When presenting a New Year's gift, beautifully designed packaging will play a special role. A wrapper in the form of paper, cellophane or a standard purchased package looks ordinary and uninteresting. So if you want your gift to stand out and be memorable, it's worth taking the effort to make your own New Year's gift bags. A little imagination with design and the result will be interesting packaging.
Gift bags for large gifts
Bulk gifts require large packaging. Therefore, before taking a piece of fabric, you need to measure its length and height, do not forget to add width and seam allowances. The gift must be loose in the packaging. It is advisable to make it double.
The inner side is usually made green or red, and the outer side is colored or gray. Sewing a double bag will take longer, but the result will be much better:
- Having taken measurements, add 1 cm to the seams on the sides, height – 4-5 cm.
- Having laid out the main and lining fabrics, we cut out the measured parts. Let's iron them.
- Fold the parts and sew from the wrong side, departing from the edge about 1 cm.
- We turn them inside out and put them face to face.
- Now we make a seam around the perimeter, as shown in the photo. It is better to start stitching from the inner fabric, leaving an opening of 7-8 cm unstitched.
- Turn the product right side out through the opening and align. Sew the opening with a blind stitch.
- Place a pad inside and decorate the outer side of the bag.
- Sew the tie on the side.
- You can decorate it by sewing on a snowflake, bell or Christmas tree.
Required materials and tools
First, determine the size of the New Year's bag: to do this, lay out the expected capacity on the table and estimate how much space it should take up inside the package. Keep in mind that a couple of cm should be left for allowances. It’s better to make the bag more spacious than later it turns out to be small.
During the work you will need the following materials and tools:
- Fabric or felt. Choose a rag that has a festive color and is not fuzzy. Before cutting, wash the fabric thoroughly in warm water and iron it to avoid shrinkage of the finished product. It is better to sew the bag from a single piece so that there is no seam at the bottom.
- Small bright pieces of felt or other material with a non-flowing edge for appliqués. Before choosing a color, think about what exactly you plan to depict on the bag.
- Red nylon braid, approximately 1 cm wide.
- The burgundy ribbon is the same width.
- Multi-colored floss for embroidery.
- Thick or medium-thick yarn in white and red colors.
- Scissors: large for cutting and small nail scissors for cutting out small parts.
- Needle and sewing pins.
- Chalk, a piece of soap or a pencil - for transferring the drawing.
- A measuring tape and a regular long ruler.
- Transparent glue Moment Crystal.
- Pattern: it is better to immediately print it on thick cardboard and transfer it from paper to cardboard by hand.
Small packaging bags
Small bags for tiny gifts are sewn in a similar way, taking into account that the selection of fabrics can be more varied. Silk, velvet, satin look great. If the gift is intended for a child, bright cotton will do.
Important! Fabric for embroidery is well suited for packaging; you can decorate it with embroidery on a New Year's theme. For example, New Year 2022 is the Year of the Pig, so pink piglets will look not only fun, but also relevant.
Retro style box
White and red are a very “New Year’s” combination, especially suitable for gift wrapping. If you rely on these colors, stylish themed pictures and spectacular craquelure, then any, even the simplest cardboard box will turn into an exquisite decorative item. These boxes are sold in craft stores. If they are small, then they cost between 30-60 rubles. You will also need a New Year's paper napkin with retro pictures. A bright contrast is a good idea if you want not only the background, but also the pictures to have cracks, and at the same time use a simple one-part craquelure product. Burgundy cracks on a white background will shine through the design, creating the desired effect. Retro style box
You will need:
- Simple cardboard box
- Acrylic primer
- Acrylic paints in white and burgundy colors
- Napkin with New Year's scenes
- One-component product for creating craquelures
- Glue for decoupage
- Gloss varnish
- Scissors
- Brushes
- Sponge
Manufacturing procedure:
- Cover the box with acrylic primer. When doing this, remove the lid from the box and cover both parts separately.
- When the soil is dry, paint the box and lid with burgundy paint. Dry.
- Coat the box and lid with craquelure remover using a sponge. Dry well.
- Apply a layer of white paint on top. The surfaces will be covered with burgundy cracks.
- Cut out New Year's pictures, inscriptions and a burgundy border from a napkin. Layer all the parts.
- Paste pictures and inscriptions on the lid of the box in the intended order. Glue a border along the edge of the lid. Decorate the main part of the box with cut out inscriptions.
- Cover the box and lid with glossy varnish.
Packaging for sweets
Mostly children receive such gifts, but often adults also love when they are given a box of good sweets. Therefore, you must know who the gift will be for. When choosing fabric, pay attention that it is not fleecy; satin, linen or chintz are best.
Do you want to do something interesting and unusual? Sew a handbag. Select two different pieces of fabric. Choose the color as you wish, size - according to the number of sweets:
- Place them face to face and stitch around the perimeter, leaving an opening.
- Turn it inside out and straighten it, sew the opening with a hidden seam.
- Fold the corners towards the middle and stitch as shown in the photo, do not forget to step back from the edge.
- Stretch two ribbons (laces, braids). One clockwise, the other counterclockwise.
- If you pull them, the product will fold into a beautiful and unusual bag. The decoration can be a postcard or small balls attached with thread.
Do not doubt that your handmade New Year's gift bags will arouse admiration among those for whom they are intended. The work will be appreciated, since such packaging is unlikely to be thrown away; they will come in handy after the holiday for storing all sorts of small items.
