How to decorate a room for the New Year? After all, we are talking not just about a standard celebration, but about a holiday during which miracles come true. And the environment surrounding you and your guests on New Year's Eve should also be mysterious and enigmatic.

In order to provide such an atmosphere, it is enough place candles around the entire perimeter of the room: arrange them on the holiday table, bookshelves, coffee tables, windowsill. With the lights off, in combination with bright garlands on the Christmas tree, this lighting method will help to highlight the peculiarity of the holiday.

Already now, in almost every store you can find a large number of a variety of decorative candles. A large assortment allows you to choose the most suitable color or shape. But, you must agree that the process hand made festive candles will bring you much more fun than a banal shopping trip.

Moreover, such a solution would save a considerable amount of money, because on the eve of the New Year holidays, the cost decorative ornaments and holiday toys rises sharply. Therefore, we suggest that you familiarize yourself with interesting and quite in simple ways making Christmas candles with your own hands.

Making holiday candles out of wax

How to make beautiful decorative wax candles with your own hands? Candles made from ordinary wax are the most common. It will not be difficult for you to find required amount wax (for this you can buy ready-made ordinary candles). After the starting material is prepared, you need to think about what shape your candles will take.

In advance prepare special molds different sizes ... For the basis for a future candle, you can use:

• geometric shapes made made of cardboard(it can be rolled into a cone or cylinder);
• matchboxes or other similar items;
• glasses or small cups;
• molds of unusual shape, made plaster;
• non-standard options: shells from nuts, bottle caps, eggshell , citrus halves etc.

If you decide to make candles that have unusual thematic form(for example, a snowman or Santa Claus), first you need to correctly prepare the future base for a candle... The easiest way - use of ready-made figurines of small sizes... They are covered with petroleum jelly and silicone, dried and filled with plaster.

After drying, the resulting structure must gently split into two halves and pull out the inside... As a result, you will get an original candle mold, and the raw materials used for this will not lose their appearance.

After the base for the future candle is ready, you can start using wax. Prepare the wick, place it in the center of the mold and start pouring in the wax.

When the wax has cooled and hardened, you can start the process decorating candles... For example, you can use beads, beads or coffee beans... Enough wet them under hot water and press into the candle: under the influence of high temperature, the wax will calmly let them inside.

Advice: when making candles, you can add a small amount of fragrance. In this case, the candle will delight you not only with its appearance, but also with a pleasant smell.

Gel candles: manufacturing features

If you want to make the candle transparent, use the special gel wax... You can use it according to the previous instructions, but it is usually used to make candles that have a different appearance. You have probably noticed in stores how unusual candles look, located in transparent cups or transparent plastic bases. It is very easy to make such a candle at home.

For the manufacture of transparent candles you will need the following materials:

• gel wax;
• wick;
• transparent base for a candle (cups, glasses or other items);
• decorative ornaments(beads, sparkles, shells, dyes, etc.).

The procedure for creating such candles also begins with the process heating wax... This is done over low heat or in the microwave. If you decide to put wax on the fire, do not forget stir it constantly otherwise there is a risk that your candle will have small lumps.

Advice: if you want the future candle to have a colored shade, pour the dyes prepared in advance into the melted wax.

When the wax is ready, take a glass, insert a wick into it (hold it with your hands or fix it for a while) - and start pour melted gel... If you would like to have inside the transparent candle small figurines, pour a little wax on the bottom, then place the figures - and only after this procedure pour in the remaining wax.

As a rule, such the candle will dry for about one or two days(it depends on the temperature and humidity of the room). After the candle has solidified, you can finish it decorating.

Ways to decorate candles

When the candle is ready, it remains to decide the most main question- how decorate it beautifully and in an original way? There are many ways to decorate handmade candles. By the way, you can start decorating already during the manufacturing process: in the intermediate stages you can decorate it from the inside(this was already mentioned above) or use several shades to make the candle multi-colored.

You can decorate a candle by carving original patterns on its surface... Candles of this shape are unlikely to be found in stores, so you can be sure to surprise your guests. But remember that this kind of work requires great accuracy, and to make the result beautiful, draw the intended pattern on a piece of paper in advance... You can make cutouts in the outer walls of the candle using ready-made stencils.

