DIY garland on the Christmas tree

New Year's holidays are not only fun, festivities and miracles, this is the time when the whole family gets together. And together I want to create so much. It has already become a tradition to make New Year’s decor yourself: cut out snowflakes, decorate windowpanes, decorate a Christmas tree. All kinds of garlands can be considered another popular decoration: they can be seen in houses and shopping centers, on shop windows, on trees, fences and in the garden.

What can you make a garland for a Christmas tree

Christmas tree is decorated with balls and toys, rain, tinsel, ribbons. Variations of jewelry can be many. A garland is a chain of bright objects strung on a rope or cord. As links, paper, plastic, metal or wooden elements can be used.

Reference! The most popular are electrical appliances that glow and blink, which creates the effect of magic.

Children love to make garlands with their own hands, and adults always help them. Joint creativity always brings together and charges with positive energy. So, 10 ideas for creating a Christmas tree decoration:

1. Paper variations. The main material used is colored paper or cardboard, by the way, newspapers and glossy magazines can also be attributed to this group. Various elements are cut out of the material - it can be snowflakes, sweets, stripes, Christmas trees, balls. It is also common to make garlands of three-dimensional parts, for example, 3D balls. Elements can be made using the origami or quilling technique.
2. Foil elements. Shiny elements in the form of lanterns, stars, cubes or pyramids made in the form of volumetric shapes look no less spectacular.
3. Fabric to help. From bright ribbons and rags you can make an unusual decoration for the Christmas tree. For this, strips or flaps are tied to a string or stringed on it, supplemented with beads or sequins. In addition, you can sew individual elements: snowmen, Santas, socks or boots.
4. Felt mood. Fashionable material is also no exception for creating garlands. From felt, you can create unique decorations that should be favorably supplemented with decorative elements.
5. Handy materials. Sometimes from the most ordinary things you can create creative and spectacular things. Garlands of cotton pads, plastic or paper cups, tennis balls, decorated cones, sweets and other simple elements can become a Christmas tree decoration.
6. Christmas decorations. From balls strung on a cord, you get a bright garland that will look rich not only on a Christmas tree, but also as part of the decor of a house, yard or garden.
7. The miracle of salt dough. Sculpting from dough is a pleasure, and the kids love this activity.
8. For lovers of knitting. Links can be knitted using knitting needles or a hook. As an inspiration, you can use animal figures, small socks, mittens or hats, pompons or brushes.
9. Edible links. Colored chain edible parts, such as pasta or nuts, are also used as chain elements. It is enough to color and string them on a rope.
10. Dressing. Boring electric garland can be supplemented with creative details, for this you need to add something new to it.

Attention! When creating a garland, it is worth considering where it will be located. Many crafts are made of combustible materials, so such products must be isolated from open flame. Alteration of the electric garland also requires compliance with safety rules.

How to make your own jewelry

The process of making a garland is quite simple. Tools and materials:

1. finished items from paper, plastic, fabric and other improvised materials;
2. thread or rope;
3. hot glue (gun);
4. decor elements.

The links are strung on a rope, fixed with a glue gun, and, if necessary, additionally decorated.

There are thousands of options for creating Christmas decorations. But a handmade garland is always exclusive, and no one will have such an element of decor. It is worth creating a New Year decoration yourself - this will certainly improve the mood of the whole family.