But in this article we will talk about New Year's crafts from satin ribbons. Crafts can be simple or made using a special Japanese technique - kanzashi.
Herringbone
Let's start our crafts according to tradition with the symbol of the New Year - from the Christmas tree. Someone prefers to put up a big Christmas tree, but for someone such a pleasure is an unaffordable luxury (pets or small children consider it their duty to overturn a forest beauty decorated with lanterns and New Year's garlands). It's okay, you can decorate the apartment with a miniature Christmas tree, which can be made from satin ribbons.
#1 We make a Christmas tree from ribbons with children
If there are small residents in the house, they must definitely participate in the decor process. In addition, joint creativity is a great time spent! Every kid can make such a simple Christmas tree from a dry stick and different ribbons.
#2 Miniature Christmas tree made of ribbons
And here is a more complex version of a Christmas tree made of ribbons. Such crafts can decorate not only the house, but also, for example, the desktop. For the manufacture you will need ribbons, a foam cone blank, a lot of safety pins and a bow for the top. Step by step master class see the picture below.
#3 Christmas tree made of ribbon and beads
You can make a Christmas tree from a ribbon, combining it with large beads. Such a craft can be hung on a real Christmas tree or given to someone as a souvenir. See step by step photo instructions below.
#4 Christmas tree in kanzashi style
And here is a mini Christmas tree made using the kanzashi technique. You will have to tinker with such a craft, because Japanese technology is for patient needlewomen. This craft will take a lot of time and effort, but the result is truly impressive! Satin ribbon petals are glued onto a paper cone with glue. Additionally, the finished tree can be decorated with beads. By the way, the Christmas tree does not have to be monophonic, you can combine colors to your taste.
#5 Christmas tree made of flowers in kanzashi technique
And here is a craft very similar to the previous one, there is only one difference: Christmas tree No. 4 is made from individual petals, and this Christmas tree is made from flowers. First you need to make petals from ribbons, then glue the flowers (5 petals each), and only then glue the flowers to the paper cone. See step-by-step instructions with photos below.
#6 Kanzashi herringbone hairpin
Using the kanzashi technique, you can make various decorations, in particular hair clips. For such a hair clip you will need: a hair clip, ribbons, beads. How to make a hairpin, see below.
#7 Herringbone ribbon hairpin
Here is another original way to decorate a hair clip with ribbons. Get a miniature Christmas tree that perfectly complements the New Year's look. How to make a hairpin, see the picture below.
#8 Hairpin herringbone
And you can decorate the hairpin like this in a simple way: with a regular narrow ribbon and a star-shaped bead. Ordinary hair accessories are so easy to make truly festive, and our step-by-step master class will help you with this.
# 9 Kanzashi Christmas tree from a ribbon - a souvenir for the New Year
#10 Herringbone from ribbons
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Snowflakes
From ribbons, especially using the kanzashi technique, snowflakes of incredible beauty are obtained. You can decorate with such a craft not only a room, a snowflake from ribbons can be hung on Christmas tree or use as decoration.
#1 Simple kanzashi snowflake
It is best to start your creative journey in kanzashi with simple crafts, such as this snowflake. You can master two types of sharp petals without much difficulty. By the way, you can glue the petals in your own way. Well, look at the author's version of the step-by-step MK.
#2 Another simple kanzashi snowflake
And another option is not the most complex snowflake using the kanzashi technique. By the way, such crafts can be fixed on a headband or hairpin and complement the New Year's look with an unusual handmade decoration.
#3 Snowflake kanzashi on the headband
Need to complete the image of a small snowflake? A snowflake using the kanzashi technique on a rim will cope with this task with a bang. Step-by-step MK in the picture below.
#4 Kanzashi snowflake with several types of petals
And this craft is more suitable for experienced needlewomen. Used in making snowflakes a large number of petals, the manufacture of which requires special skills. Well, if you are confident in your abilities, then watch MK and create!
#5 Snowflake from ribbons and beads
And here is a variant of a kanzashi snowflake with bead decor. In addition to painstaking work with ribbons, you will also have to work with beads and weave a small flower. Please note that this craft provides for several types of petals, each of which has soy manufacturing features. See the picture below for a step by step tutorial.
#6 DIY snowflake from ribbons
Snowflakes made using the kanzashi technique look unique, but a snowflake looks no less impressive from pieces of tape. For manufacturing, you will need a ribbon and a lighter (you can use a candle) to solder the parts.
