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Hello dear readers! Here I was decorating an apartment before the New Year and realized: a Christmas tree with my own hands could help in decorating the room. And not one. And not alone

Of course, I had several ideas that I want to implement in the near future. But when I tried to find on the Internet master classes on creating these wonderful creations. Oh, with the help of which they are just not made. Before using some materials, I would not have thought of it at all. So together with you today I will admire the masterpieces of human fantasy in the field of Christmas tree handmade!

DIY Christmas (and not only) Christmas trees: master classes

Almost all Christmas trees presented today are made using different materials. Some are very unusual, artsy, rich. I would even say elite. And others, on the contrary, are as simple and minimalistic in design as possible. A la Ikea, so to speak.

DIY paper tree

The largest group today. You will see many representatives of a beautiful spruce species. Each one is different, so take your pick.

Origami

The simplest version of a paper Christmas tree is using a square. Fold the square in half (diagonally), bend the opposite sides to the center (as in an airplane) and that's it

Tip: Use this simple technique to decorate a greeting card or fold napkins beautifully.

Angular

First things first, fold the square of paper as shown in the photo. Then:

1. Fold the structure so that the side corners are inside. This will result in a square, four times smaller than the original.
2. Fold the right corner towards the center
3. And the left one.
4. Fold the right corner to the right.
5. Fold this corner under.
6. Do the same with the second one.

Now turn the design over and repeat steps 2-6 only for this side. It remains only to cut off the sharp lower tip and make a few cuts on both sides. Then bend each incised tip and put the Christmas tree on the table)

Circles

To create this spruce, take paper and draw a circle on it, drawing it in the necessary way, as under number 1. Next, cut out the circle and cut each section to a small circle. Now wrap each of these small sections on both sides with the tips inward, glue. Do the whole circle in this way.

Spruce will need several rows. In the photo, for example, you see a beauty of 15 layers with a cone top. Layers, by the way, are assembled on a wire, piercing the centers of the parts.

Panel in kindergarten

In kindergarten, they gave you the task to make a Christmas tree with your child? Then this option is the easiest. Take thick cardboard and colored paper. Cut out triangles from cardboard, cut the paper into strips and glue them with an overlap. Even a child can handle this. Cut off the excess. At the bottom, you can glue a skewer and stick it into the synthetic winterizer.

Tip: the resulting product can be used as bookmarks for books.

We make using improvised materials

To create this kind of fluffy coniferous creature, you will need a long metal pin on a stand and lots and lots of waste paper. Feel free to use newspapers, old magazines, etc.

Tip: additional decoration of the Christmas tree can be done with spray paint, which can be sprayed on the leaves. This will make them stronger and more durable.

Big tree of knowledge

The next beauty will be a spruce that carries knowledge. For her, you just need to put all the available books in a pyramid. I strongly do not recommend hanging an electric garland, as in the photo: fires in the New Year occur very often, do not neglect this. It is better to put ordinary tinsel and balls on the ledges.

From tubules

Incredibly simple technology. Suitable for decorating postcards and walls. Prepare several tubes folded from paper rectangles. Glue each in the intended location. The tubes can be made gradually decreasing or with a “brush” (sometimes overlay longer elements higher than necessary).

Glue embellishments from buttons or sequins on top.

fluffy

For it, you will need many, many paper strips, which will need to be glued in layers to a paper cone. And put on a cute cone hat on top. Great craft that you can do with kids

For those who love quilling

Love to spin paper spirals? Then prepare several strips of paper of the same thickness. Roll 17 pieces into spirals and pinch one end of each. For the trunk, simply roll 4 tubes, put on a skewer. Glue all parts, according to the photo. The tips of the "branches" can be decorated with cylinders of a different color, similar to Christmas decorations.

Vytynanki

I remember that my sister once mentioned that she liked the so-called vytynanki - one of the types of Slavic folk art, in which things of amazing beauty are cut out of paper. Often they are glued to glass to enhance the festive atmosphere.

And they are made like this: the desired pattern is drawn in advance on paper. In this case, spruce folded in half. And then, with the help of a well-sharpened clerical knife, all unnecessary parts are cut out. For spruce, you will need two parts folded in half, which can later be sewn in the center on a sewing machine or by hand.

Corrugated paper

Continuing the paper theme, I want to show you three simple Christmas trees. The first, with blue roses, which are made from tissue paper (like pleated, but much thinner). Each rose is created with a strip that is twisted heavily at the center and slightly looser towards the end. Thanks to the properties of paper, roses are easily straightened and become lush.

The base is again a cone.

The next spruce is very similar to the previous one, but here the strips used to create flowers are cut along the edge, due to which they are very fluffy. They are again twisted into a flower, but they do not seek to give the appearance of a rose, but simply grind them as far as possible.

From cupcake molds

Well, that's an interesting idea. I have just a bunch of these molds, which, it seems, will never be useful to me (I'd rather buy silicone ones). From each cut off the bottom and cut from one edge. And stick on a paper cone.

By the way, you can make a flat Christmas tree on a postcard from scraps, as in the photo in the master class.

Fabric Christmas trees

Floral

For this beauty, you will need a lot of flowers from circles. For them, cut out several circles from the fabric and burn the edges. It is better to take an organza, a veil or something similar. Then collect each flower on a thread and decorate the core.

