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Festive Fishbowl Snowman Christmas Decoration

Prep Time5 minutes
Active Time15 minutes
Additional Time10 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Yield: 1 Glass Snowman
Author: dana vento

Equipment

  • Glue Gun
  • Glue
  • Scissors

Materials

  • 3 Glass fishbowls tag scraped off, and wiped with glass cleaner ($3
  • 2 packs of mini sisal bottle trees mini-village kind ($2)
  • 1 Mini Village people or benches, fence, or Santa. ($2)
  • Mini Village Vehicle and a lamp post. $1
  • Faux Snow $1
  • Glitter Faux Snow optional ($1)
  • Vase Filler Mini sparkle balls optional ($1)
  • 3 ' to 4 ' of your favorite ribbon.
  • Ornament for a Hat with the string cut off ($1)
  • Hot glue

Instructions

  • Place three fishbowls in front of you.
  • Take all the items out of their packages (remember this is your Snowman, so you may not have the same items, or you may have more or less as listed above).
  • Do a practice layout of what you want your snowman theme to look like.
  • Once you have the design you like, I suggest gluing in the main components, especially if you are gifting and taking with you (this way you don't have to set it all up again).
  • In the bottom fishbowl, place your tree farm scene if that is what you crafted.
  • Glue the trees, one by one and grab any excess hot glue off of each tree and the bowl (it's like a magnet for the glue, eye roll).
  • Across from the trees, add the RV Tree Sales Office.
    sisal trees and snowman glitter balls
  • Additionally, I added a post light for a little more realistic content.
  • Then, using shot glasses (or your fingers), fill each shot glass 1/2 way with some of the snows above.
  • If you want more glistening snow then add the one that sparkles more than the little confetti balls or vice versa.
  • Don't overcoat though or it will look like your tree farm is snowed in, lol!
  • Also, you can add a few of those vase filler sparkle balls to add a pop of color if you wanted to, I did.
    sisal trees and snowman glitter balls
  • Set this first bowl aside and then begin construction on your 2nd bowl, the middle of the snowman.
  • Here I simply glued down the truck that had just left the tree farm and added in a snowman that might have been along the path to the snowman.
  • Additionally, I added in a few more glitter balls for some more color.
  • Then I moved on to the top portion of the snowman which is the head of the snowman.
  • Here is where I added Mr. And Mrs. Claus, a few trees, and a post light.
  • Next, I added a drop of glue to the three of the trees at the tree farm and then a small glitter ball atop for some color.
  • And, I also added in a few glitter balls in the base of the snow for a pop of sparkling color, again totally optional.
  • Finally, I stacked each bowl and then added a bow to the top bowl.
  • Last, the hat.
  • Now it's ready to display or to gift.
    DIY. How to Make a Simple and Festive Fishbowl Snowman Christmas Decoration

Video

Notes

For those concerned about the fishbowls coming loose you can glue them together.
If you don't have small children and you are displaying this you probably don't have to glue this together.
I did not glue the bowls together so that I could change them from year to year.
When I gift them, I don't glue them either.
Really this is a preference.
I also did not GLUE the bow, but you can.
Nor did I glue the hat.
If I find a hat I like better in ornaments I will replace it.
Generally, this project is always about what items I find or have on hand.
You might have noticed that early on in the video I had a different snowman ornament.
I was going to cut a circle with foam and then detach the hat from the snowman ornament and glue the hat to the foam.
However, I found a better ornament and used it instead!
Be flexible and open-minded when crafting this, they all look good!