Decoupage Christmas balls

The design of Christmas-tree toys, presented in stores in a huge assortment, is nevertheless tied to a specific standard, pattern, shape, size. You can create your own theme and individual plots by decorating Christmas balls using decoupage technique. With the help of the decor you can realize any ideas and fantasies. Formless lines, circles, points, complex pictures and whole compositions are allowed.

To master the decoupage balls can any novice master of needlework. With careful work attentively guaranteed excellent results. The process can involve children. Painstaking and interesting work is very useful for the development of children, especially on the eve of the holiday.

Decoupage - the principle of work

Decoupage is a great hobby. For the realization of the most extraordinary ideas, it is enough to have imagination, patience, the ability to see the beautiful in the most simple things. It is not necessary to be able to paint, carve or sculpt. With this technique, you can decorate not only Christmas balls, but also a variety of objects. It is based on attaching a picture, drawing to the surface. They fix the result and create a bright visual effect with the help of varnish, transparent glue.

According to most sources, decoupage art originated in China in the 12th century. The poor peasants pasted various objects with patterns cut out of paper. It was the only decoration available to them. There is also an opinion that the Chinese adopted the decoupage from Eastern Siberian peoples, who transferred ritual drawings to objects used in the burial of the leaders.

The flowering of appliqué art came in the 17th century. Oriental motifs interested Europeans. Began to appear furniture, household items, decorated with decoupage. New items were not affordable for ordinary people, so craftsmen began to create budget versions of foreign analogues. Lacquer technology quickly conquered Europe. The British began to decorate the rooms of their apartments with panoramic drawings of European cities in the "carving" technique.

In the 21st century decoupage entered almost unchanged. As before, they use napkins, paper, beads, glitter for decoration. Modern masters use fabrics, ribbons, lace, pictures printed on a printer of various subjects, three-dimensional applications.

Materials for decoupage and Christmas balls

Turn into a work of art can be any object that has a smooth surface. Roughness and burrs in small quantities is not a problem, they can be easily cleaned with sandpaper or a rubber float. Work in the technique of decoupage can be with wood, glass, ceramics, foam, cardboard, metal. There are several techniques for transferring a picture (classical, three-dimensional, decopatch, artistic). Beginners should start learning master classes from the classic, napkin decoupage. For the implementation of the planned actions will require a minimum set of materials and tools:

• Decoupage paper. Thin rice paper, multi-layered napkins;
• Items to translate the picture. You can use bottles, plain boxes. On New Year's Eve, it would be appropriate to transfer the themed decor to Christmas balls;
• Alcohol swabs. It will be necessary for degreasing surfaces. You can use cotton wool with alcohol or cologne;
• Primer. Choose better acrylic solutions;
• Paint. It is better to take acrylic blends. They dry quickly, evenly applied
• Varnish You can use glossy, lacquered. It is necessary that the composition also be acrylic;
• Thermotape. With its help, make volumetric elements;
• Glue. You can use a special adhesive material or ordinary PVA. The latter is not inferior to a professional tool;
• Glitter. Used for decoration or to mask the unevenness of the fit of the paper.

What basis to choose

Decoupage can be made on a New Year's ball from any material. But it is necessary to understand that each surface reacts differently to acrylic varnishes and paints. The result will depend on the proper preparation of Christmas decorations and the type of products. When choosing a base, you should consider the method of its processing and compatibility with various solutions:

• Wooden ball The old toy is cleaned of dust, fat, alcohol swab. If old paint remains, it should be removed with an emery paper, covered with a varnish ball. After drying, the surface should be cleaned again;
• Metal ball. For such a basis will be sufficient conventional degreasing. If there are old images on the ball, they should be removed with a small brush on metal or emery paper. After this procedure, any acrylic material will lie flat and set well with the surface;
• Paper ball To give greater strength to brittle material, you can use an acrylic primer. Apply it should be one thin layer. Gloss from a paper ball before primer is better to remove;
• Glass bowl. The surface of the Christmas tree toy before decoupage should be extremely smooth, there should be no engravings. Before applying the primer, it must be degreased;
• Plastic ball The sliding surface must be roughened. Then for a better grip, apply a layer of gypsum and sand thoroughly. Before applying the paint priming procedure must be repeated several times;
• Foam ball. For such a material, plaster, construction paint can be used as a primer. Do not use the Moment glue. It will simply corrode the surface of the ball.

