In autumn, more and more often you begin to think about the coming of the New Year with its festive mood, meetings with friends and family and, of course, gifts. Besides, New Year all of us have been associated with a Christmas tree since childhood! Let's talk about her.)

Fortunately, people are increasingly thinking that it is not worth cutting down a living Christmas tree for the sake of a few public holidays. "Cross" and I fully support this decision and believe that a do-it-yourself Christmas tree is much more interesting and humane! In addition, these are great options for those who have nowhere to put a large Christmas tree (for example, there is no free space, or an active small child is in this free space).

We bring to your attention large selection master classes on creating a decorative Christmas tree with your own hands, which will serve as a wonderful decoration for your home and original gift for a wonderful holiday!

Christmas tree made of cones

A very original Christmas tree with your own hands can be made from pine cones. But we will not use the whole cones, but only their scales, so that the Christmas tree is not too bulky.

So, to begin with, we will separate its scales from the cone. This can be done with a sharp knife, wire cutters or secateurs.

Be careful, take care of your hands!

The next step is to make a cone from thick paper or cardboard, which will be the base of our Christmas tree. We turn the paper into a cone, glue it on the side and cut off the excess at the base.

Then we just take the scales in our hands and glue them in a circle, starting from the base of the cone.

You can glue each new row in a checkerboard pattern, you can, as here, one above the other.

You can glue a clove on the top of the Christmas tree (such a spice))

After the glue dries, you can start painting our beauty. To do this, you can take spray paint or regular acrylic paint.

If you choose acrylic paint with a metallic effect, then your Christmas tree will look much more spectacular.

Then we cover the ends of the "twigs" with PVA glue and sprinkle sparkles on them.

This beauty is obtained as a result of these uncomplicated actions:

Exactly according to the same principle, you can decorate the cone with chains and beads, decorative cords, ribbons, braid, etc.

Another very popular way to make artificial Christmas trees with your own hands is to weave them from beads. This is perhaps the most painstaking way, but for lovers of beading, nothing is impossible!

The detailed process of weaving Christmas trees from beads cannot fit in one article, so we share with you links to master classes previously published on "Cross".

Christmas tree made of paper and cardboard

If you have nothing to do in the workplace) or just want to add a little holiday to the office, make a Christmas tree out of paper. What's easier?)

And this Christmas tree is very similar to the design one, don't you think? It’s all because of the colored designer cardboard, which is so beautiful and bright that you don’t need to decorate the Christmas tree with anything else) which simplifies the process of making a Christmas tree with your own hands.

Secondly, for the manufacture of a designer Christmas tree, you can use threads that are wound on a paper cone using the technology for making openwork balls.

Thirdly, flower netting and bouquet netting.

The manufacturing technology of these three Christmas trees is very similar, so the process of their creation is shown in one master class.

Feather Christmas tree

Yes, they do too! You can buy feathers in hardware stores, or maybe you have stocks of bird feathers? For brightness, they can be dyed with food coloring. It looks original, beautiful and so airy!

Candy tree

A candy tree is not only beautiful, but also delicious! Such a gift for the New Year will be appreciated by everyone: both adults and children! Watch the video tutorial from Kateryna Bay and create!

Today you can make a decorative Christmas tree to decorate your home from various materials. For this, tinsel, cones, garlands, paper, cardboard, yarn, fabric are perfect. And for the decoration of such home-made Christmas trees, buttons, beads, ribbons are used. There is another material that creates a wide field for needlework and crafts. These colorful sisal Christmas trees have been very popular in recent years. And at the same time, a sisal fiber Christmas tree can be a chic home decoration or a great gift.

