Christmas balls with his hands

Christmas decorations factory is in almost every home. They are certainly very interesting and a good combination with the other decorations in the house can cause worthy aesthetic effect. But just to buy Christmas balls is boring. Uniqueness can be achieved only by making decorations Christmas balls with his hands.

Christmas balls of yarn

Long used method of making balls out of filaments. Products produced spectacular, giving in additional decor. It is possible to vary the size.

For the manufacture of need: the thread (with a high percentage of natural fibers in the composition of the adhesive for a good impregnation), PVA glue, disposable cup, balloons round shape.
manufacturing steps:

• To prepare the glue for the job. Strongly thick diluted to a state density of sour cream.
• Inflate the balloon to the point, what size is planned to toys.
• Soak in adhesive thread segments to 1 m.
• Wrap method "spider" to free hole diameter not exceed 1 cm.
• Allow to dry the adhesive (12 to 24 hours).
• Control the ball from the product by pushing it in and taking out lopnuv ball through the hole.
• Decorate the product. For this purpose: lip, paper cutting of different shapes, sequins, beads, semi beads etc. Products made of yarn and can be painted with paint from Balon or acrylic. Watercolor and gouache are not suitable, because they can soak the product and cause it spoiled the appearance.

Having made Christmas balls of different diameters, they can decorate every corner of the house: the Christmas tree, candle holders, the composition in a vase on windowsill, etc. The decor of the balls can be done this way: put on the tray light garland top with products of different sizes, but one color. When the garland they will be highlighted and to create an interesting effect.

of beads

Very beautiful and spectacular on the Christmas tree will look balloons made of beads. In such a case will be decorating foam spheres blanks. Besides foam preform need beads, pins (sewing needles with heads, as studs) tape.

The manufacturing method is very simple:

• To string one bead per pin.
• Attach a safety pin to the foam base.
• Repeat steps as long as the basis of space remains.
• At the end of the tape, attach a loop for hanging decorations.

Beads is desirable to take the same size, to avoid empty seats on the basis of. The color gamut is selected as the one tone and different. It all depends on personal preference and the overall style of the room decoration.
Instead of foam bases can use plastic factory balls. Only now attached beads in this case will not be on pins, and hot melt adhesives.

of buttons

No less original and unique will look on the Christmas tree balls of buttons. Old unwanted buttons do not necessarily choose the same color scheme. After all, they can always be repainted, and to achieve the desired shade. Impressive look in gold, bronze, silver shades, as well as all the flowers with a dusting of "metallic".

To make such a decor Christmas balls, you will need: buttons (you can with a through fastening and concealed), hot melt adhesive, foam or plastic blank tape.

• Coat the inside of the buttons of a small amount of hot-melt adhesive.
• Attach the button to the base.
• Perform actions from 2 up until the entire surface is not covered with buttons.
• Attach the tape to the ball could be suspended.

Placing on the Christmas tree, you need to make sure that there were not too many are concentrated in one place. It is better to dilute such other decorations.

From paper

Original Christmas balls can be made simply from a paper without using any base.

Ball of colored paper

This will require dense (approximately 120 g / m2) paper, scissors, pins, clamps, tape. Independently make harvesting very easy.

• Cut paper strips 12 measuring 15 mm x 100 mm
• Seal all the strips on one side and the other pins, departing from the edge of 5-10 mm.
• Spread the strips in a circle, forming a sphere.
• Attach the tape to the bottom of the ball.

The strips can be cut is not straight, and on the other jagged lines. You can use the scalloped scissors.

Corrugated paper

Crepe paper is also useful. From it are balls, pompoms. You will need: corrugated paper, glue, scissors, tape.

• If the paper is new and packed, then you need to measure from the edge of 5 cm and cut. Then again, measure 5 cm and cut.
• Two blanks cut "comb" with an interval of 1 cm strips not dorezaya to base of 1.5 cm.
• Dissolve one workpiece and begin to roll, "flower" in a circle, gradually gluing. Get lush pompon. Repeat with the second preform the same actions.
• Connect with glue two pompons workpiece in place glueing. Get a magnificent ball. To the place of bonding to attach a tape-loop. Fluff resulting pompom.

Of the double-sided color paper

You can also make the ball of the double-sided colored paper. To do this you need: colored paper, scissors, glue, round object (the cup, for example), the tape.

