Detailed master class on making Christmas tree decorations from light bulbs. Homemade Christmas toys from light bulbs

Don't throw away burnt out light bulbs! Today we will learn how to turn them into very cute Christmas tree decorations with our own hands. Snowmen, Santa Clauses, shiny lanterns and much more - we have collected for you the best ideas for inspiration and useful master classes. With a little effort, you will have a great set of unique toys that will make your Christmas tree even more beautiful!

All materials for work are very simple. The process itself is also not difficult: turn on Christmas songs and get down to business, recharging yourself in the New Year's mood!

Option one: shiny lanterns

The finished toys will sparkle and shine. Choose any colors, mix them, combine them with each other.

What do we need?

• light bulbs (preferably small ones)
• PVA glue
• dry glitter

How to do it?

1. The light bulb needs to be coated with glue using a brush. If you have dry dyes the color of the selected sparkles, you can mix them with glue: if there are gaps, the flaws will not be visible.
2. Then just sprinkle them with glitter. Hold it by the base and pour it in with a spoon.
3. All that remains is to make the rope.

Such homemade New Year's toys can replace any set!

Option two: gold and silver light bulbs

Such Christmas tree decorations look very expensive and always turn out especially beautiful.

What do we need?

• large sparkles
• PVA glue
• spray paints or acrylic paints in gold and silver colors
• standard size light bulbs

How to do it?

1. Pour glue into a bowl and pour glitter into it. Dip the light bulb into the bowl and twist it on all sides.
2. We take another light bulb, hold it by the base and carefully cover it with paint on all sides. Don't forget to wear gloves!

Ready! The lights of the garland are reflected very nicely in these Christmas tree decorations.

Option three: light bulbs coated in sugar

These New Year's toys make you want to eat them! They are very similar to sweet candies.

What do we need?

• small light bulbs
• acrylic paints
• artificial snow (ready or homemade)

How to do it?

1. Cover the light bulb with acrylic paints and let it dry.
2. Then we repeat the procedure to ensure the color is saturated.
3. We cover our craft with artificial snow on top. Ready!

It is better to take small light bulbs - it is easy to glue a gold thread to them, from which you can hang a toy.

By the way, if you make artificial snow with your own hands (you will find a corresponding master class), cover the spruce branches with it - this way your tree will turn out snow-covered and “candied”.

Option four: New Year's toys in sequins

This method is suitable for those who love painstaking work.

What do we need?

• small light bulbs
• bag of sequins
• additional decorations in the form of flowers or stars
• PVA glue
• tweezers

How to do it?

1. Light bulbs can be pre-painted. Carefully pick up each sequin with tweezers and dip it in glue, and then “sit” them on the light bulb one at a time next to each other.
2. Wrap the top part of the craft with cotton wool.

Option five: shiny decor and satin ribbons

You will get very neat New Year's toys made from light bulbs that will look beautiful both in a set and individually.

What do we need?

• light bulbs of different sizes
• acrylic paints
• PVA glue
• sparkles, mirror pieces, stars and other decor
• thin satin ribbons

How to do it?

Life hack: If you don’t have acrylic paints, but only gouache, watercolor or other paints, mix them with glue and cover the light bulbs with the mixture using a brush. This paint will adhere tightly.

1. We paint the light bulbs with acrylic.
2. Next, use tweezers and superglue to lay out the decorative elements.
3. Wrap the base with ribbons.

Option six: Christmas tree decorations with stones

We won’t paint the light bulb, but we’ll do the decor – it will still be beautiful. This option is suitable for those who do not have paints at home.

What do we need?

• bulb
• large rhinestones
• Super glue

How to do it?

Please note that the glue in this case must be transparent.

Stones can be glued using tweezers or directly with your hands. If desired, you can lay out a fancy pattern.

In this case, the main thing is not to overdo it with the decor so that the Christmas tree decoration turns out beautiful, but not tasteless.

Option seven: snowmen in hats

You will get a very cute Christmas tree decoration that is hard to miss.

What do we need?

• a small piece of fabric for a cap
• white acrylic paint
• plasticine
• marker

How to do it?

