![]() Yuck!Īfter you fill your globe with distilled water, add 2 tablespoons of glycerin or clear glue (not white glue – it must be clear) per cup of water. It is very important that you use distilled water because it doesn’t contain any natural minerals that could eventually turn the color of your water. Why should you use distilled water in your snow globe instead of bottled or tap water? If the water is cold or hot, it could create condensation inside the globe that will result in an unattractive snow globe. Your water needs to be room temperature for your diy snow globe.Ceramic Christmas ornament(s) (I found mine at Target).Fake snow or glitter (from Dollar Tree).Pillar candle holder (from Dollar Tree).You don’t want it to appear that they are touching. *Note: you want to make sure that there is space between your item(s) and the top of the globe. They will look larger than they actually are. Plus, whatever I put in the snow globe needed to be small enough to fit within the globe, with room to spare.Ī globe filled with liquid will distort the size of the items inside. Items in snow globes need to be either ceramic or plastic. Which wouldn’t make for a fantastic snow globe diy project. Those materials would eventually disintegrate or rust. So, the item couldn’t contain metal, fabric, or anything organic. In many ways, that was the hardest part of this homemade snow globe project.īecause whatever I put inside my snow globe needed to be waterproof. I had an idea, now I just needed to decide what I wanted inside my snow globe. I immediately saw that it would be a fantastic snow globe, as long as I could create a tight seal between the vase and the candle holder. Then I turned the vase upside down and the top of the vase snuggled nicely into the lip of the candle holder. The vase sat nicely on the candle holder. I noticed their small round vases and put one on the candle holder. I had a pillar candle holder in my hand and walked past the vase section. ![]() I got the idea to create a holiday snow globe when I was at Dollar Tree. You can’t resist flipping it over, can you? No matter how old you are, you can’t help but flip it over when you see one. There’s something about snow globes that is so mesmerizing.įlipping them upside down and then right side up. There you have it, super easy and oh, so cute! If you end up making your own snow globe this year, don’t forget to tag your photos with #marinamakesdiy.It’s wonderful how simple this diy holiday snow globe is to make yourself. Finally, I tied the burlap twine into a bow at the bottom of the jar to add a finishing touch. I also added about a teaspoon of corn syrup and stirred everything together to get the sparkles to stick and slow down.Īfter 30 minutes past and the Santa was set in place, I screwed the lid onto the mason jar filled with water very tightly and shook to ensure I used enough sparkles and water. I added about 1/4 cup of sparkles to the water, pushing them down and swirling them with a spoon to get most of them to weigh down to the bottom. While the Santa set, I filled the jar almost all the way to the top with water (leave some room because the figurine might cause the jar to overflow). Next, I wet the bottom of the Santa figurine with a wet paper towel and placed glue at the bottom as well, pressing it down on the lid to glue both together. Burlap twine (any type of seasonal ribbon will do)įirst, I glued the removable part of the mason jar lid to the part of the lid that screws on the jar.A clear rounded mason jar with a gold cap.I went to the craft store looking for one and ended up passing an aisle with little Christmas figurines and thought how fun it would be to make a snow globe myself. To get her excited about snow falling, I wanted to buy her a little snow globe. Last year, our daughter saw snow for the first time, but she was so little she had no reaction to it, and I am so excited to see her face light up when she sees snow falling this year. My husband and I are always hopeful that there will be a fresh snowfall Christmas morning, but after December 25, we are pretty much over it, especially after living through a couple of Chicago’s snowpocalypses. For some reason, it’s tolerable this time of the year. Whether you live in a warm area of the world or a very snowy place, there’s no doubt snow adds an extra sparkle to Christmas time. Love and wonderment always fill the air, and it’s my favorite time to spend with the people I love most. There’s something so magical about this season and anticipation of Jesus’ birth. Christmas is nearly upon us and I can’t believe how quickly this year has flown by! I feel like time flies by a million times faster when you have a child, especially when you look back at years past and see how little they used to be.
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