Decorate For Winter With A Darling Snow Globe Lamp You Can Easily DIY

Nothing captures the imagination quite like a snow globe. Introduced to the world at the Paris Universal Expositions in the late 1800s, some of the first known snow globes commemorated the Eiffel Tower. Before long, many tourist towns adopted the idea for inexpensive souvenirs. Today, you can find snow globes featuring everything from songbirds to Spider-Man. Fun to play with thanks to the "snow" inside that slowly swirls and sinks back to the bottom when shaken, these trinkets are a classic addition to your holiday décor. Plus, it's surprisingly easy to make snow globes yourself with creative jar repurposing ideas. If you're looking for an unexpected way to light up the room, construct a water-free DIY snow globe lamp of your very own! Create a scene in a glass jar with artificial snow and decorative elements, then add puck lights and a lamp shade.

A large glass jar like a Kitchentoolz 1-Gallon Wide Mouth Mason Jar will serve perfectly as the globe. For the perfect sprinkling of snow, product like Hatsian's Artificial Dry Plastic Snowflakes is non-toxic, non-flammable, and realistic-looking because of the variety of flake sizes. You'll also need a sheet of thin MDF hardboard, two battery-operated under-cabinet lights, and a drum lampshade of your choice. After gathering your essentials, you can use any items that inspire you to create the scene in your snow globe. Classic items like LOVEINUSA Bottle Brush Trees are a charming choice. This project is simple and can be completed without tools. But you will need a utility knife to cut the hardboard, and a jigsaw or Dremel tool may make the crafting process easier.

Compared to some other creative Christmas decorations you can make with household items, this is likely one of the easiest DIY projects you'll do this season. Start by filling your glass jar with artificial snow. Then, carefully situate your bottle brush trees and any other decorative items into the jar. Consider using reindeer or Santa figurines, shiny ornaments, or even natural elements like pinecones, boughs of holly, or evergreen cuttings to create your snow globe scene. For additional light and sparkle, consider adding a strand of fairy lights inside your jar, making sure to hide the battery pack with artificial snow. 

Next, use the jar's lid to trace a perfect circle onto your hardboard before cutting it out. Attach a battery-operated light like the TECOMLIGHT LED Color Changing Puck Lights to one side of your hardboard circle using the included adhesive pads. Make sure the light is secure before placing the light inside of your decorated jar, pointing downward, then set a drum lampshade on top of the hardboard. Finally, place a second light inside the lampshade frame, pointing upward. As long as your snow globe lamp won't be disturbed, you shouldn't need do anything else to keep the hardboard in place. This will allow you to easily change out the items in your lamp as the seasons change and replace batteries as needed. If you are concerned about your lamp getting jostled, use a small amount of clear packing tape to secure the hardboard.

Do you love the idea of turning mason jars into cheery holiday decor but want to create something smaller to illuminate a bathroom countertop or bedside table? Follow the same basic steps as above, but opt for a smaller glass jar and miniature seasonal trinkets. For some extra sparkle, quickly coat the inside of your mason jar with Krylon Glitter Blast Spray Paint in Diamond Dust before adding your artificial snow. To save even more space, you can also skip the lampshade altogether, using fairy lights or tea lights like Homemory's Flameless LED Tea Lights, which have a simple switch function that will allow you to easily turn your lamp on and off.  

If you love the look but don't know when you'll be able to schedule a DIY project between wrapping presents, decorating the tree, and getting your Christmas cards mailed out, you can use a premade product like the GyroVu Clear Fillable Table Lamp to create a snow globe inspired decoration in a matter of minutes. Simply remove the included lampshade from the clear base, fill it with your scene, replace the lid, and plug it in. Forgot to order artificial snowflakes? Try table sugar instead. Bored with bottle brush trees? A small Nutcracker works perfectly. To make the project even easier and more budget-friendly, fill your snow globe with any spare items you already have on hand, like cranberries, candy canes, colorful bows, or Christmas tinsel.