2019 is approaching New Year and Christmas included with everyone else winter holidays. During this period, everyone wants something fabulous and unusual. And of course, it’s nice to please your family and friends with original and creative gifts that will reflect all the warmth and tenderness with which you treat them.
But when, on the eve of New Year's Eve, you start counting how many gifts you need to buy, you realize that it will add up to quite a decent amount, and this can spoil the festive mood. How to organize everything in such a way as to please everyone (from those closest to you to colleagues at work) and not be left with an empty wallet? What can you give your beloved boyfriend or husband on New Year's Eve? What to give to mom and parents, and how to be a friend? 26 ideas and master classes on how to do this right here!
The answer is simple - we will make gifts with our own hands!
Homemade gifts and crafts for the New Year are not only about saving money, but also an additional opportunity to recharge yourself with anticipation of the holiday. And receiving such souvenirs is much more pleasant, because you can feel love and care in them.
So forget about Chinese consumer goods and think about what you would like to do. There's a lot collected here interesting ideas DIY gifts and crafts, choose to your liking and go ahead! And Almost every photo has a link to a master class on how to make such a souvenir!
I've broken down my New Year's gift ideas into several categories, to make it easier to figure out what and to whom you can give. Of course, the division is quite arbitrary, because a gift for a sister may also be suitable for an employee, but you will decide for yourself.
I have combined my mother, sister and friend into one category, which contains gift ideas for girls and women, which will require a little more work than gifts for just acquaintances. What to give - look here!
No. 1: DIY New Year's candlestick for 2019
No. 2: Painted plate or cup
Food served on a plate of your exclusive design will surely seem even tastier to your mother, don’t you agree? But painting is not at all difficult and does not take much time. A white plate, paints and a desire to do something nice will help you achieve the desired result and is an excellent gift for a friend or mother for the New Year. 
No. 3: DIY Christmas vases
A vase is not only a stand for flowers, even without them it can decorate a room as a decorative element. You will have to pay quite a lot for a beautiful vase in the store, but in the master classes at the link below, there are 6 ways to turn ordinary jars (which everyone probably has at home) into original hand-made vases.
No. 4: Champagne decor for the New Year
What's New Year's without champagne? So why not add a bottle as a decorative element? Paint champagne bottles and get interesting gift for friends, see the link :
No. 5: Christmas decorations
Each toy on the Christmas tree has its own story, some were left over from childhood, another was bought at a New Year's fair, the third was brought as a souvenir... Make a toy with your own hands and add to the history of the Christmas tree for a loved one. There are many options, one of them is to decorate the cones and attach threads to them.
TIP: To make such a ball: take a stencil, attach it to the ball with tape and paint it with spray paint
2019 is the year of the pig, so any symbolism with pigs will be appropriate. Like an idea simple toys for a pig-shaped Christmas tree!
No. 6: New Year'skitchen oven mitt
New Year and Christmas are a period of not only celebrations, but also preparations for them, including kitchen preparations. Everyone wants to fill the table with as many delicious dishes as possible. Many hours are spent near the stove to ensure everything is perfect. And even such a small detail as a New Year's oven mitt instead of a regular one can make the cooking process much more enjoyable.
Of course, not everyone wants to sit down and sew a potholder completely from start to finish, especially if there is no sewing machine. But it’s quite easy to steal a ready-made one.
How to do:
- Select in store a regular pot holder and in addition, buy several colored ribbons, and sew the ribbons at home, making beautiful gathers.
- It does not take a lot of time, but it will save you money, because by the New Year the prices for all things “gift” and “regular” may differ even several times. And it’s nicer to get such a potholder than a ready-made store-bought one.
#7: Painted Kitchen Utensils for Mom
Make the cooking process more colorful and enjoyable. Buy a regular wooden set of kitchen utensils and paint them with special long-lasting paint - your mother will be delighted with such a gift.
No. 8: Photomagnets
Family photos can be viewed not only in an album or frame, place them on the refrigerator! To avoid doing this to order in a photo studio, buy magnets yourself, print the photos and connect them together. 
#9: Coffee scrub for a friend
During the winter and New Year's holidays, you have additional time for yourself, you can take care of your body and help it move away from everyday work. Make yourself and your girlfriends a scrub, the quality and naturalness of which you will be sure of - it’s just a great New Year’s gift for a girlfriend.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup ground coffee
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4-1/2 cup almond oil (the more, the richer the scrub will be)
- 1/4 teaspoon vitamin E (oil)
- 10 drops essential oil orange (optional)
Mix the ingredients in a small bowl and the scrub is ready. Store in an airtight container and use within 2-4 weeks.
No. 10: Sewing kit
Every girl in the household should have a sewing kit: either she needs to sew on a button, or she needs to stitch up something. This activity probably doesn’t cause much excitement, but it can be made more enjoyable.
Put the necessary sewing supplies in a beautifully designed box and with it sewing will not be such a boring process.
No. 11: Handmade soap
Make soap with exactly the scent, size and color you like. Surprise your friends and please them.
Key holder for home
A key holder or small key hanger is a great gift for family or friends. You don't have to buy it -!
Gifts for friends/employees and colleagues for the New Year 2019
What to give to colleagues and friends on new year holidays? The answer is simple: sweets, cards, Christmas tree decorations and small crafts - you can do all this quickly yourself. See ideas!