1. Paint the light bulb white.
2. We roll the fabric into a cone and glue it to the base.
3. We draw eyes and a smile on our snowman with a marker, mark the place for the “carrot”
4. If there is a ready-made “nose” made of plastic, we glue it with superglue; if not, we sculpt a “carrot” from plasticine.
5. If you want to make a girl snowman, add yarn braids.

Try making different New Year's characters in the same way. It's actually not difficult.

Option eight: New Year's toy made of fabric

A light bulb can turn into a ball! You just need to decorate it correctly.

What do we need?

• a piece of beautiful elegant fabric
• bulb
• satin ribbon, lace cord
• small decorative elements: leaves, spruce branches, etc.

How to do it?

1. We wrap the light bulb with a cloth, and grab it with tape on top (at the place where the base begins).
2. It is better to fix the structure with glue.
3. All that's left is to add decorative elements!

Choose fabrics in red, green, white, gold and silver. Velvet, felt or thick printed fabric look best.

Option nine: ready-made stickers and napkins

If you've ever decorated eggs for Easter with ready-made stickers, you already know what we're talking about.

What do we need?

• bulb
• ready-made stickers or napkins
• acrylic paints

How to do it?

1. First you need to paint the light bulb in one or more colors.
2. If you have ready-made New Year stickers, just decorate them beautifully on a glass surface.
3. If you have New Year's napkins, try decorating a light bulb using the technique.

In this way you can make toys even with very complex designs.

Option ten: toys with beautiful designs

If you know how to draw or are ready to work with, this idea will definitely suit your taste.

What do we need?

• light bulbs of different sizes
• acrylic paints
• thin brushes
• pieces of fabric for decoration

How to do it?

1. Paint the light bulb one tone. Let this layer dry thoroughly and apply a second one.
2. Then arm yourself with a thin brush and apply a design to the surface. It’s better to “rehearse” the image on paper in advance, and then draw it. If you don't know how to draw, take a stencil and tracing paper. Draw the image with a simple pencil and then color it.
3. Instead of thin brushes and acrylic paints, you can take nail polish (try options with glitter - they are often used for nail art, which means they have a thin brush) or special markers.

Don’t forget to put a hat on the New Year’s character, glue a scarf and other related accessories on him. By the way, such a toy light bulb would be a great holiday gift!

Choose any of the ten proposed options. Don't be afraid to experiment! If you are working on decor with your children, do it on the table. If the light bulb suddenly slips out of your hands and breaks, the fragments will not fly off to the floor.

Enjoy the process, get inspired and feel like an artist!

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Master class "Christmas tree toy from old light bulbs"

Author : Aktuganova Victoria 15 years old, 9th grade student at a boarding school of VIII type Art. Tepikinskaya, Volgograd region.
Supervisor : Biryukova Natalya Aleksandrovna, teacher of a boarding school for children with disabilities, senior. Tepikinskaya, Volgograd region.

Target : Making a Christmas tree decoration from old light bulbs.
Tasks :
- teach how to make a New Year's toy from scrap material;
- develop labor skills and independent artistic activity;
- develop children's imagination and creativity;
- to form artistic taste, aesthetic experience.
Purpose : I offer a master class for students, teachers and parents. Such a Christmas tree toy can be made in a labor lesson for the New Year holiday.

The tradition of decorating the New Year tree is deeply rooted in history. The balls, which previously represented apples, represent the forbidden fruit, the burning candles represent the essence of Christ's sacrifice, and the top of the head represents the Star of Bethlehem. All kinds of curly gingerbreads, cookies, and waffles are reminiscent of the unleavened bread that is consumed during the communion ceremony. The first Christmas tree decorations were edible.
It was only in the 17th century that more ornate jewelry began to be produced. To do this, Christmas tree cones were covered with gold, and egg shells were covered with a layer of brass. Paper flowers and cotton wool crafts were used for decoration. Christmas tree fairies were made from sheets of brass. Silver foil made it possible to create elegant butterflies, as well as stars and flowers.
The first Christmas tree balls were made in 1848 in Germany from colored and transparent glass.
Today you can buy any product. They are made in the form of fairy-tale characters, various fruits and vegetables, and all kinds of figures. Or you can make a toy yourself from various materials. I propose to make one of these toys.

