Snow is something without which it is impossible to imagine the New Year and Christmas. But, unfortunately, the weather is unpredictable, and not every year on the streets in winter you can see it. Fortunately, technology does not stand still, and now we can please ourselves with artificial snow. It will not only help you fill the house with a festive atmosphere, but it will also delight children.
How to make artificial snow?
Previously, if you remember, our grandmothers used cotton wool for this. They pushed glass from broken Christmas toys, poured it with silicate glue and sprinkled it with splinters. When this design hardened, the Christmas tree was decorated with such “artificial snow”. Today, you can also make it yourself from various materials, but it will turn out more closely to the present. In this article we will tell you about how to make snow from improvised means so that your holiday really becomes magical.
Foam or polyethylene fabrication
In order to make decorating elements, one can use packaging accessories - polystyrene foam, foamed polyethylene (they often wrap fragile goods in stores). This snow is perfect for decorating Christmas trees, balls, branches, wreaths and much more. You can also decorate the windowsill and build New Year's compositions. It takes very little time to make. You just need to grate the material on the grater. In addition, the foam can be detailed with a fork, laying it on a hard surface.
Paraffin and Talc
Surprisingly, unusual things can be made from the simplest objects. Buy regular paraffin candles, pull out the wick and grate on the smallest grater. Add baby powder or talcum powder to the body and mix. It turns out very beautifully.
Diapers
How to make snow from diapers? Yes, very simple. The filler is very similar in consistency to it and looks like a real one. Such a snowball is suitable not only for decorating a room, but also for games. From it you can make different figures, for example, Santa Claus or Snowman, snowballs and more.
How to make snow? Let's analyze in detail:
- Remove the filler from a pair of diapers.
- Pour into a bowl or shallow container.
- Add a glass of water, allow to soak, mix. It may be that the mixture will be slightly dry, then you need to add more water and mix. Repeat until you reach the desired consistency. Remember: too much water is bad!
- Let it brew for two hours to swell the gel.
- Put the gel in the refrigerator.
Artificial snow is ready. You can make jewelry.
How to make snow do-it-yourself from toilet paper?
In order to make snow for the construction of crafts, you can, among other things, use toilet paper. Prerequisite: it must be white. In addition, we will need a white baby soap. All you need is:
- Tear two rolls of toilet paper into small pieces.
- Put everything in the microwave form with a bar of soap.
- Put the container in the oven for 40 seconds.
- After the mass is fluffy, add a little water (about 1 cup).
- Mix.
As in the previous case, if the snow is dry, a little more water should be added.
Decor for spruce twigs
We have already told you how to make snow with our own hands. Now it’s the turn of decoration. Beautiful snow-covered branches are great for crafts or making compositions for decorating a house for the New Year. How to make snow on them? Very simple. Salt will help us with this (it is best to take coarse grinding). For manufacturing you need:
- Take a large pot.
- Fill it with water (about 2 liters).
- Put on the stove, let it boil.
- Pour a kilogram of salt, dissolve, turn off the heat.
- In a hot brine, put the branches and leave to cool completely.
- Pull out, dry.
This method is suitable not only for twigs, but also for various other objects. Try it, it turns out very beautifully.
Artificial snow from the store
If you don’t like to do needlework, purchased artificial snow in cans will come to the rescue. Decorating an apartment this way is a lot of fun. You can create different crafts, draw on windows, mirrors, and so on. Artificial snow in spray cans, applied to the surface, looks very impressive. Is it worth buying it, how to use it and much more you will find out below.
Spray can
You need to start, of course, with a choice. There is an opinion that such a purchase can be dangerous to human health. It all depends on where and what you buy. If you buy a cheap fake, then most likely it will be so. But when buying in a specialized store you will be provided with documents and a certificate that it is genuine artificial snow. Photos of these cans can easily be viewed in brochures and choose the one that suits you the most. German and Italian products are valued. We do not choose China, otherwise there may be bad consequences from such a purchase.
Now let's figure out the texture. There are two types: with finely divided filler and “bulk snow”. The first is suitable for various drawings, spraying through stencils and so on.
This is snow-hoarfrost. The second is needed for crafts, voluminous figures and so on. This kind of snow lies as if with a hat.
The variety also amazes him. You can buy not only white, but also silver, golden, bronze artificial snow. Its price varies from low (200 rubles) to the highest (about 700 rubles) per spray, as some companies began to produce snow glowing in the dark.
Using
After the work is done and you stock up on the right amount of spray cans, you need to figure out how to make snow, that is, how to use them. There are several techniques that will help you decorate the mirrors and glasses in the house.
Here is some of them:
- You can write beautiful wishes or congratulations. Everything seems to be simple, but no. When applying labels, it is necessary to take into account the distance and intensity of pressing, so that the letters fit beautifully and there are no spaces.
- Also use patterns for applying drawings. They often come with a spray can or are bought separately, but are inexpensive.
- Another option is pictures. They can be individually glued to a mirror or glass over the entire surface, in this case everything will be in the snow, and the pictures will remain intact.
- You can completely “freeze” the window using artificial snow and simply wipe a piece with a cloth. This will give the impression that the window is visible, and you breathed on it to look out onto the street.
- Decorating a Christmas tree with artificial snow is an equally popular decoration method. For artificial Christmas trees, it is better to choose "melting snow", and for live ones - plain white. After spraying, you can easily remove excess or crumble.
- Anyone who loves needlework can use it for homemade Christmas tree decorations and balls. After application, it is necessary to cover with a fixing layer so that the snow does not erase.
With any of these methods, you can easily decorate mirrors, cover them with beautiful shiny patterns. Decorate and candle holders, plafonds, dishes. Artificial snow is removed very easily, but only if you have purchased a really high-quality product. Usually it melts itself. Do not spray snow on living plants, flowers, and more. Use gloves to protect your hands, and a respirator for your face (if necessary). If you do everything right, there will be no threat to health. After processing the premises, it is recommended to ventilate it.
Good luck in your endeavors!