Spruce again from a paper cone at the base

From felt

To create these pendants, take soft (for the base) and dense (for other elements) felt and beads. Patterns can be made directly from the photo. All that remains is to cut out the details from the felt, which then need to be sewn with a running seam and stuffed. Well, decorate, of course.

You can give such a Christmas tree to a guy - it will be very touching

From satin ribbon

Prepare beads, satin or rep ribbon (or maybe even lace?), threads and a needle. All that is needed is to string beads and loops of tape alternately onto the thread. The main thing is not to forget to fix at the beginning and at the end of the product.

From balls

The essence of creating this wonderful Christmas tree is to create a huge number of fabric balls. For each of them, cut out the circles and tighten with a thread, laying a running seam. Put a little padding inside and pull it off. Each such ball must be glued to the base.

The base can be a foam cone, a paper cone, or sewn from fabric. You can also arrange a spruce in the form of a topiary, for this you will also need a pot with polymer clay and sprinkles to create the effect of an earthen embankment.

Here is such a charm in a marine style that I got:

Other materials or the need for inventions is cunning

Sorry, dear readers, I do not want to offend anyone in any way. It's just that this expression best describes the impossibly diverse amount of materials with which people manage to create Christmas trees :))

From beads

Pretty simple, but interesting Christmas tree. Prepare for its creation chopped beads, a couple of beads and a thin wire for working with beads. First, string the top, as in photo 1. Then make four upper paws - this will be the top.

Now prepare the branches, in each of which make several loops - smaller for the upper branches, more for the lower ones. Gather all of them into one trunk, wrapping it across with a thin wire.

From plastic bottles

I respect this master class for respect for nature and waste recycling. Take a plastic bottle, cut off a smooth central part from it, which you cut into a fringe. The lid will go to the top, the bottom can be used as a delivery. Glue all the cut elements to the central rod.

From spools of thread

My friends, if you have a certain number of wooden spools of thread, then know that you are the owner of a treasure with which you can make an amazing fir tree. To do this, clean all the coils from the threads and glue the lowest row on a round dense base. Then glue row after row on the existing ones below. Simple and stylish

From sweets

The base will again be a paper cone. Attach a row of ordinary tinsel to it, then a row of sweets, then tinsel again, etc. You can glue the most delicious candy on the top (as a star). One minus - there will quickly be nothing left of the Christmas tree

From the bark

Strict Nordic Christmas trees. Which can be done if you have a paper cone and a little (okay, a little more than a little) bark on hand. Pieces need to be glued in rows so that the tree looks like a spruce.

I only ask you not to spoil living trees for this. It is better to look for already dumped by a thunderstorm. By the way, the method with small pieces is also applicable to CDs.

From sticks

We continue the theme of nature. This time we are decorating holiday boxes. Use sticks to lay out a semblance of a tree, which, in turn, decorate with threads, buttons and other decorative details.

From clothespins

This one definitely needs to be concocted for the New Year))) I have a dozen or two clothespins with hearts, it will be cool) In general, all you need is to build a rod with a stand. For example, a cap with a knitting needle. And already put on “branches” on the knitting needle. You can insert lollipops into the edges.

bohemian

And we will make this spruce with the help of feathers. The principle is the simplest - glue the feathers in rows from below. By the way, feathers can be purchased in woven. But what they painted in green - I don’t know. Maybe someone will tell?

From wire

Build the frame like this: wrap three circles of wire around something round (cans, buckets, etc.), so that each next circle is smaller (or larger) than the previous one. Then take three pieces and use thin wire to tie them together at the top and in one place on each circle.

All this can be wrapped in a beautiful garland. If you get smart, you can even hang a few Christmas decorations.

Mesh (and sisal)

Such a Christmas tree can be built in a few minutes. To do this, take a mesh or a sheet of sisal (read what it is). Put on a paper cone and wrap in several layers. Fasten with a cord from above, wrapping it with a spiral around the spruce. Decorate with Christmas decorations.

And now is the time for the most minimalistic Christmas trees, which will decorate the house and will not take up much space.

From ... Christmas balls

Here is such a pun - Christmas tree from Christmas balls. Nevertheless, it looks great. For some reason, I immediately imagined such a structure at some cool corporate party of a large company - it looks very status.

It’s not at all difficult to make this one: take a few dozen green (or whatever you want) balls and tie a thin thread or fishing line to each. The hardest part is getting the right length. Do this: Determine for yourself the right number of balls for each row and, starting from this, estimate the length of the thread. The higher the ball, the shorter the thread.

Symbol

That's what you can call the next two conifers. The first is located on the wall and is made up of pieces of tinsel imitating spruce branches. You can attach it with double-sided tape so that the ends do not stick out.

The second is simply skilfully assembled with the help of many paintings, badges, souvenirs, etc., which were collected in the likeness of a spruce. Pay attention to how some elements seem to imitate toys that are located on a tree. An interesting idea, by the way, for an original gift for February 14 - winter will still be in force, so the tree will be quite appropriate.

Well, dear readers, it's time for me to say goodbye to you. The spruce hit parade is over, share your impressions: what inspired you, what would you take note of, etc. Be sure to tell your friends on social. networks using the buttons below. Bye!

