You can create a New Year's atmosphere with products self made, cut out of paper. They are called vytynanki, which means “clippings.” Here you can find silhouettes of New Year's heroes: Santa Claus and Snow Maiden, snowmen, gnomes, various Christmas trees, balls and bells, snowflakes, snow-covered houses, figurines of deer and cute animals.

Today we offer you stencils for New Year's decorations of various themes. Let's be inspired by the actions of the masters and the finished works for decorating windows, Christmas trees, postcards, and the New Year's scene. The given templates can be easily printed on a sheet of white paper, cut out and pasted on the window with soapy water, or fixed in other corners of the New Year's interior.

With small cutouts you can decorate a window or create a composition on a windowsill or table; larger cutouts can be used to decorate walls in a room or on a stage.

These are the images you might end up with:

Stencils for the silhouette cutting of the Snow Maiden and Father Frost:

Choose your favorite stencil with the image of Grandfather Frost and his granddaughter. As a tool, you can use thin scissors, stationery knives, you will definitely need a backing board so as not to scratch the table.

Vytynanka Christmas tree

You can cut out the Christmas tree using a stencil as a silhouette, or you can make a symmetrical cutout by folding a sheet of paper in half. We make a standing Christmas tree in one of the following ways: glue two symmetrical Christmas trees onto an oval paper stand, or fold each Christmas tree in half and glue it together.

Snowflakes and ballerinas

Snowflakes are very different. Especially if the master uses all his imagination. So, you can cut out a symmetrical snowflake by folding the paper several times. Look what design was applied in the form of a stencil and what an unusual tip the snowflakes have.

Inside a snowflake there can be a completely independent composition. For example, a New Year's snowman or a snowy forest.

Snowflakes can take on the appearance of lungs snow ballerinas. To do this, cut out the silhouette of a ballerina separately, put an openwork snowflake on it and hang it by a thread. It turns out to be a very delicate airy decoration.

Christmas balls

Christmas tree decorations can be cut out either in a symmetrical pattern or using an individual stencil. These decorations can be used to complement a composition on a window, decorate a Christmas tree, or attach them with threads to a chandelier or curtain.

Bells

We make carved bells using a stencil. If you glue translucent paper, for example, tracing paper, to the inside of the cutout, then such a bell can be used with a backlight effect.

Reindeer, sleigh, cart

Another fabulous New Year's hero is the deer. The delivery of the wizard Father Frost and the Snow Maiden is associated with it. We offer stencils for cutting out deer, carts and sleighs.

Snowmen

Charming good-natured Snowmen should definitely decorate the New Year's house. You can simply cut out their figures symmetrically, or you can make “ family photo Snowmen" or a composition with a Christmas tree and children.

New Year numbers

You can cut out beautiful numbers for the coming New Year using these templates:

Beasts, signs and symbols

You can make a custom New Year's decoration. To do this, we cut out paper silhouettes of our favorite pets, fairy tale and cartoon characters, birds and animals in a fabulous winter forest.

Cut out the figures of the sun and moon using stencils and complete your composition.

Snowy houses

It will be very cozy if there is a snow-covered house on the window in the New Year's picture. It could be a small hut or a whole palace.

Children

Who is looking forward to the New Year and Santa Claus the most? Well, of course, children! Using silhouette paper cutting, we make figures of children near the Christmas tree, with gifts, singing and dancing, in a word, we bring the true atmosphere of the holiday!

Candle

We offer options for vytynanok - candles. They can be independent or combined with balls, bells, branches and bows.

Christmas

For Christmas, you can cut out thematic patterns dedicated to the events and circumstances of this event. These can be silhouettes of Jerusalem, images of angels, shepherds and wise men. And don't forget about the Star of Bethlehem!

You can separately cut out the silhouette of the Star of Bethlehem:

The central place among the Christmas decorations should, of course, be given to the Nativity scene - the cave in which the Savior was born. The manger of the Divine Child is comfortably surrounded by hay and domestic animals.

Composition with lighting

With openwork paper cutouts you can decorate not only the window, but also create a three-dimensional panorama on the windowsill. It will be especially impressive if you put a garland or small lights inside the box.

Get involved in the design of New Year's decorations - made of paper with your children. This is not only useful for developing imagination, training fine motor skills hands, but it will also give you a lot of pleasure from joint creativity, and then from contemplating the resulting beauty!

