DIY Glitter Globe

This Christmas I have been reminiscing a lot about childhood memories, and one of my favourite Christmas decorations was always the snow globes. They would provide hours of entertainment for my younger self, and I thought I would really love to make my own. When I was looking for some inspiration for what to put inside of my snow globe, I came across that beautiful ring (above) with the eiffel tower in. I went to Paris at Christmas about 2 years ago and brought home about 5 of the eiffel tower key rings! So, that is what I have put into my glitter globe. I thought it was not too Christmassy so I can have it out on show all year, and it holds a lot of fond memories for me too. 

You Will Need:

A clean jam jar with a secure lid.

Distilled water (I got mine from Halfords)

Glycerin (You can pick it up from chemists)

Glitter

Super Glue

And a figurine, or something to put inside.

Step 1: Stick your figurine to the inside of your jam jar lid using the super glue. I found when I placed my figurine inside most of it was covered by the twist in the jar neck, so I decided to glue the eiffel tower to a gold bottle top fist to give it some height, and then stick that to the jar lid. Leave to dry completely.

Step 2: Pour your distilled water into the jam jar, leaving about 1cm gap at the top. Add about a teaspoon of glycerin and as much glitter as you desire. The glycerin is the agent that will make your glitter float slowly. 

Step 3: Screw the lid onto your jam jar and turn upside down.

And there you have it! A simple and effective ornament that could be given as a gift or used to preserve your favourite memories.

Hope you enjoyed this little tutorial :)

Love Ken 

xx