My mom is getting together a little Christmas package to send to my “japanese sister” (the exchange student who lived with my family all last year) and asked me to make a little something. I wasn’t sure what to make, but I’ve been seeing these little faux-terrariums (well, really they’re just miniature diaramas I guess, but that doesn’t sound very magical, does it?) and I happened across a bunch of little bottle-brush Christmas trees at a thrift store and thought it might be fun to make her a little “Christmas tree in a Jar” since she lives on one of the more tropical islands.

It’s super simple. Starting with a plain ol’ mason jar (or really any jar, and it can depend on what size tree you have), I hot-glued the bottle-brush tree (these are easy to find in craft stores too) to the lid. I used some pretzel salt we had (you could also use that “snow in a can” stuff they have at craft stores) and glued some around the base of the tree and added just a little extra to the jar for “loose snow”. Then I glued the lid and ring onto the jar (just to make sure there’s no accidents).

This is so quick and cute, I feel like it would be a great craft to do with little kids. Plus, they would probably love giving it a shake and seeing all the “snow” fly around:)