#7 Christmas tree toy Kanzashi Snowflake
#8 Double Sided Satin Ribbon Snowflake
#9 Christmas kanzashi snowflake with swirls
#10 Headband Snowflake kanzashi from satin ribbons
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Wreath
The Christmas or New Year's wreath is an exclusively Western tradition that has come from Hollywood films into our homes. Well, for those who accept Western values, we have prepared several master classes on creating wreaths from ribbons.
#1 Christmas wreath of bows
A very simple ribbon wreath for the lazy. For manufacturing, you will need a base and ribbons of different colors. Tie ribbons in bows around the base and the wreath is ready!
#2 Wicker ribbon wreath
A wreath of ribbons can be woven. Such a product looks very impressive, but in fact there is nothing complicated in manufacturing. Follow step by step instructions and you will succeed!
#3 Miniature Christmas wreath in kanzashi technique
A mini wreath can be made from kanzashi petals. You need to make basic petals from ribbons, glue them in threes and connect them into a circle. The finished wreath can be decorated with a miniature bow.
#4 Miniature wreath of ribbon and beads
A miniature wreath of ribbon and beads can be hung on a Christmas tree as a decoration, or you can give it to someone as a gift. New Year's souvenir made by hand. For the manufacture you will need fishing line, ribbon and beads. You can also use additional decorative elements, such as a pendant and a bow.
#5 Baby Ribbon Wreath
For sure in kindergarten given the task to do something New Year's crafts with kids. Take note of this simple Christmas wreath. You will need: a base for a wreath, a lot of pieces of different ribbons, glue.
#6 Christmas wreath of satin flowers
And here is a version of the New Year's wreath of satin flowers. Flowers are very realistic and it seems that the manufacture of such a wreath will take a lot of time. Actually it is not. Making such a craft from ribbons is quite simple. You can verify this through MK.
#7 Ribbon Wreath: Making Christmas Crafts with Kids
And here is another great version of the New Year's crafts that the kids can handle. You will need: a base, a lot of ribbons of different colors and sizes, scissors. cut the ribbons into strips of the same length and tie in knots around the base. The wreath is ready!
#8 Simple satin ribbon wreath
very simple wreath of satin ribbons. For manufacturing you will need: foam base, ribbons, safety pins or glue. Wrap the blank with a ribbon and decorate at your discretion: with a bow, a snowflake, or leave it like that.
#9 Kanzashi Christmas Wreath
#10 New Year's wreath "Snowman" from ribbons
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Balls and other Christmas decorations
Ribbons make very beautiful Christmas tree decorations, for example, balls, bells, cones, lanterns and more. We have found for you simple and complex MK, with which you can create the Christmas tree of your dreams!
#1 Simple Christmas ball of ribbons
To create such a Christmas ball you will need: ribbons, safety pins, foam blank. Roll the ribbons into a ring and secure with a pin to the workpiece. Continue until the entire ball is decorated with ribbon rings.
#2 Christmas ball made of satin ribbons
To make such a ball, you will need: a foam blank, a tape cut into strips slightly larger than the diameter of the blank, two safety pins.
#3 Christmas ball made of ribbons in artichoke technique
And here is a slightly more complicated version of the craft. The real difficulty lies in the fact that you have to spend your time. You can arrange the colors to your taste, and you can learn the secrets of the artichoke technique from the step-by-step MK.
#4 Christmas ball of ribbons
And here is another option for decorating the workpiece with a narrow ribbon. In this MK, glue is used instead of safety pins, and the tape itself does not need to be cut into pieces. The tape is wound obliquely through two points on the surface of the ball. Each time you pass the tape through one of these points, drip a drop of glue and fix a new layer. step by step photo instructions are below.
#5 Artichoke style cone
From ribbons, you can make not only a ball, but a bump, for example. To do this, you will need a special blank, tape suitable color and safety pins in abundance. Cut the ribbons into identical squares, wrap them into a triangle and fasten them to the workpiece with a pin.
#6 Ribbon cone
And here is another version of the cone of ribbons, that's just easier to manufacture, but no less spectacular. For manufacturing, you will need a blank made of cardboard, a narrow ribbon of a suitable color and glue. Step by step process of making crafts is shown in the photo below.
