New Year 2017 is the year of the Red (Fire) Rooster, and the most popular gift will be its figurine or image. The Krestik needlewomen have a good tradition: to New Year's holiday prepare thoroughly. And this year will be no exception. Many of us will make or are already making a rooster with our own hands, or even not one, but several at once! After all, you must definitely please your family and friends with a handmade symbol of the year, and yourself with the fascinating process of creating this very symbol in various techniques handmade.

Creating a kind of GUIDE TO MASTER CLASSES from the Internet is also a tradition of our handicraft site, which was born a year ago. For you, dear craftswomen, we have selected only the best master classes online. Admire, look closely, discuss and choose the most colorful rooster! And then sew/knit/draw/blind/weave it. So, what technology can you use on the eve of the New Year holiday?

If you don’t have time to work, it doesn’t matter. The article contains links to craftswomen who sell finished works.

Cockerels made of paper and on paper

Making cards with the kids

If you are not a professional cardmaker, then before you start creating cards, be sure to read our article “Learning to make New Year cards with your own hands using the Scrapbooking technique.” In it you will not only find many ideas, but also get acquainted with the basic rules for creating postcards.

Any cockerel drawn by your child can be placed on a postcard. If it’s difficult for your child to figure out how to draw a rooster with his own hands, then show him this step-by-step instructions:

And then, it’s a matter of technology. Cut out the cockerel and make it the centerpiece of the composition. For example, your card can be this simple but cute. In your work, use New Year's paper and a bright red ribbon, add snowflakes, twigs and other holiday paraphernalia. Once you have a basic idea, the process of creating a card becomes much easier!

Photo from the site http://itsapatchworklife.blogspot.ru

If your child likes to color black and white pictures, give him this opportunity. Print the card template with a cockerel on thick cardboard and let your child get to work. Next, by cutting out a ball blank, you can complement the card with voluminous snowflakes and adhesive half-beads that imitate christmas balls etc. etc. Give free rein to your imagination with your baby))

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You will find 8 more templates for coloring, as well as 2 step-by-step instructions for drawing more realistic roosters in the archive, which you can download quickly and for free!

Take note of the idea with a cockerel on a stick, like on Elena Yurchenko’s postcard. Her cockerels are cut out of felt, or you can cut them out of paper.

Roosters made of colored paper

An applique made of colored paper can also be placed on a greeting card. But such an application can itself act as a postcard. To draw and carefully cut out all the details, children will need the help of their parents, but they can glue them themselves.

Olga-15 suggests making funny cockerels out of paper in her master class.

The Rooster blank is a rectangular sheet of flexible paper or thin cardboard, folded in half lengthwise. Its size is 13.5x10 cm. We make 7-10 inclined slits along the fold line (approximately every 1 cm). Their angle of inclination is 50-70 degrees, and their depth is ¾ of the height of the folded sheet.

Ekaterina Ivanova in her video tutorial shows how to make a red rooster using the Origami technique:

Roosters using Quilling technique

A very interesting idea is to lay out only a luxurious rooster tail from quilling paper. It's not as hassle as laying out a whole rooster, and it can turn out very impressive! Here is a rooster without a tail as a basis (see the photo below for how it looked in the original).

Print it on a color printer, and then fantasize about the tail. As an example, here is one such work (although the tail here is modest, but you will try, right?))

And if you are not afraid to make a whole rooster using the Quilling technique, then you can use this ready-made postcard as a basis:

Or this template:

A cheat sheet on the basic elements of Quilling to help you:

Button applique

And here are absolutely stunning handsome roosters, made of multi-colored buttons, half-beads, rhinestones and beads! You can take the contours of the cockerels from our archive as a basis (link just above).

Crochet cockerels

Many needlewomen are familiar with the crochet hook and will be happy to knit a cockerel from multi-colored threads. And Krestik will help you decide on a model and offer several master classes on this type of needlework.

You can also buy knitted cockerels from Svetlana.

Felt roosters

The fastest and easiest options for creating a symbol of 2017 are felt roosters. The material is easy to process, holds the shape of the toy well, and does not require processing of seams. On the contrary, hand stitches along the face of the product give it a special flavor and charm.

