the whole family can make.

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Even if you have never done needlework, you can make these garlands for the New Year.

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Farfalle pasta garland

For this, you will need glue, strong thread, glitter and paste (star-shaped pasta). Apply PVA glue to each part with a brush, then, taking another brush, apply silver or gold sparkles, you can alternate. Wait until everything is dry and carefully tie the paste to the rope at regular intervals, as shown in the photo. nine0003

Pine cone garland

To make it look spectacular and blend with your interior, the cones can also be painted using acrylic paint. Pour some paint into a disposable plate and dip the bump on all sides (or use a brush). After the paint dries, the cones can be tied to a bright woolen thread in a contrasting shade, such as red.

Yarn Tassels

If you are knitting and have unused balls of yarn, make a "woolen" garland out of them. The more magnificent and larger the brushes are, the more spectacular the finished thing will look. nine0003

Wool pom-poms

Another option is to use wool pom-poms instead of tassels, or a combination of the two. It is convenient to make small pompoms with a fork, winding wool around it.

Knit Garland

You can use any old T-shirt, shirt or dress for this. The rest of the braid will do as well. The main thing is that the fabrics are combined in color. Cut the fabric into strips of the same length and width and simply tie it on a coarse thread. nine0003

A charming garland can also be made from dried flowers and attached to it with additional decorative details: paper birds, stars or Christmas trees.

Ice garland

Ice garlands can be used for the winter garden or patio. 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 rope and bury it in each mold. Put the molds in the freezer and wait until the garland freezes. nine0003

Chain garland

This is the easiest version that we all know how to make from strips of paper since kindergarten. If you take double-sided paper with metallic, it will look more interesting.

Candy Garland

Buy a bag of candy wrapped in cellophane and use a stapler to staple the candies together until you have a long chain.

Paper Christmas Trees

First, prepare a paper stencil, according to which you will need to cut Christmas tree shapes. For this, you can use cardboard and old postcards. Glue the finished cardboard Christmas trees through at an equal distance with glue or secure with threads. nine0003

Cotton wool snowball

Shape cosmetic cotton balls into balls of different sizes and fasten them to the fishing line by threading them through the needle. To prevent the balls from moving, you will need a glue gun.

Gingerbread Cookies

If you are using cookie cutters, remember to make a few holes before placing the cookies in the oven. Making toys and garlands for the Christmas tree from ginger dough is a pleasure.

Vertical cones

Cut out cones from colored paper, it is better if it is dense and bright, glue and string on a thread. To keep the cone in place, you can glue it with a drop of glue from a heat gun or secure it with a small bead.

Buttons

This mini garland can be used to decorate indoor plants in the house.

Zigzags

Take colored paper, fold the sheets in half, mark them on both sides and cut along the marked segments, not reaching the opposite edge (2-3 cm). You should end up with a long paper accordion. nine0003

Decorative tape

Now in the needlework shops they sell colored tape with very nice patterns. You can also make a garland out of it, simply by attaching it to a rope and cutting it in the form of flags.

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