Sincerely, Anastasia Skoreva

It is impossible to imagine without its symbol - the Christmas tree. In many countries, it is an integral part of the decor in offices, homes, and on the streets. What kind of Christmas trees you will not meet! They are made from different materials, they come in different sizes, but invariably carry a holiday.

Do-it-yourself mood

Handwork brings satisfaction in itself, and if it is preparation for a holiday, then the pleasure is twice as much. You can make a Christmas tree from felt with your own hands. Handmade items are the perfect souvenir for your friends. With such crafts made of felt, you can even decorate a real Christmas tree.

Getting started, you should choose for yourself a suitable pattern of a Christmas tree made of felt. It is very convenient to use felt fabric for work. The edges do not crumble, the material is dense, the finished product keeps its shape well. And those who are aces in needlework, and those who do not have any skills in manual work, work with felt with pleasure.

How to make a pattern for a Christmas tree

You can use ready-made patterns of a Christmas tree made of felt, taken on the Internet, or make them yourself. There is nothing difficult in this. You need to take a sheet of paper, fold it in half and draw one half of the Christmas tree on the sheet. The edge of the folded sheet will be its center.

You need to decide what the branches of the tree will be: sharp or rounded. A felt Christmas tree pattern is drawn from top to bottom. The upper branches have a small scope, each next branch below has an increasing size.

The difference in the length of the branches should be approximately the same so that there is not much contrast. You can also adjust the size of the tree.

The simplest Christmas trees

If time is running out, and a few crafts still need to be done, then you can stop at the simplest pattern of a Christmas tree made of felt. To do this, draw an equilateral triangle, elongated upward. One Christmas tree will take two such triangles.

Cut out two pieces of green felt. For the trunk we use brown felt. Two small rectangles sewn together will become the trunk.

Before sewing the details of the Christmas tree together, the front part needs to be decorated: sew sequins, buttons, ribbons, braid on it, or simply embroider it with colored threads. It will be very difficult to sew them on a sewn Christmas tree. The wrong side of the Christmas tree should be smooth and beautiful, without threads and knots. When the “face” of the tree is embroidered, you can sew the two parts together, and do not forget to insert a satin loop on top. Triangles need to be folded on the wrong sides and stitched on the sides. The bottom must be left open, through it fill the craft with a padding polyester. It is not necessary to stuff the product very much, it is enough to create only a small volume.

Between the details of the Christmas tree at the bottom, you need to insert the sewn halves of the trunk and flash all the elements together. The Christmas tree is ready!

Fabric Christmas trees

Christmas tree patterns from fabric can be used the same as for felt. Working with fabric has its advantages. Felt has a limited size, but with fabric you can use a width of 1.5 m, and adjust the length as you wish, in rolls there are usually about 20 m of fabric. If the Christmas tree is voluminous and needs to be stuffed, then it is worth using dense fabrics so that the stuffing does not appear.

You can please not only yourself and friends, but also your baby with a craft. The tree in full growth is amazing! Choose a fabric with a fine pile, Velcro should hold well on it. Fix the carved giant Christmas tree on the wall. Make New Year's toys from felt, sew Velcro on one side. Now the child himself will be able to decorate the Christmas tree, and do it as many times as he himself wants.

If the Christmas tree is already sewn, and the idea of ​​​​decorating it arose later, then it is better to refrain from sewing decorating elements on it. In this case, it is better to use hot glue and glue the parts. Such a craft will look neater.

The original Christmas tree-beauty will decorate the festive interior. Of course, a round dance around her is not to be led, but such a miracle will certainly raise the mood. Here is such an interesting desktop craft that can be made from the simplest things that are in every home.

Necessary materials:

• A4 sheet, cardboard;
• dense threads (preferably wool mixture);
• 2 "yolks" from kinders;
• wooden sticks for sushi;
• plasticine;
• Styrofoam;
• stationery knife;
• stroke corrector;
• red nail polish;
• PVA glue;
• fabric scraps;
• little things for decoration.

Make the frame of the future Christmas tree from A4 sheet - fold it into a bag. Insert the foam inside.

Apply glue to the surface of the cone in not wide strips and wind the thread around it.

Secure the end of the thread with glue.

Sushi sticks will serve as the legs of our beauty. To do this, they need to be painted with a proofreader.

While they dry from the "yolks" make boots, as shown in the photo.

Fill them up to half with plasticine and wrap with a cloth.

Insert stick legs into boots, decorate the Christmas tree with various bows, ribbons. Paint the legs with stripes of red varnish. ready!

You can make a hat out of cardboard, cover it with a cloth and sew on a pompom.

DIY shabby chic Christmas tree

Let's make such an amazingly beautiful and original craft in a trendy shabby chic style.

Necessary materials.

For the base, we take a large paper cup or any plastic utensils. Separately, we dilute alabaster or gypsum with water to the density of liquid sour cream and pour it into the future pot. We fix the trunk of our tree, plant a branch in the center and fix it in this position until it hardens.

We make a cone out of cardboard using a stapler.

We make the top of the spruce from wire and foam rubber.

We connect the top with the trunk and attach the cone.

We wrap the base of the tree with white fur.

Cut off excess from below.