New Year's vytynanki have become an indispensable attribute of this holiday along with garlands and. They are most often cut out and glued to windows, creating a fabulous atmosphere. But we won’t limit ourselves to just this idea: let’s see what vytynanka templates can be used for, and which ones are suitable for decor. festive table, and which ones to create. In fact, the scope for using protrusions is limitless!

In addition to the most fabulous ideas for decorating your home with vytynankas for the New Year 2018, “Cross” will tell you in detail:

What types of vytynankas are there?

Most often, protrusions are cut out on, so we will rely on this topic. So, what can be classified as silhouette and what can be classified as symmetrical protrusions.

Silhouette:

• numbers for numbering the coming year
• symbol of the coming year ()
• winter compositions
• and Snow Maiden
• animal figurines
• fairy tale heroes

Even such simple protrusions on the windows will look very elegant:

From simple pictures cut out using stencils, you can create complex compositions and full-fledged plots:

People with extensive experience cut out plots of incredible complexity:

What materials and tools will be useful in the work?

We are pleased to publish on the pages of the online magazine “Cross” a list of everything that may be needed and help in the cutting process, as well as for gluing.

• printer or copier
• white A4 paper, colored paper for the printer, not too thick Whatman paper, kraft cardboard
• stationery knife small size (the sharper the knife blade, the easier it is to cut, and the smoother the protrusion) or a knife for artistic work (paper cutter), for example, from Mr.Painter or Erich Krause.
• cutting base(a breadboard mat, a cutting board, a piece of plywood, or, as a last resort, a thick stack of newspapers or magazines that you don’t mind ruining)
• scissors(regular and manicure ones are useful, as well as those with a very sharp nose)
• pencil
• tweezers
• box or package for paper waste
• box (preferably with a lid) for storing finished vytynankas
• glue or double-sided tape, laundry or other soap
• sponge or tassel

Kraft cardboard vytynanki

Art knife

Cutting mat

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The vytynanka painting will fit perfectly in a box from:

Even the simplest ones will become more elegant if they are decorated with cut-out scenes on a current topic:

Vytynankas cut from very thick paper or even cardboard:

• decorate a mobile phone
• chandelier or lamp
• suitable as

In order to make such New Year's balls, cut out a New Year's protrusion from paper or cardboard, and then stick it on cardboard of a different color.

Can serve as table decorations:

And the illuminated city will literally bring any window sill to life! To make such a city on the window, place snowdrifts below, some that houses can easily fit into. , place on top. Provide a central place for the Snow Maiden if you decide to cut them out too.

There are only a few days left until the New Year! Many houses sparkled Christmas trees, decorated with multi-colored balls and tinsel, and snowflakes cut out of paper adorn the windows. But, if snowflakes are found in almost every window, then the vytynankas are made, perhaps, by the most creative and patient people.

Vytynanki - a word with such an unusual sound and auditory perception is called a type of decorative and applied art, with the help of which not just hand-made masterpieces are created, but truly magical jewelry. We recommend that each of you as soon as possible master the technique of cutting out protrusions in order to create original, unusual, unique things - silhouette compositions that will decorate your home for the New Year 2016.

The protrusions are made, or rather cut out, using a stationery knife. The end result is openwork figures. They can be hung on the Christmas tree, glued to windows or placed in a photo frame. And if you cut out symmetrical silhouettes, you can make three-dimensional compositions, for example, a reindeer sleigh with Santa Claus on the windowsill. Agree, it is impossible to remain indifferent when seeing such beauty on the windows!

This amazing type of creativity is especially attractive to children. Of course, cutting out protrusions will require perseverance, certain skills and safety, since you will have to work with sharp objects. Therefore, do not abandon your young needlewoman, but keep an eye on her and, of course, give her advice.

Vytynanka for the New Year: tools for making

So, several things will help you create a unique New Year's atmosphere:

Stencils with heroes symbolizing New Year;

Nail scissors or stationery knife;

A wooden board or piece of plywood (so as not to scratch the surface of the table).

Examples of templates for cutting out New Year's vytynankas

As a rule, protruding stencils are printed on a printer. You can use regular paper for printing. office paper(it is suitable for gluing figures on the window), or you can take a thicker one - a business card, multiply symmetrical templates and make three-dimensional compositions.

Where can I get a drawing for the embroidery if I don’t have a printer at hand? It’s great if you have an artistic gift and can draw any template yourself. If drawing is not your thing, then take it white paper and, using the tracing paper principle, redraw from the monitor. Enlarge the template you like as much as possible, attach a sheet of paper to the monitor and trace the contours. We wish you success in mastering the new wonderful technique of vytynanki!

