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DIY Globe

August 31, 2016 By: Michele McDonald17 Comments

Did you know you can make your own globe? This DIY is easier than you might think!

Did you know you can make your own globe? This DIY is easier than you might think!This month’s FloraCraft® Make It: Fun challenge had me scratching my head for awhile to come up with something unique. They sent me a box full of foam balls in assorted sizes to created something for home decor use. But I wanted to be sure I wouldn’t duplicate any of my talented team members so I needed to think outside the box… or the foam ball, as it were.

I was antique shopping when it hit me that I could possibly make my own globe! Globes in antique stores can be pretty pricey unless you happen to hit the jackpot. Especially if all you’re wanting to do to one is dress it up and make it un-globey (that’s a word). So I was able to DIY a globe from scratch and dress it up any way I wanted!

Did you know you can make your own globe? This DIY is easier than you might think!Supplies:
FloraCraft® Make It: Fun® 8″ foam ball
FloraCraft® Make It: Fun®6″ foam ball
Fabric
FloraCraft® Make It: Fun® Smooth Finish
FloraCraft® Make It: Fun® Foam Cutter
FloraCraft® Make It: Fun® StyroGlue
Small dowel rod
Fabric Stiffener

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Paintbrush
Wire
Paint
Adhesive Vinyl

Did you know you can make your own globe? This DIY is easier than you might think!
Stick the dowel rod through the center of the 8″ foam ball. This will be the polar axis of the globe. Cut the fabric into 1″ wide fabric strips ~12″ long. Run a line of the StyroGlue from one dowel rod down the side of the ball to the other dowel rod and use a paintbrush to smooth the glue down. Place a strip of the fabric over the glue and press firmly. Repeat until the entire ball is covered with the fabric strips.

Cut the dowel rod to length and paint it if you choose.

Mark a spot of the globe where it will attach to the globe base then use an X-acto knife or small sharp scissors to cut an X into the fabric and foam ball.

Did you know you can make your own globe? This DIY is easier than you might think!
To create a base for the globe, cut the 6″ foam ball in half, but slightly off center. Cover the top of the shorter side with a couple of coats of the Smooth Finish.

Insert washers into the underside of the base to add weight to it. We don’t want the globe to topple over! Press them flush with the foam then cover with a coat of the Smooth Finish.

Once the Smooth Finish is dry, sand it smooth and paint it. I used Americana Acrylics in Continental Blue which has a slate-look to it. Use the portion of the dowel rod that you cut off from the globe to stick in the top center of the base. Paint it also. The globe can now be attached to the base.

Did you know you can make your own globe? This DIY is easier than you might think!Take leftover strips of fabric and glue 3 of them end-to-end to create one long strip. Roll the strip into a tube and glue along the edges to keep the shape.

Lay out the tube in a semicircle that would be slightly larger than the globe and spray with fabric stiffener. Once dry, insert wire into the tube.

Attach one end of the tube to the North Pole by simply twisting the wire around the pole. Repeat with the South Pole. Cut off any fabric. Manipulate the wire as needed to keep the shape around the side of the globe.

Did you know you can make your own globe? This DIY is easier than you might think!I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out the words on adhesive vinyl to go on the globe. The font is called Bromello. Because of the curve of my surface, I applied the words and arrow in 3 stages: 1) “Let’s Have” 2) “Adventures!” and 3) the arrow.

Did you know you can make your own globe? This DIY is easier than you might think! Did you know you can make your own globe? This DIY is easier than you might think!
Didn’t it turn out fun! I almost covered the entire globe with Smooth Finish so I could paint it a solid color then add the vinyl, but I just happened to run across this pretty remnant of flower fabric at Joann’s last week.

Depending on the size of foam balls that you have you can make any size globe you want! I kind of want to make a mini one now. Wouldn’t that be cute??

 

Linking up to Flamingo Toes, Today’s Creative Blog, Tidymom, My Repurposed Life,
Tatertots & Jello, and other great parties found on my party page.

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Comments

  1. Julie Briones says

    August 12, 2019 at 11:39 PM

    So inspirational, Michele. And this could be styled and created in so many ways! Blessed to have you at Tuesday Turn About!

    Reply
  2. Stephanie L. Robertson says

    August 8, 2019 at 10:53 AM

    What a cute idea!!!

    Reply
  3. Anita holland says

    August 7, 2019 at 8:59 PM

    Cool project

    Reply
  4. Kippi says

    August 5, 2019 at 7:26 PM

    Super cute project!
    Have a great day,
    Kippi

    Reply
  5. Jann Olson says

    April 3, 2018 at 8:56 PM

    This is such a cute idea. Love the fabric that you used! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
    hugs,
    Jann

    Reply
  6. Sheri says

    April 2, 2018 at 2:03 PM

    This is adorable! Pinned! Thanks for sharing at the To Grandma’s House We Go DIY, Crafts, Recipes and More Link Party. Hope to see you again this week!

    Reply
  7. Rhonda says

    March 31, 2018 at 1:54 PM

    I love this idea. When I first looked at it, I thought you had actually covered a globe. I’m sure it’s quite a conversation piece. Thanks for sharing on Sunday’s Best.

    Reply
  8. Julie says

    March 30, 2018 at 5:26 AM

    That’s lovely, I’ve given an old globe a makeover but I love the idea you can make your own.

    Reply
  9. Kim~madeinaday says

    March 26, 2018 at 8:48 PM

    I did not see this Floracraft feature! How adorable! I love it! I thought it was a real globe! Thank you for sharing on Merry Monday! Hope to see ya next week!
    Kim

    Reply
  10. Diana Rambles says

    September 15, 2016 at 10:56 AM

    Very cool idea!

    Reply
  11. Theresa says

    September 14, 2016 at 6:48 PM

    Oh my gosh it turned out really cute. Thanks for sharing at the #InspiraitonSpotlight party. See you again soon. Shared.

    Reply
  12. Ashley S says

    September 6, 2016 at 12:28 PM

    So cute! Love this!

    Reply
  13. julie says

    September 5, 2016 at 11:05 AM

    So pretty, what a clever idea.

    Reply
  14. Barb says

    September 5, 2016 at 12:15 AM

    Talk about creative! This is just so cute and adorable. Love that little ditsy print and the words you put on it. You can make me about a half dozen – I’ll keep one and give the rest to friends and relatives!

    I just love your new unglobey sphere!!!

    Reply
  15. creativejewishmom/sara says

    September 4, 2016 at 4:28 PM

    Love this idea, fabulous! I’m always jealous of those vintage globes projects, now I don’t have to I can make my own!

    Reply
  16. Beverly {Flamingo Toes} says

    August 31, 2016 at 7:22 PM

    This is soooo cute! I love the floral fabric and the vinyl looks so great on it! I thought it was a real globe you’d covered!

    Reply
  17. Barbara says

    August 31, 2016 at 3:56 AM

    Really turned out cute!!!

    Reply

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