Do you remember the scene in Sleepless in Seattle where the woman Tom Hanks is dating (who happens to be an interior decorator) offers to bring back a snow globe to his kid? And the kid simply looks at her, and then musters up an insincere grin: "Sure. I'd really like that. Thank you so much." See, even eight-year-olds in the 90s thought snow globes were lame. But it looks like this kitschy souvenir is back--with a vengeance. Literally.
Take a look at these sardonic snow globes, rounded up by Pamela Anne Davis of My Little Rogue Heart. We could see these appealing to the same people who like naughty letterpress cards, or anyone looking to get that offbeat gift for the annual holiday pollyanna...
(Images: via My Rogue Little Heart)
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Comments (23)
these globes look kind of cool and more grown up. I wouldn't mind having one of those.( not a whole collection)
Don't forget their potential as weapons of terror.
(Can't bring even the smallest snow globe on an airplane, much to my children's dismay.)
I like them
they're so emptional - that one of the man sitting on the edge of the snow cliff beside the house is so sad, but beautiful.
i want one!
My Mother has 3 curio cabinets full of heavy snowglobes, given to her by both family and friends. This past week, I went to visit for a few days and was amazed at the variety in her collection. Most of them are centered around Christmas, every one is different in their own right.
I love snowglobes! I guess I am a dork. I really like that one with the spider on the mountain.
I don't like snowglobes, but these are wonderful. I want at least one.
I love my snowglobe. A gift when I moved to NYC, it is the Austin skyline and instead of snow swirls bats. Maybe it should then be a batglobe.
As a collector of snow globes, these are beautiful.
There is a snow globe with the woodchipper scene from the movie Fargo. It's hilarious. There are some red bits floating around with the snow.
LOVE these. Want one.
These are by Walter Martin & Paloma Munoz, amazing artists.
Their work can be seen here: http://www.martin-munoz.com/recent/index.html
They also have a wonderful, beautiful book: Walter Martin & Paloma Munoz: Travelers
P. S. The snowglobes are incredibly expensive, as you might imagine. But, so great.
Thank you Ms. Pea!
These are beautiful
I've been collecting snowglobes for ten years and have long admired these designs. Beautiful!!!
I had a snowglobe that I adored as a child - it was a really gorgeous one with a heavy wooden base and a pegasus. I kept it by my bed, and one day I woke up and there was shattered glass and water all over my floor. I was so heartbroken that I had knocked it onto the floor in my sleep. These are fantastic, but I wish I had my childhood snowglobe.
I have my 200 snowglobes packed away in the closet - what started as a kitschy collection morphed out of control.
Everyone would bring them to me, the tackier the better.
It worked great when I had an office to display them in, but now I'm in the world's tiniest cubicle.
I don't have the urge to display them at home, not do I have the urge to get rid of them after all these years.
These snowglobes are famous to snowglobe collectors.
Margrietta - This may not be the same as your childhood globe but it might make you happy! :o)
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Aww, thank you tylr61 - that's so thoughtful!
Are these for sale at all? I'd love to purchase a couple.
these kick ass!!!
Ms. Z:
These snowglobes sell for $750 . But, worth every penny.
Ms. Pea
Oops. I meant my post for Mz. F., not Ms. Z. Though, if a Ms. Z exists, I'm sure I'd love to post something to her, too. Sorry, Mz. F!
No need to spend $750 on an art snowglobe - you can make your own using HO scale figures and DIY kits from http://www.snowdomes.com