Snow globes are the newest winter trend in Japan!【Photos】

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Christmas is over, but that doesn’t mean the magic of the season can’t live on. Check out these amazing snow globe accessories trending on Twitter!

Who doesn’t love snow globes? These festive winter staples are always a holiday crowd-pleaser, but unfortunately, due to their bulky size and fragile nature, most are doomed to sit untouched on top of the fireplace mantles or on desks as a seasonal paperweight.

Japan is changing all that, though, with the recent boom in wearable snow globes as this season’s hottest accessory and DIY craft, an offshoot of the country’s growing interest in still-life dioramas. Or perhaps it’s the result of the long-lasting reign of Disney’s Frozen.

Here’s a few of the best snow globe accessories online to shake up your creative skills well into the new year!

以前に作ったスノードーム風レジンはネックレスになりました(๑′ᴗ‵๑) クリスマスツリーみたいにも見えるヽ(〃∀〃)ﾉ http://t.co/sPItPRfyK4
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LeoLove (@sistermimura) December 03, 2014

レジンならではの透明感をいかしたスノードーム風チャーム。お好みのチャームを閉じ込めて小さな世界を作りましょう。作り方はとっても簡単！親子で作るのも楽しいですよ。 https://t.co/FvTkYpDDic
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パーツクラブ (@partsclubonline) December 03, 2015

[12.25 ブランド no16] 人気者と再販品が到着！* ぼんぼん♡・しゃぼん♡・風船♡・スノードーム♡ http://ift.tt/1PrMArx #までみゅ～　#ハンドメイド　（@SorairohuusenA） https://t.co/pG7wYciXzG
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までみゅ〜♡*ハンドメイドSHOP (@mademyu) December 23, 2015

▼ This snow globe ring is amazing!

▼ These beautiful pendants aren’t just for winter.

10-30mmのミニチュアスノードームアクセを作っています。覗くとキラキラと動くスノードームの中が…❄️来年は主催イベントもあります！(@A_Parfaite) @party_merryさん素敵な企画ありがとうございます❤️ https://t.co/QnwX3k3hVh
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三河◆池袋CCC(BB-12) (@3kawaya3) December 24, 2015

✧*。スノードームのネックレス✧*。天然石のブルーグリーンアパタイトを敷き詰めて、冬らしい雰囲気になりました♪ #ハンドメイド #レジン https://t.co/MpjAxhYppZ
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りぃあ＠cradle garden (@miroku_1027) December 09, 2015

If you’re curious about how to go about making your own, a large number of them seem to be made with UV resin, which this video will show you how to work with:

But for something a little more kid-friendly, we recommend the following traditional type!

▼ This snow globe was made out of a recycled light bulb. What a bright idea!

【bulb今日の物販】新曲のイメージでスノードームを作りましたよ('∀') 律さん節全開の美しい曲なので、イメージがすぐに湧きました。 https://t.co/2qiL39ZlnJ
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アヤコシラタマ (@shiratama_ta) December 25, 2015

▼ I’m sure I’m not the only one that remembers making snow globes out of empty jars.

『大野智の作ってみよう』でやってから作ってみた中身かわいくねぇwww #スノードーム #大野智 https://t.co/U1bMbrS7Uf
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お༲さ༲か༲な༲【12/27参戦】 (@saka_amnos) December 23, 2015

▼ You can even use them to display random gachapon figures.

妹に松崎しげるのガチャでスノードーム作ってもらったwww https://t.co/d83nYp716D
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ツンデレの王子様@ご褒美下さい♡ (@sutariotundere) December 22, 2015

As someone who grew up in the mild winters of Texas and now lives in a rural part of Japan that also doesn’t see very much snow, I’ve never really known what to do when I encounter it. So, I much prefer the magical winter wonderland scenes captured inside snow globes like these to seeing them outside my own window!

For more ideas, be sure to scroll through the snow globe tag on Twitter.

Source: Twitter (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8), YouTube (1, 2, 3) via Matome Naver
Top/feature image: Amazon.co.jp