Crafts for the New Year always bring joy. And it doesn’t matter whether you make a large panel with a beautiful landscape or give a miniature postcard with an embroidered picture - all the same, the recipient will be incredibly happy that you paid attention to him.

Every person understands that a homemade gift is much better than one bought in a store. In any case, it is several times more pleasant. Today we want to introduce you to one interesting way that allows you to do amazing new Year gifts in just a few minutes.

Crafts using quilling technique for New Year 2017 will allow you to feel an indescribable calming effect, and will also appeal to all the guests gathered at the holiday.

What is quilling?

For those who do not know what the quilling technique is, I would like to give a short excursion. This type of needlework is considered very simple, but at the same time, very beautiful. Quilling does not require expensive tools and materials. All you need to work is a good mood, an interesting idea and time.

When creating compositions, paper strips with a width of 3, 4, 6 and 10 mm are used. There can be several devices for twisting.

There are professional curling machines that are sold in specialized stores, as well as improvised tools, such as a tapestry needle with a large eye and a round wooden stick 10 cm long.

It is also advisable to stock up on tweezers with flat tips. It is needed to hold the paper blank, apply glue to it and stick it to the surface.

As for other devices that are necessary for working with the quilling technique, they can be found in any home. These are scissors (preferably with sharp ends), a ruler, toothpicks, PVA glue.

If you decide to seriously engage in this type of needlework, then stores sell entire sets that include everything necessary tools and you don't have to assemble them separately.

Ideas for crafts in the style of quilling for the New Year

When deciding to make such a New Year's surprise for someone close to you, you must understand what or who you will glue from strips of paper. There are a huge number of themed crafts on the Internet and sometimes it’s hard to figure out which one you like best.

Among such abundance, you can choose the main “figurants” that you might like - these are Christmas trees, snowflakes and cockerels. The last craft will be not only wonderful, but also an appropriate gift, because 2017 is the year Fire Rooster. So your Petya, made using the quilling technique, will look nice under the Christmas tree.

"Bright Cockerel"

It would seem impossible to create such wonderful pictures and figures from ordinary strips of paper. But as practice shows, the main thing is perseverance and a little imagination, and the rest is a matter of little things. If you decide to make a cockerel for the New Year 2017, then choose the perfect example for yourself (photos are presented below), stock up on everything necessary materials and get down to business.

Examples of how to make a New Year's rooster can be found in any format and size. These can be either free-standing figures or the silhouette of a bird.

There are quite a few basic forms for quilling that help you create real masterpieces from paper. The picture clearly shows how this or that curl should look.

Go for it! You will succeed, and after a while you will be able to present a cute panel or a wonderful picture with a cockerel in the title role.

Original snowflake

The most common decoration for the New Year holiday are snowflakes. We hang them on the Christmas tree, draw or sculpt them on the windows, and make garlands out of them. Why not go beyond the usual boundaries and create wonderful winter compositions, using the quilling technique as a basis?! Put in a little effort and you will have beautiful openwork snowflakes at home, which you can also give to friends as souvenirs.

For creating New Year's snowflakes You will need:

• special paper for quilling;
• scissors;
• ruler;
• stationery knife;
• toothpick.

Step 1. Cut strips of quilling paper 25-27 mm long and 3-5 mm wide.

Step 2. Take a toothpick - it will be your main tool in this work. Cut off the sharp tip on one side and use a stationery knife to make a small incision - about 1 cm.

Step 3. Insert the first strip of paper into the cut and slowly twist it into a spiral. Make sure that the paper is curled and not just a toothpick. There is no need to rush in this matter, because then the craft may not work out.

Step 4. The finished spiral must be removed from the toothpick and placed on a flat surface so that it unwinds slightly.

Step 5. Apply a little glue to the end of the strip and glue the spiral.

Step 6. To make one snowflake, you must use the same principle to make several similar curls of different shapes and sizes.

Step 7 Fold the resulting spirals into a snowflake, carefully gluing each piece.

Volumetric Christmas tree

This bright one New Year's composition It can be an excellent table decoration, as well as a wonderful gift for a loved one, colleague or relative.

To create a voluminous Christmas tree you will need:

• scissors;
• quilling paper;
• ruler-pattern with circles of different diameters;
• PVA glue;
• toothpick;
• tweezers.

If you don't have a quilling tool, a regular toothpick with a cut end can easily replace it.

Step 1. To work, take special green paper and cut it into several dozen strips 3 mm wide, and also cut brown paper into strips 7 mm wide.

Step 2. Brown stripes need to be wound into loose curls, for example onto a regular marker. Lubricate their ends with glue and glue them. Brown “barrels” are ready!

