Light surround with plant material altered light emission

Abstract

A surround comprising one or more layers of translucent light filtering silicone having an innermost surface to contact a bulb of a light emitter. Plant materials are internally encapsulated within and throughout the one or more layers of translucent silicone. The plant materials have a plurality of distinct shapes, visible to a naked eye of a person, within the translucent light filtering silicone so as to block light emitted from the light emitter in the shapes of the plant materials.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An apparatus comprising:
 a surround comprising one or more layers of translucent light filtering silicone having an innermost surface to contact a bulb of a light emitter; and   plant materials internally encapsulated within and throughout the one or more layers of translucent silicone, wherein the plant materials have a plurality of distinct shapes, visible to a naked eye of a person, within the translucent light filtering silicone so as to block light emitted from the light emitter in the shapes of the plant materials to alter light provided by the light emitter.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the plant materials comprise seeds. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the plant materials comprise poppy seeds. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the plant materials comprise spices. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the spices are visible through the one of more layers of silicone and provide a scent. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising the light emitter, wherein the light emitter comprises an incandescent bulb having an externally threaded end. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising the light emitter, wherein the light emitter comprises one or more light emitting diodes. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the plant materials comprise ground or cut flower parts. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the one of more layers of silicone have varying thicknesses extending from the light emitter to form a three-dimensional shape about the light emitter. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the surround is colored. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the surround is formed from a first silicone and a second distinct silicone. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first silicone is a first color and wherein the second silicone is a second color. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first silicone has a first scent and wherein the second silicone has a second scent. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the surround has a shape associated with a holiday. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the plant materials comprise an entire seed. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , with their surround forms an internal cavity having a mouth to receive the bulb of the light emitter such that an origin of light within the bulb is substantially centered within the surround. 
     
     
         17 . A method comprising:
 internally encapsulating plant material in translucent light filtering silicone, wherein the plant material comprises a plurality of distinct shapes, visible to a naked eye of a person, within the translucent light filtering silicone; and   forming a three-dimensional shape about a bulb of a light emitter from the translucent silicone with the internally encapsulated plant material, the translucent light filtering silicone contacting the bulb, wherein the plurality of distinct shapes, visible to a naked eye of a person, block light emitted from the light emitter in the shapes of the plant materials to alter light provided by the light emitter.