Then we fold the ends of the burlap inward and attach it with hot glue.

Let's get down to the fun part - decorating our Christmas tree in the shabby chic style.

To create a finished composition, we need a stand.

We make a bench from a bamboo napkin.

From white fur - a snowman.

We attach a bell to the top of the spruce.

We decorate the Christmas tree with beads, pearls, flowers, lace, etc.

We apply transparent glue to the very top of the tree.

And sprinkled with artificial snow.

We do the same with the bench.

Our composition "Winter's Tale" is ready!

Decorative Christmas tree made of napkins

We will make it from cardboard and single-layer napkins. You will also need beads for decoration.

First of all, we will build a frame for our Christmas tree. We fold the cone from cardboard, fasten it (I sewed it with threads) and cut exactly the bottom of the cone so that it can stand.

The base is ready, set aside for now. Now let's move on to napkins. From them we will make roses. Single-layer plain paper napkins are suitable for us.

We take a napkin and cut it along the folds. Then fold it in three and cut along the folds again.

The resulting strips are still tripled and cut again. We got a square equal to 1/9 of the napkin.

We fasten this square in the center with a stapler.

Then cut out a circle from it. Mega-accuracy and accuracy are not required here at all, the finished rosette can be slightly corrected with scissors.

Thus, a rose is formed. If the finished rose seems uneven to you, then you can trim it with scissors.

The number of such flowers depends on the size of your cardboard cone. My Christmas tree turned out to be 21 cm high and I needed 59 roses for it.

When all the flowers are ready, we return to the cone. Starting from the crown, glue the flowers onto the cone so that the base is not visible. I glued it with hot glue (it’s more convenient for me), but the most ordinary PVA will do.

I made a Christmas tree from napkins in two colors. If you also decide to create your own craft from multi-colored roses, then you can safely experiment with their alternation on the cone. If the result does not suit you, you can always tear off the flower and re-glue it to another place. In this case, only the lower layer of the flower will suffer. It (the bottom layer) is simply torn off. The rosette will not lose its appearance.

So, we glued the flowers to the cone. The Christmas tree itself is ready and you can stop at this stage.

I also decorated it with beads - I glued it on the same hot glue, here PVA will no longer help.

DIY decorative Christmas tree made of napkins

As you can see, even a beginner can make such beauty, so you can safely involve children in the process.

Another version of the Christmas tree from napkins

Craft from cones, balls, ribbons and beads

How to make such a craft - see the video tutorial at the end of the article.

Christmas tree made of plasticine with sweets

What do we all associate a wonderful New Year's holiday with? With the smell of pine needles, bright lights, garlands, sweets. And children still create unusual crafts with their own hands, thereby bringing a pleasant moment of the onset of a fabulous night. Lessons of creativity of such subjects they like most of all. It is in crafts that you can realize any fantasies.

We offer to make an elegant Christmas tree, which is easy to decorate with sweets. Blind crafts from plasticine - the cheapest and most popular material. You will definitely make a beautiful souvenir if you follow our tips - they are simple.

To sculpt a Christmas tree with your own hands, prepare:

• green plasticine for the crown;
• a stump in the form of a cap or an empty spool of thread;
• toothpick, red and white plasticine for sweets.

Choose a green block of plasticine from the set. The body of the Christmas tree itself will be made from it, and in the future we will make small sweets as toys. Of course, a small souvenir does not have to be green, any other color that you choose at will will do. If you manage to find a set for sale that has a gold bar, then this option will look rich.

Thoroughly knead the entire prepared bar in your hands and prepare for further work. It is necessary to form a cone-shaped crown, and not quite the usual even, but curved, similar to the cap of a fabulous gnome. Since we are talking about a magical holiday, it is not forbidden to fantasize and create something incredible.

Pull all the soft plasticine into a long cone. Sharpen the upper part as much as possible, press the lower part along the circumference with your fingers, showing the skirt. Then take and bend to the side the entire structure. Sometimes Christmas trees do not stretch up perfectly evenly, but lean to the side like this.

To model Christmas tree decorations - small sweets - use white and red plasticine. Form red round pills (the inside of the candy), as well as white triangles (the twisted part of the candy wrappers).

Glue delicious sweets. Glue a white dot on each red circle and push in the center with a toothpick. Glue triangular pieces on the sides.

Make enough decorative details to fill the entire surface of the Christmas tree, evenly distributing sweets around the circumference at some distance.

Glue all the resulting blanks to the crown. A beautiful Christmas craft is almost ready. From below, press down a small lid - a stump (or mold it from plasticine).

And the top is still missing. She just asks to complete the resulting fabulous Christmas tree. Come up with some option, for example, the same spruce branches in combination with red berries. All this looks festive and bright.

This is such a fantastic Christmas tree. This is an elegant version of crafts for the New Year, which will be a great gift for your favorite holiday.

The New Year is just around the corner - you need to hurry up to catch everything.

How to make such a postcard.

Do-it-yourself Christmas tree made of felt

Let's make felt Christmas trees - this is a great Christmas decoration and perfect for school or kindergarten.

Prepare for them:

• A set of colored felt;
• cotton wool;
• glue "Moment" transparent;
• any beads;
• threads for knitting and sewing;
• a needle;
• scissors;
• felt-tip pen.

