You can buy anything in the store, but you know that receiving homemade gifts is a thousand times more pleasant. Here are 17 cozy, useful, simple and very budget options. Instructions included.

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A great gift for tea lovers. “Tea connoisseurs don’t drink sawdust from tea bags!” - you say. But who’s stopping you from packaging good, expensive tea in envelopes?

You will need:

  • a cone made of foam plastic or thick cardboard;
  • round cardboard box and rice for stump;
  • tea packed in small paper bags (the quantity depends on the height and diameter of the cone);
  • glue gun;
  • star, bows and other decorations of your choice.

Cover the cone with tea bags, applying glue to them top part. Move from bottom to top in a checkerboard pattern. It is better to use bags of contrasting colors: the tree will look more elegant.





cover cardboard box glue to the bottom of the cone. Fill the box itself with rice to make the tree more stable, and then attach it to the lid. If you don’t have a ready-made box of the required diameter at hand, make it yourself. Take a tube from a roll of paper towels as a basis or glue it from cardboard according to this pattern.

Decorate the tree with bows, rhinestones and other decorative elements, and glue a star to the top of the head.


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Girls will highly appreciate such a gift. After all, this is an individual scent; no one in the city will have such a perfume.

Before you create, find out what smells the one you want to please prefers. For example, if a girl likes citrus scents, she will need lemon or orange. To add woody notes, you need sandalwood or cedar oils, powdery ones - roses or vanilla.

Ingredients:

  • ½ cup almond butter;
  • ½ cup grape oil;
  • 100 g beeswax;
  • 1 teaspoon vitamin E;
  • 60 drops of lemon oil;
  • 25 drops of eucalyptus oil;
  • 20 drops of lavender oil;
  • 20 drops rosemary oil.

Mix almond and grape oil with wax in a separate saucepan and place on steam bath. When the wax is completely dissolved, let the liquid cool slightly and add essential oils and vitamin E. Pour the future perfume into molds. An old bottle will do chapstick, Vaseline jars, etc.





Once the wax has hardened, the perfume is ready to use. All that remains is to package them beautifully.

A great gift for freezing girls. A pair of warm, fairly sturdy socks that you don't wear can be turned into fingerless gloves.

Additional materials:

  • thread with a needle;
  • heart cut out of felt.

Trim and sew the sock as shown in the photos. Be sure to hem the edge to prevent fraying, and make all seams from the inside out.

Sew a felt heart on top. You can use any other decorative means. For example, embroider the inscription “Happy New Year!” or embroider mitts with rhinestones.

Another DIY gift for those who are always cold is. By heating it for 1-3 minutes in the microwave, you will get a great heating pad that also smells nice.


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Paracord is a cord made of nylon. Initially used as a material for parachute lines, but then paracord began to be used wherever a light and strong cable might be needed. For example, stylish men's bracelets are woven from it. IN ordinary life- just a decoration, in an extreme situation - a life-saving rope.

There are various techniques paracord weaving. Here is one of the most common.

You will need:

  • 150 cm of paracord of one color and the same amount of another (it is desirable that the shades be contrasting);
  • 75 cm of black paracord;
  • scissors;
  • ruler;
  • needle and thread.

From paracord you can weave not only a bracelet, but also a keychain, or make a braid for a knife or a car steering wheel. You can easily find the diagrams on the Internet. Even easier - watch video tutorials on YouTube, there are many of them.


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You can not only drink from such a mug. You can leave messages on it for your household or just draw.

Materials:

  • white porcelain mug without relief;
  • slate paint;
  • masking tape;
  • brush.

Chalkboard paint is most often used to renew the surfaces of school boards. Now there is a large selection of such paints. You need one that can work on ceramics. For example, like this one.

Choose an area of ​​the mug that is comfortable to write on, but that will not come into contact with your lips when drinking. Cover the rest of the mug with masking tape.

Degrease the untaped area and apply paint to it in a thick layer. Remove the tape and leave the mug in a well-ventilated area for a day.


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When the paint is dry, place the mug in an oven preheated to 150°C. After 30 minutes, turn off the stove, but remove the mug when it has cooled.

Now the mug can be washed in the dishwasher and put in the microwave.


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If you are one of those who like to give experiences rather than material things, you will love this idea. After all, it’s not only a delicious warming drink, but also a reason to go or invite you to visit.

Take some pretty glass jars and fill them about a third full with hot chocolate or cocoa powder. Add a few candies or pieces of chocolate. Fill the remaining space with marshmallows.






Decorate the jars to your liking. For example, place a piece of fabric under the lid and attach a heart made from candy canes to the top. The label can serve as a postcard; write your wishes on it.

Another variation of this gift is a set for mulled wine. Take an orange, an apple, a clove and a cinnamon stick. Pack it all beautifully, make a label with your wishes and add a bottle of good red wine.

Candles are a traditional New Year's gift. But glamorous store-bought ones are one thing, a personalized candle or a candle with a phrase understandable only to the giver and recipient, or even with a photograph, is another.

Take:

  • white candles with a diameter of 5–7 cm;
  • A4 size printing paper;
  • parchment paper;
  • scissors;
  • glue stick;

Trim the parchment paper so that it is 1-2 cm wider than the A4 sheet. Glue the parchment to the printing paper, turning the edges over to the other side. Insert the sheet into the printer with the glossy side, that is, the side where the parchment is. Print out the image you would like to place on the candle.




The drawing will appear on parchment paper. Now you need to transfer it to a candle. Cut out the image, attach it to the candle, wrap it tightly with another layer of parchment on top and direct a stream of hot air onto the resulting structure. If the picture becomes lighter, it means it was imprinted on the candle. Carefully remove the top layer of parchment and let the wax harden.

The gift is ready! If desired, you can decorate it with rhinestones or sparkles.

This cosmetic bag greatly simplifies the search for the necessary items, because any lock can be opened.

You will need:

  • 10 zippers 15–20 cm long;
  • safety pins;
  • needle or sewing machine;
  • threads

Sew the zippers to each other from the inside out; for convenience, you can first attach them with pins. Close the resulting fabric into a ring and sew. Also sew the zippers across in front of the dogs, and then turn the cosmetic bag inside out.