#7 Icicle on Christmas tree from ribbon
Very simple craft. To make such an icicle, you will need a narrow ribbon, a pencil and a thread. Wrap the tape around a pencil, fasten and leave overnight. In the morning, remove the tape, sew on a thread and you can decorate the Christmas tree!
#8 Ribbon bell and flashlight
#9 Lanterns kanzashi
#10 kanzashi Christmas tree cones
#11 Christmas tree balls from a narrow ribbon
#12 Kanzashi Christmas balls without base
#13 Christmas ball kanzashi
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Angels
Angels on New Year also came to us from the West. However, for new year holidays Christmas follows and if your family is one of the believers, so why not make crafts for the future, especially since very cute angels are obtained from the ribbons.
#1 Simple ribbon angel
If you are doing needlework with children, especially preschool or younger school age then be sure to take this simple but whole original craft note from the tapes. You will need ribbon, a stapler and beads.
#2 Angel for Christmas tree or for table decor
And here is another very interesting craft that you can hang on a Christmas tree or decorate a Christmas table. You will need a wide ribbon, a bead, a piece of wire (for a halo) and decorative elements.
#3 Kanzashi angel
#4 New Year Angel
#5 Mini Christmas Angel Kanzashi
Bow
What is the New Year without gifts? What is the main thing in a gift? Well, of course, attention and packaging! A beautifully wrapped trifle will bring much more pleasure! A chic bow will help to complete the gift wrapping, which you can make with your own hands from ordinary ribbons.
#1 Christmas ribbon bow
Variant of the classic Christmas bow thin tapes. This bow will be a great addition to any gift. How to tie a Christmas bow from ribbons, see the photo instructions.
#2 Double Ribbon Bow for Gift Wrapping
Or here is another original version of the double bow. It is tied quite simply, but the impression is indelible! Step-by-step MK can be found below.
#3 Bow flower
Delicate bow in the form of a flower will be a great addition to a gift for loved one: mother, sister, best friend. You will need a satin ribbon, a needle and thread, and a bead for the core. See below for how to make a bow.
#4 Big ribbon bow
And here is a big bow to decorate a massive gift. You can decorate absolutely any gift with such a bow, for example, for a beloved man or work colleague. Looks cool and is very easy to do. Step by step photo instructions are below.
#5 Narrow ribbon flower bow
From a narrow ribbon with glue and a button, you can make a charming flower bow. The perfect gift addition best friend, sister or daughter.
#6 Do-it-yourself voluminous bow
And here is a version of a universal bow that can decorate any gift. You will need a ribbon and our master class.
#7 How to tie a simple bow
#8 How to tie a fancy ribbon bow
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Other crafts
You can make an incredible number of a wide variety of crafts from ribbons and it is simply impossible to collect them all in one place. But we tried to find as many of the most different options so you can be inspired and create your masterpieces. And next year, perhaps your master class will be on our website!
#1 Crown
Crowns for small snowflakes and princesses can be made from ordinary ribbons. The crown can be made in the kanzashi technique (for more experienced craftswomen) or in a simpler technique.
#2 Crown of ribbons and tulle
#3 Kanzashi crown from a narrow ribbon
#4 New Year's crown with your own hands
#5 Postcard
Ribbons can be made new year card. For example, folding a narrow ribbon in the form of a Christmas tree. You can decorate with beads or colored buttons.
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#6 Candy
As a mini souvenir for the New Year, you can make sweets from ribbons. You will need a narrow ribbon of two or more colors, and then it's a matter of technique!
#7 Christmas garland of ribbons
From ribbons you can make a cool New Year's garland for room decor. To create you will need wide ribbons different colors and thick thread. Ready-made flags can be glued to a thread or sewn on. But it takes a long time to sew by hand, so if available sewing machine be sure to take advantage of its features.
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Snow sparkles outside the window, shimmers with all the colors of the rainbow, snowflakes fall from the sky, it seems that Santa Claus himself is about to come. And on New Year's Eve, he always comes to children for matinees and holidays, for street festivities and for theater performances. It is imperative to prepare for a matinee or a school holiday, buy a new dress, choose a hairstyle, pick up exquisite winter accessories.
A snowflake made of ribbons made using the kanzashi technique, which can rightfully be called a winter flower, can become a wonderful decoration for hair. Firstly, it is made of the thinnest satin ribbons, modeled from petals of a special shape, and secondly, it really looks like a snowflake due to matching fittings and shape. You can easily make a pair of hairpins with snowflakes according to the master class below, let's see how.
