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DIY Upcycled Snow Globe Tutorial

Posted by Mandy Stos on December 17, 2011 1 Comment

Making snow globes at home with old pickle, jam or mayonnaise jars is simple. No need to throw them away - you can make a holiday, or any day snow globe with items that can all be found in your home.

Here is what you need:

• Empty jar 

• Super glue / hot glue 

• Distilled water 

• Glitter 

• Knickknacks / figurines (I used dominoes, dice, scrabble tiles, stone and wooden beads) Try to get something that won't rust.

• Glycerin

• Sandpaper (any grain size)

• Spray paint

• Newspaper / paper bag / cardboard

• Scissors

STEP 1: 

Fill your choose jar with water and make sure it DOESN'T leak. (We learned from experience.)

STEP 2:

Select a jar and remove the lid. Grab your can of lid, spray paint, and newspaper scrap. Lay the lid on the newspaper (outdoors) and spray paint the outside of the lid. Let it dry. Once dry, flip the lid over. We do not want to get spray paint on the inside of the lid, so cut a circle (approximately) the size of the inner lid. Place the paper inside the lid, and spray paint the lip of the lid.

STEP 3:

Sand the inside of the lid until the surface is rough. Next use your super or hot glue and begin gluing your knickknacks and figurines to the inside of the lid. Do not get them too close to the rim because you might not be able to screw your lid on.

STEP 4:

Grab your jar. Add your glitter (your choice how much and what color) and a few drops of glycerin. The Glycerin will help your glitter to fall more slowly so you don't have a blizzard going on inside your globe. Then fill you jar with distilled water. Leave about .5" from the top. This is so you items will fit in and leave a small bubble to allow the water and glitter to mix while the globe is being shaken.