All craft fans know that you can create many beautiful things with paper. If you want to decorate your home festively at Christmas, you will find 10 great DIY ideas for attractive and individual Christmas decorations made of paper. Quickly folded, glued or cut out, your own crafts will make the Christmas season even more beautiful.
DIY paper snowflake
Gorgeouswinter decorationYou can design paper snowflakes for your home. Whether as a decoration for the Christmas tree or as a window decoration, the paper snowflakes are a real eye-catcher. Gather the necessary craft materials and choose the shape of your snowflakes. Watch the video to see the different folding and paper cutting techniques you can use to create a charming and festive Christmas decoration.
For the homemade paper snowflake you will need the following materials:
white paper
Scissors
Pencil
Christmas tree made of paper and wooden skewer
For our next DIY project you will need the following materials:
Papier
wooden skewer
Glas
Chestnuts
Scissors
Pencil
Directions:
To make it, the paper is first cut out into rectangles and squares. The size of each additional figure should be slightly smaller than the previous one.
Now you can put the cut out figures on the skewer. Start with the largest.
Fill the jar with chestnuts and insert the wooden skewer into the middle.
Make angel wings out of paper
Materials required:
Tonkarton
Feathers
Glue
Pencil
Scissors
cord
Directions:
Place the cardboard in front of you and draw the outlines of the angel wings on it. Then cut them out.
Glue some feathers on it. Tie a string or cord through the middle of the wings and make a loop for hanging.
Fold angels
For the sweet paper angel you will need the following:
Papier
Glue
Scissors
Paper strips
Ribbon/bow
To create the cute angel, you first have to fold the entire piece of paper into a harmonica.
Then cut the leaf lengthwise through the middle.
The wings are made from the two elongated parts by bending a third of the harmonica outwards.
The paper strip is rolled tightly and stuck between both wings.
Finally, thread a thin ribbon or bow through the paper roll.
Make a garland for Christmas
Materials required:
Quilling paper strips (various colors)
Cord/yarn
Scissors
Glue
First, glue the two quilling paper strips together and fold them as shown in the video.
Now glue the two ends of the paper figure together.
Thread the string through the resulting figures.
Make stars
When you're about to make Christmas decorations out of paper, you simply can't ignore the beautiful stars.
Materials required:
Yellow cardboard
Scissors
Band
Glue
Nadel
cord
Fold the cardboard into a harmonica.
Fold the harmonica in half and cut off the corners.
Tie a ribbon through the middle.
Now glue the free-standing sides together to create a star.
Make a hole with the needle and thread the string.
Make a Christmas tree ball
Materials required:
Paper (various colors)
Book circle
cord
Scissors
Pencil
Nadel
Glue
Using the compass, draw 30 circles of the same size and cut them out.
Fold the circles in half and glue them together as shown in the picture.
Make a hole in the paper with the needle and thread the string.
Make a decorative Christmas tree out of paper and toothpicks
Necessary materials:
Green cardboard
Book circle
Pencil
Scissors
toothpick
Using the compass, draw circles of different diameters on the cardboard and cut them out.
Thread them onto the toothpick and the cute decorative Christmas trees are ready.
DIY ideas for Christmas decorations made of paper – poinsettia
Materials required:
3 pieces of red cardboard with different sizes
Scissors
Pencil
Hot glue gun
Glitzersteine
Nadel
cord
This is how the beautiful poinsettia is made:
Fold the sheets of cardboard into squares and then into triangles.
To create the typical leaf shape of the poinsettia, draw an arc on the triangle and cut out along the line. Repeat the same process with the remaining cardboard.
Now punch holes in the three “flowers” and thread the cord. Finally, attach the rhinestones.
Make a Christmas wreath
For the Christmas wreath you need the following materials:
Tonkarton
Papier
Book circle
Pencil
Lineal
Scissors
Pine cones
Hot glue gun
Glitter
Craft glue
First draw a circle with the compass. This will be the base for your Christmas wreath.
Now you have to turn the white paper into a funnel. Fold the sheet of paper in half and use the ruler to divide it into two. Shape into a funnel and glue the edges.
Glue the paper funnels in a circle to the base. Make a second row and attach the funnels with the hot glue gun.
Glue the pine cone in the middle.
Finally, apply craft glue to the edge of the funnel and sprinkle glitter over it.
