Good afternoon, dear sorceresses of the world of DIY gifts. What do you think is most often given as a gift for the New Year holidays? That's right: candy is the most common gift option. And today we’ll show you how to make an unusual and cool present out of them: a watch made from candies with your own hands for the New Year.
Such watches can be of completely different shapes, colors and sizes. Stay with me and together we will analyze the assembly process so that everything is clear even for novice needlewomen, using step-by-step photos.
We will use the simplest and fastest option. Here we go?
Unusual craft
It's always nice to receive sweets for the holidays, regardless of age! If you love simple and beautiful crafts, and you have a sweet tooth in your circle, prepare an unusual gift in the form of a New Year's candy watch.
You can present a classic gift of sweets and champagne in a completely unexpected way: a decorated Christmas tree and a clock that is about to strike midnight!
Composition of clocks and Christmas trees.
The watch can have absolutely any design. For decoration, you can choose the recipient's favorite candies. But also pay attention to the appearance - it is better if the wrapper is shiny, golden or silver.
Design options.
To decorate a gift you will need the simplest materials: rain, New Year's toys, ribbons and ribbons.
Clock in the form of an alarm clock.
Rag tulips
Blanks: scraps of fabric in light and bright pink tones
- green felt cloth
- thin wooden sticks
- narrow lace.
Cut the flaps into squares, approximately ten by ten centimeters. Place a treat inside each and wrap it, leaving folds. Attach to a stick previously covered with green tape. Place leaves cut from felt below on the stem. Wrap the resulting bouquet with colored ribbons. The candy craft is ready.
Materials and tools
To create this craft you will need the following materials:
- two types of sweets;
- thick cardboard (it is better to use from boxes);
- printed watch faces;
- corrugated paper;
- satin ribbon;
- organza ribbon;
- small toys for the Christmas tree;
- artificial spruce branches;
- beads.
Also, prepare tools for work: scissors, pencil and ruler, hot glue gun, masking tape.
If you don't have any of the above, you can find an alternative. For example, instead of printing out a dial, draw it beautifully. Instead of artificial branches, use real ones. You can also change the product parameters and color scheme of the product. Don't be afraid to experiment!
Sweet Christmas tree - a welcome gift
A Christmas tree for the New Year - you can’t think of a better gift. This Christmas tree can also be given as a gift for Christmas. It will bring a lot of joy not only to children, but will also pleasantly surprise adults.
Christmas tree based on a paper cone
Master class on making a Christmas tree:
- Make a cone out of cardboard and cover it with green paper. The cone should be firmly on the table.
- Starting from the bottom, glue the candies onto the candy wrappers. In this version, truffles wrapped in bright foil wrappers are more suitable.
- Continue gluing candies all the way to the top.
- Decorate the top with a shiny bow and star.
Between the layers you can stick beads, stick spruce branches. Look how elegant the Christmas tree turns out.
The following photos show a Christmas tree made of tinsel, pieces of tulle and sweets, glued alternately. You need to start from the bottom, gluing the auxiliary material first.
Option 2
There is a slightly different principle here. If you have each candy in a separate box, then it is better to make a daisy Christmas tree.
- Cut out daisies of different diameters from cardboard. This will be the base.
- Glue some candy onto each daisy, preferably Ferrero Rocher. They must go down.
- First, glue 9-10 candies in a circle, then 7-8 candies, and at the end - 3.
- Each new base is placed on top of the previous one.
- Glue the last candy on top.
- Glue the structure to the flowerpot and the original gift is ready!
This design can be modified by gluing tinsel along the edge.
The same Christmas trees can be made from lollipops. Children can be trusted to make such crafts to develop their imagination.
Step-by-step production
Step-by-step instructions for creating the base of the product:
Stand.
When the blanks are ready, you can start decorating. To do this, you need to print out the New Year's watch face. You can see examples of such pictures in the photo below. For the reverse side of the design, also print out any New Year’s background (snowflakes, lights, etc.).
