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In winter we celebrate two wonderful and bright holidays, New Year and Christmas. For every creative person, this is an excellent reason to do some handicrafts, an opportunity to make something special, bright and beautiful: gifts, home decorations, etc. To emphasize the frosty atmosphere of the holidays, you can’t help but resort to imitation snow or ice.
We bring to your attention a review of acrylic materials that will help you make artificial snow, realize your plans, or inspire you for pre-holiday creativity.
White acrylic paint to imitate snow
The simplest, most obvious, but despite this, great way creating a snow effect on a suitable surface is white acrylic paint.
Paint applied with a sponge or foam sponge quite naturally imitates a frost-covered surface dusted with snow.
You can also tint the tips of an artificial Christmas tree, the scales of cones or the edges of a panel with a brush, but when applied, a sponge gives a characteristic uneven surface, more like snow.
Progress: Dip a piece of dish sponge into white acrylic paint, remove the excess and apply with light stamping movements.
Towards the edges we increase the density of the paint by repeating the application process.
When applied with a sponge with varying degrees of intensity, white acrylic paint itself is a self-sufficient imitation of snow cover and an excellent addition to any technique with various combinations of materials.
Glitters for applying shiny designs to New Year's products
Sparkling sequins perfectly reflect the character happy holiday and holidays.
The paste is applied with a palette knife along the edges and left until dry. Frozen transparent glass balls really resemble ice or melted snow.
The icy texture of crystal paste looks good as an addition not only to decoupage, but also as an additional decor in many other techniques.
The paste looks great on glass. It can be applied using a stencil of a simple configuration or freehand.
The paste can be tinted with acrylic paints using it as an expressive texture, or with transparent paints on glass, which gives an excellent decorative effect, especially on glass candlesticks.
Transparent modeling gel "TAIR" for the effect of ice on products
The clear gel can be used on a variety of surfaces and in combination with various fillers.
Like painting in decoupage.
Transparent modeling gel in a tube or contour gel, milky white when applied, but glossy and transparent after drying. This gives us an excellent opportunity to refine the image in a New Year's theme.
If the elements are large, it is convenient to apply the gel in two steps after drying. The gel dries from 1 to 5 hours depending on the thickness of the layer.
To accurately and accurately apply lines, the tube with contour gel must be held at an angle of 40-45 degrees and raised 2-3 mm relative to the surface. For round elements - dots - the tube is held vertically.
The contour gel perfectly emphasizes the image of Christmas tree decorations, they become shiny and voluminous, suitable for ice and icicles, and simply for emphasizing individual elements.
Or, as in this photo, a relief paste covers the tips of the scales on the cone, creating voluminous mounds of snow.
You can glue small elements, microbeads or glass balls into the paste.
Transparent modeling gel "TAIR" and fillers
Imitating snow is a creative process; you can always add fillers to give our snow a coarse, fluffy texture.
We use a transparent modeling gel as a base; it mixes well with various fillers, resulting in various mixtures for decoration.
First way
To simulate snow, make a mixture:
Apply the resulting mixture to the surface of the image where the snow has fallen and dry it.
We will try the same mixture on pine cones to see its behavior in volume. Baking soda gives the mixture the necessary snow graininess.
The dried mixture is very similar to frost crystals that have silvered the scales of the cone.
The gel can not only be mixed with soda and paint. To create snow, frost or ice in their work, craftsmen use a variety of compositions.
Clear gel mixed with coarse salt(necessarily large so that the crystals do not have time to melt) can also be used to imitate snow. The main thing is not to skimp on salt so that the mixture does not turn out too liquid.
Beads can be mixed into the gel as a filler.
Other fillers can be used: cereals, for example semolina, glass beads, microbeads, glitter, sugar, etc. - achieving different types of glaciation.
A wonderful way to imitate snow is achieved by using modeling gel as cold glue for various small decorative elements.
The process is very simple:
The modeling gel is applied with a brush or palette knife to the areas that are supposed to be covered with snow.
Then the object is sprinkled with fine salt or dipped in it.
All that remains is to wait for our snow cover to dry and shake off the excess salt. The snow turns out very fluffy and natural.
This method leaves room for experimentation; you can apply the gel and then sprinkle it with a variety of fillers: glitter, chopped flock, soda, etc.
In this method of simulating snow, instead of a transparent gel, you can safely use acrylic varnish, but the gel has a pleasant volume and the snowdrifts turn out more natural.
