How to make spectacular Christmas balls with your own hands? Easy! Nothing super complicated, everything is elementary.

It will take quite a bit of starting materials - foam as the base plus sequins.

Many people have a question - how to attach (maybe stick) the decor to the ball? Secure with pins or just glue.

But the first option is preferable - the decor holds better, looks more interesting in my opinion.

DIY Christmas ball toy - mini master class

In the picture below you see both all the items necessary for work, and the actual master class of New Year's decorations. It is so simple and accessible, the photo speaks for itself, that more is not required.

The advantage of this method is the availability, as well as the low cost of materials, the simplest technique, the balls do not beat, leaving fragments.

So, I'll list it again. All you need is:

• Styrofoam balls (or other shaped objects)
• Pins with a flat or round head (depending on the desired result)
• Sequins (single or different colors)

All this is sold in such round and square packages, as seen in the photo. It is not necessary to make everything plain, but it also looks good, more elegant.

Sequins should be tried to attach close to one another so that there are no gaps. Then the entire surface will shine glossy, and the craft itself will look almost like a real glass shiny christmas ball to which we are accustomed since childhood.

For hanging, before you start working, you can fasten a thin cord to the ball, for which a Christmas toy will be hung on a Christmas tree or somewhere else. This is best done before you start, and it will be more convenient to hold the ball when you pin the sequins.

But this is optional. If you make a large ball, then it is not necessary to hang it on a Christmas tree, it will look good separately, as an interior decoration, on a table or windowsill. especially if there are several different sizes. You can choose the color scheme, the diameter of the ball yourself according to your taste, desire and based on specific goals. It's up to you.

Such a ball will serve as a small New Year's gift acquaintances or an addition to it for relatives.

Styrofoam - the basis for creativity

On sale you can find many options for foam figures of different shapes and sizes, which are quite suitable for this technique of creating Christmas tree decorations. These are snowflakes, cones that can be arranged in the form of a Christmas tree, decorated in a spiral with a garland (sequins of a different color), bells.

I already had a similar master class, very simple and doable even for small children to create Easter decorations with your own hands. The only thing that must be taken into account if you are working with children is that pins can get lost, and this is very dangerous. Therefore, follow this very carefully, and I also advise you to get a special magnetic stand for small metal objects (paper clips, etc.), which will keep all the pins necessary for work in one place. The likelihood that one will be accidentally lost will be much less.

Making Christmas decorations is now fashionable, using natural natural materials. Cones - spruce, pine, even alder - can easily be found in the forest, you just need to take care of this in advance - collect them in the summer at the dacha or in the fall for walks in the parks. Harvested, they are stored for a long time in a dry form, until it's time to make crafts.

Original huge or very small balls for the New Year can be made using completely unnecessary things that we get for free. Separately, two halves of approximately the same size are made with glue, which are then combined into a single whole - a sphere that looks more than unusual due to non-standard materials.

Absolutely the same option, only these are not hand-made New Year's balls, but testicles - only the shape is different. Sequins with pins are fixed alternately on the foam, which serves as the basis. The only difference is not christmas decor. Here you will find many different colors and other nuances that can also be applied to Christmas balls.

2016-12-01 4:02

Galina Category: 33 comments

Christmas decorations. Ball - decoration with sequins

On New Year's Eve, it is interesting to stroll around the bright and colorful shop windows. They are nice to admire. Designers try to decorate each showcase in a unique way. In my own style. So that she was different from everyone else. And Christmas trees... How varied they are. Christmas decorations and hang on Christmas trees, sit in shop windows. And the balls, the balls... You won't see any!

Looking at all this pre-New Year's splendor, you notice that you wanted to decorate the Christmas tree in one style. No worse than designers. What is needed for this? Want to use just a few colors? At the beginning, decide which colors are preferable for you on the Christmas tree. look good

• Red
• White
• Gold
• Blue
• Silver
• Orange
• Blue
• Pink

You fall into confusion ... How to combine all this? What is redundant here? Or vice versa. There are plenty of toys, and the colors are all different.

Decide on the main color of Christmas toys and decorations

We bought one very beautiful Christmas tree toy. How to combine it with what? You've been scratching your head for more than one day... So that you don't have such a problem in the future, first decide on the main and secondary colors. For the main one, you can take red. A good addition to it would be gold.

Do you take blue as the main one? Silver will be optional. we have already spoken. These rules are the same in all types of creativity. Christmas decorations are no exception. Based on this, pick up sequins and beads in the store. Buy some large and small Styrofoam balls, pins.

Decorate some with sequins of the same color. Others different. Several pieces can be decorated by combining the main and secondary colors of sequins and beads.

With the help of our photos, you can make Christmas decorations - balls with your own hands. Choose the colors and sizes of the balls you need for its manufacture. Balls are bright and shiny.

I have prepared for you several master classes on self-production Christmas balls. With the help of this lesson, you will be able to make them in the color you need. Make several of them. They will unite all your toys that are disparate in color and style.

You need to allocate an hour and a half to complete the work. This is if you work alone. Engage in this interesting and useful creative work- making balls from the sequins of their household. Teach this to your children or grandchildren. You can do it together in 15-20 minutes.

MK - Christmas decorations - do-it-yourself ball with sequins

What to cook:

1. Large or small foam ball - 1 piece
2. Stationery or shirt pins (with a carnation head)
3. Sequins round - golden - 1 package
4. Flower sequins - red 1-pack
5. Translucent beads - red (possible with mother-of-pearl) 1 package
6. Paper clip - 1 piece
7. Nylon ribbon with wires inserted into the edge - golden - 40 cm.
8. Scissors

Do you use a small foam ball to work with? The purchased materials will be enough for you at least 3-4 balls.

All the materials are ready, you can get to work and make a ball with sequins.

The process of making a Christmas tree toy - a ball of sequins

• We take 1 clerical pin, 1 bead, 1 golden sequin, 1 flower sequin.

• We string on a pin in order:

Now a golden sequin is strung on a pin

Flower sequin comes last

We stick this puff flower into a foam ball. To the end, as tightly as possible

Further. We repeat all the previous steps for making flowers from sequins and strengthening them on the ball. Try to walk along the equator of the ball from the beginning. There is a seam. You can easily and evenly fill the first circle with flowers.

After passing the first circle, fill the entire ball with flowers. Try to superimpose the petals of the new flower on the petals of the previous one. So that white gaps are not visible.

That's all - your whole ball is in flowers.

Let's start decorating the ball

• To begin with, take a paper clip and straighten a large loop from it.

• Now we take about 30-40 cm ribbons
• Fold it in half

• In the place where we bent the tape, in the center, we put on a paper clip.
• Squeeze the loop of the paperclip slightly

• We tie a bow
• Trim the edges of the tape diagonally.
• The decoration on the ball is ready.

• We put the paper clip together with the bow on the ball. We pierce the foam plastic with the long end of the paper clip. It turned out a sparkling Christmas tree ball.

And the loop on which the bow is tied will allow you to hang the toy on the Christmas tree.

Everything - a Christmas tree toy ball - is ready. You can have a great time with your children or grandchildren during this work.

Such creative needlework is interesting not only for children. It is especially useful for older people. This master class develops fine motor skills. This has a beneficial effect on the development of mental abilities in children.

For adults, who practice solving complex mathematical problems less and less, it helps not to lose the clarity of thought.

Attention: Insofar as stationery pins are used in the master class, be careful while working ... Do you work with children? Follow them. Place the pins so that no one but you can get them. Ready flowers immediately stick into the ball.

You can instruct children to pair up these shiny circles - golden + red - with a flower.

By the way, they come in different shapes and colors. Transparent and opaque, with or without glitter. If you still muster up the courage and make a ball with sequins according to our master class ... Please share with us the result of your creativity. After all, two identical ones will definitely not work ... send photos of your work through feedback.

Why do I warn and warn about caution when working with small piercing objects? I know well how kids are eager to help adults and how difficult it is sometimes to follow them ...

Here is my Dunyasha today scattered all the beads on my floor. I mixed sequins with paper clips ... My grandmother had to crawl on her knees, look under the chairs and the table. Collected them and sorted paper clips and sequins...

On the one hand, I was angry with my granddaughter, but on the other hand, I myself was to blame ... I knew in advance all the consequences. And the exercises in disassembling mixed small accessories, of course, oh how well stimulated the work of my brain ...

Such is the day we have today. We learned how to make a Christmas ball from sequins.

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I am posting a photo of this utility that has not yet been completed, and whoever first guesses what it is and what it is planned to use for will immediately receive 50 rubles.

It is already November, which means that there is very little left before the fabulous holiday. But you still need to buy a Christmas tree, and decorate accordingly not only the green beauty, but the whole house.

To make toys you will need:

• Beads, pendants, beads of different sizes, sequins, pendants
• Glue
• Scissors
• Needles or pins
• decorative ribbons, braid
• Plastic balls, Styrofoam balls, or seashells found on the coast

Before work, it is worth marking rows on our plastic or foam ball. The step width here is the sequin height. And then everything is as easy as shelling pears - we take a sequin with tweezers, dip the tip into the glue and adapt it to its place on the ball.

And in the center of the sequins, you can stick one bead at a time, alternating them with small beads. So our ball will turn out to be more voluminous.

With shells it's even easier. It is enough to take a thread with beads strung on it and wrap it along the curls of the shell itself. Everything seems to be simple, but look what an elegant toy has learned.

And here are some more vivid examples of New Year's toys made of beads, sequins and any materials that come to hand.

MASTER CLASS - 2

Kit necessary materials remained unchanged:

• Styrofoam balls
• sequins
• Carnation pins
• Glue
• Ribbon (or wire) for hanging the ball

Please note that sequins are not only the usual round shape, but their shape can be very diverse. By using different types sequins can create real masterpieces.

And you can also use beads, bugle beads or beads, planting beads on studs. There is a huge scope for imagination!

First, we will see what sequins are, except for round ones. Look at the photo: there are sequins with New Year theme, Christmas trees, snowflakes and stars.

Check out our selection of photos of New Year's crafts - sparkling sequin balls, we hope it will inspire you to make your own masterpiece. Note that in balls - hedgehogs, the sequins are located not only on the surface of the foam ball, but also rise above the surface of the ball with the help of glass beads.

MASTER CLASS №3

What we need:

• Styrofoam ball(s)
• Sequins of different colors
• pins
• Glue
• Tape (or other device) for hanging the ball

What we do:

1. Glue the ends of the tape to the surface of the ball to make a loop.

2. We begin to decorate the ball. We take a sequin, string it on a pin to the very head of the pin and stick it into the ball. With the first sequins (3-4 pieces), we additionally fix the tape for strength.

3. We continue to string sequins on pins and stick them into the ball, gradually covering its entire surface.

4. We admire the result! The ball can be hung on the Christmas tree, can be used as Christmas decoration interior.

The ball doesn't have to be small. Ball bigger size you can also decorate with sequins, but there should be a lot of sequins and pins, and you will have to be patient. If you decorate a large ball with only silver sequins, you get a real disco ball - a disco ball. big ball can be hung from the ceiling next to a light source - and the New Year's festive mood will be provided to everyone, and especially to children!

To hang the ball, you can use not only the tape. For example, it can be a loop of thin wire, a loop of wire with tinsel, or even a screw with a ring wrapped in thread for beauty, as you can see in the photo below. By the way, the tape can also be used differently - narrow or wide, or you can use a beautiful cord.

Sequins on the ball can be arranged in the form of an ornament. In order to get such an ornament, as in the figure below, you must first “lay out” the “belt” around the circumference of the ball with sequins of the same color. Further, close to the first row, we make the second row - of a different color, and so on.

• If you don't like having to use pins (and if you want to work on the balloon with a small child, then this is especially true), just grease the surface of the balloon with transparent glue and glue the sequins.
• If you are using glue instead of pins, be sure to hang the finished ball somewhere so that it can dry completely.
• If you are using small balls, then please note that the length of the pin should not be larger than the diameter of the ball.
• If you want the ball to really sparkle, then choose beautiful shiny sequins so that they reflect light well.
• If you want more sparkle, then choose pins with a small head so that they cover the surface of the sequin less.
• You can choose sequins of any color, the ball can be multi-color and one-color or with an ornament, but it will sparkle in any case!

