How to make space in a bank?

The shining of stars in the dark night sky, the Milky Way, mysterious planets ... Since ancient times, they have attracted people, awakened the imagination, gave rise to legends. And even now, when, thanks to powerful telescopes, astronomers managed to find out what is located many light years from Earth, the endless spaces of the Universe remain mysterious and distant. But you can put a piece of the starry sky on your shelf or give it to someone from your friends. How to make space in a bank? We will discuss this now.

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We are looking for a vessel

To make space in the bank with your own hands, you will need a transparent vessel. Not all materials are suitable for the manufacture of such souvenirs, and it is better to refuse immediately from single plastic cups, even though the contents are clearly visible through their walls. Such a “cosmos” will turn out to be very fragile - it is worth squeezing it, how it will crumple, or everything that is in it will spill out. It will not be possible to seal such a shell tightly, so only what is made of colorless glass is suitable for you:

• bright medicine bottles;
• jars of baby food;
• jars of jam, jam, tomato paste;
• small bottles of lemonade or juice;
• chemical vessels.

The amount of glycerol depends on the volume of the vessel. You will also learn how to make space in a jar without glycerin, but it’s better to use this substance after all, since it’s no problem to get it - it is sold in a pharmacy and is very cheap. By the way, such a bottle is also suitable for your space.

Important! It will be very interesting to look at space in a chemical container. Flasks and test tubes are just perfect for this, especially if you have other curiosities in the apartment that testify to the owners' love for science - pharmacy scales, a telescope.

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What else is needed?

The vessel needs to be filled with something to make a dark sky, the Milky Way, stars and planets. All of this will require:

• cotton wool;
• glycerol;
• multi-colored sparkles;
• small dark beads or beads - optional;
• bugles;
• food coloring or other paint soluble in water;
• glue gun.

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Cooking vessel

The shell of your miniature space should be perfectly clean. Therefore, the first thing to do is how to wash the jar. Pay special attention to the neck - clots of dirt sometimes remain there, even if the vessel itself is clean. Drying is not necessary - you will pour water there anyway, but a paper label or inscriptions on the vessel itself (sometimes they are on jars of medicine) must be erased.

Important! If the letters cannot be erased in any way - well, you have to disguise them. Coat the entire jar or problem area and roll in sparkles.

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Making the Milky Way

Before you make a jar of space, think about what your little Universe will consist of. Looking at the sky, you will see the Milky Way - a bright band that runs through the entire horizon. In your tiny cosmos, it can be made from ordinary cotton wool. It will need very little - the smaller the vessel, the smaller will be what is in it.

Operating procedure:

1. Fill the jar with glycerin half the volume.
2. Tear off a piece of cotton.
3. Make a flagellum, but not tight.
4. Put cotton in a jar.
5. Spread the flagellum so that “clouds”, “paths”, “curls” are formed - in principle, cotton wool in the water spreads quite well, but you can give it a beautiful shape. This is best done with a wooden stick or toothpick, depending on size.

Important! Cotton wool can be replaced. A very interesting option is obtained if you have a piece of white cotton fabric. Pull out the transverse threads, and form the Milky Way from the warp.

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Sparkles

You can take any sparkles - after all, colorful stars shine in the night sky. There are red and yellow dwarfs, blue and white ... In a word, your “space objects” can be of all colors of the rainbow. Just make a star scattering, pouring sparkles into a jar, where a piece of cotton wool already lies. And from beads or small beads you can make several planets. It is very good if there are small wooden beads - in any case, they will not sink to the bottom.

If you don’t have a bag with sparkles on hand, it’s okay, you can make them from different materials:

• foil;
• Christmas tree rain;
• broken christmas toys.

Foil and rain

Any foil is suitable, except that on a paper basis. It is very good to eat a piece of food. To make asterisks, simply cut it as small as possible. The same thing should be done with the “rain”, regardless of whether it is on a metal basis or on a synthetic one.

From old Christmas toys

Broken toys are suitable if they are made from one of the following materials:

• foil;
• plastic;
• glass.

Plastic toys and those made in several layers of foil are wrinkled quite often, after which they are no longer worth hanging on the Christmas tree. But the material is suitable for your small space. Just cut the pieces into different shapes. Grind pieces of glass toys, but, of course, not into powder - there should be pieces, although very small.

Important! Sequins should be the smallest that can be found on sale.

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Dye

Almost everything worked out for you, but the sky is daylight, on which the stars are not very noticeable. Therefore, you need to add a dye, best of all food. Just pour it into a jar. It is not necessary that the liquid be of the same color, if darker clots or wholly light smudges form somewhere, it will be even better. Not dissolved grains look very good.

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Cap

Before putting on the shelf, the jar will need to be slightly shaken. But this can only be done if it is tightly closed. There are several ways to do this.