To decorate the outside of the candle you can use paints, bright sequins, beads different forms and sizes... If you find interesting New Year pictures, you can also use them to decorate candles. This process is called technique Decoupage... Do-it-yourself decoupage of candles for the New Year is another way to decorate a festive table, a room where guests and households will gather on New Year's Eve to celebrate the onset of the holiday.

This technique requires the presence of thin pictures, so New Year's napkins are most often used.

Peel off a thin layer of pattern and wrap it around a candle... Remember to smooth the surface thoroughly so that no bumps or air bubbles remain. Then take a hairdryer and start blow the candle with a stream of hot air... Thanks to high temperature the wax will melt slightly and provide gluing a pattern to a surface.

The candle will look more elegant if wrap it in foil or bright ribbons... You can attach a small bow to the bottom base or decorate it with berries and twigs from the Christmas tree... Also great for decorating candles coffee beans.

if you have bright nail polish- use it too. In advance prepare small stencils in the form of snowflakes, stars and other drawings, attach candles to the surface - and start painting with varnish.

By the way, several wicks can be placed on one candle if it is of sufficient size. Thanks to this method of decoration, the candle will seem more original.

It is very easy to make a wonderful New Year's gift and make a candle using the decoupage technique with your own hands - watch the master class in video format, how, having a nondescript blank, a candle acquires decorative value in just 15 minutes:

Do not forget that candles must be placed on a special surface as they will gradually melt. You can buy ready-made candlesticks or also make them from improvised means. Any materials are suitable for this: from paper to glass.

The main thing in this process is to show maximum imagination and decorate such stands in an original way... This can be done with rain, tinsel, fir twigs, toys, tangerines, cones, and many other elements.

Bright festive Christmas candles with your own hands, made by you on the eve of the New Year 2019, will be a great addition to any New Year's interior... They will serve you for more than one year and perfectly suitable as a gift for your friends.

You can even connect your children to the procedure for making them, but do not forget to make sure that they do not get burned. Better to entrust them with decorating ready-made candles or candlesticks. We hope that our simple tips will push you to new ideas.

Decorative candles in interior design they set a special, romantic tone. Their use becomes most relevant during the New Year holidays. Several options for ideas for themed decoration of candles can be quickly and cheaply translated into reality.

To emphasize the cozy home atmosphere as a basis design you can take country style... In this case, the use of natural materials- trees, decorations made of cones, branches, dried berries, etc.

Ordinary banks will become interesting decoration Interior Design. Designers offer a lot of ideas on how to transform ordinary cans into interior design decoration. It is enough to paint the walls of the cans with New Year's prints, or adhesive base cover with ordinary salt or semolina, imitating snow.

Floating candles always look beautiful. Try complementing the glass bowls with plants and flowers, and complete the floating candles.

Another option is to tie the neck of the jar with twine, put multi-colored candies inside, and install a candle on top. Candy can be used to decorate the candles themselves. Cookie baking tins are perfect for making holiday candles. Jars filled with salt are like candlesticks filled with snow.

The scent of tangerine and cinnamon is associated with the New Year's decor. It is easy to make an original candlestick that thinns the wonderful winter scent by packing large cinnamon sticks. They should be placed over a large candle and tied with a beautiful ribbon.

If after installing the tree there are small stumps left, you can make holes in them that fit the size of the candles. A festive composition with candles can be supplemented with rowan and pine needles. You can do the same with any other wood.

If you fill a large vase with Christmas balls and decorate the composition with candles, then such a decoration may well become the main one on the festive New Year's table.

For those who love to knit, New Year's holidays is the time to show your talent. For large candles and candlesticks in the shape of cylinders, you can knit multi-colored rims.

Simple and original candlesticks can be made using large cones. To do this, you need to remove their tops and install candles in their place. The buds are decorated with sparkles that simulate the shine of snow.

New Year is a favorite holiday for many adults and children. This is a time of miracles and surprises, so I want to fill everything around with a fabulous mood, including my home. To decorate your home for the holiday, you can buy accessories in the store, or you can make decorations with your own hands. Candles are one of the popular New Year's attributes, and how to make it yourself, we learn from the article.

