What are snowballs?

Snow balls, also known as water balls or snow dome, are small decorative mining, which are often sold as commemorative novelties or personalized gifts. Most of them contain small flakes of white plastic that simulate snow whenever they are shaken. However, some may contain pieces of shimmering or small plastic representations of real objects such as dollar brands or music notes. "Snow" usually falls on the festive scene, personalized photography or popular tourist destination. Soon they were made of lead glass formed in the shape of a dome. "Snow" could be pieces of bones or shards broken porcelain. These globes often represented very detailed and well -created scenes of castles or picturesque cities. The bases could be made of a fine of ceramics is available. The snowballs would be filled with distilled water and sprinkling fake snowflakes, then they would permanently seal the base.

Finally, the expensive process of forming lead glass for snowballs retreated with a cheap production process using thinner glass. These smaller domes have become very popular souvenir objects and finally reached the US market in the 1920s. Snow balls, especially their bases and scenery, were also created from an early commercial plastic called Bakelite during the 30s and 40s of the 20th century. This type is highly valued by the Collectors of Deco Deco decorative pieces.

Modern snowballs can be made of lead crystal materials to cheap plastic. Sophisticated those that often have carved bases, music boxes and lighting interior effects. However, tourists looking for a monument or gifts are often presented with cheaper, mass -produced plastic versions. There are still craftsmen around the world who specialize in the creation of top globe for discrimination against collectors.

homemade snowballs MohOU to be constructed from clean glasses with waterproof lids, insoluble shavings of soap or glitter, small plastic objects and hot adhesive gun or flower clay. The scene or photos should be small enough to fit into the perimeter of the container lid. The scene should be attached to a lid with clay or hot glue. The JAR should be thoroughly cleaned, then filled with distilled water or mineral oil and snowflake material and leave a small gap to avoid overflow. The scene containing a scenery should be completely screwed, then sealed with a hot glue bead around the edge.