DIY MINIATURE GLASS GLOBE HOLDER TUTORIAL
It’s been awhile since I wrote a “tutorial" kinda post! I couldn’t find any information I wanted online about a miniature glass globe holder, so I decided to YOLO and made one myself HAHA.
I’ll be writing about my thought process and everything, so if you want to jump straight to the tutorial just scroll down! 😀
THOUGHT PROCESS
When I was making this Sumikko Gurashi series, I needed to make a base for this miniko Obake - I wanted to auction it and it’d be weird to just auction Obake by itself…it’s too tiny to be an individual decoration hahaha.
Since Obake is essentially a ghost (a hecking cute one at that), I wanted it to kinda float! For Hokori (dust ball), I put him in a miniature bottle, but somehow I didn’t want the same for Obake.
I then remembered I had some miniature glass globe I had purchased (because I’m a hoarder), and heyyyyy Obake FITS!
However, I didn’t want to auction it as a necklace piece (which is what the glass globe is intended to be I’m assuming), and I remembered seeing glass globes holder around so I researched it and found a picture of it:
I figured this would make the perfect holder for the glass globe, and Obake will be able to float all the way!
Since I couldn’t find any tutorials online for this glass globe holder for miniatures, nor was anyone selling it, I decided to make one myself out of craft wires ✨✨✨
Here’s the end product! 💕
Yes it’s pretty tiny, but it fit my 2cm in diameter glass globe super well and I wouldn’t have it any other way! I’m so proud of it omg hahaha but it’s really easy to make, and I’ll show you every single step with GIFs below, so don’t worry 😉
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
• Glass Globe/whatever your holder will be holding
(Note that my glass globe was 2cm in diameter,
and depending on the size of your glass globe, the size of the holder will vary)
• Craft wire/jewellery wire (colour of your choice)
• Wire cutter
• Round Nose Plier
• Flat Nose Plier
OPTIONAL
• Acrylic paint (if you don’t have craft wires in the colour you want)
• Paint brush
• Gloss varnish
HOW TO MAKE
A MINIATURE GLASS GLOBE HOLDER
Before we start, I would like to mention that my glass globe is 2cm in diameter, so the dimensions and measurements I’ll be providing will be for a glass globe of this size. I’ll be leaving tips on what to look out for if your glass globe is of different size, so don’t worry if the subject’s size is different from yours - you CAN use what you learn here to make a holder you need! 😊
That said, my holder’s dimension is 4cm in height, and 2.3cm in diameter for the base, for a glass globe of 2cm in diameter.
The GIFs provided below is in REAL TIME! It’s in an infinite loop, so you can take your time to watch it again and again if needed 😀
Take your craft wire, and unspool around 80cm worth of craft wire.
It’s always better to have MORE craft wire than less!