This is a gift for a person who cannot part with gadgets. Using the same principle, you can sew a phone case.

Materials:

  • a piece of felt suitable for the size of the tablet;
  • 2 buttons;
  • sewn-in magnets;
  • safety pins;
  • dense thread in the color of the buttons;
  • thread in the color of felt;
  • needle;
  • scissors.

Fold the fabric so that the bottom part is longer than the top: this is the future cover of the case. Sew along the edges and turn the product inside out.

Cut the lid into a wave or semicircle. Sew a button to the middle. Attach the second one below, to the case. Make a loop between them, as shown in the photo.


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Sew a magnet onto the base and lid of the case on the left and right. The fashionable case is ready!

You can also make a stylish organizer for headphones, flash drives, phones and other gadgets from an old book in a beautiful binding. Here's the detailed one.


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A gift that will delight not only children, but also adults with a sweet tooth. Making Santa Claus's sleigh is very simple.

You will need:

  • glue gun;
  • ribbons and other decor;
  • sweets: chocolate, sweets, candy-shaped candies.

Here is a detailed video instruction.

A gift for a bosom friend or colleague. Beer can come in handy on January 1st, and brown bottles can easily be styled to resemble Rudolph and friends. (Rudolph is one of Santa's reindeer, distinguished by his red glowing nose.)

Materials:

  • beer in dark glass bottles;
  • decorative wire;
  • toy eyes;
  • red pom-poms;
  • ribbon and bows;
  • box;
  • superglue.

Remove labels from bottles. Make antlers from wire for future deer.


Glue them to the back of the bottle. Attach the eyes and nose to the front. Tie a ribbon (to prevent it from slipping, you can fix it with glue).


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Decorate the rest of the bottles in the same way. Put them in a box and decorate it.

A gift for economical women and men who love to cook.

You will need:

  • cotton fabric with a New Year's pattern;
  • batting for lining;
  • threads;
  • scissors;
  • needle.

If you have a sewing machine, the work will not take much time. Detailed video instructions - from pattern to thread cutting - are attached.

Inside such a mitten you can put a spatula, a ladle and other little things useful for the kitchen.

A little more imagination, and your New Year's gift will become even more original. Attach a ring to the spatula and hang favorite family recipes printed on cards and laminated on it.


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Glass snow... wine glass

Balloons with a miniature figure and artificial snow inside are very popular. Life hacker already shows how to make something similar from an ordinary glass jar. Today it's the turn of wine glasses.

Materials:

  • transparent wine glass;
  • thick cardboard;
  • a figurine that can easily fit into a glass;
  • artificial snow;
  • bows and other decor;
  • glue.

Cut a circle out of cardboard with the same diameter as the wine glass. Glue the figure to the cardboard. It could be a Christmas tree, fawns, or, for example, a car with a Christmas tree on the roof.

Place artificial snow, finely chopped white paper or polystyrene foam. Glue the cardboard base to the edge of the wine glass and turn it over. Decorate the leg with a bow or ribbon.


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In the past year, blankets are very large knit incredibly popular. Finished goods They are quite expensive, so it is more profitable to make a blanket yourself.

Merino wool is best suited for this, but other thick threads can be used. Video tutorial is attached.

By hand, without knitting needles or a hook, you can also knit a beautiful warm scarf. Life hacker has already seen how this is done.


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This gift will help you remember best moments of the passing year. Just choose the best photos and print them. Get some clear glass jars and vases. Round and cylindrical vessels work best.





Many people have flaky skin in winter. If there are such people among your friends, prepare them a sugar-lemon scrub as a gift..

According to the Chinese calendar, the symbol of 2017 is the rooster. Therefore, gifts with the image of a rooster or in the shape of roosters and hens will be especially relevant. A universal option for such a gift is a Christmas tree toy.

You will need:

  • cardboard blank in the shape of a rooster;
  • thick fabric;
  • filler for toys;
  • twine and lace ribbon;
  • white outline;
  • scissors;
  • needle and thread;
  • glue gun

The manufacturing process is shown in the following video.

You can sweeten such a gift with sweet cockerels on a stick. Many people still have their uniform from Soviet times.

Ingredients:

  • ½ cup granulated sugar;
  • 2-3 tablespoons of water (just to moisten the sugar);
  • 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar (in some recipes add regular tablespoon or a pinch of citric acid).

You need to boil syrup from sugar and pour it into a form generously greased with vegetable oil. Then stick the sticks in and wait until everything hardens.

If you know other original DIY solutions, share them in the comments.

Just two weeks separate us from the most magical holiday. This means it’s time to pack a bag of New Year gifts for family and friends. We invite you to approach this pleasant mission creatively.

Luck Monkey

Give everyone you love a talisman for the New Year - DIY monkey crafts. And at the same time, appease your furry patron. The easiest way is to artistically cut them out of colored paper and cardboard, decorating them with sparkles and tinsel. Funny monkeys can also be made from chestnuts, pine cones, bright socks, buttons and beads. A handmade phone case in the shape of a monkey is another good option.

Fun curls

Incredibly popular simple crafts made from paper for the New Year with your own hands using the quilling technique. Volumetric compositions made from pieces of paper twisted into spirals look very festive. With a little practice in this simple art, you yourself will be able to create elegant Christmas trees, colorful garlands, lush snowflakes, christmas balls and funny animals. Everything you make using the quilling technique can be glued onto a congratulations card.

Heartfelt messages

As children we enthusiastically carved original postcards for the New Year with your own hands for your family. Such souvenirs, supplemented kind words, always touches to the core. Come up with an unusual cardboard base for your postcard. Decorate it with patterns from everything you can find at home: colored threads and ribbons, scraps of fabric and bows, rhinestones and sparkles, artificial flowers and herbarium.

