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Detailed Illustrated Steps for DIY Glass Landscape Ornaments

Detailed Illustrated Steps for DIY Glass Landscape Ornaments

Nature always attracts everyone, and I am also a lover of nature. So I tried to make a small glass landscape for the room, hiding the mountains and rivers in it, and adding original moss/plants, etc., to make it look real!~

Materials and tools: glass container, plaster, carving knife, paint, epoxy resin, aluminum foil, foam brush, PVA glue, branches, moss, soft cloth, cement, etc.

Detailed Illustrated Steps for DIY Glass Landscape Ornaments

This time I tried to make rocks with a mixture of water and gypsum.

Detailed Illustrated Steps for DIY Glass Landscape Ornaments

Take a piece of aluminum foil and fold or press it to make a mold.

Detailed Illustrated Steps for DIY Glass Landscape Ornaments

It is then filled with a mixture of plaster and water.

Detailed Illustrated Steps for DIY Glass Landscape Ornaments

Let it dry.

Detailed Illustrated Steps for DIY Glass Landscape Ornaments

Remove from aluminum foil.

Detailed Illustrated Steps for DIY Glass Landscape Ornaments

The more irregular the better, it will be more natural.

Detailed Illustrated Steps for DIY Glass Landscape Ornaments

Place it in a glass container and see if it fits.

Detailed Illustrated Steps for DIY Glass Landscape Ornaments

Then use a carving knife to make a simple sculpture.

Detailed Illustrated Steps for DIY Glass Landscape Ornaments

Create a texture effect as shown in the picture.

Detailed Illustrated Steps for DIY Glass Landscape Ornaments

Make another piece in the same way.

Detailed Illustrated Steps for DIY Glass Landscape Ornaments

When coloring I chose black, brown and yellow ocher.

Detailed Illustrated Steps for DIY Glass Landscape Ornaments

Take 1 part color and 16 parts water, mix well, and brush onto the rocks with a foam brush.

Detailed Illustrated Steps for DIY Glass Landscape Ornaments

First paint two colors.

Detailed Illustrated Steps for DIY Glass Landscape Ornaments

Then dry.

Detailed Illustrated Steps for DIY Glass Landscape Ornaments

After drying apply cement on the rock, now use black paint and let dry.

Detailed Illustrated Steps for DIY Glass Landscape Ornaments

Apply cement again.

Detailed Illustrated Steps for DIY Glass Landscape Ornaments

Now glue the rock into the terrarium.

Detailed Illustrated Steps for DIY Glass Landscape Ornaments

Fix it with plaster.

Detailed Illustrated Steps for DIY Glass Landscape Ornaments

After setting the rock, dip a soft cloth into the plaster.

Detailed Illustrated Steps for DIY Glass Landscape Ornaments

Then take a soft cloth and smear both sides of the rock.

Detailed Illustrated Steps for DIY Glass Landscape Ornaments

Let it dry.

Detailed Illustrated Steps for DIY Glass Landscape Ornaments

Then use a dry cloth dipped in all the above colors and apply it on top of the plaster.

Detailed Illustrated Steps for DIY Glass Landscape Ornaments

To make trees, snip some bushes and cut them into the necessary shapes.

Detailed Illustrated Steps for DIY Glass Landscape Ornaments

Now cover these bushes with dry moss.

Detailed Illustrated Steps for DIY Glass Landscape Ornaments

This is what it looks like when finished.

Detailed Illustrated Steps for DIY Glass Landscape Ornaments

Make trees.

Detailed Illustrated Steps for DIY Glass Landscape Ornaments

Wrap some cotton around the branches and make them green.

Detailed Illustrated Steps for DIY Glass Landscape Ornaments

Use cardboard to make a boat. Make the bottom and strips first.

Detailed Illustrated Steps for DIY Glass Landscape Ornaments

Paste the long strip around the bottom of the boat and the boat is complete.

Detailed Illustrated Steps for DIY Glass Landscape Ornaments

Paint with colored pencils to create wooden tones.

Detailed Illustrated Steps for DIY Glass Landscape Ornaments

To create the fog effect, apply PVA glue to the tape.

Detailed Illustrated Steps for DIY Glass Landscape Ornaments

Adhere to the inner wall of the glass container mouth.

Detailed Illustrated Steps for DIY Glass Landscape Ornaments

Take a small amount of epoxy resin and add blue pigment and glitter.

Detailed Illustrated Steps for DIY Glass Landscape Ornaments

Requires many thin layers of clear and blue epoxy to be applied to the glass.

Detailed Illustrated Steps for DIY Glass Landscape Ornaments

Do not fill immediately as the heat generated by the epoxy can damage the glass container.

Detailed Illustrated Steps for DIY Glass Landscape Ornaments

After drying, the epoxy is coated with silicone sealant to create waves.

Detailed Illustrated Steps for DIY Glass Landscape Ornaments

Place the boat in it.

Detailed Illustrated Steps for DIY Glass Landscape Ornaments

As shown in the picture after completion.

Detailed Illustrated Steps for DIY Glass Landscape Ornaments

Looking down at the lake.

Detailed Illustrated Steps for DIY Glass Landscape Ornaments

You can almost hear the sound of the waterfall lapping the water.

Detailed Illustrated Steps for DIY Glass Landscape Ornaments

Trees and plants on the cliff.

Detailed Illustrated Steps for DIY Glass Landscape Ornaments

Are you reluctant to give away such a beautiful glass landscape decoration?