Snowflakes kanzashi master class
To make a beautiful product, you need to buy the accessories indicated in the list below. For convenience, we will consider separate details for the upper and lower flowers, then it will be clearer what is needed for one winter fantasy snowflake.
Details for making a small flower:
- 12 pieces of satin ribbon in white and blue colors - 2.5 * 52.5 cm;
- 2 white felt bases - 2.5 cm and 3.5 cm;
- 6 double-sided blue stamens;
- blue rhinestone chain;
- white half bead - 1.2 cm;
- white beads with a diameter of 3 mm.
Details for making a large flower:
- 7 pieces of white, blue ribbon, silver brocade - 5 * 5 cm;
- white felt base - 4 cm.
Details for making seven branches:
- 14 pieces of white, blue ribbon - 2.5 * 2.5 cm;
- 7 pieces of blue ribbon - 2.5 * 2.5 cm;
- 7 pieces of transparent rhinestones - 6 mm in diameter.
The winter ornament is conveyed by almost traditional types of kanzashi petals: triple sharp petals and round ones (double and single). In general, it turns out a beautiful and delicate decoration. In addition, there is interesting work on independent modeling of the middle.
Snowflake-kanzashi step by step
The photo shows fragments of fittings necessary for interesting work. We will not dwell on the preparation of segments of satin ribbons. Craftswomen already know that the threads knocked out during cutting should be singeed with a lighter flame, do it carefully and quickly. But how to model an interesting middle, we will tell you in more detail. Cut out a square of felt. Glue a large half-bead on it. Glue a chain of blue rhinestones around. Next, sheathe with beads - small and elegant. Beads sew close, without gaps. After that, with small scissors, cut around the circumference of the felt, clearly docking the cut with the edge of the middle.
To create a triple petal with 5 cm squares, fold all the squares twice.
You should get triangles. Assemble "puffs" of blue, white and silver ribbon. Close the sharp corners with your fingers, then solder them with a match and cut them off from the bottom.
Use 2.5 cm squares to create double rounded petals. Layer blue on white. Press sharp corners to a right corner. To form a drop, round inner part, take the sides back, solder in this position.
Insert small drops into the holes of the large triple petals.
Cut off the round felt and glue all 7 petals onto it.
Glue 17 more rounded petals yourself into a small flower (it will become the top one), prepare blue stamens for decoration.
Cut the strands of stamens in half. Glue each head along a small petal.
From small blue, light blue and white squares also make twigs. Model rounded petals with a central fold, single layer. There are 2 times less blue parts - they will become tops, the rest should be placed in pairs on the sides. Glue the branches and decorate with crystal droplets.
Glue the branches between the large petals of the bottom layer.
A beautiful winter product is ready. The frost outside the window draws unique patterns, and we were able to simulate an imitation of such a creation from ordinary satin ribbons.
Kanzashi new ideas
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The New Year holidays are coming, and if you have come to this page, it means that you want to come up with something new and original to decorate your interior and you are looking for some special idea for a festive decor.
As a rule, homemade Christmas decorations mean Christmas tree balls, garlands or unusual toys made from improvised materials. But snowflakes are also a traditional element of decorating the New Year's interior, but we just need some special snowflake ...
If you decide to make decorative snowflakes with your own hands, you probably want such decorations not to look too simple and banal. Great option in this case, it will be the creation of snowflakes using the kanzashi technique.
The peculiarity of such snowflakes is that satin ribbons are used for their manufacture, due to which you do not have to redo such decorations every year, and you can easily make snowflakes from ribbons with your own hands using the Japanese kanzashi technique yourself.
Raw Materials
How to make a kanzashi snowflake and what materials do you need to stock up on? In order to create New Year's kanzashi snowflakes, you will need light-colored fabric, as strong and light as possible. As a rule, such snowflakes are made from satin ribbons.
In the process of making such snowflakes, you will need the following materials:
- satin ribbons (or other similar fabric, such as satin, silk, organza);
- cardboard or thick paper;
- scissors (it is advisable to use small scissors, as it is more convenient to cut small details with their help);
- thread and needle;
- glue (note that it must be waterproof and transparent);
- pencil;
- ruler;
- tweezers or clip;
- lighter (if there is no lighter, you can use regular matches, but a lighter is more convenient);
- beads or beads to decorate a snowflake.