Photo from the site https://madeheart.com

Photo from the site http://ktototam.ru/

A rooster figurine carefully cut out of thick felt will be both a Christmas tree decoration and a pendant.

Photo from the site http://ktototam.ru

And if you decorate the felt cockerels with embroidery, flowers and other decorative elements, it will turn out incredibly beautiful!

Photo from the site http://mmmcrafts.blogspot.ru

Roosters in Tilda style

Well, how can we manage now in our lives without the tilde-Rooster? On the ToySew website there is a master class on sewing this popular toy.

Master Vetic on her blog posted patterns for the Rooster and Chicken Peas based on the tilde pattern. An interesting couple will turn out if you put in the effort and patience!

And for inspiration:

Cockerel Yurik from Orange Toys

Maria Fedorova made a funny video about her tilda roosters (the link to the patterns is in the description of the video!):

Coffee cock toys

Aromatic, or coffee, toys compete with tildes in popularity. There are roosters using this technique.

A coffee cockerel can be like this:

Photo from the site http://zabavochka.com

You can easily sew it yourself using one of the patterns suggested above. “Cross” talked about all the intricacies of creating coffee toys in this master class.

If you think that you cannot cope with such work yourself, contact a specialist. Yulia Charikova made enough branded toys with the smell of coffee and put them up for sale at this address.

Fur interior toys

Oksana Svyatkovskaya will show her vision of a rooster and show how to sew it correctly using ready-made patterns. Her Rooster is made from faux fur, but who’s to say that this doesn’t happen or that he’s not good?)

In the workshop Everything for creativity (dljatvorchestva) there are a lot of blanks for painting and decoupage. Choose and create!

This is the beauty you can get:

If you don’t want to make a souvenir in the shape of a rooster, then you can decorate any wooden surface with an image of a rooster. The scope for creativity here is simply limitless!!! Here are just a few examples for inspiration:

Roosters felted from wool

Some craftswomen make wool toys that look like real ones! Let's admire and be inspired! And if you really want to buy one of these beauties, then look for them at the Masters Fair (the link is on each photo).

Elenia collected in one place many different Roosters felted from wool and suggested to MK how to create one of them. It turns out very cute!

Roosters embroidered with cross stitch, beads and ribbons

Perhaps you love embroidery more than other types of needlework. Then you can place the symbol of the year on a pillowcase, decorate it in the form of a panel, a picture in a frame or a brooch. The main thing is that the image of the Rooster warms your soul. And if you give away your work, find out the preferences of the recipient.

You will find more than 50 different patterns for embroidering roosters and cockerels in a special album

It is no coincidence that modeling is considered one of the most exciting and healthy hobbies for developing fine motor skills. By using polymer clay You and your children can fashion a whole world out of your fantasies; in addition, with clay figurines you can perfectly perform entire performances based on the plots of your favorite books and cartoons, or you can invent fairy tales yourself, but for this you need enough clay heroes. In many works such a hero was Cockerel Golden Comb. Children, of course, will love such a bright and colorful toy as a polymer clay rooster, so start cooking necessary materials and you can try to sculpt.

Perhaps you have never sculpted with clay before, and it may seem to you that this material is somehow difficult for a child or gets very dirty. Let's dispel your doubts. After all, clay is a very interesting, textured material. If you or your child have ever sculpted from plasticine, then working with clay will not be a problem for you. The techniques for working with these materials are almost the same. Just take our advice and everything will definitely work out!

What might you need for this?

To make a cockerel from clay, first, you may need to find a master class video tutorial that clearly shows the technique of making a clay figurine. Dream up the appearance of a clay rooster, or look for a suitable picture that will inspire you to create a new toy. After completing the sculpting stage, the rooster figurine is fired, and after firing it is usually painted in different bright colors, for which you will use acrylic paints or gouache. You can also use ready-made colored clay, which will significantly speed up the work process. There are enough techniques for sculpting a rooster from polymer clay, but we suggest learning the famous techniques of Dymkovo and Filimonov toys. You will definitely like them!