Tip: it is better to print using a laser printer on glossy paper - this will make the image more beautiful.
Step-by-step decoration of blanks:
The side of the stand can also be decorated with a wide braid.
The bottom of the product must be thoroughly greased with hot glue and fixed on the stand. Now all that’s left to do is add a little decor. You need to scatter the joint between the clock and the stand with artificial fir branches. Add small Christmas tree decorations and beads to the front. Finally, all that remains is to glue the arrows.
Ready product.
Idea: Instead of making a cardboard base, you can find a small metal cookie box. This will make not only a tasty, but also a functional gift.
Gift boxes with sweets are always sold in stores on the eve of the holidays, and before the New Year they are designed accordingly. Therefore, you will have to spend much less time on production, and after that the recipient will be able to use the container to store something.
Metal boxes with cookies.
You can wrap the box around the perimeter with double-sided tape, and then simply attach the candies to it. Further decor depends on your desire. A watch stand can also be made from candies laid out in a row.
Clock from a box of cookies.
Now you know how to make an amazing sweet gift for the New Year and surprise your loved one.
Video: New Year's alarm clock made from candies.
DIY watch for the New Year.
New Year is one of the holidays with a particularly warm and soulful atmosphere. And it is created from many small little things. A festive tree, colorful lights, beautifully wrapped gifts and, of course, various New Year decorations.
For those who want to create a festive and warm atmosphere with their own hands, we will tell you how to make a beautiful New Year's clock that can decorate any home. Beginning needlewomen can try to make a simple round clock from foam plastic, and those who have skills in this matter can try making a New Year's craft that looks more like a cuckoo house.
Pig made from chocolate candies for a child
The first master class is very simple and accessible. To make a sweet pig you will need the following materials and equipment:
- plastic bottle (1 l);
- chocolates in pink wrapper (about 60 pieces, but it’s better to buy more);
- pink fabric (flap approximately 30*30 cm);
- felt (flap approximately 20*20 cm);
- chenille wire (length no more than 10 cm);
- a pair of eyes for stuffed animals from a craft store;
- hot glue;
- stationery knife;
- scissors;
- stapler
It takes about 1.5 hours to make one such pig. Let's not waste time and get started!
Stage No. 1
Let's make a pig's body from a plastic bottle. Cut off the neck and bottom with a knife.
Stage No. 2
Cut the top of the bottle with scissors. Each cut is approximately 5 cm. Steps are 1.5-2 cm.
Stage No. 3
- We lay the resulting petals overlapping each other and fasten them with a stapler. This is necessary to make the pig’s face less sharp, not like a fox’s.
- We cut out a circle from pink fabric, the diameter of which is 6 cm larger than the diameter of the hole on the bottom.
- Glue the fabric to the bottom or attach it with a stapler.
Stage No. 4
- We take the bottom that was cut off earlier. For each plastic bottle it consists of 5 hills. You need to cut the bottom so that you get 2 parts with two elevations. This will be 2 pairs of legs.
- We cover each pair of legs with pink fabric.
- We cover the bottle with cloth - the body of the pig.
Stage No. 5
- Glue the legs so that an even amount of candy fits between them - one or two. Otherwise, the fabric will appear through them, and this is not very beautiful.
- We begin to glue the candies to the blank (body with legs). It is better to lay them across the body. If the wrapper is too big, you can trim the ends.
Stage No. 6
- Then we do the muzzle. Cut a strip of felt 1.5 cm wide and approximately 20 cm long.
- We roll it into a ring - this is the beginning of the muzzle.
- We also cut out a circle from felt, the diameter of which is slightly larger than the folded strip - this is a patch.
Stage No. 7
- Glue the muzzle and snout to the appropriate places. We draw nostrils on the patch or make them from felt.
- Cut out the ears from felt and glue them in place.
- Glue on the eyes.
- We roll up a tail from chenille wire and glue it too.
