As a child, we are taught not to play with fire. But there are a few things that you (as an adult) should definitely try. If you love arts and crafts and want to try something new, you should take a look at the following 4 tips. With matches, lemon juice, alcohol ink and fire, you can let off steam artistically.
1. Burning images
In the workshop :
- Baking sheet
- Aluminum foil
- Photo frame with glass
- Gloves
- Alcohol ink
- Alcohol
- Lighter
At work !
1.1 Spread aluminum foil on a baking sheet. Take the glass out of the frame and place it on the aluminum.
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1.2 Put on rubber gloves and sprinkle the glass with alcohol-colored ink.
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1.3 Then pour alcohol on the paint and let everything flow together by moving the glass back and forth. Then light the glass with a lighter. Put the glass back in the frame and your photo is ready.
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2. Flowers in matches
In the workshop :
At work !
2.1 Glue a few matches on a small piece of cardboard, as shown below.
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2.2 Cut them in the middle. Repeat this procedure seven times.
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2.3 Arrange the cut matches in a circle and place a small circle of cardboard in the middle.
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2.4 Cut off the ends of other matches and glue them to the cardboard circle.
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2.5 Now glue all the individual parts together to form a flower. Glue this flower on a skewer and put your work in a small pot with stones. You can now light the flower and watch it “transform” in seconds.
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3. Drawings with lemon and a candle
In the workshop :
- Lemon
- Brush
- Paper
- Candle
At work !
3.1 Squeeze the juice of one lemon into a glass and use this juice to paint a picture of your choice on white paper.
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3.2 Then pass the paper over a lit candle and, as if by magic, the drawing suddenly becomes visible.
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4. Burning love frame
In the workshop :
- Photo frame
- Paper
- Glue
- Pen
- Matches
At work !
4.1 Glue a sheet of white paper on the back of the frame.
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4.2 Write the word “Love” on the sheet.
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4.3 Now glue the matches vertically in the outline of the letters.
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4.4 Place the frame around the artwork. The highlight of the artwork is of course when it is set on fire!
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In the video you can see other works of art. For example, the star map of the day you were born. It’s beautiful !
Did you know that you can make a very charming lamp from empty plastic bottles that looks like a little fairy castle?
Here you will find another large homemade lamp that looks like a luminous cloud.