Snow Globe Ornaments

I've had a fascination with snow globes since I was a child. It was so fun to see the miniature scenes inside. I knew that this year's homemade ornaments were going to be a take on my childhood favorite. Here are my snow globe ornaments!

I made a total of 12 with only a few repeats. I used some store bought miniature items from the craft store and I made a few things out of polymer clay.

Snow Globe Ornament Supplies:

Faux Snow

Drywall Mud (Joint Compound) or Plaster Of Paris

Clear Glue

Miniature Trees and Other Items

Glass Globes

Polymer Clay (Optional)

Step 1: Add Faux Snow

For the faux snow, I used 2 different things. One is obvious and one may surprise you. I ordered some shredded plastic faux snow from amazon since it was hard to find a small bag in stores. I only needed a little. The other "snow" was drywall mud! Leave it to a DIYer to think of something odd like that. If you have plaster of Pairs that would probably work as well.

I used clear glue to adhere the shredded plastic snow. I used Elmer's, but any clear glue will work.

Step 2: Add Miniature Elements

I painted the polymer clay items I made and when they were dry, I glued them into the globes that had the faux shredded plastic snow. The other items I stuck into the drywall mud. Once the drywall mud was dry, it "cemented" or glued the items in place.

Some of the ones with drywall mud, I also added the shredded faux snow to. If drywall mud is too thick, it will crack when it drys. So I covered it with the fau snow while it was still wet. But most of them stayed just drywall because I liked the look.

TIP:

If the drywall mud does dry and have little cracks, get a small paint brush and dip it into the drywall mud. Brush over the cracks and cover them in a thin layer of drywall mud.