Progress.

So, we will need materials: old light bulbs, napkins with a New Year's theme, gouache paints, PVA glue, brushes for paints and glue, strong threads, scissors, nail polish in gold and silver colors, hairspray.

1. Paint the light bulbs with paints in several layers. Let it dry.

2. Cut out fragments from napkins that we will glue onto toys.

3. We tie threads to the light bulbs and fasten the loop.

4. Using a brush and glue, apply the cut out parts of the napkins to the light bulbs and let them dry.

5. Use silver and gold nail polish to add shine along the contours of the glued pictures.

6. We also cover the top of the light bulb with shiny nail polish. Let it dry.

7. Cover the top of the finished toys with hairspray. This will give them shine. Let them dry. Our toys are ready!




We decorate the Christmas tree together,
We celebrate the holiday with the whole family,
We are looking forward to fun.
We say goodbye to the past year!

Happy New Year!

For the New Year 2019, you can make a wonderful craft with your own hands in the form of a beautiful snowman, created from an ordinary light bulb and simple additional materials at hand. Rest assured, your efforts will not go unnoticed, because at the New Year's Eve party, guests and relatives will certainly immediately notice your products displayed on a chic Christmas tree or somewhere else in the room interior.

To do this you will need:

• Bulb;
• Acrylic paint;
• Brush;
• Textile;
• Tapes;
• Scissors.

Progress:

1. To make one snowman, you need to take one light bulb and repaint it white.
2. On its narrow part you need to draw eyes, lips, nose and eyebrows.
3. The body of the toy, created with your own hands for the New Year 2019, should be covered with a different color of paint, and this will be its clothes.
4. And for the top of the craft you need to cut and sew a hat. By tying it at the top with a simple ribbon, the decoration can be hung on the Christmas tree.

Step-by-step video instructions for making a snowman from a light bulb

New Year's toy

With your own hands you can make a wonderful Christmas tree toy from a light bulb for the New Year 2019, which will look more like a store-bought one. Such a bright and unique craft will add variety to your New Year's decor.

To do this you will need:

• Bulb;
• Glue;
• Sequins;
• Ribbons.

Progress:

1. To get a brilliant DIY light bulb craft for the New Year 2019, you need to take a simple material, which will, in fact, become the basis of our creation. A miniature form of the material, which is usually used for lamps, will look even better.
2. Its surface needs to be coated with glue and then covered with glitter. Beads, beads or sequins can be used instead.
3. It is best to decorate the top of the toy with a satin ribbon. When creating a New Year's product, other instructions can be used; in any case, you get a beautiful elegant decoration for the Christmas tree, as in the photo.

Video: master class on making a Christmas tree toy from a light bulb with your own hands

Santa Claus from a light bulb

To make a beautiful Santa Claus for the New Year 2019, use an ordinary light bulb and bright, appropriate colors. It is advisable to use a model in this work in order to create this character with your own hands as best as possible. Having spent your time making this craft, you will receive a reward in the form of warm smiles and positive emotions from your children and relatives when contemplating such a miracle creation.

To do this you will need:

• Bulb;
• Paints;
• Brush;
• Ribbon;
• Beads.

Progress:

1. The background of the toy can be any, but pink looks better. On its surface you need to draw Santa Claus with a beard and hat. To make the craft more accurate for the New Year 2019, it is advisable to copy it from some sample or as in the photo.
2. Where the thread on the light bulb is located, it is better to glue beads with your own hands. And a ribbon is tied at the top. A wonderful toy for the Christmas tree is ready! If you create a whole collection of such jewelry, it will be even more beautiful. This activity will be especially interesting for children.

Video: master class on making Santa Claus with your own hands

Christmas trees on a light bulb

To create any craft with your own hands, you need paints. They set the overall background for the product and add color and liveliness. So in our case, we use an ordinary light bulb to form a wonderful Christmas tree toy for the New Year 2019 with a cool print in the form of a coniferous tree. In addition to the Christmas tree, another design can be drawn, the main thing is that it is done carefully.

