According to an ancient legend, letters-messages in a bottle as a way of delivering important information were first used more than 2300 years ago by Theophastus, the ancient Greek philosopher. The scientist was sure that the waters of the Mediterranean and the Atlantic Ocean communicate with each other. Throwing the water in Gibraltar's notes in the vessels sealed with tar, he was able to prove it, because after a while one vessel was found off the coast of Sicily. This unreliable, but sometimes the only way of transferring information has been repeatedly used, and mostly by seamen, who found themselves in a quandary position far from civilization.
Today, a letter-message in a bottle is an original gift to a loved one or a guy , a souvenir, but not a "postal" service. With the help of this craft, you can make a loved one a pleasant surprise, writing something intimate. By the way, a message in a bottle made by one's own hands can be a great way of recognizing in love. Only throw it into the sea is not worth it, it's better to hand it to the addressee personally.
We suggest you to make a message in a bottle, using an uncomplicated master class to make friends or decorate the house.
We will need:
- transparent glass bottle with a stopper;
- paper;
- a few tea bags;
- a tablespoon of brown rice;
- 3-4 seashells;
- water;
- rope.
- First, compose the message text, and then print it on a sheet of paper. We recommend using an unusual font that simulates an ancient ornate handwriting. Accurately crumple the letter in the ball, unfold it. This is necessary to give a messed-up message.
- In a saucepan, pour half a cup of water, bring it to a boil and put 4-5 tea bags. The resulting liquid should be almost black. Then throw the rope to get a brownish shade.
- Rinse the bottle thoroughly, remove the existing labels, then plug it with a tissue paper and flip it over. The napkin will absorb the remains of moisture.
- Put a brown rice into the bottle. First, it absorbs moisture well (this is in case it suddenly seeps into a sealed vessel). Secondly, rice will serve as an excellent decoration.
- Now about how to "grow old" letter. Slightly crumpled messy gently grind one of the tea bags. The paper will acquire a rough texture and will unevenly turn into a brownish color.
- When the leaf is dry, lower it for a few seconds into the previously cooked broth (in fact, very strong tea). Similarly, grow a piece of paper the size of a matchbox. Later on it will be possible to apply the date of "sending" the bottle and information about the sender - the similarity of the post stamp.
- Dry the letter should be in the oven at a low temperature (about 30-40 degrees). At a higher temperature your message can catch fire! It is necessary to get the letter carefully, so it becomes fragile after drying.
- Fold the message in a tube and in the center tie with a rope, which was previously soaked in brewing, and then dried.
- Remains in the bottle a letter, seashells, cork it and attach a scrap of aged paper with a stamp to the neck.
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Crafts from bottles with messages, made on the basis of this master class, can be diverse. If you do not plan to immerse them in water, then a regular stopper will suffice. As an additional decor, you can use dried flowers, floristic sisal, colored sea stones - anything that seems appropriate to you!