History of appearance

The custom of lighting candles during an evening meal on New Year's holidays dates back to the days when electricity was not yet invented. Despite the modern abundance of electrical and LED appliances, candles are often found on the holiday table. Often, a composition of four candles is used as a central decoration. This custom was adopted from the Catholics, who, during the fast before Christmas, light one candle a week for a month. As a result, by the time of the celebration of the Catholic holiday, a monument of four candles is formed on the table, which marks the end of abstinence.

Besides decoration own home, you can use hand-made crafts as a presentation. Hand-made gift candles will bring your family and friends much more pleasure.

Features of decorating tall candles

Among the colorful New Year decorations, long tapers white will become a harmonious addition and bring mystery to the festive atmosphere. Plus, these attributes are quite economical.

New Year's decor of such candles can be varied. These accessories can be used to decorate a table or fireplace. Get simple, and at the same time original decoration You can put Christmas tree decorations at the base of the candle. The balls matched to the tone will look stylish, silver and golden copies with different diameters... Green tinsel can imitate a Christmas tree in a craft.

Well-burning accessories are matched with a variety of glass candlesticks. As a container, you can use jars or glasses of any size and shape, which are decorated both from the outside and from inside... Stickers, beads, rhinestones, drawings with special paint, ribbons and lace can be used as decor. If you have imagination, you can create a very original item in a single copy.

Wine glasses as candlesticks can be used in different variations. For the first method, a part with a wick should be installed inside the glass, putting various decorative elements around - beads, cones, pebbles. The second method involves placing a candle on an inverted glass on its base. Another glass object that you can put a tall candle in is a bottle. Installed in bottles glowing elements will create cozy atmosphere and correct lighting at eye level.

The snowy effect on the decor item will remind you of the weather outside the window. To achieve it, you should spread abundantly in the right places a candle with glue, and then roll it in coarse salt. Instead of salt, you can use glitter, sand different colors or semolina.

A self-made composition with the use of natural materials. Branches can be used as details. conifers, rowan berries, cones, dried fruit slices. In addition to the aesthetic pleasure of the presence of such items on the festive table, guests will be able to feel the light pleasant aroma of the components. Candles in candlesticks decorated with cinnamon sticks will create a truly New Year's mood. You can attach them to glue or put a household gum on the container and insert one to one stick under it, covering the gum with a beautiful ribbon.

One more good option, which does not require additions, - shaped candles. Images of Santa Claus and Snow Maiden, the symbol of the year by Chinese calendar, Christmas trees and cones are very popular attributes of home feasts, especially if children are present at the celebration. The choice of colored candles obliges you to combine them according to colors with other decorative pieces of festive decoration. The burning colored attributes collected in a composition can become both the main central decoration of the table, and can be located throughout the space as islands.

Do it yourself

Long candles can be purchased at the store, or you can make your own. To do this, you need to purchase a special shape for making candles, and a simple attribute in the form of a cone can be made without it. To do this, you need to take the stubs of used candles, or gently break a whole piece into pieces, while gently pulling out the wick. Then prepare a water bath from a large saucepan and a smaller container and melt the paraffin pieces there. For the manufacture of colored attributes, wax crayons of the desired color, crushed with a grater, should be added to the container.

To distribute the color evenly, you need to mix the contents. While the wax is melting, you need to take a thick piece of paper, such as a sheet from a magazine, and build a cone out of it. Pass a wick through it and fix it in the sharp base of the cone at a distance of at least a centimeter from the beginning of the rope, on the other hand, fix the wick with a match or a toothpick in the middle of the hole.

To prevent the cone from turning, it must be secured with tape. It is also worth fixing it so that it does not tip over during pouring and solidification. The melted paraffin is poured into the workpiece in portions, slightly cooling the previous layer. The future candle is left in this position until it solidifies completely. There may be irregularities on the finished craft that can be easily removed with a hairdryer.

Festive table decoration

The New Year's decor from candles-tablets on the festive table looks magical and at the same time compact. A little fantasy - and original design the candles are ready. The best option will become candlesticks with slots in the form of holiday pictures. You can make your own candle holder by punching holes in a tin can. Such an attribute with the effect of a starry sky will brighten any celebration.