We sculpt a rooster from clay using the Filimonov technique

Rooster made of clay - Filimonov technique

How to make a rooster from polymer clay: consider a master class on the Filimonov toy technique. It is characteristic of this technique that the toys are obtained in the form of whistles, except for turkeys and roosters, which should not whistle. The technique is simple, step-by-step instruction is presented below:

1. Divide a large piece of clay into three pieces, one larger one for the body, a smaller piece will make a stand, and from the remaining clay you will make small parts of the rooster - the comb, eyes, beak, beard.
2. To make a body, roll a carrot out of a piece of clay. Its shape will become the basis for the future rooster, try to be very careful with it.
3. You will need to make a 90 degree bend in the middle of your clay carrot. The narrow end of the shape is for the head, and the wide end will be the bushy tail. When working with clay, small cracks may sometimes appear, but this is not a problem; they can easily be covered with wet fingers.
4. Squeeze the tail between your palms until it becomes flat and large. Then to give the ponytail the desired shape, you can carefully cut out the excess with a knife.
5. To attach small parts to the base you will need a slip - very liquid clay, like modeling glue, it is made from a small clay bowl with water, which is stirred with a brush to get a slip.
6. Make a small clay cake and cut it in half, and the scallop is ready. Stick it with slip onto the top of the cockerel's head.
7. The small ball turns into a beard, which is attached to the rooster under the beak.
8. The stand is molded into a cone shape. You need to place a sharp wooden stick at the base so that, using simple movements, rolling the clay with the stick on the table, you can create a cavity inside the cone.
9. Place a rooster on the top of the cone with a slip.
10. Wait for the clay to dry completely for at least 4-5 days, and then fire it in the oven at high temperature.
11. Coloring the clay acrylic paints or gouache (with PVA glue)

A do-it-yourself clay rooster using the Filimonov toy technique is ready!

Rooster made of clay - Dymkovo technique

The second ancient technique for sculpting a rooster from clay is the Dymkovo toy. Do you want to be a master in making exclusive Dymkovo toys? Such a thing will have no analogues in any home, because it is made in a single copy, and not serial production at the factory.

Clay rooster from Dymkovo craftsmen

1. First, the base of the cockerel is sculpted.
2. Then add details from the comb, eye, and beards.
3. For further work you will need toilet paper, water and a brush to cover the figure toilet paper in 5 layers.
4. After the paper has completely dried, secure everything with PVA glue.
5. Paint the rooster with paints, using samples of Dymkovo toys as an example.

Now you also have a figurine of a rooster using technology Dymkovo toys. We wish that inspiration comes to you more often and that you delight your loved ones with new toys!

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Before we know it, it will be winter outside the window, and then New Year. The symbol of the future 2017 will be the Rooster, so why not make your own gifts for friends with the image of a rooster. For example, a polymer clay magnet. Even kids will love this activity.

Necessary materials:

• Paper template of a rooster,
• Polymer clay (baked),
• Work surface (sheet of paper, tile or glass),
• Blade or stationery knife,
• Rolling pin (or deodorant can)
• Tools (stacks),
• Varnish for polymer clay,
• Soft brush,
• Accessories for magnet,
• Glue "Moment"
• Toothpick,
• Wet wipes

Modeling a rooster from polymer clay

Before work, polymer clay must be kneaded well in your hands so that it becomes elastic and soft. While working, it is recommended to wipe your hands with wet wipes as often as possible so as not to stain the clay - it is very attractive to any dirt.

1. Cut out a rooster template from paper, don’t forget about the wings (three different sizes). You can also cut out the tail, body and comb separately to make it easier later on when working.

2. Prepare the base for the magnet. Soften a piece of polymer clay in your hands until it becomes pliable. For the base, you can use leftovers from previous work (trash plastic). Roll out the clay into a layer 3-5 mm thick, the required size so that the template fits completely. Carefully cut out the shape of a rooster along the contour.

