Make a beautiful mason jar snow globe in under 5 minutes! This simple tutorial will teach you how to make a snow globe in a mason jar to decorate with for the holiday and winter season.
There’s something magical about turning a snow globe upside down and watching the small glitter flakes happily dance down to the bottom of the jar. When I was in Anthropologie recently I saw some lovely snow globes made out of mason jars that I fell in love with.
Each Anthropologie snow globe mason jar was adorable, but I knew that I could make them for a LOT cheaper using mason jars from my collection and some bottle brush trees.
I found my bottle brush trees at Home Depot (of all places) for around $7.50 for a BIG bag of 21 trees. Such a great deal!
Here’s how to make my Anthropologie inspired snow globes, with a much more reasonable price tag.
BONUS: These DIY mason jar snow globes can be made in under 5 minutes each!
How to Make a Mason Jar Snow Globe
Supplies:
- Mason jars (any shape and size you want)
- Bottle brush trees
- Fake snow or epsom salt (I used fake snow because I wanted it fluffier than Anthro’s version)
- Glue gun
- Clear glitter (optional)
- Small rocks or clear pebbles (optional)
Step 2. Add as much snow and glitter as you would like to the jar, with the opening up top.
Screw on the lid, turn the mason jar snow globe upside down, and be amazed at how beautiful your new snow globe is (and how easy it was to make).
This DIY mason jar snow globe looks so pretty in my home. A snow globe made out of a mason jar would make a thoughtful gift for friends, neighbors, and teachers.
I hope you enjoyed learning how to make a snow globe in a mason jar. They really are cheap, fast, and easy, which is the best kind of DIY project, right?
P.S. If you were thinking about adding water and glycerin to this version, DON’T, unless you want to have a “blue Christmas” 😉
Not that I would ever try such a silly thing…
The Wilcken 7 says
What a great idea, I love it! I’m totally going to do this with my kids next year! And your blue snow globe made me laugh so hard! I was grateful I didn’t have something in my mouth!
Laura Russell says
Haha, thanks! I should have known better than to add water to this with metal and all, but was surprised that it turned blue, not green?! A Christmas mystery I suppose 🙂
cuttingras says
Maybe Add A Drop Of Yellow Food Coloring?
Jennifer says
I actually prefer yours to the Anthro version! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Laura Russell says
Aw, thanks for making my day Jennifer!! They are so easy and much much cheaper, even with the after Christmas sale price I just saw in the store 😉
Beatriz says
what else do you think you could put in besides the tree??
Laura @ Make Life Lovely says
You could use small ornaments, little deer toys, maybe a small car or truck with a Christmas tree on top? The possibilites are endless! I would check out the holiday and toy sections of the different stores that you go into, and I’m sure you’ll find some great things to use. Good luck!
Teresa says
really cool – great idea for my co-workers! Thanks
Laura @ Make Life Lovely says
You’re welcome Teresa, they are a cinch to put together. Your co-workers will love them!
bkfonz says
Thinking of making these for Christmas gifts from our 3rd graders.
bkfonz says
I made one just to see how easy it would be for our 3rd graders….turned out great!! I followed the instruction but I wanted it to have more sparkle…I added some buffalo snow, the flakes are more irredescent and I Love It…..
Laura @ Make Life Lovely says
Great idea adding the buffalo now! I bet it looked beautiful. Yes, this is a great project for kids, I hope they had fun making them! Thanks for letting me know how they turned out 🙂
Betty says
I still have the snow globe my 34 year old made in grade school. It was made with a glass baby food jar. Why do you say NOT to use glycerin?
Laura @ Make Life Lovely says
You definitely could use glyecerin if you add water to it. I didn’t end up using water in mine, because I tried it, and the trees I bought turned the water blue. The Anthro version didn’t have water, either, so I figured it was okay without. If you do add water, I would make sure to test whether or not the trees or objects you bought for your jar will turn the water colors. Maybe if you sealed the tree with some kind of sealer the water wouldn’t change colors? I haven’t experimented with that yet, but if anyone does, I’d love to hear about it! If you use plastic deer or other plastic items, I don’t think that the color would be a problem. That’s very cool that you still have a snow globe that your child made you that long ago!
Tammy C says
Please add more info on what liquid to use in the supply list. From the article and comments my understanding is that we need to add glycerin, not glycerin and water. Where are the most likely places to get glycerin?
Marta says
Hi! This is awesome! I want to do it but do I need a glue gun or can I just use superglue?
Laura says
Superglue, or any other strong glue, is just fine! We had so much fun making these… enjoy!