No. 12: Sweet gifts for New Year's Eve
Since childhood, we have become accustomed to sweets under the Christmas tree. This is probably the most universal gift you can think of, because both children and adults love candy. And if you present them in an interesting package, it will be even nicer. 
You can make a jar of sweets as follows:
- Take small jar(preferably some non-standard shape) and paint it to your taste. You can paint the glass or lid and tie it with ribbons.
- Fill with jelly candies, marshmallows, small meringues, chocolate pieces, whatever you like best. Place it all in a jar in layers.
As an option, you can make a “jar of healthy goodies”, instead of sweets, place different types nuts, dried fruits, candied fruits - what a great gift for work colleagues for the New Year.
No. 13 New Year's bouquet of candies or sweets
It’s always a pleasure to receive a bouquet, even for New Year’s, and it’s edible! The financial costs for such a bouquet are small:
- about a dozen sweets,
- wrapping paper
- box or jar for the base of the composition.
Design options New Year's bouquet mass - look at the photo and choose what you like! 
No. 13: Potholder for a cup/glass
For those who like to take coffee or tea with them, give them a small homemade potholder. With it, they will be able to run about their business with a hot drink in their hands without burning them.
Idea 14: New Year's Bottles - Reindeer
Fluffy wire, decorative eyes and a spout - and ordinary bottles turn into real New Year's deers! Such a gift is perfect for a large number of people at once, for example, work colleagues, when it is expensive to give something to everyone, but treating them to a bottle is just the thing.
No. 15: Knitted mobile phone case
A telephone is a thing that is constantly in front of our eyes. So even such a detail as what case it comes in can affect our mood. And if give a homemade knitted cover, the recipient will remember you every time they use it.
No. 16: Linen bag with candies
Not only the gift plays an important role, but also how it will be packaged. Small homemade bags are perfect for showing that although the gift is small, your efforts and time have been invested into it.
No. 17: New Year's sweets - gingerbread
During the New Year, it's time to enjoy the gingerbread hour. Perhaps you have your own special family recipe, if not, then there are many detailed cooking options on the Internet.
If you make them in the form of snowmen, people or gingerbread men, then you will get small tasty ones new Year gifts. You can pack each one in a small gift bag and please your friends.
Another option is to attach a ribbon to the top of the gingerbread to hang on the tree as a toy.
No. 18: Happy New Year card
To show how sincere and warm your wishes are, write them on a handmade card. Fold the cardboard in half and decorate it drawings, applications, ribbons, as fantasy dictates.
You can make it in a small format with a hole in the corner so you can hang it on the Christmas tree.
Gifts for boyfriend or husband
There is a stereotype that men are given socks, panties, shampoo and shaving supplies on all holidays. Destroy it and make something interesting with your own hands, show your love and care.
What to give to your beloved guy or man in New Year's Eve? Of course useful and practical gift made by you, for example, a cover, a pillow, a notepad - more ideas below.
Idea 19: "Snow Globe"
Snow globes are especially popular among small souvenir gifts; they are scattered from store windows.
To do this at home you will need:
- jar,
- artificial snow,
- small artificial Christmas tree (or snowman figurine, house)
- glue gun
How to do it: Attach a figurine to the lid of the jar (or to the bottom, but this is harder, since you have to drag your hand into the jar), artificial snow to the lid and to the bottom.
No. 20: Tablet case
If you buy felt or felt and sew a case for the tablet yourself, you will get good gift with great savings. This can be done either on a sewing machine or by hand, since there is little work.
No. 21: Floppy Notepad
Floppy disks have long lost their value as storage media; they have ceased to be used, replaced by flash drives.
But you can probably find a few at home in boxes or drawers that you’ve been meaning to clean for a long time. And now they can finally find a use.
- From two floppy disks and about 50 leaves measuring 9x9 cm, you can make an original notebook, almost certainly no one else will have this.
- All you need is pierce the leaves with a hole punch and connect it to the floppy disks with a ribbon.
No. 22: Hand-painted pillow
A very simple, pleasant and cute gift that will definitely not leave your husband or boyfriend indifferent. Required:
- regular pillowcase
- fabric marker
How to do: We take a stencil with a design and transfer it with a pencil onto the pillowcase. And we paint on the fabric with a special marker. Iron it through the fabric - your New Year's gift is ready.
Idea 23:Picture frame
To make family photos look even better, place them in a beautiful and original frame self made. Buy the most ordinary and cheap picture frame and decorate it to your liking. To do this you will need a glue gun.
Second option: Just hang the photo on a branch. In this case, it is better to attach the photo to the tape with silicone glue.
No. 24: Chocolate tree
Almost everyone has a real or artificial Christmas tree at home for New Year. It creates a mood and spreads the spirit of a fairy tale. But sweets do this too, so I think a gift in the form of a chocolate Christmas tree would be a good addition to it.
New Year's gifts for children
If you have a child or are going to visit friends who have children, you should definitely have a gift for them too. After all, at this age, the New Year is not just a weekend, but a real fairy tale, an expectation of miracles. So what can you do with your own hands?
No. 25: Chalk board
Such a board is a wonderful alternative to reminder notes, which are so difficult to find at the right time. It can be used not only by children, but also by adults!
