Mason Jar Snow Globes: Vintage Car & Truck Snow Globes.
You can find the Etsy shop listing by clicking here.
It’s that time again. The time for the mason jar snow globes featuring vintage cars. And (this year) vintage trucks. And perhaps my favorite …
The vintage Volkswagen bus!
Now, I realize these are not really snow globes (as a kind reader so kindly pointed out). I realize real snow globes have liquid and allow you to turn them upside down so you can see the snow gently falling on the scene.
If you turned these mason jar snow globes upside down hoping to see the snow gently falling you will be disappointed. And just end up with a winter car crash scene. Which would not be in the spirit of the holiday.
So I get it. These mason jar snow globes are not snow globes. But what they are is just too cute. Seriously. And they even appeal the now-grown-but-once-young men in your life. My husband just loves the little vintage cars and trucks.
You can find the Etsy shop listing by clicking here.
You can find the Etsy shop listing by clicking here.
You can find the Etsy shop listing by clicking here.
And here’s a quick recap of how to make your very own mason jar snow globes …
How To Make Mason Jar Snow Globes
MATERIALS USED & SOURCES*
Cars
Volkswagen Beetle: Greenlight Diecast 1:64 in Red (used in this tutorial but sold out at my Etsy shop)
Volkswagen Bus: 1968 Type 2 in Red 1:64 Scale
Chevrolet Impala from M2 Machines: 1958 in Red 1:64 Scale
Ford F-100 from M2 Machines: 1956 in Blue/Green Turquoise 1:64 Scale
Studebaker Truck from M2 Machines: 1950 in Rust 1:64 Scale
Mason Jars
Ball Collection Elite Pint (16-oz.) Wide Mouth Jars (comes in set of 4)
Bottle Brush Trees, Snow, Jingle Bells
All craft stores carry these items seasonally. However, you can also find them on Amazon at the following links:
Baker’s Twine
You can find this at craft stores and also on Amazon at this link.
*affiliate links included.
Cut the bottom plastic piece off bottle brush tree using wire cutters.
The windows on the Volkswagen Beetle do not open. So I wrapped the Baker’s twine around the car. I started by taping the twine to the bottom of the car.Wrap the twine twice around the car to attach the tree.
If the car you are using has open windows, then you can thread the twine through the two open windows like so. (And here’s a link to the Ford Country Squire 1964 in Red from Auto World Muscle Wagons 1:64 Scale).
And tie a knot to secure tree on top of car.
Add some faux snow on the bottom of the mason jar.
Add car with tree tied to top.
Wrap some twine around the canning lid and tie on some jingle bells.
And you’re done.
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It’s so cute! I thought to do this to decorate the room of my son (who loves cars 😉
Going to host a hot chocolate party, these will be decorations for the tables!!
Adorable!! Your trees are on the cars backward though. The branches would be destroyed by the wind, lol. The one with the pickup would blow off, it would be leaning against the tailgate in real life. Just nitpicking little details, not that anyone else would notice or care as they are SO stinking cute!!
That’s funny! I just didn’t think they looked as cute the other way. Luckily they don’t have far to drive! Ha! 🙂
Linda,
It is funny, but if you see the ads for The Griswold Family Christmas they all have it the wrong way too.. lol. It does look cuter!!
They are incredibly adorable!
I don’t think the trees are backwards…the branches are always tied towards the ground. Then untied and turned upside down to fluff and separate the branches.
If they turned them around they would open like an umbrella against the wind!
Are they really 16oz jars? They look so much smaller in the pictures. Thanks!
Yes, they are 16 oz!