Sometimes you just need to liven up your interior and do it within a couple of days. Usually such preparation is associated with the upcoming holidays. Some go to the store to buy unusual things, while others make their own jewelry, turning the whole process into a fun game that everyone at home can get involved in. Creating paper decor is considered perhaps the simplest and fastest option, since the material is accessible, malleable, and there are a lot of techniques for transforming it. Let's consider a series of master classes on creating original interior decorations: temporary and permanent.
Flowers on the table
From white or red paper you need to cut out 5-7 flat flowers, carefully make folds from the center and smooth them out. Then, connect them in the center, string them on a wire and secure them in the center.
Fluff the resulting flower, place it on a stand - the decor is ready. If you add green leaves to it, it will turn out very picturesque.
Newspaper is an excellent material for work.
A newspaper is an element that becomes completely useless the very next day after its release, and the endless advertising products in the form of newspapers in our mailboxes are even more depressing with their generosity.
Volumetric balls for ceiling decoration, easy to make and look original
Thus, we always use it as a trash item in our house.
But did you know that this particular waste paper can be used as a wonderful component for making beautiful wall hangings or beautiful home decor items!
I wanted to select for you the most interesting products that you can easily make with your own hands, from newsprint, in order to combine business with pleasure - improve the environmental situation on the planet, create a beautiful product for your home. Check it out - it's very simple.
Newspaper Wall Art
Complex techniques
Quilling, origami, decoupage are more complex techniques. They require a lot of time and considerable perseverance. In order to master them, it is better to purchase interesting and colorful creativity kits.
In such kits, materials, stencils and patterns are usually already selected, and clear and simple instructions have been created. With them, creativity will be truly exciting and you can be proud of your crafts.
Volumetric letters
A model of a certain size must be cut out of cardboard.
It needs to be covered with pompom flowers. The flowers are formed from small squares (make them from napkins) with a side of about 5 cm, which are fastened in the middle with a stapler so that their corners look in different directions.
Fluff the flowers. Glue it onto the layout using a glue gun. By the way, voluminous paper decorations will add luxury to the interior, despite the simplicity of the material.
Decoupage bottles with paper
Decoupage is a technique for decorating various objects. It is based on attaching a drawing or painting to an object. For this type of decoration, any type of paper can be used. Usually such bottles are given as gifts.
There are a lot of ideas for decorating bottles with paper. The most common method of decoupage is to paste toilet paper over a bottle or glass vessel. With its help you can create three-dimensional elements.
In order to make such a gift, the following will be useful:
- Glass bottle
- degreasing agent (alcohol, solvent, etc.)
- PVA glue
- porous sponge
- clamps
- brushes (synthetic)
- napkins (optional)
- toilet paper
- paints (preferably acrylic)
- fixing varnish (acrylic)
- primer (optional)
Before degreasing the bottle, you need to remove any film from it. Such a gift can be given for a wedding, New Year, March 8, February 23, and so on.
Butterflies
Another unusual decorative decoration can be wall butterflies. Among other things, they can be used to decorate lamps, mirrors, ceilings, etc.
They are made using cardboard of varying hardness and beverage cans, but we will consider the option of paper butterflies.
Butterflies are perfect for any interior; you can choose any color and size.
One recommendation - choose a color scheme that is different from the color scheme of the surrounding environment, otherwise they will get lost in the general background.
Handmade vase
Although the process of recycling paper waste can be quite complex, the end result is a beautiful material that makes first-class cards. Items can be made from such paper. You can make this vase from any paper of your choice.
Step by step guide
- You will need 12 sheets of 25 × 25 cm. At the end it is important to assemble the elements correctly. Always use three elements to combine.
- When you have formed a ball with 12 pieces of figures, take out one block in one place.
- The released two tabs are folded and glued. Repeat the same procedure on the bottom side.
- If you do not provide a stable base at the bottom, the vase may tip over, so a bottom hole is also necessary.
Christmas tree-cone
To get a beautiful cone-shaped Christmas tree, you just need to select cardboard of the desired color (all shades of green are acceptable) and glue it into a cone. Afterwards, you can decorate the Christmas tree with a mini-garland, which can be made from thread and several glued triangles of paper or foil.
You can also sprinkle the decoration with glitter to make the garland more like the real thing. The garland can be replaced with glass balls glued with a glue gun.
Features of the material
This is a trend that allows material to be recycled to create:
- unique furniture;
- attractive wall decorations;
- lighting fixtures;
- mirrors;
- picture frames;
- window curtains;
- decorative vases.
Paper is a material that has several uses, it is easy to work with, it is environmentally friendly, and cheap.
Amazing DIY birds
Paper home furnishings and wall decorations resemble origami-inspired works of art, thereby adding incredible detail to modern interior design, decorating. So, instead of destroying unnecessary paper, consider turning it into a piece of art and home decor.
You'll be amazed at how much plain paper can transform your space.
Walls decorated with beautiful peonies
Unusual Christmas toys
You can use the most unexpected items to create an exclusive decoration for your Christmas tree. Creative imagination will allow you to transform them into original Christmas tree decorations.
- Painted spoons . It is more convenient to use aluminum spoons. They are painted with white acrylic paint. After drying, a New Year's drawing is applied. If you don't have drawing skills, you can use stickers. The handle of the spoon is bent and the decoration is hung on a tree branch.
Luxurious painted spoons for Christmas tree decoration
New Year's motifs on an old spoon
- Original cutlery . Disposable cutlery, complemented with braid with New Year's paraphernalia, looks great against the backdrop of snow-covered greenery.
