How To Make Car in Jar Snow Globe. Easy Kids Craft for Christmas!
I was so confident that this project would come together easily …
easily and peasily, if you will …
And, truth be told, once I had my supplies it was a breeze …
Hot To Make Car In Jar Snow Globe
Materials*
Ball Collection Elite Wide Mouth 16 oz Mason Jar
Small Bottle Brush Trees (mine measure about 2″ tall from base to tip; here are a few buying options from Amazon. Click here and click here and click here …)
1:64 (or 1/64) vintage car (here are some buying choices on Amazon; unfortunately, the car featured in this post is no longer available)
*includes affiliate links
The biggest challenge was finding the vintage car.
I mistakenly thought I would find one among my son’s collection of Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars. A collection he just can’t seem to part with. Even though he’s now 16. And even though the old car cases are shoved deep under the TV armoire …
And as I rummaged through the remnants of his childhood, I came to realize that he was always attracted to the raciest of cars. Souped up with lots of flames …
nothing that inspired the homey, Norman Rockwell feel I was after.
I guess, when it comes down to it, what kid wants to push around mini vans and wood sided station wagons?
But I wasn’t deterred. My great white hope was the thrift store. Surely I’d find a giant box of vintage cars there …
Um. No.
It was at this point that I started to question my plan …
and questioning why I hadn’t even bothered to come up with a Plan B.
My next (and final) stop was Toys R Us. And I’ll be honest with you, it wasn’t looking good. I was faced with an aisle filled with race cars in neon colors and monster trucks.
But then there … there at the very end of the aisle … tucked behind three other cars, I found it.
The perfect car. The perfect vintage car to use in my snow globe scene …
{The name of the company that makes this car is called GreenLight Collectibles. Here’s a link to their website: http://www.greenlighttoys.com/home.html}
Now for the easy part. I started by cutting off the base from my bottle brush tree …
… and then tied to the tree to the top of the car using baker’s twine.
The final step: Put the car in the jar on a small bed of faux snow.
And voila.
My picture perfect Norman Rockwell Christmas scene …
… captured as a car in jar snow globe. 🙂
This Car in Jar Snow Globe project is part of a collective mason jar holiday extravaganza. So be sure to stop by and check out my co-hosts projects today …
8. It All Started with Paint 9. Mason Jar Crafts Love 10. Yesterday on Tuesday 11. Two Shades of Pink 12. A Pumpkin and a Princess 13. Crafts with Jars 14. Lolly Jane
And my co-hosts projects from yesterday …
1. Free Pretty Things For You 2. The Cottage Market 3. The Shabby Creek Cottage 4. The Country Chic Cottage 5. The Gunny Sack 6. The New York Melrose Family 7. Cupcakes and Crinoline
You might also like …
Car Snow Globe Ornament (click here)
Christmas Advent Calendar (click here)
For even more holiday craft ideas, click here …
For even more mason jar craft ideas, click here …
I soooooo love this one Linda…I think it is my favorite of all the incredible creations you have made! I am just a sucker for a vintage car in a jar…what can I say…It is even better than watching an old movie with a cup of hot cocoa on a snowy night!!!! : ) hugs…
This one Linda is my favourite. Have a great life !
Linda…this is the cutest thing EVER! I truly love it and I think I am totally inspired to do this this year. 🙂 Thank you so much for all you did with this fun party! xoxo
Oh my gosh CUTEST thing ever! I wish we could put our projects next to each other LOL
Seriously cute. Cute. CUTE! Love the story behind the car- it is just perfect, Linda!!! Thank you for including us in this fun group of fellow mason jar lovers! (: xoxoxo
You already know this beauty stole my vintage loving heart!!! Like word cant even describe how much a adore it!! ITS SO ME!!!! Thank you for Everything my dear!!! It’s been a blast!!!
p.s
you had me ROLLING with Malia’s comment!! HAHAHA!!!
What size jars did you use for the vintage snow globes?
Debbie N.
They’re 16-oz. I found mine at Target. I also added some links to the post! 🙂
I am IN LOVE with this project! I just may head over to Toy R Us tonight!
*Toys
i LOVE this! I am for sure going to make one! Thanks so much for the idea. Have you seen the Blend holiday fabric called Hip Holiday? It has vintage cars with trees tied on top. Here is a link http://www.josephinekimberling.com/blog/my-hip-holiday-fabric-collection/ Thought you would like it!
This is just too cute and your pictures are breathtaking.
Thank you Linda – my son would love one of these! Great tutorial.
This is just simply adorable!! Thank you for sharing your cute idea! Ü
So cute!
This one is brilliant Linda!!
Love your wee car in a mason jar! Must make my own and I have my own car collection. 🙂 A girl can never have too many though. My teeny chevy is too turquoise… love your minty one. Must go shopping… 🙂
Oh my! I so Love your car in a mason jar.
Thanks for sharing!
This is so awesome!
Love it! This is one of those simple little projects that is simply perfect – so glad you kept up the search until you found that perfect little car.
What! a cute idea 🙂 and your photos are so great, too!
This is the most adorable thing ever. I love it!
Gosh, this is such a cute idea! My son is 19 and STILL has his matchbox/hotwheels collection! LOL! I just picked up some cute mason jars with gold lids at Dollar Tree and this would be so fun to make with them. Thanks!
