A little more, and the most magical andthe long-awaited evening of the year. Haven't had time to buy gifts for your loved ones yet? Or do you want to treat yourself to a present? We've found 11 of the most creative craftsmen to craft the gifts of your dreams. How enjoyable the bustle of the New Year is when it comes to gifts! You can visit many beautiful shops, the windows of which are full of bright garlands, shiny tinsel and other décor appealing to the eye. Do you simply do not have enough time for shopping, or do you not at all like events of this kind? Especially for you, we did not just walk through the boutiques, but found 11 nugget craftsmen who know how to turn ordinary fabric, wool, yarn, plush and wood into cute toys filled with love and "soul". These products will become a worthy interior decoration, and they will give you and your loved ones a sea of positive emotions.
1. Knitted Kiss knitted decor
Knitted Christmas trees, snowmen and large interiorcones are the work of Karina Shashuro. A few years ago, she could not even imagine that she would be engaged in needlework and implement interesting ideas. Then she worked as a broker in a large foreign company. But in 2013, her life changed dramatically, and she decided to devote herself to creativity. Today she knits from yarn, using printed material for volume, and dreams of decorating boutique windows. Karina Shashuro, hand-made master: - My dream is to work on decorating windows and spaces in the style of knitted objects, because I think that this topic has not been revealed at all and is very fertile. A huge knitted muffin will look great in the showcase of a pastry shop, a rain of knitted tulips for the spring season will be appropriate for a flower shop ... It is known that knitted decor can make the space more cozy, so why not give yourself and your interior a little warmth on a winter evening? Where to look and buy:
- Instagram: @knittedkiss
- Shops: fabika.ru, Department store "Tsvetnoy", chain stores "Respublika".
2. Lovely angels from "Mother's House"
In search of interesting work, we came acrossorganization "Mother's House" and its leader Arina Seravkina. This is a charity shelter for young mothers who find themselves in a difficult life situation. There is a workshop where girls create toys that are great for interior decoration. These are delicate textile angels, teddy bears, and wonderful dolls. Some of the most striking works are wooden products in the form of guardian angels, sheep and bears. They can be safely hung on a New Year tree or presented to a loved one as a gift. Where to look and buy:
- Community in Facebook: "Mom's house".
3. Each toy has its own story: the products of Anastasia Nikitina
This craftswoman does not just create toys, sheanimates, inventing their fate, history, habits and character. Here are some of them. The story of the toy "Elephant": "I'm tired of being soft - I want to be prickly like a hedgehog," the elephant once decided and began to carry needles. The hedgehog that lived in a nearby pile of leaves gave him his old fur coat. The story of the toy "Moth": "Moth lived for a long time in an abandoned apple orchard, because it did not like the dust and darkness of attics and old rooms. In the morning she wandered along winding paths between the roots, and at sunset she climbed the highest branch and saw off the setting sun. Anastasia came to the world of creativity from the world of economics. Figures, statistics, piles of papers - the girl quickly realized that this was not her and decided to devote herself to creating toys. The craftswoman sews them using the teddy technology from viscose, mohair, artificial fur, and stuffs them with sawdust and wool. Wings and feet are cotter-pin fastened. Such an "animated" toy can revive the interior or give a smile to a loved one. Where to look and buy:
- Vkontakte community":
- "Arts and crafts fair":
4. Bird Paradise from Galina Barmicheva
While many needlewomen preferto create bears, bunnies or angels, Galina Barmicheva makes interior toys in the form of birds. Moreover, they are all made in full size, and at the same time they look very realistic. Galina has been working in the wool felting technique for more than six years. Before that, she was fond of beads, sewing soft toys, modeling dolls from baked plastic. All this today helps her to work in the main direction. Galina Barmicheva, craftswoman: - When creating interior toys, I use non-spun sheep wool and copper wire for the frame. The eyes and beaks are made by hand from baked plastic. And such a simple set of materials with the help of felting needles can be turned into an animal, a bird, and a portrait doll. Imagine how surprised your guests will be when they see such a bird on your tree. And it is not necessary to place the toy on the New Year's tree, you can decorate with a couple of bullfinches or tits, for example, a windowsill or your favorite chest of drawers. Where to look and buy:
- Blog:
- Site:
- Vkontakte community":
5. In harmony with the interior: the decorating studio Ug-art home design
Interior and gift toys from naturalmaterials are made in the design studio Ug-art home design under the guidance of the interior designer and stylist-decorator Julia Gerasimova. When creating all the products in the studio are guided by several rules:
- toys necessarily harmonize with objects from collections of home textiles;
- all toys are made from 100% natural materials. Including from Designers guild, Kobe and flax fabrics from Belgium, Lithuania, Italy, France;
- combining textures and materials, for example, combining flax of different texture and colors with cotton, velvet, ribbons and lace;
- the creation of toys that are able to give a heartfelt mood.