The pig is ready! A simplified option for creating such a gift from candies for the New Year 2022 with your own hands is not to cover the bottle with fabric, but to paint it pink with acrylic paint from a spray can. Or pink nail polish. You can also first pour jelly beans or monpensiers inside the bottle to make the pig rattle. The child will be delighted!
Stencil of a New Year's clock made of paper and a dial for a New Year's clock: print the template
Template #1
Template No. 2 Template No. 3
In principle, New Year's watches can have completely different shapes. If you wish, you can make them look like an ordinary round alarm clock or make a more massive product that can be placed on the wall.
But whatever form your craft takes, remember that in this case it is extremely important to pay attention to the decor. To make your watch really look like a New Year's decoration, be sure to decorate it with fir branches, cotton wool, shiny snowflakes and sequins.
As for the dial, it can be either simple or complex. If you don't want to bother, then just draw a circle, put numbers on it and attach it to the base. If your goal is a more original craft, then decorate it with an interesting thematic dial. You can see examples of holiday stencils for making New Year's watches a little higher.
Additional decoration of the composition
To securely fix the candies, you can glue decorative tape (braid) around the clock. But in this case, the candies in the form of a stand (legs) are glued last on top of the tape.
In order to hide the place where the candies are glued, you can glue decorative elements around the dial. For these purposes, most often they use a beautiful cord in the color of the main composition or a plastic garland in the form of beads, usually used to decorate the New Year tree.
At the bottom of the composition you need to glue a decoration in the form of fir branches with New Year's balls or small gifts in a beautiful shiny package.
How to make a beautiful New Year's watch out of a box?
If you want to make a New Year's craft as quickly as possible, then a ready-made box is exactly what you need. An ordinary rectangular box or, for example, a round cake box is perfect for these purposes. If you prefer this particular craft option, then you will only need to correctly fix the parts together and, of course, decorate them in an original way.
Watch from a cake box:
- First of all, wash the box and dry it thoroughly
- Next, take the paper of the color you need and cut out the numbers for the dial from it
- Gently coat them with glue and secure them to the top of the box
- While they dry, start decorating the inside of the craft.
- Place colorful rain, small Christmas tree decorations, or just cute animal figurines in it.
- Make plasticine blanks (they should be shaped like cones) and wrap them in foil
- Connect the two parts of the box together, fix the pine cones on them and additionally decorate the craft with rain
New Year's watch from a gift box:
- So, take a rectangular box and fix ribbons on its bottom, to which the cones will later be tied
- At the next stage, using a stencil, cut out the festive dial and also fix it on the workpiece
- Next, take two thin rectangular boxes and 2 pieces of triangular shaped cardboard and make a roof for your clock
- Decorate the craft at your discretion (you can use absolutely all the New Year’s tinsel or fir branches)
Million Scarlet roses
Material required: corrugated and wrapping paper
- large chocolate balls;
- shiny thin cord, glass beads;
- wire.
Cut off the tail of the wrapper on one side. Wrap the sweet in red gift wrapping paper and secure. This will be the core of the plant.
Cut petals from corrugated paper. The size should correspond to the core of the flower. Fold them in several layers and secure with glue around the red center. Place the resulting bud on a wire wrapped in green paper.
How to make a beautiful New Year's clock from cardboard?
New Year's clock made of cardboard Decorations for crafts
If you like to do everything with your own hands, then try to make the very basis for the New Year's clock yourself. Any box made of thick cardboard is ideal for these purposes. If you have never done it before, you can watch the master class posted a little higher. The picture shows a diagram, following which you can make a blank for an original craft without any problems.
But remember, even such a simple thing must be done as diligently as possible. This means that you cannot afford to cut out fold lines, as they say, by eye. If in the end you want to get the perfect blank, then you will first need to arm yourself with a ruler and a pencil, draw the cardboard correctly, and only then start cutting the lines.
