This was the craft I was most excited about for the party! Create your own snow globe rings! These are great because you can put ANYTHING in them! I bought extra so the kids and I can play around and have fun!
First you want to start with the ring! I got mine from this cute Etsy Shop – Ingredients for Lovely. I bought the ring base and glass globe sets sized 20mm ring base, 30mm diameter of globe.
Then I wanted the kids to create an ice mountain type look to the inside of the ring, so using E-6000 glue I helped the kids glue a bunch of turquoise and clear rhinestones to the center
Make sure the glass globes will still fit around whatever you put in the center. SERIOUSLY, check before it dries! Once your sure it fits let the center dry completely.
Now to decide on your filling. I love the mini Styrofoam balls that I used on the invitations. I got mine from a travel pillow! But you can use glitter, iridescent flakes, etc…
Squeeze some of the filling into the globe. I will say DON’T overfill it, it’s surprising how little you need to get the look you want
Now add some glue to the edge of the glass globe and place it in the ring base, now HOLD IT until it dries enough to leave it. IF you use the styrofoam a word of warning, if you seal it (air tight) when you glue it together the balls will shrink and get stuck to the bottom and not move anymore. SO I just add glue to one side and the other making sure to leave a bit of space for air
Princess loved these rings as much as I did! She experimented with all the different fillers, her favorite was the iridescent flakes, but she added a TON, you can’t even see the rhinestone “ice mountain” anymore!
My favorite? I grabbed a dandelion from the backyard and shoved about half the fuzz into a ring! Seriously love it! Going to enlarge my ring base so I can wear it as a statement piece!
What would you put into a snow globe ring? I think I’m going to try succulents next? Just need to figure out a way to be able to add moisture to it when it needs it.
Amanda
May 9, 2014 at 7:52 amI LOVE this idea. Cannot wait to do this for my daughter’s Frozen birthday party. Where did you get the rhinestones, I love them!
Ashlee Prisbrey
June 23, 2014 at 12:40 pmI got them from Amazon here!
virginia
June 11, 2014 at 4:22 amThese are the cutest ever!
Where do you get the globes that tiny?
Ashlee
June 23, 2014 at 8:42 pmI link the the etsy shop I bought them from in the post
https://www.etsy.com/shop/ingredientsforlovely 20mm ring base, 30mm diameter of globe
Erin
January 13, 2015 at 1:34 pmare they glass or plastic? I want to make them for my 5 year olds party but glass??
Ashlee
February 1, 2015 at 4:02 amthey are glass. My 7 yo has had her’s over a year and hasn’t had a problem, 5 might be a little young. She doesn’t wear it every day of course, just once in a while.
Maureen
June 14, 2014 at 6:45 pmLove it where did you get the rings and globes
Ashlee
June 23, 2014 at 8:47 pmI got them at this etsy shop
https://www.etsy.com/shop/ingredientsforlovely 20mm ring base, 30mm diameter of globe
rachel
July 24, 2014 at 9:58 pmthese are just gorgeous! Thanks for sharing your tutorial 🙂 i love them ♥
Ashlee
July 26, 2014 at 2:44 amthank you so much! probably my favorite birthday party craft ever!
Liz
November 6, 2014 at 2:31 pmI absolutely love this idea but am worried about them being glass! How sturdy are they for wearing as rings please? x
Ashlee
November 26, 2014 at 1:16 pmmy daughter still wears her’s, it’s been 7 months or so, and it’s still intact!
Diane
December 8, 2014 at 5:54 amI think they are cute and unusual, but if they are glass they would break very easy. Why because I have a wedding ring that sets high and it hits everything.
Ashlee
February 1, 2015 at 12:47 amMy daughter doesn’t wear it every day like I do my wedding ring, just for fun sometimes. It’s been almost a year and it’s never broken. It’s been dropped and bumpked and it’s still fine. That said of course it will probably break at some point, just like the glasses or plates in the kitchen I let my kids use, and if and when it does I’ll just clean it up!
Erica
January 14, 2015 at 3:42 amcan you fill it with water without it leaking?
Ashlee
February 1, 2015 at 4:03 amI didn’t, and wouldn’t, you’d need too much glue to “seal” it