That's all we can say about simulating snow. Objects made of different materials, different shapes and reliefs can be subjected to a similar decorative attack. Add ribbons, candies, beads, tinsel, twigs and create a holiday atmosphere with your own hands.
Artist: Sebilkova Anna
Hello dear readers. I will share with you the festive mood today. My children and I often attend master classes. This weekend we attended another master class. Since the New Year is approaching, we went to decoupage wooden Christmas decorations. We are provided with a selection of wooden toys. Christmas trees, cupcakes, snowflakes, bows, etc. The children chose Christmas trees. The technique is very simple that even a 5 year old child can cope with this task. That's why I decided to show you how to decoupage a wooden toy.
To show you the master class, I bought a monkey and a snowflake. I found such wooden blanks in a shopping center ( shopping mall). Before the holidays, such wooden blanks can be purchased at large supermarkets or shopping center.
Wooden products are sold with a hole drilled into which a piece of twine and a bead are threaded. Take and decorate the Christmas tree with such a wooden toy. If this is not the case, then you can drill a hole yourself and thread a ribbon or string.
The principle of decoupage is simple; using the decoupage technique you can make any Christmas tree decoration. I will make a snowflake, and using this plan and master class you can make not only a snowflake, but also a Christmas tree, for example. Such toys look very beautiful and unusual on the Christmas tree.
Decoupage of wooden toys. Master class with photos
We will need:
- wooden Toys
- acrylic paint
- PVA glue
- napkins
- glitter, sparkles (for decoration)
- tassel
- scissors
- sponge
Here's a simple set for creativity. The finished product will need to be opened with varnish. But wooden toys must dry before they are covered.
We bought acrylic paint from hardware store. We also bought varnish and PVA glue and napkins there. I buy different napkins, I choose ones with a beautiful design.
Our acrylic paint is water based. It is easy to wash off things and wash off your hands with regular soap.
To work, acrylic paint needs to be poured into a container. At the workshops we attend, paint and glue are cast in disposable tableware(disposable plate). Then you don’t need to wash anything, throw away the plate and that’s it.
You need to cover wooden toys with white paint. Cover in 2-3 layers. The first layer can be applied with a brush, and then cover the toy with a sponge. Use a sponge to “stuff” paint onto the surface of the toy. This way the paint will apply evenly.
But I immediately cover the products with a sponge, as we are taught at the master classes that we attend with children.
You can take a regular kitchen sponge, which is used for washing dishes. You can cut it into several parts, this will make it more convenient to apply paint.
We cover the product 2-3 times. Apply each subsequent layer only after the paint has dried thoroughly.
In the meantime, choose a pattern for the snowflake. Since the snowflake is small, the drawing should be small. I decided that a small snowflake in the center would look best. Cut out snowflakes.
I also want to give advice. Buy white napkins with designs rather than colored ones. Cut out all the details from the napkins. The drawings are on a white base, and the product is covered with white paint, so transitions and lines are not visible. And the drawing looks very beautiful and neat.
We try to cut products along the contour. The napkins are multi-layered, and before gluing it to the surface of the snowflake, you need to remove all the layers. There is only one drawing left.
Napkins can be three-layer or two-layer. Be careful and remove all layers from the drawing. I have two-layer napkins.
If the area of the toy is larger, cut out any drawings you like. But at the same time, you need to be guided so that the drawing fits and does not go beyond the edges of the wooden toys.
After all the layers have been removed from the napkin, we apply the design to the wooden surface. In my case it's a snowflake. I place the snowflake in the center.
I glue the snowflake with PVA glue. But PVA needs to be diluted with water. I store the glue to which I added water in a glass jar with a lid. Now I dilute the glue 2:1, before I diluted it 3:1. But the glue is too thick, so 2:1 is ideal for me. And if you dilute it 1:1, the glue is liquid, and the drawing quickly “soaks.”
I place the snowflake in the center of the toy. I cover it with glue diluted with water. Cover from the center of the picture to the edges. This technique allows you to apply drawings very smoothly.
I will decorate the edges of the snowflake with sparkles. You can use glitter. Glitter is glitter mixed with glue. I bought it at the Crafts store.
I will apply glitter to one part of the snowflake and glitter to the other. Before applying the dry glitter, I will apply a little white glue to the edges. Then I sprinkle the edges with dry glitter. Excess glitter can be shaken off the wooden toy.
As you can see, everything is very simple and accessible. Even a child can do decoupage of wooden Christmas tree decorations. Our children already make such toys themselves. We learned.))) It turns out very beautiful. You can show your imagination and creativity.
