Bell Ornaments
The bell was probably invented because people got tired tired of having to blow horns, wave flags, yell and jump around to get attention. All bells have clappers, a dangling piece that hangs inside the chassis and hits the inside of the bell when the object is rocked back and forth. How many inventions can you think of that are designed solely for the purpose of making a noise?
Types of bells might include percussion instruments such as party clappers, wind chimes and gongs. Gongs are flat metal discs that sound like a bell when struck by a mallet. Gongs were invented for use as East and South East Asian musical percussion instruments.
Wind chimes and idiophones are forms of bells that people have attributed with spiritual significance and considered conduits of peace and freedom for both secular and religious purposes.
Security bells and alarms warn of possible house and business burglaries. Some people use bells to announce dinner, supper or to call party goers to the barbecue.
Paper bells make cute ornaments to hang on trees or in windows, anywhere bright colorful decorations are desired. Construct a large paper wall-tree with shades of green construction paper. Draw a large tree on a big sheet of easel pad paper to tack onto a wall or other flat surface.
Bell Shape Patterns
The purpose of a bell is to make noise. Bells clang out warnings of impending danger. Ocean coastline buoys are fitted with bells or gongs to sound out warnings to sailors in ships and boats when waves move the buoy. Water buoys are designed to warn seagoing craft to avoid the area, or at least be careful to watch for sharp, shallow rocks, reefs and other dangers that can tear holes in boats and make them sink.
Materials To Keep On Hand
Paper Trivia: Did you know that you can only fold a sheet of printer paper in half seven times? Give it a try. It doesn't matter how thick or thin the paper is, once you get to the seventh fold, the paper will not bend or budge.
Sun catchers. To create a translucent, stained glass ornaments effect, apply a bit of lemon oil to the back sides of paper ornaments to create a.
Hang the ornaments on trees, in windows, anywhere bright colorful decorations are desired.
Construct a large paper-tree for the wall with shades of green construction paper. Draw a large tree on a sheet of easel pad paper to tack onto a wall or other flat surface, then decorate with paper ornaments.
- Types of Paper:
- Construction - many colors
- Copier - many colors
- Tissue
- Crepe
- Cardboard
- Cardstock - many colors
- Tracing
- Water-color
- Drawing
- Onionskin
- Paper tubes - TP tissue, paper towel and gift-wrap
- Foam craft sheets - many colors
- Magnet sheets - Make refrigerator magnets
- Stiff Stencil - Paint repeating patterns on items, embroidery, latch-hook rug patterns
- Felt sheets - Make filled or layered ornaments
- Some Mediums & Tools to keep handy for the creative process.
- Colorful Markers - fine to thick point
- Wax Crayons - stock up around school sales
- Water color sets - and plastic tablecloths
- Chalk - many colors
- Colored pencils - many colors
- Tempura finger paints - primary colors - mixing to discover is half the fun
- Paint brushes - fine tip to standard school size child's brush size at least.
- Straws - paper not plastic
- Tooth picks - age appropriate
- Sponges - cut into shapes or purchase for blotting paint shapes
- Needlepoint, embroidery thread and stretcher hoops
- Puffy paint and glitter - to draw words, images and shapes on cloth
- Wine corks
- Celluclay - A handy pulverized paper product that resembles clay for paper mache'
- Modeling clay - reusable, come in colors, good for making molds
- Pottery clay - Only if you expect to use a kiln
- Silicon molds and release spray
- Wooden shapes - to paint for ornaments and gifts
- Decal sheets for window decals
- Cloth scrap pieces left overs from sewing
- Clay modeling tools - ll sorts, combs, forks, dental picks, anything to make interesting cuts and patterns
- Plain tee shirts