New Year's decor

New Year's fairs, perhaps the most visited departments of shopping centers. Starting in November, when these pavilions are just opening, and until December 31, people come here, wander through the mazes woven from garlands and fluffy coniferous branches, buy souvenirs, although there are probably a lot of them in the home arsenal. New Year has to spend, pleasant acquisitions, updating the interior. However, homemade jewelry may well compete with the purchased ones. They are unique, filled with warmth, which was transmitted to things from the skillful hands of the craftswoman and her soul.
In the traditions of the Old World
Previously, in European countries, especially in the northern states, women always prepared surprises for the Christmas tree for their neighbors and their children, using what was in the needlework basket. Elegant bags were necessarily sewn - then cookies were put in them, nuts, pies and candy wrapped in colored paper. To make this improvised package original, it was made curly: in the form of a traditional New Year's sock or mittens.
Making such objects is very simple: you will need patches of plaid fabric, pieces of white fleece or fur, a pair of flat buttons (different sizes can be), some kind of braid. Half an hour - and the little thing is ready.
The design kit will be complete if other accessories are created in a single concept - stars, funny birds, animals, etc.
Slavic stylization
Our ancestors made simple toys for the winter holidays from cheap materials - matting, linen, the remnants of chintz bought for sundresses and shirts. Now such products are considered trendy: ethnic styles are extremely popular.
At modern hand made exhibitions, creative crafts from rough burlap are increasingly found, and they look like an exclusive decor. Their charm is in deliberate simplicity: the stitches are not machine, but manual, for finishing, lace is taken that imitates homespun, the edges are not specially crafted.
There is a special charm in the primitivism of folk crafts.
Cooperative activity
It is no coincidence that New Year and Christmas celebrations are called family celebrations. Holidays are celebrated with the closest people, preparatory activities are held with their relatives, children also tend to participate in everything. So, you need to attract children to an exciting creative process.
The pattern, which consists of two circles, cotton wool, cut foam rubber for stuffing, buttons, beads - and now a cheerful snowman smiles on the Christmas tree, woolen balls or balls turned into Santa Claus.
Even a baby of preschool age can cut an elegant heart based on the simplest pattern. Mom will help to connect the two halves with silk thread, and the daughter will be able to carefully paste guipure, glass beads, satin bows, rhinestones on both sides.
With what pride the young needlewoman will plant this miracle on a pine paw, or maybe she will present it to her grandmother, girlfriend.
Waves of the East
Since we are all to some extent passionate about oriental symbolism, then when translating decorating ideas, we must remember the goat and the sheep. The symbols of 2015 knitted, sewn, embroidered on napkins will be cozy at our holiday.