Choose the right colors for the felt. It can be different shades of green. Or you can show your imagination and make an unusual red or blue spruce. Fold a couple of sheets of felt together, draw the shape of a spruce on the top.

Cut a piece of patterned felt along the entire length and fold it in half as shown in the photo. We do this only if the felt is not very thick, otherwise it will be difficult to cut 4 layers at once.

Cut out 4 blanks.

To give them a bulge, put some cotton wool, as shown in the photo.

Lubricate the edges of the workpiece with glue.

Cut a piece of knitting thread and attach it to the top of the workpiece, directly on the glue. For him, it can be hung. Attach the second blank and press along the edge so that both parts stick together.

On a light Christmas tree, make stitches with threads of a darker green color. This will add originality to the craft.

Decorate the second with a border of pearl beads. To do this, make a layer of glue along the edge and put beads on it.

Now let your kid decorate them however he wants. After drying, the craft is ready for use.

Such a simple craft will be a great decoration for your Christmas tree. It can be given to grandparents. Older kids can do it completely on their own. By this principle, you can make any decorations from felt. Anything your imagination tells you.

From natural materials with flowers from foamiran do-it-yourself video lesson

Herringbone-sachet - to create a festive aroma

A sachet is a small bag filled with dry fragrances that is used to create a fragrant background in a wardrobe or chest of drawers. If you put such fragrant bags on the shelves with things, then a pleasant and subtle smell will settle in your closet.

It will not be difficult to make such a sachet with your own hands, and if you create it in the form of a Christmas tree, then in addition to the aroma, the festive composition will also set the appropriate mood.

Materials for the master class:

• Peel from citrus fruits;
• essential oil of orange;
• thread, needle;
• beads, beads, sequins;
• satin ribbon;
• green fabric, cotton;
• scissors and pencil.

On a sheet of paper, draw a spruce template and cut it out.

Finely cut the peel from citrus fruits, and to give more flavor, you can also add a few drops of essential oil.

From a thin green cotton fabric, cut out two blanks according to the template, fold them with their right sides inward and sweep.

If possible, sew and process the edge on a sewing machine, but if this is not possible, process the edges by hand.

Turn out.

From a silver thread, make a loop with a voluminous knot at the end, use a needle or a hook to thread the loop into the top of the spruce.

Tie a satin ribbon into a bow and secure at the top with a couple of stitches.

We fill the craft with fragrant peel from citrus fruits, sew the edge.

If desired, do-it-yourself Christmas tree-sachet can be decorated with different beads and sequins.

Our affordable and easy-to-make sachet is ready, now its aroma will delight, and its beautiful appearance will give an unusual and festive energy.

Photo of Christmas tree-sachet with orange flavor

Pasta tree toy

The Christmas tree is an invariable attribute of the New Year. But what if you are against the use of live trees? Or can't afford to put up a thorny Christmas tree for some other reason (small children, curious animals...)?

Do you know that a New Year's beauty can be made from ... anything. Unlike natural counterparts, such Christmas trees look equally good both on the first day and after a week. And you do not have to sweep crumbling needles.

In this issue for do-it-yourself creativity lovers, we have included 3 master classes that will teach you how to make such completely non-spiky Christmas trees. Meet - fabric Christmas trees:

• sophisticated white "diva" (from IKEA narrow curtains);
• cozy, like a pillow (from burlap and synthetic winterizer);
• similar to the winter wardrobe of a fashionista (made of checkered fabric).

Turn into a New Year's couturier, sew a Christmas tree with your own hands! And we will tell you in detail how to do it.

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Scandinavian white Christmas tree from Ikea narrow curtains

Perhaps the easiest option to implement. Creating such a Christmas tree does not require much time, and all the materials can be easily found in IKEA. In addition, it is very simple to make it - some steps can be entrusted even to children.

Just imagine what a wonderful holiday ritual it is not just to decorate the Christmas tree with the whole family, but also to do it together!

Materials and tools:
two white narrow curtains from IKEA (=Japanese curtains, width 60 cm, height 250 cm) + one lower rail for each, Snömys (IKEA) curtain decorations, silver glossy cardboard (or plain cardboard + silver foil with reverse adhesive layer), scissors, rope, ruler, pencil.

How to make a white Scandinavian Christmas tree from fabric with your own hands:

1. Lay out the curtains on the floor, fasten the lower rail on each. Then measure the middle at the top and mark it with a pencil. From this mark, draw two diagonal lines to the corners and cut the curtain. You should get a triangle and two “tails” (“tails” can be removed immediately). Repeat the same for the other curtain, using the first blank as a template.

2. Fold the first piece in half (across). From the middle, make an incision down to the tire. But do not cut to the end - otherwise the Christmas tree will not hold.

3. Repeat the same for the second workpiece, only in reverse - an incision from the middle to the top. Unlike the previous one, you need to cut to the edge (to get a triangle with two "tails").

4. Insert the blanks one into the other, as shown in the photo. You should get a Christmas tree with a cross at the bottom - it will hold the lower part.

5. Now it remains to fix the Christmas tree under the ceiling. Attach a hanging hook. Then tie the free ends of the curtains (those very “tails” from the third paragraph) with a rope for which you will hang. Make sure the knot is strong enough so that the New Year's beauty will not crumble.