There are so many interesting things to learn and learn. I make cards in the style of scrapbooking and decoupage, so we have a lot of materials. We store everything in a box. We did it recently, all with step by step photos. The box was made with the children, it turned out to be an original and beautiful box.)))
These are the wooden toys we have. Christmas trees made by children at the master class. Finished goods All that remains is to open it with varnish.
Decorating a room for the New Year, or making toys for the Christmas tree with your own hands is fun. Especially with children. Children love the New Year very much, I think as do adults.))) Create a fairy tale and a festive mood.
I hope you liked the master class and find it useful. Do, create, create beauty. And we got such a snowflake. This snowflake will definitely decorate our Christmas tree.
All that remains is to open this snowflake with varnish. Let the snowflake dry and then coat it with varnish. Cover in several layers.
Good luck and festive mood to everyone.
As a practical person, I wanted to make snowflakes that could be given as gifts or used to decorate a Christmas tree or room.
I will tell you about the stages of implementation and show you the techniques, but your imagination will tell you how else to apply them.
According to the assignment of the Art Project "Magic Snowfall" it is necessary to create snowflakes with six rays on a round base. But the other side of my snowflake is a surprise wish. On the reverse side of my snowflake there is decoupage and a three-dimensional congratulation.
What you will need:
- computer disks (the base for the project should be round, so I took ready-made base- disk),
- blue and white acrylic paints,
- napkin with snowflakes.
- For the paste you will need: baking soda, PVA glue, white acrylic paint.
I often use this paste in different jobs. This is an excellent replacement for expensive texture pastes. The costs are minimal, and the results are excellent. To prepare it, mix glue, paint and soda in approximately equal quantities. It should turn out to be like thick sour cream. We transfer it into a soft tube, a tube of PVA glue is perfect. When closed, the paste does not dry out for a long time and does not lose its properties.
We paint the wheels with two layers of paint.
To make the snowflake symmetrical, you can use a pencil to outline the rays or the entire pattern.
Let it dry. The paste dries quickly and becomes very hard, while it is excellent for sanding.
The drawing turns out voluminous.
On the back side I glued napkin motifs with snowflakes. I wrote inscriptions on top of the snowflakes. I coated both sides of the disk with PVA glue and sprinkled them with glitter.
When the paste dries, you can shade the snowflake design and lettering with blue paint.
This is what the finished snowflakes look like.
And these are snowflakes, blue on a white background.
I made four snowflakes in total. This is the reverse side, on which decoupage is made with a napkin with snowflakes and three-dimensional inscriptions.
The discs were sprinkled with glitter on both sides.
When we decorate the Christmas tree every year, we want to decorate it with new unusual balls and toys. Currently available in stores Christmas decorations for every taste, but, alas, the most beautiful, original ones are expensive. Don't despair, we offer you a simple way to make a Christmas tree ball with imitation painting and snow. The ball is completed using the decoupage technique, using 3-layer table napkins, acrylic paints for painting and semolina.
For a ball using the decoupage technique you will need:
- 3-layer napkin;
- plastic ball with a diameter of 6 cm;
- nail scissors;
- sponge, brushes for paint and varnish;
- stick for holding the ball;
- white construction paint;
- whitewash;
- acrylic paints;
- contours;
- dry silver glitter;
- decoupage glue or PVA;
- decoupage or parquet varnish;
- container with water;
- sandpaper;
- semolina;
- narrow and wide ribbons for a silver bow;
- Lurex thread;
- glue "Moment".
Let's start the magic!
From a great variety of napkins, we find the only one that suits us. When choosing a napkin, look at the image to see if it will fit the size of the ball, and only then cut out the fragments. You may have to adjust some to size, that is, cut them down a little, and also make darts so that the motif lies evenly on the ball and flows around it, and does not bunch up when gluing.
The first thing we should start with is- This is to wash the ball or wipe it with alcohol so that its surface is clean and non-greasy. We take a sponge and white construction paint, cover the ball with 5-6 layers and be sure to dry it after each new layer. In order not to get dirty with paint and to make it convenient to hold the ball in your hands, we put it on any stick.
The final step of priming is to apply 2-3 layers of white to the ball. Let's dry!
We sand the ball with sandpaper, preferably with sandpaper.
We dilute the PVA glue with some water, arm ourselves with a fan brush and begin gluing the cut out motifs from the napkin, placing them in a thematic image around the entire perimeter of the ball.