Step 3. Now you need to make green blanks. Wrap the paper around an awl (toothpick) and insert it into a size 16 ruler. Let it run free. To remove a curl from a ruler, you need to insert a toothpick into the center, slightly move it to the center and remove it.

Step 4. Glue the end of the spiral with PVA glue. Squeeze the curl slightly so that it takes the shape of a droplet. Prepare 10 of these droplets. Wrap each curl with a white strip of the same width and glue it. This is the first row of your Christmas tree.

Step 5. We make the second row using the same principle, only insert it into the circle numbered 15. Twist about 10 such curls. Glue the first two rows as shown in the photo.

Step 6. Now make spirals for the third row by inserting them into hole number 14. Glue them.

Step 7 For the fourth row you will need a circle of size 13. The same size must be taken for the 5th and 6th rows. Carefully glue all the parts to each other, as can be seen in the photo. Glue another “drop” onto the top. Decorate the Christmas tree with beads and it is ready!

Beautiful Christmas trees can be made using the quilling technique.

Such Christmas trees can become beautiful decoration New Year's decor, New Year's card or Christmas tree toy(if you add a ribbon).

When creating these Christmas trees, basic shapes were used: drop, leaf, eye, square and other basic shapes. You can read about how to make these basic forms in the article: Quilling for Beginners

DIY Christmas tree step by step

You will need: paper ribbons of different shades of green and red, a thin awl (toothpick, quilling tool), glue.

Making a Christmas tree

■ Wrap the edge of the tape around the tip of the awl. To achieve different sizes of shapes, use ribbons of longer or shorter length.

■ After wrapping one third of the strip, remove it from the awl and twist the rest of the strip by hand.

■ Form a shape from the resulting spiral, giving it the desired shape with your fingers. Secure the figure with glue.

■ Make the required number of “unfolded spiral”, “drop” and “eye” shapes from green and red ribbons. Make star shapes from red ribbon.

■ Assemble the resulting shapes into a Christmas tree, gluing them onto the base. Glue the “star” part to the top of the tree.

When gluing parts from rolled strips of paper, it is important to choose an adhesive that dries quickly without leaving marks. Regular PVA glue has this quality.

The Christmas tree can be like this

You can also make a three-dimensional Christmas tree.

To do this, string the rolls onto a wooden skewer and glue a “drop” shape along the edge. As a star, you will make a flower from a “drop” shape.

The quilling technique as a form of applied art continues to gain momentum. It attracts with its openwork and ease of creating crafts. For those who are not in the know, let us explain: quilling is a technique of twisting strips of paper, shaping them into the desired shape and creating compositions. The latter, by the way, can easily receive a prize and the title of masterpiece.

Most often, the quilling technique is used to create holiday cards; they are decorated with openwork crafts. By the way, curled paper makes wonderful snowflakes for the New Year, so in December the theme of decorating cards is especially relevant.

Crafts using the quilling technique for the New Year

Snowflake

We will need:

• glue;
• strips of colored paper (you can use blanks from the store);
• scissors;
• threads;
• matches;
• beads.

Process of creation:
1.Twist the strip onto a match
Take a match and use a sharp knife to split the edge. Pinch the edge of the paper strip into the crevice of the match and begin to wrap it around the match. Don't do it too tightly to make the part more beautiful.
2.Make paper blanks
You will need 12 such blanks, so repeat the action 12 times.
3.Make a snowflake
Start forming a snowflake. Gently squeezing the round workpiece, give it the desired shape. Start gluing the parts together, forming them into a snowflake.
4.Glue the beads
Place beads around the perimeter of the entire snowflake. Make a loop from the thread and attach it to the snowflake. This craft will successfully decorate the New Year tree in your home.

Christmas tree. Option 1

We will need:

• glue;
• toothpick;
• strips of green paper;
• scrap paper;
• beads;
• glitters;
• printouts-congratulations;
• corner punchers;
• ribbon;
• snowflakes.

Make frequent cuts on the paper. To speed up this process, fold the strips in groups of 3 and then cut them.
Wrap the prepared strips around a toothpick and secure with glue. You should end up with a tight bud.

One Christmas tree requires 10 buds. Glue the buds onto the paper, and then fluff each one with your fingers, and you will see the buds bloom.

Process the corners of the rectangles with a decorative hole punch.

Make a bow from ribbon and glue beads in the center. Cut the paper towel into 1 by 1 centimeter squares.
Using the trimming method, make a snowdrift. For the trunk of the Christmas tree, use a paper bag handle.

Glue a printout with congratulations to the back of the cardboard.

