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I’m not one for souvenirs but ever since I went to Barcelona for my fiftieth birthday I’ve been collecting snowglobes of the places I visit. I think they are both tacky and charming, and they look very cute lined up on my bookcase. So far I have snowglobes from Barcelona, Córdoba, Cádiz, Tavira, Lisbon and a couple from Seville. Couldn’t find any in Tangier, which wasn’t really surprising, but I also couldn’t find any in Málaga or Gibraltar that weren’t, well, way beyond tacky and not at all charming.
It never occurred to me to make my own snowglobes – what a great idea!
See instructions at Well-worn.com or below the links…
(all items can be found at a craft or haberdashery store)
~ from Well-worn.com via India Knight ~
You will need:
- A jar of your choice (with a lid)
- Figurines or jewellery
- Anti-rust sealant for metal pieces
- Clear-drying epoxy
- Distilled water
- Dash of glycerin
- Large silver or white glitter (smaller versions will float at the top)
Steps:
- Use clear-drying epoxy to adhere your piece to the inside of the lid. Let dry per instructions.
- After the epoxy dries completely, fill your jar with distilled or boiled water (at room temperature, of course).
- Add just a dash of glycerin so the “snow” falls slowly.
- Add as much glitter as you like. If you don’t like the look of glitter, you can usually find faux snow at craft and haberdashery stores.
- Screw your lid on tightly and enjoy your snow globe!
casa azahar 
way cool! Now I know what to give as Christmas presents this year (I’m skint, so have been dreading the present-buying).
🙂
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Cool!
I love that you collect something you consider both tacky and charming.
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Those are very pretty.
One word to anyone who is moving in colder climates…. Don’t pack your snow globes in an uninsulated truck in winter or if there is a risk the truck may be held for Customs inspection…
I didn’t think of this and the single snow globe I had froze and broke. I would hate to think of the carnage if a valued collection broke.
BTW, Corbin Bernsen (L.A. Law) is an avid snow globe collector and has about 6000. He recently traded a role in a movie he was filming for a KISS Snow Globe in the “One Red Paper Clip” trade-up. http://oneredpaperclip.blogspot.com/2006/06/one-movie-role.html That trade enabled Kyle McDonald to finish his trade-up from a red paper clip to a house in 14 trades.
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hey mudhooks that’s a really interesting piece of trivia
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These are so gorgeous and I am away to rummage through my cupboards right now!
Thanks for showing us India Knight’s blog – great fun!
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India Knight is using Posterous. A kind of sorta-kinda blog sort of thing. Quite useful, depending on what you want.
I think I’ll work on these over the next year. I like the idea of making some very special snowglobes.
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I can see me doing this! I’ve been making Christmas ornaments since I was a kid, and these would look good along with the other decorations. Who knew they could be homemade??? Thanks for passing this on.
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“Screw your lid on tightly” is a direction I’m struggling to follow at the moment.
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🙂
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One thing I’ve noticed is that my snowglobes deteriorate after awhile. The figurines inside tend to go lopsided and the water goes cloudy. Maybe I should try fixing those ones too. The Lisbon streetcar looking like it’s now going uphill kind of works, but the leaning Giralda tower …
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