Ideas for New Year’s window decoration

Volumetric stars

This unusual decor looks spectacular in Scandinavian interiors, but huge stars can be used to decorate not only an apartment, but also any public institution (kindergarten, school). Finished products with garlands inside can be purchased in a store or made by hand.

Check out a selection of beautiful garlands from Ali.

To create you will need thick paper, a pencil, scissors and adhesive material. Use the printable template or draw it yourself.

1. You need to cut out five blanks,
2. make decorative holes (with scissors or a special hole punch),
3. fold them along the dotted lines
4. and fasten them with tape or glue.

To make the stars glow, insert LED garlands inside that do not heat up.

Forest on the windowsill

This is a great option for those who do not have enough space for a large tree: a mini-forest can be arranged right on the window. Live Christmas trees in pots, homemade Christmas trees made of paper, wood, fabric or ceramics – such a composition will definitely create a festive mood. You can decorate with garlands or leave them as is.

See examples of window sill decoration.

Garlands made of natural materials

For lovers of eco-style, decor made of pine cones, dried orange slices and cinnamon sticks is suitable. Garlands will be a great addition to the New Year’s decor, will give a subtle pleasant aroma and a feeling of coziness.

To add variety, the cones can be covered with paint, artificial snow, hang tags from craft paper, twigs.

How to make lemon or orange slices:

• Quick way: dry in the oven on a baking sheet lined with baking paper (15 minutes at 150 degrees. Turn over and repeat the cycle).
• Long way: put the sliced slices between two pieces of cardboard with pre-made holes. Secure with clothespins and leave on a hot radiator.

Several simple and very beautiful ideas for creating New Year’s crafts from pine cones can be found in this video:

Elegant balls

You can find a new use for traditional Christmas tree balls by hanging them on a curtain rod. Placed at different levels, the balls will look like they are floating in the air, and in the light of the lamps, they will shimmer and shimmer. You should avoid such decorations if you have small children or cats in the house, or use unbreakable plastic products.

To make the garland look harmonious, choose balls and ribbons that match in color.

City on the window

A small glowing city on the windowsill will awaken a sense of fairy tale and magic. The window can be turned into a real panoramic composition by placing houses made of cardboard, paper or ceramics in the foreground and complementing it with a landscape applique on the glass. Garlands of snowflakes or stars should be hung over the town.

The houses are easy to make yourself by downloading and printing the templates, and then gluing the resulting blanks together.

Snowfall

One of the most budget-friendly, simple and effective ways to decorate a window with your own hands is to make a snow garland from cotton wool. The snow-white material does not require any additional processing.

The basis for the craft is thin but strong threads that are hung on a cornice or on a stronger twine. Can be replaced with transparent fishing line. Balls of different sizes should be made from cotton wool, threaded onto a thread with a needle and secured with drops of PVA glue on both sides of the ball.

We all remember the classic paper snowflakes glued to the windows. This decor looks too banal and flat. To make sure your efforts to cut out snowflakes are not wasted, hang them on thin threads, giving the garland volume and dynamics.

Magic candles

Adherents of hygge have long appreciated the charm of candles: they create an atmosphere of romance, coziness and warmth. Place several candlesticks on the windowsill, complement the composition with a Christmas tree or a plate of tangerines – and the New Year’s mood is guaranteed.

Use glass jars as candlesticks for tea light candles in a sleeve. Decorate them with spray snow, leaving a small window, and a spruce branch.

Glass Painting

Windows can be decorated with paints, depicting any plot on the glass surface.

• If the picture is supposed to be colored, regular gouache will do – it lays down in a thick layer and is easy to wash off.
• You can use stencils and toothpaste with the addition of water, as well as artificial snow. To create a snowflake, stick it to the glass with a soap solution and apply the selected composition.
• A special marker with chalk-based ink is suitable for creating outline drawings.

Gouache can be easily washed off with ordinary water, but be careful that colored streaks do not get on the frame. To remove toothpaste, fake snow and marker, use glass cleaner.

New Year’s compositions

This option will appeal to creative people with unlimited imagination, since anything can serve as material for creating a New Year’s composition on the windowsill:

• statuettes of animals (deer, birds) or New Year’s characters (Santa Claus, Snow Maiden, gnomes);
• “gifts” in the form of small boxes covered with shiny paper;
• decorative lanterns;
• Christmas tree decorations and beads;
• luminous garlands.

The main rule when creating a festive “showcase” is to choose elements of different heights.

New Year’s curtain tiebacks

The idea will appeal to those who want to decorate the window opening quickly and concise. It is enough to buy or make elegant curtain tiebacks yourself – and the New Year atmosphere in the house will appear instantly. And also tiebacks will be an excellent New Year gift.

Combine the ideas described above, create unique compositions, use improvised materials to decorate the window – and the festive mood will not keep you waiting.