Concerns, jobs, public transport, crises - all this overpowers a modern person. Depression strikes back. And what is the bottom line? As a result, people ceased to rejoice in little things, although what kind of "rejoice" - it is elementary to notice them. There is "Handmade" therapy that will help you to distract yourself, create comfort in your home or work, and most importantly - bring a sense of celebration into your world. New Year at home thanks to their own efforts.
What and how - step-by-step master class
Handmade decor will make you a little happier, because you literally bring the New Year holidays closer with your own hands. A New Year's candlestick from a jar will create coziness in the house due to soft lighting. The most important thing is not to throw out the jam jar or honey jar - it doesn't matter what was in it before, the main thing is that now there will be light.
For a salt candlestick you will need:
- varnish, acrylic medium (it will reduce the color intensity when mixed with varnish);
- glue (if there is no heat gun, then a strong glue will do);
- any sponge or sponge, as well as a hard brush;
- salt (you can take rice or semolina);
- scotch tape and wire;
- tape, twine;
- decor elements - spruce branches, cones, berries, etc.
We start by putting the medium on our future New Year's candlestick, and letting it dry (about an hour) - look at the photo.
Then we apply varnish with a sponge, also let it dry. The number of applications depends solely on the desired result.
Next, tape the place where we want less snow, or where we don't want it at all. And we again varnish the remaining space. So even if the weather for the new year is not very good, the atmosphere of winter will be present.
Until the varnish has time to dry, quickly sprinkle the salt and dip the wet layer. Small crystals will soften the light.
When all the layers are dry, you can start decorating the candlestick. Take the wire and wrap the neck of the can several times. Then make a handle and attach it to the neck like in the photo below. Wrap the twine as well and attach the spruce branches to it. By the way, if you make this fake together with your child, then you will have another exciting activity - the search for "living" forest material for future New Year's decorations.
The New Year's candlestick from the jar is almost ready - only a little remains. Use hot melt or instant glue to attach the bow to the string for a more festive mood.
How to create magic with your own hands?
With the help of such a decor element, you can decorate not only shelves and cabinets, but also walls. You will need:
- tin;
- wrapping;
- twine;
- small candle.
You can connect imagination and make holes in the walls with a drill, then the light will pass through beautifully. And also instead of wrapping paper, use cans with paint or artificial snow. You just have to do it on the newspaper. This photo shows the result of the work:
But an option for those who do everything at the last moment - you need a can, any rope, glue, paint and a brush. First, wash the jar, then dry it well. Dip the rope in glue and wrap your future candlestick from a jar - wait until it dries. Paint, and then remove the rope. Voi la! A candlestick at home, as they say, without registration and download.
For those who want to make something new from the old - if there are hydrogel balls at home, then you can use them to create coziness. All you need to do is just decorate the jar with them. New Year's decor and soft lighting.
If you are tired of the old press, or if you find unnecessary entries, do not throw it away.Twine, jar and paper make a great Christmas candlestick. You can age the paper yourself - pour water into a container, brew a couple of black tea bags in it, lower the paper, then dry it. The length of time the paper needs to be kept in the tea depends on its density.
If you don't have time for anything at all, but the New Year's decor will not arrange itself - buy multi-colored candies and just pour them into the jar, tie the neck with a ribbon of the same color, put a candle and the New Year is already outside the door.
New Year's candlestick as an idea of joint creativity with a child
Creating a New Year's atmosphere together with the baby will bring maximum benefit and positive emotions to both parents and the child. You can find a bunch of options for creating a candlestick from a jar, here are some of them:
- New Year's snowman - coat the jar with glue and cover it with either special snow, or cereal, or salt, let it dry, then glue a couple of buttons, a cardboard nose (it can be made from half a circle);
- for those with a sweet tooth - come up with any applique (we have deer here), glue the horns to the lid, pour in sweets and put a candle inside;
- jar with a bell - cut a bell out of scotch tape, glue it to the jar, then paint it, remove the bell and circle it with gold or yellow paint, tie a string around the neck and attach a small card with wishes to it, you can pour small sweets inside.
Festive decor depends only on wishes and imagination. It is a wonderfully calming activity to do something with your own hands. You can also materialize your wishes, just attach a postcard with him to your "lamp". New Year's mood is provided for everyone. One has only to want.