Using green glitter, cover the lush buds of the Christmas tree with glitter. The forest beauty will sparkle, as if thousands of lights have been lit on it.

Christmas tree. Option 2

If you roll the quilling paper not into such tight rolls as in the previous master class, but give them a shape, you will get original Christmas trees.

Volumetric Christmas trees made of paper

If you glue and assemble quilling paper into one piece, you can get a three-dimensional Christmas tree. Decorate the crown of such a beauty with a gilded star. Don't ignore the Christmas tree decorations. Glue beads that will replace the paper Christmas tree with Christmas balls, apply artificial snow and glitter.

Postcard with decor using quilling technique

We suggest you make two cards using the quilling technique: the first one will depict a snowflake with a fir branch, and the second one will show a Christmas tree with gifts.

Snowflake with fir branch

We will need:

• pin;
• openwork hole punch;
• paper of white, yellow and green colors, cut into strips (the width of each is no more than 0.5 centimeters);
• ruler with circles of different diameters;
• thick card paper.

First, cut out a rectangle. Make openwork elements in the corners using a decorative hole punch.

Take a sheet of paper and cut it into small strips. They are intended for the future snowflake.

Start rolling the strip and then insert the roll into the diametral ruler. The end of the strip must be glued so that the roll does not lose its shape. Then squeeze the edge of the circle - you should get a drop.

Make several of these details. When there are several details, you can begin to select the location for them on the postcard and form the snowflake itself.

Make the same details in green. Make a spruce branch from them.
Similar details are needed in yellow: they will form a candle.

Christmas tree with gifts

We will need:

• pin;
• openwork hole punch;
• green and pink paper, cut into strips (each width is no more than 0.5 centimeters);
• thick card paper;
• glue.

First, let's prepare the card itself, the base. To do this, decorate a rectangle of thick paper with openwork corners.

Cut the green paper into strips and then roll them as you did in the previous version.

Make a drop by gently squeezing one edge of the piece.

Fold the finished parts into a Christmas tree, first attaching it to a postcard.

Make gift boxes. Use pink stripes for this. Sometimes use a pin to twist small parts.

As soon as all the details of the future postcard are ready, start assembling them into a craft. First, glue the Christmas tree. And place gifts under it.

By the way, use beautiful cardboard, as well as a quilling kit for your crafts. Using this technique you can create many New Year's motifs. Options for postcards and photos will come to your aid.

Tips for beginners in the quilling technique

To get a tight roll, you need to reel paper tape firmly, and then secure the tip with glue.
If you first wind the strip tightly and then loosen it slightly, you get a so-called loose roll. You can give the workpiece the shape of a half-diamond or, for example, a drop; to do this, you need to flatten the part with your fingers. Most often, this technique is used when making flower petals.

For each form, experienced craftsmen use different techniques.
"Eye" shape. You need to squeeze the round workpiece on both sides at the same time. Shape "Square". First, make the “Eye” shape, then turn it vertically and squeeze the part again on the sides.
"Rhombus" shape. Make this part from the “Square” blank, slightly flattening the figure.
Triangle shape. First of all, make the “Drop” part, then grab the corner and flatten the base of the triangle.
Arrow shape. Twist the triangle piece, and then use your index finger to press the middle of the short side inward.
Crescent shape. This part is made almost like the “Eye” blank, only in a curved shape. The corners of the part are pinched with a shift, and not opposite each other.

Open forms:
"Heart." Fold the strip in the middle. Bend both free halves inward.
"Horns". Fold the strip in the middle. Twist both halves outward.
"Curl". Mark the middle of the strip, but do not fold it. Twist the ends towards the middle, but in different directions.
"Twig". Bend the strip approximately in a ratio of 1:2. Twist the ends in one direction.

Today, quilling is not just fashionable, but also useful. This technique allows you to calm your nerves and tune in to mechanical, but at the same time creative work, which develops thinking, fine motor skills and creative imagination. Using quilling you can create large paintings, panels or small cards. In any case, handmade works will bring satisfaction to the master and joy to the one to whom the gift is intended. Quilling New Year's crafts will make the holiday not only fun, but also soulful.

Postcards in the quilling style are distinguished by their delicacy and ease of execution. The quilling technique involves twisting strips of paper of different sizes. Then the finished rolls are given different shapes and an image is made from them.

You can make flat and three-dimensional crafts - such shapes are especially relevant for creating New Year's decorations.

To create this craft you will need a standard set of quilling materials. You can cut the wrapping strips yourself. But to keep them neat, it is better to buy them at a professional craft store.

