Making a Glowing Glass Jar - tips

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Hold the stick over the top of the glass jar and cut off one end. You can use a paper knife or scissors. The glow stick is not toxic, but its chemicals can irritate your skin. Wear rubber gloves when doing this.

If children do this step, adult supervision is required.
Place a small, snug sieve over the top of the jar. It will retain small pieces of glass in the glow stick. Do not use the sieve again for cooking or baking after completing this step.

Pour the liquid into the vial. Turn the glow stick upside down and pour its liquid into the jar. You may need to swing the stick a little to let the liquid drain.

If there are pieces of glass in the jar, you can remove them using a plastic fork or spoon. Throw away the fork or spoon, don't use it to scoop up food.

Sprinkle in a little glitter. You can use any glitter you like, but the iridescent glitter will make your jar look better because it reflects light. The amount of glitter needed will depend on the size of the jar and your preference. For example, to make an eye-catching 0.5-liter bottle, you would need about 32 grams of fine metallic glitter.

You can use glitter in the shape of flowers, hearts, and stars
You can mix fine glitter with larger glitter of different colors for a more eye-catching effect.

Let's put something in the jar. The liquid in the glow stick will stick the glitter to the side of the bottle, but you can make the glitter look like it's floating in it by adding a piece of chiffon or white veil. cellophane. Just cut a piece of paper or cloth you like, gently wrap it up and place it in the jar. It should be big enough to fit nicely into the jar without taking up all of the space in it.

Close the lid tightly and shake the jar. Shake so that the luminous liquid and the needle fill the inside of the vial.

Stick the battery box inside the jar. Use tape to attach the battery pack to the bottom of the bottle. The battery box will stay in the jar and won't be exposed once you've finished decorating.Make sure that the light switch is still touching so the batteries can be easily replaced.

If you cannot fit the battery pack into the jar, buy a Mason jar with a double-cap. Remove the circular mask from the lid and keep the rim. Place the battery case over the top of the bottle and cover it with a cloth. You can use a ribbon or hemp rope to fix the fabric once you have covered the lid. The filament will be inserted into the bottle through a hole in the lid of the bottle.

Put all the lights into the bottle. Arrange so that the filament fills the jar.

Add something to the jar. When you add a pinch of chiffon fabric, curtain fabric or cellophane, you will make the light diffuse and become more shimmering. This will also help you conceal the part of the string in the jar. Cut a piece of paper or cloth larger than the jar and stuff it inside. It should be big enough to fit nicely into the jar without taking up all of the space in it.

Instead of chiffon or cellophane, you can put in a small amount of dry moss in the jar. Your jar will look like a small forest.

Turn on the light and cover again. Turn the switch on the battery case and cover the bottle. Tighten the lid of the box tightly.

Wipe the jar clean. Use rubbing alcohol to clean the inside of the jar. Oil or anything still stuck in the bottle will prevent the luminous paint from sticking.

Prepare the paint. Shake the bottle well to allow the luminous particles to disperse evenly. Pour about a tablespoon of paint onto a plate. Acrylic paints and fabric paints usually dry very quickly so don't spill too much paint or they will dry again before you can use them. You can add more paint if you have used up the paint on the plate.

Draw small dots inside the jar. Dip a brush or wooden chopstick in the paint and create small spots on the inside of the jar. If you use more than one color, use one color at a time.

Wait for the paint to dry before putting the lid on. This can take anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours. Read the instructions on the bottle to find out when the paint will dry. You can dry the bottle in a sunny place so that the paint can both dry and "charge" the energy at the same time.

Add something to the jar. Materials such as curtain fabric, chiffon fabric, cellophane, teddy bear or shallow moss can all diffuse the light and make the bottle look more magical. When choosing a chiffon or burlap fabric, choose a soft, light color, or white. When choosing cellophane, choose an iridescent type for better light reflection. You can also place a small teddy bear in the jar or some shallow moss.

Put a fairy into the jar. Buy a small fairy figurine, stick it to the inside of the lid with glue. Close the lid and turn the jar upside down. The lid of the jar will become the bottom part and you have got something similar to a snowball.

Add some shallow moss, little rocks and tiny flowers to the lid of the box, around the fairy. You will both conceal the back of the jar lid and create a lovely place for the fairy.
If you can't find a fairy, you can make your own by buying a human figurine and sticking butterfly wings on the statue's back.

Cover the lid of the bottle with glitter. For a sparkling bottle cap, apply glue to the lid of the vial. At this point, do not rush to spray paint on the sides of the bottle. Then pour glitter over the lid. Gently lift the lid of the vial and shake it to let the glitter fall out. Wait for the glue and glitter on the cap to dry before applying the glue and covering the walls of the bottle with glitter.

Place a sheet of paper underneath when doing this. When you're done, simply fold the paper in half and pour the remaining glitter into the glitter box.
Fix the glitter so it doesn't come off. Wait for the glue and glitter to dry, then spray a thin, transparent layer of paint over it. Wait for this coat to dry before applying a second coat.

Cover the bottle with fabric. Place the lid on top of a nice piece of fabric. Draw a circle 3 to 5 cm larger than the lid of the bottle. Cut out the circle and put the lid on the jar. Place the round cloth on the top of the jar and smooth the edges down the vial. Wrap a ribbon or hemp rope around the neck of the jar to keep the cloth in place. Tie the ribbon or hemp rope into a bow.

Attach accessories for the lid of the bottle. Take a few colorful glass beads and attach them to the lid with glue. You can also use beads, buttons, some beautiful stones or figurines on it.

Tie the ribbon around the neck of the bottle. You can also add a flower or a stone in the middle of the bow to decorate.

Use a colored glass bottle. Mason jars are stained in a variety of colors, such as blue, green or purple. Thanks to that, your glowing bottle will look much better. If you can't find colored glass jars, you can dye yourself by mixing the wood glue with a few drops of dye. Paint the mixture on the sides of the jar with a paintbrush or brush.

You can use the glue to sweep or spray it onto the sides of the bottle. Your jar will look misty and is great for putting string lights in it.

Attach a picture of a fairy with black paper. You can print the silhouettes of a fairy on paper and cut them out. Stick tape or use glue to attach them to the sides of the bottle. advertisement

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Since these jars can glow, viewing them at night is best.
Let's decorate the bottle to become more eye-catching.
Use fairy colors like white, pink, and purple.
The chiffon fabric or cellophane inside the jar will help diffuse the light better.

Warning

Be careful when cutting glow sticks. In it there are small pieces of glass.
Do not swallow or touch the solution in the glow stick. It may be written on the packaging that they are "non-toxic", but the chemicals in them can still be harmful to you. These chemicals can irritate your skin.