Traditional blown glass spheres and decorations are created in two magical towns in Mexico. Blown glass spheres is a technique used in Mexico to model spheres.

The leading producer of artisanal blown glass Christmas spheres and decorations in Mexico is a Magical town known as Chignahuapan. It is located in the northern highlands region of the Mexican state of Puebla.

The town of Chignahuapan has more than 200 workshops and factories and produces more than 3 million boxes of blown glass spheres per year.

The price of each piece or set of pieces depends on the craftsmanship of the models and materials. Blown glass spheres and decorations come in a variety of colors and sizes.

Handmade blown glass spheres and decorations Made in Mexico come in a variety of colors and sizes.

Workshops produce a variety of traditional round blown glass decorations of different colors. Most are decorated with paint or creatively filled with material such as straw, feathers or corn husks. Some are in the shape of cartoon characters, while others have a light inside. When an original piece is requested, artisans may take up to more than a day to complete the piece.

On weekends, shops lined on streets of the center of town sell their latest models.

Most blown glass decorations are decorated with paint.

Another Magical town, Tlalpujahua is located in the eastern region of the Mexican state of Michoacan. It is famous for the skill of its blown glass artisans. In this Magical Town, the tradition of elaboration of spheres has existed for more than three decades.

Artisans are skilled in the manner with which they decorate the blown glass spheres. They create amazing designs. Here, artisans make each of the pieces manually, which makes them even more special.

There are about 200 workshops and throughout the year there are other applications (mainly metal and wood) to accommodate the spheres.

Author: AllMexico.store

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