A sparkling table decoration will be a composition of several tablets on a tray or flat dish. decorated with beads and rhinestones, Christmas balls and decorative stones. It is better to select the gamma for such a composition within the limits of festive colors - metallic shades, red and green tones. The use of natural materials in the spirit of New Year's holidays is suitable not only for tall specimens, but also for tea candles. Only in the case of small dimensions should additional candlesticks be used in order to ensure fire safety.

Interesting elements are obtained from ordinary glass jars... Can be folded inside as parts natural origin: cones, berries, leaves, branches, and new Year decoration... To truly surprise the loved ones gathered for festive table, can be made suspended structures for candles. Hanging over the table and in the corners of the room, they will add solemnity to the room.

We use decoupage

One of the most popular and original techniques for decorating not only candles, but also other items is decoupage. This term is understood as a way of decorating various interior items by attaching a drawing, ornament or motive to it and then fixing it. Decoupage is suitable even for beginners, if you carefully study the algorithm of actions.

To make a candle using this technique, you must prepare the necessary materials. The main thing is to choose a candle made by modern technology, which does not form streaks on the sides when burning. You should also pick up a three-layer napkin with christmas pattern in accordance with the size of the candle, scissors and tracing paper, a cloth made of terry, contours for drawing, a pencil without corners and a regular hair dryer.

The main holiday of this year is almost on the doorstep, and it's time to think about how decorate the New Year's table- 2018. If the choice and preparation of dishes is the task of the last few days, then the preparation for serving must begin in advance in order to have time to think over all the details of the future design and purchase the necessary accessories.

But my neighbor Antonina Petrovna knows how to create a festive mood in the design of her house and the New Year's table, using simple white candles for this. But she does not just put them on the table, but with the help of various natural materials or spices, for example, cinnamon sticks, and a skein of twine creates small holiday compositions, from which everyone who visits her is delighted.

Christmas candle decor

The tradition of lighting candles for the New Year exists in many countries. Flickering "live" lights in the house are the same mandatory attribute of a winter holiday, like a decorated Christmas tree.

That is why the editors "Seven-flower" prepared 24 super ideas for you, how to decorate candlesticks for the New Year and Christmas. Create a festive atmosphere at home!

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• In any house you can find old ones that have lost marketable condition wine glasses and glasses. They can become the ideal base for the future festive table decoration.
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• An ordinary jar can turn into beautiful candlestick... You just need to fill it with water, put a small candle in the water and decorate the jar with a ribbon.
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• Flower pots can be used not only for plants, but also as Christmas candlesticks. For example, you can put some damp floral foam in a pot and then stick conifers and berries into it, leaving space for a candle in the middle, then reinforce the candle in the pot with small twigs. To do this, you need to make three or four holes in the base of the candle and insert twigs into them, and only then stick the candle itself into the floral foam.

  

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• This favorite Christmas candy can not only be eaten, but also used as a decoration. Wrap the bottom of the candle with double-sided tape and attach the Christmas candy to the entire circumference of the candle.
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• Take a mirror, put it on the table and put a lot of white candles on it. Place fragrant pine twigs, small oranges or tangerines and pine cones in the center of the table. Instead of oranges and pine cones, you can put a Christmas garland on top of the twigs.
  
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• You can use an old sweater or woolen socks to decorate the candle. To do this, cut the sleeves of the sweater or the top of the sock, hem the edges so that they do not open, and put them on the candlesticks. Note that these decorations should be made slightly shorter than the candlesticks to prevent the material from igniting from the candle flame.

  

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And to make your home shine even more beautifully, you can pour some water into green glass cups and lower candles in them. After that, you should put the cups on a tray and arrange Christmas tree decorations around them. Such a decoration will look just great!

There should not be too many candles, but even in a limited number, they will not be able to emphasize the desired atmosphere: choose the optimal number, focusing on the level of illumination of the table, its size and serving characteristics.

At correct use in the decor of the candles create a cozy and warm environment. And it is better to light them when the guests gather at the festive table.