If a child is connected to the work, it is better not to use the glass base of the ball. Such material requires careful treatment. With strong pressure, a fragile toy can easily collapse and injure hands.

Decoupage ideas for Christmas balls

Decoupage Christmas balls - the fastest and most effective way to decorate. You can create not only modern stylish decorations for the New Year, but also retro copies from the childhood of our ancestors. Many styles and techniques will reveal the creative potential of adults and children. Dotted, painted, patchwork balls, made by hand, will help to decorate the house originally for the New Year holidays.

Decoupage with napkins

It is very simple to make your own ball according to a sketch from an ordinary nondescript toy. To do this, you need to prepare the base and consumables. We remove the clothespin from the ball, dress it with a knitting needle or wooden skewer and degrease the surface well with alcohol. If it is very smooth, you need to walk on it with sandpaper for better adhesion to varnish and primer.

Paint or plaster may be used as a primer. We coat the ball with a thin layer and leave to dry. Drying time depends on the material of the toy. If necessary, you can make a multilayer primer, but only after the complete drying of the previous smears.

For decoration you can take napkins with any theme. The main thing is that the pictures coincide with the size of the ball. Cut out the pictures, iron the iron, separate the thin paper from the base and apply to the product. Attach the napkins to the ball with a mixture of glue and water. A small brush should be greased with paper attached to the ball and left to dry. With the help of paint and glitter you can circle around the contour, for example, to whiten the candle flame, Santa Claus's beard, starling feathers. The final step of decoupage is acrylic lacquer coating.

Photos for decoupage balls

Decoupage Christmas balls with a photo - an interesting idea for a gift. First of all, it is necessary to prepare the necessary materials for active creativity and pick up photos. Pictures can be any, subject, group or portrait. We customize their size in a special program to the size of the ball and print it out on the printer. You can take color, black and white photos, edit them in vintage style, apply any filters. It is better to make pictures of people with a margin, in case something is smeared or twisted. Plain office paper is not an option. Print better on paper towel. So that it is not jammed in the printer, you should stick its edges on a simple A4 sheet.

The next stage is the preparation of the ball. We remove from it the old coating with acetone and cotton wool. Grind carefully to avoid deep cuts. Then we put on a pencil and cover it with acrylic paint. You can use a brush or a piece of sponge.

Apply pictures of the desired size to the prepared surface of the ball and glue it with white glue. All edges need to be straightened well so that there are no wrinkles and linings. On the back of the toy you can paint snowflakes paint, decorate with sparkles, ribbons.

Paper decoupage

You can make any original Christmas-tree toy that has lost its former appeal. You can breathe new life into a nondescript Christmas ball with the help of the most simple and affordable materials. Decorated in a particular style, they will be appropriate at any event. For example, you can decorate a music school class with toys decorated with sheet music. On a small Christmas tree balls with newspaper headlines and text will look original. The following instructions will help make decoupage plain paper on a ball of any size:

1. Degrease the surface of the toy with alcohol;
2. Cut into thin strips of decorative paper, newspapers or sheets with musical notes;
3. If the paper is thick, drop it into water for a few minutes;
4. The ball is coated with paint or plaster;
5. Coat strips with PVA glue;
6. Chaotically we apply a decor to a toy and we smooth a pure rag;
7. After complete drying, we process the ball with acrylic varnish.

Decoupage with relief volume patterns

This method of decorating Christmas balls is also called a paperman or 3D decoupage. It consists in creating convex elements on a round surface with the help of a special structural paste, polymer clay. A very small amount of material is applied between the parts of the design, which are then glued together. It is not necessary to have the skills of sculpting to turn an ordinary Christmas ball into a real masterpiece.

For relief decoupage standard set of tools and materials must be supplemented with clay or texture paste. Having studied the step by step master class, you can get to work. Difficulties will not arise if all the steps are carried out carefully and consistently.

Christmas tree ball made of any material. Its surface should be treated with alcohol and painted with water-based, acrylic paint. To create a more even basis, the procedure should be repeated several times. While the layers dry, you can prepare a picture.