Moments of happiness

DIY photo frame - best craft for the New Year. The cardboard base with stand is easy to make, just think in advance how big you want the frame, and only then cut it out! And then give free rein to your imagination. The frame can be decorated with pebbles, small shells, twigs, eggshell, coins, coffee beans and even pieces of old CDs. Every time, looking at a photo in a frame, your loved ones will remember the pleasant moments of life with a smile.

Knitted miracles

Do you know how to use knitting needles or crochet? Then you must please your loved ones with knitted crafts for the New Year with your own hands. A nice soft scarf or cozy mittens will keep them warm this winter. If you don't have enough time, knit a cup cover, a funny animal, a keychain or a Christmas tree decoration. It is such cute little things that fill our home with magical warmth.

Felt kingdom

Interesting DIY New Year crafts are made from felt. By using ready-made patterns, which are available in abundance on the Internet, you can make them without much difficulty. Volumetric cones, stars, hearts and balls on colored ribbons will fit perfectly into the New Year's interior. And if you show a little diligence, it will be populated by good-natured hares, squirrels, deer, bullfinches and other fabulous creatures.

Featherbed of bright dreams

The pillow is beautiful and practical gift for the New Year, made with your own hands. Embroider a regular pillowcase with green triangles, snowflakes and stars - you will get a festive pillow with Christmas trees. Intercept it with wide bright ribbons, tie a lush bow and add large beads. You can also make a New Year's applique separately, and then carefully sew it to the pillowcase.

Sweet treasures

Delight your children with a sweet DIY gift for the New Year. Brush a round wooden base with honey and sprinkle with cookie crumbs. On this sandy island, build a chest of chocolate bars, sealing them with melted chocolate. Attach handles from licorice flagella and dust the chest with dry cocoa. Fill it with golden wrappers, shiny candies and colored lollipops, and your little one will be delighted with this treasure.

Miniature sculpture

By the way, you can safely invite kids to a creative workshop. After all, New Year gifts from children's hands are endlessly touching. Together you can make a snowman out of polymer clay. Instruct your child to sculpt the balls for the body, and do the small details yourself. Fasten them together, add a carrot nose, a hat and scarf and bake according to the instructions. And when the snowman has cooled down, draw a funny face, although the eyes can also be sculpted from clay, and the smile and eyebrows can be carefully squeezed out with a toothpick or a special knife for polymer clay.

Fairy tale inside

A snow globe is one of the most popular DIY New Year's gifts. Take a round jar with a lid and glue a small figurine to it with waterproof glue. Pour multi-colored sparkles into the jar itself, add water and 100–150 ml of glycerin. It will create the effect of falling snow. Screw the lid tightly, having previously coated its edges with glue. This magical ball will delight you all holidays.

Lights on the Christmas tree

From the most seemingly useless things you can make original gifts for the New Year with your own hands. Old light bulbs, for example, make extraordinary Christmas decorations. Treat the glass with acetone, cover it with white acrylic paint and paint it with bright patterns. Decorate your art with beads and attach fishing line to the base. Among the coniferous paws, such decorations look very elegant. You can also make miniature snowmen, Santa Claus or funny animals from light bulbs.

Eternal snowflakes

Snowflakes from plastic bottles- interesting DIY New Year's decor. Cut off the bottom with a stationery knife, make cuts in the indentations and sand the sharp edges with sandpaper. The result will be a flower with five petals. Coat the inside with clear nail polish and sprinkle with glitter. Paint the bottom with paints on the outside. Attach a ribbon loop to the snowflake - your unusual DIY decor is ready.

Sparkling decor

Are you going to give it to your friends? Bright decor will turn it into original gift for the New Year with your own hands. Quickly coat the bottle with glue and carefully roll it in gold powder or colorful confetti. Tie a ribbon with a bow on top and hang a large striped candy cane on it. And you can put a red felt Santa cap on the cork.

The aroma of the holiday

Soap self made - good idea DIY New Year's gift. Melt 25 g of white soap, pour in green dye and 5 drops of fir oil. Let the mixture harden in a plate and cut out 2 Christmas trees with a cookie cutter. Melt another 60 g of soap, add pink dye, glitter and pine oil. Place one Christmas tree at the bottom of the soap mold, fill it with pink base and place the second Christmas tree. Spray the soap with alcohol and let it harden. The easiest way to make holiday soap is to melt green soap, pour it into children's Christmas tree-shaped molds and let it harden.

Melodic souvenir

Do-it-yourself strumming pendant “Music of the Wind” - one of best gifts for the New Year. You can use a small flower pot or a thick branch as a base. Using white yarn, attach all kinds of details to it: mother-of-pearl beads, decorative coins, bells, angel figures, door keys, etc. Their quiet melodious chime will create a feeling of celebration.

Surprise your loved ones this New Year with homemade gifts. They can never be compared with the trinkets that fill store windows. Especially if you put a piece of your soul into your gifts.

On New Year's Day, it is customary to give gifts to everyone, and you certainly should not ignore your friend. There are many ways to please the girl with whom you are used to sharing both joys and sorrows, discussing films and boyfriends, or going to the club and shopping.

Due to the fact that the New Year is not a birthday and gifts need to be given to both friends and numerous relatives, most try to get by inexpensively, but pleasant gifts. When choosing what to give your friend for New Year 2018, you should pay attention not only to the gift itself, but also to the way it is presented.

Sweet surprises: original and homemade

It's a rare girl who doesn't like sweets, so budget gifts in the form of interesting cookies, chocolates will appeal to almost everyone. In the Year of the Dog, such gifts will be relevant. A wonderful gift would be a bar of good chocolate, not necessarily handmade, it is enough that it is of the luxury category.

If you want to present a gift in an original way, then you can show your imagination by creating creative packaging or the sweet itself with your own hands. Please note that below are some interesting ideas.

Happy pills

The so-called happiness pills are nothing more than ordinary candies such as “M&M’s” or “Skittles”, chewing marmalade or montpensiers, enclosed in a beautiful glass jar, bottle, jug, equipped with original instructions for use, for example, “Take one tablet at a time.” during tea drinking during acute attacks of apathy, boredom and to improve mood.” You can add a humorous description of the composition of the “tablets” and precautions. In general, the cost of a gift will not be high, but along with sweets you will give a sea of ​​positive emotions. By the way, such a gift would be suitable for a friend who has everything and you don’t know what is best to give her. A creative approach in this case is the right choice.