It is advisable to prepare everything in advance necessary materials, since the process of creating a snowflake from satin ribbons requires perseverance and accuracy, so that you will not have the opportunity to constantly be distracted in search of the necessary items.
You can decorate the Christmas tree not only with ready-made toys: - figurines, stars, balls, little men made of felt will look original and cute and will serve you well when decorating the Christmas tree with your own hands.
How to make a Christmas tree toy with your own hands? Find out at. From improvised materials, you will create toys of different sizes - both large and small, with which you can decorate the house or hang them on the Christmas tree.
Let's start creating
The process of creating a do-it-yourself kanzashi snowflake at first glance does not seem so simple. But in fact, there is nothing complicated in it: you just have to follow the instructions - and you will get an excellent result, no different from snowflakes made by experienced craftsmen. We present you a kanzashi snowflake master class, consisting of several stages.
At the first stage, you need to take the prepared fabric and cut out a few small squares. The size of these squares will depend on how big you want the snowflake to be. Standard parameters are 3 by 3 cm. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of making standard shaped snowflakes, but that doesn't mean you can't experiment. The number of cut squares should be determined based on the shape of your future snowflake, in our case, you need to cut 42 such blanks.
Photo of kanzashi snowflakes With cut out squares we will make small petals. Small squares are folded diagonally: this procedure is repeated three times, and in the end you should get a triangle consisting of several layers. The two outer corners of such a triangle must be folded to the center so that your triangle has a rounded shape.
To make folding such figures more convenient, hold the fabric with tweezers or a clip.
After the triangle is complicated, it is necessary to fix the corners. For this, the edges of the future petal must be melted and squeezed together until the fabric cools down. As a result, you will get a finished petal.
These are the petals that form the basis of a snowflake This procedure must be repeated with 11 squares. The resulting petals will be placed on the inside of your future snowflake.
As for external elements, they are created in a similar way. After carrying out the procedures described by us, you should still have 30 more squares, which must be folded in the same way, but omit the stage of giving the triangles a rounded shape. That is, you will melt triangles with sharp corners.
The next stage is creating the center of a kanzashi snowflake. Take a needle and thread and thread it through the six petals with rounded shapes. At the end, fasten the thread so that these petals form a round flower.
Using the kanzashi technique, you can make not only snowflakes, but also twigs, flowers To form the rays of the future snowflake emanating from its central part, you will need glue. Take two sharp triangles - and glue them together. If you don't have glue or you're worried about it leaving marks on the fabric, this procedure can be done with a needle and thread. Connect 12 more triangular petals in the same way.
Petals need to be glued not completely, you need to connect only one of the corners.
When the double petals are ready, glue (or sew) the third petal between the two adjacent ones. As a result, you will get an element consisting of three interconnected petals. In the same way, attach the petals to 12 more ready-made elements.
As a result, you got 12 parts, consisting of three petals. Now you need to connect them in pairs: sew one element over the other and repeat this procedure for the remaining ten figures. You can make the rays longer or give them a non-standard shape: it all depends on your imagination.
The next stage is creating the base for the snowflake. To do this, you need to take a thick cardboard (or paper) and cut a small circle out of it. The size of this circle should be slightly smaller sizes the center flower for your snowflake. Then take the fabric - and cut out a circle from it, the diameter of which coincides with the central flower.
It is not necessary to use these materials: you can choose any fabric and any dense material for fastening, since these elements will be located on the back of the snowflake.
Also, think about how big lace, which will hang your snowflake. Measure out the length you need to hang your snowflake. As a rule, this is done in the form of a loop.
New Year's kanzashi snowflakes will make your Christmas tree irresistible Put the cardboard circle inside the fabric circle, and then gather it with a thread so that after tightening you get a small bag with a solid base. It is necessary to sew two edges of the lace to it to get snowflake pendant.
Then proceed to assembling kanzashi snowflakes: for this it is necessary to glue its central part and the prepared rays.
You need to glue the rays on the wrong side of the snowflake, so first turn it over to the other side.
After the glue has dried, glue or sew on the same side the prepared part with the loop. As you can see, the process of making these snowflakes is not complicated at all, and even small children will like this procedure, so do not forget to invite them to participate in this process. The resulting snowflake can be decorate using beads, beads or sequins.