Option 1

If you have a baby food can with a metal lid, just glue it with universal glue. The same can be done with a rubber stopper, it adheres perfectly to the neck.

Important! The cover can be designed - for example, painted in dark blue, black or golden color.

Option 2

For a bottle with a narrow neck, it is better to cut the ground stopper. To do this, you need a cork from a wine bottle. Trim it so that it hardly enters the neck of your space.

Option 3

A very useful thing in this situation is a glue gun. He will glue any cover with hot glue, and this will be the most reliable option.

Cover design

The metal or plastic cover, even if glued, looks rustic. It’s immediately clear that this is a home-made, and not very high-quality. Therefore, the part must be masked. How? In one of the following ways:

1. Paste with a beautiful ribbon of the same color as the dye.
2. Paste with beads - the same as in the smallest Universe.
3. Paste with dark material on which to make miniature patterns of sequins, beads.
4. Lubricate the cover with glue and roll in sequins.

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Layered cosmos

If you have a large bottle of beautiful shape, you can make a multilayer space. In this case, more cotton and sparkle will be needed, and in addition, dyes of different colors are needed:

1. Pour a layer of glycerin and add a dye (e.g. blue).
2. Make a loose flagellum from cotton wool.
3. Place the flagellum in glycerin and spread.
4. Pour spangle.
5. Stir it all with a thin wand.
6. Pour another layer of glycerin - this must be done very carefully, in a thin stream so that the layers do not mix.
7. Put cotton and sparkles there.
8. Color this layer with a different color (for example, red).
9. Shuffle the second layer with a stick, without touching the first.
10. Do a few more.
11. Close the contents of the bottle with a cap by dropping a few drops of universal glue on the joint.

Important! Multilayer space in the bank can not be shaken.

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Neck decoration

Small space in a jar may not stand on a shelf in the room. You can make a great piece of jewelry that can be worn with a plain sweater, for example. To do this, you need a very small bottle of a beautiful shape and a chain. It is better to take a bottle with a rubber or wooden cork - it is easier to make holes in these materials:

1. Make space as you would for room decoration.
2. Decorate and glue the cork to the neck.
3. Pierce the cork with an awl and insert the chain.

Important! Such a microcosm can also be attached to a keychain.

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Space lamp

Using the same technology, you can make an original lamp. To do this, you will need:

• 4-5 jars;
• glycerin in accordance with the volume of blood vessels;
• sparkles, bugles, beads, cotton wool and everything else;
• 3 cork sheets for pots;
• low power LED bulbs;
• battery;
• switch;
• wires.

Fill the jars in the same way as in the manufacture of space statuettes. If there is little glycerin, add vessels to the top with water. Covers must be glued.

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Stand

The main element is the stand. It can be made not only from cork, but also from juniper or plastic. True, cork is easiest to drill:

1. Make holes in each litter according to the number of bottles - they should be located in the same places.
2. Put the cut pieces aside, you will still need them.
3. Glue the litter together.
4. Mix glue with sparkles.
5. Lubricate the workpiece with this compound.
6. Assemble the circuit by connecting the LED lamps with a power source and a switch.
7. Insert the jars into the holes.
8. From the remaining pieces of the cork, make legs (four will be enough, but eight can be, so that the design is more stable).

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Can space be made without glycerin?

Glycerin is more viscous than water, so small objects do not drown in it. If you pour only water in a jar, and then put sparkles and cotton wool there, they will float for some time, and then sink to the bottom. They, of course, can be shaken, then they will again turn into a small Universe, but they will look different already.

Therefore, instead of glycerin, you can use any viscous liquid - for example, sunflower oil. True, most often it has a yellowish color, but you can also find discolored.

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Space in the cube

If you wish, you can make a glass vessel yourself. Colorless plexiglass is suitable for this, from which you need to make a cube (or a jar of a different shape). You will need:

• a piece of plexiglass;
• dichloroethane;
• string;
• metal ruler;
• sharp knife;
• materials for space.

Important! The most important point is to cut 6 squares from plexiglass, taking into account allowances. This can be done if you mark the material, and then scratch along the lines on both sides. It can also be cut with a string or circular saw.

And then everything is simple:

1. Choose a square for the bottom.
2. Glue the side walls to it - this can be done with dichloroethane.
3. Let the structure dry.
4. Make space just like in a bottle.
5. Glue the top square.

Important! The lower square can be made of thicker glass or even of other material, including opaque, and an LED lamp can be mounted in it.

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In this article, we have offered you some ideas on how to make space in a bank.Now you have options to start creating interesting DIY crafts. Believe me, you will get a lot of pleasure - both from the manufacturing process itself, and from the final result.