Beach in a Bottle
Introduction: Beach in a Bottle
Hi All,
In this instructable, I will share how to make a simple beach in a bottle using recycled items.
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Step 1: What Do We Need?
* An old chutney glass jar, with a wider mouth
* Cardboard for delivery boxes
* Popsicle sticks from an ice cream stick
* Green Crape paper
* Epoxy Resin
* Dried Blue Poster color
* PVA glue / fevicol
* Sand
* Air Dry Clay
* Shells
Step 2: Planning
* Before we start, we need to visualize/plan
* We need to decide how we want the beach to look like
* How steep the beach shore will be
* Where we want to place the house, size of the house
* Size and number of trees
Step 3: Beach
* We need 4 oval-shaped cardboard
* These are stuck together to make a beach slope
* Using PVA glues, stick fine sand, as shown
* Let it dry for 2 hours
* Now inspect for holes and stick more sand
* Let is dry for a day
Step 4: House and Shells
* The small shells were part of the sand, I just had to filter them out
* I choose smaller shells to be used
* Made a small house using popsicle sticks
* Stick the shells using glue on the beach
* House will be stuck later
Step 5: Trees
* I used airdry clay to make the tree trunks and paint them brown
* Leaves are made using crepe paper and stuck together using PVA glue
* We need 2 trees
Step 6: Assembly
* Glue the beach in the bottle
* And fill any gaps with a paste of glue and sand as shown
* Let this dry for few days
* Stick the shells, trees, and the house
* Let it dry
Step 7: Epoxy
* For simulating the sea, we will use Epoxy/resin
* Caution: Use proper safety while using epoxy/resin
* I mixed about 16 gms of epoxy ( 12 gms of epoxy + 4 gms of hardner)
* Added pigment from dried poster color (blue)
* Pour it in the bottle and leave it for 24 hrs
Step 8: Finishing Touches
* After 24 hrs the resin should be completely solid
* I added a boat that I made from air-dry clay
* And some waves using white acrylic colors
We are done and our new recycled Beach in a bottle is ready 74