3. For convenience, transfer the base for the magnet to another sheet of paper or glass. Roll out a piece of clay of the desired shade (2-3 mm thick) and cut out the body of the rooster using a separate template. If you wish, you can make this detail with a color transition. Attach the resulting workpiece to the base, carefully smooth it out with your fingers to remove any air bubbles that may have formed between the layers.

4. Using a tool or a toothpick (needle), make punctures - indentations to imitate the plumage of a rooster.

5. Make a beak and paws from orange polymer clay: cut out neat parts and attach to the base. Tip: to get an orange tint, you need to mix 3 parts yellow clay with one part red (depending on the desired tone).

6. For the scallop, roll out a small piece of red polymer clay into a layer approximately 5 mm thick and cut it out using a template.

7. Attach the resulting part to the base and smooth it well along the edges, trying to leave the middle part a little convex. Using a stack (toothpick) in the lower part, make shallow grooves for more naturalness.

8. Revive the rooster - make his eye out of a small black pea.

9. For the lower part of the tail, roll out a piece of clay of a light (contrasting) shade and attach it to the base. Smooth it well so that the layers stick. This detail is necessary for the greatest volume, and it will also be visible in some places.

10. From small pieces of polymer clay of different shades, roll sausages of various lengths and sizes. Thin one edge, forming a long drop. Flatten it a little.

11. Attach the resulting parts to the base one by one. Use a toothpick or a needle to create a natural look, imitating feathers. It is worth noting that the texture must be applied one at a time: first the bottom row of feathers, then the top. This is necessary so that the volume of the tail is preserved, and as a result it does not look like a flat part.

12. It is advisable to make the lower part of the wing a contrasting color so that it does not merge with the body. Therefore, roll out the light plastic into a small layer and cut out a part along the contour of the larger template. Attach to the base, imitating plumage along the edges.

13. Do the same with the other two parts: the middle one should be dark. Finish the wing by imitating feathers with a toothpick. A polymer clay rooster is ready for baking. While the part is still “raw” you can make some other adjustments. Bake in the oven at the temperature indicated on the polymer clay package. Each manufacturer has different baking times and temperatures. For Fimo clay, the required temperature is -110 -130 C and the time is 30 minutes.

Tip: After baking polymer clay, the oven must be thoroughly washed with warm water and soap.

14. When the magnet blank has cooled, you can glue the fittings (the base for the magnet) using Moment glue. For shine and better preservation of the magnet, cover the surface with a layer (or two) of polymer clay varnish. Leave in a ventilated area until the varnish is completely dry.

15. A polymer clay rooster, the symbol of 2017, is ready to decorate your refrigerator.

16. Also a magnet self made Can be a wonderful unique gift for friends.

Creative success!

It is customary to make a symbol, focusing on the instructions of the eastern calendar. Coming 2017 counts year of the rooster, so in this article we will talk about.

Firstly, the rooster must be bright, and secondly, to make it you need to use only techniques that are understandable to children and safe materials. For example, fabric or felt crafts can only be done by schoolchildren, since such work involves the use of a sewing needle, paper should also be cut with scissors, so this option is not suitable for children from kindergarten. There is another popular material -. It is bright and pliable, you can easily make various geometric shapes from it and combine it into a single product. Just from plasticine you can mold Cockerel for New Year 2017. The only nuance that parents and educators must remember is that they must monitor the kids so that the children do not taste the apparently appetizing pieces.

How to make a rooster from plasticine - a craft for the New Year 2017

This lesson shows how to sculpt bright poultry made of plasticine, all necessary materials and stages of work are listed.

To sculpt the rooster, prepare:

- plastic instrument from the plasticine collection;

- plasticine bars - the brightest from the collection;

- additional matches for stability.

How to make a New Year's rooster

The rooster is usually depicted as bright, multi-colored, especially as the year approaches fire bird, so red, orange, yellow and green blocks are suitable for work.

The base of the body can be made green and spherical. This is a simple and understandable part on which all other parts of the craft will be attached. Mash some green plasticine and roll into a ball.

Prepare a small orange ball for sculpting the neck (about 4 times smaller than the original green blank).