6. As you know, the Christmas tree should have a beautiful top. This design will not allow you to fix the traditional star, but the top does not have to be left bare. To decorate it and at the same time hide the knots, make a cone of silver-plated cardboard. Pass one of the ends of the rope through the hole, fasten it under the ceiling.

7. Hang decorations and invite your guests to admire the original handmade Christmas tree!

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Volumetric soft herringbone stuffed with padding polyester or cotton wool

Let's play associations: soft toys, Christmas toys, soft Christmas tree ... "What kind of soft Christmas tree?" - you ask. - "There are no such things, all Christmas trees are thorny."

But that's not all! We invite you to combine the incompatible and make a soft Christmas tree with your own hands. Hand-made lovers will certainly appreciate such an original decoration. And parents of babies and owners of furry explorers will certainly appreciate its safety.

Materials and tools:
1.5 m of fabric, 1.5 m of synthetic winterizer or thick cotton wool for filling, paper, a small piece of a tree trunk (we will call it a “stump” here), a sewing machine, a needle, thread, scissors, a pencil and a centimeter tape.

How to make a soft fabric Christmas tree with your own hands:

1. Cut out a Christmas tree stencil of the desired size from paper and place it on the wrong side of the fabric. The author got about 120 x 70 cm.

2. Circle with a pencil, leaving 5 cm for a margin. Cut out, then repeat for the second piece, using the first as a template.

3. Sew, leaving a hole about 50 cm in the middle at the bottom for stuffing. Turn it out.

4. Now it's time for the synthetic winterizer (or cotton wool). Cut out the desired piece from it according to the stencil and fill the Christmas tree.

5. And, of course, the tree must have a trunk. Insert the "stump" into the hole, sew, fix with glue if necessary.

6. Soft as a pillow, the Christmas tree is ready! How to decorate it is a matter of your imagination. The same handmade soft Christmas toys are ideal, but any other will do.

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Checkered Christmas tree with British chic

Surely you know the famous British checkered fabrics, which have become the standard of good taste - in the wardrobe and in the interior. Of these, you can make not only a blanket or pillows, but also the main New Year's decoration.

Yes, we are talking about the tree. Of course, this option is not as simple as the previous ones. But, believe me, the result will certainly satisfy even the most demanding taste!

Materials and tools:
checkered fabric, a hanger with a crossbar (as in the photo), curtain rings, interlining, red braid, paper, a sewing machine, a centimeter tape, scissors, a pencil.

How to make a Christmas tree from checkered fabric with your own hands:

1. Cut out two identical Christmas tree stencils from paper. Attach them to the wrong side of the fabric and trace along the contour with an allowance of 2 cm. Cut out.

2. The same Christmas tree, but without an allowance, needs to be cut out of non-woven fabric. Attach to the first piece of fabric, iron to secure.

3. Fold the blanks with the front parts to each other (outside there will be a wrong side and a non-woven layer). Baste with threads without touching the base (otherwise you will not be able to turn the fabric inside out later).

4. Sew with a sewing machine (again, without touching the hole). Turn right side out, iron and sew completely (we don't need this hole anymore).

5. It remains to hang our tree. To do this, sew loops to each of the branches and insert curtain rings there. And then, using the braid, beautifully fix the Christmas tree on the rack. Decorate however you like, but don't overdo it.

Creative Christmas trees are good because they are unusual, they can be created from a variety of materials, and edible trees will become a decoration and the main highlight of the New Year's table.

How to make a Christmas tree from plastic bottles?

To make such a fluffy beauty, take:

• green plastic bottles;
• scissors;
• scotch;
• a wooden stick, the diameter of which is slightly smaller than the hole in the neck of the bottle.

Prepare the container by removing the labels and washing it. For each bottle, you need to cut off the neck and bottom, cut the rest into several rectangles, chop them into strips, but not completely.

Cut off the shoulders of the bottle, leaving only the neck. You will put a wooden stick in it. Starting from the bottom, attach the blanks from the bottle here so that the fringe looks up.

We decorate the entire trunk, and attach a small part on top, which will become the top.

The blanks must be fixed in such a way that the largest are at the bottom, and the small ones are at the top.

Here's what else a Christmas tree made of plastic bottles can be. Doing it yourself is also quite simple.

To reproduce such a masterpiece, take:

• green plastic bottles;
• scissors;
• wooden stick of the right size.

Remove the labels from the bottles and proceed with the blanks as follows: cut off the bottom, cut the rest into 10 identical strips, almost reaching the shoulders of the bottle.

Now you need to make diagonal cuts on the 1st and 2nd sides of each tape. Bend the resulting fragments through one.

Take the bottom of a large bottle, make a hole in it, put the neck of the bottle into it, into which a wooden stick is inserted. Fix this part of the structure with a cork by screwing it onto the neck.

Put pre-made parts on the stick, starting with the largest bottle, ending with the smallest one.

If you strung all the details on the trunk with the neck down, then put the last one with the neck up. Fix the tree by putting a lid on the top of the head.

It turned out a wonderful tall tree made of plastic bottles. From this container, you can make an even larger tree by putting bottles on, for example, a mop.

