DIY Snow Globe Christmas Ornaments for Memory Keepsake

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Can I share something with you? 

One of my most desired Christmas was to have my very own Christmas tree. And by that, I mean no borrowing, no inheriting, no some else’s tree. 

MINE. 

Of course, with that comes all the decoration. This year is so special because I got to buy my favorite Christmas tree and decided that most of the ornaments and decorations would be handmade and rustic. 

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Snow Globe Christmas Ornaments Tutorial

It feels like a huge accomplishment even though it might seem silly and a small thing for many people. 

One of my ideas was that our Christmas tree should somehow include important moments of our family’s life. I thought it would be cute to have photos of those moments and I came up with these cute Memory Keepsake Snow Globe Christmas Ornaments.

If you have been around for the last few weeks, you might remember my Family Rustic Monogram Christmas Ornaments that was the start of this deeply personal Christmas decoration. Later I found these crystal Christmas balls and some mini wooden frames. I knew right away what to create.

Of course, I would need quite some dozens of these balls to include all my best memories but I thought 4 balls with 2 memories each would do. I included the first time I had my girl on my chest, my wedding day, happy moments with family and the love between us 3.

These Snow Globe Christmas Ornaments hold so much meaning and love that make my whole tree even bigger.

This project is the perfect excuse to spend time with kids or a lady’s craft night. These would also  make great Christmas gifts or even a neighbor or teacher gift

Hope you enjoy these keepsake ornaments and get inspired to make some with your own special moments and memories.

A few Supplies variations and alternatives

If you find the faux snow too messy (I know I do LOL) I know there are different types of faux snow some are less messy than others but you can use glitter that since it’s heavier than the faux snow, will be less messy. 

You can also use a white organza ribbon, it looks so elegant and gorgeous. I know some bloggers use Epsom salt too but I have no idea how long that would last.

I found my wooden frame in the scrapbook section of the craft store, but If you can’t find the mini wooden frames, you can always make them with craft sticks (like the popsicles but narrower) or you can laminate the photo and leave it without frame.

If you would like to add a few more details inside of the snow globe, you can add mini bottle brush trees, snowflakes, mini reindeer to create a snowy scene. You can even personalize them even more with family names written either on the photos or with vinyl on the outside of the ornament.

Instead of nylon, you can use rustic twine, white baker’s twine, and for the bow, if you don’t want the rustic look you can go for your favorite ribbon.

How to make Snow Globe Christmas Ornaments

Snow Globe Ornament Supplies:

• Faux snow
• Jingle bells
• Clear plastic ornament  {those that open in half size of your choice, I used 3inchesornaments}
• Printed photos
• Glitter {snow-like and gold}
• Hot glue gun + glue sticks
• Twine
• Wooden mini frames {usually scrapbook supplies and make sure fit into the crystal balls}
• Clear elastic Nylon.

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DIY Snow Globe Ornaments Instructions

The first step is cutting your photos and testing them on your frames to have them in the right size.

Once you have all your photos ready, apply some hot glue on your frames and glue your photos right face down.

Do this on both frames, front and back.

Cut a strip of clear nylon thread {about 2 Inches}

Glue it to the back of one of your frames.

Apply hot glue all over the back of your frame and photo and glue it to the other frame.

Double-check that your frame fits in your crystal ball.

Repeat the process with the rest of your frames. Mine look like these front and back:

Assembling the snow globe Ornament

Pour some fake snow into one half of your crystal ball.

Then add glitter, I used snow-like white glitter, gold and some cute stars.

To make sure the frame won’t slide free, insert the nylon through the ball hole. make sure it will be hanging without touching any ornament walls.

Put back in place the other half of your clear ornament.

You can add a tiny dab of hot glue to make sure it won’t easily open.

Repeat with the other Christmas balls you want to make.

Cut some strips of twine, 2 for each ball. One for hanger, the other for a bow.

For the bow, slide a bell on the twine strip until the middle.

Then make a bow keeping the bell in the middle.

For the hanger, slide the twine through the Christmas ball’s hole and make a knot with both ends.

Finally, leaving the knot right in the hole, apply small dabs of hot glue and glue the bow.

That’s it! There you go, one adorable ornament!

Some really meaningful and pretty Memory Keepsake Snow Globe Christmas Ornaments.

Aren’t these cute and joyful? Also super duper easy to make. you can have half a dozen of these ornaments made in less than an hour.

What do you think??? I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments!

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