With the coming New Year's holidays Each of us thinks about the Christmas tree. You can buy a green beauty and bring it into your home and dress it up. Or you can do it yourself. In the latter case, there are many options for a flight of fancy: the tree can be paper, wire, made of rain or sewn from fabric. We offer you another very unusual version of the New Year tree - this is a floating tree made of balls. It’s not that difficult to make, but it will amaze the guests and be remembered for a long time. After the holiday, it can be easily disassembled and stored until next year.

Let's see what we need to make something so original New Year's miracle. Required materials and tools:
round grate (an old grill grate will do);

New Year's Christmas balls;

Reliable wire;

Pliers and wire cutters;

About 2 chains;

Fasteners and clamps.

Photo 1 – Required material and tool

When everything you need has been found, you can get to work. We start with the base; to do this, we securely fasten the wire in several places on the lattice so that small loops are formed. It is imperative to ensure that the wire fastenings are symmetrical, otherwise the grille will tilt. We divide the chain into 4 equal parts and attach it to the wire using carabiners. We fasten the free ends of the chains together at one point and also attach them to the carabiner.

Photo 2 – Base for a hanging Christmas tree

Now that our base is ready, we cut the fishing line for hanging the balls into pieces. It is better to make several types of blanks from fishing line of different lengths. We make loops at the ends of the fishing line that can be securely fastened with clamps. Then we hang the balls on a fishing line on the grill using hooks. If you don't have any hooks, you can use unfolded paper clips.

Photo 3 – This is what the intermediate option should look like

In order for the composition of balloons to turn out beautiful and harmonious, do not hang the balloons randomly. Experiment and choose a pattern according to which you want to hang the balls.

Photo 4 – This tree looks good from all sides. Even from below

That's all, our original hanging Christmas tree is ready. For it, you can use both identical balls of the same color, and completely different ones in color and shape. Christmas decorations. If you want to use different Christmas tree decorations, then it is advisable that there are only 2-3 of them different types. Such an interesting composition can not only replace a natural winter guest, but also become an addition to it. Besides, this suitable option not only for an apartment or house, but even for an office or other work space.

Photo 5 – Your beauty will delight you no less than a real Christmas tree

You constantly find new solutions and combinations. On New Year's Eve, one of these decisions could be an original and unusual Christmas tree made by yourself. Such New Year's decor It will fit in both at home and in the office.

You will need:

Step 2. Tying the fishing line to the frame

In order for the frame of the future tree not to be conspicuous, the top of the tree should be placed below the frame by approximately 50 cm or even lower. This must be taken into account when cutting the fishing line, since the height of the Christmas tree made of balls will be about a meter. Therefore, we cut 96 pieces of fishing line 1.5 meters each. To save fishing line, 20-30 pieces that will hang on small circles can be cut by the meter. We tie the fishing line to the frame in its place. In four opposite corners iron ring We attach chains to the frame. We attach the other ends of the chains to the connecting ring. We hang the structure by the connecting ring from the ceiling of the room. We choose a place without drafts so that the Christmas tree does not constantly get tangled.

Step 3. Hanging toys

So let's start from the top. We attach a paper clip to the first toy, put it on the central fishing line, the end of which (clamped with a stopper) forms a loop. We hang the following toys on loops secured not with stoppers, but with masking tape. This will allow you to adjust the length of the line. If adjusted by you

Perhaps this is the most “feminine” of the master classes dedicated to making a New Year tree. You don't need any construction tools at all - just a set that is in the arsenal of any self-respecting seamstress. A solution for owners of small apartments and adherents of minimalism: I propose to make an unusual aerial Christmas tree decoration yourself.

So, in this material you will learn how to make a Christmas tree out of balls with your own hands.


Materials and tools
Hoop with clamp.
Textile.
Compass.
Fishing line.
Soft meter or tape measure.
Needle and beads.
Christmas balls.

