'Friendship Globes' are known by many names including fairy balls, witch balls, spirit balls, and kugels. At the end of their working day, the glass blowers would use up the leftover molten glass by blowing these small ornamental globes to be given as tokens of love and friendship on special occasions. This ancient 12th Century tradition is still carried on today! These beautiful & decorative Glass Friendship Globes can be hung in a window to stream coloured light into a room or hung outside in trees to add more colour to a garden.
Each Friendship Globe is hand made and blown by mouth using recycled glass making each friendship globe completely unique. A ball is a circle, No beginning, no end Like a Circle of Friends. These glass balls are marketed in many ways. Witch balls, spirit balls, spirit catchers, friendship globes, gazing balls, wishing balls, and so on. Each having a little bit of home grown folklore attached to make the item unique or extra special. Hang them in trees, to brighten up the garden! Perfect to catch the sunâ€â„¢s rays when hung in a window!
These Beautiful globes, have the tree of life enclosed within they are given as a gift to reflect your blossoming relationship. An unusual, sentimental gift idea
They have been known by many names - Gazing Globes, Rose Balls, Good Luck Balls, Victorian Balls, Witch Balls, and Garden Globes. Also called"Globes of Happiness", they have been used symbolically as wedding gifts - said to bring the bride happiness in her new home. In the 16th century Francis Bacon stated that a proper garden would have round colored balls for the sun to play upon. They gained their current widespread popularity during Victorian times, being used both indoors as well as in the garden. One interior use was in dining rooms and on sideboards. Placed in such a way, the servant could gaze discreetly into the ball and see who may need a refill without standing and staring throughout the meal. A
collection of lore from different sources includes the following:
Place the ball close to the front door of a house so that if a
witch comes calling, she will see her reflection in the ball and stay
there to stare at herself. Called "Garden Gazers" in the South, they were placed at the gate to the front yard so that those sitting on the porches could see who was coming, and have time to either go in and close the door, or go to prepare a glass of ice tea for the guest. Used in Victorian gardens, a young woman would gaze into them in hopes to catch a glimpse of her future husband.
Commonly they are known to fend off misfortune, illness and evil, and to bestow happiness to the owner. The original Victorian Gazing Balls were small (4 inches) hanging balls of either gold or blue glass. They were hung in the front room windows to repel witches the belief being the witch would see her reflection, and being repulsed by it, would leave.The Witch Ball is used for protection against evil spells, witches, negativity, sickness, and ill fortune. Traditionally, Witch Balls are hung in an east window. However, any area around your home, whether in a window, porch, on a desk, or even outside in a garden, is a perfect spot to place a Witch Ball to ward off negative energy. These Decorative Glass Balls are also traditionally placed in nursrey rooms as a protection for babies and children.
Witch Ball Magnetism
The magical story behind the Witch Ball's function varies a little. Most legends agree, however, that it is the beautiful colors and fascinating dimensions of the balls that attract the negative energy surroundingit.