What? Just what? This is ahhhmazing! I just inherited all sorts of matchbox cars that are probably over 50 years old from a friend who collected them as a child. I wasn’t sure what to do with them since I was worried about lead paint and such. This is brilliant and I’m thinking of re-gifting some of these back to him just like this if I can find something similar in the stash! Such a genius idea, thanks for the inspiration!!
This is absolutely awesome! So dang cute I can’t take it. I want to move in that little jar and spend Christmas there ~ sort of pretend I’m back in time somewhere where Christmas is perfect. So happy to be ‘jar’ hopping with you!
Hugs,
Mary Beth
This is so cute- I love it! Pinning:)
This is the cutest thing ever!! I’m definitely pinning and starting my search for the perfect vintage car…LOVE it! XO
So stinkin’ cute Linda – I love it!
Such a sweet idea! I just love it! What did you use for snow? Thanks!
this car in a jar is just absolutely beautiful and magical and really makes me want to get into the crafting spirit. loving the entire collective for mason jars! 🙂 will be checking out some of the other creations soon!
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xx rae
That is so stinkin cute!
phew! so glad you finally hunted down the perfect car–and it really is–it looks great in there 🙂
OK Linda, this is fantastic…and something I can do as I have a zillion old Hallmark truck and car ornaments!!!
Love, love it!
This is one of the CUTEST things I have ever seen!!! I made it my mission this week to go out and find one of those vintage cars (and found one at Hobby Lobby). I added the little tree and put it with my little glitter house collection and LOVE it! Thanks so much for sharing!!
I love this craft and the great variety that you could have with it – even the kids could pick out their own theme and do one. I’ll definitely be tucking this away to do soon before Christmas! Sharing with my FB readers on Monday.
Blessings,
Nicole
WorkingKansasHomemaker.com
I love snow globes. I think they remind me of childhood and innocence. Your’s is so adorable.
Oh My Gosh- I love this and have shared with my readers. Super cute!
Thanks so much for the sweet words about my Hanger Card Holder! I was a crazy idea! Lol! Oh and I shared this adorable project of yours on FB this weekend!!! Love, love, love it!!! I would love to feature it on my Pinterest post this week if that’s ok! I only do one pic & a link back. If it’s not please let me know! Happy Thanksgiving!
Kim
Hello there! I could have sworn I’ve been to this blog before but after checking through some of the post I realized it’s new to
me. Anyhow, I’m definitely glad I found it and I’ll be book-marking and checking back often!
I am in LOVE this this! Pinned 🙂
Absolutely wonderful!
Okay I actually LOVE this so much I included it in my Friday Favorites this week 🙂
~Katie @ Upcycled Treasures
This is SO freaking cute I can hardly stand it!!! I’m so going to make this – like tomorrow!!! xoxo
OH Linda, how did I miss this?! i know… i swore off the internet for a time period there and then did not got back and read those missed posts… bad girl!
This is so cute! We’ve made ones in the past but not with an adorable vintage inspired car in it though!
Totally adorable!
This is SERIOUSLY the cutest!!!!!
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This is the cutest mason jar project I’ve ever seen. Amazing.
Hi! I was wondering what size of the bottle brush trees you used! Thanks!
I used the smallest ones I could find. It measures about 2 1/2″
From where do u have the fake snow ? I need for other project too,please tell me
I found it at the craft store. Michaels, JoAnns, & Hobby Lobby all carry it at this time of year. Otherwise, you could always use some Epsom salt (which you can find at the drug store). Hope that helps! 🙂 Linda
This is seriously the cutest thing I’ve seen in a long time. I absoluely LOVE it! Would you share this awesome project at Your Designs This Time link party? The party goes live every Monday morning at 8:00. Hope to see you there!
I love this, but I have one problem with it. Where is the tree trunk? I think you need to put a small cork on the bottom, or cover the wire with some brown yarn. Maybe this was written about somewhere, earlier, but I don’t have time to search for it. I need to search through my old cars & see if I still have one of those little bottle trees! Thanks for the great idea.
I didn’t do anything for the trunk. I just used some wire cutters to cute the wire on the end. I think a wine cork would be way to big (these are teeny tiny trees). But perhaps something else? I’m open to suggestions! 🙂
I imagine it could be wrapped with felt or yarn. Corks could be cut to fit, or it could be shoved into the end of a small stick.
wish i could buy it from you as i have parkinsons and am unable to craft anymore. my brother had a 57 chevy just
like the one you used in the car in a jar snowglobe
I love this idea, but I know that the first thing people will do when they pick it up is shake it to make the snow fluff around — which means the car is going to bang around too. Is hot glue enough to secure the car?
You can absolutely do the hot glue! I would perhaps suggest people not pick it up and shake it around??? It’s pretty obvious there is no liquid inside!
Well of course! 😉 But if I’m not there to say,”Don’t shake it!”, they might. Well, I would. Obviously there’s no liquid. But aren’t you tempted to fluff the snow? 😀
Well, here I am in 2019 & I’m reading your excellent blog about Christmas scenes in jars. I’ve seen these around but only recently decided that I’d like to give it a go! I too have been gathering info on trees, epsom salts (snow) and xmas cake toppers but my nemesis is also the vintage style car. I’m hoping that a few visits to car boot sales etc will help me out as they are expensive to buy on sites like Amazon & eBay. But, you have inspired me so here goes..!! At least I have plenty of time til next Christmas…
Jo
Wales, UK
So glad you’re planning for Christmas in January! Yes, you have a full 12 months to seek out the best car for your project! Best of luck and let me know how it turns out! 🙂
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