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"A snow globe is a transparent sphere usually made of glass enclosing a miniaturized scene of some sort, often together with a
model of a landscape. The sphere also encloses the water in the globe; the water serves as the medium through which
the "snow" falls. To activate the snow, the globe is physically shaken to churn up the white particles. The globe is then
placed back in its position and the flakes fall down slowly through the water. Today's snow globes sometimes have a built-in music
box that plays a Christmas carol.
Initially snow globes consisted of a heavy lead glass dome which was placed over a ceramic figure or tableau on a black cast ceramic base, filled with water and then sealed. The snow was created by use of bone chips or pieces |
Jim Shore / Heartwood Creek Lighthouse Musical Water Globe: Safe Harbor
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of porcelain, sand or even
sawdust. As they became more sophisticated, the glass became thinner, the bases were lighter (Bakelite was popular during the
Art
IDeco period) and the snow was made out of particles of gold foil or non-soluble soap flakes although nowadays, for health and
safety reasons, small pieces of white plastic are used. Later, the liquid was changed to light oil, then water with antifreeze (glycerin or
glycol). An added benefit was that glycerin and glycol slowed the descent of the flitter.
Today's snow globes can include music boxes, moving parts, internal lights, and even electric motors that make the "snow" move so that it is no longer necessary to shake the globe. Some also have central slots for positioning items such as photographs. |
Beginning in 2005, many U.S. stores sell inflatable snow globes as part of their Christmas décor. These have a base with a blower, forcing air which carries styrofoam pellets from the bottom and through a tube up the back to the top, where they are blown out and fall down inside the front, which is made of transparent vinyl. The rest of the globe, including the characters inside, are made of colorful nylon fabric. These globes are typically large decorations for the front yard, and are lighted internally with a few C7 (nightlight-type) incandescent light bulbs (which enclosed in plastic spheres to prevent heat damage to the fabric)."
This information found: Wikipedia Encylopedia
Dear Snow Globe Fans,
I am writing to you in behalf of your Heavenly Father. He is seeking you like a lost sheep. You remember the Bible story? It is about a shepherd who has 100 sheep. But when he brings the sheep home one night, one is missing. He then leaves the 99 sheep and goes out into the wilderness until he finds that lost sheep.In this parable the shepherd goes out to search for the one lost sheep-the very least that can be numbered. So if there had been but one lost soul, Christ would have died for that one. To read more click Lost Sheep
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