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I sealed my 2 parts with clear silicone caulk. Krazy Glue works best on small areas. E-6000 has a million uses, and you won't get stuck with it. I use it to repair everything and as a substitute for a hot glue gun.

Dollar tree has them too

How did you get rid of the air bubbles?

Dollar store has the same for 1.25 just sharing

Very helpful! Thank you ❤🤗🙏🏼. Your snow globes are beautiful. 😍

Thanks for this video! It really helped me to avoid a few beginner's mistakes. I have planned to make my own snowglobes, and I want them to be perfect 😉 And in all diy videos I have seen so far, it seems to be so easy. But it's actually not that simple. It helps to experiment a bit. First of all, you must find beautiful containers. I prefer real glass, but I don't want to spend a fortune on the containers. There is one online-shop in Germany, where you can buy complete diy snowglobe kits. But most items are way too expensive! It took me a while to find beautiful glass containers for diy food preservation, which are reasonably prized. Then I looked for the right kind of glittering snow flakes. I ordered several samples, and I ended up with my own mixture of larger and smaller flakes. The trickiest thing is the liquid for the snowglobe! After seeing this video I started to experiment - and I found out that baby oil, which seems to be a popular ingredient, doesn't work at all, if you mix it with water! And it's perfectly obvious why it doesn't work well: oil and water don't mix! The two liquids will always stay separate! It actually creates an interesting effect, but when I added the glitter and shook the snowglobe, it didn't look like snowing at all, and it took a long time for the mixture to become transparent again. I added a few drops of dishwashing detergent which is recommended in many recipes. But while this prevented the separation of the two liquids, it also made the mixture cloudy. Using pure destilled water actually looks much better than a mixture of water and baby oil! It’s also possible to use 100 percent baby oil without adding anything. It’s absolutely transparent. But unfortunately pure oil prevents the glittering snow flakes from settling on the bottom of the container, and after shaking the globe the visibility is reduced for a long time, and it doesn't look like snowfall at all. This can be ok and it looks actually very nice if you make snowglobes without little figurines, and if you don't try to imitate falling snow. I will make a few snowglobes with pure baby oil, and I will put just a few shells, pearls, marbles and other beautiful items into the container. But pure or diluted baby oil doesn't work well if you want to create a miniature scenery with little figurines, like snow men or animals. And baby oil isn't very nice to work with 😉 If you want to see what's in the container, and you want to create the effect of falling snow. I ended up with a mixture of destilled water and a generous helping of vegetable glycerine. Unlike oil glycerine mixes very well with water because it’s soluble. The two liquids don't separate at all and the solution remains absolutely transparent, while the glittering snow flakes fall slowly to the bottom of the container. It's absolutely beautiful, and if you want that the flakes swirl around a bit longer, you can add more glycerine to the liquid. It's a lot of fun to experiment a bit. The final problem is how to prevent air pockets in your diy snowglobes. They don't look pretty, and if the container isn't completely filled with liquid, many snow flakes will get stuck at the ceiling of the container because the liquid doesn't wash them down. You can see that many diy snowglobes don't have a pretty ceiling with large air pockets and glittering which accumulates at the top of the globe. But ugly air pockets can be avoided if you don't close and seal the container before the liquid has completely settled, and when the air has evaporated , you can add more liquid. Perfectionists can also punch or drill a small hole into the lid of the container. After you have closed the container, you can add additional liquid with a small syringe until the container is completely filled, and then you seal the small hole with water resistent glue, resin or aquarium silicone. When you are finished, you should not turn over and move the globe before everything has hardened. Making great snowglobes isn't rocket science - but it isn't exactly a quick and easy way for entertaining younger children, although many tutorials recommend it as a fun activity for birthday parties or rainy Sunday afternoons. If you want to make snowglobes with kids, you should prepare a few things in advance. You can mix the liquid a day in advance, and the air bubbles can evaporate overnight. You can also prepare the lids and punch holes into them. And when the globes are filled and sealed - with your assistence if you work with younger kids - the globes should not be moved until the sealing glue or the silicone has completely hardened. If you plan to make snowglobes during a birthday party, you should make sure that the snowglobes are sealed off well before the kids go home! But if everything works out, they will be super proud! A beautiful snowglobe is magical for kids and adults 😊 Edit: This video mentioned that it is helpful to fish out glitter which collects in clumps at the top of the overturned globe. This is a very helpful advice, because there always seems to be a certain amount of glitter which just doesn't sink down. But it's very easy to fish it out with a spoon. You can add the lost liquid when you remove the last airpockets by adding more liquid with the syringe. If you want to see how the snowglobes look after a couple of days it's helpful not to seal the lid immediately. Wait a couple of days and see if the liquid remains clear and if there are really no air pockets. If everything is fine, you can seal the lid. If you don't like the result, you can remove the liquid and rinse the glass and the figures and make a fresh start. Making diy snowglobes is a lot of fun - but if you want to have perfect results it takes some time. You can do it with your own kids, if they are patient enough to wait a day or two before the lids get sealed. But I would only recommend it for a birthday party activity if the kids aren't too small. And you should definitely mix the liquid and the glitter in advance. Otherwise it can be very messy 😉

All you need to do is use your common sense, if you don't make mistakes will never learn..