- You can write on it grocery shopping list or things to do tomorrow.
- She may also be part of the interior, for example, make a drawing and change it periodically, depending on your mood.
- This is an opportunity for children to develop their Creative skills without spoiling the wallpaper in the apartment (which is very important for their parents).
You can make a board yourself.
No. 26: Chocolate - snowman
Such a chocolate bar as a New Year's gift will be twice as tasty as a regular one, that's for sure!
How to do:
- Wrap a chocolate bar (or small rectangular box of chocolates) white paper, can be secured with glue or double-sided tape.
- The top of the package about a quarter, wrap with knitted fabric cheerful colors. Easy to attach with a glue gun.
- Tie the ends of the jersey, protruding above the packaging, with a thin ribbon from the same fabric, trim it, make a fringe - the hat is ready. Tie another thin piece like a scarf.
We are offering to you large selection ideas for homemade New Year's gifts. By putting all your warmth and kindest thoughts into such a gift, you will not only please your loved ones, but also bring them happiness in the New Year!
A jar with wishes or predictions. You can decorate it beautifully, and put a lot of small pieces of paper inside with wishes, predictions, or just smart thoughts and parting words. You can also add a few small objects or candies there.
Ginger cookie. This sweet gift will appeal to everyone - both children and adults. You can decorate it with beautiful patterns and wrap it in a beautiful package.
Gingerbread house. From the same dough as cookies, you can bake blanks for the house, then “glue” them together with sugar icing and decorate as desired. It makes a very beautiful and effective gift.
Fragrant decorations for the Christmas tree. Cinnamon sticks, cardamom, star anise, citrus peels, coffee beans - all this is useful for creating a wonderful fragrant decoration for the Christmas tree. Collect several of these ikebanas and create a wonderful, fragrant holiday set.
Pillow monkey or toy monkey. The monkey is a symbol of the coming year, so gifts in the form of monkeys will be more relevant than ever. You can make such a wonderful pillow monkey or toy, depending on the size of the product.
Monkey made from paper tubes. Another idea for creating a New Year's souvenir or tree decoration from paper tubes.
Scarf knitted on hands. Even if you don't know how to knit, you can make this scarf. All you need is your hands and thread.
Christmas tree toy with photo. This is a very cute idea for a memorable gift. Let the cheerful eyes of a little grandson look at grandma from the New Year tree, for example, or loving son with a family.
Snowball It’s not at all difficult to do it yourself. Simply glue a ceramic figurine to a jar lid, fill the jar with distilled water with added glycerin, add some fake snow or glitter, and screw the lid on. Now shake and flip!
New Year's topiary a little more difficult to make. Will need flower pot with filling as a base, a strong twig, a foam ball and many different small items to decorate it. It can be pine cones, acorns, spices, cotton wool, and even Christmas tree decorations! And, another important element is your imagination!
Photo frame. This simple, but very practical and stylish frame can be made as a gift for the New Year. Small decorative clothespins, thin wire and the frames themselves are all you need!
New Year's candlestick will be a good gift for the New Year. It's easy to make yourself. Here is one idea, but you can use your imagination and create much better!
New Year's panel, which every housewife will be happy to do, is easy to do with your own hands. There are no rules here, the main thing is more New Year's fabrics and bright ribbons.
Postcard- the most popular gift. And if it is made by yourself, it is doubly pleasant! Ideas New Year cards there are many! The World Wide Web will help you choose the one you like best.
Figures made from footprints and handprints. This is a good gift for your beloved grandmother or godmother.
Decorative Christmas tree. This is the kind of Christmas tree you can make as a gift to family and friends. Make a cone out of thick cardboard and stick nuts, bows, tinsel, and other natural materials on it.
Jam. A jar of delicious, aromatic jam will be a good gift for the Christmas tree.
Pineapple made of champagne and sweets. Ordinary gift set from a bottle of champagne and sweets can be presented in such an unusual way.
A unique personalized gift from an online store will be an excellent alternative to a homemade souvenir. personalized gifts and souvenirs, partner of the Happy New Year project. Choose yours in!
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New Year is on the list of holidays that are dearly loved not only by children, but also by adults. They look forward to it and believe that something magical and fabulous will happen on this day. The main tradition of this holiday is the exchange of gifts with friends and family. Some people enjoy giving gifts, others, on the contrary, enjoy receiving them, but in any case, every person asks the question of choosing a gift. Let's consider how to make gifts for the New Year 2017 with your own hands.
When choosing gifts, the main task is to find an unusual and original present. Of course, modern stores offer a wide range of various interesting things, but it’s much nicer to make original gifts for the New Year with your own hands.
New Year photo frame
A photo frame is a fairly common gift, so it can also be given for the New Year holidays, casting doubts aside. It will always remind your loved ones of your love for them and, of course, please the eye. There are many advantages to such a gift, the main one being ease of implementation. The frame can be decorated with any decorative elements that seem suitable to you.
To work you will need:- Any frame;
- Beads, rhinestones, sparkles;
- Glue;
- Cardboard or photograph;
- Varnish for coating.
