{"id":3116,"date":"2019-01-18T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-18T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/?p=3116"},"modified":"2026-08-21T16:00:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T16:00:24","slug":"giant-glitter-baubles-financial-times-how-to-spend-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/giant-glitter-baubles-financial-times-how-to-spend-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Giant Glitter Baubles for the Financial Times How To Spend It Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We made this range of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/christmas-display\/large-christmas-baubles\/polystyrene-christmas-baubles-info.php\">giant glitter baubles<\/a> for a fashion shoot featured in the Financial Times\u2019 <strong>How To Spend It<\/strong> magazine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"614\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/financial-times-how-to-spend-it-christmas-cover.webp\" alt=\"Financial Times How To Spend It Christmas cover featuring giant glitter baubles\" class=\"wp-image-3117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/financial-times-how-to-spend-it-christmas-cover.webp 614w, https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/financial-times-how-to-spend-it-christmas-cover-240x300.webp 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The collection included baubles from 600mm to 1200mm in diameter. Their oversized scale created a strong backdrop for the fashion photography, while the silver glitter finish caught the studio lighting and complemented the styling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-container-2 wp-block-gallery-1 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"636\" data-id=\"3118\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/financial-times-fashion-shoot-giant-bauble.webp\" alt=\"Model posing with a giant silver glitter bauble for the Financial Times fashion shoot\" class=\"wp-image-3118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/financial-times-fashion-shoot-giant-bauble.webp 500w, https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/financial-times-fashion-shoot-giant-bauble-236x300.webp 236w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"636\" data-id=\"3119\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/financial-times-fashion-shoot-glitter-baubles.webp\" alt=\"Model seated among silver glitter baubles of different sizes\" class=\"wp-image-3119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/financial-times-fashion-shoot-glitter-baubles.webp 500w, https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/financial-times-fashion-shoot-glitter-baubles-236x300.webp 236w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"637\" data-id=\"3120\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/financial-times-fashion-shoot-silver-baubles.webp\" alt=\"Model beside large silver glitter baubles in the magazine fashion shoot\" class=\"wp-image-3120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/financial-times-fashion-shoot-silver-baubles.webp 500w, https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/financial-times-fashion-shoot-silver-baubles-235x300.webp 235w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Made from lightweight expanded polystyrene, the baubles were practical to handle and position on set despite their size. Decorative silver caps and hanging loops completed the familiar Christmas-bauble shape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/giant-glitter-baubles-in-the-workshop-1024x1024.webp\" alt=\"Giant glitter baubles from 600mm to 1200mm diameter in the Graham Sweet Studios workshop\" class=\"wp-image-3121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/giant-glitter-baubles-in-the-workshop-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/giant-glitter-baubles-in-the-workshop-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/giant-glitter-baubles-in-the-workshop-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/giant-glitter-baubles-in-the-workshop-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/giant-glitter-baubles-in-the-workshop-1536x1536.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/giant-glitter-baubles-in-the-workshop.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Projects like this show how familiar festive decorations can become dramatic large-scale props. We continue to manufacture <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/christmas-display\/\">Christmas display props<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/christmas-display\/tv-production-photoshoot-props.php\">lightweight props for advertising, editorial photography, television and film productions<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A range of giant glitter baubles, from 600mm to 1200mm diameter, made for a Financial Times How To Spend It magazine fashion shoot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3117,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[19,2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3116"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3116"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3116\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3122,"href":"https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3116\/revisions\/3122"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}