How to make a sisal tree with your own hands

Necessary materials:

• cardboard A4
• sisal in different colors (green, red, yellow)
• decorative ribbons
• golden thread
• gift wrapping paper
• beads
• cones

DIY sisal Christmas trees: master class

1. Cut out the template from cardboard and twist it into a cone, fixing it with glue

2. Cut out 8 cm squares from the sisal fabric. Roll them into balls.

3. Make boxes out of gift wrapping paper. Inside you can put foam bars. Tie nicely with ribbon.

4. Start at the bottom of the cone blank. Attach sisal balls and other decorations

5. Additionally, you can decorate the sisal Christmas tree with beads

6. Glue bows and other decorations, and you can put a red star on top

There are a lot of varieties of sisal Christmas trees. Each of them can take its place in your home. If you want to make a sisal stomp Christmas tree, consider the description in more detail. This fun craft will be a great addition to your Christmas decor.

Sisal Christmas tree master class

You can make your own Christmas tree from sisal in any way. One of them is described in this article, but you can, or.

The difference between the topotushka is only that instead of a pot it is necessary to put a Christmas tree on its legs.

Therefore, we will consider how to make the legs of a topotushka Christmas tree with your own hands

Necessary materials:

• glue gun
• eggs from kinder
• scissors
• glue "Moment"
• decorations

Cut off a piece from a small part of a plastic egg, as shown with a black marker

Attach this cut piece to the larger part of the egg.

We circle the resulting legs on cardboard in order to make two soles of the base

Paste the blanks with corrugated paper

Using hot glue, we collect all the parts of the boot in a pile

Glue the bottom of the boot with felt and make a stitch in front

Topiaries are a fashionable interior decoration and are perfect as a gift for any celebration. Making it is easy enough. The main thing is to think over the design and style, and if you are new to this business, follow step by step instructions. In this article we will look at: how to make a sisal topiary with your own hands.

You will need: cream-colored sisal, alabaster, glue gun, newspaper, planter, yarn, trunk, scissors, decoration elements - flowers, beads ...

Master Class

Exquisite sisal topiary is ready!

Autumn topiary from sisal

You will need: styrofoam ball with a diameter of 15cm, sisal Brown, twine, pva glue, brush, stick for a 33 cm long trunk, plasticine, acrylic bronze paint, walnut shell halves, dried chestnuts, acorns with caps, dried apricot pits, gypsum, water, snail shell, decorative dragonfly, plastic pot 10 cm high, foam mushrooms, pumpkins, pears, apples, berries, artificial flowers and grape leaves, scissors, glue gun, sandpaper.

Topiary options: height - 40cm, crown diameter - 20cm.

Master Class

1. Make the branch smooth using sandpaper.
2. Paint the trunk, walnut halves, and acorns with bronze paint.
   
   
3. Attach the stem to the bottom of the pot using plasticine.
4. Mix a thick solution of gypsum in a ratio of 2: 1 and fill ¾ of the pot, then leave to harden for a day.
5. Wrap the styrofoam ball with twine.
   
   
6. Apply hot glue to the twine and wrap with sisal.
7. Paste the ball with chestnuts and walnut shell halves, do not forget to leave a place for attaching the trunk.
8. Make a hole to the middle of the depth of the ball.
9. Thoroughly coat the table with glue and fix it in the ball.
   
   
10. Coat your palms with pva glue and roll the sisal balls.
11. Decorate the crown in this way: glue vine leaves, pumpkin, mushroom, pear, acorns, berries, sisal balls, decorative dragonfly and flowers.
12. Sprinkle a layer of dried apricot kernels on the plaster surface and decorate with sisal on top.
    
    
13. Create a composition at the base in this way: glue 4 leaves of grapes, an apple, an acorn, a pear and a chestnut, and attach flowers between them.
14. Glue the snail shell opposite the main composition.

Autumn topiary of sisal and chestnuts is ready! I recommend watching the video tutorial!

You will need: red sisal, 9 cm high wooden pot (planter), pieces of sponge or foam, gypsum, water, scissors, acrylic paint white color, corilus branch for the trunk, halves of a walnut shell, a foam ball with a diameter of 12 cm, artificial snow in a can, a glue gun, decoration elements - plastic red snowflakes, small and large red apples, sugar berries, white fabric leaves, snow-covered stamens, rhinestones and semi-beads .

Topiary options: height - 33cm, crown diameter - 18cm.