In addition to the Christmas tree, Christmas balls, tinsel and tangerines, one of the most anticipated holidays of the year has another symbol - candles. There are many similar souvenirs on New Year's Eve, but you can make a candle or a beautiful and original candlestick for it yourself. We will present understandable master classes with original and even aromatic ideas below.

Master class number 1: DIY soy wax candles

In ordinary souvenir candles sold in many stores, the wax composition is saturated with a variety of additives and not always natural. Such candles burn out very quickly and may give off a not very pleasant aroma. You can easily avoid this by making your own candles. This process is not complicated. We will show you how to make DIY soy wax candles. The good thing about this raw material is that it is natural, and besides, it burns more slowly than ordinary material.

Materials (edit)

Before starting work, prepare:

• two containers of different diameters;
• soy wax;
• essential oils;
• wick;
• wooden sticks;
• candlesticks made of glass or ceramics.

Step 1... Build a water bath from two containers. Pour soy wax flakes into the empty space. Stir with a spatula until completely melted.

Step 2... Remove the container with the melted wax from the heat and let it cool slightly. Two or three minutes will be enough.

Step 3... Lower the lower metal part of the wick into an empty candlestick. Place it exactly in the middle of the container. If there is no such part on your wick, you can make a similar weighting agent yourself by attaching a thread to a small piece of metal.

Step 4... Add essential oils to the melted wax. For Christmas candles, it is best to use traditional scents such as pine, orange, or lemongrass oil. Stir the wax with a stick.

Step 5. Fix the wick in the upper part in an upright position, clamping it with two wooden sticks. Gently pour the melted wax into the candlestick.

Step 6... Wait for the wax to harden. Then you can remove the wooden sticks and shorten the wick itself. Wait another day before lighting a candle. This time will be enough for the wax to set completely.

Master class number 2: DIY Christmas candle in salt

A homemade candle can be decorated in an original way so that it not only fits into your interior, but also creates the appropriate mood. Not just a candle looks very interesting, but a composition in a single style. In this case, the main decorative element it will be a coarse crystalline salt.

Materials (edit)

To decorate candles in salt with your own hands, prepare:

• a tall large candle;
• coarse crystalline salt;
• foam balls;
• decoupage glue;
• brush;
• stationery;
• cardboard box;
• toothpicks or long wooden sticks;
• paint in a blue spray can.

Step 1... Start making the composition with the decor of the foam balls. On work surface install an empty cardboard box. Pierce it with toothpicks or chopsticks. Place the balls on the sticks. There should be an empty space between the styrofoam products and the box itself.

Cover the surface of the balls completely with decoupage glue and, while it is not dry, sprinkle everything with salt. Leave the balls alone until the glue is completely dry.

Step 2... On the candle, stepping back a third from the top, fasten the rubber band. Cover two thirds of the candle surface with glue and sprinkle with salt. After the glue dries, remove the gum.

Step 3... Cover some of the balls with blue spray paint. Do the same with the candle, painting only two-thirds of the already decorated with salt. To prevent paint from getting on the rest of the candle, cover it with masking tape.

Step 4... Wrap the border between the painted and unpainted parts of the candle with silver tape or painted twine. Place the candle on the tray and complement the composition with white, blue and silver balls.

Your New Year's candle is ready!

Master class number 3: New Year's orange candlestick

The simplest penny candle can also become festive decoration... You can make such an original frame from scrap materials. The candle will, among other things, give off a pleasant aroma.

Materials (edit)

Since we will be making a candlestick from an orange, prepare:

• a simple candle;
• Orange;
• spoon;
• cookie form;
• cloves (spice);
• a cup;
• dish;
• pencil;
• book.

Step 1... First, cut the orange skin in half. For this it is important to draw straight line in the middle of the citrus. Place a book of a suitable thickness on the table. Place a pencil on top of it and slide it slightly so that it protrudes slightly beyond the cover. Place an orange next to it and, scrolling through it, draw a line.

Draw along the line with a knife blade. Take a spoon and gently insert it under the skin, pulling out the pulp.

Step 2... Take a flat-bottomed cup and place a cookie cutter on top of it. Place a half of an orange on top of the entire structure, place it in the middle and press gently to cut the shape. You can take the mold at your discretion, for example, a star, a heart, and so on.