hey you! hows it? you knee deep in winter wonderlanding yet? i am. last week, meh, not so much. this week, game friggin on. the countdown is on mang! but for me, it's less about days till xmas and more about crafts, gift projects and fun festive things to do with friends and fam. literally doing the heimlich on our calendar this month to get up and make me some more days already! seeming impossible to fit it all in. but!!!! those halls......i'm deckin' them. who's with me? (the crowd goes wild....no...jolly with carols and nog cheers!)
k, so, mason jar snow globes. love them. have wanted to make these forevz and i gotta say, the only thing holding me back was not having the perf little bits and bobs right in the moment of whimsy. you know the moment i'm speaking of. when you get inspired to make something in particular, your eyes get bigger, cuter, crazier as you rummage around looking for all those bits. for me, it was not having the perfect little scene to put in the jars. all the holiday stuff i'd find wasn't the right size or was too cheesy. defeated, my crafty halfie would go down and i'd just make something else.
well, a couple thrifting expeditions this past year have been fruitful in the finding of the cutest vintage creatures for this project. i paid 25 cents for the little angel i've used here and for all three of the deer, 50 cents!!!
tip: i used to always get annoyed seeing holiday items at thrift stores post xmas, but since i've been wanting to make these for so long, i'd check out the sad abandoned ghosts of xmas' past. once in a while i'd find a tiny treasure but realized that it was the winter theme that was what was inspiring me, not xmas, hence the deer in the snow. so, get clever with what you put inside. i have a few vintage ornaments that wont fit in any jars i have, so, in a vase, or on a cake stand they go. get creative. "make a scene!"
k, so, mason jar snow globes. love them. have wanted to make these forevz and i gotta say, the only thing holding me back was not having the perf little bits and bobs right in the moment of whimsy. you know the moment i'm speaking of. when you get inspired to make something in particular, your eyes get bigger, cuter, crazier as you rummage around looking for all those bits. for me, it was not having the perfect little scene to put in the jars. all the holiday stuff i'd find wasn't the right size or was too cheesy. defeated, my crafty halfie would go down and i'd just make something else.
well, a couple thrifting expeditions this past year have been fruitful in the finding of the cutest vintage creatures for this project. i paid 25 cents for the little angel i've used here and for all three of the deer, 50 cents!!!
tip: i used to always get annoyed seeing holiday items at thrift stores post xmas, but since i've been wanting to make these for so long, i'd check out the sad abandoned ghosts of xmas' past. once in a while i'd find a tiny treasure but realized that it was the winter theme that was what was inspiring me, not xmas, hence the deer in the snow. so, get clever with what you put inside. i have a few vintage ornaments that wont fit in any jars i have, so, in a vase, or on a cake stand they go. get creative. "make a scene!"
don't buy snow!!! make it!!! make your own fake snow for holiday crafts and decor!!
taaaa...daaaaah!!! aren't they cute? i hope the pics tell you all you need to know. if you want there to be water in them, like traditional snow globes, be sure to glue everything down, including the lids. they'll have to be sealed with water proof glue of some sort. i, however, am cool to make these fresh each year in exchange for the storage space and use of the mason jars throughout the year. save the snow. This is such a cute craft to do with my lil man! we are going to make more tonight.
i couldn't fit all three deer in the jar, so up on top he went. i loooove him there!!!
k....now go make you some snow globes!
i couldn't fit all three deer in the jar, so up on top he went. i loooove him there!!!
k....now go make you some snow globes!
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