You can use any frame as a basis: wood, plastic or metal. In addition to this, you will need various beads, rhinestones, glitter, glue and varnish for coating. You need to cut out snowflakes from felt, each of its own size and color. A cardboard base on which wishes will be written or a photograph will be pasted will also be useful for work. Glass can be used if desired. A cardboard base should be attached to the frame, snowflakes, beads and other decorations should be glued to it. At the end of the work, apply varnish and let the product dry. Such a gift will become a pleasant and warm memory for those for whom it is intended.
Other DIY Christmas frame ideas:
DIY Christmas photo frame 
A regular frame sprinkled with glitter makes a cool DIY souvenir 
DIY Christmas tree
A homemade Christmas tree is a gift that anyone will surely like. It is unique in that it can create a real New Year's atmosphere and is an excellent substitute for a large real spruce. After all, some people do not always manage to put up this tree and decorate it.
To work you will need: - Paper, whatman paper or cardboard;
- Tinsel;
- Small toys;
- Garland.
It’s not difficult to make such a gift; for this you need to take cardboard or whatman paper. The size of the sheet or roll depends on how large the tree you want to make. You need to roll the paper into a cone shape and screw tinsel onto it, after applying glue there. The main thing is to wrap the cone tightly with tinsel so that there are no gaps. The finished Christmas tree can be safely decorated with small toys or garlands. This will create a real feeling of the New Year's holiday.
Other homemade options Christmas trees:
A small Christmas tree is a cute souvenir in addition to any New Year gift 
DIY sweet gifts for the New Year
Many people associate New Year with sweets. Giving or receiving something tasty and original as a gift is doubly pleasant.
Sweet Christmas decorations
Great gift- an appetizing and edible decoration for the Christmas tree. These gingerbread cookies will look great as decoration and will be a great addition to other sweets on the table. Such delicious gifts For the New Year, you will pleasantly surprise everyone with your own hands.
To work you will need:- Good quality butter;
- Linden honey;
- Cinnamon;
- Cardamom;
- Egg yolks;
- Lemon juice;
- Sugar;
- Flour;
- Chocolate;
- Powdered sugar;
- Ginger;
- Carnation.
- 120 g of sugar and ½ part of a stick of butter must be mixed and heated until a homogeneous mixture is obtained.
- Add 250 g of linden honey to this mixture and mix.
- Grind 20 clove inflorescences.
- Add ½ kg of flour, cloves, 2 tsp. peeled and grated ginger, 3 yolks, 1 tsp. cardamom grains and 2-3 tsp. cinnamon.
- Next, all ingredients must be mixed and brought to a homogeneous mass.
- Roll out the layer with an oak rolling pin so that its thickness is at least 0.5 cm. Use molds or a glass to cut out the desired shapes.
- Make small punctures on the gingerbread cookies with cocktail straws.
- Bake the products for 15-20 minutes at a temperature of at least 190 degrees.
- Then you need to prepare the sugar icing. To do this, grind 50 g of sugar in a coffee grinder. Add a tablespoon of lemon juice and stir.
- Fill the gingerbread cookies with sugar glaze. You can also melt 120 g of chocolate in the microwave and dip the gingerbread cookies into it.
- Ribbons should be pulled through the holes and the gingerbread cookies should be decorated.
- To achieve bright colors, you can add natural food colors to the glaze, such as beet or carrot juice.
Sweet ball for the Christmas tree
A sweet ball for the Christmas tree is a genuine joy for those with a real sweet tooth.
To work you will need: - Round Christmas tree decoration made of transparent plastic or glass;
- Cocoa powder;
- Powdered sugar;
- Small candies;
- Chocolate drops or pieces of bar;
- Small marshmallow.
- You need to remove the top part from the transparent ball, rinse it and dry it.
- Pour cocoa powder, powdered sugar and chocolate drops inside. Mix.
- Add small candies and marshmallows.
- Place the top on the ball.
You can safely give such a gift to friends and family. It will be an excellent decoration for the Christmas tree, and after the celebration, the contents of the ball can be poured into a cup, poured with milk or boiling water and enjoyed with a fragrant drink.
Other options for sweet New Year's gifts:
Symbolic do-it-yourself gifts for the New Year 2017
You can prepare a gift in the form of a Fire Rooster. This mythical bird is the symbol of the New Year in 2017. For example, make an original souvenir in the form of this bird.
- Flour – 200 g;
- Water – 130 g;
- Salt – 125 g;
- Paints;
- Beads;
- Glue.
In order to make such a souvenir, you need to mix flour, salt and water. From the resulting dough, mold a rooster: head, beak, eyes, tail, comb. Fasten all the parts together with glue and paint with bright colors. You can also glue beads onto the colored rooster for decoration.
Cock bottle
Turn a bottle of champagne into a rooster - immutable attribute New Year's table. Its appearance will delight children and will undoubtedly surprise adults.
- Colored paper;
- Scissors;
- Feathers.
Even a first grader won’t have any difficulty making one like this. original gift. You need to make a cone out of yellow paper and cut out the wings. Cut out small details from red paper: beak, scallop, eyes. The tail can be made from feathers, or can also be cut out of paper. Glue all the parts together, and the symbolic original rooster-case for champagne is ready.
Unusual gifts for the New Year with your own hands
A gift with a real New Year's mood is a Christmas tree toy with a photo. Everyone, without exception, will be pleased to receive such a gift. After all, photography is Nice memories, and in this performance it will not leave anyone indifferent.
