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Tree in the bank. You have probably seen such christmas toys: a glass ball filled with liquid, and inside there is some kind of snow-covered panorama, a house or a tree, and there is an imitation of snowfall. Something similar can be done with your own hands.
Let's call the project "Christmas tree in the bank", well, it's just that I will have a Christmas tree in the bank, and maybe you have something else.
For the project we need:
1. A jar with a lid.
2. Distilled water.
3. Glycerin (sold in any pharmacy).
4. Ceramic or plastic figurines animals, trees and figures of people.
5. Artificial snow crumbly or sparkles.
6. Epoxy resin and hardener (you can buy a kit in the store).
7. Sandpaper.
First of all, you need to make sure that the jar is clean, you can, if there is, take a rounded jar now a lot different forms, I will have a conical jar. Next, you need to glue the figures, in my case, the Christmas tree to the bottom of the lid. We clean the bottom with sandpaper for better adhesion and glue epoxy resin herringbone. The resin is resistant to water and will last a long time, although the smell from it is specific, but nothing, it will disappear.
We fill the jar itself with distilled water (do not fill the jar to the top). Be sure to add a little glycerin to the water, just a little (although I don’t know what kind of glycerin you will have, add a little, if necessary, then add more). Glycerin changes the viscosity and density of water, it will suspend our sparkles, our artificial snow, will not let them fall to the bottom and guarantees our toy the effect of snowfall. Now we add our sparkles, or artificial snow in a jar (very small do not need a good effect from large sparkles).
Then we screw the lid with our Christmas tree, turn the jar over and shake well. Everything, a Christmas tree in a jar - it's snowing.
You can give the toy an additional design, install it on a pedestal, for example, a plank in the form of a saw cut. Add to that a couple of figurines of animals or fairy-tale characters. The lid can also be decorated, painted or pasted over with something, it is desirable that it be possible to open it, all of a sudden you decide to modify the toy, and that’s basically it.
How to make a "Snow globe" with your own hands step by step with a photo
Yunusova Alsu Rifkhatovna, educator, MBDOU " Kindergarten No. 177", Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan
Description: A master class of a simple "snow globe" in execution. Great option for Christmas crafts. Suitable for making older children preschool age. Useful application jars from under baby food.
The purpose of the master class: creating a New Year's "snow" ball with your own hands.
Tasks: to acquaint teachers and parents with the method of making a wonderful "snow globe". Show the steps and suggest the secrets of manufacturing.
New Year- it's time for miracles and magic! Waiting for the New Year and preparing for it is probably even more interesting than the holiday itself. In kindergartens, teachers and children, in homes, children and parents are immersed in the process of creating new year mood. They decorate rooms, watch movies and cartoons, buy gifts and toys, interior decorations such as snow globes... Snow globes have long been one of the main symbols of the New Year. And do-it-yourself snow globes are symbols of creativity, magic and New Year's mood at the same time!
To make a snow globe you need:
a jar of baby food, sequins and sequins, a toy (this time my daughter and I chose Olaf the snowman), super glue, glycerin, water, rhinestones and ribbon or braid to decorate the jar, a hot glue gun.
Ball manufacturing progress
First of all, you need to see how the toy will look inside the jar, is it too small.
The photo shows that the toy is less than half of the jar, so I placed a lid of hand cream under the toy, thereby raising the snowman above the middle. You can choose toys higher, there will be less hassle.
Next, I glued the stand and the toy with super glue. Glue used a lot, one might say, flooded the edges. I left the lid with the toy to dry overnight. Hint: Even though it's super glue, when it's thick it takes a long time to dry.
The next step is to prepare a liquid where sparkles and sequins will float. The proportion of water and glycerin is about 50% to 50%. I always pour by eye. Keeping the proportion exactly in milliliters is not so important. Sequins are light, they fall for some time even in water.
Before adding glycerin to the water, I added sparkles, sequins and stirred well so that they were saturated with water.