By the way, Anastasia Kulikova’s video on creating kanzashi snowflakes will allow you to more clearly study the technology for manufacturing parts and assembling them:
Methods and applications
And now we will reveal to you a little secret: in fact, with the help of these snowflakes it is not necessary to decorate the Christmas tree. There are a large number of options for the use of these original decorations.
The most standard way is room decoration. Besides the tree perfect place for snowflakes using the kanzashi technique there will be windows, walls, and a ceiling. Attach them to threads or shoelaces - and hang a few snowflakes close to each other. You will get a great winter composition.
Such a snowflake made of ribbons will be a worthy decoration even for a bride. In addition, from snowflakes you can make beautiful garland. And if you attach a magnet to the back wall of the snowflakes, you can attach them to the refrigerator or give them to your guests as a souvenir.
See: such wreaths can be made with the children on the eve of the holiday and decorate the apartment with them.
Read about New Year's decor apartments - all the secrets and decorative techniques to give the greatest solemnity and mystery to the interior of your home.
Kanzashi-style ribbon snowflakes would be lovely hair decoration: just attach them to a hoop, elastic band or hairpin. Your children will love these decorations if you collect them for the New Year's holiday.
For compositions using the kanzashi technique, use contrasting colors of ribbons By the way, in order for your snowflakes to harmonize with the interior or clothes, you can use fabric of various colors. For example, combine a fabric of white and blue, white and purple, or white and blue. Snowflake elements can be made multi-layered: due to the layers of different colors, your snowflake will look even more original.
We hope these snowflakes will be a great addition to your Christmas decorations. And so that you do not miss the important details of their creation, we offer you a MK (master class) on the kanzashi technique and creating unusual and original snowflakes from Anastasia Kulikova with your own hands:
To make elegant New Year's snowflakes from satin ribbons with your own hands using the kanzashi technique (the same as in the final photo), you need to create 3 types of petals from a white satin ribbon and silver brocade. The diameter of such products will be approximately 12 cm. With such snow-white flowers, you can decorate hair ties (this is demonstrated in the master class), as well as make New Year's kanzashi Christmas decorations, in addition to a ball gown for a matinee or crown a hoop (which is very convenient if the girl has short hair).
Get the following crafting materials and tools from the chest (based on a couple of snowflakes):
White satin ribbon: 0.5 cm - 48 strips of 8 cm; 2.5 cm - 12 strips of 10 cm; 5 cm - 10 squares with a side of 5 cm;
Sparkling silver brocade 0.5 cm - 16 pieces of 8 cm;
Felt: for attaching the petals-rays of a snowflake, and if you plan to create a hair accessory, then also for attaching and the base of the hairpin;
Festive accessories in the form of sparkling rhinestones 0.4 cm, a hugger and a large half-bead to it;
2 white rubber bands (if your plans include the creation of just such a product);
Scissors, lighter, glue gun, soldering iron.
Snowflakes kanzashi mk:
- A thin white satin ribbon and a brocade of the same width will be used to create the same eyelets. Cut 48 satin stripes and 16 brocade stripes. The length of all strips is 8 cm. Bend each strip into a loop, overlapping the ends of the tape. Fix with glue or singe only the tips.
- Turn the second portion of the white satin ribbon 2.5 cm wide into sharp rays. To do this, cut 12 strips of 10 cm. Bend each strip to get a double rectangle 2.5 cm by 5 cm. Draw a diagonal in each rectangle with a hot soldering iron. This trick will allow you to melt and separate the blanks into 2 identical pointed parts. At the point of contact with hot metal, parts of the parts will stick together.
- Open the cut halves of the former rectangle. One of them will look like a sepal, the second - like a quadrangle. Glue a half-bead to the sharp end of each piece. All kinds of leaves-rays will be needed for decoration.
- Cut out a small circle from the felt and glue the first layer of loops (of 8 pieces) at the very edge.
- Add a second same layer, but move it relative to the bottom one.
- And glue another tier of 8 loops. Thus, for one snowflake you will spend exactly half (24 pieces) of the prepared white loops.
- Next, glue the silver layer - it will differ from the previous three only in color.
- At the back, glue 6 sharp parts with rhinestones, obtained by burning from a 2.5 cm satin ribbon, around the circumference. The first layer is ordinary quadrangles.
- Attach the second layer of sepal halves as well.