- Transparent Christmas ball;
- Artificial snow;
- Ribbon;
- The photo is approximately 5x5.
First, print out the photo. Its size depends on the size of the toy itself. Next, pour artificial snow into the hole of the toy and insert a neatly folded photograph. Using a needle or toothpick, straighten the photo inside. Tie the toy to a bright ribbon, and the gift is ready.
Snowmen made from light bulbs can be a great addition to the New Year's interior. The proposed New Year's gift will definitely please its new owners, especially if it was made by hand.
- Bulb;
- Glue;
- White paint;
- Brush;
- Colored paper;
- Markers and felt-tip pens;
- Scraps of fabric;
- Scissors.
For this option, you can take burnt out light bulbs. To begin with, they need to be painted White color and let dry. Then cut out rectangles from scraps of fabric - these will be snowman scarves. They should be glued to the snowmen. You can use markers and felt-tip pens to draw eyes, pockets, a mouth and buttons, and cut out a carrot nose from orange or red colored paper. A little smiling guest will certainly decorate the festive table.
Creative DIY gifts for the New Year
It’s very easy to give your loved ones warmth, comfort and a little bit of magic. A beautiful and festive candlestick will help create that very atmosphere.
- Glue;
- Glass vase, glass or jar;
- White paper;
- Scissors;
- Brush;
- Candle;
- Decor elements.
To make this creative candle holder, cut out snowflakes of different sizes from white paper. The container that will become the candlestick must be perfectly clean and dry. You need to take a brush, dip it in glue and carefully apply it over the entire surface. Next glue the snowflakes. After the snowflakes are glued, you need to apply another layer of glue to create an uneven texture. After this, leave the candlestick to dry for 1 day. Next, you can take beads or seed beads, string them on a thread and tie it around the candlestick. Bright ribbons are also suitable for this. When the candlestick is ready, you will need to place a candle inside.
What else the New Year holidays are associated with are pine cones. You can also use them to create an original gift that will be remembered for a long time.
- A frame wreath with a diameter of 40-50 cm;
- Green nylon thread;
- Glue gun;
- Fir cones.
To make a wreath of pine cones, the frame must be carefully wrapped nylon thread. You can make it yourself from wire and foam rubber. Using glue, large cones need to be glued to the moss. Use small cones to fill the empty space between the large ones. Next, you should wait until the wreath dries, and then the gift is ready.
The listed gifts with instructions will help bring to life the most original and creative ideas for the New Year. Don't be afraid of difficulties, because everything is much simpler than it might seem. In order to create a universal gift for loved ones, you don’t need any special knowledge at all, you just need to want it and make it with love.
Other DIY New Year's crafts from pine cones
Greetings, Dear friends! On the eve of the New Year, we are thinking about gifts for our family and friends, but we want to not only please them, but also pleasantly surprise them. In this case, they will come to your aid unusual gifts for the New Year with your own hands. After all, a product made by hand is unique; it is very difficult to make it exactly the same a second time. When making a gift, you constantly think about the recipient, put a piece of your soul into the product, and this is very much appreciated. At the same time, these are creative DIY gifts for the New Year!
DIY New Year gift ideas 2019
- Knitted items: mittens, scarf, hat, socks and so on. If you are a needlewoman and know how to knit, then creating not only a beautiful, but also a useful, practical gift will not be difficult!
- Candle decorations. Candle decorated with coarse salt (“candle in frost”). Candle - essential attribute New Year and Christmas. For this craft you need a large colored candle, PVA glue and coarse salt. Carefully coat the candle with glue and dip it in salt, let it dry. The foot of the candle can be decorated with a small composition of pine branches, cones, ribbons, and beads.
You can also decorate the candle with a candlestick. Here is such a wonderful and fragrant candlestick made from cinnamon sticks and twine (rope): 
And for such a simple candlestick you need an ordinary glass jars or a glass, which are decorated on the outside with openwork fabric: 
Or a composition of cones and pine branches: 
Bleached pine cones are perfect for decorating a candle: 
You can bleach them in the following way: wash the cones well with a brush, place them in a jar and fill them with bleach, press them with a weight on top so that the cones are completely in the liquid. Put the jar away for a day, or better yet for 2 days, in a distant place inaccessible to children. You will be surprised, but the cones will close together and become smooth, like young ones that have not opened. Don't worry, once you take the buds out of the bleach, rinse with water and dry, they will become fluffy again. - Beaded jewelry and decor. For those who like to work with beads, beads can not only make excellent beads and voluminous souvenir products, but also, for example, decorate a New Year's ball. To work, you need to buy PVA glue and multi-colored beads.
- A ball of thread. Step-by-step instruction with photo in the article ““
To work you need: balloons, PVA glue, greasy cream or Vaseline, thread and water. Inflate a ball with a diameter of approximately 10-20 cm. Mix water and PVA glue in a ratio of 1:2, respectively. Gently soak the thread in the mixture and leave for 5-10 minutes until the thread is saturated. Then spread the ball thick cream so that later it is easier to separate from the threads. Wind wet threads around balloon in a chaotic manner, leaving gaps. Now the ball should dry within 20-22 hours. After the specified time has passed, carefully pierce the ball and remove it from the sphere. You can make a snowman from similar spheres of different diameters: 
- Almost every housewife has a bunch of unnecessary scraps of fabric in her house, from which you can sew an apron for a bottle, a keychain, a bag for headphones, or, for example, a toy:
- Christmas tree made of candies. You can make such a Christmas tree using a cardboard cone or a bottle of champagne as a basis. The candies are attached to the base using tape, starting from the bottom row. You can skip tinsel between the rows of candies.
