Life does not stand still. Years pass, a lot changes or disappears completely, but there are things over which time has no power, which will always exist. Such eternal concepts include women's jewelry.
Earrings, rings, bracelets and necklaces continue to excite the fair sex from century to century. Particularly worth highlighting is such an interesting accessory as a brooch - a decoration that can transform any outfit and attract attention to even the most modest dress.
Benefits of a homemade brooch
When working independently, the master has full opportunity to select materials and decorative elements, choose cuts and surface treatments. Other advantages include:
- The master does not require any special skills or abilities. Making brooches is a creative activity that is accessible even to inexperienced needlewomen.
- Large range of models.
- Extensive collection of accessories in DIY stores.
- A large number of detailed instructions for conducting master classes, educational video lessons, diagrams and drawings for making original jewelry.
Thanks to a number of advantages, making decorative jewelry with your own hands has become very popular among fashionistas and needlewomen.
DIY New Year's bead crafts: photos, diagrams, videos
Beaded jewelry can be stunningly beautiful if you make it with passion and soul. And most importantly, everything is in your hands, because any, even the most complex, technique can be learned on your own, using step-by-step instructions with photos and video master classes.
Christmas decorations
If you have never made beaded Christmas tree decorations, we assure you that you have missed a lot. By making Christmas tree decorations with your own hands, you can immerse yourself in the world of childhood, New Year's mood, your soul will be filled with pleasant satisfaction that no amount of money can buy. Be sure to try it, and in the master classes above you will learn how to make New Year's toys from beads.
Christmas tree toys made of beads video
How to decorate yourself for the holidays
I myself also want to look attractive for the New Year celebration, and this is where handicraft skills come to the rescue. After all, you will make individual jewelry for yourself that no one else has, and charge it with your positive energy. All this together will certainly bring not only a great mood for the holiday, but also good luck!
New Year gifts
When your skill reaches a high level, there is no shame in making gifts for your loved ones with your own hands.
Because these are no longer just “crafts”, but “handmade”, which is valued much higher than factory mass production. Especially if you do useful things. Keychains, bracelets, brooches, vases, boxes and more. This is not just an art object for interior decoration, but something that will really not only please the eye, but also bring benefits.
We hope now you know which New Year’s craft is best to make and how. We wish you all the best in the New Year! The main thing is to continue to develop and improve your skills in bead weaving!
We are sure that DIY beaded New Year's compositions will delight the eye for a long time even after the holidays are over, so it is not necessary to make them just before December 31st, but at any time of the year!
Selection of base material
There are many options for making a brooch from:
- Beads. Bead embroidery is one of the most popular handmade options.
- Satin ribbons and beads. The beads are sewn onto a pattern or bow made of satin ribbons.
- Finishing with decorative stones. Such beautiful stones as carnelian and malachite can also be used to create a brooch.
- Fabric patterns. From guipure, felt, and organza, craftswomen form original buds that are attached to fittings.
- Weaving from decorative (chenille) wire.
A large assortment of bead models allows you to create real collections of brooches of all sizes and colors.
DIY New Year gifts
Thus, we endow the future gift with individuality and exclusivity. We add accents that can reflect the character of the person being gifted, tell about his preferences and interests.
In our selection we have collected master classes of varying levels of complexity. Among them, you can choose one or several ideas for creating a New Year's gift with your own hands.
Brooches
This is a must-have accessory for every fashionista. Brooches can complement an image and become a bright accent. Using a brooch, you can fasten a long scarf or stole, or decorate the lapel of a coat or jacket with it. The use of brooches is limited only by your imagination. Choose the method that suits you and start creating a gift. DIY brooch in the shape of the famous Chanel perfume bottle made of beads and sequins
Bright flower brooch made of red cloth and beads
The magnificent brooch “Hydrangea” made of yellow beads and sequins will be a wonderful addition to your look and add a sunny mood
DIY flower brooch made from leftover fabric - quick, beautiful and simple!
Colored pencils and beads make a wonderful accessory - a bright and unusual brooch for a young fashionista
All kinds of flower making methods are constantly being improved, new ideas and implementations are emerging. We'll tell you how to make a felt poppy with your own hands
The secret to the lively and natural appearance of a multi-petal rose made of fabric is the flame-scorched sections of the petals.
Detachable collars
The love for this accessory was at one time dictated by fashion.
Many designers presented interesting images with various variations of detachable collars on the world's catwalks. Many people liked the idea. This accessory deserves special attention for good reason and may well become a wonderful gift. With the help of a removable collar it is so easy to complement or completely change your everyday or festive outfit. One of the most popular accessories for the winter season is a removable fur collar.
A luxurious pearl collar is a great addition to an evening look.
Cosmetic bags, mini bags and clutches
Well, who would refuse another small evening bag, a miniature or, conversely, a capacious cosmetic bag. All these feminine things are consumables that periodically require replacement.