Craft options for the New Year:

• "Snowflake". The strips are wound onto a toothpick. For one snowflake you will need a dozen blanks. The blanks are used to make “petals”, “eyes” or “squares”. Before gluing the parts, it is necessary to draw up a preliminary composition.
• "Christmas tree". Fringe is cut on strips of paper. After this, buds are formed from them. The Christmas tree is formed on cardboard. Before gluing the buds, the cardboard can be decorated with a backing and beads along the edges.
• "Volume Christmas tree." A three-dimensional Christmas tree can be assembled from drop-shaped parts. The Christmas tree can be decorated with decorative elements: glitter or beads.
• "Christmas wreath". Can be made up of “eyes”, “arrows”, “hearts” and simple rolls.
• "Cockerel." It's very easy to make a New Year's rooster. To do this, you need to print a stencil and cover it with multi-colored rolls, which can be shaped like “eyes” or “drops”.

The execution of work must be accurate and scrupulous. It is very important that no excess glue gets on the paper. Crafts are easy and simple to make, but for beginners it is better to use diagrams that will help assemble the image into a single composition.

How to make quilling crafts for the New Year

On New Year's and Christmas holidays it is customary to give gifts. They don't have to be expensive. Sometimes it is important to do something with your hands, because products self made are always more valuable. New Year's crafts can be made without any special material costs.

All you need for crafts are strips of colored paper, PVA glue with a brush, a toothpick or a long stick, scissors and tongs.

Quilling crafts are made using the technique of twisting strips of colored paper. After this, a roll of the required shape is made from paper. It is easy to apply it to the roll with a light touch of your hand.

How to make a “Snowman” craft:

• Prepare white strips of paper.
• Wind the strips, glue the edge of the strip so that the roll does not unwind.
• The rolls must be of different sizes.
• After all three rolls are connected, you can make a hat for the snowman from a strip of a different color.
• Small strips can be used to make eyes and a nose for a snowman.

This craft can be glued to cardboard. If you decorate the cardboard with a beautiful backing and inscription, and stick a snowman on top, you will get a beautiful New Year card. You can hang the craft on a thread and decorate the Christmas tree with a snowman.

Themed crafts for the New Year: quilling

To give a pleasant surprise to your family and friends, you don’t have to buy gifts. You can make a gift with your own hands, which will definitely be appreciated much more than any purchased gift. Interestingly, quilling can be done by both children and adults.

If children are making crafts, they should definitely be told about safety precautions and rules for working with sharp objects and glue.

By making crafts from strips of colored paper, children will develop fine motor skills, thinking and imagination. Usually, children do not need diagrams, since their imagination copes well without them. But for beginner adults, if they want to make a craft carefully, but do not have artistic abilities, the diagrams will be of great help at first.

How to make a craft “Snow Maiden”:

• Prepare blue and white strips of paper.
• Twist the white stripe - this will be the Snow Maiden’s face.
• Twist a smaller strip - this will be the neck.
• Twist the blue stripes and make “drops” from the rolls.
• Make a Snow Maiden dress from ready-made elements.

The entire composition can be assembled on cardboard. Or you can glue the elements together and decorate the Christmas tree with crafts. Some decorate the granddaughter of Santa Claus with beautiful wings, imagining her as a fairy fairy.

Christmas and New Year quilling crafts

The “drop” shape is one of the most common elements in quilling. With its help you can create original New Year and Christmas compositions. You can do New Year's crafts with your family - such an activity will bring your loved ones together and give you moments spent together.

Professionals advise using special machines for twisting and forming rolls to make paper crafts. This will prevent your arm from getting tired.

The most common shapes are “drop”, “eye”, “diamond”, “triangle”, “heart”, “arrow”, “crescent”, “horns”, “curl”, “twig”. All these shapes can be made by pressing, taking into account the pressure and angle. The more forms a master masters, the more interesting and unique his compositions will be.

How to make an angel step by step:

• Prepare white stripes.
• Roll the rolls. Their number is determined by how much big angel want to do.
• The rolls need to be slightly loosened and sealed so that they do not fall apart.
• You need to make a “drop” from each roll.
• Use the drops to form the body of an angel.
• The head is made from a tightly twisted roll.
• Rolls for wings are formed from golden strips of paper. They are also made from "blobs".
• The composition is joined with PVA glue.

You can hang an angel on a Christmas tree or decorate a chandelier with it. He will protect the house and the family that lives in it. Ready-made New Year's crafts are decorated with sparkles, beads and rain. People of all ages can practice quilling. This is a very useful type of needlework, especially since it does not involve large expenses for the purchase of raw materials. On the Internet you can find many diagrams and examples of work for inspiration. Professional craftsmen produce amazing masterpieces. You can become a professional through experience and acquiring relevant skills.

