Let's make this awesome little waterless snow globe shall we? It would make a sweet addition to your holiday decor and it's a little reminiscent of Narnia, isn't it?
*Pssst... if you like this project, be sure to check out my miniature winter scene in a book, and my wee garden in a teacup.
*Pssst... if you like this project, be sure to check out my miniature winter scene in a book, and my wee garden in a teacup.
Onward!
I found this little streetlamp miniature at the dollar store alongside some train tracks and accessories. I liked this one because it actually lights up!
1. I glued the base of the lamp to the snap lid of a mason jar. I flipped the lid so it would be inside out... because the glue would hold better on the metal side.
2. Grabbed some fake snow. Again, from the dollar store (Dollarama here in Ontario)
3. Using some glue around the base of the lamp, I covered the lid with the snow.
4. I put a little extra snow inside the mason jar, some fine white glitter, and gently screwed on the lid. The wire for the light was very thin, so it didn't interfere with screwing the lid on. PS, the glitter is sticking to the jar on it's own, no glue used. Just static!
Flip the switch, give it a shake and enjoy! How cute would a grouping of these on a mantle be in different sized jars....
And just to show you, it even looks cute when the lamp post light is off. The waterless snow globe just opens up so many possibilities doesn't it?!
I'd love to hear your thoughts on other little things to put inside a waterless globe!
*Check out my other miniature street lamp project.
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This is so pretty! What a great idea! Pinning this one for next year!
ReplyDeleteThis is too cute! I'm extremely tempted to try this...
ReplyDeletewhat a unique idea and one I'm probably going to be borrowing..hehe!!
ReplyDeleteHow charming! I would love to see this in my living room with only the Christmas lights turned on at night :).
ReplyDeleteWhat about a melted snowman? If you could find the pieces: tiny top hat, mittens, little black coal, scarf...
Love my snowmen!! Thanks for another fabulous idea!!
DeleteThey sell a "Snowman" globe at gift shops here. It's called an Arizona Snowman (just hat,scarf, carrot nose, etc. in a globe of liquid). Really cute.
DeleteSuch a fun idea, love that there isn't any water and glitter
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely love this! I have a thing for snow globes and street lights, so this is magical to me! Shared it on my CraftBliss Facebook page. Happy Holidays! ~Dee
ReplyDeletefun idea! I posted a DIY on my blog with something similar-mini trees. But this light idea is really cool!
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Adorable! I acquired all of my mom's village pieces...need to pull some out and make these! ;)
ReplyDeleteI love this idea. How did you get the glitter to stick to the sides? Modpodge?? Precious.
ReplyDeleteLove it!! I posted a link to this on my blog: http://www.thecraftbarn-ny.blogspot.com/2011/12/crafty-friday-plusa-new-craft-book.html
ReplyDeleteThanks!
Jennifer @ The Craft Barn
I just love it! What a wonderful idea. Visiting from creation corner.
ReplyDeleteLove this! So creative!
ReplyDeleteDesi
I love this idea! It reminds me of the Lamppost in Narnia!
ReplyDeleteMichele nailed it, like Narnia. This is so beautiful! I can't believe the little lamppost actually lights up... be damned, dollar store, for not being the Pound Store and selling in Britain! I know for a fact that after posting this comment, I will be browsing the interwebs for a little light up lamppost, as I don't think I can live without this snow globe. Well, not happily ever after, anyway.
ReplyDeleteyou can get them in Modelzone- they are around £2.99, my son has stuff like that for his model railway layout
DeleteThank you all for your kind words! To 'anonymous', the glitter I used was rather fine, so it just stuck to the inside of the jar on it's own. Perhaps a little static action contributed... but no glue was used.
ReplyDeleteAnd Michele, exactly! Narnia (the movie) was on TV just last week so it's funny you should say that... perhaps I subconsciously got some inspiration from that lol. ;)
This is such a great idea. My girls and their friends would love this!
ReplyDeleteYES Narnia is what I thought so cute!