To do this you will need:

• Bulb;
• Paints;
• Brush;
• Decorative ribbons.

Progress:

1. The pear-shaped material needs to be repainted golden, as it makes the product look much better.
2. Then on its surface you should draw a Christmas tree with toys and garlands. It will be more beautiful if you do this on both sides or all over the DIY light bulb craft for the New Year 2019.
3. It is advisable to decorate the place of the carving with decorative ribbons with sparkles.
4. You need to attach the same ribbon to the top and the toy with a Christmas tree is ready!

Video: master class on making Christmas tree decorations

New Year's wreath

From old unnecessary light bulbs collected in your home you will get a beautiful unusual wreath for the New Year 2019 if you brightly decorate them with your own hands. Any New Year's materials are suitable for this craft.

To do this you will need:

• Light bulbs;
• Styrofoam;
• Glue;
• Paints;
• Brush;
• Tinsel.

Progress:

1. All light bulbs need to be decorated and attached to a foam base, which is first cut out with your own hands in the form of a circle.
2. To decorate the wreath created for the New Year 2019, tinsel, rain, etc. are used. The finished elegant craft can be used to decorate any corner in your home, including doors and windows.

Hedgehog from a light bulb on a Christmas tree

A hedgehog made with your own hands from a light bulb for the New Year 2019 will, of course, be a pretty excellent toy for a Christmas tree or just for home decor. It is advisable to do such a craft with your children, because this kind of fairy-tale character will delight them and will certainly encourage them to make their own creative works.

For production you will need:

• bulb;
• acrylic paints brown, white, black;
• black or gray polymer clay;
• hot glue;
• brush;
• string;

Manufacturing process:

1. We take our base - a light bulb and repaint it brown using acrylic paints.
2. When the product dries, we will draw a hedgehog’s face on the top of the material. To do this, we need to take white acrylic paints and, using a convenient brush, apply small circles, placing them opposite each other, and put black dots in the middle of them. These will be the eyes of a fairy-tale character.
3. As in the photo, draw a nose and mouth.
4. As for the paws, we need to make them from black or gray polymer clay, and then use hot glue to attach them to the hedgehog’s body.
5. To make our craft look like a real fairy-tale character with a spiny back, we will need to form it from a small piece of fur, which we need to attach to glue.
6. If you want, you can complement the product with a bag that the hedgehog holds in his hands. Don't forget to also have a string to hang the figurine as decoration. This is how simple and beautiful you can create an amazing Christmas tree toy from a light bulb that will delight everyone for the New Year 2019.

Video: master class on making a baby penguin

Finally

Our article has come to its end, which told you about how you can make handmade crafts from light bulbs for the New Year 2019 for your home collection. New Year's decorations. You are probably already convinced that this creative process is a rather exciting and useful activity, as a result of which your home will be filled with new, unusually attractive decorative items that radiate positivity, beauty and magic. Making a celebration lively and filled with bright colors is so easy and simple if you show desire and awaken your personal imagination. Happy holiday, dear friends! All the best to you!

Today, such a direction in needlework as making products from waste material is very popular. The craftsmen have learned to use everything: plastic bottles, packages of semi-finished products, egg containers and even old burnt out light bulbs. It is the latter that will be discussed in our article. Readers are presented here with information on how to make toys from Photos of similar products can also be seen in this article. Such crafts can serve as souvenirs or If you have light bulbs in your home that are not suitable for their intended purpose, we invite you to our master classes on “transforming” them into interesting products. If you plan to involve children in the process of making a toy from light bulbs with your own hands, then make sure that safety rules are followed, since the work uses a fragile glass object, adhesive materials and scissors. So, what can you make from an old light bulb?