Master Class

1. Prepare the barrel so that it is smooth, then sharpen it at one end.
   
   
2. Glue the walnut shell halves over the ball, placing them close to each other.
3. Paint the stem and crown of the topiary white acrylic paint 2 coats, then leave to dry.
   
   
4. Roll the sisal balls so that they are slightly smaller than the size of the shell.
5. Paint the plastic snowflakes white on one side.
6. Decorate the crown by gluing sisal balls, apples, berries, stamens, snowflakes and beads.
   
   
7. Glue snowflakes and rhinestones on the pots.
8. Place the sponge pieces in the pot, then mix a thick gypsum mortar in a ratio of 2:1, pour ¾ of the pot and leave to harden.
9. Paint the plaster surface white and leave to dry.
   
   
10. Decorate the plaster surface by attaching red sisal, bullseye and stamens.
11. Treat the finished tree with an artificial one.

New Year's topiary "Berries in the Snow" is ready! I recommend watching the video master class!

You will need: foam ball, flower pot, green and white acrylic paints, branch for the trunk, green sisal, small stones, paper, glue gun, brush, wire, scissors, jute thread, decoration elements - berries, flowers ...

Master Class

Bright sisal topiary is ready!

original topiary

You will need: white and purple sisal, glue gun, artificial flower stalks, scissors, gypsum, purple planters, foam ball 6 cm in diameter, purple flowers, lilac ribbon for bows, white openwork braid, beads, key pendant, essential oil lavender.

Master Class

The original sisal topiary is ready! I recommend watching this video!

You will need: pots, thin and thick wire, building plaster (alabaster), green sisal, foam ball 8 cm in diameter, glue gun, thick threads, brown acrylic paint, pva glue, 4 wooden skewers, chain, scissors, decoration elements - apples, leaves and a bird.

Master Class

1. Form a barrel with thick wire, fastening with a thin one, as shown in the image.
   
   
2. Form another branch of thin wire and attach it to the trunk.
3. Wrap the ball with thick thread.
   
   
4. Make a small hole in the styrofoam ball with scissors.
5. Apply hot glue to the end of the barrel and insert into the hole of the foam ball.
6. Make a mass for modeling in this way: mix alabaster, water and pva glue to the consistency of thick sour cream, then coat the entire trunk and wait for it to harden.
7. Paint the trunk 2 coats of brown acrylic paint and leave to dry.
   
   
8. Roll the sisal balls.
9. Glue the sisal balls, apples and leaves onto the foam ball.
10. Make a swing out of skewers and a chain.
11. Hang the rocker on a branch and attach a bird.

flower topiary

You will need: pink and beige sisal, building plaster (alabaster), small pot, white fabric, tulle Pink colour, glue gun, newspaper, floral thick wire, decoration elements - flowers, beads, ribbons ...

Master Class

1. Form a newspaper ball with a diameter of 10 cm.
2. Roll into balls of sisal.
   
   
3. Glue the flower to the top of the balloon, then glue the sisal balls around the flower. Thus, decorate the entire crown.
4. Form a rope of beige sisal and wrap it around the wire, fixing it with hot glue.
5. Bend the wire to make a curly trunk.
6. Glue the beads around the perimeter of the trunk.
   
   
7. Make a small hole at the base of the crown and glue the trunk into it.
8. Glue the beads and berries to the crown.
9. Dilute the gypsum to the consistency of sour cream, pour it into a pot, immerse the tree trunk in it and hold it upright for 3 minutes.
10. Wait until the plaster hardens.
    
    
11. Prepare a square of white fabric, gather it to the trunk and tie it with a ribbon. Repeat this process with tulle.
12. Glue the berries, butterfly and rose to the base of the tree.
13. Tie a ribbon at the base of the tree crown.

The sisal flower topiary is ready!

You will need: green sisal, decorative banknotes, flower pots, green satin ribbon, plaster (alabaster), glue gun, scissors, strong cable, wire, foam ball with a diameter of 7 cm or a ball from a newspaper, thick threads, food bag or package, decoration elements - golden berries or sweets, a bird ...

