Serena Smith, glass artist of Oregon, caught my eye on Etsy with her gently rounded feminine figure beads, all earth mothers and goddesses, and floral beads that are tiny fantastical garden gems — but I think it was really the sinuous perwinkle-blue-tailed mermaid who made me an instant fan.
Serena’s been making beads since 1991, [...]
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The Spiegelau design team has drawn on 500 years of glass-making experience to launch its new collection of thin-as-a-whisper beer glasses.
Throughout the world, there is a fast growing range of different beers just waiting to be discovered. In order to get most out of the characteristics of beer (appearance, aroma, taste, finish) it [...]
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According to the blurb at Uncommon Goods, this delightful objet d’art is a glass cactus.
To be more precise, it’s a hand-blown glass pull for your ceiling fan in the shape of a flowering cactus.
Now, granted, my knowledge of fan pulls is only slightly more limited than my firsthand experience with desert plants [...]
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Elizabeth, over at the Chic Design Cafe, got me into browsing the Christmas ornaments at West Elm — Not your Grandma’s Christmas ornaments, she says, and right on!
Venetian glass lizards for the Christmas tree, anyone?
Nothing says “Happy Holidays” like an elegant reptile…
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What could be more appropriate for a piece of art work created from found objects or recycled materials, than the figure of an caretaking angel?
Some of these angels will help to feed a hungry family in a developing country.
Some will help to care for helpless animals.
Some will bring a smile, [...]
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