If you want to make a cone-shaped tree, then fold a sheet of paper or cardboard in this way. Cut off the neck of the bottle and insert the paper blank here. Cut trapezoid fragments from other parts of the container. Chop the longest edges of each blank into equal strips, not reaching the top 2 cm.

Secure these elements with tape, arranging them in ascending order, starting with the largest and ending with the smallest.

Here's what the end result should be.

If you, for example, work in a grocery store, then you can put a large Christmas tree made of plastic bottles here, which will certainly attract customers. To do this, you need to arrange the bottles in a circle in rows, put plywood circles on them. Each subsequent tier is smaller than the diameter of the previous one. Closer to the top should be 3 bottles, put a star on top.

Even empty plastic bottles will be a great decor element. You can hold the backlight so that at dusk the trees sparkle attractively.

Other waste materials will also become a picturesque Christmas tree.

We make a Christmas tree out of paper with our own hands - a master class

After the magazines are read, they are usually thrown away. But you can do it differently, make a paper tree. To create it, you can use newspapers, old books.

Here is a list of what is needed:

• a sheet of cardboard or whatman paper;
• colorful magazine;
• hole punch shaped;
• glue gun or PVA;
• pencil.

First you need to roll the cardboard in the form of a cone, glue it to fix it in this position. Prepare decor items. To do this, cut them out of a magazine or book using zigzag scissors or a hole punch.

These parts must be rounded. To do this, wind each on a pencil. Now you can glue them to the base, starting from the bottom.

Place the pieces as close as possible to each other so that no cardboard is visible between them. Glue in rows, placing the elements on top of each other. Wrap one of them around the crown. The paper tree is ready.

If you like strict lines, then check out the next option.

Such a tree would be appropriate in the office. On the one hand, it has a strict form, and on the other, it looks festive. Here's what you need for such needlework:

• whatman;
• double tape;
• wrapping;
• ordinary tape;
• decorations;
• scissors.

Instead of drawing paper, you can use thin cardboard. If there is not a large enough piece, then you can create it from small ones using tape.

Fold this base into a bag, secure with tape.

The excess needs to be cut off.

Wrap the cone with wrapping paper. To do this, put it on a work surface, place a cardboard blank on top, fasten it with tape in the crown area.

Wrap the cone completely, then fix the edges of the paper with double tape, and cut off the excess.

The lower part of the Christmas tree must also be made even, removing the paper with scissors here as well. Decorate the Christmas tree with a star, ribbons, you can decorate it with sweets or beads.

Here's what else a Christmas tree made of paper can be.

Take:

• skewer;
• designer paper or colored cardboard;
• thick cardboard;
• glue or glue gun.

Draw a square on thick cardboard, cut it out and glue it to a skewer. Cut out the circles first of the same size. Make holes in them, name them on a skewer pre-lubricated with glue. Then make some slightly smaller circles. They also decorate the tree trunk itself. Gradually cut out smaller and smaller circles, put them on the trunk.

Here's what else a Christmas tree made of paper using polystyrene foam can turn out.

For creativity you will need:

• polystyrene or cardboard;
• green corrugated paper;
• scissors;
• adhesive tape;
• masking tape;
• marker;
• PVA glue;
• hook;
• stationery knife.

Draw a sharp corner on the foam or cardboard. If this is difficult to do, then follow the photo prompts. First draw a vertical line, then two horizontal lines, after that you will have an even angle. If you want to make a big Christmas tree, then just glue a few fragments together with tape.

Cut a strip of corrugated paper, chop it with scissors in the form of a fringe, a little short of the opposite edge. Start gluing these decorated ribbons from the bottom.

When the whole creative tree is decorated in this way, decorate it as you wish. Glue a rectangle of cardboard from below, after painting it brown. But you can do without this part of the trunk. To attach the Christmas tree to the wall, use a hook or double tape.

Here is what a wonderful Christmas tree came out of paper. Textile models are very interesting, for them you can use the remnants of the material.

Christmas tree made of fabric and thread

To make such a stylish beauty, take:

• felt;
• cardboard;
• scissors;
• double tape or glue.

It is better to take the material of two shades, then the creative Christmas tree will look more contrasting.

Roll the cardboard into a cone. You can wrap the bottom part with a small amount of tinsel. Cut circles from felt, in the middle with scissors make intersecting segments. They are needed in order to put felt blanks on the base, which you will do. These cross cuts will also help the circles become wavy.

First, put on larger blanks, then medium ones, at the top there will be the smallest ones. When you fill the entire cone, it remains to decorate your creation, admire what a beautiful Christmas tree made of fabric you got.

You can also make a very pretty tree out of threads.

To make this, take:

• foam or cardboard cone;
• fleecy yarn;
• pins;
• decorations;
• thick yarn.

If you don't have a Styrofoam cone, then roll one out of cardboard. To work faster, make turns with two threads at once. Attach them to the base with pins.

When you complete the entire cone, do not cut these two threads, but now wrap them around the base, moving down.

Cut the thread, secure the remaining end with a pin. Decorate the Christmas tree with beads or buttons, also attach them with a pin or sew.

The next creative do-it-yourself Christmas tree is created from wire and thread. Help yourself with pliers or round nose pliers, bend a piece of wire so that it looks like a star. Attach a thinner wire to it, which must first be folded into a cone. Wrap it around with thread. You can simply make such a star out of wire and attach it to the top of the newly created blue Christmas tree.

