Learn how to make a Christmas busted canvas with a Dollar Tree wood snow globe and festive scrapbook paper for a unique holiday decoration.
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How to make a Winter Snow Globe Busted Canvas
If you’ve never made a busted canvas before, you’re in for a treat! This Dollar Tree Christmas craft creates the illusion that a beautiful winter scene is bursting right through the canvas—and it’s much easier than it looks.
For this version, I used a Dollar Tree wood snow globe, scrapbook paper, and a stretched canvas to create a cozy Christmas decoration that looks much more expensive than it actually is. It’s one of those projects that gets people asking, “Wait…how did you make that?!”
Whether you’re decorating your own home or making handmade Christmas gifts, this busted canvas is a fun project you’ll want to recreate.
Watch the Video Tutorial
Watch the full step-by-step video tutorial here before you get started:
Winter Snow Globe Busted Canvas
Create a Dollar Tree snow globe busted canvas with this easy step-by-step Christmas craft tutorial using a stretched canvas, scrapbook paper, and paint.
Materials
- 8x10 stretched canvas
- 12x12 Christmas scrapbook paper
- Dollar Tree wood snow globe cutout
- Ribbon
Tools
- Flat 1-inch paintbrush
- Small detail paintbrushes
- Pouncer brush or sponge
- Hot glue gun and glue sticks
- Craft knife or precision blade
- Scissors
- Lighter (optional, for sealing ribbon ends)
Instructions
- Watch the video tutorial. Before you begin, watch the full video tutorial to see how the busted canvas comes together and get a better feel for the process.
- Paint the canvas. Paint the exposed canvas on the back of the stretched canvas with metallic gold or champagne paint. Then paint the front and sides of the canvas a light blue that coordinates with your scrapbook paper. Allow everything to dry completely.
- Paint the snow globe. Paint the flat back of the Dollar Tree wood snow globe, using teal for the globe and black for the base. Lightly distress the base, then pounce light blue paint inside the globe to create a soft snowy background. Paint a simple snowman with white, gray, black, orange, and brown paint, then finish with snowy ground and tiny white stars.
- Create the busted canvas opening. Using a craft knife, carefully cut a six-point star in the center of the canvas and fold each section back to reveal the opening. If needed, trim the opening slightly larger so more of the snow globe will show.
- Attach the background. Trace the canvas onto a sheet of 12x12 scrapbook paper and cut just inside the traced line. Hot glue the painted snow globe to the scrapbook paper, then glue the canvas frame on top.
- Secure the canvas flaps. Hot glue each folded canvas flap in place, holding it until the glue sets so the rolled edges stay open permanently.
- Add the finishing touches. Wrap ribbon around the outside edge of the canvas, then create a simple no-tie bow by gluing together ribbon loops and tails before attaching it to the top of the project. Your snow globe busted canvas is ready to display!
The Finished Busted Canvas Craft
This DIY snow globe busted canvas is one of those Christmas crafts that looks complicated but is surprisingly beginner-friendly once you break it down. The layered design, painted snow globe, and festive scrapbook paper create a beautiful three-dimensional effect that’s sure to stand out in your holiday decor.
It’s a fun way to combine painting, paper crafting, and Dollar Tree supplies into one unique Christmas project that looks anything but budget-friendly. Happy crafting!
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