Press the orange ball onto the board in a circle. Using a stack, apply several notches with a stack around the entire circumference.

Attach the orange neck to the main ball.

Glue another green ball, very small, on top of the protruding tubercle. This will be the figure's head.

Stick small dots like eyes on the head, add a beak - orange, small, curved towards the bottom.

Very important details that will complete the appearance of the cockerel are the red beak and beard. Make them from red plasticine.

Glue the red blanks to the bird's head.

To make a fluffy ponytail, you can use one or more shades of plasticine. Any blocks used will work. Roll several different colored sausages (about the same length and thickness).

The tail should be lush and spreading. Gather all the prepared sausages into a bouquet and glue the plasticine at the base. Bend the ends of the feather sausages back.

Glue the tail to the back of the body.

To make wings, you can use any plasticine, for example, orange. Make flat cakes. At first the cakes may be round in shape, but they should be pressed down on one side, pointed and stretched. The feather pattern is easily applied in a stack in the form of short notches.

Glue 2 symmetrical wings on the sides.

To make a stable leg, you can prepare a single cone and separate thin sausages for the fingers.

Fan your fingers together. Glue the legs to the bottom (sharp) part of the cone. Draw a longitudinal line in the middle. For greater reliability and stability, you can still use a match at this stage.

Attach the legs to the bottom of the cockerel to complete the figure.

The symbol of 2017 is a bright plasticine rooster ready. This is great New Year's craft. To decorate the interior with a product made of plasticine, you should first freeze it in the refrigerator.

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The New Year is approaching and most people want to not only decorate their home and buy new Christmas tree decorations, but also buy a figurine symbol of the coming 2017. Since the approaching new year is the year of the Fire Rooster, I propose to simply blind Christmas tree toy in the shape of a cockerel with your own hands, and the material for modeling will be clay. Modeling different figures from clay is a rather exciting activity that does not require any special expenses, but will bring you a lot of positive emotions. A New Year's toy- clay cockerel - made with your own hands will be much more interesting than one bought in a store. My small master class is accompanied by step by step photos, so it will be easy for you to understand what and how to do.

For work we will need:

• clay;
• a jar of water;
• paints;
• tassels;
• a thread.

How to make a cockerel from clay with your own hands

Let me note that you can also make a toy from purchased polymer clay. You can also get clay yourself by digging it somewhere near your home, if possible. If you choose the second (independent) option, then the clay will need to be thoroughly sifted or washed, cleared of plant debris and pebbles. You can also buy fireclay clay at a hardware store.

And so, we take a piece of purified or fireclay clay, moisten it to a state of plasticity, if it is dry. Knead thoroughly to expel excess air and remove lumps.

After: we roll the ball, make a depression in it so that the toy turns out to be hollow inside and light. As a result, we get a cone that is hollow inside. Using our fingers, we begin to form the body, draw out the head and beak, and make the base for the tail.

We take two more small pieces of clay, make cakes out of them and cut out the tail and comb with a knife, and make a hole in the comb for the thread. Using a knife, we make notches on the head and on the comb.

Wet it with water and glue it in place.

We perform the same operation with the Rooster's tail.

After all the parts of the cockerel are ready and glued in place, we smooth out the unevenness along the body of the craft by wetting our fingers in water. When your cockerel acquires an even outline, you just have to wait until it dries. It will take no more than one day.

Now, you can start coloring it.

Any paints are suitable for this procedure. You also need brushes, preferably of different sizes. Well, at least two: small and medium.

We paint the clay cockerel as our imagination dictates. Of course, it is advisable to take bright colors. The cockerel is fiery. 😉 Paint on clay dries very quickly. So, after dyeing, we insert the thread into the comb and that’s it, the New Year’s toy - the symbol of the year - is ready.

A clay cockerel can stand on a table, shelf or decorate a Christmas tree. A toy made with your own hands will always please the eye and will never get boring. Besides the fact that it will serve wonderful decoration your New Year tree and will create a more soulful atmosphere in the house; it can be used as a gift for the New Year. Both friends and family will surely like it. 🙂