Upcycled Christmas Globe
Unfortunately, I haven't found one. But I'm tired of waiting, I'm going to improvise and create my own version.
I picked up this small world globe some time ago at Goodwill for $1.99 and thought it would be a good candidate for my experimentation.
Upcycled Christmas Globe
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- Small world globe
- Paint (if you want to paint the base of the globe)
- Rub 'n Buff (if you want to paint any metal pieces)
- Paintbrush
- Glitter
- Mod Podge to adhere the glitter
- Bottlebrush trees in various sizes
- E6000 glue
- Santa and Sleigh image (or vintage plastic Santa and Sleigh figurine)
- Cardstock and glue stick (if needed for backing on a paper image)
- Cricut and white self-adhesive vinyl (for the words)
Since it was just printed on computer paper, I wanted to stiffen it up a little bit so I glued it to a piece of black cardstock with a glue stick and then cut around the image again, leaving a little border.
I ended up not liking the black cardstock against the black globe so I backed it again with white cardstock (not shown here).
I glued him to the globe with little pieces of wood as spacers so he looked more 3D than just gluing him directly to the globe.
Next, I used my Cricut and cut out the words "Joy to the World" in white vinyl. If you don't have a Cricut, you could use stickers or paint the words directly onto the globe. The world needs a little joy right now, don't you agree?
I also added some glitter to the top of the globe.
And that's it, the next best thing to one with a vintage plastic Santa!
If you want to make this with a full-size globe, I think it would be really cute to add little houses to the base with the trees 😀
You might also like this upcycled globe post: Upcycled Globe Thrift Shop Flip
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