When the box is ready, all you have to do is decorate it with New Year's tinsel. And don’t forget that first you definitely need to mark a festive dial on it. To make it clear to others that the craft was made in honor of the New Year, give preference to dials with Santa Claus, a Snowman, or simply beautiful snowflakes on them.
How to make a beautiful New Year's clock from candies?
New Year's watch made from candies Recommendations for making a box
If you want to make a New Year's watch from candy, you will have to make a round box of the required size with your own hands. In order for your craft to turn out perfect, you will need to make sure that the side of the cardboard blank is the same length as the candies you have chosen.
- To begin, cover the cardboard blank with corrugated paper, foil or simply beautiful packaging. Try to fix it on the base as well as possible, because this will determine how well the candies will stick to it.
- Glue the dial to the top of the box and be sure to make arrows. They can be made from more contrasting paper or wooden blanks painted in the desired color.
- When all this is ready, you can start fixing the candy on the box. Try to lay them in such a way that there is no greater distance between them. If you have chosen candies with uneven edges, then fill in the resulting voids with rain.
- After all the candies have been glued, all you have to do is decorate your New Year's clock with additional holiday decor. At this stage, you can allow yourself to use all your imagination and, in addition to the standard New Year's decor, use, for example, beautiful buttons or original rivets.
Flower pot
You need to stock up:
- plant pot;
- paper, foil;
- long skewers;
- sweets;
- glossy glass stones.
Wrap the treats in foil and glue the corrugated petals. Attach to skewers. Place the finished stems in a pot, which can be decorated with stones and ribbons made from thin sheets of paper.
How to make a beautiful New Year's clock from disks?
The easiest way to make a clock from a disk is to simply take it, secure it on a string, and then use a marker to draw a dial on it. As a result, you will get a simple craft that can be used to paint a Christmas tree.
If you want to surprise others with a more interesting decoration, then don’t be lazy and make a more complex figure from the disks. After they are well fixed to each other, all you have to do is decorate them accordingly and attach arrows to them.
Another good option is to cover the disc with a ready-made holiday dial. In order to make such a watch, you will need to print a stencil to the required scale, cut it out and carefully stick it on the disk. As soon as everything dries well, you can attach a rope by which the decoration will be hung, and place it in any place convenient for you.
How to make a beautiful New Year's clock from polystyrene foam?
New Year's clock made of foam plastic Clocks cut out of foam plastic Figures for decorating clocks
If you have been doing handicrafts for a long time, you probably know that foam plastic is a very malleable material. If desired, you can make a very beautiful New Year's watch out of it. If you have time, you can cut out a round piece of the desired size from this material, and then treat it the same way as with a round box. You can cover it with decorative material and then decorate it to your liking.
Also, if desired, the foam plastic can be decorated with paints and then decorated with shiny tinsel. Well, those needlewomen who are not afraid of painstaking work can try cutting out clocks from foam plastic. And in order for your craft to turn out festive, you will need to give it an interesting shape or simply decorate it with New Year’s figures made from the same foam. You can see how all this can be brought to life in the pictures posted above.
How to make a beautiful New Year's clock from salt dough?
Making a New Year's clock New Year's clock from salt dough
If you like to do handicrafts with your children, then you will definitely enjoy making a New Year's clock from salt dough. There is nothing complicated in this process, as all you have to do is give the material the correct shape. But still remember that in order for your craft to turn out correctly, you need to approach the preparation of the dough as responsibly as possible.
You must achieve such a consistency that it does not crumble or stick to your hands. Some needlewomen advise beginners to add a little vegetable oil to the dough, citing the fact that it will be easy to roll out. But as practice shows, such dough ultimately dries very poorly and quickly cracks after drying.
In view of this, it will be better if you prepare the dough according to the following recipe:
- Flour - 500 g
- Salt - 250 g
- Water – 250 ml
Yes, and remember that the prepared dough cannot be left to lie for a very long time, as this will certainly affect the strength of the finished product. Therefore, it will be better if, after mixing, you immediately begin creating a festive masterpiece. There are two ways to make a New Year's clock. You can simply roll out the dough and then cut the clock into the shape you want.