These little hares, bears, owls and other cutecreatures are able to become integral parts of the interior, especially if they are combined with it in color or style. Where to look and buy: Website: Community on Facebook: 
6. Snowmen from the creative center Arts & Crafts
Wonderful snow-white snowmen are capable ofbecome an ideal complement to the winter and even more so the New Year's interior. Such an unusual decor is created by the masters of the Arts & Crafts creative center. The snowmen are made of fleece, designed by the Norwegian artist Tone Finnanger, and each of them has its own unique image, for example, snowmen-ballerinas in tulle skirts or snowmen-music lovers in headphones. These products will become a memorable gift for people of creative professions. Why are such unusual images for seemingly familiar snowmen? Perhaps because the creative center, in addition to making toys, organizes master classes, holidays and photo sessions. Where to look and buy: Website: Community on Facebook: 
7. Knitted little animals Nadezhda Barabanova
Red-haired dachshund traveler with a big suitcasea sad hedgehog looking out for the sun's rays in the gloomy sky, a furry deer waiting for Christmas - all these are heroes created by Nadezhda Barabanova. The craftswoman crochets them from natural yarn. And her great love for animals helps her create such realistic and soulful toys - Nadezhda has two cats and four dogs. Knitted animals will not only bring coziness to the interior, but also give real warmth, for example, if you came from the cold, then picking up such a fluffy friend, you will warm up faster! Nadezhda Barabanova, craftswoman: - For the first time I took a hook in my hands in December 2012. I hadn’t knitted for 20 years before. As a child, my grandmother taught me to knit, but that was a very long time ago. But, as it turned out, the hands remember this science. I studied everything myself (I am still constantly learning), watched video tutorials on the basics on the Internet, read the publications of the masters, collected clippings and articles. Thanks a lot to the masters who share their little secrets and tricks. I take ideas of toys "from my head", that is, I do not knit according to other people's patterns and images. I try to come up with something of my own. I just sit down, take a hook with yarn in my hands and knit, sometimes I don't even know what will happen in the end. Sometimes I knit from my sketches. In order not to forget the images that come to mind, I make sketches. So, for example, the dachshund Sonya was born with a large suitcase ... Where to look and buy: "Fair of Masters": Group "Vkontakte": 
8. Atelier of SonyaBears personal toy
Bears, bears and bears again!This studio is a real find for teddy bear lovers. Although, apart from them, you can also find spectacular elephants and hedgehogs. They are great for decorating the interior, and it is also pleasant to give them to children or just acquaintances who are always young at heart. All toys are created by the designer Sonya Koroleva. She calls her products “children” and says that in each of them there is a part of her soul. Where to look and buy: "Fair of Masters": Site: 
9. Mishkin's house by Irina Rusetskaya
Since we are talking about bears, we cannot get throughpast the studio called "Mishkin's House". This is the workshop of the Belarusian needlewoman Irina Rusetskaya, who has an architectural education. In 2010, she made the first toy as a gift for her daughter, and she liked it so much that she decided not to stop. For four years, her products have scattered all over the world, and today they can be found in Israel, France, USA, Georgia, Belarus and Russia. Irina works in the teddy technique, creating miniature animals that are very similar to real ones. Her toys take part in international art exhibitions and fairs. Despite the fact that Irina's workshop is called "Mishkin's House" (since the needlewoman started with bears), today she also makes other representatives of the animal world, for example, owls, foxes, hippos, bees and others. Where to look and buy: Website: Blog: 
10. Microwires from Nicole
A craftswoman who is famous in the world lives in MoscowNeedlewomen as Nicole Duke. She creates miniature animals. Their size does not exceed 5-7 centimeters, so they can easily fit in the palm of your hand. You can decorate a Christmas tree with such kids or, having collected a whole collection of mini-animals, put them in a decorative basket. Where to look and buy:
- "Arts and crafts fair":
11. Wooden lambs Ingi Azhiri
Painted sheep, bears, deer, hares from plywood andwood - the handiwork of the craftswoman Inga Azhgirey. She has long been passionate about creativity, which is why she decided to get the education of a miniature painting artist, but she became interested in making toys not so long ago - just three years ago. Inga Azhgirey, designer: - I am engaged in interior design, I love to do graphics (markers, pen, pencils) and I love to paint. I came to the painting of New Year's toys by accident. Three years ago, for the Life as a Miracle Foundation (for which I conduct painting master classes), I made more than a hundred dragons for the Soul Bazaar. They quickly and happily scattered to their new homes. Now, keeping up the tradition, I annually paint toys for the fair for the fund. Now I am working on my website, which will soon present all my graphic, painted work (toys, bracelets, beads). Inga paints toys with acrylics, sometimes decorating with voluminous metallized contours. For her toys, she creates exclusive patterns that are the author's interpretation of Gorodets painting - it is she who is Inga's great passion. Where to look and buy:
- Instagram: instagram.com/ingaazh
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