The symbol of 2016 will be the Fire Monkey. Let this funny paper monkey have fun on your window and bring good luck for the whole next year!

DIY paper Santa Claus

Santa Claus made of paper like a nesting doll

This craft will not only help develop creative imagination for children, but will also serve as an excellent educational toy. For this craft you will need boxes of different sizes, paper, paints and a felt-tip pen. Cut out the bottom from below. We cover the boxes with white paper, and on it we make an applique of colored paper in the form of Santa Claus, and then we outline everything along the contour with a black felt-tip pen, or we draw Frost with paints. The easiest option is to print a stencil and stick it on thick paper, and then glue it on the sides.

You can very easily make a real exhibition out of paper. You can make not only Santa Claus, but also his faithful assistants elves, deer, his beloved granddaughter Snow Maiden, a snowman and even a snowman.

Another way to make a cute Santa Claus out of paper, only it will be voluminous and can be seen from all sides.

Another cute version of Santa Claus made from paper. All you need to do is click on the link, download the file and print it on your printer. That's all. Now cut out all the details with your child and glue them together, creating a charming Santa Claus.

I think your child will appreciate such a cute accessory as a Santa Claus hat, especially since it is very simple to make. You can download the template from the link.

Finger puppets of Santa Claus and reindeer

If you are planning to spend the New Year in a cheerful company where there will be many children, then as entertainment you can invite them to play paper dolls which they can easily do themselves. Download the templates in advance and distribute them to the children at the party.

New Year's pictures cut out of paper will help decorate the room and prepare it for the holiday. To decorate the window, any figures on winter theme: Santa Claus, Snow Maiden, snowflakes, Christmas trees, snowmen, etc. Images of angels, birds, stars and animals can also be used to decorate a room; they will add coziness to it and create a fabulous atmosphere typical for a Christmas celebration. When welcoming 2017, along with traditional fairy tale heroes, it is recommended to also make a figurine of a rooster.

Making such figures is a special type of creativity. The principle of obtaining them is simple: a stencil is applied to paper (printed on a printer or drawn by hand), then an outline is cut out along the lines. Cutting is carried out using a special knife for protruding (stencil) or scissors. The resulting white paper figures are glued to the window glass using soapy water or tape.

Using paper figures

Paper New Year's snowflakes can be used to decorate windows of any premises: apartments, schools, kindergartens, shopping and entertainment establishments, public institutions. New Year's patterns different sizes and forms are pasted over the windows of cafes, restaurants and supermarkets. Larger-sized figures can be used to decorate assembly halls and stages.

If desired, you can also add paper figures to walls and Christmas trees. Using toy stencils, you can make openwork figures and hang them on the Christmas tree next to New Year's balls and other decorations. New Year's drawings and three-dimensional paper figures can be left white or painted.

Basic principles for making New Year's figures

Snowflakes cut out of thick white paper refresh the room and give it a special solemnity. To correctly create a composition of New Year's figures, you need to follow several rules. For cutting you will need:

• thick A4 paper;
• cutting board;
• ruler;
• eraser;
• special knife for paper;
• scissors.

The easiest way is to print a stencil and then cut it out. If you don’t have a printer, you can attach the sheet to the computer screen and, without pressing, redraw the image with light strokes, and then use a ruler and pencil to make the lines smoother and clearer. If necessary, the size of the figure on the screen can be changed using the Ctrl key and the mouse wheel. The figure should be cut along the outer lines with scissors, and the inner parts should be removed using a stationery knife. This knife can be replaced with regular nail scissors with thin tips.

After the preparations for New Year's decoration ready, you need to take care of attaching them to the surface. To do this, the soap is dissolved in a small amount of water, one of the sides of the stencil is moistened with the resulting solution and applied to the glass. The soap solution can be replaced with pieces of transparent tape.

Stencils for printing

The most popular stencils are Christmas tree, house, snowflake and deer. The templates below can be downloaded and printed.

New Year's stencil "house with Christmas trees"

New Year's pattern

Snowflake stencil

Ball stencil

Christmas tree on the window

Compositions

Using several New Year's clippings, you can create compositions to effectively decorate windows and walls. The layout may vary, but there are several basic principles.

All bulky elements (house, snowman, etc.) are located in the lower part, deer are placed in the center, and snowflakes, balls, angel figures and terry Christmas tree branches are placed at the top. Father Frost and the Snow Maiden are placed taking into account the size of the window and the location of other objects.

Volumetric stencil made of white paper

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