I live in Australia, and so have never had a fully snowy winter, but this... little slice of White Christmas in my house :) Love it, will have to try it :D
ReplyDeleteLOVE THIS IDEA!!! I think it would be great if you could use different size jars and put individual village pieces in them. It would look nice, be easy set up and no snowy mess everwhere. However,most individual pieces light up with a much larger light fixture (night light-bulb size) so I am not sure how that would work, unless you could invert a jar ring, or another jar lid, and glue it on bottom of the one on this jar to elevate it off of the surface and allow height for the larger cord to go under. YOu would have to cut a notch out of the back of it for the cord to come out/through.
ReplyDeleteHow gorgeous! Great idea, and really well done! I'm so glad you linked up to the Showdown! ~Jen @ www.icantstopcrafting.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteOh this is sooo cool!!! Can I share this to my blog?
ReplyDeletexoxo
Myric
why not?! enjoy, share, & know you are loved by GOD in HEAVEN!
DeleteThis is so cute! Amazing tutorial, thanks for sharing it!
ReplyDeleteI found your blog in a random way but I love it! The projects you post are so inspiring. I ended up checking it out all the way back to the first post! I really like the frame around the light switch and the felt ideas. I'll be back.
ReplyDeleteTo Myric, sure thing! If you don't mind linking back please :)
ReplyDeleteTo 'So Many Little Things', thanks so much for your kind words! That makes me smile!
Love this! It's beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLOVE this!
ReplyDeleteTotally cute! I love this.
ReplyDeleteLove this!! Wish I'd seen it before I went to town!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great little adorably cute idea! I am totally going to try this! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteTHANK YOU Iv'e been looking all over the house for something for my son to use for a snow glob and iv'e got one of those...It reminds me of Narnia...He'll love it....
ReplyDeleteHow cute!
ReplyDeleteverry darling
ReplyDeleteI love this! What brand is your lamp? I'm having trouble finding one that's Narnian enough!
ReplyDelete@ Emily, I'm not sure what the brand the lamp post is and I don't have the packaging any longer. But... I do stop by the Dollar store where I bought it regularly... if they still have some, I'll make note and let you know :)
ReplyDeleteOh, I love love it! Thank you for such an inspiration!
ReplyDeletei love this idea! so cute!
ReplyDeleteI love this. I just bought 4 streetlights I saw at my Dollarama (thanks for mentioning the store, btw).
ReplyDeletelike others I thought about Narnia as well... a lone lightpost in the snow... will be looking for this as well or one that has the single light to somehow replicate... thanks for the tutorial
ReplyDeleteThis is fabulous!
ReplyDeleteThis idea is SUPERB. I want to make them as gifts. I've been to 3 dollarama stores and can't find the lamp posts. Looks like 'Sarah' found them recently. Just wondering whereabouts in Ontario or how recently you bought them? ... otherwise I'll just have to use my own imagination :)
ReplyDeleteYour beautiful creation ia a featured link this week from Bedazzle Me Monday! Feel free to stop by and grab a button :) http://everything-underthemoon.blogspot.com/2011/12/you-dazzled_11.html
ReplyDeleteHave a great week!!
Thanks so much! I'm going to be sharing a link to your project on my blog.
ReplyDeleteLove this little project of yours. Thanks so much for sharing. Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteChristine
Here is the link to my post http://eclecticpapercrafts.blogspot.com/2011/12/waterless-snow-globes.html
ReplyDeleteThanks again!
you could make different ones for the different holidays.....easter bunnies with little eggs, flags(4th July), pumpkins(halloween), tree with leaves (fall), sand with little umbrella (summer)
ReplyDeleteI love this project!!! I can't wait to do this myself. I wish we had a dollarama in Wisconsin, the search is on for the little street lamp.
ReplyDeleteBreathtaking!
ReplyDeleteI wish I knew where to find something like that. Thanks for sharing
I love this! So wish I could find those little street lamps...only ones I can find are online and they are pricey and all connected together...like for a village display. Anyone have any luck finding single ones here in the US?
ReplyDeleteI made one of these with a cute silver tree. For some reason my snow did not fall nicely like yours did. The snow just fell to the bottom in a flash. I am wondering if the snow i got made a difference. I found a lamppost at Walmart that light up for close to $3.00.
ReplyDeleteis it possible to buy these?
ReplyDeleteis there a way you could make this a water globe at all? just curious.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous, it might be the glitter she has remaining after the heavy white flakes fall.