This simple and beautiful cosmetic bag, sewn from leftover fabric, is a charming accessory and a great gift.
Elegant evening clutch with original decor
A small wallet with a clasp made of linen or cotton, decorated with a frill of bright fabric or a strip of lace
Charming pyramid-shaped mini-bag made of genuine leather
To sew this voluminous, but very simple case for glasses, you will need very little time and some leftover beautiful fabric.
Necklace
Handmade jewelry is at the peak of popularity today. If you have never tried to make, for example, earrings, a bracelet or a necklace, then it’s time to try. Rest assured, you will love it and will definitely want to give something unique as a gift.
These beads are as beautiful as real pearls, and a necklace made from them can take any shape.
A thread of medium-sized beads located at some distance from each other looks very delicate and elegant
Three ways - three different pearl necklaces
Just a few textile cords, felt circles, beads and knots - and in an instant you have a completely original necklace
Silk tie
If you are not yet ready to take on a complex project to sew a men's shirt or jacket as a gift, try something that you are sure to get right the first time - a silk men's tie.
Classic men's tie made of natural silk
An asymmetrical bow tie made of shiny checkered fabric will emphasize the individuality and extravagant style of a dandy.
Fashionable snood
Almost every seamstress, no matter whether she is a beginner or an experienced one, will have scraps of fabric in her bins, the size of which is just right for sewing a fashionable snood from them. Of course, you can and should combine scraps with each other so that the product turns out not like everyone else. This is a gift!
Bright machine embroidery is an original solution for the colorful fabric from which the knitted snood is sewn
A snood made from the remnants of satin silk and lace fabric will complement the image and add a unique twist to it.
Case for tablet
A cozy and original “house” for your favorite gadget - this tablet case can also be sewn from felt and decorated with embroidery or appliqué
Package
If you are too limited in time, then you will definitely find it to make your own New Year's gift wrapping. A beautifully wrapped gift adds extra intrigue.
Original gift packaging for the New Year made of natural silk
With the help of tape tapes it is easy and simple, and most importantly, you can beautifully decorate ordinary plain paper packaging
A small textile pouch with a drawstring is ideal for gift wrapping
And a few more handmade gift ideas for the New Year from BurdaStyle.ru
Material prepared by Yulia Dekanova
Additional materials and tools
To work, you will need a well-organized workplace, because bead embroidery and cutting decorative stones is delicate, jewelry work. You also need to prepare:
- Handicraft kit (threads, needles of various sizes).
- Scissors.
- Beads.
- Beads.
- Decorative stones.
- Metal cuts, safety pins, additional fittings for fastening, facets.
- Transparent acrylic varnish.
- Felt.
- Satin ribbons in several colors.
You can also find ready-made templates for cutting out shapes from felt. For most beaded brooches, felt provides a solid base to work with.
Workshops on making brooches
The most original decorations can be found on various web resources, where experienced needlewomen present their works. Among them you can find the following interesting ideas and instructions on how to make a brooch:
- Brooch “Bright Garnet”.
- Brooch “Autumn leaf”.
- Volumetric decoration made of satin ribbons and beads.
- Brooch made of chenille wire.
- Brooch “beetle” made of carnelian.
For each work presented there is a master class on how to make a brooch with your own hands. These instructions and detailed descriptions will help the craftsman understand the general principle of making decorative jewelry.
Stylists' recommendations
There are many master classes on making unusual, original and bright brooches. It follows from them that you can create jewelry from any available materials: felt, beads, beads, stones, ribbons, fabrics, lace, plaster, polymer clay and many others.
In order for the item to harmonize with the outfit and fit into the image correctly, you need to first think through the shape, color and style of the model. Then imagine what material is suitable for its execution.
It is better to determine in advance what item the jewelry will be worn with. This is necessary to combine style and color.
At all times, the price was for things that were made by hand in a single copy. Each handmade brooch is an exclusive item, valuable for its uniqueness. Over time, you can gain experience and create real masterpieces.
Brooch “Bright Garnet”
To work you need to prepare:
- Felt.
- Pattern in the shape of a pomegranate.
- Scissors.
- Threads, needles.
- Cylindrical beads of yellow or metallic shade.
- Red cylindrical beads.
- Red beads.
Also, do not forget about additional accessories for attaching the brooch. A diagram of how to make a beaded brooch with your own hands:
- Using the prepared template, cut out a blank from felt.
- Prepare a photo of the finished brooch so you can see the embroidery pattern.
- Red cylindrical beads are used to trim the contours of the pomegranate in 2-3 rows.
- The next layer towards the core is white beads. Another vertical strip of white beads is the middle strip.
- Two halves of a pomegranate are embroidered with large beads.
The final stage is attaching the fittings to the back of the brooch. The top of the brooch can be coated with acrylic varnish to give the product a glossy shine.
Wonderful New Year's brooches made of beads: ideas and 4 master classes
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On New Year's Eve, craftswomen especially want to create. After all, this holiday is a real storehouse of inspiration; many festive ideas are spinning in your head, full of the desire to recreate a winter fairy tale.
