268578 542 Holidays & Celebrations New Year's true Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:03:18 -0800 /system/videos/3/68/29/27/272968.flv making,crafts,decorations,kids,new,years,year's,party,glasses,projects,personalized,homemade,holidays How To Make New Year's Party Glasses http://www.howcast.com/videos/268578-How-To-Make-New-Years-Party-Glasses http://www.howcast.com/videos/268578-How-To-Make-New-Years-Party-Glasses/edit approved 120 640 360 <object width="425" height="273" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=268578"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=268578" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="273" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 1 Rolling_Ball_Pictures http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/268578/make_new_years_party_glasses_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.jpg 347 false false false 100927 0 22 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/268578/22.jpg Sketch a design Using a pair of your own glasses, lay one of the earpieces flat on a 20-inch piece of sketch paper, and trace its outline. Then, tilt the glasses until the front of the lenses are resting on the paper, and trace the lens outline. Tilt again to trace the other earpiece. You should now have a flat outline of your glasses.

]]> 100929 1 41 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/268578/41.jpg Make eye openings Draw circles in the center of the sketch for eye openings. Cut out the circles.

]]> 100928 2 47 Tip For extra flair, draw different shapes for the eyeholes, like hearts, stars, or octagons.

]]> 100930 3 54 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/268578/54.jpg Draw the new year in numbers Sketch the number of the new year around these openings. Add designs to the top of the prototype, above the lenses.

]]> 100931 4 68 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/268578/68.jpg Make cutouts Cut around the numbers so they stand out.

]]> 100932 5 75 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/268578/75.jpg Try on the glasses Try on the glasses to see how they look. Make sure the eye holes are big enough for you to see through and in the correct location, and check that the sides fit securely over your ears.

]]> 100933 6 88 Tip You may have to make several sketches before you get a perfect prototype.

]]> 100934 7 93 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/268578/93.jpg Trace sketch onto cardboard Once you have a good prototype, trace it onto the cardboard or poster paper and make the cutouts.

]]> 100935 8 100 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/268578/100.jpg Decorate Decorate however you like. Now go ring in the New Year in style!

]]> 100936 9 107 Fact In 1991, two guys who noticed that the nines in 1991 provided perfect eyeholes invented the popular number New Year’s Eve glasses.

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