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Decoupage of New Year's Christmas balls

New Year is coming soon, and we want to decorate our Christmas tree in something very beautiful and at the same time original and unusual. Therefore, today’s master class will come in handy for us, thanks to which we will independently decorate plastic balls using the technique

Decoupage of toys for the Christmas tree

Today we will study a detailed master class on making Christmas tree decorations using the decoupage technique. What we need for this: • Two foam hearts; • Two napkins for decoupage: one with New Year's deer, and the second with horses; • White

Funny cat made of fabric

Sewing a funny cat toy will not be difficult. But such a wonderful cat will become one of your baby’s favorite toys! And the cat is not simple, he is a real “gentleman”! And it’s okay that he has such funny pantaloons. Look what kind of

Octopus artist

To knit an octopus toy, you need to take 100 g of medium-thick pink yarn, 50 g of purple yarn of the same quality, floss or simple threads of white and black colors for the eyes, red, hot pink for the smile and

Mouse bag

Please your little one with a cute little thing, and the master class will help you with this! This is not only a toy, but also a handbag (or wallet, as you wish) for various little things. Here you can wear a scarf, or hide sweets, or you can store hairpins and

Snow Maiden made of colored paper

Funny and easy-to-make crafts based on paper cones are probably familiar to everyone. We will tell you how you can make such a craft more interesting using the simplest elements of the quilling technique. As the New Year approaches,

How to draw a horse on clothes

Using chalk we draw the image of a Unicorn Horse. It is ideal that there are 5 cm margins along the edges - because when the picture is without margins, the image does not look very good. As an outline, I decided to use gold acrylic enamel (I took Maxima,

Decoupage tissue boxes

Very often you come across boxes that you don’t want to part with. And they lie there until you come up with a use for them. So it is this time. The napkins have long since run out, and the box will be thrown away without raising a hand. And good. Because she came out of it

Chest made of plastic bottles

There are always a couple of empty plastic bottles in the house, especially in summer.A minimum of skill, a little perseverance and diligence, a little imagination, improvised materials, a couple of hours of time, a lot of desire and... a wonderful plastic chest

Snail pillow for pins and needles

Sewing needles or pins are not very convenient to store in a box. It’s better to sew an original pillow in the shape of a snail with your own hands and the necessary needles will always be at hand - beautiful and comfortable.

Box with a teddy bear

This cute little box is not difficult to make. Thanks to its unusual shape and original design, the box will be a wonderful interior decoration. You can store any small jewelry in it: rings, earrings, chains.

Making a passport cover

Materials we need to create the cover: • Transparent passport cover; • Brown pastel paper; • Scrapbooking paper in light brown tones, a sheet measuring 15*15 cm and several small rectangles of any size

Decoupage snowflakes for Christmas tree

The New Year is coming soon and we want to create some kind of toy or decoration for our New Year's guest - a Christmas tree with our own hands. Toys made using the decoupage technique look very good. Let's consider a detailed master class with a step-by-step description of the entire process.

Snowflake made of beads

Beautiful and delicate snowflakes are an excellent decoration for a New Year's costume or Christmas tree. Making them is not only simple, but also interesting. For work you will need: - beads; - thin fishing line or wire; - scissors.

Christmas tree made of beads

The New Year is approaching, and more and more you want to decorate everything around you with something truly festive and unusual. How to decorate your workplace? After all, in most cases you can’t place something bulky in the workplace like you can at home. In this case

Cross stitch from photo

In these days of high technology and complete automation, manual work is valued very, very highly. Cross-stitched paintings convey warmth and sincerity. And if these paintings are modernized and some originality is introduced into them, then the creation

A vase for flowers

It's always nice to do something with your own hands. And if your friends also like it, then it’s doubly pleasant. In addition, such things exist in a single copy, so they can be perfectly used as a gift.

Decoupage of Christmas balls

Materials that we will need to decorate the balls ourselves: • Eight plastic balls; • Several napkins for decoupage with images of animals; • PVA glue; • White acrylic paint; • Acrylic varnish for decoupage...

How to sew a belt

One day I wanted to get a bright belt for my pants. I found a suitable piece of fabric (satin) and a clasp for 4 UAH. To ensure that the belt fits snugly in the clasp and does not fall off, I bought a ribbon like for the straps on a backpack for 4 UAH. 1 meter.

Sew tulle

Tulle is an integral part of the interior, which allows you to create coziness and comfort in every home.In addition to the fact that tulle decorates the window, it also protects it from prying prying eyes. Nowadays there is a huge variety of tulle, for every taste and price. But

Decorating a lantern

A candlestick in the form of a lantern is an original interior decoration. In the darkness of the room, a flashlight leaves bizarre shadows on the walls and ceiling - in the shape of stars, as well as in the form of butterflies painted on the glass. Decorating it is very interesting and not

Decorating the tiles

Many people have probably encountered a situation where, after purchasing an apartment, the interior left over from the previous owners wants to redo it, but there is not enough money. So we find ourselves in this situation. White “Sovkov” tiles in the kitchen are not

Decoupage boards with Paris

Such a cutting board, decorated using the decoupage technique, can become a wonderful decoration for the kitchen interior, and it can also serve its intended purpose - for cutting food. On one side the board is decorated with decoupage

Frame for rubber bands

It's no secret that the harmonious development of a child requires a variety of external stimuli. In other words, a child’s intelligence should be developed without relying on nature. This is used by numerous manufacturers of children's toys,

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