 Let's make two gifts in the form of happiness pills.

Let's prepare beautiful jars and ribbons.

The candies themselves. In one case, we will pour chewing marmalade into a jar, in the other - M&M’s candies.

Cut enough ribbon and tie it around the neck of the jar.

For more narrow tape Let's string several pendants.

Let's tie the neck. We will place the bows one above the other. There is already marmalade inside.

We’ll also decorate the bottle in the same spirit, only we’ll use a different color for the ribbon.

Let's decorate the bottle additionally paper butterfly, which is made of thick paper, colored with felt-tip pens. Glue it to the side of the bottle. All that remains is to remove the cork and pour M&M’s inside.

The matter remains small. You need to write instructions for use and stick it to the jar or hang it on the neck with a ribbon.

Frame with candies

Another gift of the same type is a frame with candies. Choose a photo frame that you think is suitable and buy small multi-colored candies (in this case “Skittles” are used).


 Please note that it is written on the glass English: “Break the glass in case of urgent need.”

Bend the clips and remove the cardboard side of the frame.

Wipe the glass thoroughly.

Pour the candy onto the table.

Sort by color and place in a frame.

Using the back wall of the frame as a template, cut out a new wall from cardboard, since the old one will not fit due to the fact that the candies have taken away some of the volume.

Glue the new wall with tape.

Write an inspirational message or greeting on top.

How to make candy and cookies

Receiving sweets that are made yourself with all the warmth of your heart is doubly pleasant. Try to surprise your friend with your culinary skills. You won’t have to work particularly hard with mixing the ingredients, since ready-made products will be used. To make cookies and sweets with nuts, purchase: white and milk (dark) chocolate, if not available, then silicone molds, nuts (in this case, hazelnuts and peanuts), cookie molds (if not available), cake layers.


 Let's start cooking. Let's take nuts.

Place several pieces on the bottom of the silicone molds, leaving room for the chocolate. Pour dark chocolate melted in a water bath on top. We put it in the refrigerator.

Now take the cookie cutters.

Unpack the chocolate cake layers.

Using molds, cut out figures from the cakes.

Brush the figures with melted dark chocolate. By the way, you can make mushrooms from marshmallows. They should be dipped first in chocolate, then in coconut.

Then melt the white chocolate. Place it in a pastry bag. If you don't have a pastry bag, use a regular plastic bag. Cut off one corner and draw white chocolate designs on the cookies.

Take a plastic bag. Cut a strip from a napkin, wrapping paper or cardboard and fold it in half lengthwise. Seal the bag with a stapler.

Snowman from Raffaello

Raffaello sweets are traditionally associated with the holiday. To some extent, they have already become a banal gift, but what if you make a snowman out of them?


 Take three Raffaello candies, cut a strip of cellophane about 10 cm wide and 20 cm long.

Place the candies on one edge next to each other.

Wrap one side of cellophane like packaging. Secure with a piece of tape to prevent it from unraveling.

Cut off the excess.

Tie a bow from packaging or satin ribbon. Draw the eyes with a felt-tip pen (choose a permanent marker to avoid bleeding) and a nose.

The snowman is ready.

By the way, a great addition to a sweet gift would be good tea or coffee in a beautifully decorated package.

Video: gift packaging for tea or coffee

Cosmetics, hygiene items - inexpensive options

Girls over 20 prefer to use certain brands of cosmetics and choose the color of lipsticks, eye shadow, and blush on their own. It's hard to guess here unless you know for sure. Inexpensive cosmetics as a gift are only suitable for a teenager. If you still want to give something cosmetics or cosmetic accessories, and you have very little money, go to a fixed-price store; many have found good products there for themselves through trial and error.

Here is a list of fixed price products that customers recommend. It should be noted that all these products are of decent quality and have many positive reviews. Due to the expansion of the assortment and the appearance of goods on the shelves at different fixed prices, you can choose interesting items:

  • decals for the body or a set of glitter tattoos - sparkles, 6 stencils, brush;
  • sets of makeup brushes and blush;
  • varnishes and rhinestones for manicure;
  • Fito series hand and body creams;
  • creams from Humalaya, Organix Natura hand and body cream-oil;
  • eye pencils;
  • micellar water;
  • tonics “One Hundred Beauty Recipes” and “Clean Line”;
  • hair mask from Grandma Agafya;
  • balm “Vitactive Hair Repair”;
  • hygienic hand gel;
  • shower gel with three oils;
  • manicure corrector;
  • sponges for washing;
  • aromatic sachets.

Lately, individual beauty boxes have become popular. Buy a box with a New Year's theme (you can buy everything at the same fixed price), put tinsel or artificial snow on the bottom, and on top the filling itself: cosmetics, perfumes or jewelry and accessories, which will be discussed in the next section.

Watch the videos to see how to make your own gift soap and body scrub.

Video: lemon and coffee scrubs with decoration

Video: New Year's soap

Jewelry and Accessories: Making Instructions

Earrings, rings, bracelets, necklaces, accessories - all these trinkets bring many pleasant moments to their owner and help create an individual image. If the gift is intended for a beloved friend, then you most likely know about her preferences and will be able to please her. Gift ideas:

  • hair accessories;
  • handbags;
  • cosmetic bags;
  • watch;
  • keychains;
  • wallets (necessarily with some kind of banknote inside);
  • phone case (if you know the model.

Thinking about how to make a gift yourself? We offer two master classes on making original gifts.

Headband with beads

Handmade headband is the rage of fashion. They are made to order. But if you buy the simplest headband, ribbons, beads and glue, you can make a New Year's gift for a friend.


 Take the headband. Glue the tip of the satin ribbon to the headband and gradually wrap the ribbon around the entire headband, adding a drop of glue from time to time.

The headband is completely wrapped with ribbon and is ready for decoration.

Think over the design of the headband in advance and select beads of the desired colors and other decor.