- More options for Christmas trees, crocheted(a thick cardboard cone is used as a basis):
- Christmas tree made of pasta painted with aerosol paint (from a can):
- Christmas tree made of threads:
- Christmas tree made of pine cones (instead of fabric balls, you can make cotton balls):
- Bakery. New Year is associated with gingerbread or cookies. They can be baked in the shape of New Year's characters and decorated to your taste and color.
- Painted christmas balls. To work, you will need one-color balloons without decoration, paint (watercolor, acrylic or gouache) and child’s hands.
- DIY soft toys:
Snowmen made from socks: 
- Diary. For such a craft, you need the diary itself and decorations for it. In craft stores you can purchase a scrapbooking kit and decorate your diary, for example, like this:
- Topiary is a decorative tree, the “tree of happiness.” This interior decoration came to us from Europe. There are a lot of ideas for creating topiary: from coffee beans, from buttons, from satin ribbons, from cones, from sweets and so on. The base is a sphere (you can also buy it in craft stores or make it from a balloon: mix water and PVA glue in a ratio of 1:2 and spread this mixture on a balloon inflated to the required diameter. Let it dry and then decorate the surface.
- Souvenir with falling snow. Want to do? Detailed master class in the article ““.
Surely, you have come across such industrially produced souvenirs on sale, but now try to make it yourself. To work you need: a jar with a screw-on lid, ceramic, glass or plastic figures for decoration, glitter, distilled water (can be replaced with settled boiled water) and glycerin (you can buy it freely at any pharmacy). You can decorate both the bottom of the container and the lid. But if the decoration is attached to the lid, then such a souvenir will stand on the lid. First, you need to firmly secure the composition to the base (bottom of the container or lid), pour glitter into the container and fill it with a mixture of water and glycerin in a 1:2 ratio. You can add more glycerin, then the glitter will fall down more slowly after shaking. The lid must be tightly screwed on and treated with silicone sealant and glue so that liquid does not leak out during storage. - Salt dough souvenir.
On the eve of 2017, it is important to create a symbol - the Rooster. To make this craft you need: 200 grams of flour, half a glass of salt (preferably fine, extra grade), 125 grams of water, paint, colorless varnish and PVA glue. Mix salt, flour and water, sculpt a souvenir; if you need to fasten the parts, use PVA glue. You paint the finished product with paints and after drying with colorless varnish. - A classic gift for the New Year is a homemade postcard. You can make either a simple postcard at school level or a scrapbooking postcard.
- Christmas wreath. It can also be made from anything. Let me give you a few examples:
Christmas wreath made of pine cones. The base can be bought in craft stores or made yourself from polystyrene foam or newspapers and tracing paper, tightly crumpled into a ring:
From Christmas balls. The basis for this wreath will be wire. Before stringing the balls onto a wire circle, it is necessary to secure the metal loops to the ball with glue, since during stringing the balls will simply jump off the loops. 
- Christmas star made of threads:
- Candy Pineapple:
I hope you found a craft you like! Creative gifts for the New Year with your own hands - this is the peak of popularity of our time, it’s great! Happy New Year to you! Health, happiness and fulfillment of desires!
Best regards, Daria!
New Year's holidays are loved not only by children, but also by adults. Numerous options
gifts allow you to understand what you can do to please your loved one. A variety of edible gifts for the New Year often turn out to be a worthy choice not only for children, but also for adults. In addition, if you wish, you can not only buy interesting sweet gifts, but also prepare natural delicacies at home.
What edible gifts can you give for the New Year?
Sweets are classic New Year's gifts. If desired, you can buy delicacies or prepare them yourself, designing them taking into account the upcoming holidays. In most cases, they buy sets of various chocolates and caramels and prepare baked goods (cakes, pies, cookies) with New Year and Christmas taste and aroma.
Thematic design of a surprise is mandatory, since this directly determines how much you will be able to please your loved one.
So, what delicious New Year's gifts deserve special attention?
1. For the upcoming New Year, you can bake your own delicious cookies in the shape of dogs. In order to really like the present, it is advisable to take care not only of demonstrating your culinary potential, but also of having New Year's packaging.
2. Winter-style jam will also bring only the best impressions. In most cases, oranges and tangerines with the addition of sweet spices are used to prepare such jam. It is advisable to give the delicacy in an unusual jar, which will delight you with its beautiful design and convenient shape.
3. Interesting option– this is the preparation of various chocolate figures. Figures such as little animals, Christmas trees, New Year's balls, and fairy-tale characters (Santa Claus and Snow Maiden) deserve special attention. It is advisable to wrap chocolate figures in bright foil, which will emphasize the solemnity of the gift. Children and adults will certainly appreciate the taste and originality of New Year's baked goods.
4. Another one unusual idea An edible present is the independent creation of a figure based on sweets. Round candies are most suitable, with the help of which you can create the desired pattern.
