A Sliceform Snow Globe With An Ice Skating Scene

Sliceform Snow Globe with an Ice Skating Scene

This snow globe scene of a family ice skating reminds me of a Currier and Ives lithograph print. I love the movement that is present. I can just imagine a family ice skating and their large dog trying to slide around the ice with them. What a perfect scene to look at in this holiday season.

Here is the PDF.  I used 65 lb. cardstock.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Lh2_gvz18ECzn23iB6jPjeRomhK1q04l/view?usp=sharing

Here is the .Studio file.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bUIUO_ruMdrpP-m-FrK2YZvFfWB2EYNE/view?usp=sharing

Layout the scene in this order

Slide the corresponding sized circle onto this slice.  First the top slits and then on the bottom slits.  Do not be afraid to bend the paper a little but be gentle. (I used a little box to take the above photo. You don't need one.)

Slide the next scene onto the center slice.  Make sure that the outer edge of the circles are aligned. 

Continuing adding all of the scenery slices onto the center slice. Notice that the paper is wavy.  No worries.  This is normal.

This is what the scenery looks like when folded flat. I forgot to tell you.  This slice form snow globe scene folds flat!

Add the next largest slice. Slide first the top slits and then the bottom slits. You will be gently bending the slice so that you can slide the slits together.

Continuing adding the slices until all of them have been added.

Lay the snow globe flat and wiggle the paper around so that everything goes into alignment. Set this aside.

Make the base holder. Apply the snowflakes to both sides of the base. Each base slice has four snowflakes that I glued on using a glue stick.

Slide the center pieces together.

Add all of the corresponding slices to this center piece.

Complete the base by adding the slices on the opposite side.

This base holder can lie flat.

Cut two pieces of thread about 12 inches each and insert them into the two holes as shown above. This is how you will attach the snow globe to the base.

The base has two different types of slices. Make sure that you tie the knot on the slice that is solid at the top. (The slice in the opposite direction is not solid at the top.) Tie a knot on the other side of the base.

Glue the tabs as shown.  One on either side of the center slice. Apply glue to the side that will face the center slice when attached.

Adhere the snow globe to the blue base holder. Glue the snow globe so that the strings of the base will not show when you are looking at the scene.

Here the base and the globe are folded flat.  Make sure that you can do this so that everything is aligned.

Apply glue to the base with a glue stick as shown.  I used a glue stick because you will need to move the piece around to align it.  You do not want to use a quick drying glue. (I did use a little glue after everything was aligned to glue down the scalloped white edges to the blue base.)

Open and close the base to find the correct point of alignment so that the base lies flat.

Completed Sliceform Snow Globe

I have created an accompanying card for this snow globe and here is the blog posting. https://papercraftetc.blogspot.com/2019/12/an-ice-skating-scene-card.html

A STEM Project: A Bethlehem Star Model and Instructions On How To Construct A Pyramid Using The Silhouette Software

The Bethlehem Star

The Bethlehem Star is the same construction as the Moravian star.  It is a 26 point star. The difference is that the Bethlehem star has pyramids of varying size. I have done all the work for you on constructing the pyramids.  I have added at the end of this post instructions on how to construct pyramids using the Silhouette software if you would like to learn how to make pyramids.

This Bethlehem Star is a 26 point star. It has 1 extra large square pyramid, 1 large square pyramid, 12 medium square pyramids, and 4 small square pyramids.  It also has 8 triangular pyramids. It is built on a base which is a rhombicuboctahedron. A rhombicuboctahedron is an Archimedean solid with eight triangular faces and eighteen square faces.

Here is the PDF file.  I used 65 lb. cardstock.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sN1hp8WYtXhZQ6LHzFtFO_UEFSExPWLf/view?usp=sharing

Here is the .Studio file.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Nhicqqnc6AhuM4R0n3sr0ZXRMR3c0xBc/view?usp=sharing

Here is the SVG. Zoom out to see the entire file.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1noeEDKBJ38o35MRkJsT9-ojlHltKYrXg/view?usp=sharing

Layout all of the pieces to make the Bethlehem Star

Fold the three strips of paper

Glue them into an octagon.

Apply glue on the two opposite squares of one octagonal strip.  Slip the other octagonal strip over the glued area to form a structure as shown in the photo above. 

Apply glue on the four middle squares as shown above.

Slide the third octagonal strip over the glued areas. This structure is now called a small rhombicuboctahedron

Fold the perforations of the triangular pyramid. Apply glue on the left side which looks like a triangle. 

Completed triangular pyramid.  Repeat for the remaining seven triangular pyramids. Set these aside.  These pyramids will be the last to be glued to the model.

Bend the square pyramid and apply glue as shown.

Square pyramid. 

  If you want to hang up your Bethlehem star, tape a string in the center of the large square pyramid. The large square pyramid is the second largest pyramid size.

Glue the large square pyramid closed and allow the string to protrude from the center apex of the pyramid. Glue all the remaining pyramids together and sort them according to size.

The large pyramid is glued to the top. and the extra large pyramid is glued to the bottom. 

The four small square pyramids are glued in the middle squares as shown above. 

Notice the placement of the triangles and squares.  The squares are where the medium square pyramids are glued.  At this time, you have twelve medium sized square pyramids.  They will be glued to each of the squares.

Using the medium square pyramid, bend two of the tabs inward and the opposite tabs outward. Apply glue to the tabs as shown above.

The two flaps will be bent under the small rhombicuboctahedron. Notice in the above photo, the tabs are attached inside the small rhombicuboctahedron. Repeat until all of the medium sized square pyramids are attached.

The last thing to do is to glue in the triangular pyramids. Apply glue to the triangular pyramid and insert into the triangle.  Repeat for the remaining triangular pyramids.

Completed Bethlehem Star - Notice how big it is based on my ruler. It's huge!

Instructions on how to make pyramids using the Silhouette software:

In making this Bethlehem Star, I had to make each pyramid separately as the pyramid can not be resized to have the same base length.  The base length in this case is one inch.  I had to make a pyramid with a base of one inch and then a height that I perceived would look good on the star.

Here is how to make a pyramid using the Silhouette software. Using the Draw Polygon symbol shown in the top left corner of the picture above.  (Turn on your grid so that you see that the triangle is drawn correctly.)  

Make a triangle that has a base of one inch. You can do so by using the Transform Scale window and changing the width to one inch.

In Pointing editing mode, break the path of all of the three points.  The points will turn from black to red when they are broken. In the Object menu, release the compound path. Change one of the sides to a dotted line, as shown above.

Measure the angle of the triangle by using the flexishape arc tool. the arc tool is the first shape. 

Trace over the three points of the triangle using the flexishape tool.  I moved the flexishape so that you can see what was created.  At the top of the flexishape, the measurement of the top angle is 32 degrees.  This measurement is needed to rotate the triangle to form the pyramid.  You can delete the flexishape as this is no longer needed.

In the advanced replicate window, I rotated the shape 32 degrees.  Keep rotating the shape as many times as you need to create your pyramid. 

Here is the figure with the excess interior lines removed.

Duplicate the right hand dotted line.  

Change the dotted line to a solid line.  In point editing mode, create a point and attach this solid line to the figure. Your pyramid is now complete.  You can use these same instructions for a pyramid with as many sides that you want.