House in a Bottle V2
Introduction: House in a Bottle V2
Hi All,
Last year I made my first, "House in a bottle", That was the first time I built a house inside a glass bottle. It was more like proof of concept.
This is my version 2, where I have added few finner details
* Mud on the floor
* Grass
* Moss/creeper on House
* Doors and Windows
* Chimney
* Tree
And simplify the build without the use of any special tool
Step 1: What Do We Need?
* Glass bottle: I used Old monk
* 10mm Wooden sticks
* wodden Coffee stirrer sticks
* Green crepe paper
* Long Skewer
* Toothpicks
* Wooden Match sticks
* CocoPeat
* Hex saw
* Acrylic paints
* PVA glue or fevicol
* Dremel
* Clear Resin
* Old Hanger
* paper tape or masking tape
Step 2: Prepare: Bottle
* Wash the bottle with soap
* Remove all labels, to remove glue stains use hand sanitizer liquid
* Let the bottle dry and there should not be any watermarks when done
* I used clear epoxy resin to flatten the base
Step 3: Build: House
* To build the house, I have used 10mm wooden sticks
* Each piece of the wall is cut at 45 degrees at a length of 45mm
* We need 12 pieces for the wall
* For the roof support, we need 2 x 45mm pieces and 2 x 25mm
* Stack the pieces together to make the house
* Since these are cut by hand, there may be gaps
* Adjust the pieces to reduce gaps as much as possible
* Label each wall from inside and then drill a hole through all of them
* The hole should be able to keep all the pieces aligned as shown
* I used a toothpick
* The chimney was a leftover piece with 45 degrees cut on one side ( 15mm length )
Step 4: Build:Roof
* The roof is made using coffee stir
* Cut 12 to 14 pieces to a length of 55mm
* Stick them using a paper/masking tape
* Place on the house and adjust the length, if needed
Step 5: House Detailing
* Paint the house with a brown acrylic
* Dry brush dark and light green on them
* Using match sticks make two windows and a door
* Paint them dark brown as shown
Step 6: Assembly: House
* I used clear epoxy resin to flatten the base
* Draw a square of 45mm on paper and place it below the bottle
* Drop-in some fevicol or PVA glue, and spread it using a skewer
* Drop the first piece on the sides away from the glue
* And using skewer adjust it position to align with the square drawn on the paper
* One by one place the 3 pieces and adjust their positions to make a perfect square
* After each layer, let the glue dry for 1 hr, before continuing
* Don't start with the roof, let this dry for a day
Step 7: Assembly: Mud and Roof
* Before we start with the roof, we need to add some details
* Pour a mixture of glue and water(2:1) outside the house, (not too much)
* Sprinkle some cocopeat and let it dry for 1 hr
* Now sprinkle some green colored cocopeat
* Stick a thin thread on the roof, using tape
* Use the thread, to adjust the position on the roof, and glue it on the house as shown
* Leave it to dry and then gently pull out the thread
Tip:
* Use a tea or coffee filter to separate the bigger chunks on the cocopeat. We need the fine cocopeat to simulate the mud, grass, and creeper
* Using thin thread
Step 8: Build: Tree
* Cut a long strip of crepe paper (80mm width)
* Cut them into thin strips as shown
* Place these on a thin metal wire and twist the wire as much as possible
* Using a scissor, shape the tree
* Add a base using a small button
Step 9: Assembly: Tree
* Apply glue on the base where you want to place the tree
* Gentling push the tree as shown
* And place it in position and let the glue dry
Step 10: Finishing
* Let the bottle dry for a week
* Stick tissue paper on a piece of a hardwire and clean the bottle from inside
* You may have to damn the tissue paper to remove glue etc
* let the bottle dry in shade, not in the sun
* Close the cap, optionally add some fairy lights
* We are done. 74