Interior decoration is the most exciting part of pre-holiday preparation, especially if you decide to make accessories for your home yourself. It is very important that the New Year's decor be associated with winter comfort, fairy tale and magic and, of course, reminded of the long-awaited holiday.
New Year's compositions from cones will help you simply, quickly and, most importantly, beautifully decorate the house for the New Year. Today, "House of Dreams" has prepared for you several ideas for creating such a decor.
Idea 1: Christmas tree toys from cones
A cone is a universal natural material that can become the basis for creating almost any toy. It's no secret that children like to do handicrafts most of all, especially they like to create figurines of various animals. To make New Year toys of cones, it is enough to pick up suitable additional materials and a little fantasy. Surely every child has his own collection of crafts made of plasticine. If you imagine that the cone is the animal's trunk, then it is not difficult to make an original toy, for example, a bunny.
If the house has old toys of small size, which the kid does not already play, you can turn them into original Christmas decorations. For example, by painting the surface of a cone with gold or silver paint and gluing a head, tail and legs to it, you can get a pretty penguin, a deer, a squirrel, or any other animal.
You can make a toy on a Christmas tree from cones and completely with your own hands. It is enough to paint it with a suitable paint, glue the bow in a tone and tie the thread to the top, and your Christmas tree will acquire an exclusive decoration. Very nice looking cones, completely covered with sequins.
And if there is at least a little felt or felt in the house, then it will not be difficult for you to make, for example, a New Year gnome. But that all the parts of the toy hold tightly to each other, it is best to glue the parts with hot glue.
And in order to make the main New Year symbol - Santa Claus, the cone must be dipped into red paint and let it dry well. The most important thing is to create the head of a magic grandfather. If there is no ready option, you can sew it from the fabric. To do this, you will need to pick up a small ball, trim it with a beige cloth, paste a white cotton wool in the form of a beard, and build a red cap at the top. You can paint Santa Claus's eyes, or you can glue small black beads.
Beautiful toys of cones with their own hands can be done using their scales. First, you need to determine the shape of the product and make a suitable workpiece, for example, from foam rubber or papier-mache. Then, gently removing the scales of cones, glue them on the surface of the workpiece. Since the New Year is associated with snow, you can decorate the toy with silver sequins.
Idea 2: Wreaths of cones
Cones are perfect for creating wreaths, which in many countries before the holidays adorn the front door.
First of all, to make a New Year's wreath, you need to prepare a soft, but at the same time solid workpiece. The material for it can be ordinary foam rubber or twisted paper. Having made a round wreath from the chosen material, it is desirable to wrap its surface with adhesive tape, so that it does not lose its shape. Then the wreath is covered with cones. Since this natural material is beautiful in itself, it is not necessary to paint cones with paint, varnish or aerosols. It is only at will.
This New Year's wreath of cones can be decorated with other natural gifts, for example, dry leaves or branches.
Very beautiful look wreaths of spruce cones, decorated with New Year's attributes, for example, Christmas toys, snowflakes, ribbons, flowers, etc. Also, before making a wreath, you can paint the cones with bright paint, best of all - with a spray from the can.
In addition to the round wreath, you can create any composition of fir cones on the front door. It all depends on the shape of the workpiece and additional decorations.
Idea 3: Christmas trees of cones
Christmas trees do not happen much. Since the cone with its shape already resembles a fluffy forest beauty, the easiest way to make a tree out of it is to paint the lump with bright silver paint, put it in a small container and decorate it with tinsel.
This hand-crafted item looks great as a decoration for the New Year's table. It is convenient to use different candlesticks for the stand under the tree.
Christmas tree of cones will probably become the main decoration of the interior. A more complex variant of the main holiday attribute can be done by gluing cones with cones. The form is easiest to create from a loose cardboard, fixing it along the edges with a stapler. Having pasted a billet with cones, it can be put in a flower pot or on a comfortable stand.
If you have a hollow conical shape, for example, wood or plastic, then you can attach a small stand to the bottom, and place the whole structure in a flower pot. Then your composition will look like an original decorative tree.
Idea 4: Decoration of interior with handicrafts from cones
Very beautiful New Year decor is created with the help of painted cones. For painting, you can use any coloring matter - aerosols, building paints, acrylic, etc. But you need to consider that in a dry and warm room, cones quickly open, losing their shape. To avoid this, before painting the cone it is necessary to dip into the glue and allow it to dry well.
A ready-made decoration can be used to create any composition, but the cones also look great in a "solo" version. For example, they can decorate shelves, a fireplace, and also place bright cones in a vase or basket.
You can also beautifully decorate New Year candlesticks with cones. It is enough to attach candlesticks, spruce twigs, New Year toys and cones on the stand, and the original composition is ready.
In addition, cones are a great material for creating a garland. You can fasten them together by wire or tape. If desired, cones can be painted in bright colors or add other ornaments to the garland.
And at the end of our review, another original idea of the New Year's decor is to hang fir cones to a chandelier or wall lamp.
New Year's compositions from cones will be an excellent opportunity to prepare the house in an original and beautiful way for the upcoming holidays. In addition, having plunged into the fascinating process of their creation, you are sure to fully experience the atmosphere of magic and fairy tales.