If the bezel is simply covered with beads, then we sew it from one edge to the other; if there is a clearly marked middle, then first we sew on the middle decorative element, and then the beads from the middle.

Bracelet made of natural stones

Everything you need to make a bracelet from natural stones purchased in craft stores or ordered from an online store. You should worry about this in advance.


 You will need: a thin elastic band, stones (they can be selected according to your zodiac sign), randels.

We cut off the required amount of elastic, and we cut it along the arm with a small margin to make a knot and in two layers. Fold the elastic in half and hold the ends together.

We string bead-randel-bead-randel, etc.

Let's lower the suspension. Then again beads and randels.

We insert one end into the loop. We tie and tighten the knot. Trim off the excess elastic.

Equipment and additions to it

Any equipment fails sooner or later. If your friend’s hair dryer or curling iron recently broke, you are probably aware of this, which means you have a reason to please her with a useful gift. Although you can give equipment just like that. If your friend likes to travel, give her a foldable travel hair dryer, and if she likes to experiment with her hair, give her a curling hair stick.

A portable phone charger is always useful, because this device tends to discharge at the most inopportune moment. The same useful gift- headphones. Usually they do not last long, especially if they are stored in a handbag, so they will not be superfluous, and to make the gift last longer, make a holder for headphones.


 Take a house cleaning rag or felt if you have one.

We draw a cat and cut it out in duplicate.

Glue the parts to each other using hot glue. We do not glue the bottom.

Stuff the figure with padding polyester. If you don’t have anything like that, even cellophane bags will do. Stuff the holder with them.

Now glue the bottom part too.

Now take a regular hair tie and cut it like this. And glue it.

On top we glue the paws cut from the same material.

Use a pen to mark the location of the eyes. Glue beads there.

Now we attach the lower legs.

You can give it with headphones or just like that.

Other great gifts:

  • multicooker;
  • massager;
  • epilator;
  • electric manicure set.

Stationery - always useful

To find a New Year's gift for a schoolgirl or student friend, go to a store that sells books, notebooks and stationery. There is a lot of stuff there that can serve as a gift, from special gift editions of art and cookery books to pens, diaries, globes, and geographical maps. Let's assume that you like a book or diary. We will make an original packaging for it, or rather a decorative cover.


 You need to cut out two rectangles: the height of the rectangle is the height of the book +5 mm, +1 cm for the seams. The width is measured from edge to edge when the book is folded + together with the width of the binding, plus a centimeter for seams + 7 mm for loose fitting + the width of two hems.

measuring tape, ruler, marker,

We fold the embroidery and the front part face to face, stitch it, you can make a loop for the handle.

To prevent it from showing through, glue interlining.

Trim the embroidery onto the fabric. We fold right sides to each other and sew along the side edges, retreating 1 cm. Then turn them inside out.

Iron it out.

Having tried on the cover, we make folds of the required width and pin them, but only to the top half.

Now you need to turn the cover inside out wrong side. Then you need to stitch the cover on both sides along the long sides, but leaving a small hole through which we will then turn the cover inside out. If you want, you can sew in a tab when you sew the top seam.

Trim the corners before turning inside out.

All that remains is to sew up the hole.

Keep in mind that you can make not only a cover for a book or diary yourself, but also a cover for your passport.

Video: textile passport cover

Chocolate Notepad

On the one hand, it’s good when you have the opportunity to buy something, you can save time, but on the other hand, what to do if you have no money at all? We'll have to somehow get out. And the solution to the problem again lies in self-production gift. But, the main thing is that consumables They were also at hand and I didn’t have to buy anything else. Perhaps one of these options would be a homemade notebook. A4 sheets, corrugated cardboard, PVA glue, felt-tip pens (preferably acrylic paint) are available, but if not, the cost of these materials is cheap.


 Take A4 sheets of paper and fold them in half.

Folding 10 sheets in this way, the result is a notebook of 20 sheets. We unfold the sheets, stack them on top of each other and fasten them at the edges with paper clips.

To join the sheets, place two erasers under the fold.

Then open the stapler.

Pierce the sheets like this.

All that remains is to remove the eraser from the back side...

and bend the staples.

Now you need a piece corrugated cardboard. In this case, a piece of 21 by 15 cm is used.

You will also need 16 small pieces of cardboard measuring 3 by 4 cm.

Glue with any suitable glue.

Pour PVA glue into a bowl.

We tear the most ordinary newspaper into small pieces.

Dip newspaper in glue and glue it to the joints. While the glue is still wet, use a ruler to press the newspaper into the indentations. You can use a brush to apply the glue. In this case, simply apply a dry piece of newspaper to the desired place and coat it with glue.

When the entire surface is covered with pieces of newspaper and dried, paint the surface with dark brown acrylic paint.

We apply it with a sponge.

Coat narrow areas with a thin piece of sponge. The chocolate is ready.

Now we do the same thing to make a part for the other side of the notebook.

To hide the staples on the sheets, cut out a sheet of the same length as the notepad sheets; the width can be any. Glue with a glue stick or double-sided tape.

Coat the back of the cardboard with glue.

Glue the sheets on top.

Now let's do it beautiful packaging for chocolate. Let's take thick paper, measuring 15 by 16 cm.

Let's draw two rectangles intersecting each other, round the corners, draw a semicircle on the sides, and draw two lines on the sides.

Erase all auxiliary lines.

In the center we write “Chocolate”, at the top we draw a heart, at the bottom we write “in love”, i.e. "with love".

Now we take a brown felt-tip pen and start drawing: we outline the outline of the “cloud” thicker, we also thicken all the vertical lines of the letters, in the word “Chocolate” we add a shadow to the letters, we paint over the outer part of the heart with brown, then we draw small rectangles on the sides, imitating the firmware, and that’s it paint the rest brown. Take a blue felt-tip pen: paint over the inside of the heart, draw the inner and outer outline of the cloud, and draw blue stripes along the edges.

Take a thick sheet of paper 21 by 15 cm.

Draw a line along the short edge at a distance of 0.5 cm from the edge, then 2 cm, repeat the same on the other side.