The above-described options for New Year's gifts are, without a doubt, considered ideal for those who want to please their loved ones with sweets and focus on the coming new year.
Features of choosing holiday sets of sweets
Lately, a variety of holiday sweets have deserved special attention. Various delicious gifts for the New Year can attract colorful packaging, but in order to choose a worthy present for your loved ones, it is extremely important to focus on the basic rules and features of choosing New Year's sets of sweets.
1. The best option is to buy a ready-made kit in a supermarket that has a good reputation. Buying edible gifts on regular shelves is highly undesirable, as there is a risk of buying a tasteless or even expired set.
2. The marking (label) of the holiday set must contain data in Russian. It is the presence of this information that guarantees the ability to verify the high quality of the product.
The following information is required: name, information about all consumer properties, date and place of manufacture and packaging, name and address of the manufacturer and packer, exact weight, as well as a unified product circulation mark. The presence of such a label guarantees high quality products.
3. The gift must be accompanied by a detailed list of all individual items. The following information is required: the exact quantity of all products, the names of delicacies and confectionery factories. If a small toy is supposed to be present, it must be packaged in material that comes into contact with food.
4. It is imperative to ensure the quality and durability of the packaging of edible New Year's gifts. Protection from external factors becomes mandatory. Moreover, the packaging should not only be hermetically sealed, but also should delight with its beauty.
5. Protection of consumer rights must be implemented in each case. For this reason, the buyer has the right to replace the purchased product if he discovers any defects after purchasing it.
6. The composition of the pastry kit is an aspect that needs to be taken into account. It is advisable to give preference to treats with a minimum amount of food additives and preservatives. Moreover, it is not advisable to choose perishable treats, including confectionery products with cream filling, sweet yoghurts, and allergenic sweets.
The best options are chocolates, caramels, marshmallows, marshmallows, waffles and cookies, since these products do not require special storage conditions.
When choosing edible New Year's gifts, you need to make sure that they are of high quality and tasty.
Top 10 Edible Gift Ideas
Many adults and children have a special love for sweet gifts for the New Year. In this case, you can choose a present from the TOP 10:
Homemade jam or jam;
cookies, which can be shortbread or glazed;
themed gingerbread cookies;
marshmallows with various flavorings;
homemade bread with the addition of candied fruits, orange or tangerine zest;
Gingerbread house;
Christmas cake with dried fruits and cinnamon;
small cheesecakes;
New Year's sweets prepared at home and with the obligatory use of only healthy ingredients;
fruits in chocolate.
Thus, if you wish, you can not only buy a sweet set for a present, but also prepare delicious gifts for the New Year with your own hands with care for your loved ones and a sincere desire to truly please them.
The best edible gift ideas for the New Year
If you wish, you can give not only sweet gifts for the New Year. Delicacies can be from any other culinary trends.
However, even when preparing aromatic salt, canning, homemade alcohol, you must remember that the New Year and Christmas period is special. Any edible gift should be natural and healthy, so it is advisable to use only high-quality ingredients to prepare the best treats.
1. Cookies and baked goods. Since ancient times, it has been mandatory to prepare cookies and baked goods for the New Year. Portioned pieces of treats and cookies can be tied with a satin or silk ribbon and placed in an elegant box.
If you wish, you can give preference to the classic Christmas recipe. If you want to please your loved one with something unusual, it is best to modify the recipe and prepare special baked goods.
2. Candies and sweets. Making any sweets at home turns out to be a more difficult task than creating New Year's and Christmas baked goods. However, the result will definitely be impressive. Delicious and healthy candies can become a worthy centerpiece of the holiday table. In addition, you can present sweets, delighting a loved one with warm wishes.
3. Pickles and canned food. On New Year's holidays, it is allowed to give vegetables and fruits that have been canned at home. The perception of such a present largely depends on how the design will be. Even if you weren’t able to make delicious preparations in the summer, you can prepare pickled olives, carrots, and potatoes.
In any case, the use of spices will transform the dish, which will delight you during the cold season and will contribute to the receipt of nutritional components.
4. Jam and chutney. A worthy winter gift is jam, which will be presented in a beautiful jar with a cheerful lid. In order to please a person with nutritious jam, it is extremely important to use suitable spices with winter notes. For example, you can add cinnamon, cloves, and vanilla to jam. Worthy additional ingredients would be rose petals or orange zest.
If such jam can be presented in a beautifully decorated jar, you can count on the fact that edible present will certainly make a special impression and will be appreciated.
5. Oil and vinegar. If you plan to prepare delicious New Year's gifts with your own hands, you can even give preference olive oil or herbal vinegar. However, it is advisable to present such a gift in an openwork bottle, the design of which will be associated with the New Year and Christmas time and the magical atmosphere of winter.
6. Beer and liqueurs. Many people can be truly happy about quality alcohol, which can brighten up winter cold. It is advisable to prepare alcohol at home so that it reveals its taste and aroma. The best option would be home-brewed beer and Christmas infusions. Quality alcohol made at home using the best ingredients will please many people.
In addition, beer and liqueurs for the New Year can be prepared according to ancient recipes that have earned a particularly positive reputation.