• Circle on the paper cup 8 times. Get 8 equal circles. Cut them.
• Fold each circle four times.
• Cut an additional circle of smaller diameter.
• Glue thereto workpiece corners to the center of one side (4 pieces fit), and on the other hand so itself.
• Reveal every fold and glue at the interface between them. Get the ball to the "petals".
• Attach the tape.

Balls of paper, as a rule, are not used for a long time and a season. Arrange them in large numbers on the Christmas tree is not necessary, it is better to "dilute" other ornaments.

From fabric

If stale closet an old blouse, which is a pity to throw, then the rejection of recycling was the right decision. From it you can make a nice Christmas toy. For the manufacture of need: knitting fabric, scissors, needle and thread sewing, cardboard, tape.

• Cut maximally long strips of fabric width of 1 cm. stretch each strip so that it twisted edge.
• Cardboard cut size of 10 cm x 20 cm.
• Reel obtained on the cardboard strip width.
• In the center of the one and the other side to connect the needle strips and thread. Pull the cardboard.
• Cut the loops formed by the edges.
• Fluff and attach the tape.

There is another way, which implies decoration blank styrofoam or plastic workpiece cloth. Need any fabric (available in different colors), hot melt glue, scissors.

• Cut fabric scraps rectangular, measuring 3 cm x 4 cm.
• Fold them as follows: two upper corners to the center of the bottom roll.
• Glued to the rows of the workpiece, bends inwards starting from the bottom.
• Tape off the entire bowl. Attach the tape.

Applications of the tissue can be varied by using more and more means at hand - beads, ribbons, rhinestones, ribbon.

With embroidery

Decor Christmas balls with his hands still possible in this way. A new trend has become decoration for the Christmas tree ornaments embroidered. For this purpose, pre-embroidered image. We also need the fabric blank of foam or plastic, hot-melt.

• Attach the embroidered image with glue.
• Zadekorirovat ball rest area applique fabric.

Instead, applications can use the same fabric on which the embroidery was done. Alternatively, it is possible to make the pattern of the fabric, where one part is embroidery. You can also decorate each piece of individual patterns embroidered images and secure. After these steps can be further added as decoration beads, rhinestones, glitter, sequins.

With filling

Effectively will look like on the tree, and in the compositions of the balls such instances. For the manufacture of unusual balls you need to stock up on plastic transparent workpieces.

Opening hat-holder inside, you can create different compositions:

• Pour inside the acrylic paint of different colors, trotted the ball to all the inner walls were painted, allowed to dry. The pigment colors the inside blank and it will become a unique color.
• Fill the inside of the small colored feathers and beads.
• You can also fill the inside of confetti in different colors.
• Pieces of old tinsel used for filling.

• Favorite photos also have inside. For this it is necessary to twist in the tube a small picture (look for spherical diameter) and spread it inside. Complement confetti or sequins.
• Colored wool filling the interior and complement the beads. Colors can be chosen different. Painted in acrylic paint better. Filling after drying wool.
• Multi-colored sisal can be placed inside and enjoy the colors and original decorations.

Fancy filling a transparent globe can be different. they all relate to personal preferences and mood during needlework.

With a diverse decor

Workpieces can be attached to anything. Here are some ideas:

• Tape. Of tapes can be done different patterns (geometric theme, monograms, stripes, etc.). Fasten them with a hot-melt adhesive.
• Sequins. Bands of sequins is wound circumferentially and secured with hot melt. You can choose several colors to combine.

• Braid. Different tapes with any of the material is also suitable for decoration Christmas balls.
• Lace. It is possible to add the floor beads or rhinestones. Organza ribbon will also be combined with lace.
• Paper cutting. Various figures made by means of figure Punch, decorate any ball.
• Felt cutting. Attached cutting-figurines of various subjects will be convenient to place a glue of Melt.
• Old jewelery. Lost earrings or brooches unnecessary in combination with other decorative elements give special chic decoration.

results

Buy conventional Christmas balls for decoration of the room for the New Year and everyone can. But it will be just decoration, as well as at all. Only decoration Christmas balls can bring his own unique slice of soul and into the interior. To do this, just desire and some materials that are sure there will be in every home.
Christmas balls with his hands do not only pleasant, but also fashionable. "Hand Made" in recent years has gained even more popularity. Therefore engage in the creation of Christmas balls is not only popular, but also useful for his own dwelling.