Using the blunt side of a utility knife, go along all the lines, and then use a ruler to carefully bend them.

Coat the narrow part with PVA glue,

Glue the drawing.

Take the “chocolate”, carefully wrap it in foil and place it in the box you just made. Unfold the foil slightly on top.

Gift in original packaging ready.

Clothes are also a gift

It's hard to imagine a more useful gift than clothes. However, not everyone considers clothes as a gift. Indeed, it is quite difficult to guess the style and size, and it is customary to give clothes only to close people. But we are talking about a gift for a friend. And you have probably already studied all her tastes and preferences, so choosing clothes as a gift will not be difficult for you. You can give various accessories: scarves, handbags; you can give cozy pajamas with a cool pattern, a robe, even underwear is not prohibited.

Give the mood: New Year's souvenirs

Why not think about exclusively New Year's gifts? There is a lot you can do on your own. And then, not only will the gift be unique, but it will also work out on a budget. So, the list of New Year's gifts:

  1. Magnet with the symbol of the coming year and the zodiac sign of a friend. Buying a magnet on New Year's Eve is very simple, they are sold literally at every turn, but we recommend making it from felt; you will find a suitable magnet.
  2. New Year frames for photos. Make such a frame yourself, decorate it with sparkles, snowflakes, and after a while there will probably be a photo of you and your friend celebrating the New Year together.
  3. Christmas toys. If you buy something interesting Christmas tree decoration, which will look like a gift, then you will have to spend a lot of money. Try again to make do with available materials. How to make Christmas tree decorations and balls, see the articles “

Show me a person who doesn't like gifts? And, of course, many people like to give them. But often the process of finding a suitable gift turns into real hell, especially if you need a lot of them at once, as is usually the case two or three days before the New Year. Money is running short, there is only consumer goods left on the shelves, and it is unknown what to give to a second cousin who has suddenly appeared!

What a pity that the times when a book was a universal gift have sunk into oblivion (today almost everyone has both a tablet and an e-reader). And I don’t want to give something trivial that will be immediately passed on or thrown away as unnecessary. Thinking about all of the above, I discovered that there are at least 25 gifts that you can easily make yourself, moreover, without spending much money, using mainly scrap materials.

1. Soft toys and sofa cushions

Kids will never turn down a big soft toy, and neither will most adults. And sewing any funny face is not as difficult as it might seem at first. Don't throw away old clothes, bright children's socks, shreds, buttons, beads and you will always have the right material at hand. You can stuff the toy with holofiber specially purchased for this occasion, or you can use the same shreds or padding polyester. Make the pattern yourself, or find a simple master class on the Internet. Don’t be afraid of the difficulties, the Internet is simply replete with the easiest video tutorials on any type of needlework! Even a child can sew a pillow with their help!




2.New Year's wreath

An ideal New Year's gift for a friend, mother, sister or colleague. Everything related to decor that is done with taste and a sense of style will be appreciated! This traditional wreath, hanging over a door or decorating a table, will become bright accent in a festive interior.


One of the most simple master classes...




Take an unnecessary aluminum trample, use pliers to straighten it until it takes the shape of a circle (this is not difficult to do by hand, even without using other tools). String it on a wire New Year's balls different sizes and different colors (pre-lubricate the places where they touch each other with glue so that your wreath holds the desired shape) until you fill the entire space. The colorful wreath is ready!

Anything can serve as material for a New Year's and Christmas wreath - from clothespins to foil! Imagine!

3. DIY vintage painting

Using a cutout from gloss and canvas, you can make an unusual and stylish gift in a couple of hours, which will suit your girlfriend, your beloved, your second cousin, your hairdresser Zoya, and your English teacher. Cut from a magazine beautiful photo or a drawing, paste it onto the canvas with the pattern “down” (you will get a “mirror” reflection) and leave the painting until completely dry. Then take a spray bottle, a sponge and begin to gently remove the top layer (see photo), splashing water on the canvas and wiping it with a sponge until the picture appears. The paper will be removed in fibers - they must be removed immediately and excess water removed. When the painting is completely dry, you can rub it a little with a dry abrasive sponge to give it a worn, vintage look, so to speak. Now you can open it with varnish.






4.Handmade soap

Soap is a unique gift. Everyone uses soap. Moreover, if it is made by hand with the addition of oils and herbs... Mmm... The easiest way to make it: rub the block baby soap on a grater and heat it in a water bath with 2 tsp. olive oil. Then add 100 g of water and cook everything until smooth, stirring occasionally. As you go, add (optional): finely chopped herbs, dried fruits, ground coffee, dyes. Add essential oils last and immediately remove your brew from the heat! Grease your soap molds with oil and you are ready to pour your soap! A couple of hours in a cold place and your unique handmade gift is ready. To remove the product from the molds, you need to turn them upside down and tap lightly. If you have any difficulties, hold the molds over the fire for a while - the soap will melt and slide out easily. You can also freeze it in the refrigerator for a few hours and try to pull it out again.


8.Birthday calendar for the most forgetful friend

What do you think about the idea of ​​a calendar where the birthdays and anniversaries of all your relatives and friends will be entered? I think this is cool, especially if among your friends there is someone who consistently forgets these dates! Include additional cells in the kit for such a very useful thing, in case new dates appear, and the calendar will serve its owner for a very, very long time!


9.Original postcard

Don't forget about postcards! big, beautiful postcard with a “twist” it can become both a full-fledged gift and an addition to the main present.


10. Gift for a needlewoman

Is your friend interested in sewing? Is your mom always making something? Give them a beautiful pincushion! Such things are sewn quite simply, but the needlewomen themselves always have little time for themselves. What can you say, a shoemaker without boots! How to sew .



11. All kinds of decorations

There is never enough decoration! Therefore, you can safely give your friend, mother, mother-in-law, or colleague a hand-made necklace or brooch, but only if you know at least a little about her taste preferences!