Cheers thanks for the warning on the baby oil! I'm going to use some clear glue for mine!

You have really given some much needed information. Thank you for taking the time to make this video.

The DOLLAR TREE had those plastic globes for $1.25 ea. This is my 1st year trying the DIY snowglobe. I sprayed my items going in the snowglobe with a clear acrylic coating. It is supposed to help preserve the life of the trinkets. ❤ A drop or two of liquid dishsoap helps with glitter clumping.

So what were the final ingredients and measurements you used? I’m a little confused. They came out beautiful.

What did you do to get the bubble out? Thanks!

Takes to long, 😢

What water type did you use w/school glue? Distilled, tap, filtered, spring water etc. And how much school glue did u end up adding to the one you liked the best?

I truly appreciate the advice. It's very helpful.

Thanks for the tips. By the way these snow globes are at Dollar Tree for $1.25 which have worked great.

Thanks for these tips

Excellent video and gorgeous results ! Thank you !

THANK you... I don't know if anyone else has answered you @8 minutes... most baby oil is mineral oil and 2% fragrance... I didn't see your video until I had tried straight mineral oil (all I had on hand), with and without added water... I tried it because in a comparison video, they said it had the longest settle time... they also said it was hard to work with, but didn't say how! It was exactly as you said, glitter sticking on the sides, and when I went to a lower % (i.e. mostly water with a touch of mineral oil) I had nothing but clumps of glitter. I was looking into whether it was the glitter, how to know what grade of glitter to use... and I found you! I will buy glycerin and glue! THANKS!!

Very informative video I'm very impressed with your video thank you so much it will help me a lot in the snow globes I am doing for my family and the information you gave me

After all your "experiments", what glue do you find holds the decor to the plastic base the best? So far, I've used Gorilla Waterproof Glue as well as Gorilla hot glue. The decor is a resin ornament and the globe is the same plastic one you show. Neither glue has worked. 24 hours after completion, the decor fell loose when shaken. Very frustrated with this, as my little grandson has been disappointed with it twice in minutes after giving it to him. Have you tried the E6000? Any help appreciated! :D

Great informable video. Thank you

I love the examples and honestly welcome them today. I am making snowglobes with my granddaughter for christmas and would love the water/glue ratio so I can make them. Can you provide your recipe for that?

I know, old video Thanks for explaining what worked and what didn't. Saved me from ruining the only 3 snow globes I found at DT

Sorry, it is taking you way too long to get to the points. Can't stand to watch this to the end.

Spit it out

They are $0.99 at the Dollar tree

Ok video, too much talking for my liking

Glycerin for thickness

thank you for this video im about to start making snow globes im glad i watched this beforehand

Hi there, I am going to use mason jars. If I use 8-16 ounce jars do I still use water and 1-3 tablespoons of the clear school glue? Very cool idea! I liked your video.

Thank you.

I can’t stand when u just want to see how to make something and u see a video and most of it is just rambling on and on about dumb stuff!!! I got bored at just a min and half lady

Do you have a video of how you do your snow globes after the trial and errors? My first one, and only one thus far, I used glycerin and water and all of the glitter is clumped at the top. Perhaps too much glycerin.

Great video showing everything that could go wrong and how to prevent them. Lots of DIY videos don't show this side of crafting. Thank you!

So basically its.gonna be a hot mess but kids wont mind...

I love your video , you are detailed ! This is what i wanted

so what was the final decision on water and glitter only, water, glycerin and glitter? Somehow I missed that mixture and that's where I'm stuck.

Where did you get the butterfly and rose piece at?? Its super cute 😍😍

making them globe you have a problem with the plasic. well i would subjest not useing plasic containers use glass.

I really enjoyed your video, Thanks. I somewhat agree with some of the comments below, a little long, but worthwhile information. Will you Please do a follow-up on this video showing the actual making of a snow globe, start to finnish. Thanks again & good job on your first video.

Okay so I wanted to use baby oil but you said it stuck to the plastics but im using a jar so will it still stick? And if it doesn’t will the Baby oil make the figure blurry?

It was a very very dragged and prolonged video.

do you think wood glue could work instead? i dont have any liquid glue available at my house

How much glue is added to the water? How about using vegetable glycerine added to the water? Thanks, Tom

Well done with multiple valuable tips.👍😊

Sorry to say, this video was much longer than it needed to be.

Thanks so much

Thank you so much for this video! I am sure it will be saving me SO much time and frustration!!

Did you have to warm the glue at all or just add it as is to the water? And how much did you add?