ReplyDeleteSo cute!
ReplyDeleteThanks for share.
I will publish your talent in my blog, ok?
Karen (from Brazil)
These are great!!!
ReplyDeletedeff doing this for christmas but i think i might paint the lids to match instead of the basic copper color.
ReplyDeleteThis is just gorgeous! I fell in love with it!
ReplyDeleteSo very cool!
ReplyDeleteKindest regards,
Jennifer
It's like your very own miniature Narnia lamppost! So cute and awesome! Going to do this for sure!!
ReplyDeletegenius! I am in love with this!
ReplyDeleteI have one of those street lights from my Christmas Village, so I'm going to give this a try... Thanks =)
ReplyDeleteOMG! I love this idea!!! So cute and such a good idea for little gifts! So excited I found you!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I'm a bit of a craft virgin, how do you get the glitter to stick to the inside of the jar without any glue blobs being visible?
ReplyDeletelol @ craft virgin! There really isn't any magic here... just static ;) Glitter sticks to everything! Just make sure the glitter you use is finer (not the chunky stuff) and static cling will do the rest! Thanks for visiting!
Deleteis there a website where we can find some of the lights i can not find them anywhere i have everything else :(
ReplyDeleteHi there, I've found them in craft or hobby stores like Michaels, or the dollarstore (which is where I found them).
DeleteI found a few online on amazon, but they are more expensive.. like this one http://www.amazon.com/Street-Lamp-Working-battery-operated-street/dp/B008VO6T0C
did you find them as a single with one battery transformer?
DeleteYes, the one I used in this project was a single lamp post with a single battery transformer. Lately, I've been seeing the doubles (2 posts with one battery pack), but I'm hoping once all the Halloween decor is gone next week, the singles will be back out at my local dollar store.
Deletecould you please post a breand name if you find one?
Deletehas anyone found any on the web to order online?
DeleteAbsolutely Sam :) I'll be heading out to find some later this coming week. I'll post an update of what I find and where.
DeleteI appreciate that! Thank you so much!
DeleteSo I am planning a winter wedding and I love this idea!! I think I might have to incorporate it...
ReplyDeleteOh my... that would be lovely! If you do, I would really love for you to email me a picture once the big day has happened!
Deletei work as an activites diector at a senoir citizens center in Indiana. I am always looking for easy and things to do. We will be making these with artifical birds and grad childern and greatchildren pics on tis wednesday . Thanks for help (ideas), these will be great gifts.
ReplyDeletei adore this idea. was searching for mason jar uses and so glad i found your blog. new follower now thanks. i have a lodge themed livingroom so i think i will do this idea but put little fake pine trees inside then paint on a black bear on the outside, thank you for the inspiration
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That sounds great! I love the idea of the black bear on the outside! Thanks for taking the time to stop by :)
DeleteI am going to try this.
ReplyDeleteI am going to try this.
ReplyDeleteI am going to try this.
ReplyDeleteI love it, just adorable. I will try this!
ReplyDeleteI have searched everywhere: JoAnns, Hobby Lobby, Lowes, Home Depot, Michaels, Amazon, Ebay, Ruby Lane, Dollar General, Family Dollar, Dollar Tree, Big Lots....but nowhere are the lamp posts you posted to be found. This is 5th time I've seen something sold at Dollarama that I want and can't find here in the states..... I need a connection to their buyer. :-)
ReplyDeleteChandra, I wish I could help you find these! Since I'm in Canada, I'm not sure where other then craft stores to direct you? I have seen them on ebay before, and even some on amazon, but more expensive of course. Our biggest chain of dollar stores here in Ontario (Dollarama) is where I get mine. Fortunately, I still have one lamp left for a future project!
DeleteI looked everywhere and finally found a lamp at Wal-Mart! It's a part of their christmas village collection. JoAnn's has some too, but they were four lampposts on one circuit. The one I found at Wal-Mart is close to the one in this post, but a little different. Still cute and $3.97. I hate shopping at Wal-Mart but it was my last hope and it came through. Hope this helps!
DeleteAngie, thanks so much for the info! That's great!