Cutting blanks
Decide on the size of the future New Year's bag that you are going to sew with your own hands. Fold a piece of fabric in half so that the wrong side is on the outside. Using chalk, a simple pencil or a bar of soap, draw the parameters of the future bag.
Pin the fabric inside the outline and only then cut it, otherwise the two parts of the product may not turn out the same.
Sew the side edges using a machine overlocker or by hand. Felt and other materials with non-flowing edges do not need to be processed.
Iron the piece through wet gauze, steaming the seams especially carefully. Along the way, you need to iron 0.5 cm of the upper cuts inward. To make the bend even, make small, inconspicuous marks on the front side of the fabric and bend along them.
Another hem should be at a distance of 5 cm from the edge, so that later you can thread the ribbon or lace there.
Fold the piece in half, marking the location of the bottom.
Now you need to cut out the parts of the applique. To begin, pin the finished paper patterns to the felt. Place them closer together so that there is less waste. Trace and, without chipping, cut out the parts.
For the edges of a small pocket on a fabric bag, try using scissors.
Bags for New Year's gifts made of burlap
Burlap is great for packaging; the decor can be used to mark the age of the recipient. The size of the flap is selected according to the size of the gift; you will also need a cord or ribbon.
For those who cannot or do not want to bother with sewing, you can buy adhesive tape and glue it with it:
- We cut out a piece of fabric the size of a gift, taking into account seam allowances.
- The burlap does not have a front side, so we fold the flaps in half and sew on three sides.
- Turn it inside out so that the seams remain inside.
- We decorate. You can use a hot gun and use it to decorate with beads, snowflakes, and lace.
- We attach a tie to the side.
Ideas for creativity
Sew cute long ears to your bag and you will get bunny bags.
If the fabric is used with a pronounced print, then the decor should be minimal. Use a simple plain ribbon or twine.
Having mastered the technique of sewing a simple bag, you can turn ordinary pouches into a handbag or backpack.
Sewing a pouch is an easy task. Decorate as you wish. And these examples will help you make original gift packaging that everyone will like.
Interesting packaging ideas
Well, if you don’t know sewing and knitting at all, try making New Year’s gift bags with your own hands from scrap materials. For example, you have an old children's sweater or blouse lying around. Cut the sleeve to the size of the gift, turn it inside out and sew up the bottom.
Attention! Make the decor as you wish, do not forget to sew a ribbon for tying.
An ordinary oven mitt can serve as a package; put some accessories in it, attach a bow, and the package is ready. Unexpected and interesting, any housewife will be happy with such a gift.
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Ways to decorate champagne bottles
Among the ways to decorate champagne bottles you can find both the simplest ones, which everyone can master, and the more labor-intensive and expensive ones, requiring maximum care and diligence.
Elegant fur bags for champagne for the New Year holidays
Simple decor options include decorating a bottle with tinsel, serpentine, sparkles and other New Year's decorations. You just need to attach them to the bottle, wrap them around in a spiral or make a bow out of them. This method of decoration is more suitable for champagne that will be on the table, for example, during a corporate event or a holiday party.
Decoupage of New Year's champagne, decorated with tinsel
You can quickly and easily decorate champagne using thermal stickers or custom-made labels with suitable images, inscriptions, and congratulations. For such decoration, you will need to remove old labels, so the bottle should be immersed in hot water for a few minutes, carefully removing the paper when it gets wet.
Thermal stickers for bottles with a New Year's motif
Elegant decoration of champagne and ice bucket made of stones
In order for champagne to emphasize the spirit of the holiday and match the setting, when decorating the bottle it is worth starting from New Year's themes, symbols, and shades. Almost any materials that are easy to find in both regular and specialized stores are suitable for decoration.
Themed linen bags for decorating a New Year's drink
The most popular creative ways to decorate champagne bottles are:
- Decoration with ribbons.
- Decoration with candies.
- Decoupage.
- Painting.
- Making decorative wreaths.
- Making decorative bags.
All these methods have varying degrees of complexity, so you should focus on your skills when choosing the appropriate one.
Colorful New Year's decoupage of champagne
Chocolate House
A cardboard house can be covered with anything, even chocolates and sweets! Look how interesting it will look. To do this, sometimes it is not even necessary to specifically cut out a house out of cardboard; it is enough to use a candy box.
Let's watch a detailed video together on how to make such an amazing house with your own golden hands. Are we watching?
Decorative wreaths
A relatively simple and quick way to decorate a bottle of champagne for the New Year is to decorate it with festive wreaths. You can do them using:
New Year's wreaths for decorating bottles from rosemary and viburnum sprigs
- Wire frame.
- Fir branches - natural or artificial.
- Dried fruits and dried flowers, painted walnut shells, figured candied tangerine peels.
- Tissue and designer paper, making mini-pompoms, garlands, and New Year's figures out of them.
- Decorative cord, ribbons, lace.
Wreath for decorating bottles made of artificial material
These wreaths can simply be placed on the neck of a champagne bottle or used in conjunction with other decor. For example, you can tightly wrap a bottle with several layers of foil or corrugated paper, put a wreath of fir branches on top, and decorate it with a bow with a small Christmas tree decoration or glass pendant.
A sign with symbolic inscriptions can be an excellent replacement for a decorative wreath for champagne.
