Recipe for SnowGlobes
Shelby is obsessed with snowglobes. I was looking for a little something different for a "recipe" today, since it seems like we will be locked in our homes over the weekend with tremendous cold and lots of snow. So I managed to find this neat recipe from MarthaStewart.com to make our OWN snowglobes. I did place at the bottom of the article some comments from people who had already made them -- it's always nice to have pointers from someone with experience!
I hope you enjoy making these with your kids, grandkids, neices/nephews, neighbor kids, strangers off the street, whomever...
We will try to make them this weekend if there is time, and we'll post some pictures for you to see. Enjoy the COLD weather -- soon it will be a balmy 100 degrees, and we'll be wishing it would cool off again...!
Snow Globes
The shimmering magic of snowfall is always transfixing, whether it's outside your window or inside this classic toy. Homemade globes let you create a wintry scene straight out of your own imagination.
Almost any jar works for this project: Baby-food, pimiento, and olive jars are good choices. Look for plastic or ceramic figurines (metal ones are prone to rust) at flea markets and hobby or model-railroad shops. Synthetic evergreen tips are available at many floral-supply stores.
If the jar lids are not in seasonal colors already, paint them with oil-based enamel paint. Sand the inside of the lid until the surface is rough. With clear-drying epoxy, adhere the figurine to the inside of the lid, and let the epoxy dry.
Fill the jar almost to the top with distilled water; add a pinch of glitter and a dash of glycerin (available at drugstores) to keep the glitter from falling too quickly. Don't add too much, or the glitter will stick to the bottom of the jar when it's flipped. Screw on the lid tightly, being careful not to dislodge the figurine. Turn the jar over and back again -- and let it snow.
I hope you enjoy making these with your kids, grandkids, neices/nephews, neighbor kids, strangers off the street, whomever...
We will try to make them this weekend if there is time, and we'll post some pictures for you to see. Enjoy the COLD weather -- soon it will be a balmy 100 degrees, and we'll be wishing it would cool off again...!
Snow Globes
The shimmering magic of snowfall is always transfixing, whether it's outside your window or inside this classic toy. Homemade globes let you create a wintry scene straight out of your own imagination.
Almost any jar works for this project: Baby-food, pimiento, and olive jars are good choices. Look for plastic or ceramic figurines (metal ones are prone to rust) at flea markets and hobby or model-railroad shops. Synthetic evergreen tips are available at many floral-supply stores.
If the jar lids are not in seasonal colors already, paint them with oil-based enamel paint. Sand the inside of the lid until the surface is rough. With clear-drying epoxy, adhere the figurine to the inside of the lid, and let the epoxy dry.
Fill the jar almost to the top with distilled water; add a pinch of glitter and a dash of glycerin (available at drugstores) to keep the glitter from falling too quickly. Don't add too much, or the glitter will stick to the bottom of the jar when it's flipped. Screw on the lid tightly, being careful not to dislodge the figurine. Turn the jar over and back again -- and let it snow.
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