Introduction: Homemade Snowglobes.
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How To....Snowglobes.
Courtesy of Eric Prykowski
Supplies:
empty jar with lid
crazy glue ( or any glue that does not dissolve in water) small plastic
toys such as animals. ( these can be found in the toy section of dollar
stores, or in craft/ hobby supply stores) water glitter
Step 1: 1
Glue down the animals to the underside of the lid with crazy glue.
Make sure you have them positioned how you can most fully appriciate
them.
Step 2: 2
Fill the clean, empty jar with water and a spoonful of glitter.
Step 3: 3
When the crazy glue is entirely dry- screw the lid back on to the
jar.
Before you turn the snowglobe over, seal lid to the jar with crazy glue
to make sure no water leaks out. Let dry.
Step 4: 4
Shake your globe and set it down in front of you.
Watch and enjoy
17 Comments
8 years ago on Introduction
this is so cute! For a more elegant look, spray painting the animal with mettalic paint would look really cool. Do you mind if I use this for inspiration for my own instructable? Thinking on using those gumball machine containers for miniature snowglobes ;) Great instructable, and your sketches are lovely! I added corn syrup to make the glitter fall slower :) lovely work!!
8 years ago on Introduction
I will be so happy making this! Thanks for these instructions.
9 years ago
I love your drawings I wanna be an artist too
10 years ago on Introduction
Enjoy reading your instructable .. so original in your presentation. 2 thumb ups for you.
11 years ago on Step 2
your drawings are awesome. This snowglobe could be a wonderful idea with a small toy that a Mother would like, colored glitter, a bow around the lid and given to a Mother or Woman for Mother's day. You could do so much with this outside of Christmas. I love it, thank you
12 years ago on Introduction
The sketches are wonderful! You can find inexpensive real "snow globe snow" on Ebay, http://tinyurl.com/4bzts2g
Also, lots of plastic and glass snow dome and snow globe kits in different sizes at snowdomes.com
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
I used a circular saw on some scrap pvc pipe. The resulting sawdust made a nice snow globe snow.
12 years ago on Introduction
Nice drawing !
16 years ago
I forgot to say that I read somewhere that if you add a little bit of mineral oil, it makes the "snow" more floaty.
Reply 14 years ago on Introduction
do you add mineral oil or liquid qlycerin? I heard glycerin.
14 years ago on Introduction
I like the way you drew pictures to show each step. You're pretty good at drawing. It's original
15 years ago on Introduction
After not finding any instructables on how make a snowglobe (somehow missed this one) I endeavored to make one out of my own ingenuity. The hardest part was to get the snow to 'snow' (fall) slower than normal. Mixing mineral oil and water did not seem to work well for me, however liquid glycerin seemed to do the charm. One addition that I've yet to see in any other homemade snowglobe was an embedded LED in the interior figurine (In my case a church). All you need is an LED, some wire, a switch, and a power supply that outputs the correct voltage. At my brother's suggestion, I added a resistor to prolong the life of the LED.
Reply 15 years ago on Introduction
I imagine the switch is outside the globe. How did you seal the hole for the switch?
16 years ago
you can also raise your object up off of the lid a bit to be more "in" the globe. just use a small piece of plastic between the object and the lid.
16 years ago
i agree with the sketches also I plan on makeing a compleat war screne in the inside of a picle jar or somethin also it helps if you put 1/2 water 1/2 corn syrup or 3/4 corn syrup 1/4 water if you want the glitter to move slower
16 years ago
awesome sketches.
16 years ago
love the drawings, really nice craft instructable