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A woman wrote a while back and said she had been searching everywhere for a company that could put a particular photograph in a globe and she was so happy to have found us. The digital photograph she sent was black and white, a simple farmhouse in the snow, and the plate said "Our House."   We completed the order and sent it off without much fanfare.   A week later, we got another email order with a photo of  the same house. The note said "I loved the globe you made for my mom. I should have thought of this...

You can’t be around snow globes as much as we are and not keep an eye out for collectibles. The boss gets them as gifts and if he ever retires, he could open a museum with his collection of collectible custom snow globes.One of the oldest is a 2.5” diameter globe and it says “Speckletone Frostone French Paper Co.” Inside the globe is a little plastic figure, maybe a Gendarme, carrying a sheaf of papers marked “FPC.” There are a couple plastic trees and and a plastic factory with a nice plume of white smoke showing how productive they were. One of...

“What’s the liquid in the snow globe?” We get asked this question all the time. Let me tell you that the liquid used in our custom made snow globes is very important. In fact you really couldn’t have a snow globe made by us without the liquid in the snow globe.Let me explain that the liquid we use in our snow globe serves as a medium through which the wide range of confetti floats in and is displayed in the “Choose Your Confetti” section of this site which is in “build a snow globe” location. The action to start the...

A recent engagement photo was sent to us along with an order for a dozen identical snow globes. We were pretty sure it was a slip of the finger and wrote back to confirm the quantity, which we expected was either “1” or “2.”Nope, the bride said cheerfully, they really wanted 12 snow globes. They were giving a custom wedding snow globe to each of the members of the wedding party.She said that her boyfriend had taken so long to ask her to marry him, her friends had about given up. They suggested she ask for lots of snow in the custom...

So, if you haven't seen a snow globe like we make them, let me explain. We take real glass globes and high-end bases (faux stone, wood or polished metal) and we seal people's photographs inside them. If someone just wants a wet photo frame, they can get one of those slot-based plastic deals at a discount store and switch photos out as the mood strikes. Ours don't work that way; we recreate the photos sent to us, reproduce them so they will hold up in the liquid, select the perfect confetti or sparkles to go with the picture and create...