🎈 New Year's installation in a ball: how to create a fairy-tale world

Not A Woman's Business August 18, 2021
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Installations are a popular type of decor for the New Year and Christmas. This is not just a way to decorate, it is a kind of magical story that can be embodied in miniature. And you can arrange it in the most unusual way. Here is the author of the YouTube channel Amina Creates I decided to make such an installation for my child. An interesting composition in her performance became not only a decoration for a nursery, but also an elegant night light for a baby.

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  • 1 Step one: make a base of threads
  • 2 How to make a stand and fix the case on it
  • 3 Story decoration: what to use?

Step one: make a base of threads

To make an installation case, you will need:

A coil of jute rope or a ball of soutache, as well as a balloon. Choose a ball with thick rubber, because it should live in an inflated state for at least a day
A coil of jute rope or a ball of soutache, as well as a balloon. Choose a ball with thick rubber, because it should live in an inflated state for at least a day
You will also need regular PVA stationery glue. Pour it into a bowl and dilute a little with plain water at room temperature in a ratio of about 2 to 1: for 2 parts of glue - 1 part of water
You will also need regular PVA stationery glue. Pour it into a bowl and dilute a little with plain water at room temperature in a ratio of about 2 to 1: for 2 parts of glue - 1 part of water
Soak a thread in glue diluted with water and wind it around an inflated ball. Do not cut the thread, work with the whole skein until it ends
Soak a thread in glue diluted with water and wind it around an inflated ball. Do not cut the thread, work with the whole skein until it ends
The turns should be chaotic, wind them around the ball like a ball. The tighter the winding is, the better. Try not to leave large gaps
The turns should be chaotic, wind them around the ball like a ball. The tighter the winding is, the better. Try not to leave large gaps

After finishing winding, leave the ball to dry at least overnight. Take your time to act further. If the glue is not completely dry, the thread ball will deform. You can additionally fix the structure by painting it with a brush with acrylic varnish

When the mold is completely solidified, you can pierce the ball and remove it from the workpiece. If done correctly, the threads will retain their shape.
When the mold is completely solidified, you can pierce the ball and remove it from the workpiece. If done correctly, the threads will retain their shape.
Now you need to cut out a part of the ball in order to place the installation in it. This can be done with ordinary scissors, but still, be careful and do not use extra efforts so as not to break the structure.
Now you need to cut out a part of the ball in order to place the installation in it. This can be done with ordinary scissors, but still, be careful and do not use extra efforts so as not to break the structure.

The first stage is over and you have an installation enclosure. You can additionally decorate a ball of threads. For example, sprinkle it with hairspray and sprinkle with glitter or spray paint with acrylic paint. Or you can leave everything as it is, in a jute version.

How to make a stand and fix the case on it

In order for the ball to sit flat on a table or mantelpiece, you need to fix it on a support. Then you can be sure that the body will not roll and your installation will not collapse from the prank of a house cat or an accidental draft.

As a stand, you can use a saw cut from a tree, as in this case, a tray or even just a piece of cardboard, decorated accordingly
As a stand, you can use a saw cut from a tree, as in this case, a tray or even just a piece of cardboard, decorated accordingly
You need to fix the ball on the stand using hot glue. Apply it from the inside right over the threads. Until the moment of solidification, it will flow to the stand and firmly fix the ball in the position you need.
You need to fix the ball on the stand using hot glue. Apply it from the inside right over the threads. Until the moment of solidification, it will flow to the stand and firmly fix the ball in the position you need.

Story decoration: what to use?

Installation design is the most exciting moment. What can be used for this purpose? Don't hold back your imagination! The options are endless. You can make figurines from dough or ordinary plasticine, cut out cardboard toys, buy ready-made or use miniature toys from your child's collection. The author, for example, took unpretentious night lamps with a New Year theme for decoration. These can now be bought at Fixprice. They run on batteries and have built-in LEDs with different luminescence modes.

Since the installation is New Year's, it should be based on white snow. Take some padding polyester and place it on the bottom of the ball. It is not necessary to buy a synthetic winterizer for this purpose; you can even take it from an old pillow. Instead of padding polyester, cotton wool or even just a piece of white tulle is suitable
Since the installation is New Year's, it should be based on white snow. Take some padding polyester and place it on the bottom of the ball. It is not necessary to buy a synthetic winterizer for this purpose; you can even take it from an old pillow. Instead of padding polyester, cotton wool or even just a piece of white tulle is suitable
To install the toys, you need some kind of flat plane, otherwise all the figures will simply fall to the bottom of the ball and lie there in the most uncomfortable position. The author took a transparent cover from a plastic bucket for the stand. In diameter, it just fits into the body of the thread ball. You can also use a piece of white cardboard cut to size
To install the toys, you need some kind of flat plane, otherwise all the figures will simply fall to the bottom of the ball and lie there in the most uncomfortable position. The author took a transparent cover from a plastic bucket for the stand. In diameter, it just fits into the body of the thread ball. You can also use a piece of white cardboard cut to size
Next - just put everything in its place. The plastic cover can be sprinkled with artificial snow. By the way, this can be done from ordinary shaving foam and soda, or a crumbled piece of polystyrene, which for this is rubbed on a grater into a bowl with high edges, otherwise there will be a lot of garbage
Next - just put everything in its place. The plastic cover can be sprinkled with artificial snow. By the way, this can be done from ordinary shaving foam and soda, or a crumbled piece of polystyrene, which for this is rubbed on a grater into a bowl with high edges, otherwise there will be a lot of garbage
Hang the stars in the upper part of the case - these can be small Christmas tree decorations or just decorations cut out of foil
Hang the stars in the upper part of the case - these can be small Christmas tree decorations or just decorations cut out of foil
If your composition has LED night lights, then the ball will become simply magical. Turn it on in the evening when your baby is going to bed. Dimmed lights will not prevent him from falling asleep
If your composition has LED night lights, then the ball will become simply magical. Turn it on in the evening when your baby is going to bed. Dimmed lights will not prevent him from falling asleep

Such compositions are often made with a Christmas theme. In this case, the thread ball will imitate a cave, and figurines of animals, a baby and his mother, magi are used for the installation. Put together such a scene with your child, and at the same time tell him the Christmas story. Then the star in the dome of the ball will have a special meaning. By the way, you don't have to put the ball on the table, but, for example, hang it up. But this must be done so that it is convenient to examine its contents.

And here is another example of a Christmas nativity scene in a small video master class:

Share your impressions of this idea in the comments. Try something similar and send us your photos. And if you yourself came up with the original composition, then be sure to film the process of its creation. Send us your master class under the heading "This is not a woman's business"!

PHOTO: YouTube-channel "Amina Creates»

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