A baby's first birthday is certainly an important and very exciting event, especially for the mother! I would like to celebrate it beautifully and cheerfully, and preserve wonderful memories for life!
What mothers don’t invent! They order incredibly beautiful cakes, decorate candy bars, arrange festive photo shoots, and decorate the house with fancy balloons and Chinese lanterns.
One of these decorations, which is very popular nowadays, is voluminous figures!
They take pictures of the child and the whole family, decorate candy bars and simply leave them as a souvenir.
Number 1 for one year anniversary
The number will decorate any holiday
The children will be delighted!
This figure can be ordered from craftsmen or companies that organize events.
Plus, you can make it yourself! To do this, you do not need to have special skills and abilities, you only need desire, a great mood, the necessary materials and 19-20 hours of free time
What to give a girl for her 1st birthday
Yes, yes... This process is certainly fascinating, but also very lengthy! So it’s better to start preparing for the birthday in advance!
We have prepared for you a detailed master class on how to make such a unit and we are in a hurry to share it!
This is what your number will look like
What design options are there?
Decorative elements can be purchased at a specialized store, ordered online, or made yourself. The choice of material depends only on the imagination of the creator. To make jewelry use:
- flowers;
- balls;
- napkins;
- ribbons;
- pom-poms;
- colored paper;
- foil;
- cardboard;
- disposable tableware;
- cotton pads;
- tinsel;
- toys;
- candies and much more.
Do it yourself or buy it?
Choose the suggested decoration or create it yourself? It depends on financial capabilities, free time, desire and imagination.
People who specialize in making birthday numbers usually have catalogs of their work. Sometimes you can order something new by discussing your idea with the master. Finished products are most often made from inflatable balloons, toys and sweets. In this case, not only the materials are paid, but also the work of the craftsman.
If you want to make numbers for a children's party yourself, you just need to purchase the necessary materials or select from what you have at home.
Edible cake
A fairly new way to congratulate a birthday person of any age is to serve him a birthday cake. You don’t have to know how to bake cakes, because you can use any of these ingredients as a basis:
- Cookies – homemade or purchased.
- Fruits, berries.
- Marshmallow, marshmallow.
- Waffles.
- Ready-made cakes will be very convenient to pick up.
- Mastic shapes - favorite characters or traditional figures.
Everything is limited only by the flight of your imagination. This popular table decoration will appeal not only to children, but also to adult men and women.
The sweetness is suitable as a gift for your boss, girlfriend, parents, children, colleagues. A DIY number cake will perfectly complement the picture of any festive feast.
In addition to the above-mentioned decoration options, there are many more ways to demonstrate your skills, please your loved ones and make good money. The main thing is to take into account the hobbies and gender of the birthday person.
Ideas
Deciding what a gift will look like is difficult, since the choice of ideas is very large. There are many photos on the Internet with images and master classes on making birthday numbers.
When choosing from the available options, or coming up with something new, you need to take into account your own capabilities (skills, availability of materials, tools) and the time spent creating a masterpiece.
Fringe
It’s not difficult to make corrugated numbers yourself; you just need to buy corrugation in the desired shades. Place a cut ribbon of medium width and length in your hand, slightly stretching one corner to obtain a wave effect.
It’s very easy to make a beautiful flower from a strip: using gentle movements at an angle, we twist the rose around the prepared corner.
Eventually a bud on a stalk should appear. We attach the rose to the frame base with glue and leave it to dry in a secluded place.
The basis
The choice of rod depends on what exactly is expected, since a composition of balloons is attached according to one principle, and flowers from napkins - differently. The method of fastening also depends on the raw material, because a decorative element can be tied to one base, and only glued to another with special glue.
Cardboard
A popular material for making various crafts. Firstly, this one is easy to use. Secondly, cardboard is available. Thirdly, it can be used to make both flat and three-dimensional figures of any size.
New cardboard and old boxes are suitable for the job. The second option is more convenient for creating volumetric structures. It is worth noting that for a flat figure the sheet should be quite dense so that it does not bend under the weight of the decoration.
Styrofoam
A universal material on which decorative elements can be attached not only with glue, but also with threads (if the thickness of the product allows). Foam is easy to work with, but not every glue can be used. For example, “moment” and “superglue” will corrode the base, and PVA will not withstand the load.