Master Class

1. Cut the bill in half to make a square.
2. Fold the workpiece diagonally.
   
   
3. Bend the edges of the triangle up to make a diamond.
4. Spread the small triangles in height, then bend the corners.
5. Bend the triangles inward along the marked lines.
   
   
6. Fold in half and glue the module inside.
7. Make 5 pieces in the same way, then glue them together to form a flower.
8. Make 22 flowers.
9. Line the inside of the pot with sisal.

Despite the fact that December has just begun, I already want a New Year's holiday. What will create Christmas mood better than a tree? Although, in recent years, New Year's topiaries have also become very popular. Such a small tree can be placed on festive table or decorate their office. In addition, the New Year's topiary will be a great souvenir!

We have already talked about what a topiary is and what are the basic principles for its manufacture. Today we’ll talk about what features the New Year’s topiary has.

Before you start making a topiary with your own hands, decide on its shape. The shape can be either round (traditional) or curly (for example, in the shape of a Christmas tree).

Christmas topiary ball

The principle of creating such a topiary is similar to the previous one, just instead of Christmas decorations you can use pine cones.

First, we glue cones to the base in the form of a ball, and then we fill the gaps between the cones with various decorative elements(beads, bows, small Christmas balls). The main thing is not to overdo it with decoration.

If we take a cone and spruce or pine branches as a basis, then it will also turn out pretty nice:

Video master class on creating a New Year's topiary from cones and Christmas balls:

Topiary from edible materials (nuts, sweets, tangerines)

"Mandarin" tree

It's no secret that tangerines are a favorite New Year's treat. Therefore, we will consider the process of creating a "tangerine" topiary in more detail.

Prepare the following materials:

• tangerines
• a skein of linen rope (can be bought at any garden and flower shop)
• a flower pot from which our tree will actually grow
• a beautiful branch or snag, strong enough to support the weight of tangerines
• scissors and paper knife
• piece of styrofoam or floral oasis
• sprigs of spruce and mistletoe leaves for decoration
• pieces of wire to strengthen the tangerines on the tree (a set of small hairpins will do)
• artificial snow (it can be crushed polystyrene or anything else, the main thing is that it looks like snow)

We take our tangerines and wrap them with a rope crosswise. We strengthen the wire as shown in the photo:

We coat the branch lightly (so that the needles do not stick together) with PVA glue and dip it in the snow.

We cut out a cone from polystyrene foam or an oasis, which can easily fit into our pot in shape.

We proceed to the most difficult and responsible part. We strengthen the branch in the oasis so that it does not hang out. We begin to tie tangerines to one another, starting from the bottom. There will be fewer tangerines at the bottom, a little more in the middle, the same number at the top as at the bottom. Then we decorate all this charm with leaves and twigs.

Do-it-yourself New Year's topiary is ready! You can safely decorate the festive table with them.

Remember that tangerines are a perishable product, so it is better to make such a tree on the eve of the New Year. As a worthy alternative, you can use decorative tangerines - plastic or made from polymer clay.

Candy topiary

What do you think of the idea of ​​a New Year's candy topiary?

The materials are the most standard: a foam ball, a stick for the trunk, a pot, a satin ribbon for decor, a foam cube, duct tape and 200-300 grams of candy.

Pay attention to how you can fix the barrel in a foam cube, as well as decorate it:

And also see how you can glue the foam ball with colored adhesive tape so that you do not need to additionally decorate the gaps between the candies:

The principle of creating a topiary is similar to those described above, but these 2 tips can be very useful to you.

It can decorate any holiday. To make such a tree take on a New Year's look, use appropriate decorations, for example, a Santa's cap:

Or make a Christmas tree-shaped coffee topiary:

Topiary made of sisal, fabric or felt

There are a lot of materials for creating a Christmas tree. For examples and patterns, you can refer to the article. Make a Christmas tree according to any of the methods and fix it in a pot. Topiary is ready.

Do you want to learn how to make beautiful new Year decoration? To quickly master the manufacturing technology, study the Sisal Christmas Tree master class. Below are several options for designs and decor. Read on, choose the right one. Create spectacular details of the festive atmosphere.