New Year's decorations using decoupage technique. Preparatory stage

Products made using this method look very beautiful and original. It is napkins for decoupage that will help us decorate toys for the Christmas tree from light bulbs. Making such a craft is not at all difficult. The main thing is to prepare the necessary materials in advance. What do we need for work? Let's study the list:

• bulb;
• thin satin ribbon - 30 cm;
• acrylic white paint;
• scissors;
• PVA glue;
• lighter;
• napkin for decoupage;
• brush;
• acrylic varnish in spray;
• glitters with sparkles;
• corrugated paper;
• water;
• Bowl.

made from light bulbs with your own hands? Studying the instructions

Cut the satin ribbon in half. Tie one part of it around the base. Tie the ends of the second piece to the first. You will get a loop over the light bulb. Next, treat the surface of the glass with white acrylic paint and leave to dry. From the napkin, cut out the fragments that you want to use in decorating the product. Cut them to the size of the light bulb. In a bowl, dilute the glue with water. Place a napkin on a dry glass surface and apply the solution to it with a brush. Perform this procedure from the center to the sides, expelling air and excess liquid from under the paper. Smooth out wrinkles using gentle movements. When you have glued all the fragments of the napkin, leave the product to dry for several hours. Then, using colored glitter, highlight the outlines of the drawings and, if desired, add any elements. After this material has dried, spray the craft with varnish. All that remains is to design the base. To do this, cut a strip from corrugated paper, the width and length of which is slightly larger than the upper metal part of the light bulb. Wrap this blank around the base and tie it with ribbon. The decoration, made using decoupage technique, is ready to go on the festive Christmas tree.

We make a souvenir pendant with flowers. What is needed for this?

New Year's toys made from light bulbs, the photo confirms this, look very original and interesting. In this article we tell you how you can perform them using a variety of techniques with your “golden” pens. The next master class introduces us to floristry. Following the instructions, you will make a pendant, the decor of which is plants. Let's start preparing. For work you will need the following materials:

Pendant manufacturing stage

In order to make such souvenir toys from light bulbs with your own hands, you will have to work hard. The work ahead is not hard, but exquisite. The first thing you need to do is remove the base. The glass may break during this procedure, so we recommend that you wear gloves when performing this procedure. Using a knife, carefully pry up the metal part from below along the entire circumference of the light bulb and remove it. Next, insert the knitting needle into the deepest cavity and push it down. When all the internal contents of the lighting fixture have collapsed, shake it out. Now fill the glass pear with flowers. Perform this action very carefully so that the petals do not fall off. Using a knitting needle, place the plant inside the light bulb at the desired angle. Lubricate the base with glue and attach it in place. Tie a piece of braid or cord to it with threads in the form of a loop. Paint this part of the product with spray. When the pendant is dry, decorate it. The souvenir is ready.

Toys-"faces"

The shape resembles a head in a hat. At least, many craftsmen saw just such a similarity and hastened to take it into their arsenal in making crafts. They learned how to “transform” glass lighting fixtures into cute faces. You can see an example of such a product in the photo. How to make a toy out of a light bulb? Prepare acrylic or gouache paints of different colors, brushes, water, sewing supplies and material for making a headdress (fabric, ribbon).

Draw a sketch of the face on the light bulb with a pencil. Then use paints to decorate the drawing. If you are working with gouache, then dilute it with a few drops. This will give the product shine, and the paint itself will not “take” on your hands in the future. Form a loop of tape on the metal part of the product. Next, complete the headdress. To do this, cut out a rectangular piece from fabric, the width of which corresponds to the circumference of the top of the light bulb. Sew a hat out of it and put it on the base. You can decorate a small accessory with a pompom, bow or bead.

And another version of the toy

Even a child will agree that the shape of the light bulb resembles a little penguin figurine. So why don't we turn this glass object into a funny character? For work you will need the same materials as in the previous section of the article.

How to make a Penguin toy from a light bulb? There are no secrets here. Follow the same instructions as described above. Only in this version of the craft, the glass surface is not just the head, but the entire hero figurine. Immediately below the base, draw the penguin’s face, and a little lower - the wings and tummy. The headdress can be sewn or knitted. That's all.

In the article we presented you with three ways to make toys from old light bulbs. We hope that now this thing, which has become unusable, will not immediately go into the trash, but will turn into a bright, beautiful product.