Sticks, wire
The mount for the holiday number can be various hard materials that you have on hand:
- twigs;
- planks;
- wire;
- plasticine;
- plastic;
- spare parts from toys or construction sets.
Without base
Festive numbers made from balloons do not require a frame. A bright gift retains its shape by tightly binding the elements together. In order for the structure to hold well, you must first calculate the number of balls, their size and shape. Video lessons and master classes from the Internet and other available sources (periodicals, manuals, textbooks) will help with this.
Making a frame of volumetric numbers
There is a big advantage in volumetric figures: a child can play with them and rearrange them to any place in the apartment. At the same time, a high-quality figure will last for more than one year.
Follow the instructions if you want to make a three-dimensional figure:
- Decide on the sizes. Depending on this, choose the material: regular A4 size cardboard or a large refrigerator box.
- On a selected piece of cardboard, draw a number by hand or using a template. Templates are given below.
- Cut out the number . Use scissors or a utility knife for this. If you cut out only one figure, the craft will turn out flat: you can hang it on the wall or make festive skewers as the child ages.
- For a three-dimensional figure, prepare two identical numbers. In addition, cut out strips of cardboard that will serve as a layer between the templates. Determine the width of the stripes depending on the size of the number.
- Attach the two templates and the inner strips using a staple gun, paper tape, or a glue gun.
- Decorate the resulting frame depending on the idea and materials at your disposal.
Decorations
The appearance and originality of presentation depend on the imagination of the author or customer. On store shelves you can find special decorating kits, different types of colored, corrugated, wrapping paper, napkins, ribbons, etc. An important condition in creating a composition is the compatibility of the base (if any) and design elements. Which material to choose depends on its properties, ease of use, and availability. Before choosing one or another cheese, you need to find out whether it will stick to the base and what kind of fastening is suitable for this.
Napkins
The most versatile tool for crafts. This is due to the large selection of sizes, palette, density, and structure of napkins. They can be folded into a triangle to make a fluffy flower. There are many examples of exactly how to use material on the Internet. It is possible to arrange different shades, sizes and shapes. The airiness of the finished products is good for decorating both volumetric and flat figures.
Paper
Universal material. Using paper, they make bright gifts that every child will be happy with. The numbers look beautiful, the decoration of which combines velvet and wrapping paper and voluminous products made from corrugated sheets. In decoration, you can use origami, three-dimensional origami, and quilling techniques.
Brilliant gift
Foil of any color will definitely decorate every holiday. It can be used to fully or partially cover the base, create a background, and appliqués.
Ribbons and other beauty
Satin ribbon, tulle, braid, yarn in skillful hands turn into a magnificent decoration for celebrating any date. Original numbers, depending on the color and design, can be given to a child or for a thirty-year anniversary.
Birthday people of all ages will be pleased to receive as a gift a composition of sweets or flowers, made in the form of a significant number.
From paper napkins
To make these flowers, we will again need crepe paper, or the easiest way is to take paper napkins.
Step-by-step instructions for decorating letters:
- cut one square from such paper;
- fold like an accordion and tie in the middle;
- fluff to create a flower shape.
ATTENTION: Flowers can be either the same color or different colors, harmoniously combined with each other. The more flowers, the more volume will be created.
Dessert
What's a holiday without sweets? If you present the birthday person with a cake in the form of a date, there will definitely be a lot of positive emotions. Such tasty numbers are usually ordered from pastry shops, but if you wish, you can bake them yourself. The main thing is to cut out the desired shape from the finished dough and decorate it as desired.
Any holiday, especially for children, is a sea of joy and positive emotions. Bright numbers will decorate the room and will be a good gift.
You can create this design yourself from inches of ribbon, paper balls or colorful leaves, sweets and flowers, or you can order it from an experienced craftsman. The result will always be excellent!
Original ideas
Before starting work, we carefully consider how the number should look, what size and thickness it will be, determine the color scheme, and surface texture. A lot of ideas can be gleaned from photographs of finished products.
The color of the craft can be uniform, two-color, or variegated. Colors can be arranged in spots, stripes or as a frame.
An excellent combination for the holiday - red and white. By gluing images, you can reflect a certain theme in the product - Africa, the underwater world...
Humor is appropriate: we put a hat on it, glue on ears, and tie bows. The number can be golden and solemn, or bright green with cheerful daisies, whatever you like, the choice is yours.
