With the miniature worlds and Christmas cribs you can bring small, complex winter worlds into your home. Making a Christmas crib is really easier than you think, the result is a very detailed miniature world of the most famous Christmas scene ever. Your visitors and guests in house and garden will pause for seconds to view this landscape. Create a small winter landscape and a Christmas scene simply for your home and create a wintery festive feeling. The construction plan of the nativity scene is easy to implement and versatile. Try out other miniature worlds with our free Christmas crib and miniature world crafting instructions.
What kind of craft materials do I need for the nativity scene?
A Christmas crib generally consists of the main characters Mary, Joseph, Jesus as the crib child and a sheltered shelter, a roof. A glued wood board is best suited as a base, as glued wood does not lose its typical wood characteristics. Since the nativity scene should be mobile for setting up and easy to dismantle, the parts should be draped on the glued wood board and set up on a flat surface.
How do I make a nativity scene?
The first thing to do is to work on the surface of the glued wood panel, so it is best to prime the glued wood panel in grey-brown and while the paint is still wet, mottle with brown and allow to dry thoroughly. Make a careful test with kitchen paper to see if the paint is already dry.
Place the crib centrally in the middle of the glued wood panel and arrange the fountain, cart cart, grindstone around the shelter. Drape the manger in the middle and position the figures in a semicircle. It is best to place the glue wood board with the manger right where you want it to be, so now place the figures and fix them with hot glue. Also fix the bushes and objects on the glue wood board. Finally glue moss and logs decoratively distributed.
How can I design a nativity scene?
We have already seen all kinds of nativity scenes for the home, the most minimalist form was completely in white. White figures in a white crib, so this one had a very special charm, of course you can create your own colouring or keep it classic.
Useful tips for making a nativity scene
- Use disposable gloves when gluing on the nativity scene and the figures
- Allow the colour of the glued wood panel for the crib floor to dry thoroughly
- Work on a level surface
- Redrape the nativity scene several times to find the right Position to find for the figures
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