Custom Snow Globes
We design and manufactures custom snow globes made in glass, plastic and resin. The sculptures inside the globes and the bases for these globes are made entirely of cast resin.
Gouda designs and molds custom scenes for fully custom snow globes. Custom painted scenes and custom floating elements including stars, glitter and even fog. One of our most famous snow globes is actually a fog globe we made for a client in San Francisco. Instead of the effect of snow, we wanted to create the effect of fog. We modified the material used to float in the water to be a smaller grain size that would remain suspended longer and look like fog on the skyline of San Francisco. We can float colored glitter and colored snow effect.
Snow Globe Sizes
Our most popular glass globe sizes offer enough space for complex sculptures. Some benefit from a larger globe size, to have a larger sculpture with more detail. Once we see your artwork, we can make a recommendation to be sure your globe size fits with your design idea. If you are looking for a small globe, we can make smaller globes in glass and plastic.
How do I get started?
Once we know the goals for your globe, our designers create the initial visual concept and shape of the globe interior and base using your guidance and imagery. If you have photographs or any other reference to share with us to get started, that is always a big help to be sure we get the right details in the sculpture. Some clients even have 3D CAD, which can help us capture the shape of your sculpture. If all you have is an idea, we can also work with that to create a concept for costing.
Sampling Stage
Once the concept for your globe is approved, we create the first sculpture in clay to review the details of the design with you. Clay models are made by hand and are very small. Once the clay model is approved, we cast a resin sculpture from the clay. At this stage, the resin is hand painted to check the details on the sculpture. At this point in the process, we can change anything in the paint effect to achieve the right look. We can change colors and details that are painted to bring out elements of the sculpture.
What kinds of things can be inside a globe?
We make sculptures from bridges, buildings, cityscapes, mountains, animals, figures, cartoon characters, and even cars, trucks and tractors can be made into a custom snow globe. There really are no limits as long as we can fit into the globe.
What kind of detail can we have in the sculptures?
Sculptures are quite detailed, but remember, everything is made by hand. To see more examples of molded resin sculptures like the ones we use inside our globes, check out this post about our custom molded resin ornaments at the link here: Custom Ornaments
Custom Base
Bases of our snow globes are also custom molded, so there can be 3D artwork and painting in the base as well as inside the globe. Logo decoration on the base of the globe includes plates, molded in or as a decal decoration. So, there are no limits on what can be part of your snow globe design.
Frequent Questions:
- What is the minimum for custom snow globes? 500 units in glass
- How long does it take to make custom snow globes? 50 days production after sample approval
- If I want to receive my globes by the holidays when should I start? Spring is safest to allow for sampling, production and shipping via ocean. Globes do not ship via air
- What kind of art do I need to provide to create the molds for the globe? We can work from drawings, photos, videos or 3d objects like models, etc.
- Are the sculptures 3d inside the globe? Yes, they are small sculptures
- Can I have glitter in my globe? Yes
- Can I have a musical component to my globe? Yes
- Is the base custom molded too? Yes
- Can I have a logo on the base of my snow globe? Yes
- Do you have different size globes? Yes, 3″ and 4″ are the most popular
- Do you provide an approval sample before bulk production? Yes, we make approval samples as part of the production process
- If I need a unique shape globe, is that possible? Yes, contact us to discuss
Contact Us
Call or EMAIL us to discuss creating your custom snow globes: 212-477-9373
See More
Follow this link to see more information about our molded holiday ornaments made in sculpted resin:
