How to make a do-it-yourself gift for a friend for the New Year?

New Year is a time of miracles, fulfillment of cherished desires and endless creativity. I would like to delight and surprise loved ones and friends with creative gifts made with my own hands. And what kind of gift you can make for a friend for the New Year, read this article.

You love to create, invent, are fond of creativity - then you are quite capable of creating a fantastic gift for a close friend that no one will have. But if you are not fond of needlework, and the idea of ​​making a gift yourself first came to your mind, before starting work it is worth weighing the pros and cons.

Minuses:

1. to make a unique item, you will have to spend much more time at work than shopping at a gift store;
2. you need to give up some pleasures - watching TV, walking, going on holiday sales, sitting in a cafe with friends;
3. handmade materials cost a lot, especially if you want to make a high-quality item that will serve its owner for a long time;
4. products made of paper, fabric, natural materials, unfortunately, are short-lived, they fade in the sun and become dusty.

You will need:

• make a drawing, sketch or pattern for work;
• make a list of materials and equipment;
• buy everything you need;
• spend time making the thing itself.

But all this outweighs the large number of advantages of such presents.

1. A handmade gift is an amazing and unique thing. Even if you have already made such a product, it is simply unrealistic to create a completely exact copy of the previous copy.This is the uniqueness of handmade items.
2. For people who love creativity, work is never a burden. This is a joy that is beyond praise, awards and other very interesting activities.
3. Any handmade gift keeps the warmth of the kind hands of the master who created it. It is impossible to create with black and evil thoughts, which means that the thing will have positive energy, which it will pass on to its owner.
4. You can make a gift, taking into account the wishes of the future owner: a certain color, pattern, material, size. Buying a product in a store for a specific order is much more difficult than making it yourself.
5. A gift made by the hands of your beloved friend will be carefully stored and remind you of your wonderful relationship.

New Year's souvenirs give joy and cheer up. It will be nice for your girlfriend to receive a cute little thing as a gift.

There are quite a few options for souvenirs that you can make yourself:

• crocheted bells, angels and snowflakes;
• cute figurines of deer, bear cubs, owlets sewn from felt or fur;
• creative funny snowmen from beads;
• all kinds of candlesticks, compositions, wreaths on tables and doors from cones, dried flowers and nuts;
• handmade soap in the form of mittens, hats or skates;
• New Year's carved candles;
• souvenir figurines of the symbols of the year made of plastic or ceramics;
• Christmas tree toys made of cotton wool;
• painted plates and cups.

The easiest way to make a present yourself is to create a New Year's card from paper and improvised tools, even if you do not know effective paper techniques such as quilling and scrapbooking.

To make a bright, beautiful postcard with a voluminous green herringbone inside, we need:

• thick red double-sided A4 sheet of cardboard;
• a sheet of green double-sided paper;
• a sheet of white paper;
• glue stick;
• colored pens or markers;
• scissors.

We design the front of the postcard:

• gently bend a sheet of cardboard in half;
• cut out a small rectangle of arbitrary size from green paper;
• to make the green rectangle look harmonious on the red postcard, let's make a frame for it: just cut out the white rectangle slightly larger than the green one;
• glue the green rectangle onto the white one.

We make decor:

• we write New Year's wishes and congratulations on a green rectangle with felt-tip pens or a pen;
• you can, if you wish, cut out beautiful letters from magazines and flyers, or find cool words and phrases that suit your idea, then stick them here;
• we cut the white paper into very thin strips, cut them across, glue the strip onto the strip to make a snowflake.
• We glue the inscription and snowflakes on the front side of the postcard the way we like best.

We make a Christmas tree:

• fold a sheet of green paper with an accordion.
• divide the resulting accordion into 3 parts, fold each of them in half and glue them together - we get 3 small fans;
• we reduce one fan in length - cut off a small piece from above;
• reduce the second fan by half;
• we make the fourth fan from the cut-off remainder of the second fan - fold the ends of the accordion and glue it together;
• it turns out 4 fans - large, medium, small and tiny.

Decorating inside:

• open the postcard;
• at the very bottom we glue the largest fan - the base of the Christmas tree, coat the outer, wide sides well and press them tightly to the paper, opening the fan;
• we do the same with the remaining accordions;
• the Christmas tree is ready - if you open the card, it will unfold beautifully;
• glue white snowflakes around the Christmas tree;
• a wonderful New Year's souvenir is ready.

You can make chic New Year's cards using bright beads and shiny rhinestones, all kinds of scraps, threads, laces, ribbons, ropes of various thicknesses and textures. Buttons will come in handy, which are very similar to multi-colored Christmas balls.