12. Towel - robe


Giving just a towel is trivial, but presenting a towel that, if desired, can be transformed into a very comfortable and stylish robe is already something. The secret is simple: buy a large bath towel, a couple of buttons, ruffles and ribbons “to match” and start assembling the “transformer”. Make a couple of loops on the towel at one end in the chest area, and sew buttons on the other (here, of course, you need to know the size of the person for whom you are preparing this gift). You can sew ruffles or ribbons on the bottom and sides. You can also make embroidery, a monogram with initials, or applique on the robe. This gift will be appreciated by many, because this thing is not only beautiful, but also practical - it can be used both at home and on the beach. If you think that this will not be enough, you can buy bright slippers or a set of useful “bath” little things for your robe: bombs, bath foam, body scrubs, essential oils, handmade soap.


13. Bath bombs

Another “bath” gift is homemade “fizzy drinks” filled with aromatic oils and skin-friendly starch. Many people will like this gift.

The simplest recipe for making “bombs”: take 2 cups of soda; a cup of citric acid and the same amount of corn starch (it can be replaced with potato starch or milk powder); 0.5 cups of sea salt; 2 tbsp. any oil (olive, coconut, walnut...); 1-2 tsp. any essential oil; dye as desired.


You can also add herbs, coconut flakes, ground coffee, etc. if desired. The main thing is in moderation, otherwise your bombs may not form well. Now mix starch, citric acid, soda and sea salt. If you use dry dye, use that too. Mix thoroughly to completely remove any lumps. Then mix: base and essential oils, as well as dye (if it is liquid). Shake the mixture to a creamy consistency and mix it with the starch-soda mixture, dripping drop by drop into the center and gradually kneading everything until smooth. If the resulting mass is smooth and does not crumble, you can form bombs; if it does fall apart, sprinkle it with water and knead again.

Molds for bombs can be special molds or any available materials: an ice cream spoon, an “egg” from a Kinder Surprise... Dry the finished products on a napkin until they become hard as a rock and you can start packaging!

14. Sweets

Today, confectionery factories produce a lot of “themed” delicacies for the New Year holidays: snow-covered houses made of ginger or almond cookies, chocolate trees and Snowman figurines, snowflakes - gingerbread cookies... You can do all this yourself if you wish! Moreover, both adults and children will be delighted with such gifts!


15. Beautiful decor for bottles or glasses

An ideal gift option for those who are interested in making homemade wines and liqueurs. In any other case, you can give good wine or cognac, while decorating the bottle with something “New Year and Christmas”.

Before you start decorating the bottle, it is better to remove all labels from it and wash it thoroughly. When it's dry, start decorating. You can use a syringe filled with glue to apply a design on it, and then quickly sprinkle it with semolina and let it dry. The resulting pattern will resemble frost.


The second decor option is decoupage. Apply a good coat of primer (this could be paint or glue) to a clean bottle, then take a regular patterned table napkin and peel off the very top layer. Using a brush and a solution of glue and water (1:1), glue the napkin onto the bottle, smoothing out any uneven surfaces with your fingers. Allow the work to dry completely, then coat it with varnish. You can also further decorate the bottle with sparkles, inscriptions, stamps, etc.


The third option is to decorate with cotton fabric or an elastic bandage. To do this, you need to soak the bandage fabric for a couple of minutes in glue, and then carefully stick it on the bottle, modeling beautiful folds and irregularities. The fabric is applied in one layer, but with the bandage you may need to tinker and put it in two or three layers. When the glue is completely dry, the bottle can be painted or decoupaged. The final stage is opening the finished work with varnish.


You can decorate glasses in the same way: paint them acrylic paints, decoupage, make openwork modeling from thermoplastic or polymer clay.

16. Christmas tree decorations

The most popular New Year's gift. There are many beautiful Christmas tree decorations today, but none of them compares to the one you make with your own hands, because it automatically becomes unique. Consider the characteristics of the person to whom you are giving such toys. A musician - decoupage the balls with sheets of music, an architect - glue mini-models from cardboard, loves dancing - fashion ballet shoes out of plastic, is crazy about cars - attach a ribbon to a small Ferrari model...



17. Fun flash drive decor

The flash drive is now the same necessary thing in our everyday life, like a telephone or a comb. Without a flash drive - nowhere. But presenting a friend or relative with just a flash drive is somehow... boring. But giving a photographer a miniature “Canon”, which, if necessary, quickly transforms into an information carrier, is at least funny! How to make a work of art out of an ordinary flash drive? Using polymer clay. But only self-hardening, since the usual one will have to be baked together with the equipment, and this, alas, is deplorable for the latter.


18. Gloves

In such a snowy winter, a pair of gloves will never be superfluous! They, of course, can be knitted, but it’s easier and faster to sew them from an old sweater, a piece of dovyaz or thick felt. The scheme is simple - draw a hand - a mitten - on paper or cardboard the right size and cut it out, adding another 2 cm for the seams. Now take a fabric or an old sweater, apply your stencil to it and trace it twice (the second time in a mirror manner). All that remains is to cut out both parts of the mitten and sew them together. The rest of the decor is at your discretion.


19. Clothes for your beloved pet

If the person you are looking for a gift for has a cat or dog, a good gift there will be a warm “fur coat” for his beloved pet. And if this “fur coat” is made with funny New Year’s prints (with a hood in the shape of a Santa hat or with deer horns) - this is a double plus. You can use unnecessary knitted items, worn-out towels, or any other scraps as material. And to make it easier for you to navigate, here is a basic cutting diagram...

20. Key holder

Maybe I’m the only one whose keys bring a lot of trouble - they tear the linings of my pockets, get lost in the depths of my bag, get confused with the headphones of the player... Maybe. But, if you know another such person, give him a key holder! Believe me, he will be very, very grateful to you!


21. Warm slippers, socks or blanket

In winter, warm clothes become our fetish! We buy gloves en masse, run to supermarkets for duvets, take out bags with extra insoles from the depths of closets... Therefore, everything soft and warm will be an ideal gift for the New Year! If you really want, you can sew a large one from fleece and warm blanket, or you can give a more modest gift - socks or slippers.