The turn of glycerin has come. When adding it, you need to take into account the volume of the toy and the stand (in my case).
I did a couple of samples.
The main thing is that when the lid of the jar with a toy is tightly closed, the liquid should be exactly along the edge so that there is no air left in the jar.
It remains to decorate the edges of the jar. I used golden braid and rhinestones to match the color of the braid. They were glued on with hot glue.
The snow globe is ready))
Such snow globes can be not only snowy, but also so glamorous with princesses))))
Last year, my kids and I made these fun souvenirs.
Fascinating and magical holiday. At this time of the year, everyone wants to give and receive gifts. In this article, you will read how to " snowball with your own hands to please loved ones.
Why make a snow globe?
Before embarking on any work, a person asks himself: "Why am I undertaking this particular business?" In the case of this craft, the answer to this question is simple. Firstly, everyone loves to receive handmade gifts, especially in modern world it is also very fashionable. Secondly, such original gift even children can do it, which is even more appreciated.
Thirdly, the New Year's "snow globe" looks beautiful, symbolic, suitable for a person of any age. And if you turn on your imagination, then you can create a unique and memorable surprise! And for its manufacture it will take quite a bit of time and a minimum of financial costs.
What is needed for work?
In 1889, the New Year's "snow globe" was made for the first time. It was presented in Paris and had small size(could fit in the palm of your hand). It installed a copy of the famous eiffel tower, and the role of snow was played by fine sifted porcelain and sand. Today, anyone can create a "snow globe" with their own hands. How to make such a miracle? Let's start by preparing the necessary things. So, you will need:
- Glass jar with a resealable lid. It is better that the container is airtight, otherwise you will have to strengthen the place of screwing in order to prevent the craft from leaking;
- Figures for creating the main composition - these can be houses, animals, Christmas trees, and so on.
- Glue gun or good super glue.
- Distilled water. If you take an unpurified liquid, it will darken over time, spoiling appearance crafts.
- Artificial snow - sparkles, finely chopped tinsel can act in its role. Some even use cut disposable utensils or styrofoam.
- Glycerin - for thickening water. It is he who will help you see how the snow falls in your ball.
- Decorations for the lid.
Getting Started
When all the necessary preparations are completed, you can proceed directly to the creation of the ball. First, thoroughly wash the jar and figurines to create an exposure. You can even pour boiling water over them. This is done to better preserve the snow globe from the can. If any bacteria remain on the figurines, the craft will quickly become cloudy.
Now start creating a decorative composition on the lid. Wipe the underside of the cover with sandpaper, so the glue will lie better. Then treat the surface with glue and install the figure of your choice. Work quickly before the compound dries.
If the base of your figure is very narrow (for example, like a Christmas tree), place a couple of pebbles on the lid, and already install a spruce between them.
Place the shapes in the center of the lid and don't make them too wide or they won't fit into your glycerine snowball. When the plot is ready, set the lid aside. Glue must be completely dry!
You can also place your figurine on a snowdrift. Cut it out of styrofoam, glue it to the lid and paint it with white paint.
Treat the snowdrift with glue and sprinkle with sparkles. A wonderful platform for fairy-tale characters is ready! Now you can place any hero on it. You can also create a unique figurine if you mold it yourself from polymer clay.
Preparing mortar and artificial snow
In the question of how to make a "snow globe" with your own hands, the nuance of preparing a solution of the desired consistency is very important. Take a jar and fill it three-quarters full with water. Then pour in 2-3 teaspoons of glycerin (you can buy it at a pharmacy and it is quite inexpensive). How slowly the snow falls in the composition depends on the amount of glycerin. When the solution is ready, the children's favorite stage begins - loading "snow" into a jar. Gently place the glitter in your balloon. Their number depends only on your desires, but you should not put too many sparkles, otherwise they will block the entire view of the composition. Gold and silver glitter works best, but any shade can be used.