Sisal

This term refers to a special natural fiber obtained from the fresh leaves of a plant of the Agave genus. Unpainted material has a light yellowish tint. For practical purposes, it is used for the production of ropes, twine and other things. Currently, sisal is popular in the field of decorating floristic compositions, as well as creating souvenirs and handmade jewelry. Master class "Herringbone of sisal" will teach you how to make the most of the properties of this material for design purposes.

Christmas gifts

If you are interested in the possibilities of this material or have been eyeing it for a long time in a flower shop, then it's time to create hand-made gifts with it. Master class "Herringbone from sisal" will show you how to make different types decorations:

• herringbone pendant;
• topiary;
• Christmas tree made from sisal balls.

Manufacturing options are different. Decoration for the holiday can be made both in the traditional green color, and in any other, for example, blue or red. The material is sold in a fairly wide color scheme, however, before new year holidays green just might not be. So you should worry in advance, but if you didn’t have time, it’s okay - you just have to paint the existing blanks in the right color.

What will be required

Do-it-yourself sisal Christmas tree can be made different ways. You can use any materials to complete the base: both purchased and those that you already have in stock. All options will be discussed below, and the list necessary tools, compositions and accessories such:

• foam cone;
• cardboard or paper;
• pencil;
• compass;
• stapler or tape;
• glue or thermal gun;
• wire;
• wire cutters;
• gypsum or alabaster;
• mixing container;
• stirring stick;
• cup or pot for fixing the base;
• rod, stick, skewers to create a stem;
• sisal of the desired color;
• paint of the corresponding sisal shade;
• brush or sponge (sponge);
• decorative items ( satin ribbons, beads, beads, sequins, bows, balls, tinsel, soft, etc.)

Using this list, you can easily determine what you need or which way to work to choose, based on what you already have in stock.

How to make a Christmas tree out of paper

In order for you to get a beautiful and neat sisal Christmas tree (it’s not so difficult to make such a miracle with your own hands, as in the picture above), you need to properly prepare the basis for decorating. If you have not bought a foam blank, it is easiest to make it in the form of a cone made of cardboard or thick paper. Work in progress in this order:

1. Roll up a piece of paper in the form of a bag, or first draw a diagram of the future cone with a compass and ruler.
2. Glue the workpiece with an overlap using a thermal gun, ordinary glue, adhesive tape (can be double-sided) or fasten the seam in several places with a stapler.
3. On another sheet of paper or cardboard, draw a circle with a diameter corresponding to the base. Gluing allowances should be done if you do not have a heat gun. They can attach one part to another end face.
4. Glue the circle to the cone.
5. Paint the resulting part in the tone of sisal so that ugly gray cardboard or white paper does not shine through the gaps between the fibers.

The workpiece has been completed. You can start decorating.

Fabric base

You have learned how to make a sisal Christmas tree, or rather, so far you have only made the paper base for it. Another option is to make a soft blank from fabric or filler, for example, synthetic winterizer. To do this, do the following:

1. Cut the synthetic winterizer or prepared dense fabric into strips. Width and length depend on what size of material you have, as well as the size of the souvenir that you plan to make.
2. As a frame, take a strong wire of the desired length.
3. Start winding strips of synthetic winterizer on the rod from the place where the top of the tree will be, downwards, not reaching the end of the wire a few centimeters. To prevent the material from moving out of the frame, be sure to fix it with glue.
4. When the first strip is over, continue on with the second, and so on.
5. Pay special attention to the base of the workpiece. In this part, uniform expansion should occur.

The second method will require a tighter arrangement of the sisal fibers so that the filler does not show through, however, with this method, you can give the tree a slightly rounded shape. It will look more natural, not geometric.

How to make a suspension

So, you have learned how to make a Christmas tree. Very beautiful topiaries are obtained from sisal, both a pendant and just a decoration that can be put on a festive table will look great. Depending on what you want to make, choose the appropriate method of attaching (installing) crafts.

