$33.00
These handmade, fairly traded ornaments are adorable, unique, and detailed.
Made by a women’s co-operative in a small village on the shores of Lake Atitlan in Guatemala. The women work in groups of five or so to produce these designs. The glass beads are placed in a multicolored pile upon a flat surface in front of each woman, and are picked up on needles held between each woman's thumb and index finger in a process so quick and precise that it seems like sleight of hand. As beads accrue, the sculpture emerges. Beaders must learn to weave or sculpt each new design separately, and to achieve the uniformity necessary they must memorize hundreds of steps for each figure.
$54.00
October Birthstone
These magical, handmade glass pumpkins make a statement all year round with their rich colors, fine details, and playfully coiled gold stems. Handblown at the Luke Adams Glassblowing Studio in Norwood, MA studio. Pure magic.
Dimensions: approximately 3.5" tall x 3" wide
THE HANDMADE PROCESS
Each glass pumpkin is carefully handcrafted, making them all unique in color and shape. Pumpkins start out as a hot blob of glass, gathered off a pipe from a 2,200 degree furnace. The glassblower blows into the pipe to trap a bubble. Pumpkin ridges are added by mold. The glassblower blows again to form the pumpkin base. A metallic glass stem is added to the top. Next, they "cool" overnight in a 900 degree oven. And just like that, a pumpkin is born.
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Give the gift of handmade. Handmade glass Hearts feature a sparkly dichroic center and a loop at the top, making them easy to hang anywhere with ribbon, twine or fishing line. They look great sitting on a desk as a paperweight, or out in the garden. The possibilities are endless.
DIMENSIONS
3" tall x 2.5" wide
THE HANDCRAFTED PROCESS
Small Hearts are handblown by a talented team of glassblowers in our studio at Luke Adams Glass in Norwood, Massachusetts. A molten gather of glass is taken from the furnace onto a pipe. The glassblower adds color and reheats. Another layer of clear glass is applied. The glassblower then carefully shapes the glass into a heart and adds a loop. The heart is then placed into an annealer to gradually cool down overnight. Ta-da! A beautifully unique glass heart is born.
$54.00
June Birthstone
These magical, handmade glass pumpkins make a statement all year round with their rich colors, fine details, and playfully coiled gold stems. Handblown at the Luke Adams Glassblowing Studio in Norwood, MA. Pure magic.
Dimensions: approximately 3.5" tall x 3" wide
THE HANDMADE PROCESS
Each glass pumpkin is carefully handcrafted, making them all unique in color and shape. Pumpkins start out as a hot blob of glass, gathered off a pipe from a 2,200 degree furnace. The glassblower blows into the pipe to trap a bubble. Pumpkin ridges are added by mold. The glassblower blows again to form the pumpkin base. A metallic glass stem is added to the top. Next, they "cool" overnight in a 900 degree oven. And just like that, a pumpkin is born.
$47.00
The Mermaid Ornament contains colorful hues of the ocean, reminding us of a mermaid tail. These glass ornaments are handblown by a team of skilled glassblowers at Luke Adams Glassblowing Studio in Norwood, MA.