If there are no sparkles at hand, a white eggshell will save the situation, it needs to be thoroughly crushed, and it will perfectly cope with the role of snow in the New Year's craft.
Spangles must be gently mixed with a clean spoon and observe their behavior. If you see particles that do not settle to the bottom, carefully remove them. They will float on top of the composition, spoiling its appearance.
Now proceed to the crucial moment - immersing the figurine in water and twisting the lid. Turn the compositions over and lower them into the water.
Screw the lid on tightly, removing any water that has leaked out with a towel. For insurance, it is better to once again go through the glue along the junction of the can and the lid.
Decorate the lid
The lid is also something to think about. Before you make a "snow globe" with your own hands, prepare everything you need for decoration.
Decorating the lid is not a necessary step, but it will make the ball look complete. The decoration will help hide the joint between the lid and the jar.
Cut out a couple of strips from cardboard and glue them into a circle. Cover the stand with gold self-adhesive paper and place the jar in it. This stand can be decorated as you wish.
You can cover the lid with nail polish, wrap it in a bright decorative tape, decorate with felt or stick small decorative elements: bells, curls. The ball is ready! Shake it and watch the fabulous snowfall.
Create a snow globe from a store-bought kit
If you don't feel like looking necessary items to create a snowy New Year's gift, you can create a ball from a ready-made set. They can be found in many stores. The kits can be different: some already have grooves for photographs, others - clay for creating ceramic figurines. Most importantly, follow the instructions exactly! There are kits in which children have to paint and color some details on their own. Most often, the decoration is installed on the lid and glued to the plastic or glass dome. Then, through a special hole, a solution and artificial snow are poured into the ball. The cork from the kit will allow it to be tightly closed.
"Snow globe" without glycerin
Is it possible to create a New Year's surprise without glycerin? And what can replace the glycerin in the "snow globe"?
It’s good to replace the substance baby oil, it can also thicken water. And you can create a ball only with water. There is an option to create crafts without a solution at all. Take round Christmas balls with transparent walls. Remove the rope holder, insert a small figurine and pour snow. Set the toy on a stand or decorate a Christmas tree with it.
A magical surprise will be pleasant for both children and adults. Everyone will follow the snowfall of sparkles swirling behind the glass. A handmade gift keeps a piece of the soul, and it is very expensive!
On New Year's Eve, it is customary to give gifts to each other. Usually they give valuable things to relatives, and inexpensive but nice souvenirs to friends and acquaintances. Such a present may well be a glass ball. It is filled with a transparent liquid, and inside it is a New Year or winter composition. When the ball is shaken, snow rises from below. Sometimes it magically shimmers in the light with different lights. Such a souvenir is nice to give. And yes, it's easy to do it yourself.
Materials and tools for work
To work on a souvenir in the form of a glass ball with snow, you will not need so many materials, if you wish, you can find everything in your home:
- It is necessary to choose directly a container made of transparent material, best of all rounded. Usually they use jars with lids or wine glasses, as in the case shown in the master class.
- To create tightness, you can take a lid from a jar of cosmetic cream that is suitable in size.
- Adhesive waterproof or silicone sealant- for fastening the composition and processing the joint of the lid with the edge of the container.
- Figures for the composition are selected by the master own will and taste.
- To simulate snow under your feet, you can use white plasticine.
Sparkles act as snowflakes flying from the sky. However, they do not have to be bought - you can make sparkles from Christmas tree rain, ordinary foil or candy wrappers. They also decorate the bottom of the lid with sparkles - remember how fabulously the snow flickers under your feet on New Year's Eve?
You will need scissors to cut glitter.
On a note. Fill the container with distilled water. Experts recommend adding glycerin to the water - then the snow will settle smoothly down. Although the latter is not necessary.
The choice of figures for the composition
Usually for glass balls use houses, Christmas trees, a toy Santa Claus, a snowman. Such figures can be found in a box with Christmas decorations. Only before use, close the hole in the toy. To do this, you can use plasticine or polymer clay.
