Comments on: How to Make a Snow Globe

on 11/29/2007 I've found that baby oil and glitter work really well. Another website suggested using florists clay as a base for the ornament - but this was useless. Use fimo instead.

on 7/6/2007 I just tried making a snow globe using mineral oil and the egg shell stuck to the sides of the glass. I'm going to try it again with distilled water and glycerin. I'm just wondering if using water will eventually cause algae to form inside the glass?

on 12/19/2005 Instead of going out and looking for certain plastic shapes or spending a lot of money on polymer clay, just use Crayola Model Magic. It hardens to be a form of rubber in less than 24 hours, and is about $2 per bag. It is flexible, clean to use, and comes in a variety of colors. It absorbs the water in the snow globe but it doesn't disintegrate.

* A tip for using Crayola Model Magic!
If you cannot find the color you need then do this:
1. Buy a lot of white model magic.
2. Before molding it, make a ball and make a circle with marker, then knead it and eventually the color will bleed.
3. Make sure it dries extra long if you use the marker tip because if it's still not dry the ink will bleed in the globe.

on 11/22/2005 You can customize your globes with shrink art small confetti instead of snow, just don't use the ones that are bright colored, they tend to bleed.

on 11/22/2005 If you use egg shells, the larger the pieces, the faster they fall. If you use very small, almost powdery pieces, then the snow will fall very slowly.