Cut out several identical patterns from the napkin. We put one drawing to the ball and glue it. Smooth out the edges with a brush and leave the blank to dry for several hours. Also needs to be done with the rest. Then we varnish the toy and apply texture elements. Paste or clay can process the outline of the pattern, add any relief element. After drying, the image must be sanded and varnished.

Painting as a decoupage method for Christmas balls

Even a beginning needlewoman can decorate Christmas balls with painted patterns. You do not need to have talent for drawing and artistic skills. If you are not confident in your abilities, you can practice first on any other surface. For the work will need the following materials:

• Christmas balls themselves;
• A simple pencil with a soft core;
• Acrylic paint palette;
• Silver, golden sparkles;
• Synthetic brushes of different numbers;
• Column thread;
• Grater.

Before you begin, you need to pick a picture. Then carefully transfer the idea with a simple pencil on the workpiece. The pattern can be placed on one side or cover the entire circular surface of the toy. Paint the prepared picture. So that the contour is not smeared, you can make it in several layers, waiting for the previous strokes to dry. After the final drying, wipe with an eraser strokes from a simple pencil.

You can decorate the painted Christmas ball with beads, sparkles. Beads, rhinestones, sequins are glued with a glue gun or shoe glue. Sequins can be sprinkled with painted places on the paint that has not yet dried up.

For decoupage painting it is better to choose glass frosted balls. It is more difficult to work with plastic toys because they have visible joints and a too smooth surface.

Spot painting decoupage

One of the easiest decorating techniques. Ready ball with dot painting turns out to be original and very beautiful. Interesting texture is formed due to small dots merging into one pattern.

The preparatory stage of decorating includes degreasing, stripping and coating with paint the round surface of the toy. Primary color should be contrasted with contour and bitmap. The applied primer must be varnished and dried. A long process can take all day.

Decorated monochromatic bead with special acrylic contours. These are small tubes of paint with a small hole, which makes it possible to make points of any size, even barely noticeable.

Point decoupage is usually done symmetrically. Elements applied alternately on both sides. Stripes of dots can be monophonic or variegated. Two colors alternately alternate through the row. Also from the points you can create a drawing, a flower composition. If you use metallic paint and contours with glitter, the balls will be overwhelmingly shimmer in the light of the garlands.

Decoupage Christmas balls in vintage style

Vintage Christmas toys will fill the New Year's atmosphere with special charm. For the decor, you can use old pictures printed on the printer, yellowed pages of books, newspaper clippings, lace patterns. Mysterious, romantic style transfers to an ancient era. The main requirements of vintage antique decoupage are the observance of a certain style, the author's intention and individuality. New Year's toys, made in this technique, are distinguished by the elegance of lines, refinement, unusual forms. You can use themes of animals, plants, insects.

For the New Year's decoupage balls in vintage style using natural materials. These are fabric, lace, wax, leather, paper, paints and varnishes on a natural basis. Craquelure, aged surface, textile bows are welcomed.

The easiest way to decorate Christmas toys in vintage style is to stick napkins with an aged image. To do this, it is necessary to age the selected photos artificially in a special program, to apply filters, for example, sepia hue. Printed pictures glue to the ball and coat with varnish. Each product must carry its own history, have significance and exclusivity.

Decoupage inside the ball

You can create an original decoupage inside the ball in several ways. There are two completely different techniques. Painted with acrylic paints inside the ball and decorating the two separated halves.

For interior painting you will need a transparent Christmas toy, acrylic paints, a brush or a cotton swab. Additional surface treatment does not require. Remove the metal thread holder, pour the paint inside and create a spiral, moving in a circle. Instead of paint, you can use nail polish. The dye can be simply poured into a ball and gradually turning the toy, create a uniform coating.

The second method of decoupage in a ball is to decorate its individual halves. Plastic toy is cut along the factory gluing line. At the place of saw cut weed irregularities. Paint the inside with acrylic paint, create the necessary background. At the bottom of the ball glue pieces of air wool and sprinkle with hairspray. Prepare several identical pictures, cut out of each item. Now these parts should be placed in the ball according to the picture, but at some distance from each other. Contour paint complement white snow, create drifts.

Conclusion

You can create a unique Christmas toy using decoupage technique from a variety of materials. Any ball will be stylish and original. Having tried this kind of needlework at least once, it will undoubtedly become a favorite hobby. A variety of decorative elements and techniques allows you to implement the most extraordinary ideas.