If you want your souvenir to be placed on Christmas tree or decorate the interior with it, and think how to make a Christmas tree pendant, make a loop or hook at the top of the workpiece. You can make such a functional element like this:

1. For a paper cone: fold a small piece of wire in half into a loop and thread it through the hole at the top of the cone. WITH inside tie a knot, twist the ends of the wire with wire cutters, and drip glue from the heat gun from the outside. You need to perform the operation before gluing the bottom.

2. For soft workpiece: before you start winding the strips on the core, step back to the desired length of the wire and roll it into a loop. If you want the suspension element to be thinner and more decorative than the frame rod, attach a loop made of thin wire or other material to the top of the rod.

Sisal Christmas trees

The master class came to the most important stage - gluing a layer of sisal. This must be done carefully so as not to damage the fibers. If the color of the base of the Christmas tree matches the shade of the material, you can glue the sisal in one layer. When you need to hide the "insides", you will have to try and wrap the Christmas tree with a lot of material if you bought it in the form of a roll.

As for the base, you can cut it out in the form of a circle, and carefully decorate the borders of the transition from the cone to the bottom. If you have sisal in the form of a fiber, and not a sheet (roll), the surface of the tree may turn out to be excessively shaggy. To eliminate this drawback, you will have to wrap the workpiece with a special bouillon thread, for example, silver.

New Year's topiary

This souvenir is a small man-made tree trimmed in the form of a ball in a pot.

Usually, a foam ball or a papier-mâché sphere is taken as the basis. If you want to make from sisal, then take the same cone as for a regular Christmas tree as a blank. In order for your Christmas tree to become what is called a topiary, you will have to make a stem, which is fixed at one end in a cone, and at the other in a pot. This construction is carried out as follows:

1. Take a glass, pot or other suitable container.
2. Pour some water and put plaster or alabaster. Mix the ingredients thoroughly. The consistency should resemble thick sour cream.
3. Pour the composition into a pot.
4. Immediately, before the plaster has hardened, place a stick, a rod or a stem made up of several thin skewers in the center of the pot. Hold it so that it does not fall or move while the mass hardens.
5. When the composition has become solid, cut off the top of the cup if you did not fill the plaster to the brim.
6. Wrap the stem with decorative tape. It is better to do it at this stage, so as not to stain the decorated surface with drops of liquid gypsum when installing the rod.
7. Also decorate the pot, for example, with a satin ribbon.
8. The surface of gypsum is easy to decorate with the same sisal, tinsel, beads or coffee beans.
9. Fix the Christmas tree-cone on the rod, having previously cut a hole of the appropriate diameter in the base of the craft. Glue the joint with a thermal gun.

If your Christmas tree is made of soft material wound on a metal rod, you will not need an additional stem. Place the finished structure directly into the pot of hardening plaster. The main thing is not to stain the product.

Herringbone from sisal balls

All steps for making such a souvenir will be similar to those described above. The difference is that the surface of the Christmas tree will not be flat, but will consist of balls.

They can be twisted directly from the fibers or any filler can be used as a base, for example, a synthetic winterizer, which will be wrapped with sisal on top. This will save decorative material and make more balls. By the way, they can be the same in diameter or different. In the latter case, large ones should be placed closer to the base of the tree, and small ones, respectively, to the top.

How to decorate a product

Sisal Christmas trees look especially cute if they are decorated with all sorts of small details.

The options you can use are:

• String beads or beads on a thread or wire (or buy ready-made) and wrap the product in a spiral from top to bottom.
• The same as in the previous paragraph is easy to do with thin satin, brocade or other decorative ribbon, lace or braid.
• Glue lumps of artificial snow (purchased or made from cotton wool) at the base of the Christmas tree or on the top of the pot.
• Cut out the snowflakes and glue them to the surface of the Christmas tree.
• Use tinsel.
• In the free areas between the ribbons, you can place small balls, bows.

So, the Sisal Christmas Tree master class has come to an end. We discussed several solutions for creating a beautiful one. Choose the one you like and start the creative process.