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DIY Decorative Globe


I’m back today with another simple decor project that I completed recently for my living room. This DIY Decorative Globe made the perfect addition to the side table in my living room, and you are not going to believe how easy it was to make!This DIY Decorative Globe is an easy way to update a traditional globe sitting around your home. Visit Sparkles of Sunshine to find out how to update yours!I got the idea to do this project last summer, but it took me a while to hunt down a globe to use. Although mini globes seem to be everywhere these days, anytime I saw a large one like I wanted in a store they were way too expensive. I didn’t want to pay $50 at TJMaxx for one this size, so I waited. And waited. Then one weekend while thrift store shopping with my mom I found this beauty for a mere $8. Bingo! I snapped it up and it’s been sitting around my home all this time, just waiting for its makeover. I finally got around to it last week, and I must admit it was one of the quickest projects ever. I don’t know why I waited so long to get it done, but I’m simply in love with it now! Let me share how I made this easy globe update.This DIY Decorative Globe is an easy way to update a traditional globe sitting around your home. Visit Sparkles of Sunshine to find out how to update yours!

Here is what I used for this project:

  • Globe
  • Cricut Mini Machine
  • Cricut White Adhesive Vinyl

This DIY Decorative Globe is an easy way to update a traditional globe sitting around your home. Visit Sparkles of Sunshine to find out how to update yours!I pulled out my Cricut Mini and got busy designing my lettering. I wanted to use the Bible verse John 3:16 for my globe, but you can choose any verse or quote that you wish. I decided to use different fonts and sizes to give the appearance of graffiti. Once I was done designing the letters, I cut them out onto white adhesive vinyl using my Cricut Mini. Would you believe that the hard part is over? Yes, it’s all downhill from here!This DIY Decorative Globe is an easy way to update a traditional globe sitting around your home. Visit Sparkles of Sunshine to find out how to update yours!All I had to do was peel and stick the lettering to my globe. Oh, I forgot that fingernails are required for this project. Oops!
This DIY Decorative Globe is an easy way to update a traditional globe sitting around your home. Visit Sparkles of Sunshine to find out how to update yours!I placed my lettering on my globe so that it formed lines of text that could be easily read without having to spin the globe around. 

This DIY Decorative Globe is an easy way to update a traditional globe sitting around your home. Visit Sparkles of Sunshine to find out how to update yours!Be sure to press the vinyl down so that sticks securely to the globe.This DIY Decorative Globe is an easy way to update a traditional globe sitting around your home. Visit Sparkles of Sunshine to find out how to update yours!That’s it! Originally I had planned on painting the lettering onto the globe, but this globe has countries on it that no longer exist. I decided I should keep it close to its original state, and I can always remove the vinyl if I decide to in the future. Besides, using this method was so much easier than painting. I like easy projects, don’t you? This DIY Decorative Globe is an easy way to update a traditional globe sitting around your home. Visit Sparkles of Sunshine to find out how to update yours!Not only does this DIY Decorative Globe serve a decorative purpose, but it serves a spiritual purpose as well. Now every day when I pass this globe I’m reminded of God’s perfect love for me. That’s worth much more than the $8 I spent for this globe!

I hope you enjoyed this easy update. Stay tuned to see more projects from my recent living room transformation. I am loving the new look! Be sure to check out my Easy Storage Bin Makeover if you missed it. It’s another simple project!

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  1. Jenny says

    June 13, 2015 at 22:17

    Is that my bday present?? Love it!!

    Reply
    • Christie Selken says

      June 15, 2015 at 10:18

      Sorry, but I don’t think I could let them one go. I’ll be on the lookout for another one, though! 🙂 Happy Birthday, I love you, sis!

      Reply
  2. jess says

    June 15, 2015 at 08:00

    This is adorable. I have a vintage globe that I am too scared to do anything too lol. BUT, can I borrow your fingernails for my next cricut vinyl project? I have none haha. I am glad my cricut came with a kit that has all sorts of spatulas in it or I would be constantly messing things up!
    Shared! Keep up the fun projects for us!
    Jess

    Reply
    • Christie Selken says

      June 15, 2015 at 10:20

      Hey, I have a set of those tools, too, but I really haven’t used them yet. I guess it’s because I have good fingernails…Haha! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Lauren English says

    June 15, 2015 at 22:09

    Wow, this is GORGEOUS. I’ve seen similar ones at Anthropologie for way too much money, and I think yours is even prettier! Thanks for sharing this!

    Reply
    • Christie Selken says

      June 18, 2015 at 16:40

      That is the greatest compliment! Thank you so much! 🙂

      Reply

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