Gifts for family and friends - crafts for the year Horses own hands

The new year 2014 will be held under the sign of the Horse. Many needlewomen are already thinking about what presents, associated with this noble animal, to give to their relatives and friends. This article reveals a theme called "Crafts for the Year of the Horse with Your Own Hands". Here you will get acquainted with two master classes on the manufacture of original products made of polymer clay and satin ribbons, as well as recommendations for their implementation. Learn, recharge with positive and creative mood!

Figurine of a horse from plastic

In every house on New Year's Eve there must be a symbol of the coming year. Therefore, you can not do without the figure of a horse. Let's make it from polymer clay.

For work you need these materials:

• Plastic of two colors;
• Acrylic paints;
• Rolling pin;
• blade;
• Board;
• A flat figure of a horse made of paper (template);
• toothpick.

The process of manufacturing crafts by the year. Horses with their own hands made of polymer clay.

Using a rolling pin, roll a slice of clay into a 0.5 centimeter thick layer on the board. On it lay a paper figure of the horse and map out its outlines. Cut out the workpiece with a blade. Gently smooth the edges of the product. With a toothpick, draw a mane, tail, eyes, nose. From another piece of plastic, perform decorative elements: rings, hearts, ornaments. Next, bake the clay product in the oven for half an hour at a temperature of 110 ° C. After cooling, the horse can be additionally painted with acrylic paints.

Such a product can serve as a toy on a Christmas tree or a keyring on a key or phone. In this case, before baking the product, it is necessary to pierce the opening for fastening the hinge.

Such crafts for the New Year Horses can serve as brooches on a women's attire. You will only need to attach the appropriate hardware to the wrong side of the product, which can be removed from an old brooch or bought in the store of goods for needlework.

Horseshoe

The symbol of happiness, prosperity and peace - a horseshoe - must be in every dwelling. And all the more without it can not do in the year of the Horse. Handicrafts in the form of a horseshoe decorate the interior of your house and become an excellent gift. There are many options for making such a souvenir. We offer you to decorate a shoe in Kansas style - from satin ribbons.

For work, prepare such materials:

• Plastic lid from a bucket or a sock;
• Satin ribbons of different colors;
• Thermo-gun;
• Toothpicks;
• Lighter or candle;
• paper;
• scissors.

From paper, follow the shape of the horseshoe in its natural size. Transfer the template to the plastic cover, circle and cut. The end of the tape is prizhite and glued to the horseshoe with a thermo gun. Then wrap it around the entire surface of the product. End the tape in the same way as the beginning.

The next stage of doing this craft for the year of the Horses with their own hands is decorating. From the ribbon, follow the flower. To do this, cut it into pieces in length of 5-6 cm. The upper edge of each piece is bent in half along the length, cut the diagonally and seam the place of the cut. The ends of the bottom edge are stacked on top of each other with an "envelope" and sealed. It turns a petal with a sharp tip. Thus, perform 5 such details for each flower. Glue the petals on the horseshoe. The middle of the flower can be made from a large bead, buttons.

Also, such a product can be decorated with spruce branches, made in the same technique. For their manufacture, a piece of green tape about 15 centimeters long is set on one edge and dissolve from the other, not reaching the bottom of 1 centimeter. On the toothpick to drip the glue and wind it on the spiral of this workpiece unbroken edge. It turns out a furry fir branch. It remains only to paste it on the horseshoe. A wonderful New Year element of the house decor is ready! Such a product will be a wonderful gift for the holiday to friends, relatives or colleagues.

We hope, having studied the information from our article, you will want to perform such crafts by the year of the Horse yourself. Let the needlework be to you in joy!