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This Dec. 18, 2016 photo taken in Hopkinton, N.H., shows a handmade snow globe, though this version doesn't include water and thus is more like a terrarium than a snow globe. It features a photo, small decorative tree and kosher salt serving as "snow." (AP Photo/Holly Ramer)

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There’s something so simple and sweet about shaking a snow globe and watching the glittery flakes swirl around a tiny winter scene. But it’s not so simple to create a custom snow globe featuring your own family, as I discovered when I tested three DIY techniques.

By Holly Ramer, The Associated Press December 23, 2016