- For the central part, you need to prepare a small flower from special sharp petals.
- Cut out squares with a side of 5 cm. Fold the satin diagonally.
- Bend again and close the corners in the resulting triangle to form a sharp kanzashi petal.
- Cut the petal a little and turn it inside out by pressing your finger from the bottom up. Sharp petals should be convex.
- Prepare 5 identical turned-out petals, a hugger and a half-bead.
- Glue the flower with a shiny center.
- Glue the snowflake to the center.
- Make a felt mount for rubber bands.
- Glue the rubber bands on the back by dropping glue and pressing down.
Elegant snowflakes are ready. Two identical parts can even be glued back to back to get a symmetrical product for decorating a Christmas tree or interior. You can repeat the same New Year's kanzashi on a blue ribbon, gently organza, satin, silk. Or use more sparkling rhinestones and brocade, because there is never a lot of silver when it comes to snowflakes. Be sure to experiment.
You can come up with a lot of ideas for creating New Year's snowflakes, including paper, fabric or felt. If we are talking about the kanzashi technique, then fantasy knows no bounds here. From time immemorial, experienced craftswomen who know how to work with fabric create incredible floral masterpieces to decorate hair and clothes. And this technique spread for New Year's paraphernalia. Needlewomen create charming snowflakes from satin, silk or satin, which can become the central element of a festive dress, complement the image of a snowflake, an asterisk and the Snow Maiden herself.
DIY kanzashi hair bands are a way to create a unique, incredible DIY hair ornament. Making kanzashi is rapidly gaining popularity all over the world, because this process is some kind of incredible miracle, how petal masterpieces are created from ordinary ribbon squares! We will show you how to make New Year's kanzashi step by step. The basis of this product is traditional sharp petals , but they can not be called banal , boring and repetitive from product to product . The sharp petals used here are made in 5 layers, they are collected in flowers and twigs of different sizes, and therefore the snowflake looks unique.
New Year's kanzashi master class
The snowflake hairpin consists of sharp petals: single double and triple. For their manufacture, prepare (based on one product):
- squares of satin ribbon 5 cm by 5 cm lilac, white and silver brocade - 7 pieces of each type;
- squares of satin ribbon 2.5 cm by 2.5 cm lilac and white - 28 and 35 pieces, respectively;
- 14 unilateral stamens with white, silver or lilac heads (which are available);
- a metal water lily for a bead with a diameter of 2 cm (or so) - 1 piece;
- glass or iridescent half-bead with a diameter of 0.8 cm (or so) - 1 piece;
- felt base with a diameter of 4 cm - 1 circle;
- lace circle or flower.
Tools that you will definitely need in the work:
- scissors (they must necessarily cut the fabric well);
- lighter ;
- thread (white or lilac) with a needle;
- glue gun;
- a clip or elastic band as a basis for a hairpin.
So, how to make a festive kanzashi snowflake:
1 . All sharp petals used to model a sparkling snowflake are assembled according to the same principle, only the number of layers in them or the size will be different. To make the middle (largest) flower, prepare the initial squares of three types (white, lilac and silver) with a side of 5 cm. The lighter is included in the list because on the cut of the satin there are always broken threads, which are difficult to get rid of without damaging the fabric. It is the flame that allows you to singe all that is superfluous and make all the blanks neat.
2. The initial action with squares is diagonal bending. Do this with details of all colors.
4 . From the resulting triangles, you need to prepare a "layered cake". Lilac color should remain at the bottom, silver - in the middle, and white - on top. Gently shift the upper layers relative to the lower one by 1 mm.
5 . Next, it remains to bend the resulting triangles to get a sharp shape of the petals. Cut off the tip and singe, getting a fixed petal.
6. Perform the same operations with two squares of second grade satin ribbon ( white and lilac) with a side of 2.5 cm. Collect a small sharp petal, but double. From below, coat the small petal with glue and insert it into the hole of the large triple petal.
7. Make 7 blanks for the main flower.
8 . Glue the blanks around the circumference.
9 . For the top flower, make single white details. They are going to floss. They will also need a metal water lily and half bead.
10 . Glue a stamen along each five-layer piece. With the length of the ponytail get your bearings when the piece is ready.
eleven . Glue a lace flower to the center of the circle for accuracy, and attach a water lily with a half-bead to the center of the top white flower.
12 . Glue the white tier onto the bottom big flower.