You can create real masterpieces from beads and beads, for example, brooches of fabulous beauty. Such brooches will be a wonderful gift for family, friends and friends, and can also complement your holiday look.
New Year's brooch made of beads Christmas tree
This elegant Christmas tree is embroidered with cantle, beads, bicone and sequins. You can make such a brooch for yourself or as a gift to a loved one.
New Year's brooch made of beads Mouse - symbol of 2022
Let's not forget that the coming new year is the year of the mouse.
Therefore, you can make such a charming mouse brooch.
New Year's brooch made of beads Snowflake
The most logical New Year's bead decoration would be a snowflake.
New Year's brooch made of beads Mitten
If you are no longer new to this business and can create such beauty yourself, then we invite you to simply admire the inspiring ideas. Such New Year's brooches will not leave anyone indifferent!
Brooch “Autumn leaf”
The materials required for the work are similar to the previous version. However, emphasis should be placed on beads made in three main shades: red, green and golden tones. If desired, you can use a wider range of colors. The contours of the leaf itself are embroidered with beads with a bronze tint. Operating instructions:
- A base in the shape of a sheet is cut out of felt using a template.
- The outline is embroidered first with beads with a bronze tint. Embroidery is also carried out on the sheet itself, imitating leaf veins.
- The arrangement of the color scheme is the master’s imagination.
The fastening is formed in the form of a safety pin on the back of the brooch.
Decoration made of ribbons and beads
To create a beautiful decoration you need to prepare:
- Several satin ribbons.
- Large beads of various colors.
- Felt.
- Glue.
- Threads, needles.
- Scissors.
Instructions for carrying out work:
- First of all, you need to make miniature flowers from satin ribbons.
- Using a needle and thread, sew the satin ribbon using large stitches.
- Having reached the end of the ribbon, tighten the thread, pulling up the folds of the ribbon with your hands. A bud is formed.
- Without fully tightening the thread, several large beads are hemmed into the core.
- Finally tighten the thread.
- Using a similar scheme, make 2 more flowers.
- Cut a circle shape from felt.
- Sew on miniature buds, as well as several beads.
- You can sew a decorative facet around the flowers.
As always, the final stage is attaching the fittings to the back of the brooch.
DIY satin ribbon brooch
Many people are interested in what can be used to make a beautiful brooch. Bright products are made from this material. Ribbons for hairstyles, bows, and decorations for jackets are made from satin. And the manufacturing principle is the same as for other types of brooches.
They not only sew from ribbon, but also embroider designs on the base, as is the case with beads.
Chenille wire brooch
You can also make original jewelry from beautiful fluffy wire. A simple DIY brooch for beginners:
- Place push pins on a thick sheet of cardboard, forming the outline of the selected shape (butterfly, bunny, star).
- The chenille wire is guided along the prepared contours, forming a figure.
- Remove the finished product from the improvised frame.
This brooch can be attached to clothing using a pin.
Brooch “Beetle” made of carnelian
To make an original beetle you will need golden-colored beads, a fairly large carnelian, metal cut, metal wire, glue, and fittings for fastening. Instructions on how to make a beetle-shaped brooch with your own hands:
- The carnelian is attached to a metal cut using glue. If the craftsman wishes, instead of cutting, you can use a felt base, to which it will be easier to attach the head and paws.
- From metal wire and beads you need to weave a head and two horns, curved like a crescent.
- You will also need three pairs of legs made of wire and beads.
There are special fasteners for cutting; a safety pin is also suitable for a felt base.
Beautiful and spectacular DIY decoration
What you will need
The following materials are used for the brooch:
- beads, beads, cabochons, stones and other decorative elements;
- base – felt, suede or thick fabric;
- a piece of cardboard;
- leather for the back;
- fishing line or thread;
- transparent glue “Crystal”;
- brooch base.
The tools you will need are scissors for cutting ends and cutting out blanks.
The right combination of materials and decor
There are combinations of materials, the use of which allows you to create a wonderful product in the form of a brooch.
- Beads and seed beads. Do-it-yourself bead brooches are made using special half-beads, which are securely glued to the base and fit neatly to it.
- Beads and felt. Among the advantages of using felt are strength, ease of sewing on beads; in addition, this material holds its shape well, and the edges do not need to be processed. To create a brooch, you need to make a blank, embroider it with the selected beads and trim off the excess.
- Beads and stones. A DIY stone brooch looks very elegant thanks to the contrast of textures. Often cabochons of different shapes braided using different techniques are used for products.
Having decided on the materials, you can start creating jewelry.
How much time do you need to spend
Creating a brooch can take varying amounts of time, everything will depend on the complexity and technique of execution. The simplest option is to embroider a pattern or design on felt; experienced needlewomen spend no more than a few hours on this. Braiding a cabochon requires a lot of time.