You can also try laying out the craft from small parts and only then drying it in the oven. Remember that the dough must be dried, because this is the only way you can get a strong structure that will not be afraid of moisture. If you try to quickly bake your workpieces, they may not dry out inside and this will lead to the formation of cracks after drying.
DIY New Year's craft cuckoo clock: photo
New Year's cuckoo clocks are made according to the same principle as those crafts with which we have already introduced you. In view of this, first you will need to prepare thick cardboard, glue or tape, holiday decor and paints for painting, and you can safely begin creating a New Year's decoration.
So:
- First, cut out the blanks from which you will later make a house. When cutting, make sure that all parts are the correct size. If at least one of the blanks is smaller or larger than necessary, then in the end you will not be able to assemble the structure.
- Having cut out all the necessary blanks, begin to connect them together, first with glue, and then with tape. This will help ensure that the finished structure is as strong as possible.
- Having made the box, start making a blank that imitates a cuckoo's house. In this case, it is important to correctly calculate the size of the hole in which the bird will be visible. In order for her to look harmonious in it, it should be at least 1-2 cm taller and wider than she is.
- At the final stage, make a cuckoo (it can be made of paper or plasticine) and fix it in the opening. Connect all the parts of the clock together and decorate them the way you like.
Idea No. 4 Idea No. 5
Champagne-pineapple
Are you going to visit? Give him a bottle of champagne decorated with his favorite sweets. It will turn out even more original if you make a pineapple.
Go to a florist shop, buy coconut filler and 1 m of aspidistra tape.
- Glue coconut filler to the bottom of the glass.
- Apply hot glue to each candy and glue both ends of the wrapper together. You will get a ball.
- Take the first ball and glue it to the bottom of the bottle.
- Glue the coconut pile layer by layer, alternating with rows of candies.
- Reach the beginning of the neck.
- Cut pineapple leaves from aspidistra ribbon. It will be more convenient if you fold the ribbon 4 times, you will get 4 leaves at once. You can roughly estimate how many leaves you will need and cut the right amount at once.
- Cover the neck of the bottle. We start gluing the leaves from the very top of the neck.
- Row by row we go down.
- Tie a nice bow.
Without a doubt, your pineapple will be a table decoration and your friends will be delighted.
Video: Clock made from candies. What to give for the New Year?
New Year is coming, a holiday of joy, fun, gifts. It varies from person to person, but for me it is associated with the Christmas tree, New Year’s toys, the chimes, and tangerines. And I really want to turn back time and go back to my carefree childhood. I suggest you please yourself and your children a little by making a New Year's clock with your own hands, but not a simple one, as they say in the fairy tale, but from candies.
For New Year's watches we will need
: — penoplex (you can use polystyrene foam or polystyrene);
-any picture of a clock you like; -12 squares, individually sealed chocolate bars; - corrugated paper of golden color; -scissors with paper; - silicone thermal gun; -ribbon. Don't forget about the pre-holiday mood.
Bouquet of caramels
A very profitable option, as it will last a long time at minimal cost. You will need: (caramels of the same shape, corrugated paper (green and purple), tape, scissors, bamboo skewers, satin ribbon, decorative accessories).
- Take bamboo skewers and tape the caramels to them.
- Cut the purple crepe paper lengthwise into long strips.
- Fold the strips several times, depending on the desired petal size.
- Cut the petals in such a way as to make a garland. Give the petals a curved shape by gently twisting them onto a bamboo skewer.
- Take a skewer with candy and tape the petal at the base.
- Wrap the stem with green crepe paper.
- Repeat these steps with all skewers. The more skewers and sweets, the more voluminous the bouquet will be.
- Form a bouquet and tie with a satin ribbon.
- Decorate to your taste with decorative fittings.
