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    The glitter ball as a gift idea

    The snow globe or glitter globe is a container filled with water and made of glass or plastic. The small particles in the water swirl up when the container is shaken and then slowly settle back to the ground like snow. The snow globes contain small figures, landscapes or sights that are "snowed in" by the shaking.

    It is not known when the first snow globe was invented, but the forerunner was a glass globe filled with water in which birds floated. This was made in 1572 by the Grimnitz Glassworks and is one of the oldest historically known snow globes and it could be admired at the Paris World Exhibition in 1878. It was not until the end of the 19th century that the snow globe was practically reinvented by Erwin Perzy, who patented the "glass globe with snow effect".

    The contents of the glitter ball

    Polystyrene replaced the previously used materials such as cereal grains, semolina and gold leaf as "snow". The plastic polystyrene is a thermoplastic mass plastic that is used in many areas. The use of this plastic made it possible to mass-produce snow globes. Polystyrene is resistant to aqueous alkalis and mineral acids, and another important property is its density (1 g/m³), which makes the plastic suitable for use as snow in the glitter ball and for sinking to the bottom in water.

    The snow globes are filled with distilled water that is free of impurities and trace elements. This means that it cannot calcify and does not provide a breeding ground for algae. Occasionally, the water level may drop, but this is due to a variety of reasons, such as sunlight.

    Shake it vigorously and the snow will fall over the motif and it will seem as if the whole world has come to a standstill for that moment. In a glitter ball, tradition and art have a peaceful rendezvous in the "snow flurry". Today, designers have the opportunity to create a small world under the dome of the glitter ball.

    A glitter ball makes a trendy gift

    The snow quietly trickles, but not only in winter, but also in summer. This is what the glitter ball makes possible in combination with a personal photo, and is always a very special eye-catcher. These very special balls, with all their glitter inside, are offered in a wide variety of shapes: As a ball with coloured glitter, flowers or hearts in combination with the corresponding metal symbols, as a ball with snow or also in the shape of a heart or a "normal" picture frame. Such a photo fun article is an original gift and is also always trendy.

    Even though they are often considered kitsch, a glitter ball always exerts a certain fascination. Everyone has the choice between the classic photo snow globe with white sparkling flakes or the romantic version with delicate red hearts. At fotoalben-discount.de you will find a large selection of the most diverse glitter balls, which represent a playful idea of photo presentation. Not only is the glitter ball an ideal gift, for example for a christening, but it is also very unusual. It is advisable to choose the appropriate glitter ball depending on the photo format. Fotoalben-discount.de offers a comprehensive range of Walther photo balls with glitter as a portrait glitter ball, in landscape format or also as a square ball. Create your very own individual photo gift within a short time with a personal photo.

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