Step 1. Decide on sizes
First, you have to figure out the size and required number of Christmas tree balls. To do this, simply lay them out on the floor or table.
I initially decided that I wanted a tree 120 cm high (not counting 20 cm to the base) and with a space of 20 cm between each row. At the same time, in order to get a fairly elegant shape, I took a hoop with a not very large circumference (30 cm), which became the maximum diameter.
Next, I settled on six circles, and on each of them the number of balls increased by two. In the end, I needed 49 balls, including the central one: the result was a tree of medium height and not very dense - definitely, it’s worth experimenting and deciding which sizes are best suited in your room.


Step 2: Prepare the base
As a base to which the airy tree is attached, I used fabric stretched tightly between hoops - this method is the most visual and economical. You can, however, find other options - a metal barbecue grate, a flat sieve without a handle, or something else of a suitable size.
If you follow my path, try to find the most elegant and, moreover, dense fabric.
After pulling it as tight as possible, find the center of the circle and mark the planned number of circles using a compass. Keep in mind that when the base is hung, the marks should face the ceiling and therefore be on the back of the stretched fabric.


Step 3. Determine the design of the future Christmas tree
Several options are possible.
Christmas tree "levels". In this case, each new row of balls is hung exactly, at a certain distance from the previous one.
Christmas tree in a spiral. Here, inside each row there is an indentation between the balls, and they are hung sequentially in a circle.
Christmas tree classic- as similar in shape as possible to the real one, where the balls are at different heights.


I hung the balls on loops, cutting off twice as much fishing line and folding it in half, due to which for each hanging ball I had only one knot - on top in the base, which made the tree neater (there is no fishing line sticking out anywhere), and the work was easier ( knitting extra knots from almost transparent dense thread is an activity only for the most patient).

To speed up the process of measuring fishing line, you can assemble a simple device from an office clamp attached to the surface and a soft meter.

After attaching the ball to the fishing line, thread its second tip through the needle and pass it through the base fabric. Now put a bead on it and tie a knot.
Firstly, a thin knot made from fishing line alone can easily fall out of fabric that is not thick enough, such as linen, as in my case.
Secondly, it will be much easier to make changes to an already assembled tree. Surely, when you finish, you will want to tighten or change something. With beads, you don’t have to search for the right ball blindly.

Advice: It is best to immediately assemble the tree in the place where it will hang, and not carry it ready, so that the fishing lines do not get tangled (and they do this quickly and mercilessly). So this version of the Christmas tree is not suitable for rooms with curious animals or children; it cannot be mounted near the balcony door. If possible, pin the base in place once you have stretched the fabric over the hoop (step 2).

You can create an incredibly beautiful floating New Year tree with your own hands from ordinary Christmas balls, which are mainly used to decorate forest beauty.

Materials and tools:

1. Christmas balls. The number of balls is determined based on the size of the tree you are going to create. The diameter of the balls also depends on the expected dimensions of the tree. From small balls you can make a compact Christmas tree that can be placed on a table, and from large balls it is best to create large Christmas trees. It is best to use balls without metal caps, i.e. with fastening in the form of loops.
2. Fishing line. The diameter of the fishing line depends on the mass of the balls used.
3. Scissors.
4. Pliers or round nose pliers.
5. A decorative chain that can withstand the weight of the Christmas tree being created.
6. Metal grill, which can be purchased at a hardware store.
6. Carabiner for hanging our Christmas tree.

Step 1. We make four equal sections from a decorative chain and, using pliers or round nose pliers, create a suspension that will hold the lattice on the hook.

Step 2. We create markings in accordance with which the tiers of our Christmas tree will be hung. The outer diameter of the largest circle of the marking must correspond to the outer radius of the metal grating.

Step 3. Measuring the required length of fishing line, we begin to hang the Christmas tree balls. Hanging is done from the top of our tree. When moving to the next circle of our marking, we consistently increase the length of the fishing line. At the beginning of this procedure, it is necessary to hang the grille using a carabiner on a temporary hook. The work ahead will be painstaking, but interesting.

Balloons can be used not only green, but also silver or transparent. It all depends on your imagination.

The last step is to choose a place where you can hang the Floating Christmas Tree.