Materials:
Small or Large vase marbles. These are available at your local Michael's or hobby store in the floral department.

A package of jewelry toggles, or jump rings, commonly referred to as key rings. The toggles can be used as the base for the smaller vase marbles, the jump rings work better for the larger marbles.

Beads, or charms, various 'jewelry spacers'. Charms can be anything, from birds, to fairies, spiders, or small crosses, whatever look you wish to achieve for your crystal ball.

Glue. I use Bond 527, but a tacky gel glue might dry quicker. If you have a lot of that other tool needed for this project called patience, Elmer's Glue is always the loyal standby!

Wax paper, for the project to dry on when the glue drips.

Decide what charms you would like to use. Dry fit them into place, and look and see what will work. The marble will have to be completely dry before fitting charms onto the front, or moving it to accommodate any support system needed. ( Take it from someone who has tried, and created a whole new drawer of what I like to refer to as 'fixers'!) This is where that remarkable tool called Patience comes into play.

Ok. Your base on your crystal ball has dried. You are now ready for the fun part--decorating! More of that stuff called patience will be needed. Glue your charm to the base, or if using a fairy charm, glue to the front of the crystal ball. On one of my charms I used small fireflies that were silver plated, and matched the jump ring base. On this crystal ball I used two jump rings glued together to fit the marble snuggly for support. Some crystal balls, like the small vase marbles, need only elegant bases and then they are complete. Small jewelry toggles, or claw-footed bead spacers, work very well. The brand name I found a lot of variety in was Blue Moon Beads, and you can find these at your local Michael's in the jewelry department.

 
Problems? Ran out of that tool called patience? If these steps do not work, try again. Out of every ten crystal balls I make, most do not make the grade, like any miniature. Remember, this is supposed to be fun, so remember there is really no right or wrong way to create an inexpensive crystal ball. If you have any questions, or need more information, email me, Lisa Neault, at info@kingwilliamminiatures.us.