Factory Christmas decorations is in almost every home. They are definitely very pretty and good combination with other decorations in the house can cause a worthy aesthetic effect. But just buying Christmas balls is boring. Uniqueness can only be achieved by decorating Christmas balls with your own hands.

Christmas balls from threads

The method of making balls from threads has long been used. Products are spectacular, amenable to additional decor. It is possible to vary the size.

For manufacturing, you will need: threads (with a large percentage of natural fibers in the composition for good impregnation with glue), PVA glue, a disposable cup, round balloons.
Manufacturing steps:

• Prepare glue for work. Strongly thick dilute to a state of sour cream density.
• Inflate the balloon to the extent that the size of the toy is planned.
• Soak 1 m lengths of thread in glue.
• Wrap in a "cobweb" way so that free holes do not exceed a diameter of 1 cm.
• Allow the glue to dry (12 to 24 hours).
• Remove the ball from the product, carefully bursting it and taking it out through the hole in the ball.
• Decorate the product. To do this, use: glitter, paper cuttings of various shapes, sequins, beads, semi-beads, etc. Thread products can also be dyed with balloon paint or acrylic. Watercolor and gouache are not suitable, as they can soak the product and lead to its damaged appearance.

Having made Christmas balls of different diameters, they can decorate any corner of the house: a Christmas tree, candlesticks, compositions in a vase, on a windowsill, etc. The decor of the balls can be done like this: put a light garland on a tray, put it on top of the product different sizes but one color. When the garland is on, they will be highlighted and create an interesting effect.

From beads

Balls made of beads will look very beautiful and impressive on the Christmas tree. In this case, the foam spheres of the blanks will be decorated. In addition to the foam blank, you will need beads, pins (sewing needles with hats, like on carnations), ribbon.

The manufacturing method is very simple:

• String one bead onto one pin.
• Attach the pin to the foam base.
• Repeat the steps until there is no free space left on the basis.
• At the end, attach a ribbon loop for hanging the decoration.

It is advisable to take beads of the same size in order to avoid empty spaces on the base. The color scheme is chosen both in one tone and in different ones. It all depends on individual preferences and the general style of decorating the room.
Instead of a foam base, you can use factory-made plastic balls. Only here the beads will be fastened in this case not on pins, but on hot glue.

From buttons

Button balls will look no less original and unique on the Christmas tree. Old unnecessary buttons do not have to be picked up in one color scheme. After all, they can always be repainted and achieve the desired shade. They look spectacular in gold, bronze, silver shades, as well as all colors with a metallic coating.

To make such a decor for Christmas balls, you will need: buttons (it is possible with through fastening and hidden), hot melt adhesive, foam or plastic blank, tape.

• Apply a small amount of hot glue to the inside of the button.
• Attach a button to the base.
• Repeat step 2 until the entire surface is covered with buttons.
• Attach a ribbon so that the ball can be hung.

When placing on a Christmas tree, you need to make sure that there are not too many of them concentrated in one place. It is better to dilute such decorations with others.

From paper

Original Christmas balls can be made simply from paper, without using any base.

colored paper ball

To do this, you need thick (about 120 g / m2) paper, scissors, clips, tape. Making your own is very easy.

• Cut paper into 12 strips 15 mm x 100 mm
• Fasten all the strips on one and the other side with pins, stepping back from the edge by 5-10 mm.
• Spread the strips in a circle, forming a sphere.
• Attach the ribbon to the base of the ball.

Strips can be cut not straight, but with other uneven lines. You can use curly scissors.

Corrugated paper

Corrugated paper will also come in handy. It is made from pom-pom balls. For this you will need: corrugated paper, glue, scissors, tape.

• If the paper is new and packaged, then 5 cm must be measured from the edge and cut off. Then again measure 5 cm and cut off.
• Cut two blanks with a “comb” with an interval of 1 cm strips without cutting to the base of 1.5 cm.
• Dissolve one blank and start twisting the “flower” in a circle, gradually gluing. Get a fluffy pom-pom. Repeat the same steps with the second piece.
• Connect two pom-pom blanks with glue at the place of gluing. Get a fluffy ball. Attach the tape-loop to the place of gluing. Fluff the resulting pompom.

