Spring Globe{My Sister’s Suitcase}

 

 

Hi, I’m Holly {one half of My Sister’s Suitcase}. Nat and I are two crafty moms who just happen to be sisters! We wish we lived closer to each other, but for now we are using our blog to keep our LDCR (Long Distance Crafting Relationship) alive! I’m excited to be sharing a tutorial for my Spring Globe Upcycle at the CSI Project today….

 

 

I got this globe at a yard sale for $1! The axis thingy was broken, and I was trying to figure out what I could do to turn it into a fun piece of Spring decor. Here’s what I came up with…

 

I love how it has an “earthy” feel {hahaha} with the natural elements of moss and flowers. Here’s how I created my beautiful spring globe:

 

 

 

I got this amazing moss “ribbon” at JoAnn’s and it worked perfectly for cutting out all of the continents. I made a simple pattern using plastic and a chalk marker to trace around the continents. Once all of my moss was cut out, I painted all the “land” on the globe in a green color to match the moss. Then I used a lot of hot glue to complete the project! I glued the moss on first, and then started gluing the flowers one at a time. I found these robin’s egg blue paper flowers at a scrapbook store years ago! They have been sitting in my craft room and I was so happy to finally find the perfect use for them. I started out gluing them pretty close together, but soon realized that I wouldn’t have enough flowers to fill the entire “ocean” so I started spacing them out strategically at the top and base of the globe. I really like the end result with the original pacific ocean showing through!

 

I even left a special spot to show the original globe manufacturer’s name:

 

 

So, what do you think?

 

{And it all cost me less than $5… $1 for the globe, $3 for the moss ribbon — I got it for 75% off because the package was opened– and the flowers were free!} Thanks for letting me share it with you.

 

We hope you’ll stop by and see what’s in My Sister’s Suitcase!

 

 

~ This is so fun. Great idea to use an old globe. Thanks for spending your day here at The CSI Project!