You can also sculpt the figurines yourself. Polymer clay is perfect for this. By the way, the bag with gifts in this composition is just made by hand.
First, the bag itself is molded. Then a tie is made from a thin sausage. If a one-color mass is used, then after the figure dries, it is painted. Paints need to be taken waterproof - such will be stained glass paints or nail polish.
Someone uses miniature toys from kinder surprises for composition. This is also an option! Such a souvenir will be especially romantic if the figurine (albeit not New Year's) is associated with some kind of memory.
And the figurine can also be a symbol of the year, as in this proposed case, for example, a dog. True, the poodle in the original had a circus yellow cap. But as soon as it was painted red with nail polish, a simple toy figurine turned into a New Year's one.
And this is how it turned out interesting composition: instead of Santa Claus - a cute poodle with a whole bag of gifts!
Let's start creating a snow globe
Step 1:
We glue our poodle to the bottom of the lid.
Step 2:
We attach a bag next to it with glue.
This workpiece should be dried well so that trouble does not happen during assembly.
Step 3:
At this time, you can prepare sparkles. This is a rather painstaking and boring business - you need to cut the foil very finely.
Step 4:
When the dog and the bag are stuck to the bottom of the lid, you can imitate snow with plasticine by sprinkling it with sparkles.
Step 5:
Pour water into the container (if desired - with the addition of a tablespoon of glycerin), pour sparkles and artificial snow.
Step 6:
We cover the filled container with a lid with the composition. Keeping in mind the law of Archimedes, it is better to perform this procedure in a bowl or over a sink, since the liquid displaced by the composition will spill out.
Step 7:
The junction of the lid and container must be smeared with glue or sealant.
Whatever one may say, the best gift is the one made with your own hands. The snow globe will be an excellent present for a friend on the eve of the winter holidays and a unique christmas decoration your room.
Create a small Christmas miracle with your own hands - give your friends a festive mood. And I will share with you the secrets of making a snow globe.
Ready to surprise everyone around with a rich imagination and talent of a wizard? Then go ahead!
For work you will need:
- small glass jar with a tight-fitting lid
- any plastic or ceramic figurines and small faux Christmas tree,
- good glue(ideally epoxy)
- artificial snow and sparkles,
- distilled water,
- glycerol,
- Oil paint white enamel (optional)
- polymer clay, foam (optional).
Instead of artificial snow, you can use: coconut flakes, small foam balls, grated paraffin, etc.
1. From foam or other material that is not afraid of water, we make a platform for the figure (snowdrift), glue it to the lid. We paint in White color. Leave until completely dry.
2. Lubricate the platform with a thin layer of glue and generously sprinkle with sparkles. Carefully shake off those that are not stuck.
3. On the "snowdrift" we glue a serpentine Christmas tree and a figurine of an animal or a favorite fairy-tale character. By the way, you can mold a unique polymer clay figurine.
4. It's time to fill our jar with distilled water and add glycerin (it should be a little less than half of the entire jar liquid). Glycerin You will find in any pharmacy. It is needed so that the sparkles slowly and beautifully sink to the bottom of the jar.
Pour enough liquid so that a full jar comes out with the figures. Do you remember the law of Archimedes?
5. Add sparkles and artificial snow. Buy sparkles of a large size (or in general - in the form of stars), then they will not float up, but will spin, smoothly descending "to the bottom" of the can, like real fluffy snow.
6. We cover the jar with a lid and twist it tightly, having previously lubricated the outer side of the neck with glue. It is necessary to do this, because over time, water can seep.
Look how beautiful you and I have turned out! Shake the can, turn it upside down and enjoy the magical snowfall.
See what else your snow globe can look like:
And how do you like the version of the New Year's ball with snow without water? For its manufacture, in addition to traditional figurines, a jar and a serpentine Christmas tree, you will need fishing line and cotton wool.