Double sided colored paper

You can also make a ball out of double-sided colored paper. For this you need: colored paper, scissors, glue, a round object (a cup, for example), tape.

• Circle the cup on paper 8 times. You will get 8 equal circles. Cut them out.
• Fold each circle in quarters.
• Cut an additional circle with a smaller diameter.
• Glue the blanks to it with the corners to the center on one side (4 pieces will fit), and on the other side it’s the same.
• Open each fold and glue at the junction with each other. Get a ball with "petals".
• Attach tape.

Paper balls usually do not last long and are used for one season. Place them in in large numbers it is not worth it on the Christmas tree, it is better to “dilute” with other decorations.

From fabric

If there was an old blouse in the closet that it is a pity to throw away, then the refusal to dispose of it was right decision. You can make a cute Christmas toy out of it. For manufacturing you need: knitted fabric, scissors, sewing needle and thread, cardboard, tape.

• Cut as long as possible strips of fabric 1 cm wide. Stretch each strip so that it twists the edges.
• Cut a 10 cm x 20 cm piece of cardboard.
• Wrap the resulting strips on the cardboard in width.
• In the center on one side and the other, connect the strips with a needle and thread. Pull out the cardboard.
• Cut the formed loops along the edges.
• Fluff up and attach the ribbon.

There is another way, which involves decorating a foam or plastic blank with a cloth. Any fabric needed different color), hot glue, scissors.

• Cut the fabric into rectangular pieces, 3 cm x 4 cm in size.
• Fold them like this: turn the two upper corners to the center of the bottom.
• Glue to the workpiece in rows, bending inward starting from the bottom.
• Cover the entire ball. Attach tape.

Fabric applications can be made in a variety of ways, using additional improvised means - beads, braid, rhinestones, ribbon.

With embroidery

Decorating Christmas balls with your own hands is also possible in this way. A new trend has become the design of decorations for the Christmas tree with embroidery. To do this, use a pre-embroidered image. You also need a fabric, a blank made of foam or plastic, hot melt adhesive.

• Attach the embroidered image with glue.
• Decorate the rest of the ball with a fabric appliqué.

Instead of appliques, you can use the same fabric on which the embroidery was made. Alternatively, you can make a pattern out of fabric, where one of the parts will be embroidery. You can also decorate each part of the pattern with separate embroidered images and secure. After these steps, you can additionally add beads, rhinestones, sparkles, sequins as decor.

with filling

Such specimens will look spectacular both on the Christmas tree and as part of compositions from balls. To make unusual balls, you need to stock up on plastic transparent blanks.

By opening the hat-holder, you can create various compositions inside:

• Pour inside acrylic paint of different colors, shake the ball so that all the inner walls are painted, let dry. The pigment will color the workpiece inside and it will acquire a unique color.
• Fill the inside with small colored feathers and beads.
• You can also fill the inside with confetti of different colors.
• Pieces of old tinsel are used for filling.

• Favorite photos are also placed inside. To do this, you need to twist a small photo into a tube (look at the diameter of the ball) and straighten it inside. Top with confetti or sequins.
• The inside is filled with colored cotton wool and complemented with beads. You can choose different colors. It is better to paint in acrylic paint. Fill after complete drying of the cotton wool.
• Multi-colored sisal can be placed inside and enjoy the color and originality of the decoration.

Fantasies about filling a transparent ball can be different. All of them relate to personal preferences and mood during needlework.

Today on store shelves you can find great amount the most diverse Christmas decorations, so turning an ordinary Christmas tree into a real festive beauty is not difficult. However New Year- It's a special day! The day when old year left behind, and ahead are new adventures, new events, new victories. But after all, the old year did not pass without a trace, warm memories, bright events, your personal victories and achievements remained from it. It would be nice to remember the outgoing year for many years to come. And you can do this with the help of a New Year's ball made by yourself. Each time, dressing up the Christmas tree, you will get New Year's balls out of the box, and along with them, remembering the past.