22. Passport cover

Today, handmade passport covers have become very popular: made of felt, jeans, lace. You can try to sew the same one. Or you can decoupage a regular plastic cover.


23. New Year's bottle decor

A bottle of champagne in a fluffy bright “fur coat” (this could be a Santa, deer, Snow Maiden, snowman or Christmas tree costume) will be a good gift for lovers of all kinds of New Year’s decorative things. They will drink the champagne, but the fur coat will remain, and it can be used more than once! The simplest cut of such “clothes” looks like mini aprons with ties at the bottom and neck.


24. Socks for gifts

If you are visiting a whole family, then you can give traditional personalized socks as a gift, which hang over the fireplace and into which the caring Grandfather Frost then puts gifts. Sewing them is not difficult, just draw and cut out a stencil of the required size from paper, transfer it to the fabric twice (the second time in a mirror), leaving a couple of centimeters for the seams and sew both blanks, finishing the edges beautifully before doing this. A couple of bright ribbons and Christmas decorations - the socks are ready!


25. Sweet bouquet of candies

A bouquet of sweets that you can easily make with your own hands will be a good gift for any table. Watch the master class...

The magical time has come when you can... remember with tenderness the best moments of the passing year and make New Year's gifts with your own hands for your closest people. Engage in pleasant and useful creativity that will fill your heart with love and warmth.

New Year is perhaps the most fabulous holiday, and everyone is looking for their own miracle and beauty in it. It will always remind us of childhood, and be associated with gifts and an upcoming miracle. And when you become an adult, you can do this miracle yourself, you just need to show a little imagination. We have prepared for you the most creative ideas on how to make New Year's gifts with your own hands. They are expecting you interesting videos lessons, bright photos and unique master classes– get ready to create and enjoy the process and the result.

The pre-New Year bustle is a troublesome, but very pleasant time. After all, there is a desire and opportunity to give gifts to your loved ones attention, warmth and, of course, pleasant surprises , which they may have missed so much throughout the year. And if you also put in a little effort and do everything yourself, then such a gift will have no price at all.

Get ready to try on the role of the Good Wizard, because we will teach you how to make New Year's gifts with your own hands for 2020. What will bring your loved ones joy and New Year's mood?

  • Souvenirs.
  • Sweets.
  • Postcards.
  • Toys.
  • Warm accessories.
  • Beautiful New Year's things, without which it is simply impossible to imagine the upcoming holiday.

So, we invite you to plunge into the atmosphere of joy and magic yourself and master a few simple master classes.

DIY gifts for the New Year: simple master classes for beginners

Most universal New Year's gift– this is, of course, a postcard. And if you make such a surprise with your own hands, write a few kind words and hang it on the Christmas tree, then this gift will also become the most valuable. Let's do something like this stylish postcard. For this we need:

  • scrapbooking paper;
  • a simple card without a picture;
  • decorative carnations or craft pins;
  • stationery glue;
  • double-sided tape;
  • pencil;
  • ruler;
  • scissors.

  1. Prepare paper for scrapbooking. It is better to take 12 sheets with different designs on New Year theme. Let them all be in the same color scheme. Cut 12 rectangles, 10 cm long. Make the width of the first rectangle 9 cm, and increase all subsequent ones by 6 mm.

2. Roll the rectangles into tubes, about 1 cm in diameter. For this it is better to use a pen or pencil. We glue the edge of the tube, as shown in the photo.

3. Glue the tubes together in descending order so that we have it turned out to be a figurine of a Christmas tree. We leave the Christmas tree to dry a little, and then “plant” it on the double-sided cattle on top of our postcard.

4. Decorate the Christmas tree to your taste– decorative carnations, rhinestones, sequins, bows. We insert the decor between the seams of paper tubes.

And this is another idea for New Year's cards with your own hands.

You can make one for those with a sweet tooth Christmas tree made of candies.

It's very easy to do. Cut a cone out of white cardboard and alternately wrap it with New Year's tinsel and cover with colorful candies, using double-sided tape. Also secure the layers with regular tape.

Also, instead of a Christmas tree, you can make New Year's basket and put in it whatever your heart desires.

Cute New Year's gifts for all occasions

It happens that you need to prepare a huge number of gifts for the New Year, but there is not much time and opportunity for this. Use your skills and talents. For example, if you knit or crochet, prepare in advance cute, creative souvenirs that your loved ones will absolutely love. For example, “warming” clothes for a cup or chic openwork snowflakes a true craftswoman can knit it in just a couple of hours.



If knitting is still not your thing, we offer you a wonderful idea for inexpensive corporate gifts - felt rims for cups will cheer up your colleagues and demonstrate your care and attention. Decorate a strip of felt with funny figures, place it on a cup and secure the ends with glue or Velcro.

Also on New Year it is customary to give soft toys and sometimes the most unexpected materials are used for them. For example, for making these snowmen you can take regular socks, of course, clean and whole.

Cut the toe off the sock and tie the bottom with thread. Pour in rice or other cereal and form the body of a snowman, giving it round shape. Tie with thread and add rice to form a head. Tie at the top. Make eyes, a nose, decorate the figure with a scarf and buttons. Use the cut part of the sock as a hat for a snowman. Such a gift will be a real surprise for both adults and children.

How to wrap and beautifully present a New Year's gift?

It happens that you already have a gift, and you just need it beautifully packaged. There is also a lot for this creative ideas, which will help you turn the congratulations process into a real fairy tale. For example, you can make stylish bags made of natural linen and hide them throughout the apartment. In each of these bags you can hide a sweet prize or some cute trinket - made of beads or other material.

You can also use a more traditional packaging method - a paper box.

In general, gift processing is also a very important process. If you are preparing a surprise for colleagues, you can make original ones out of paper New Year's boxes, templates of which you see on this page.

You can decorate ordinary boxes very stylishly and concisely - use available materials and your imagination!


Modern crafts simply fascinate with their diversity and beauty. Yes, New Year's souvenirs for 2020 are some kind of continuous holiday of creativity and joy! Watch video lessons and enjoy creativity and beauty.

Ideas for New Year's souvenirs for friends and family