"Golden" hands or original gifts for the New Year

Gift Ideas

Very soon, the chimes will strike 12 times and the desired New Year will come. As always, there will be a festive table, a beautifully decorated Christmas tree, festive toasts and congratulations. Not without Christmas gifts. Already today, many people have a natural question: what to give relatives, friends and colleagues for everyone's favorite holiday?

As you know, giving gifts is no less exciting than receiving. How pleasant it is to watch the hurried unfolding of wrapping paper, the joy in the eyes and the enthusiastic “Thank you!” Achieving just such a reaction is not so easy, but not very difficult either. It is enough to approach the choice of a gift individually and with love. And if you want to give something unusual and original, then the best gift will be the one that is made with your own hands.

Instead of a thousand words, the warmth of hands and the tenderness of a loving heart

Benefits of manual labor

There are things that remain forever and warm the warmth of a loving heart, with whose hands a gift was once made. Handmade has a number of advantages that cannot be bought for any money and cannot be achieved by any advanced technology:

  • when creating a gift, you can use exactly those elements that the recipient especially likes or is associated with some pleasant episodes of his life;
  • it is guaranteed that no one else will have such a gift;
  • your talent and care will surely please the recipient of the gift;
  • making crafts, you can mentally charge them with special positive energy, which will become a companion of the gift owner for the whole next year.

Our hands are not for boredom

The list of gifts that you can make yourself for the New Year is huge, but in order for the gift to be successful, you should not forget about the symbolism of the next year. The coming year is  Black Water Rabbit or Cat according to the Eastern calendar. When choosing what you will give, start not only from the forecasts of astrologers, but also from your hobbies and, most importantly, the preferences of the recipient.

We advise you to read:  What not to give: we understand the signs and omens

Knitwear

It's cold and blizzard outside. What can warm you better than a warm woolen scarf or cardigan?! If you are just learning to knit, then you can choose simple products (scarves, socks), and if you are a professional, then the choice is unlimited (from hats to coats). You can decorate knitted clothes with images of a cat or a rabbit, semi-precious stones, beads in black, dark blue, yellow or green. Such a gift can be given to friends, relatives of any age.

Knitwear

Serenity

Knitwear

On long cold winter evenings, wrapping yourself in a knitted blanket is divine!

Embroidery

If you like to embroider (cross-stitch, tapestry stitch, satin stitch), then this guarantees the delight of your friends on New Year's Eve. You can embroider an original picture according to your own or a pattern developed by designers, not only with a picture of a cat or a rabbit, but also with other symbols of well-being. Such embroidery can decorate a pillow, phone case, glasses case, key chain, diary cover, frame and even clothes.

An embroidered ball creates incredible warmth and comfort

Weaving with beads

Beaded products are especially popular among women. They can be presented as congratulations on the upcoming New Year. For the beautiful half of humanity, exquisite beaded jewelry is suitable, in which black, yellow and green colors will be perfectly combined. If there is enough time left before the New Year to make a picture of beads, then it will also become an excellent gift, as it will decorate almost any interior.

The symbol of the year and prosperity from beads can be made in the form of a hairpin, brooch, any accessory for daily use.

Quilling

Products from paper twisted into strips amaze with their sophistication and beauty. For a New Year's gift, you can make original postcards, toys for the Christmas tree, panels. Such a gift will appeal to connoisseurs of everything beautiful.

Quilling

An endless variety of forms using quilling technique

Quilling

Another quilling idea

Scrapbooking

Most modern people save photos in electronic format, so the photo album becomes a rarity. But who would refuse the opportunity to save good memories in an album designed using the scrapbooking technique. Depending on who the gift is intended for, you can choose the appropriate design style, such as vintage or freestyle.

Scrapbooking

Unlimited flight of imagination and creativity with the scrapbooking technique

Scrapbooking

The most unexpected combinations fascinate

Soap making

Soap is a very useful and necessary thing in every home! And if this soap is made from natural ingredients and in the form of a cute little rabbit, then there will be no limit to the admiration of a little nephew. For older adults, it is advisable to use other forms when making a gift.

Making your own soap in any shape with your kids is a brilliant idea!

Molding

Today, stores are overflowing with figurines of a cat or a rabbit, which promise to bring good luck in the New Year. But even such a gift can be approached very individually, for example, to fashion a pig yourself. Moreover, the choice of material for creating a masterpiece is also huge: clay, plastic, dough, cold porcelain. In addition to animal figurines, you can fashion other products, such as beads, bracelets, dolls and much more, taking into account the characteristics of a particular material. In addition, you can order a presenter for the new year.

modeling

Another option for preparing for the New Year with children

Decoupage

If you own the decoupage technique, then almost any thing can become unique after your design. The technique allows you to decorate frames, furniture, appliances, dishes, candles in an original way. You can purchase a ready-made gift and decorate it. But, based on your capabilities, it is especially pleasant to make and elegantly decorate it (for example, a box) yourself.

Decoupage

It's easy to master the technology. Dressed in decoupage can be any shape (ball, bottle, glass, jar)

Sewing

You can sew, as well as knit, a huge number of things. For very close people, you can sew clothes, and for the rest you can make bags, aprons, pillows. For children, toys sewn by you will serve as an unforgettable gift. Do not forget to decorate products according to the recommendations of astrologers.

sewing

Elegant, fabulous pillowcase sewn with patchwork technique

Needlework is not limited to the above list. New techniques and trends are constantly being created. In addition, you can combine several types of needlework in a gift. The main thing - do not be afraid to be original and use your imagination. Remember that the best gift is the one made with love!

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