DeleteI saw this and HAD to do it. I didn't have a mason jar, so I used an old jar from some store bought pickled peppers... I also didn't have any fake snow so I shredded some styrofoam. I LOVE how it looks. They have those little lanterns at Dollerama stores right now! Thanks for the wonderful DIY project!
ReplyDeleteAwesome Samantha! I'd love to see your take on it! If you feel so inclined, email me a pic!
DeleteLuv it!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing! Can you tell me the name of company for the street lamp? I have looked for some and haven't found anything as magical
ReplyDeletethat is so cute. am going to try one day :)
ReplyDeleteHere are my waterless snow globes. http://www.andbabiesmakefour.com/2012/11/anthropologie-inspired-snow-globes.html I may have to try to find a street lamp now! Your dollar store sounds much better than ours.
ReplyDeleteThey look fab, Kristi! I love the way you styled them for you pics as well with the bell jar / dome cover. Love!
DeleteLove this idea! Going to make them for Christmas presents. I found some lamp posts, but you can only order in quanity of 12. Would anyone want to go in on them with me? I only need 6. Here is the link - http://www.lifeandhome.com/mini-lamp-post-set-4.html. If interested - email me at jenncaton@comcast.net.
ReplyDeleteJenn
Love it...I have all the supplies except the fake snow...also love the Dollar Tree store here in Tennessee
ReplyDeleteI have been on the hunt for the perfect lamp posts since I saw this last year and now that I have found them I thought I would share :)
ReplyDeletehttp://www.ehobbytools.com/contents/en-us/p515.html
These are the same ones that someone else posted but here you can just buy 1 set :)
Courtney
Thanks for the info. Do you know if each lamp has it's own battery pack or if it's 2 lamps on one battery pack?
DeleteDid you try making the project with it? Did it work well?
DeleteThank you so much! This is exactly what I was looking for!!! I've been looking forever and couldn't them.
DeleteThese are so cute!! I just made some small house waterless snow globes (similar to your post, but I built houses with white cardstock and used glass glitter instead of fake snow), but I LOVE the idea of making these into a little night light! I'm going to have to hunt down some inexpensive street lights so I can try this project out!
ReplyDeleteThis is a great idea. So far, I've made a snowman and a Christmas tree with miniature lights, inside a mason jar. I also found some musical buttons like you'd find on a card or toy. It's wide enough to put on the outside of the lid, so pick up the jar, hit the button and it will play "Jingle Bells".
ReplyDeleteI've been looking for a way to put a single light inside. I've been looking at the Fairy Berries but those have to be turned on every time. The only other one I have found is the "submersable" for flower vases. Those are "turned on" when the water is added to put pressure on them. I couldn't quite figure out what to do with the corded ones but I will have to try this. I found some lamps last year with the Christmas Village collections that were on clearance that were single lamps and some this year at Wal-Mart a lot cheaper. I've got a few different size jars and am learning not to toss out any kind of container.
The big flakes of glitter, and also found some mini paper punches that are different shapes of snowflakes so I've used different blue and white colors and also some hologram glitter paper so there's a mixture for the "snow" if you can't find the fine cut flakes.
Thanks for the ideas and beautiful work on these!
So Clever and adorable! These would be great as gifts too!
ReplyDeleteMy daughter and I made them this evening and they turned out adorable!
ReplyDeleteDoes Micheal's sell the fake snow? We only have Dollar Tree here in Virginia and we don't have the mini lamps or the fake snow :/ I have located the lamps. Love this project!
ReplyDeleteWhere on EARTH did you find the lamps? I want to make these bad. i am in Texas. So any chain store. Also if you have a brand of the lamp maybe that would work better. Dangit canada, why do you have better dollar stores?!
DeleteI saw these last year and I've been dying to make them, but I can't find lamp posts. Are they battery operated or do they plug into a wall? The only ones I can find are part of a train set that you wire to the entire set. :(
ReplyDeleteHi Charity, they are battery operated. I found mine at my local dollarstore (but only at Christmas time). Otherwise, I too have had trouble finding them. Somewhere that sells train or doll house miniatures are all I can think of otherwise (so you're on the right track!). Try searching on Amazon or Ebay. I've seen them from time to time. Cheers!
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