Weddings can go by in a blur! Along with photos and videos, you’ll want some wedding souvenirs you can take home and cherish for a lifetime. This DIY globe guest book is a unique way to create some wedding memories you’ll always remember. You can have guests sign their names based on the location of their hometown, their favorite place to travel to, or the country they’ve always wanted to see.
This globe guest book is especially perfect if you’re planning a DIY wedding, a travel-themed wedding, or a destination wedding. For more travel-themed wedding ideas, check out our DIY photo booth props. These two craft projects are a simple way to make your wedding more personal and meaningful.
Love Makes The World Go ‘Round
Our designer Krista hand-painted this globe wedding guest book for our own digital marketing analyst and world traveler, Jessica, and her soon-to-be husband, Jake. If you look closely at the pictures, you can see a few well-wishes from the team!
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Tools
- Cutting Machine (recommended)
- Paintbrushes (various sizes)
Materials
- Large Globe (we recommend using an old globe of yours or getting your globe from a thrift store)
- Matte Acrylic Paint: Blick āGreen Blue Mediumā and āOff-Whiteā
- Spray Paint: Krylon Metallic Gold
- Spray Fixative: Krylon Matte Finish Spray
- Cricut Adhesive Foil in āStainless Goldā
- Cricut Vinyl Transfer Tape
Steps
If you’re planning a wedding right now (congrats!), we know how busy you are. The good news is that this DIY project doesn’t take long at all. In eight simple steps, you can turn your globe into a guest book for your wedding. Just follow the tutorial below! We’ve also included printable instructions with all the tools and materials listedāalong with the decal you see on this globe guest book.
Did you ever play that game where you spun the globe and wherever your finger landed was where you were going to go on your next trip? If you haven’t planned your honeymoon yetāand you’re feeling really adventurousāyou can use this globe to help you decide!
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Hi Lia! My sister and I are very excited to make this as a gift, but we havenāt been able to find the āstainless goldā foil. Is there another foil color you would recommend? Thanks!
Hi! It’s available on Cricut’s site, but you really can use any vinyl you want!
Is this something I could order and have made? Iām not a super crafty person but this is exactly what I am looking for to use as a guest book for my wedding.
Hi Tami! I wish we had that service available, but we do not š
What font is this?
It’s based off the font Wild Ones, but we customized it a bit š
Hi! What size globe was used? Thank you!
Hi Sarah,
We used a standard globe size which has a diameter of 12″
Can I just buy the svg without becoming a member?
Hi Jackie,
Unfortunately we do not have the option to purchase just an SVG file.
how many guests would you say one average sized globe is good for?
Hi Corinne,
The bride that used this for her wedding had around 120 guests!
Hey! What kind of pen would you recommend when the guests are signing the globe?
We used gold sharpie markers! Black would also work.