We coat the glued pattern once with varnish. This is necessary so that we can paint the pattern without fear, making it more expressive.
We take out all the acrylic paints we have and select colors similar to those depicted on the motifs. We paint the ball with mother-of-pearl paints, red with red, green with emerald, etc. It immediately becomes clear that the soulless drawing turns into a “living” image.
If you want, you can write “Merry Christmas” in English.
What's New Year without snow? Let's pretend that the Christmas tree and gifts stand beautifully in the snowdrifts and fluffy snow falls.
How to make snow?- you ask. Remember, the simplest and quick way making snow from semolina.
We will need:
- semolina itself;
- PVA glue;
- white acrylic paint;
- drop of blue paint.
Mix all the ingredients in a small container; the consistency should not be liquid.
We put the resulting snow on the bottom of the ball, capturing literally 1 mm of the colorful image. Let it dry and move on to the next step.
Paint the top of the ball with pale blue paint using a thin brush.
Time passed and the paint and snow dried. We take the contours, outline in red the branches of the Christmas tree and the boxes with gifts, as well as the inscription. We cover all the green areas with an emerald outline, shading the bows and toys with gold.
We decorate the inscription with the remaining snow. At your discretion, you can put a little snow on the gifts and sprinkle it on the Christmas tree, sprinkle droplets of snow all over the ball and draw snowflakes on the other side of the ball.
We cover the ball with three layers of varnish with intermediate drying. To make the snow sparkle, sprinkle it with dry silver glitter.
We fix everything with varnish. Let's dry it.
Snow ball ready, but lacks airiness and completeness.
We measure and cut 20 cm from a narrow ribbon, 36-37 cm from a wide ribbon, roll it into a bow and fasten it with a pin. We tie it with lurex thread in the center, and bring the thread to the wrong side. Drop a little Moment glue into the middle of the bow and glue it to the joint between the mount and the toy.
The ball with a bow became like a fairy tale, airy!
New Year's ball with snow!
Creating and decorating things using Decoupage technique, you can achieve excellent results in home decoration and, by transforming the interior with unusual and original objects, add zest and creativity to home decoration.
A ball for the Christmas tree using the decoupage technique with the image of a Christmas tree, gifts and sparkling snow.
A Christmas tree decorated with homemade balls will become the center of attention and give a festive mood to your household.
Try and experiment, “decoupage” creativity allows you to apply patterns of various themes and styles to objects, making them irresistible.
Balls on the Christmas tree with snow- this is a Christmas tree decoration that you will store and, taking out of the chest every year, decorate the forest fluffy beauty. And if you give one like this hand made ball, to one of your friends and relatives, he will delight not only you, but them.
Soon New Year and we want to create some kind of toy or decoration for our New Year’s guest - a Christmas tree with our own hands. Toys made from technology look very good.
Let's consider detailed master class c step by step description the whole process.
Materials and tools that we will need:
Finished and processed plywood snowflake blank;
New Year's napkin for decoupage;
PVA glue;
Acrylic glossy varnish;
Gold acrylic paint;
White acrylic paint;
Decoupage brush and artificial paint brush;
Dry and liquid glitter;
Foam sponge;
Two small bowls.
Pour white paint, take a kitchen sponge, dip it in the paint and paint the surface of the snowflake on one side.
Let the snowflake dry for about an hour. Then we apply a second layer of white paint and leave it for an hour and a half.
While one side of the snowflake is drying, prepare a napkin. We unfold it, carefully tear off the drawings we need.
Remove the topmost layer from both parts. Drawings for decoration are ready.
Now let's color it reverse side snowflakes also with two layers of paint with a drying interval. The snowflake is dry, you can start decorating. Place the image on one side. In a second container, dilute PVA glue and water in equal proportions and mix well.
Take a decoupage brush, dip the brush in glue and, starting from the middle, glue the napkin onto the snowflake. Carefully tear off the edges and brush well along the edges of the toy with a brush. Leave the snowflake to dry for two hours.
We turn the snowflake over and now decorate the other side.
We also seal the edges and coat the ribs, and also leave for two hours. When the snowflake is completely covered, cover it with a layer of acrylic varnish, let it dry, and apply another layer of varnish. So about 3-4 layers of varnish on both sides. And we paint the ribs gold acrylic paint using a thin artificial brush.
When the very last layer of varnish has not yet dried, sprinkle with dry glitter, and when the surface is completely dry, apply dots with liquid glitter.
The Christmas tree toy is ready! Thanks everyone and good luck in your creativity!
