An ordinary incandescent lamp is capable of becoming an excellent basis for bright and iconic New Year's toys and souvenirs. In this master class, we will do:
- Christmas ball;
- candlestick;
- New Year's bowl with snow.
Master class №1: transparent Christmas ball bulb
Classic and elegant transparent Christmas ball made from light bulb do it yourself, you can. How exactly, we will explain in step by step instructions.
Materials
To work, you will need:
- light bulb;
- nichrome wire;
- copper tape;
- power supply;
- terminals;
- a piece of flat glass;
- silicon carbide powder;
- water;
- sharp knife;
- Ostrogubers;
- tweezers;
- nippers;
- protective rubber gloves;
- glue for glass products;
- Dremel with cutting nozzle;
- Decorative cord.
Step 1 . You need to remove the internal contents of the light bulb. It should be used extremely carefully, using a sharp knife and naked, and putting on the hands of dense protective rubber gloves.
Step 2. . Take the nichrome wire and wrap it around the light bulb in its widest part. Wire ends tighten using tweezers, and secure the resulting ring with copper ribbon.
Step 3. . The protruding ends of the nichrome wire bite off.
Step 4. . Take the 20B battery and terminals, connect it to the wire fixed on the light bulb.
Step 5. . The wire will begin to be punished, it is not necessary to touch it in any case. Within 3 - 10 seconds after turning on the power, the light bulb should burst exactly along the wire mount line.
Step 6. . The cut perfectly will not succeed and you will need to process its edges. To do this, powder silicon carbide pour on a smooth piece of glass and add a little water to it. According to the resulting composition, swipe the bottom of the bulb, sanding the edge of the cut. Since the glass is very thin, the processing will take just a few minutes.
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Step 7. . Similarly, prepare the second half factor. At each of them, at one point, make a non-smoke and shallow incision.
Step 8. . The obtained parts from the light bulb glue together by placing in advance in the prepared loop cover from the decorative thread.
After drying the glue, your Christmas ball is ready!
Master class number 2: New Year's candlestick with light bulb stars
A simple light can become an excellent part of the New Year's candlestick created by your own hands. In this case, we will not just cut the light bulb. We will send it in the oven, and rush glass, giving it a matte texture with transparent patterns.
Materials
To work, you will need:
- light bulb;
- nichrome wire;
- copper tape;
- power supply;
- terminals;
- a piece of flat glass;
- silicon carbide powder;
- water;
- sharp knife;
- Ostrogubers;
- tweezers;
- nippers;
- protective rubber gloves;
- glue for glass products;
- polymer clay;
- stars stickers;
- brush;
- Paste to etching glass;
- candle.
Step 1 . Removing the inner contents of the bulb already known to you, cut the bottom part of it.
Step 2. . The edges of the cut must be worn, taking the same powder of silicon carbide, moistened with water.
Step 3. . On the edge of the resulting cut, make three legs from polymer clay. Cake the entire design in the oven, in accordance with the manufacturer's instruction. In this case, it took 15 minutes at 130 degrees Celsius.
Step 4. . On the light bulb, make the prepared asterisks and brush apply to the entire glass surface of the paste for etching.
Step 5. . After a few minutes, the paste is completely scattered and sprinkle. Watch the light bulb dry.
Candlestick is ready!
Master class # 3: New Year's ball from the light bulb
A beautiful transparent ball, the snow in which envelops the figures when painting the contents, has long been a beautiful New Year souvenir. You can make a New Year's ball from the light bulb, and we will show how.
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Materials
To work, you will need:
- light bulb;
- nichrome wire;
- copper tape;
- power supply;
- terminals;
- a piece of flat glass;
- silicon carbide powder;
- water;
- sharp knife;
- Ostrogubers;
- tweezers;
- nippers;
- protective rubber gloves;
- glue for glass products;
- Sheet acrylic;
- glass cutter;
- silicone sealant;
- a piece of paper;
- artificial snow;
- syringe;
- water;
- glycerol;
- plastic cup;
- gypsum;
- Snowman figurine, rubber or plastic;
- Acrylic paint.
Step 1 . Internally, get the light bulbs. Cut it the top with the basement, cutting the edge of the cut.
Step 2. . Cut the circle from the sheet acrylic glass cutter. By diameter, it should be slightly larger than the diameter of the cutout in the light bulb. In the acrylic workpiece, a little away from the center you should drill a small hole.
Step 3. . Get a snowman to the center of the acrylic circle.
Step 4. . On the edges of the light bulb, apply glue and cover it with a snowman so that it is inside. Press the acrylic circle and light bulb so that the glue grabbing.
Step 5. . The place of attachment of the elements is treated with silicone sealant.
Step 6. . Take a roll of adhesive tape and place a light bulb in it, turning it upside down.
Step 7. . Form the funnel from paper and pour artificial snow with it into the light bulb.
Step 8. . Light bulb fill with water and glycerol solution.
Step 9. . Hole close the silicone sealant.
Step 10. . Cut the plastic cup and fill it with plaster. At the top, fasten the harvested snow ball.
Step 11. . Color gypsum acrylic paint.
Ready!