The table for the New Year will look amazing if you decorate it with edible Christmas trees. Look how wonderful this strawberry tree looks.

You can make a chocolate base and attach the berries to it with the tip outward with a toothpick.

Here are some other original trees you can create from products.

Check out the related tutorials.

Edible Christmas tree: step by step cooking

To do this, take:

• wooden skewer;
• apple;
• cucumbers;
• sweet red and yellow peppers;
• plate.

You can use wooden skewers or one half of Chinese sticks.

Place the apple half on a platter or plate, cut side down. Stick a skewer into it. Chop the cucumber into not too thin circles.

Put these slices on a skewer, starting with the largest. Arrange them in a checkerboard pattern or something like that so that they look like branches of a Christmas tree.

Cut small pieces from red and yellow peppers. Put them on top of some cucumbers or secure with toothpicks. String an elongated piece of pepper on the top of the head, closing the skewer from above.

You can decorate a New Year's dish, for example, a salad, with this tree. Put a little parsley along the edge of the plate, which will symbolize green grass.

The next Christmas tree consists of fruits, berries and vegetables. Take:

• large carrots;
• apple;
• kiwi;
• strawberries;
• toothpicks;
• grape;
• greenery;
• notch for removing the core from apples.

Wash the apple. Using a special tool, remove its middle from one side. On the other, make an even cut so that the apple stands firmly on the dish.

Set the carrot in the recess. Stick toothpicks in it. String kiwi halves, strawberries and grapes on them. The star can be cut from a suitable fruit or vegetable, or from a thick piece of cheese. Decorate a plate with greens to make the Christmas tree look even more picturesque.

The next tree is made from apples. So that they do not darken, cut slices should be dipped for 15 minutes in a solution of lemon juice.

First you need to cut the middle of the apples, then chop these fruits into circles. Using a knife or a special recess, give these blanks the shape of a star. Put it on a plate, place a slightly smaller blank on top. Adhering to this tactic, lay the Christmas tree to the end. Decorate it with cranberries, berry physalis.

If you are making a New Year's salad, put it in a cone-shaped slide, compact it. Cut the leek leaves to resemble sharp corners. Stick the resulting decorations into the salad so that the leaves turn into twigs. Decorate the Christmas tree with thinly chopped carrots.

If you don't have leeks, then you can garnish the salad with dill. Look at the photos how to arrange the branches, starting from the bottom.

A creative Christmas tree is obtained from many other products.

Cut the cheese into sharp triangles, string them on a pre-fixed skewer, garnish with a slice of red pepper. Decorate the plate with slices of tomatoes and kiwi.

If you have green pepper, turn its slices into lush spruce branches, make a New Year's tree from this edible material. Circles and slices of lemon or grapefruit will also become a picturesque decoration for the New Year's table.

If you take kiwi for this, use unripe ones so that the circles hold tightly on the base.

Meat lovers will also not be left behind. After all, an edible Christmas tree can be created from salami slices.

Put them on a skewer fixed on half an apple, drape the top. Decorate the plate with greens, and the masterpiece can be put on the New Year's table.

Vegetarians and connoisseurs of proper nutrition will be able to make a Christmas tree out of broccoli, decorate it with cherry tomatoes, and make a star out of sweet peppers. The asparagus stalks will turn into a tree trunk, and the cauliflower into white drifts.

The basis of the next Christmas tree is a salad, but it is better to take one whose ingredients can be well fastened together. A dish that includes boiled rice is perfect. We decorate the base with green lettuce leaves, then you need to decorate this edible Christmas tree with peeled shrimp and cherry tomatoes.

If you like Asian cuisine, make rolls with greens added so that the base has such a shade. If they are with caviar, then this ingredient will simultaneously act as a decoration. Fold the rolls as shown in the photo to make a comfortable Christmas tree.

Sweet lovers can decorate the foam or foam rubber base with sweets by attaching them with toothpicks. And if your family loves to eat properly, then fix small sausages, sausage circles, tomatoes and lettuce on the basis. You can attach other edible ingredients here, thereby delighting lovers of a hearty meal.

Gourmets will surely love the horizontal Christmas tree made of tomatoes and different types of cheese - a great opportunity and excuse to taste them.

If you like a candy tree, attach them to a plastic bottle with tape. And if you don’t know what to give an adult for the New Year, then use a bottle of champagne as a base, decorating it in this way. Give this present.

If you like to bake, make gingerbread or shortcrust pastry, roll it out, cut out stars using special notches or just with a knife. It remains to decorate the baked sweets with white icing and place them on top of each other.

On the New Year's table, even pizza will create the right mood. To do this, when rolling out the dough, cut a Christmas tree out of it, decorate with cherry tomatoes, olives and slices of smoked sausage or chicken pieces. Sprinkle your masterpiece with a little cheese, bake in the oven.

If you have a round pizza, then cut it into triangles, insert edible straws from the rounded side, you will get funny portioned Christmas trees.

Here are some creative Christmas trees you can create yourself. There are other ideas, we suggest that you familiarize yourself with them and cheer yourself up.

And get inspiration for creating an edible Christmas tree from the following video.