7. Flavored salt. Every person will appreciate aromatic salt prepared using a variety of additives. For example, salt goes perfectly with herbs, seasonings and spices, lemon zest, and dried mushrooms. Making aromatic salt yourself turns out to be a fairly easy culinary process, but the tasty product is stored for a long time. It is not surprising that this particular salt is considered one of the best gifts.
8. Sauces and seasonings. Another interesting gift for the New Year is aromatic herbs and seasonings that were created independently according to proven recipes. These spices can be packaged in decorated bags. It should be noted that sauces, spices and seasonings will certainly be actively used in home cooking.
Photos of edible gifts for the New Year, made and packaged with your own hands, confirm the importance and relevance of gifts of this kind.
9. Cheese. An original and worthy gift for the New Year is cheese. If desired, you can prepare homemade or pickled cheese, which will be packaged in high-quality and beautiful packaging. In order for such a culinary gift to be successful, it is recommended to follow the basic principles of cheese making.
10. Exotic edible gift. If desired, you can take care of preparing herbal tea or an unusual cake. Any exotic recipes will be a worthy option for those who are especially responsible when choosing a gift for the New Year.
A variety of edible gifts for the New Year with your own hands will certainly turn out to be truly worthy for those who want not only to present a present, but also to please their loved one, invest a piece of their soul and take care to still take time when choosing a New Year's gift.
An original present, prepared independently at home, will certainly turn out to be the best option for those who want to please their loved ones with something unusual.
Delicious edible gifts for the New Year with your own hands
Advice! When thinking about what the most delicious New Year's gifts to prepare at home, you can give preference to interesting and unusual recipes. In each case there is an opportunity to be creative and choose best components. As a result, the New Year's delicacy will certainly be appreciated. If you pack an edible gift correctly, it will match the New Year's atmosphere and preserve its taste and aroma.
Grillyazh
Grillage is an ideal delicacy even for those who observe Orthodox fasting before the New Year. It is assumed that there is a mandatory absence of animal products, thanks to which the sweets will delight not only with taste and aroma, but also with a healthy, affordable composition.
Ingredients:
Glass of peeled walnuts;
75 grams granulated sugar;
a tablespoon of cold water;
a teaspoon of lemon juice;
2 bars of dark chocolate without milk or butter.
Cooking method:
1. Walnuts are carefully chopped into pieces.
2. At the next stage, cook the syrup: sugar, water. It is advisable to cook over low heat until slightly thickened. Then add lemon juice. All ingredients are mixed.
3. Add chopped walnuts. Mix again.
4. Using a wet spoon, which is regularly moistened with cold water, scoop out a little nut mass. It is laid out on parchment paper or a silicone mat.
5. After the nut filling has stood in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes, melt the chocolate. Pieces of nut mass in caramel are dipped into it. Then the base of the sweet is again laid out on a silicone mat or parchment paper.
6. The grilled sweets are cooling down. After this, small edible gifts are prepared.
Such grilled sweets will certainly surprise every person who is looking forward to the New Year.
Tangerine cookies
If you decide to prepare New Year's edible gifts with your own hands, you need to make sure that the delicacy tastes and aroma reminds you of New Year's and Christmas gifts. For example, tangerine cookies will be a worthy treat.
Ingredients:
Dough;
5 – 6 tangerines;
egg;
150 grams of butter;
200 grams of ground almonds;
100 grams of granulated sugar;
200 grams of flour;
a tablespoon of orange juice;
2 teaspoons orange zest.
Cooking method:
1. The classic dough is prepared in advance so that the cookies can be baked on the day they are presented.
2. Tangerines are washed and dried, and then cut into thin slices.
3. Beat the egg and warm butter with a mixer. Add ground almonds, sugar, flour, Fresh Juice orange and chopped orange zest. Everything is mixed to the consistency of dough, which is rolled into two rolls. The cookie base sits in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours.
4. Heat the oven to 180 degrees. Each roll is cut into portions and placed on a baking sheet previously covered with parchment paper. The dough is dipped into a bowl of sugar and gently pressed. The cookies are then brushed with beaten egg yolk. Thin slices of tangerines are placed in the recesses. Sugar is used for sprinkling.
5. Cookies are baked for about 15 minutes.
Such a New Year's gift will definitely be appreciated.
Confiture of figs, dates and walnuts
Many people try to make delicious jam for the New Year with their own hands. In this case, jam or confiture will be a worthy gift for the upcoming holiday.
Ingredients:
300 grams of dried figs;
200 grams of dried dates;
500 milliliters of water;
300 grams of sugar;
juice of one lemon;
half a teaspoon each of ground anise and cardamom;
100 grams of pistachios and pine nuts.
Cooking method:
1. Dried figs and dates are finely chopped.
2. Boil water and add sugar.
3. Figs and dates are added to sweet water. Pour in lemon juice, add anise and cardamom. Cook for about half an hour until thick.
4. Pistachios and pine nuts are browned in a frying pan and added to the jam. Cook for about 5 minutes.
5. The confiture is poured into sterilized jars and sealed. Shelf life is six months.
There will be enough confiture for 3 jars of 400 milliliters each. Such jam will certainly be a worthy option as a New Year's gift.
Edible gifts for the New Year 2018 are an original gift that will be appreciated by gourmets and not only, adults and children. A delicious New Year's gift will delight you with impeccable taste and aroma.