New Year's beauty
- Updated balls . You should not throw away Christmas balls that have lost their splendor over the years. They can be updated with lace details, which can be easily crocheted if desired. The use of beads and decorative braid in the design gives an interesting sound.
You can use absolutely any decoration to decorate New Year's balls.
Festive balls can be used to decorate not only the Christmas tree, but also decorate the interior of the room with them.
Use special needles to secure the glitter to the foam piece.
Step-by-step master class on making a New Year's ball using felt pom-poms
- Light bulb toys . Old light bulbs can serve as the basis for original Christmas tree decorations. They are painted, creating a variety of bright images. After drying, it is recommended to coat the surface with varnish to stabilize the tone. Beads, tinsel, braid, beads, etc. act as additional decor.
Interesting idea for using a regular light bulb
Handmade New Year's toys will add a special atmosphere to the holiday.
Beautiful and original decoration for the Christmas tree
- Memorial balls . The Christmas tree balls, inside of which there is a photograph of your favorite pet, will not leave you indifferent. If you wish, you can place images of household members, memorable trips, and interesting landscapes there.
Manufacturing algorithm:
- From the assortment of Christmas tree decorations available at home, choose transparent, fairly voluminous balls, houses, and pine cones. Carefully remove the fasteners.
- Coarse salt and beads are poured inside the ball. Using tweezers, carefully place miniature spruce legs, pieces of tinsel, snow-white cotton wool and other suitable decor.
- Cut out a fragment from the photograph, making it smaller than the diameter of the ball. Roll it into a tube and place it inside.
- Then you need to straighten the photo using tweezers. All that remains is to return the fasteners to their place and hang the updated Christmas tree decoration in the designated place.
Family archive on the New Year tree
Wall decorations
- Plywood Christmas tree . Mark the outline of the Christmas tree on a sheet of plywood. They are cut out, painted in the desired tone and decorated with sparkling garlands.
- Outline Christmas tree . If desired, the silhouette of the Christmas tree is laid out directly on the wall using an LED garland.
- Coniferous pendant . It is not always possible to install a Christmas tree at home. In such a situation, a fluffy fir or spruce branch will help create a New Year's entourage. It needs to be fixed on the wall and decorated with toys hanging on decorative cords of different lengths. If desired, you can add a garland or artificial snow.
The brighter and more creative the decorations, the more memorable the holiday will be.
To create the atmosphere of the New Year's holiday, it is not at all necessary to buy a live Christmas tree.
Spectacular Christmas trees made from branches
Garland
The garland will adequately decorate the room, adding lightness and sophistication. Before manufacturing, you should choose the shape of the parts and material.
If the theme is New Year's, then you can choose Christmas trees, stars or snowflakes. When making a garland, apply a design to the material, fold the paper or cardboard like an accordion, and then cut it out. The parts can be attached to the tape.
How to make a gift bag
Choosing handmade gift bags with elements of old newspapers will be the decision that will bring out the extraordinary courageous personality in you. After all, it is not easy for our mentality to make a gift in a newspaper, like our grandparents in the pre-perestroika era. This solution not only leads us to a way to recycle things, but, at the same time, fulfills all the necessary transportation requirements usually imposed on packaging - that is, it is still a very good option.
The gift bag can be decorated with a lace napkin - this will make it more festive
Snowflakes
Snowflakes are made from napkins or paper. You need to fold the square in half and do this until you get a triangle with 2 pointed ends. They need to be cut off.
On the resulting blank we draw a diagram. Cut it out. DIY snowflake ornament templates can be found below.
New Year's compositions
Everyone knows how to make openwork snowflakes from a paper napkin. Window decor can be made even more diverse. Elements of the composition are cut out of white paper using stencils - forest, houses, deer and Santa Claus's sleigh. You can come up with many stories.
These elements are placed on the window (you can glue them using paste made from flour or starch). If you want to create a completely magical atmosphere on New Year’s Eve, you can place small light sources nearby. They will shine through paper and glass, creating an unusual effect.
To make the interior beautiful, make the composition three-dimensional by cutting out another one of the same size and placing the lighting between the layers of paper. Add glitter to the interior arrangement.
DIY paper decor
Decor idea with paper products
You can make voluminous Christmas tree cones from paper, decorating them to your liking, or Christmas wreaths. They will create a festive atmosphere in your home.
A wedding, birthday, New Year, and just a desire to do something unusual with your own hands are a good reason to pick up paper. With its help you can do the following things.
- Unusual curtains for the doorway - from long, triangular-shaped multi-colored ribbons, twisting them into a “tube”, starting from the wide side. The finished elements are strung on threads and attached to the opening. Such curtains can be made from colored pages of glossy magazines.
- Panel - laying out its elements from paper strips.
- Volumetric letters – having made a blank like a volumetric heart, you can cover them with scrap paper and decorate them with additional elements.
Show your imagination and come up with your own “paper” room. With such decorative items that keep the warmth of your hands, your home will become even more comfortable and filled with love.
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Origami crafts
You can’t do without diagrams and blanks when it comes to the art of paper folding. It is quite difficult to make a tiger or Santa Claus using the origami technique, but during preparation for the New Year holidays there is a place for other models - lantern boxes and animal figurines. The latter can become Christmas tree decorations.
Cardboard garlands
To make garlands, choose thick, decorated cardboard. You can choose any form of decoration: flags, hearts, circles.
Making a garland will not take much time. The figures are cut out and then hung on a strong thread or ribbon using glue.
Owners of a sewing machine are lucky: the elements can be sewn together. If the figures are double-sided (double-sided), the thread can be passed between the parts, sealing the edges.
