We make a snow ball with our own hands - the most New Year's souvenir!

A glass bowl with a figure and falling snow inside is a Christmas souvenir known all over the world. It is believed that the first to do such crafts were the French in the XIX century. Today, on the eve of New Year's holidays, you can buy a similar product in any store, but it's much more interesting to make a snow ball with your own hands.

Preparation of necessary materials

To make this Christmas craft, you will need: a can with a lid, any waterproof glue, decorative figurines, sequins or polystyrene, glycerin, water. A snow ball with your hands can be made from almost any container. Perfect for this purpose jars of baby food and other foods. Remember, the more interesting the form of capacity, the more original the finished article will look like. Inside the jar you can put any figures: souvenirs of factory production, small children's toys, decor can be made independently of polymer clay. Rinse well and dry the container before proceeding with the manufacture of the craft.

Master interior decoration

New Year's ball of domestic production can stand on the lid or bottom of the can. Decide in advance how you like best, and start decorating the part that will become the bottom.

Option one: glue the selected figures directly to the lid or bottom. The remaining space is poured with glue and sprinkle with foam plastic or sparkles. Leave it to dry for a while. It is believed that a snow ball, made with your own hands, will look most effective, if you set the interior decor on a slight elevation. The easiest way to achieve this effect is by using a piece of plasticine. Blind a cake suitable for the shape and size and glue it on the glue to the lid or bottom. Next, install decorative figures, drowning their base in plasticine, and then mask the base with a foam or glitter.

Magic begins

As soon as the blank with interior decoration dries, you can start filling our container and assembling it. How to make a snow ball with your own hands at home? To fill the tank you will need glycerol - it can be bought at the pharmacy. Pour distilled water into the jar - 2/3. Fill the remaining space with glycerin. Do not forget to add sparkles, sequins, beads or other small elements that mimic falling snow. If nothing suitable at hand was not - you can make "snowflakes" from small-sliced rain, foil or water-resistant confetti.

Sealing and finishing touches

Even if the lid of your jar closes tightly, it will not be superfluous to smear it with glue before spinning. With a ready-made souvenir, treat very carefully. Remember, if a glass snow ball leaks or breaks, you will ruin the textiles or very much stain the furniture.

Your magic New Year's work is ready, but if you want, you can add a few final touches. Zadekoriruyte cover outside, using foil, wrapping paper or a beautiful fabric. If the upper part of the souvenir is flat, you can paste on it a small decorative figure.

Can I make a ball with falling snow without glycerin?

A popular question among those who decided to make a balloon for the first time with their own hands, is it possible to use ordinary water without additives for making this craft? In fact, this is not the best idea, since glycerin slows down settling to the bottom of artificial snow and prolongs the "shelf life" of the souvenir. Ordinary water will deteriorate faster, interior decor may become covered with an unpleasant coating or the liquid itself may become clouded.

If glycerin is not at hand, but you want to start the creative process right now, you can replace it with vegetable refined oil or a very sweet transparent syrup. But remember, whatever product you choose, in any case, in a few months it will go bad. This also applies to glycerin.

Useful tips and interesting ideas

It is believed that the smaller the snow ball and the more interesting its shape, the nicer it looks. To follow this rule or not is your personal business, but do not use jars of more than 1 liter for this article.

The souvenir with falling snow can be made from a plastic container. The main condition is a tightly closed lid, the transparency of the vessel and the absence of unnecessary facets and ugly seams on its surface. By a similar principle, a glass jar is also chosen. The best for making this craft is a container with smooth walls or a small number of faces. But a complex cut will interfere with the fascinating inner world of the composition.

Now you know how to make a snow ball, but still think what to put inside? Small houses, Christmas trees, snowmen, Santa Claus, figurines of animals or fairy-tale characters - if you do with the child.

An artifact with a "falling" snow can be not only New Year's. Try to make such a souvenir on March 8 or a day of lovers. Accordingly, the interior decor should support the holiday theme, and only glitters, colorful beads and confetti can fall in such a ball, polystyrene crumb is not needed.

Another interesting idea is to make a ball with a postcard or photo inside. You will need a paper photo or a beautiful picture of a suitable size. Cover the workpiece with transparent tape so that it does not get wet. Next, as always, place the decor inside and disguise its base, add a sequin and finish the artwork, fill the grout and tightly seal the lid.