Making Christmas balls with your own hands is quite simple: for this you will need inspiration, a desire to create and a little perseverance. We have prepared for you 15 master classes on making Christmas balls with your own hands.

To make such a ball, you will need: a simple glass or plastic ball, old CDs, scissors, tape, glue.

#2 Christmas ball with fingerprints. We decorate Christmas balls in an original and simple way

To make such a masterpiece, you will need: a glass or plastic ball without a pattern, paints (watercolor, gouache, acrylic), felt-tip pens or markers, brushes.

#3 Christmas ball made of paper tubes. Master class on manufacturing

To make a Christmas ball from paper tubes You will need: Styrofoam or plastic ball, glue, tissue paper, thread.

#4 New Year's ball of sequins. Step by step master class

To make a New Year's ball from sequins, you will need: foam, plastic or glass bowl, tape with sequins, glue.

#5 Do-it-yourself fragrant Christmas ball

New Year is a holiday of smells! Why not add some flavor to your Christmas tree? To make such a ball, you will need: an orange, a lemon or any other citrus fruit, ribbons, a wide elastic band, a toothpick, New Year's spices (cinnamon, cloves, etc.).

#6 Christmas ball from old newspapers

Christmas balls decorated with old newspapers look very original. To do this, you will need: a foam or plastic ball, newspapers, glue, masking tape, thread, paints, felt-tip pens or a gel pen.

#7 Christmas ball decorated with felt. We make decorations for the Christmas tree with our own hands

To create an original Christmas ball, you can use pieces of felt or other fabric. To create such a ball, you will need: a ball (plastic or foam), felt or other fabric of several colors, glue, thread, scissors.

To make a New Year's ball from fabric, you will need: a foam ball, a fabric of several colors, safety pins(a lot!), beads, scissors, glue.

#9 Christmas ball made of rags

If you want to make an original New Year's ball with your own hands, then pay attention to the flap ball. To do this, you will need: a foam ball, a clerical knife, fabric of different colors, a felt-tip pen, a tape measure, glue, safety pins, a wooden skewer or a toothpick.

#10 DIY Christmas ball from threads

The New Year's ball of thread is incredibly popular among needlewomen. To make it you will need: balloon, threads, PVA glue.

#11 Christmas ball decorated with stained glass paints

An excellent Christmas decoration can be made using stained glass paints. To create such a ball, you will need: a glass or plastic ball, stained glass paints. You can do it in several ways: draw directly on the ball or make preliminary blanks, and then stick them on the ball.

#12 Christmas ball made of string and beads. We make Christmas balls with our own hands

To make such a New Year's ball, you will need: a foam or plastic ball, cord, beads, glue.

#13 Christmas ball of buttons. Decorate the Christmas tree with the kids

Even the smallest residents of the house can make a New Year's ball from buttons. For such a craft, you will need: a foam ball, multi-colored buttons, glue, thread.

#14 Christmas ball with beads

Balls decorated with beads look very beautiful on the Christmas tree. You can decorate the ball with beads from the outside or from the inside. Which of the ways to choose is up to you, but we, for our part, will notice that the outdoor decoration may crumble after a while. In any case, you will need: a plastic or glass ball, glue, beads.

#15 Christmas ball decor with cloth or paper

If there is very little time left, and you really want to decorate the balls, you can use a very simple and original trick: decorating the ball with wrapping paper or fabric.

#16 DIY Christmas balls using decoupage technique

If you want to make a truly unique Christmas ball, then it's time to master decoupage. To make a Christmas decoupage ball, you will need: a plastic ball, themed napkins, white acrylic paint, PVA glue, acrylic lacquer for decoupage; fan-shaped brush, foam sponge, glitter for decoration.

#17 DIY Christmas balls from cotton pads

An excellent option for a New Year's ball will be a toy made from ordinary cotton pads. For its manufacture you will need: cotton pads, stapler, needle, thread, tape.

#18 Christmas paper balls

Well, the last version of the New Year's ball, made by hand, will be a paper ball. For it you will need: double-sided thick paper, scissors, glue, ribbon.

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