It is impossible to imagine New Year's holidays without sweets. Probably, there is no such girl who, at this magical time, would not allow herself a little sweet whim.

Pampering your friend with a sweet surprise is a great option for a New Year's gift.

We offer several options for sweet presents.

Cookies with ginger, cinnamon and lemon zest in the shape of stars, houses, Christmas trees, various animals are a traditional New Year's delicacy. When baking cookies, poke a small hole in each one, and when it cools down, paint with multi-colored icing and thread a thread or a thin colored ribbon into the cookies.

These famous gingerbread cookies, so beloved by everyone, are a symbol of the New Year and Christmas in Russia. Bright, honey, painted gingerbread will cheer up your girlfriend and create a wonderful atmosphere reminiscent of a happy childhood.

You can make a whole New Year's wreath by attaching not only cookies, but also small apples, nuts and candies there. It will be not only a treat, but also an excellent interior decoration.

If you are a master of this amazing art, make a bouquet of sugar flowers for your friend. It is amazingly beautiful and delicious.

If you know how to bake beautifully, then you simply have to please your friend with a New Year's cake. Bake a proven, favorite in your family option, decorate the product in the New Year's style - draw New Year's balls, a Christmas wreath, a snowman.

Collect your favorite New Year's fruits: red apples, tangerines, oranges and all kinds of sweets in beautiful boxes or wrapped in plastic wrap. Decorate the basket beautifully with spruce branches, ribbons, balls and effectively put the treat there.

Sweet design is a wonderful and exciting creation. Bouquets and compositions of sweets are a very stylish interior decoration and a great find for a gift for a sweet tooth.

If you have never made such bouquets, it doesn’t matter. It's never too late to start. An interesting and very easy-to-use version of a gift using the sweet-design technique - a Christmas tree from a bottle of champagne.

To make a sweet Christmas tree, you will need:

• a bottle of your friend's favorite champagne;
• green tinsel;
• glue gun and rods for it;
• corrugated paper;
• candies.

Preparing the bottle:

• we wrap the champagne with a piece of corrugated paper so that it fits snugly around the bottle - if necessary, the decoration can be removed;
• cut off a piece of paper of the required length and width;
• wrap the bottle again and glue the paper along the seam.

Create a Christmas tree:

• we take tinsel and carefully glue it, wrapping it in rings around the bottle;
• glue candies on a fluffy garland;
• it is best to use sweets with tails - sweets can be easily unwrapped and eaten;
• at the top you can tie a gold bow for gift wrapping or a suitable satin ribbon;
• a wonderful New Year's souvenir is ready.

Giving useful gifts made with your own hands is doubly pleasant. They not only bring joy, but also benefit our friends and loved ones.

Useful gift options can be made in a number of ways.

Sew:

• good fabric bedding - find a patterned fabric that suits your girlfriend and you will charm her very much;
• a festive New Year's tablecloth and napkins for it - this gift will serve in any girl's house for many years and will be used on special occasions;
• pillows - they will decorate your friend's room, it is enough to choose a color that is in harmony with the interior of the room;
• kitchen accessories - an apron, potholders, towels, hot coasters;
• curtains - a set of new curtains will always come in handy for any housewife;
• original slippers made of fur in the form of animals;
• comfortable pajamas or a set of clothes for the house;
• beautiful summer dress;
• comfortable handbag;
• organizer for various little things in the bathroom;
• blankets or seat covers in the car.

To tie:

• fluffy and warm winter set of a hat and a scarf;
• cute mittens, gloves, socks;
• feminine sweater;
• wallet and handbag;
• original stole;
• cozy blanket;
• napkins for mugs.

Felted out of wool:

• clutch;
• a hat and a brooch to it;
• chic vest;
• cover for an armchair or chair.

Embroider or paint in batik technique:

• handkerchief;
• stole;
• cover.

To make from paper using the scrapbooking technique:

• photo album;
• diary;
• notebook.

Craft from scrap materials:

• a spacious beautiful box for things;
• stylish desk organizer;
• organizer for the sofa;
• an interesting hook-hanger on the door;
• glass jars, brightly colored, for cereals and spices;
• jewelry box;
• hair accessories - unusual hairpins, headbands, elastic bands.

You can buy a useful thing and make it unusual, decorate, taking into account the taste and style of your friend:

• turn ordinary white ceramic cups into bright and cheerful ones by painting them with paints or knitting nice covers for them;
• turn an ordinary T-shirt into a stylish accessory by making an original drawing or embroidery on it;
• Transform a simple photo frame into a designer masterpiece by decorating it with pebbles, shells, twigs or fabric in a vintage style.
• Whatever gift you decide to make for your girlfriend, remember: the main thing is that it is made with love.

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