Isn’t Glass Wonderful. Collecting glass has been a passion of Mine for Years.
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008I love glass. I was given my first piece as a child. A small glass cat, which through the years was added to and then lost. I have a feeling one of my sons may have played a little rough when young. It doesn't matter. It was the start for me of a lifelong love of glass.
I have collected all sorts of glass and have modified my collection over the years to suit the stage of life and I guess my tastes and budget at that time. For instance, when I lived in an old early twentieth century house I collected a lot of Art Deco glass. This has been replaced (or is stored in cupboards) with modern glass. I love the things the new artisans do with glass. And my taste in homes has also gone modern.
Over the years I (or my children) have broken, smashed, chipped so many pieces. I was always looking for information to make things easier and kept this in a little notebook. Looking after glass isn't difficult if you know how and there are some basic things to do so accidents do not occur.
I used to move a lot and it was always sad when I would open a box and find something broken. This was one of the first things I set out to find out about. How to wrap and send glasswhich is so great. without breakage. I can now, of course, send glass anywhere (and do, presents mainly)
Well, Fran and I have turned my little notebook of scribbles into an ebook that we are really proud of. It is the first of our ideas and we hope it will be of service to all the other glass lovers out there that just aren't quite sure how to care for their glass.
Collecting and Caring for Your Glass is available in the Hobbies and Crafts section of DareToBe.com, we hope you get a chance to take a look.
