Archive for the ‘possibilities’ Category
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Another Glass Candle Holder
OK, so I just ordered three more glass candle holders, one each in red, green and blue. Like I need any more, but how am I to stop? There are s many shapes, sizes and colors, getting one of each is an ongoing project. And, as a serious collector, one of each is a necessity. [...]
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Antique Perfume Bottles
How are antique perfume bottles different from just perfume bottles? Usually antique is defined as over one hundred years old. That means that the perfume bottles designed by famous names of the Art Nouveau just made the grade. As Art Nouveau was advocated and used predominately by French artists and designers, the French perfume industry [...]
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Glass Pitcher
Ice-cold lemonade in the summer heat, or iced tea, pulling the humidity out of the air and forming beads of water on the outside of a glass pitcher. A scene out of the past, what with the use of plastic pitchers now. And, considering breakage and injury possible with glass, the switch to plastic is [...]
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Antique Glass
Antique glass is anything over one hundred years old. For something as fragile as glass, one hundred years is a long time, but for something as strong as glass, it is just a walk in the park. Glass is both fragile and strong, depending on how it was made and how thick it is. Other [...]
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Glass Candle Holders
No matter what size or type of candle, a glass candle holder will not only make it look its best, it will probably save your furniture from melted wax. Only the most poorly designed glass candle holder will allow the melted wax to get away, and those are not popular for that very reason. Properly [...]
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Carnival Glass
Once cheap and dismissed by collectors of glass, carnival glass is now a cherished vintage glass collectible. This cheaply produced molded glass was produced in a number of base colors, to which metallic slats were added as the piece was removed from the mold. The metallic salts produced an iridescent finish on the glass object, [...]
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Amber Glass
Glass comes is many colors as well as clear, but one of the most warming is amber. Sometimes made into jewelry to resemble the natural product amber, amber glass can also be found in the many shapes glass is made for household objects. Vases and paperweights are available in amber, and drawer pulls of amber [...]
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Where to Find Beer Steins for Sale
There are numerous types of beer mugs. Beer steins are from Germany and are usually the most recognizable. Mugs are typically stone, pewter or glass and have a hinged lid with a thumb lever.
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Recess
Coffee tables can act as a great centerpiece for your room. A glass coffee table is a particularly good item, as it allows you to see the rug or flooring underneath and the reflective surface is great for spreading light around the room. Along with coffee tables, floor lamps can be a positive addition to [...]
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Decorative Items
Glass as a decorative motif is beautiful. Placed where the sun can shine through it, glass adds color and sparkle to any room. Whet is a kitchen window without a sun-catcher hanging in it. These small pieces of glass can be hand-made or mass-produced. The method of construction may be like stained glass or fused [...]
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Sea Glass
As an inveterate picker upper, my first contact with sea glass came on the rocky beaches on the western side of Newfoundland. There the beaches are covered with round rocks from quarter to fist size, and obviously an bottle coming to rest there was going to be busted up and ground smooth by the wave [...]
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Glass Ground Cover
This is not exactly a glass collectible, but you need to know about it. Several companies now offer glass as an alternative to rocks for placing around a tree trunk or as a border for your flower beds. The glass is usually recycled, and available in at least a dozen colors. Imagine, instead of white [...]