New Year's crafts from paper and quilling (video)

New Year and Christmas 2018 have already been celebrated. But this does not mean that the gifts end there. Crafts using the quilling technique will be a wonderful handmade gift. Quilling involves using multi-colored paper strips, rolling them into rolls of different sizes and shapes, and composing these elements into an image. New Year's themes involve compositions depicting New Year's characters, Christmas trees, snowflakes, etc. You can make the craft yourself by looking at the instructions and recommendations of professional craftsmen on specialized websites.

The Christmas tree is an unchanging symbol of the New Year.

For this you will need colored paper, scissors and glue.

The paper is cut into strips and rolled in the required proportions.

To decorate, you need to take a different color of paper.





Quilling is a very interesting craft, and anyone can learn it. For crafts using the quilling technique, you will need scissors, paper of different colors, glue, various round objects of different thicknesses - pen refills, the pen itself, ink, etc. - to make various parts. To make a Christmas tree using this technique, decide in advance what kind of craft you want to make, there are many options and all are good, then we make the parts for the Christmas tree - cut the paper desired color into thin strips (1-1.5 cm), the length depends on the part being made, usually from 10 cm, we twist them. There are many different parts, here are some of the types:









We build a Christmas tree of the design you need from ready-made parts. A few ideas:

















And here step-by-step instruction in pictures:









for work you will need:

1. White paper,
2. pencil,
3. scissors,
4. scotch,
5. food film,
6. bottle depending on the desired bottle size (we have an 11-liter bottle),
7. strips for quilling in white and green (you can cut them yourself),
8. quilling tool,
9. PVA glue,
10. the basis,
11. thick wire for the barrel,

and now we are starting to make our Christmas tree step by step

1. We make the preparation in the required quantity, it all depends on your size of the tree



2. Secure the drawn part of the tray to the bottle with tape and wrap it with cling film on top



3. Fill the entire space with green droplets, first spreading PVA glue on the film. Then let it dry for about 1 day. You need to make 5 such blanks.



1. Now the main thing is to make the base for the Christmas tree and glue all the parts to it!



So you have a very beautiful tree, now you can decorate it with real toys and rain.



There are just a lot of options on how you can make a Christmas tree out of paper in the quilling style. Moreover, this Christmas tree can be made as a craft, as a postcard, or simply as a panel.

Those who have already mastered the quilling technique can make such Christmas trees in no time, but it won’t be too difficult for beginners.



Here's a quilling Christmas tree (description here):



Some more ideas:









Let's make a beautiful Christmas tree out of paper with our own hands using the quilling technique. You can decorate your interior with it, or give crafts to loved ones.

This craft creates a pleasant New Year's atmosphere and holiday mood.



Decorating a Christmas tree using the quilling technique is not so difficult. You will need the following materials and tools:

Let's start with making the simplest Christmas tree. First, cut a strip of paper with scissors to create a fringe. Then fluff it up slightly. Roll the strip of paper tightly. And we assemble the composition on paper to make a Christmas tree. Next, just decorate with beads and bows.













If you don’t roll the paper rolls tightly and give them a certain shape, you can assemble other versions of Christmas trees.



We decorate the Christmas tree beautifully, decorate it with beads, sparkles, and make a snowball.







The Christmas tree is not necessarily attached to a paper base. After sprinkling with varnish, you can hang the product or put it on something, for example, on the New Year's table.



The next Christmas tree is made using a paper frame. This can be any convenient form, such as cookies. It is best to glue the elements of the craft, then let it dry.



Not only the Christmas tree, but also the star:











Quilling is paper rolling, producing flat and three-dimensional compositions. No one can do without a Christmas tree New Year it is a symbol of the holiday. To make it, we will need ready-made quilling strips, scissors (sharp), PVA glue and all sorts of decorative elements.



Christmas tree using the quilling technique - step-by-step instructions



Necessary materials:

• ruler with circles of different diameters;
• PVA glue;
• quilling tool;
• tweezers;
• white and green stripes of paper 3 mm wide;
• brown strips of paper 7 mm wide.

Manufacturing:

1. Roll the brown strips into rolls. You can use a thick marker as a base. Glue the brown rolls together.

   

   

2. Next, we roll up the rolls from green paper, insert it into a size 16 ruler and let it straighten out.

   

3. Insert a toothpick into the center of the roll and remove it from the ruler.

   

4. Glue the green roll together. Then lightly squeeze the roll until it takes the shape of a drop. Using the same principle, we make 9 more drops.