CHRISTMAS TOYS FROM LIGHT BULBS: A STORE OF IDEAS FOR NEW YEAR'S DECOR

I once saw on the Internet New Year’s toys made with my own hands from light bulbs) I really liked this idea (because I was already quite tired of plastic New Year’s toys) and now, when there is still time to start making such toys, I am selecting all the necessary materials. I suggest you, who are interested in this idea, to join. Moreover, such creations will appeal exclusively to all children, and therefore, for some time, computer games will be able to fade into the background)

The closer the New Year holidays come, the more you want to create! And the most rewarding time for making your own New Year’s decorations is now. You can create them from anything, for example, you can make Christmas tree decorations from light bulbs. Ideally, to do this, take the accumulated burnt out lamps, but if the soul is boiling with inspiration, and the hands demand to create, then you can use new ones that have been waiting for their bright hour in the pantry for many months. So what kind of Christmas tree decorations can be made from this ordinary and already useless things in everyday life?

Cute and good-natured snowmen made from light bulbs.

Having been inspired to make toys from light bulbs with your own hands, the first thought or idea that comes to mind is snowmen. It’s easy to draw a funny face on a primed light bulb painted white, a carrot nose can be easily made from salt dough, and for true hand-made craftswomen there is the opportunity to make noses for snowmen from fimo or cold porcelain. The lamp base is perfectly decorated with a cute fabric cap. Well, you can also add stick hands by gluing them on a universal glue gel or with a glue gun. There is a huge field for imagination here.

That's all - wonderful snowmen in such funny New Year's caps will happily decorate your New Year's tree! And they will also be paired with fairy-tale grandfathers, penguins and other New Year’s characters. Cute animals and characters from your favorite fairy tales

Since drawing faces on light bulbs is so much fun, why not add more characters to your Christmas tree branches? Wonderful and very cute New Year's toys made from light bulbs - these are all kinds of little animals! Such an adorable pair of bunnies will look very cute! You can also provide the bunnies with New Year's caps, such as in this photo.

But besides bunnies, there are many other animals that we strongly associate with the New Year holidays. Which of them can come to mind? For example, a deer. Yes, yes, if you wish, you can make funny deer out of a burnt out light bulb! And New Year is a cold, snowy holiday, which means curious penguins on the Christmas tree will be very welcome!

After the light bulbs are primed and you have a palette of colors in front of you, more and more new ideas come to mind. What other toys can you make from light bulbs for the New Year with your own hands? The sophistication of decoupage in creating toys from light bulbs

In addition to quite childish crafts that are distinguished by enviable spontaneity, you might wonder how to make a light bulb toy in a more sophisticated style. A technique like this is amazing for this. Recently, this type of hobby has become very popular, as it allows you to create very beautiful things without any special artistic skills. So prime your light bulbs, pick out some New Year-themed napkins, and create an elegant New Year's masterpiece for your Christmas tree.

The lightness of balloons.

If in the coming year the only thing you really want to get from Santa Claus is a trip to somewhere far away and warmer, or even better - several trips a year, then the Christmas tree will need to be decorated... That's right! Balloons!

You can create an elegant, lace openwork by choosing multi-colored threads for work. Smooth silk threads will create a classic lace design and will make the products more sophisticated.

Simple and tasteful

Well, if you want to get the maximum effect with minimal effort, you can go the simplest route. Having painted the light bulbs in different colors, you can sprinkle them with dry glitter on an adhesive base, or use ready-made glitter for decoration in a tube. You can make the toys either completely shiny or alternate matte and shiny stripes.

These toys made from old unwanted light bulbs will look very impressive! Especially if they are decorated with shiny rhinestones!

For free artists.

Well, for those who confidently hold a brush in their hands, and a supply of paints at home is a must, you can paint light bulbs with wonderful patterns, turning them into real works of art. You can use clear ornaments or a noble floral design, or you can go avant-garde - in any case the result will be impressive.

The options can be very diverse. You can use salt dough, cute caps and caps made of fabric, structural paste to create icicles and volumetric relief, coloring and decorating with sparkles and beads, and perhaps tie a beautiful bow on the base of a light bulb. Choose the option that best suits your idea!